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GameSpot Walkthroughs
- Escape the Blight and explore the Free Marches. Our Dragon Age II Walkthrough provides a full walkthrough, side quests, and tips on building a powerful party.
Dragon Age II Glitches
Infinite XP and Gold Glitch (Pre-Patch)
Before finishing a side quest that doesn't trigger a cutscene, draw your weapon. Once your weapon is drawn, talk to the NPC that completes the quest. Once your character puts his or her weapon away, repeatedly hit A till desired level or gold amount is reached.Item Dupe and Money (Pre-Patch)
As with Dragon Age: Origins, place your most expensive item into your trash alone. Go to a merchant. Select sell and go to the trash tab. Hit Y and then nearly immediately press A. If you were successful the item you sold will have sold twice giving you extra money. To duplicate stackable items like potions purchase two or more stackable items. Do the above cheat. Enter into buy mode. Buy back all but one of the item you wish to duplicate. Repeat the cheat. Your stackable items will have increased for as many as you have sold. Example: Purchase ten potions. Place them in your junk pile. Perform the cheat. Enter the buy tab. Re-purchase nine of the ten potions from the buy-back tab. Enter the sell mode. Go to the trash tab. Perform the cheat. You will have 19 potions and their cost in coins doubled back to you.Infinite points in Armor (Pre-Patch)
This can be done with Aveline or Warrior Hawke at any point in the game. All you have to do with either is to equip and then un-equip and then re-equip a shield. Your Armor number and percent continues to go up as you equip and un-equip. Do it as many times as you want till you max it out.Infinite Ability Points
To do this glitch, you need to obtain the Makers Sigh potion and lots of it. Start by assigning your available abilities to your tactics menu. Once this is done, use the Makers Sigh potion. Using this potion will remove all your abilities. Now save and reload that save. Go into your ability menu and you will notice that the abilities you assigned to your tactics are already unlocked, but you still have all your unassigned ability points. You can either use the Makers Sigh potion again and save then reload, or assign your points to other abilities, put them in your tactics menu, and repeat the rest of the glitch for even more ability points. This glitch also allows you to unlock certain abilities in classes without having to go through the entire skill tree.Activate sustainable abilities that are not meant to be able to be activated together.
(Example: Control and Might for warriors are not meant to be able to be activated at the same time) Activate one, and before it's done casting, activate the other. It should activate them both and you should get the affects of both. This works for all sustainable abilities that are not meant to be able to be activated simultaneously.
Dragon Age II Achievements
Achievements
Description Name Crafted all of the items from a single crafting tree. Master Craftsman Had 100 or more sovereigns in your purse. Mogul Became the viscount of Kirkwall. Crowning Glory Reached Level 10. Dedicated Upgraded the armor of one of your party members. A Friend in Need Enchanted an item. Enchanter Became a resident of Kirkwall. Immigrant Explored the Deep Roads. Delver of the Deep Kicked the slavers out of your ancestral mansion. Birthright Learned two class specializations. Specialized Completely upgraded the armor of one of your party members. I Got Your Back Reached Level 20. Legendary Became a partner in a Deep Roads expedition. Financier Upgraded a spell or talent. Talented Used teamwork to perform a cross-class combo. Tag Team Found and killed a varterral. That Thing Has Legs Mastered a weapon style. Weapon Master Completed a full year in Kirkwall without any party member being knocked unconscious. Unstoppable Acquired your first crafting recipe. Craftsman Found and killed a high dragon. Dragon Slayer Found and killed the undying Xebenkeck. Exorcist Found and killed the ancient demon, Hybris. Demon Slayer Found all four chapters of "The History of the Chantry," by Brother Genitivi. Chantry Historian Earned the Arishok's respect. A Worthy Rival Earned the friendship or rivalry of four party members. Great Minds Think Alike Earned the friendship of one of your party members. Friend Earned the rivalry of one of your party members. Rival Completed a romance with one of your party members. Romantic Completed Dragon Age II twice, or completed it once with a save imported from Dragon Age Origins. Epic Completed Dragon Age II. Champion of Kirkwall Allied yourself with the mercenaries upon arriving in Kirkwall. Mercenary Allied yourself with the smugglers upon arriving in Kirkwall. Nefarious Flirted with one of your party members to begin a romance. Flirtatious Reached Kirkwall with each character class across multiple playthroughs. Mass Exodus Unlocked 100 codex entries. Knowledgeable Opened 50 chests. Treasure Hunter Toggled the map from day to night. Darkness Falls Left Kirkwall to