########################################### Invisible Formal Attire [Dragon Age Inquisition MOD] ########################################### Feb 16, 2015 Version: 1.1 Written by: Dheu Email: Dheuster@gmail.com Use subject: Invisible Formal Attire Version 1.1 SUMMARY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This mod makes the wearable version of the Formal Attire invisible. The game supplies the PC with 1 wearable version of the Formal Attire during the quest Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts. Other NPCs who use the armor during that quest will still show the armor (if you have retexture mods installed, they should still work) After the Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts quest, you will obtain a schematic which allows you to make additional wearable Formal Attires. This is one of the most powerful Teir 2 armors you can create early in the game (pre-level 17) and can be equiped by any and all NPCs with no restrictions. By making the wearable Formal Attire invisible, your player and NPCs can appear to be wearing their home-base casual attire while still benefiting from the Formal Attires protections. When combined with other mods that enhance the default home-base casual appearances, this can allow for a more customized experience. =============================================================================== Table of Contents: =============================================================================== I. Installation A. Requirements B. Initial install C. Known Issues II. Uninstall A. Simple B. Advanced C. Faking it III. More... A. Compatibility with other mods B. Technical (For Developers) C. Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. > > > > Installation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Requirements Requires a patched version of DAI. If you use an outdated version or have updates disabled, don't use this mod. Installing this mod requires the latest version of DAI Mod Manager which can be downloaded here: http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/116 B. Initial Install The 7z archive includes the files: InvisibleFormalAttire/InvisibleFormalAttire.daimod Extract the 7zip archive to a staging area. I recommend creating the folder: C:/DAIxtract/mods And extracting it there. Then run DAIModManager - The first time you run it, it will ask you for the location of DAI. Normally it is located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\ Once the DAIModManager is running, point the Mod Path at the directory you extracted the 7zip to [C:\DAIxtract\mods] then make sure there is an [X] beside the Official Patch and the mod: [X] Official Patch [X] InvisibleFormalAttire Click the [ Merge ] button. Browse to your Dragon Age Inquisuion update folder. Typically: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update And within it, right click the back ground and create the folder "merged" Double click the new folder to enter. Your path should look like: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\" Click [ Save ] It takes a few minutes. When it is finished, you will see the invisible amor in effect when you start your next game (or load an existing game). C. Known Issues There are no known issues at this time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. > > > > UnInstall ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Simple The simple method is to delete the merged folder: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\" However, this will disable ALL mods you have installed and you will not be able to load old save games made while the mod was installed. B. Advanced If you have other mods, run the DAIModManager, uncheck InvisibleFormalAttire and recreate your merged folder. C. Faking it If this is the only mod you are using and you want to remove ALL mods, but want to salvage your old save games, the easy thing to do is delete the Data directory from merged folder: [DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data Then copy the Data directory from the official patch into your merged directory: [DAI_HOME]\Update\Patch\Data => [DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. > > > > More: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Compatibility This mod is only tested with the single player campaign. I have no idea what impact it might have on multiplayer if any. (I would guess all machines involved would need the same mod set installed, but that is unconfirmed) This mod edits the appearance of the formal attire armor. It may not be compatible with other mods that edit the appearance of the same resource. No compatibility testing has been done at this time. B. Technical (For Developers) How did I make this mod? I downloaded the DAI Modding Tool from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqpBc4MrAMXOEdmTTNxejhUR3M/view (Requires 64 bit OS and DX11 compatible card) Opened/Exported the resource: da3 -> equipment -> appearances -> armors -> itemAppearance : item_app_armor_nude Then Opened the resoource: da3 -> equipment -> appearances -> armors -> itemAppearance : item_app_armor_formal_wear And imported the appearance for the item_app_armor_nude. Note that this doesn't actually work. It invalidates the appearance. But in the game, invalid armors are basically not displayed, so it has the same effect as making the armor invisible. NOTE: There are two modding tools in development. The other one is named DAI Tool and can be downloaded here. It has different abilities. http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/37 C. Credits This mod would not have been possible without the excellent modding Tools made available to the community. Special thanks to: Warranty Voider Ehamloptiran Renmiri wogoodes