How to Mod Dragon Age: The Veilguard // Easy Modding Tutorial with Links!

[@PosiCobra]

Since Patch 3 dropped, you may be prompted to update Frosty. Just follow these new steps!: 1. If you’ve yet to get the newest version of the Frosty Mod Manager, this would be a great opportunity to do so! You can get it from the same link as before (github.com/wavebend/FrostyToolsuite/releases ). If you’re already using the newest version, skip this. 2. After opening Frosty, you’ll see the message to update via “Origin”. This just means open Veilguard like you normally would without mods (for me, that means hitting "Play" in Steam), and then hit "Next" in Frosty. Updating might take a couple minutes (especially on the last SDK step), but wait patiently until it's done, then close out of the game. If you weren't prompted to update, skip this. 3. Find your ModData folder (which will be in the same place as your game .exe; for me, that’s Program Files (x86)>Steam>steamapps>common>Dragon Age The Veilguard, and then there it is). Delete this ModData folder! Trust me: Frosty will create a new folder for you the next time you launch from it. 4. Restart FMM now, and then you can pick up my Tutorial from its STEP 3, adding and applying all your mods and launching from the Mod Manager like I've shown. (And if you were already modding with the old version of Frosty and want to download the same mods you were using before, you can easily relocate them by clicking your account icon on Nexus>My Mods>Download History tab.) I'll do an updated tutorial video with these new steps in it as soon as I can, but please just remember that in the early days of modding a new game, things can be a little unpredictable and get updated rapidly. I’ll always get this new information out to y’all as soon as I’m able! 💚

[@princessjman]

omg you’re amazing i came here hoping you’d post this 😭 thank you so much!!!

[@PosiCobra]

@@princessjman Of course! Thanks for being patient with me, and I hope the directions were clear enough.

[@lyrrr.8059]

Thank you, but even following these steps the game won't launch unfortunately. Well, early modding issues maybe. Unfortunate that there is no way to manually launch

[@PosiCobra]

@@lyrrr.8059 Have you tried the other tricks like running Frosty as an administrator, opening then minimizing Steam/EA first, etc.?

[@jcksparrowfan]

It worked!!! Didn't know that about the mod data file, lol

[@superhumantrueman]

Excellent guide! Enjoying VG a lot and looking forward to seeing what mods show up.

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you! Me too. ☺

[@geraltGalleg0s]

Thank you Posi, I'm an absolute newbie, and this is exactly what I was looking for! Much love

[@PosiCobra]

Glad it was helpful! ☺

[@montenstein7487]

Just thought its worth mentioning that if you followed any guides on increasing performance/stutter such as running the game as administrator, disabling full screen optimisations etc etc and you cant get the Mod Manager to launch the game, revert all those steps you made. I couldn't get the game to launch with mods until I had reset the application settings, posting this so hopefully I save others some time!

[@PosiCobra]

Thanks for the insight! I'll add it to the trouble-shooting tip list.

[@TitanGT66]

Literally just saved me. Was wondering why this shit wouldn't work for me, then un-installed a stutter mod that I forgot I downloaded when the game first dropped and now it works. Thank you!

[@montenstein7487]

@@TitanGT66 Glad I could help! I also downloaded one of those mods too, it ran well enough but was getting a lot of split second stutters, eventually, (80 hours in game time) I realised that it was being caused by Frame Generation in the settings.. I never needed that mod or any of the other performance tweaks, I just needed to turn off that ONE bloody setting 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@FlorianGlt]

LOVE U

[@ChoJun69]

omg you're a live saver

[@StoneySpartan]

As always, thank you for this guide! Especially in the early days of the games release!

[@PosiCobra]

No problem! I'm excited to try out the new mods.

[@AWoozy]

I was a little daunted and this made it easy peasy. Thank you!

[@PosiCobra]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bobthepip1191]

your voice very soothing...i like it

[@PosiCobra]

Thanks!

[@CoalFire]

Fantastically concise walkthrough, thank you!

[@PosiCobra]

No problem!

[@Drekulviin]

Great guide, clear and simple. Thanks. Now waiting for to complete and try all gears 😃

[@reinova1668]

Awesome guide, was very helpful ! Many thanks to you !

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you! And you're welcome. ☺

[@princessjman]

omg thank you so much for this!! super clear and helpful, appreciate this!

[@PosiCobra]

You're welcome! ☺

[@atotalfiasco4213]

All this just to give Lucanis the body hair he rightfully deserves/hj FR though this was so concise and helpful, thank you so much!!

[@PosiCobra]

@@atotalfiasco4213 Well now that’s just good sense. 👍 You’re welcome!

[@joeperry2065]

FYI texture and color are the same thing. I think u meant u had one mod that changes the mesh and one that changes the color/texture. I was wondering which to load first since i was dealing with the same situation. But i was able to see you had a mod that removed a coat from an armor ( mesh) and another that changed the color (texture) of that same armor. Thank u for taking the time to make thins video. It was very helpful.