explore the outlying regions. Explorer Visited 10 caves in Kirkwall and the surrounding area. Spelunker Recruited four party members. Full House Met Grand Cleric Elthina, Viscount Dumar, Knight-Commander Meredith, and First Enchanter Orsino. Friends in High Places Gave a gift to one of your party members. Gift Giver Found every variety of crafting resources. Supplier During each year in Kirkwall, discovered 3 secret messages from the Band of Three. Archeologist Listened to Varric begin his tale of the Champion of Kirkwall. Tale Within a Tale Defeated the rock wraith on your expedition into the Deep Roads. Stone Cold Defeated the Arishok. King of the Hill Defeated Meredith, knight-commander of Kirkwall's templars. Conqueror Sided with the mages five times. Arcane Defender Sided with the templars five times. Mage Hunter Achievements: Legacy DLC
Description Name Defeat an ancient evil in the Vimmark Mountains. Conductor Kill a genlock, genlock alpha, hurlock alpha, bronto, and deepstalker in the Vimmark Mountains. Deep Roads Safari Apply three effects to Hawke's Key. Family Legacy Complete the main quest in the Vimmark Mountains with Bethany or Carver in the party. Family Outing Complete every side quest in the Vimmark Mountains prison tower. Tower Sweeper
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Bkstunt_31 | 401K |
| Achievement Guide | Achievement Guide by Sebaestschjin | 74K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by noz3r0 | 300K |
| Spoiler-Free Walkthrough | Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by Poyudi Hytori | 197K |
| Other | Collectable Guide by Palglo | 15K |
| Other | Dual Weapon Rogue Guide by zeusodinra | 32K |
| Other | Cross Class Combo Guide by zeusodinra | 10K |
| Character Guide | Rogue Guide by Melkiach | 20K |
| Other | Character Creation FAQ by Haeravon | 82K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa | 104K |
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GameSpot Walkthroughs
- Escape the Blight and explore the Free Marches. Our Dragon Age II Walkthrough provides a full walkthrough, side quests, and tips on building a powerful party.
Dragon Age II Cheat Codes
Dragon Age II Cheats
Make a shortcut to your "da2.exe" file (typically located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dragon Age 2\bin_ship folder) on your desktop, Start Menu, or wherever. Right click on the shortcut, choose Properties, then add the following to the end of line in the "Target" field: -enabledeveloperconsole — it should look something like this: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dragon Age 2\bin_ship\DragonAge2.exe" -enabledeveloperconsole Once that is all taken care of, type the following commands into the console after activating it, in-game (typically the "~" key). Note that you often won't see any notification that something has changed. Also note that you will not see the console, or what you are typing - this is normal. Furthermore, note that the console is automatically closed when you press Enter, so there is no need to "toggle it off" (doing so will bring it back on, which can make it seem like the game is stuck and doesn't respond to input). Note: This does not work with the Steam release of Dragon Age II.Cheat Effect runscript pc_immortal God Mode runscript healplayer Heals your character(s) runscript addmoney xx Where "xx" is the amount of gold you want to add to your inventory runscript addxp Add experience points to your character(s) for faster leveling up runscript zz_dae_debug Allows you to add any member to your party runscript killallhostiles kill all enemies runscript dbg_setattrib x y 1 minute attribute buff, where x is attribute and y is amount. runscript injury remparty Removes all injuries from party runscript zz_upgrade Opens the enchantment window runscript chargen warrior Changes player to a level 2 warrior runscript chargen mage Changes player to a level 2 mage runscript chargen rogue Changes player to a level 2 rogue runscript zz_app_debug Opens an interface that will let you adjust a companion's Friendship/Rivalry level runscript zz_supercrit player Gives player 1000man/stamina, 1000 health and 50 strength and 50 dexterity runscript bowlingforferelden Creates a invisible force field that knocks back anything close to you runscript zz_per_debug View and change Hawke's personality runscript zz_supercrit gen00fl_(companion name in lowercase) Gives companions 1000man/stamina, 1000 health and 50 strength and 50 dexterity
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Bkstunt_31 | 401K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by noz3r0 | 300K |
| Spoiler-Free Walkthrough | Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by Poyudi Hytori | 197K |
| Other | Collectable Guide by Palglo | 15K |
| Other | Dual Weapon Rogue Guide by zeusodinra | 32K |
| Other | Cross Class Combo Guide by zeusodinra | 10K |
| Character Guide | Rogue Guide by Melkiach | 20K |
| Other | Character Creation FAQ by Haeravon | 82K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa | 104K |
Hints & FAQs provided courtesy of GameFAQs.
