My Favourite Dragon Age Origins Mods & How to Mod the Game

 

Dragon age Origins is absolutely one of my favourite games of all time and (in my opinion) the best Dragon Age game made! Althought I haven't played the newest one yet because, me and Steam are having this kinda problem now 

Anyways! I plan to buy it /play it and of course mod it! But since I bet a lot of people play DA for the firstime and get really into the world , they might start to play the whole series from the beginning so I thought I'd share my favourite mods for Origins! This list also has some steamy mods so you have been warned! 

Before installing mods, make sure you have these essential tools!

Chargenmorph CharGenMorph Compiler automates the process of merging chargenmorphcfg.xml files, searching through all override directories and reconstructing a singular "master" xml file containing all the values.

DAO Mod Manager - This is a Modmanager for Dragon Age and daupdater Replacement It manages the *. dazip, overrid\'s and screenshots. Allows Dragon Age: Origins to use more RAM, reducing crashes and improving performanceEssential for heavy modded playthroughs with HD textures and big script-heavy mods. 

How to mod the game? 

Chargenmorph CharGenMorph Compiler – If you're using multiple hair, eyes, or complexion mods, this tool makes sure they all work together.

✅ How to use: Just install it, run the program, and it will merge everything for you! 🎉

🔹 DAO Mod Manager – The easiest way to install, manage, and remove mods.
✅ How to use: Open the program, click "Install Mod", select the mod file, and you’re done!

🔹 4GB Patch – Helps prevent crashes and improves performance for modded games.
✅ How to use: Run the patch, select daorigins.exe, click OK, and that's it!

Mods come in two main types:

📂 Override Mods (like hair, skins, or textures)
👉 Just unzip the file and place it in:
Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age\packages\core\override

📦 Dazip Mods (bigger mods like quests or new companions)
👉 Install using DAO Mod Manager.

Always remember to read the Mod description from the Nexusmods info and see if it conflicts with some other mod or needs another mod to work!! And now lets get to the mods!! 

🐾 Fun & World Immersion Mods

Sleep until Dawn -Sleep in the camp tent 

Skip The Fade This mod gives you the option to skip the Fade. Very handy when you wanna play again with another charcter! 

Skip Ostagar - Skips Ostagar too, handy if you play another round!

Cat Project - Replaces the cat model , because why not 😀🐈

Extended Dog Talents Four new talents for your dog. First two of them are passive, others are activated. 

Extra Dog Slot Allows you to make your pet mabari war dog a permanent 5th travelling companion.

Mabari Recolours Recolours your Mabari hound to any of several different appearances. Its a cute addon! 😊🐕

Mabari Companion for Awakening This mod brings Ser Gilmore and your loyal mabari into Awakening. 

White Teeth - Because I'm sure people of Thedas know how to brush teeth! 

Alley of Murders  Expand the adventures of the Grey Warden by further exploring the dangerous streets of Denerim. Rumors of elves seeking to continue their bloody rebellion haunt the minds of Denerim citizens after a rash of murders in a back alley. A maleficar eluding capture by templars is only compounding the troubles. An add-in for the official DA campaign.

💗 Character Customization

Unique Face Textures High Resolution textures for the vanilla companions. Love love love this! 

Bidelle's Cosmetics This adds new eye and complexion presets for each race and gender within Dragon Age Origins and Awakening (and everything in between)!

Pineappletrees Vibrant Colours  Adds 48 new hair & eyebrow colors, 40 new skin tones and 30 new eye colors to the Character Creator and replaces the 11 eye colors originally shipped with DAO.

Hairstyle day - Lovely hairstyles 💗

Hairstyle day 2 - The best hairstyles for your warden!! 

No helmet - Now helmet for your warden! 

Anders by Fialka - Better looking Anders for The Awakening part

💋 Romance & Story Mods

Zevran Kisses Fixed & added default kisses for Zevran. They trigger randomly when selecting the \"kiss him\" option. Dialog tweaks and non-dialog tweaks versions. Additional bugfixes to Zevran as well. I love this mod, perfect for all who want to romantize him 💗

Zevran Wedding Zevran will marry the warden if they have accepted his earring and in the relationship at games end. 

Alistair's Dark Ritual Replaces the creepy candle scene with both pre- and post-ritual scenes between an in love Alistair and a female warden of any race and origin.

Thedosian Grey Warden Added Dragon Age Inquisition's Grey Warden models into Dragon Age Origins.  My favourite outfit for my warden! 

Zevran Romance Scenes Zevran Romance Scenes extends the romance options for Zevran and is designed to enhance his relationship with the warden...🥵 (Requires adult content enabled on Nexus!) You can also find different romance scene for your different companions! 

Romance Cullen scene A nice little mod, which makes it possible for a female mage warden to have a short romance with Cullen in the mage tower.

Alistair Romance attraction Adds a small, fluffy cutscene for all Wardens in a romance with Alistair.

Alistair Romance appetite Adds a lighthearted cutscene to the Alistair Romance for female Wardens.

Alistair Romance Eavesdropping This mod adds a bench to the party camp. If you sit on it, you'll be able to see several cutscenes with mostly Alistair-centric party banter depending on who is recruited and your relationship status with Alistair.

Alistair Romance Hot Water Scene Adds a new intimate cutscene with Alistair in a golden lake. For female humans and elves.  (Requires adult content enabled on Nexus!)

 🛡 Armor & Gameplay Mods

 

Battle Speech Party  This mod will make your followers visible during the battle speech before you charge into Denerim.

 

Improved Athmosphere  Adds hundreds of new items, NPC interactions, cut content restoration, bug fixes, and more!

Awakening Fixes - Fixes and tweaks for the Awakening part

             Happy Modding!! 💗