[@PosiCobra]

Oh, I did! Thanks for catching that! I added a subtitle to that section to correct it. 👍

[@fan4eg_official]

FYI: after pressing Launch the game does not start and Frosty MM (which is launched from admin) minimizes and that's all. deleting the folder, disabling the checkboxes in the properties of the shortcut in the game, deleting ReShade also did not help. maybe it's because I'm not using a licensed version, but I've heard that they all work well. halp :(

[@PosiCobra]

Yeah, I can't guarantee that this process will work if you didn't purchase the game.

[@DiiAcid]

Same problem here.. :(

[@erfet3]

@@DiiAcid same here RIP

[@Axemwa]

just open it manually after clicking launch, seems to work!

[@fan4eg_official]

@@Axemwa I thought of that too and ran it manually, but still no mods worked :(

[@lid1889]

My Frosty always crashes or ends up not responding when I try to paste in and submit the encryption key. I made sure to install the latest version of Frosty and everything so this is really strange!

[@lid1889]

Haha fixed it. The Grammerly app on my pc was bugging out the text field. Thanks for the tutorial, PosiCobra!

[@PosiCobra]

@@lid1889 Glad you figured it out!

[@BrighterMorePls]

@@lid1889 OH MY GOD THANK YOU!!! I couldn't figure out what was causing it to do this 😭 I had the exact same problem and it was my Grammerly too!

[@BoredomVirusXP]

I discovered that Grammerly was crashing the entry of the encryption key. I closed it and then it worked fine.

[@pinkyjulien]

That's such an amazing and clear tutorial! Thank you for making it, this will be super useful for a lot of new peeps. Would it be ok if I add a link to your video in my tutorial? 😊

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you! And yes, you may. Thanks for asking!

[@Herobrine20001]

Anyone else running into the specified profile when selecting the game?

[@TitanGT66]

Thank you! Subbed

[@PosiCobra]

Appreciate it! ☺

[@sharangcool]

Launch button doesnt seem to work for me, it takes abit to load everything and says launching the game only to minimize itself and not actually launch the game :(

[@PosiCobra]

Try deleting your ModData folder. I give more detailed directions in the pinned comment.

[@Skulljaws]

​@@PosiCobraSame here, deleting ModData does nothing 😭

[@PosiCobra]

@@Skulljaws You could also maybe try running Frosty as an admin, but it looks like some of the old tricks may not be working anymore, so I'll let you know if I find another solution!

[@Skulljaws]

Thank you, I'm trying to find some solutions too but chances are it'll fix itself with Frosty Updates. Still early after all :) ​@PosiCobra

[@PosiCobra]

@@Skulljaws True!

[@jcksparrowfan]

Everything was working fine yesterday, then the latest patch came in and I downloaded the latest Frosty Manager. It opens, I hit "Launch Game", it does the loading thing, but then Steam just... doesn't open the game. Steam opens the game the normal way but without mods, but obviously, I want mods, is there an update video coming to help us deal with this? Cuz overall, this was helpful but with the new issues, I'm at a loss.. XD

[@PosiCobra]

Just added an update in the pinned comment! It looks like you can start from deleting your ModData folder.

[@jitsux8841]

u got a subscriber here,awesome channel beatiful voice.

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you so much! 💚

[@megancook605]

thank you so so so much !!!!

[@kaan4kyldz]

Thanks for guide :) Now I have to play again with mods.

[@PosiCobra]

No problem!

[@sighbatsu]

5:10 When this shows up for me after pressing it the game kinda faux launches lol it'll just show it start up but never really starts like how it normally does

[@PosiCobra]

Try deleting your ModData folder from the same place where your game .exe is, and then launch again.

[@Rank1virg1n]

I am gonna try this because everytime I get that pop up I hit continue it launches fake runs then goes back to steam green button to play​@@PosiCobra

[@DrainCyanide]

Thank you for this!!

[@bogkinghumphrey7172]

I cannot find the mod data it says accese to the path is denied

[@PosiCobra]

I'll try to help! Are you using Steam or EA? Also, where and when are you seeing the "access to the path is denied" message?

[@andrewwilkinson270]

do you know how to fix this error Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\EA Games\Dragon Age The Veilguard\ModData\Default\' is denied.

[@christinadunaway7762]

I restarted my computer when this happened and it went away.

[@Risse808]

Thank you for a fantastic tutorial! I've tried to click the link to get the encryption key but media fire is saying the key is no longer being shared? I tried going through the written tutorial but I get an encryption key for FIFA instead.

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I just updated the link with the same one from PinkyDude's written guide; it says FIFA, but it actually is the correct one.

[@lordharryx]

OMG!, thank you so much!

[@PosiCobra]

No problem!

[@StormSage13]

I'm encountering an issue with my mod manager. I'm either getting errors I can get around or am just crashing. I got it to open once by the power of luck but haven't been able to get it to work. I tried uninstalling and readding but to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

[@PosiCobra]

When are the errors popping up? When you are opening Frosty, trying to launch the game, or some other time? It would also help to know what the error message says. Until then, my go-to tips are to update your drivers/restart your PC, run Frosty as an admin, and delete your ModData folder.