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GameSpot Walkthroughs
- Escape the Blight and explore the Free Marches. Our Dragon Age II Walkthrough provides a full walkthrough, side quests, and tips on building a powerful party.
Dragon Age II Unlockables
Ser Isaac's Armor set
To unlock the armor set, you have to create an EA account first and then link it with your PSN ID. Rent Dead Space 2 if you don't have it, go the main menu and it should log you into your account. Once you have done that, start your Dragon Age 2 copy and the set will be unlocked. You can find it in your special delivery chest at your house.Blood Dragon Armor
If you have a save of Dragon Age Origins on your hard drive with the Blood Dragon Armor unlocked, it automatically transfers to Dragon Age 2 as well.
Dragon Age II Glitches
Infinite Exp/Money (Pre-Patch)
Choose a sidequest that does NOT end with a cutscene or dialogue tree.(usually finding an item or something of that nature). Draw your weapon near the NPC, but without finishing the quest. When you approach the NPC wait until your character begins to re-sheath their weapon. As they are putting it away press X repeatedly(PS3 version)or A (for the xbox 360 version of the game) and each time you press the allotted button you will be awarded with the quests reward in money/exp over and overUnlimited ability points. (Pre-Patch)
To activate this glitch it will require that you have access to the black emporium and have money available to purchase the potion "Makers Sigh" that resets all ability points, and attributes. Hawke comes preloaded with preset skills he is "supposed" to have. Meaning when you use a makers sigh and save, when you reload the game file these ability's will be filled. To take advantage of this follow these following steps. 1. Use makers sigh 2. Save your game. 3. Load your game 4. Check your ability points. You should have the amount that were taken away, plus the ability's that Hawke is "supposed" to have. For a rogue it will be around four - five points in the dual wield tree. 5. If you use another makers sigh, it will now add those ability's to the ability points available. I was effectively able to go from 20, to 45 within 5 minutes. You must save and reload each time you wish to do this again.Infinite Rival Points
After finishing Sebastian's companion quest, which is called repentance, you need to head back to the chantry. Do not talk with Sebastian there, instead talk to the grand cleric and keep selecting the "You're useless" dialog. You get a +5 rivalry for Sebastian whenever you select this.Infinite Attribute Points (Max Stats)
You must be in Act 3 and able to craft the rune of valiance. Get any two different pieces of equipment (not the same type of course) with at least 1 rune slot. Craft a rune of valiance onto both making sure that the amount of attributes added on each item is different. Equip both items. Now remove the one that adds the most attributes first, then remove the other. Not all the attributes from the rune will be removed and it will be permanently added to Hawke. Repeat equipping both and removing both to keep getting attribute points all the way to 100 max in everything if you want. Remember to make sure to equip and remove the item that gives the most +attributes first.
