Dragon Age Modders Are Rushing to Save the Series’ Most Iconic Feature

Dragon Age fans are swiftly working to preserve the series’ most iconic feature after EA shut down BioWare. The closure of the studio has raised concerns about the inability to easily transfer save data between games. While Dragon Age: Origins (2009) allowed players to carry over their choices, the transition to Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) on newer consoles required a different approach.

BioWare created the Dragon Age Keep to enable players to transfer decisions from Origins and Dragon Age 2 into Inquisition, with around 300 choices available. However, the Keep’s future is uncertain now that BioWare is gone. Modder anshela stepped in, creating an offline version of the Keep and uploading it to Nexus Mods just days after BioWare’s closure.

This tool uses code partially assisted by AI and is specifically designed for Inquisition, as the subsequent game, Dragon Age: Veilguard, did not utilize the Keep. Fans are hopeful that BioWare and the developers of the new Mass Effect game can be saved, with an online petition currently garnering over 300,000 signatures. Additionally, a politician suggested a plan for the Canadian government to assist the Edmonton-based studio in buying itself out of EA’s ownership, though this remains a longshot.