[@sabrinarosario6499]

My game just does not load. I did everything without any issues, but after I clicked launch, nothing happened. It is, supposedly, launching, but nothing opens. I've deleted the ModData folder multiple times now. I didn't have this issue with DAI.

[@PosiCobra]

You might want to try opening whatever platform you're using the run the game (Steam or EA), and then minimizing it before launching through Frosty, and you could try running Frosty as an admin. Also updating and restarting your PC is always a good measure to take. But if none of that works, there might be another solution I'm not aware of. I'll let you know if I find something else!

[@erfet3]

do u have licensed game?

[@knight-of-rain]

Ok so I followed all the instructions, but the game will not launch. I get up to the point where Steam tells me I'm launching the game with custom arguments, I click Continue and the game looks like it's launching and then it just stops, the button goes back to the green PLAY button. EDIT: Ok now it works lol. Tysm for the guide! Though it wasn't as easy for me as you made it seem 😅

[@alinajustme11]

how did you fix it mine mot launch either

[@knight-of-rain]

@@alinajustme11 To be honest I'm not 100% sure what fixed it but here's what I did: -I deleted the ModData folder in the Veilguard directory before trying to run the Mod Manager -I made sure to run the Mod Manager as administrator -I made sure to have only one mod active, just to check if it worked (in my case it was the mod to hide the Lyrium dagger), I haven't yet tried adding more mods at the same time Hope any of this helps you, this whole process definitely hasn't been smooth for me lol

[@PosiCobra]

Glad you figured it out!

[@joiroman6612]

Amazing tutorial !!!!!!!!!!!

[@ruairidhkoch7875]

Can you make a Ghost Mode overhaul mod? Like what they did for Witcher 3?

[@PosiCobra]

I don't make mods, just show you how to use them!

[@Yverune]

Hi! Awesome tutorial but I'm having an odd issue: when trying to launch the game via frosty I get a steam pop up "DAV is attempting to launch with optional parameters shown below " and when I hit continue... nothing happens. The game doesn't open. Tried giving frosty admin permissions and deleting the modfolder but so far nothing worked. Any ideas? :

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you! Just double-checking: you mean the ModData folder, right? I just want to make sure you deleted the correct one. And then, would you mind verifying what it says in the path to mod folder section?

[@Yverune]

@PosiCobra yup, deleted the one in the game's root folder. So, it goes like this: frosty applies the mods, steam gets opened, a popup

[@PosiCobra]

@@Yverune It definitely is strange! Maybe you could try decreasing your anti-virus settings to see if something there is blocking it? Or run the game as an admin, though I kind of doubt that will do it. If you've already made any changes to the graphics settings, some people have said that reverting those to default might help too. Then there is all the typical trouble-shooting things like updating drivers, verifying your game files through Steam, and restarting your PC.

[@Yverune]

@PosiCobra good news: fixed it! Bad-ish news: I have... no idea why this fixed it. But sharing anyway in case it helps someone else? 😂 Tried reinstalling DAV. Nope. deleting modfolder. Nope. clearing frosty cache, launching w/ admin. Nope. Nope. Finally reached the point of "well nothing's worked so far so might as well try this" and... reinstalled Steam expecting nothing. So of course THAT worked. 😂

[@PosiCobra]

@@Yverune Glad you found a solution! And thanks for letting me know what worked.

[@CatCatCat86]

This is good to know. Have they figured out a way so I don't have to launch the game for VG from Frosty yet? I noticed some of the mods are now on Vortex Mod Manager, but those aren't wanting to work either

[@PosiCobra]

Launching outside of Frosty will probably never be an option since that's how you get the mods to apply to your game. And I don't recommend using Vortex to mod any game only because it is a one-size-fits-all mod manager and was not designed for the game itself, so it's less likely to run smoothly.

[@-cherry-6994]

is anyone following all the steps correctly, but their mods still won't shop up? i'm launching through frosty too, idk what's going on

[@viktorvilt8581]

Hello! Great tutorial. I followed and put the encryption key and updated the SDK but I can't get past the loading data section. Is there something I can do to fix this?

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you! Sometimes it does take a while (at least a few minutes). Maybe you could try using one mod to see if it launches faster just to double-check that there's no conflict? If that works, then you can add in the rest one at a time.

[@viktorvilt8581]

​@PosiCobra I figured it out! It wasn't loading data to add to FMM. I just deleted the cache and readded the game. Thank you! :)

[@Ahru_Da_Faux]

Not sure if anyone's had this problem, but having the game on my SSD stopped frosty from launching it no matter what. I moved the game to a different storage, works now.

[@PosiCobra]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@nathanielraphael.a616]

Yeah so I just downloaded mods for outfits, but when I launch the game and press continue, it's just crashed... sadly I could only use one mod to make it work... did I do something wrong?

[@PosiCobra]

If one mod works, maybe there was just a bad one in the bunch that wasn't playing nicely with the rest of them and causing the crash. You could keep applying the rest one at a time to narrow down which mod is causing the problem.

