#daimodder

First and foremost the theme was changed, opting for  Basic by Cubthemes

The site is still under construction, given that theme customization is something new for me, if you have any suggestions or have trouble finding anything, please let me know

There’s a new page for hair mods that can be accessed through a drop down menu at the top of the page. The menu also gives access to archived posts that might still be considered relevant for modding the game.

As for the hair mods page, I’ve used Cayla by Ikilledtherpc which allows to sort through the content through the use of filters, and I’ve focused on race, gender, and dlc compatibility (using Dracoangel’s post as reference)

First and foremost, you’ll need the DAISuiteTools. This contains the latest version of the modmanager, and is what you’ll use to install all of your mods. Modding Inquisition is fairly simple once you’re used to it, and the tools have very detailed step by step instructions! What it does is read the official vanilla patch (located in the Updates folder of Inquisiton’s installation folder) and compile a new patch with all of the checked mods. You then re-name your vanilla patch something else (like Vanilla) and name the modded patch “Patch” and you’re done. Always, always, always keep a spare backup of your vanilla patch folder, though. That way if something goes horribly wrong, all you have to do to vanilla your game is restore that patch folder. You’ll always need the vanilla patch anyway, as the vanilla patch needs to be the active “Patch” folder whenever you launch the modmanager.

DAI Cinematic Tools are essential if you like taking screenshots. It’s not actually a mod-- it’s a flycam. It lets you detach the camera, freeze the game even if it’s in the middle of a cutscene, and also removes the UI so you can take nice clear screenshots free of dialogue. It definitely takes some getting used to, and the keybinds confused the shit out of me at first, but I don’t know what I’d do without them anymore. 

Now for the actual mods!

Pajama mods: This mod by witchlamb is currently my hands-down favorite pajama mod for a male dalish elf. The images don’t really do it much justice. If that one’s a little much, this mod is a much simpler one in the same style. There are a bunch of other pajama mods in the clothing category though, as well as on the daimodder tumblr (they haven’t updated their clothing compendium in a while, but they do still tag). Male dalish elves don’t get as many mods as female elves, unfortunately. But finding a pajama mod you like is... I’m gonna say essential, because otherwise you’ll end up in the beige monstrosity that are the vanilla pajamas whenever you’re in Skyhold.

Formal Wear: The default Winter Palace uniform is... terrible. The upside is that it’s moddable, and with the Skyhold wardrobe, you can also just wear the Formal Wear instead of the pajamas. My favorites are the Exquisition and the Exquisition Remix, but there are so many because everyone hates the default formal wear.

Hair Mods: These require that your Mesh setting is on Ultra, otherwise they just won’t show up. But we all know what Bioware hair is like, so hair mods are... hair mods are nice. My go-tos are horography’s Assorted Hairstyles and Skaramoosh’s SK Hair Pack, both of which have a bunch of options. There are a lot of hair mods, though, so if you don’t see what you’re looking for there, chances are the daimodder tumblr will have one, or the  Face and Hair category on the Nexus.

(I also use the Hair Recolor Utility if I want a hair color not offered by the character creator (or if I want Actually Black Hair Dammit Bioware). It doesn’t get the eyebrows though--for that you’ll need to use the DAI CLI Save Editor to make eyebrows match hair. I sure couldn’t play without this, but I’m also bothered by things like black hair looking shiny grey in the light, so.)

Eyebrows: If you hate the default eyebrows, Eyebrows 4 Men is a nice mod, though my personal favorite is Settrah’s Eyebrow Mod, because theirs are less scowly in general.

No Dirt Buildup is a goddamn essential mod otherwise after a few minutes you will become permanently beige from all of the dirt you pick up wandering around. It never goes away. Beige. Beige forever. Kill that with fire.

More Banter ensures that banter always triggers at least every 15 minutes. It also fixes a bug where, for whatever reason, banter will just stop happening and your companions will never talk.

More Inquisition Levels is good if you tend to do really really complete playthroughs, because this makes it so that you aren’t capped at faction level 20. Each Inquisiton Level, you get to pick a perk, and this makes it so that, theoretically if you’re super thorough, you can actually get them all.

Quicker Looting may not seem earth-shattering, but oh my god it’s earth-shattering. I only recently caved and installed it, and holy shit why did I never use this sooner. It doesn’t just remove the 2-3 second bending animation for looting, it also removes it for gathering. Gathering and looting is instantaneous, and let me tell you, when you need your 5 trillion elfroot and 8 billion blood lotus and metals for crafting etc, you are going to be glad you have this installed.

Redcliffe Crafting Supply Store is really, really, really useful, especially since you’re going to craft armor and weapons for all of your companions, not just yourself. And without this mod, there’s a finite and very small amount of Tier 4 materials in the world. This store offers crafting mats, the more rare gathering materials, and masterwork crafting materials.

Fall Damage Nullfied is... really very much to personal taste, but I hate falling damage, and unfortunately some areas of Inquisition feel like Skyrim mountains. That’s... usually because I have missed the Actual Path, but I leap off of cliffs for shortcuts without thinking too often not to have this.

Elegant Inquisitor’s Coat especially if you’re playing a mage. Certainly dependent on one’s taste, for sure, but just makes the coat so much nicer.

Upgraded Armor Schematics would, if you use them, be best installed later in the game for your first playthrough, but that’s also entirely up to you. What this does, though, is it takes all of the Tier 2 and Tier 1 armor schematics (for like the Dalish Keeper and Dalish Scout armor and the Warden robe, etc) and turns them into end-game schematics. It sucks to find an armor appearance you really really love, only for it to age out of usefulness at the end game. This mod alone got me out of a year-long break from playing this game, because it also introduces Tier 4 schematics for my favorite armor appearance.