Open Streets and Undercity

This is the 6th mod in my ongoing 'Open' series, granting access to unused areas in the game.

For all the lore lovers out there, the developers hid something really intriguing here!

The mod does a few things, the first of which is grant access to several areas in Minrathous Streets, including the prologue bar, a small warehouse near where we first encounter Scout Lace Harding, and two covered bridge pathways. Although both of the pathways lead to dead ends - one of which has an invisible barrier - they provide some interesting perspectives regarding level layout and interconnectedness, as well as some alternate views of a place that we don't typically see all that much of.

Now for some exciting bits!

As we know, deep under the city of Minrathous are winding tunnels; remnants of the ancient elven empire, buried over generations of human occupation. These tunnels are rife with fascinating details, and it looks as though the Dragon Age team had further plans with them.

Beyond a wall of stone pillars is an extended section of an underground waterway, showing off some interesting environmental details! This mod removes these pillars, granting access to said area.

The true star of the ruins, however, is what was hidden just beyond a vine covered stone wall in the Undercity 'treasure room'.

Beyond this stony facade is an entryway, leading to what looks to be a repository of several duplicate ancient elven statues. They are all located on a stone platform at the center of a vast cavern, whose walls are lined with intricate architectural designs and giant statues of wolves cradling blue flames. The statues located on the platform seem to be depictions of Solas and Mythal, and are covered in writhing bands of golden magic!

Honestly, between glowing elven statues and blue flames, lore ideas are running rampant in my mind! While I have no insight as to what was planned here, I think it safe to say that this location was/is significant to some degree. Clearly a lot of care went into designing it.

Update, v1. 1

- A small change has been made to the first bridge's entrance to better match another archway nearby. Rook can no longer walk through a solid brick pillar.

- The undercity can only be accessed during the quest 'Soul of a City', which is obtained if Rook chooses to save Minrathous in Act 1.

- Requires the 13/12/2025 release of Frosty v1. 0. 7. 0, or later to install.

- My mod 'Metallic Minrathous' is featured in some of the above screenshots.

Once again, please enjoy!

There is certainly more to come!

All the best!