[@wintyamin1096]

Hello, thank you for the tutorial. But im having issues with SDK files. Im not able to update the files and it keeps saying " unable to access the specified process " after i launched the game from Steam. Any help???

[@PosiCobra]

I believe there was someone else here who said they encountered the same error, but now I can't find their comment. You could try running Frosty as an admin, but I'll let you know if I find a different solution!

[@wintyamin1096]

@@PosiCobra Thank you for replying, means a lot!

[@wintyamin1096]

@@PosiCobra hello again! just to let you know it worked now :) thank you for your guide

[@PosiCobra]

@@wintyamin1096 Excellent! I'm glad it worked, and thanks for letting me know.

[@jonnytorres664]

TY TY TY!!!!

[@yutongma6236]

Hi, I purchased the game on epic and had to launch it through EAapp. After I followed the steps in the video, the mods in the game did not work. Is this because of EA? And is there any solution for this.😮‍💨

[@PosiCobra]

Another person has mentioned the same issue, and I don't currently have a solution; it seems that Frosty gets confused by Epic purchases. There is a new version of the Mod Manager out now though that could possibly work better for you! github.com/wavebend/FrostyToolsuite/releases

[@yo-yoshine6886]

Hi Cobra, question, do you have the deluxe edition of Veilguard? I downloaded some of mods you used but anytime I try to install the mod i keep getting a message that says, "Mod was designed for a different game version." Not sure if ppl are having the same issues. I have the standard edition.

[@PosiCobra]

I do, but that just means that the mod was made pre-Patch 3. They'll still work though! You can just ignore that message/the little yellow caution symbol.

[@yo-yoshine6886]

Thank you.

[@PosiCobra]

@@yo-yoshine6886 No problem!

[@Vinghen]

Hii! Thank you so much for the toturial and your hard work on it to prepare it! Tho I'm kinda stuck at the start when trying to launch the mod manager (newest ver of coz) :( It keep trying to get to access to the not existing path for DAI (which I played like 2y ago xD And it was removed long time ago). Is there a way to change the path for the DAV manually? :( (steam ver if that's anything to do with the issue) I'm sad :(

[@PosiCobra]

If you hit Add on that first popup as soon as you start up Frosty, you should be able to put in the correct path to Veilguard like I show at 2:08 . Is that showing up for you?

[@Vinghen]

@@PosiCobra the first pop up when launching the FMM app is a window with error only :( idnt even had a chance to get into the app itself :( I'm trying to find here the file leftovers from DAI are but it's in vain. Such a weir sit :(

[@PosiCobra]

@@Vinghen That is weird! When you uninstalled Inquisition, did you do it directly from your files or through Steam?

[@Vinghen]

@@PosiCobra Hm, not sure (2y ago memory not working haha) but I think probably used the Steam. (btw THANK you so so much for taking your time for this

[@PosiCobra]

@@Vinghen Okay, then I had another idea that won't work. 😔 It's no problem! I just wish I had a solution for you. But I'll let you know if I find or think of something else!

[@nachtschatten5790]

I don´t know why but it doesn´t work for me. I enter the Encription Key and an error pops up. After that Frosty is closing.

[@PosiCobra]

Do you happen to have Grammarly? Some people are saying that its auto-"correcting" the key for them, which is causing the error.

[@nachtschatten5790]

@PosiCobra Thank you. I will Check it out!

[@RedMillsCrochet]

This guide was awesome! Would you mind showing how to do a backup of veilguard just in case-ies?!

[@PosiCobra]

Appreciate it! I believe there are two ways to backup saves: 1. If you're using Steam, right-click on the game>Properties>Installed Files>Backup game files. 2. Go to Documents>BioWare>Dragon Age The Veilguard, then make a copy of your "save games" folder and manually paste it somewhere safe on your PC. Full disclosure though: I never back up my saves and just live on the edge. 😎 (Probably don't be like me though...) If I end up making a follow-up video with some trouble-shooting tips, I'll make sure to show this process visually too!

[@RedMillsCrochet]

@ Ty!!!

[@PosiCobra]

@@RedMillsCrochet You're welcome!

[@jcksparrowfan]

Thanks!

[@PosiCobra]

@@jcksparrowfan You’re quite welcome!

[@MagikFaeGirl]

I keep getting an unhandled exception pop up and nothing I’ve tried has worked. It keeps saying that access to the path is denied.

[@PosiCobra]

You could try running Frosty as an administrator and/or verifying that the path to the game .exe is correct. (In Steam, you can double-check this by right-clicking on the game>Manage>Browse Local Files.) There is also a new version of the Mod Manager that might work better for you!

[@durtythawtz]

The issue I'm having is that it doesn't go past the encryption key. I input it, hit done, and it locks up, but it never moves past that point. Does anyone have any ideas?

[@PosiCobra]

Just double-checking: do you have Grammarly? That has been auto-"correcting" the key for some people and messing things up.

[@moethompson9271]

is anyone else having trouble with the enscyption key? for some reason i cant download a text document and frosty freezes when i try to use it

[@PosiCobra]

Are you opening the key in Google Docs and copy/pasting it into Frosty?

