Escape from Castle Cousland

Human Noble - what a story that is. One that never ceases to be inspiring. This is why this mod was created - to add something to it, just a touch of drama and emotions more - though to be honest, every background has a plenty of these - and this is what makes Dragon Age: Origins a classic it is.

Features:

- seamless integration into the origin

- a new, plot-related location available before leaving for Ostagar

- a couple of custom cutscenes to accentuate the vanilla events. Every frame was an effort put into it, but it was worth it. The last scene shows the beginning of a hero - the character finds strength to carry on, despite the odds and all that has happened. This is what will be needed in the battles to come. Details:

1) The gate has been breached: Howe and his men enter the main hall amidst the fallen defenders and assailants. It's time to leave the castle, and quickly, before the secret passage is discovered

2) The last moment in the old home: the main character comes to terms with what has transpired and prepares to begin a new path - one of a Grey Warden. (1. 1) The duration has been increased twice, which allowed for an expanded conclusion of this chapter. Now our character will draw their weapons (best if they are the Cousland set from the vault) and bow with respect and remorse in the direction of their family and ancestral home, for the last time before leaving. And swears to come back one day.

- a new conversation with Duncan

Once you enter the new location, try not to rush through it - I recommend switching to walking pace, so that every triggered dialogue displays the added animation properly. Once you reach the exit, you'll have an option to wait for a moment (checking equipment or reading codex). Continuing towards the exit will trigger the area transition. The location itself is literal and symbolic:

The new content begins close to the end of the Human Noble origin. You will not miss it as you play or replay the origin. In detail:

If there are any issues, let me know, I will fix it. One I found myself was that the exit conversation may look odd if Duncan didn't walk into the last room prior ro it - it's due to the vanilla way non-party followers behave. If you save after entering the location, you can easily replay the part and trigger the scene again. If he walks into the room correctly, no issue.

Installation:

Documents/Bioware/Dragon Age/packages/core/override

Uninstallation:

Remove from the folder

0mnomnom for helping me with one VERY im