Summary
This mod overhauls the game controls and camera, allowing more fluid and intuitive gameplay.
It is now feasible to play without frequent pauses or cumbersome camera adjustments.
Control Scheme
- Moving the mouse now points the camera accordingly by default. This is more consistent with common FPS/RPG games. A crosshair indicates the current targeting position.
- Clicking the Left Mouse Button performs a default attack, the same as Basic Attack key. It is also used in some contexts to select items (e.g. select party member or trigger AOEs).
- Clicking the Right Mouse Button activates the item at the crosshair. For finer control, hold down the button and move the mouse to a new target. When the button is released this new position is activated.
This selects a new target lock, or clears the target lock when an empty area is activated. It can also be used to interact with nearby items.
- Clicking the Middle Mouse Button auto-attacks the item at the crosshair. For finer control, hold down the button and move the mouse to a new target.
When the button is released this new position is activated/attacked.
This selects a new target lock and attacks it, or clears the target lock when an empty area is activated. It can also be used to interact with nearby items.
Basically it emulates the attack feature of the previous Dragon Age games, and is very useful for melee characters since the default attack just swings the weapon remotely, which is good for comedic effect but not really effective.
For this feature the Auto-Attack (SP) key binding must be assigned to a valid key. Restart the game if this setting is changed.
If you prefer to use a different key for this you can use 3rd-party software to remap it (e.g. AutoHotKey or Corsair iCUE).
- To override the new camera behavior momentarily, hold down the Left Shift key to enter Pointer Mode, allowing to move the pointer without changing the camera orientation.
This is how it works by default in the original game, and is consistent with common RTS games. When the Shift key is released the game returns to the Default Mode.
Combining quickslot keys with the new convenience features, it is possible to issue commands efficiently, making the Pause and Pointer Mode functions optional.
- Because of the new camera design, it is recommended to change the default Move Left/Right key bindings. Set Move Left to A instead of Q, and Move Right to D instead of E.
The settings for Camera Turn Left/Right can remain blank, or they can be set to the now unused Q and E keys.
Caveats
- Since the mod uses the Left Shift key and Middle Mouse Button, if you assigned them to any key bindings they should be changed accordingly (to any other keys).
- Set the Graphics API to Direct3D 11. Mantle is not supported.
- Hiding the HUD disables the mod until it is displayed again.
- The original Mouse Look feature is useless with the mod, and is disabled when starting the game. If you try to use it anyway it will cause problems. Restart the game to fix this.
- Make sure the Swap mouse buttons setting is set to No.
Installing
- Injectors/overlays (like ENB, Steam overlay or Origin overlay) may cause problems and are not supported. Disable them first. ReShade is compatible however.
- Copy the mod files to the game Dragon Age Inquisition folder, where the file DragonAgeInquisition.exe is located.
- A crosshair should appear in the game interface, and in case of error a message box should appear when starting the game.
Uninstalling
Reverse the installation steps.
Video Tutorial
Click to view on YouTube
Related Games
If you also play
Dragon Age Origins,
Dragon Age 2,
Mass Effect 2, or
Mass Effect 3 check out the similar mods I created for those games (with the same name).
Nexus Mods Page
Link to page with additional information at Nexus
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