[@spartan_sim20]

My game won't lauch from Frosty after I clic continue on the Steam pop up. What do I do?

[@PosiCobra]

Did you delete your ModData folder?

[@galilea723]

How long "creating SDK" should take? I give up after 30 minutes

[@galilea723]

Ok that fixed itself but the game wont launch :(

[@PosiCobra]

@@galilea723 30 minutes is longer than it should take, but I'm glad it worked! Now have you deleted the ModData folder? (And you will need to close out of the game and probably restart Frosty before launching again.)

[@Tevos1935]

I can get into the game just fine and all mods load perfectly. I can play normally and go through conversations and stuff. But whenever it's time for one of those cutscenes with Varric's voice over at the end of a chapter or quest or whatever, I get a CTD. I've tried each mod separately, the same thing happens, so I believe it's a mod manager issue, not any specific mod causing the crashes. Any insight into how I could fix it? The modded armours look so much better. 😭

[@PosiCobra]

If you can play through the Varric narration with no mod, I know this is a pain, but when you're about to end one of those quests or if your game crashes, I would just close out of the game and then launch normally instead of through the manager so that you can at least get through the section from your last save without mods. Then restart the game using your mods again. In the early days of modding a new game, there might be weird issues like this, so we'll just have to keep our eye out for fixes. I'll definitely get back to you if I find that other people are having the same problem and let you know what the solution is!

[@Tevos1935]

@@PosiCobra Oh wow, thank you very much, that's so sweet of you! ❤I hope we get out of alpha soon so FMM stabilizes.

[@PosiCobra]

@@Tevos1935 It's no problem at all! I wish I had a better solution for you already, but you're right: I'm sure we'll start getting some updates here soon.

[@PosiCobra]

@@Tevos1935 Just wanted to circle back to this to let you know there's a new version already! Hopefully it solves your issue. github.com/wavebend/FrostyToolsuite/releases

[@TrillyKroko]

Thank you

[@PosiCobra]

No problem. 👍

[@mrmesolonely9602]

i've done everything from the pinned comment and the video but the game doesn't launch from FMM. what should i do?

[@PosiCobra]

Just a few questions: 1. Are you using Steam, EA, or something else to run the game? 2. When you hit "Launch", does it look like the game is trying to start but then nothing, or are you getting an error message? 3. Have you tried some general trouble-shooting techniques like updating your drivers/restarting your PC or running Frosty as an admin?

[@mrmesolonely9602]

@@PosiCobra tbh with you i've pirated the game since the price is literally half my monthly salary here. is that what's causing the problem you think? cause I had no such problem with Inquisition. also when I hit launch, FMM goes down but the game doesn't come up.

[@PosiCobra]

​@@mrmesolonely9602 Yes, that seems to be the issue, unfortunately. A few other people have said that they didn't purchase the game and that this process doesn't work for them either.

[@erfet3]

@@PosiCobra yes can confrim that

[@lisanikitina9317]

Friends, I really need help! Please, if anyone had such problem, how to fix it: sdk just doesn't update, I launch game and there is en error and red cross in mod manager. Oh, and I am using pirate game, if that is important

[@Luminescent_Heart]

Does anyone know how to fix the "There was an error when trying to load game using specified profile" error? my game's on steam and i can't even start modding with this error.

[@PosiCobra]

I wish I had a solution, but I'm not sure what this error means and have never gotten it myself. I'll be sure to let you know if I find anything about it. Until then, I can only recommend the regular trouble-shooting tips like running Frosty as an administrator, deleting your mod data folder, and making sure you drivers are updated/restart PC.

[@Lumi-rx6yq]

Getting stuck on the download for the encryption key? it says something about a secure connection?

[@PosiCobra]

If it's just a popup from Mediafire, you can typically close out of that, and it will still download, but if not, you could try accessing the link and downloading from an private window or maybe lower your security settings in your browser (it seems like it might be firewall interference).

[@Lumi-rx6yq]

@@PosiCobra oh im sorry i actually just got my first pc a few weeks ago so this is all new to me. thank you very much for replying and so quick too.

[@PosiCobra]

@@Lumi-rx6yq No worries! I’m happy to help if I can.

[@vanessab.s2596]

seems I have a unique issue, it says "acces denied to path Program Files\EA Games\Dragon Age The Veilguard\ModData\Default\Data\win32\streaminginstall\morrisonfinalinstallpackage\cas_124.cas'." when I try to launch it, no idea how to solve it

[@PosiCobra]

Hmm. I've never seen that before! Did you try deleting your ModData folder?

[@vanessab.s2596]

@PosiCobra yup, same issue. It says "acces denied to path Program Files/EA Games/Dragon Age The Veilguard/ModData/Default". I also tried running Frosty as admin and re installing it, didn't work either because of the same problem.

[@PosiCobra]

@@vanessab.s2596 The only other thing I can think of is to make sure that ModData/Default folder isn't marked as "Read Only" under Properties.