Dragon Age II
Trophies
Description Name Upgraded a spell or talent. Talented Used teamwork to perform a cross-class combo. Tag Team Found and killed a varterral. That Thing Has Legs Found and killed the undying Xebenkeck. Exorcist Mastered a weapon style. Weapon Master Acquired your first crafting recipe. Craftsman Became a partner in a Deep Roads expedition. Financier Reached Level 10. Dedicated Upgraded the armor of one of your party members. A Friend in Need Enchanted an item. Enchanter Had 100 or more sovereigns in your purse. Mogul Took two class specializations. Specialized Completely upgraded the armor of one of your party members. I Got Your Back Became a resident of Kirkwall. Immigrant Explored the Deep Roads. Delver of the Deep Kicked the slavers out of your ancestral mansion. Birthright Toggled the map from day to night. Darkness Falls Left Kirkwall to explore the outlying regions. Explorer Visited 10 caves in Kirkwall and the surrounding area. Spelunker Reached Kirkwall with each character class across multiple playthroughs. Mass Exodus Unlocked 100 codex entries. Knowledgeable Listened to Varric begin his tale of the Champion of Kirkwall. Tale Within a Tale Recruited four party members. Full House Met Grand Cleric Elthina, Viscount Dumar, Knight-Commander Meredith, and First Enchanter Orsino. Friends in High Places Gave a gift to one of your party members. Gift Giver Flirted with one of your party members and began a romance. Flirtatious Earned the friendship of one of your party members. Friend Earned the rivalry of one of your party members. Rival Completed a romance with one of your party members. Romantic Allied yourself with the mercenaries upon arriving in Kirkwall. Mercenary Allied yourself with the smugglers upon arriving in Kirkwall. Nefarious Found and killed a high dragon. Dragon Slayer Found and killed the ancient demon, Hybris. Demon Slayer Completed a full year in Kirkwall without any party member being knocked unconscious. Unstoppable Crafted all of the items from a single crafting tree. Master Craftsman Became the viscount of Kirkwall. Crowning Glory Reached Level 20. Legendary Opened 50 chests. Treasure Hunter Found every variety of crafting resources. Supplier During each year in Kirkwall, discovered 3 secret messages from the Band of Three. Archeologist Found all four chapters of 'The History of the Chantry,' by Brother Genitivi. Chantry Historian Earned the Arishok's respect. A Worthy Rival Earned the friendship or rivalry of four party members. Great Minds Think Alike Completed Dragon Age II. Champion of Kirkwall Completed Dragon Age II twice, or completed it once with a save imported from Dragon Age Origins. Epic Completed all Bronze, Silver and Gold Trophies The Ultimate Reward Defeated the rock wraith on your expedition into the Deep Roads. Stone Cold Defeated the Arishok. King of the Hill Defeated Meredith, knight-commander of Kirkwall's templars. Conqueror Sided with the mages five times. Arcane Defender Sided with the templars five times. Mage Hunter
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Bkstunt_31 | 401K |
| Achievement Guide | Achievement Guide by Sebaestschjin | 74K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by noz3r0 | 300K |
| Spoiler-Free Walkthrough | Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by Poyudi Hytori | 197K |
| Other | Collectable Guide by Palglo | 15K |
| Other | Dual Weapon Rogue Guide by zeusodinra | 32K |
| Other | Cross Class Combo Guide by zeusodinra | 10K |
| Character Guide | Rogue Guide by Melkiach | 20K |
| Other | Character Creation FAQ by Haeravon | 82K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa | 104K |
Hints & FAQs provided courtesy of GameFAQs.
Back to top of pageMAC Hints & Cheats
GameSpot Walkthroughs
- Escape the Blight and explore the Free Marches. Our Dragon Age II Walkthrough provides a full walkthrough, side quests, and tips on building a powerful party.
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Bkstunt_31 | 401K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by noz3r0 | 300K |
| Spoiler-Free Walkthrough | Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by Poyudi Hytori | 197K |
| Other | Collectable Guide by Palglo | 15K |
| Other | Dual Weapon Rogue Guide by zeusodinra | 32K |
| Other | Cross Class Combo Guide by zeusodinra | 10K |
| Character Guide | Rogue Guide by Melkiach | 20K |
| Other | Character Creation FAQ by Haeravon | 82K |
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Andrew Testa | 104K |
Hints & FAQs provided courtesy of GameFAQs.
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| Platform | GameSpot | Metacritic / User Score |
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Game Info
- Release Date: Mar 11, 2011 (EU)
- PEGI: 18+
Dragon Age II
- Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
- Developer(s): BioWare
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Release:
- PEGI: 18+
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