Dragon Age II v1.01 Title Update Hits Consoles
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NOTE: Some plot fixes are retroactive, but not all. Players with plot-breaking bugs may need to revert to an earlier save, particularly a save prior to visiting the affected area during the current year in the game.
GAMEPLAY
'¢ The effects of various follower talents and item properties are now being properly removed and re-applied when loading and saving.
'¢ Anders's default set of tactics will now activate Haste when appropriate.
'¢ Aveline's final armor upgrade is now available during (Favor and Fault.)
'¢ Aveline's Retaliation talent no longer imposes a delay when activated.
'¢ The warrior's Rally talent now functions as described.
'¢ The rogue's Lacerate talent now functions as described.
'¢ Party members who are resurrected during a fight now rejoin combat properly.
'¢ Hawke no longer gains random spells or talents after using the Maker's Sigh potion, then saving and reloading.
'¢ Potions, poisons, grenades, and runes can now still be ordered from the Hawke estate after the main campaign is complete.
'¢ Various minor gameplay issues no longer occur.
QUESTS (SPOILER WARNING)
'¢ (Duty) will now appear on the Chanter's Board even if the player accepted all of the board's quests before installing the Exiled Prince premium content.
'¢ The journal for (Duty) will now update if the player left the Docks (Night) area immediately after killing the Flint Company mercenaries.
'¢ In (Finders Keepers,) the door to Woodrow's Warehouse will now open if the player steals the location to the warehouse from the harbormaster's office.
'¢ In (Finders Keepers,) if the player leaves Woodrow's Warehouse before finding the crate, it is now possible to return to the warehouse to complete the quest.
'¢ In (Herbalist's Tasks,) the varterral's heart is now available even if the player killed the varterral before receiving the quest.
'¢ Merrill no longer refers to the aftermath of (A New Path) before the plot has been completed.
'¢ Varric is no longer confused about which character Hawke has been romancing.
'¢ Various minor story-scripting issues no longer occur.
PS3-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALITY
'¢ The options menu now includes auto-attack.
'¢ Armor values now adjust correctly when changing shields.
'¢ Choosing a target at close range is now easier.
'¢ The rogue's Goad and Armistice talents now target party members directly.
'¢ Hawke no longer gains excessive coin and experience from rapidly and repeatedly completing a single side quest.
'¢ Icons for the cross and circle buttons now display correctly on PS3 systems in certain regions of Asia where those buttons are reversed.
'¢ Various technical changes should improve performance and limit crashes.