[@bylectra3981]

Lovely tutorial. great speed, didn't make me impatient and btw what a lovely clear voice you have, easy to follow as the title states. However I am running into one issue, and I'm hopting someone else may have found a fix for it. Everything seems to be working fine, I hit the launch button and steam asks for permission to open with these new modifications. after that however it stops, the game says "running" and the play button on steam does change to blue with the "stop" sign instead, after a few seconds this reverts back and I see nothing. Any help would be appreciated, So far the things I have tried is: deactivate firewall/anitvirus and launch Activate firewall/antivirus and launch Close down/Exit steam and launch remove all mods except one and launch open FrostyMM as admin

[@PosiCobra]

I really appreciate the kind words! 💚

[@bylectra3981]

@@PosiCobra oh no worries, I always wait for an easy tutorial to follow when I want to get into modding a game, and yours was just that and then some, clear and concise with a comprehensive and sharp speech, so thank you ^^ and it was cute how you ended the video, this is why I could never make youtube videos lol

[@PosiCobra]

@@bylectra3981 Well, thank you again! After a year and multiple tutorials, you would think I'd have the hang of it, but it's always awkward. 😅

[@cherry-xi5wj]

i had the same exact problem. what fixed it for me is deleting the ModData folder in the folder where you have the game installed, after that it started to work. hope that helps!

[@alinajustme11]

frosty wont launch the game

[@pbentsonable]

Need Frosty help and don’t know how to contact anyone for help. 😢

[@PosiCobra]

I believe there is a Frosty Discord on the same page where you can download it, but I'm also happy to help if I can!

[@pbentsonable]

@ Got the issue with Frosty fixed but their discord links don’t take you to a functioning page. It was the mod data folder or whatever that needed to be deleted. Thanks for offering.

[@PosiCobra]

@@pbentsonable Good to know about the Discord! But I'm glad you found the solution without it. 👍

[@DaegraBlack0]

Thanks I really needed this, they updated it again like 12 hours ago, however frosty no longer launches it. pops up from steam like normal then it cancels out.

[@PosiCobra]

No problem! Does deleting your ModData folder fix it?

[@DaegraBlack0]

@@PosiCobra OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry. Yes, that did work. I appreciate it!

[@PosiCobra]

@@DaegraBlack0 No problem!

[@GalaxyGhosting]

idk why but whenever I try to add Veilguard to Frosty via Steamapp it only shows my BG3 files (but when I explore the steamapp files without Frosty it shows Veilguard and all my games-) Frosty automatically found DAI so aaa idk what's wrong xD (I just want the silly mod that give Manfred a sharpie moustache) I just downloaded alpha5 so it's not an outdated issue lol

[@PosiCobra]

Maybe right-click on the folder>Properties, and then make sure that the "Hidden" box is unchecked? If that's already done, you could run Frosty as an admin or as a last idea, type the destination manually and see if it'll still register. (As you should; Manfred deserves a mustache just like his dad. ☺)

[@X.Hawk.]

Does this disable achievements? I need just one but I also want to try mods lol

[@PosiCobra]

Just tested it, and achievements are still active! 👍

[@Sleepybeeeez]

I don't get the encryption key prompt and i get an error when i try to load the game on frosty. anyone else have this problem?

[@PosiCobra]

Hmm. Are you positive that you're using the newest version of FMM from the link I gave? And also extracting the download first? Too, you may want to double-check that your game path is correct.

[@haroldtaylor2979]

the media fire link isnt working for me. i cant get an encryption key

[@PosiCobra]

Thanks for letting me know! I just updated the link.

[@haroldtaylor2979]

@PosiCobra Thank you so much!

[@PosiCobra]

@@haroldtaylor2979 No problem!

[@shame6705]

Loved your tutorial, but I'm having issues, the game launches through Frosty but the mods don't apply no matter what I do, I've tried using frosty fix, running as administrator. I've modded games before using Frosty so I know how to use it kinda. Anyone got an idea as to what the issue could be? I got the game on epic games and it launches through the EA app.

[@PosiCobra]

Thank you, and I'll do my best to help! I have a some questions and suggestions to get us started: 1. When you hit "Launch" in Frosty, do you get any pop-ups asking for elevated permissions? This will help me figure out if FMM is actually trying to interact with your game files or if it's just bypassing them. 2. What kinds of mods are you using? If they are visual edits, you might just need to make sure your graphics settings are set to Ultra. 3. Make sure that you're signed into EA, then minimize it before starting FMM and launching. Sometimes that helps things get along better. 4. I'm not sure if getting the game from one place and running through another is causing the issue, but you might just want to verify that your game location path is set correctly (and that you don't somehow have two copies of the game in two places... weirdly enough, that happened to me once, and now I'm paranoid about it!) 5. You could try clearing the EA app cache or possibly deleting the ModData (or similarly named) folder from your local files. 6. I'm guessing that this won't be it since your game is launching fine, but just to cover my bases, I always like to remind everyone to update their drivers and restart their PC if they are encountering an issue. Please let me know if any of that fixed it or not!

