Increased Difficulty
⚪ Last updated 2010Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #97 of 336 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
The purpose of this mod is to increase overall difficulty, primarily Nightmare. It doesn't add any items or any other nonsense. It only does what it says it does. Some players may still find this not challenging enough, but for the most part the rest of you should prepare for smarter more player controlled tactics and I don't mean character tactics, I mean you making battle winning decisions for your self. (Side note: Dwarves, May the stone guide you for you will need it to make it to Duncan, once you are exiled.)
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- 10/5/10 Revision 5a - Small Bosses adjustment up in scale, Sub-Bosses seemed a little weak.
10/5/10 Revision 5 - Everytime I think I have it where I want it, I find reason later in the campaign to revise my previous changes... Mainly because of the creature use being so irratic in terms of how they used Hi\Low Level Creatures. Areas that should be easy, use high level creatures, which in turn my edit makes much to hard... so at this point I'm trying to find a good increase balance. In general my goal is to make the campaign increase in difficulty the further you get in the campaigns, This will basicly turn the vanilla campaign on it's back since the campaign generally gets easier the further in you get..... I hate this.
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Moderate: This is for players ready to advance from vanilla Nightmare.
Hard: This is for the advanced player who wants to ramp it up a tad.
Extreme: This is for the Veteran Tactician who is starving for a challenge.
WTF: This one is kinda self explanatory, I think it will give even uber item players a challenge.
In a nutshell this mod: 1)lowers material armor value for more damaged received by the player and followers.
2) Ramps up monster HP for a longer lasting beat an bang style fight.
Installation: After extraction Put the folder into your <drivename>Program Files/Dragon Age/Packages/Core/Override folder
To Uninstall: Delete the folder Increased_Difficulty
Increases overall difficulty, primarily on Nightmare difficulty, for Dragon Age: Origins. Awakening compatible. A straightforward difficulty mod with 521 endorsements and 18,374 downloads, last updated in 2010.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-tested with 521 endorsements and over 18k downloads.
- Targets Nightmare difficulty for veterans seeking a real challenge.
- Awakening compatible, so you can use it with the expansion.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2010 — might have issues with modern versions or mods.
- Only affects difficulty, so if you want new mechanics or enemies, this isn't it.
For Dragon Age: Origins veterans who find Nightmare too easy and want a tougher experience. Skip if you're new to the game or prefer gameplay overhauls with more content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your save files before installing, just in case.
- If you're using other gameplay mods, test for compatibility early.
- Consider starting a new playthrough to experience the increased difficulty from the beginning.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Dragonage Mods
- Author
- PrimeMayhem
- Version
- Rev5a
- Downloads
- 18,374
- Endorsements
- 521
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 9/25/2010
- Updated
- 10/6/2010
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