[@shame6705]

@@PosiCobra Thanks for the help, think the problem might be in that first thing you mentioned because it just launches the game without asking for permissions. The mod I was trying to install was one you used, a retexture for inky's outfit and I have my settings on ultra. I am signed into EA and I just checked, I don't have two copies of the game in different places.

[@PosiCobra]

@@shame6705 Okay, thank you for the information! I'll see if anyone else that is using EA has a solution. Also, I haven't been able to test that Inquisitor mod yet, so you could maybe test if another mod shows up for you instead? Like a mod that changes font is really easy to spot if it's working right away, or one of the armor retextures is a quick check just by visiting the wardrobe. Just to verify that no mods are working at all.

[@PosiCobra]

@@shame6705 I just wanted to come back to this to let you know there's a new version of the Mod Manager now! Hopefully it solves your issue. github.com/wavebend/FrostyToolsuite/releases

[@the-a6585]

the key doesnt work for me? TT

[@PosiCobra]

You may want to double-check that Grammarly isn't auto-correcting it. That was an issue for a couple other people.

[@dreamforachange-382]

For some reason I keep getting an SDK error. There doesn't seem to be a fix and I followed all of the steps! EDIT: I'm an idiot, if anyone else gets this error, just launch the game and THEN hit next.

[@PosiCobra]

You're definitely not an idiot! But I'm glad you figured it out. 👍

[@joegless225]

I use steam, but the game won't launch. What do I do?

[@PosiCobra]

You could try running FMM as an Admin by right-clicking, then hitting "Run as Administrator" (or through Properties). You might also want to make sure that Steam is open and running and then just minimize it before launching; sometimes I find that helps things run smoothly. And I doubt this is the issue if you were able to find the game through Frosty in the first place, but just to make sure, you might also want to verify that your game path is correct by going to Steam and right-clicking on the game>Manage>Browse Local Files since it's possible that your game is in a different location than where mine is.

[@BigJonahJ]

Every time I try to add the veilguard.exe I get an error...

[@PosiCobra]

What does the error say? And also, did you double-check that the path is correct, and with no typos?

[@Jaye-i3c]

This looks super easy to get going which i am excited about, however I cannot for the life of me get FMM to launch at all, I've tried just about everything I can think of myself including running it as administrator but nothing seems to be helping, any advice?

[@PosiCobra]

Hmm. Running as an admin would be my first response too, so if you've already tried that, maybe you can answer some questions for me (sorry if they seem pretty obvious, but I just want to double check): 1. Did you extract the zipped folder you downloaded from Github before trying to run the Mod Manager? 2. When you double-click on the FMM application, does nothing happen at all or does it look like it's trying to run but then failing? (Like a blank window or a loading icon wheel, etc.) 3. Have you tried the baseline trouble-shooting strategies like updating your drivers and restarting your PC?

[@Jaye-i3c]

@@PosiCobra so updating my drivers was a good call but unfortunately it didnt help and i did extract the files as well; it looks like it tries to launch, my mouse icon gets a loading icon wheel but then nothing happens

[@Tevos1935]

Just to make sure since I've seen some people in the Nexus having issues, you got the mod manager, not the editor, right? FMM is the second item on the list of downloads.

[@PosiCobra]

@@Jaye-i3c Dang. This might just stump me, but I don’t want to give up yet! Have you tried it with anti-virus software turned off? (Also, just curious: have you ever used an older version of Frosty to mod any other game?)

[@Jaye-i3c]

@@Tevos1935 yeah i did download the right one, made sure just in case though ty

[@zekekillah]

Every time I try to update the SDK PROFILE, it says waiting for process to become active. So I open the game. Then it fails and it says "unable to access specified process". any suggestions or tips on what I can try to fix it? thank you :D

[@PosiCobra]

Have you tried opening the game first and then hitting "Next" in Frosty, not the other way around?

[@zekekillah]

@@PosiCobra Yeah, I just tried it to make sure. Either one I open first. Same issue sadly :(

[@PosiCobra]

@@zekekillah Dang. Well, I'll try to keep an eye out for anyone getting the same error to see if they have a solution.

[@zekekillah]

@@PosiCobra alrighty. thank you so much :)

[@PosiCobra]

@@zekekillah No problem!

[@alexpot8563]

anyone knows how solve the issue when you click in Launch and the game doesnt launch.....

[@thefaceofdestiny5757]

delete ModData folder from DAV install folder

[@bris6553]

@@thefaceofdestiny5757you’re a lifesaver

[@alexpot8563]

@@thefaceofdestiny5757 i did , everything looks correct, and nothing happens

[@metaldragmire8539]

Frosty worked wonderfully for me…until Veilguard updated on Steam a few hours ago. Now it doesn’t launch on Frosty at all even after it makes a new SDK profile.

[@metaldragmire8539]

Never mind. It works now. Just needed to delete the ModData folder.

[@washyofeetyanastyhafa]

Where’s the mod data folder

[@metaldragmire8539]

@@washyofeetyanastyhafa It’s in the game directory.

[@gamewatcher5404]

How do I get it to launch on EA app? When i launch, it only open the EA app and not the game.

[@PosiCobra]

Did you delete your ModData folder (I give a more detailed explanation in the pinned comment)? If you did that already, you could try opening the EA app and then minimizing it before launching through Frosty and/or running Frosty as an administrator.

[@gamewatcher5404]

@@PosiCobra yeah it turned out that was the issue. I seen the the explanation but didn't think that would apply to me because I never had one to begin with. so i deleted and it started to work.

[@PosiCobra]

@@gamewatcher5404 Glad it worked!

[@tanzderritter2201]

Hello Posi Cobra, you're my rescue, because I was not able to play this game until this day. My questions: 0) Is it possible to extract AND reimport audio files? Expl: The fantasy gender language has to be removed!! 1) Is it possible to extract AND reimport meshes? Qunari Horns(Editor)/ Qunari npcs need a workover, so that they look like Qunari and not like disabled people. Only if this is solved, I could touch the game.

[@PosiCobra]

Wow. Uh, no, I'm not going to help you be queer-phobic and ableist. I think you should play the game exactly how it is and hopefully learn something from it.

[@tanzderritter2201]

​@@PosiCobraAnd I don't think I am going to buy it how it is, so...😉

[@PosiCobra]

@@tanzderritter2201 Your choice! You might become a better person if you did, but you could also learn about the spectrum of gender or people with various abilities in other ways too; I'm happy to give you some other game suggestions if you decide that you want to challenge your ignorance. 👋

[@tanzderritter2201]

​@@PosiCobra I slept a night and thought over your arguments and I have to admit, you are right, concerning my capability for Impartiality. That means I am going to play the vanilla game. But only (free aka Game Pass or something like that) . You seem to be intelligent. Thats not common on KZbin.👍

[@PosiCobra]

@@tanzderritter2201 I appreciate that! I'm glad you want to grow too, and thanks for being open to dialogue about it.

[@FlameOfAnor86]

Does this method work on steam deck?

[@PosiCobra]

I'm not sure! Sorry, I didn't even think about Steam Deck users. 😬If you try it out, would you mind letting me know if it's successful? I'll add that information when I do an updated video.

[@FlameOfAnor86]

@@PosiCobranope. Frosty doesn't appear to run on linux 😢

[@PosiCobra]

@@FlameOfAnor86 Dang! 😕Hopefully someone comes up with a modding tool for for the deck soon.

[@FlameOfAnor86]

@ there is vortex but all the mods on nextus are saying the require Frosty mod manager 🤷🏻‍♂️. I'm very new to modding so I have no clue 😆

[@PosiCobra]

@@FlameOfAnor86 I typically don't recommend using Vortex just because it wasn't made for any game in particular, just kind of a catch-all tool, and I doubt the Frosty mods would work with it anyways, but maybe!

[@kteehehe]

oh u fast w it

[@PosiCobra]

I've been checking Nexus every day to see when the good mods would start dropping. 😄

[@kteehehe]

@ same i’m on there two to three times a day haha

[@A4KNetwork]

i really hope another modder comes up with a different method, ive always hated frosty because u have to run it every time u wanna use your mods, i prefer mods u drop directly into the games main folder or create a sub folder and drop them there & u can just load the game up & there just ready to go, ive always hated frosty maybe its just me, i was really hoping when the modding community got hold of this game frosty wouldnt be involved

[@PosiCobra]

Any game that uses the Frostbite Engine is going to use the Frosty Mod Manager from now on. I think it's pretty intuitive and easy to use once you get used to it! (Though I know what you mean about the drop-in-folder method we used for DA: Origins.)

[@mrallsunday5703]

Welp, i have a sad news for poor souls who download this game from epic and EA app, Frosty is not working for us

[@PosiCobra]

@@mrallsunday5703 Yes, I’ve seen a few people confirm this. Hopefully this gets remedied in an update soon!

[@washyofeetyanastyhafa]

Yeah it isn’t working for idk why and I give up

[@PosiCobra]

I might be able to help if you tell me what step you got to. I also just added some updated directions to the pinned comment.

[@washyofeetyanastyhafa]

I did everything what you said in your pinned comment 😭 maybe it’s because I’m using stream?

[@PosiCobra]

@@washyofeetyanastyhafa Stream? Do you mean Steam, or is this something I'm just unfamiliar with?

[@washyofeetyanastyhafa]

@@PosiCobra use I meant steam

[@washyofeetyanastyhafa]

Oh nvm it works now

[@JosABDale]

Please help, I am not getting the encryption key. I am getting a 404 error 'Not Found The requested URL /file/ichw1b77emj5eij/ENCRYPTION+KEY.txt/file was not found on this server.'

[@PosiCobra]

It looks like you missed the first part of the URL; mediafire.com should be at the beginning of that.

[@Therexgaming21]

Thank you!

[@PosiCobra]

No problem!

[@frantisekkabrhel9271]

Link for the Encryption key doesn't work for me 😭

[@PosiCobra]

Thanks for letting me know! I just updated the link.

[@tigerapostle]

thank you!

[@PosiCobra]

You're welcome!