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Glitches

  1. Infinite XP and Gold Glitch (Pre-Patch)

    Before finishing a side quest that doesn't trigger a cutscene, draw your weapon. Once your weapon is drawn, talk to the NPC that completes the quest. Once your character puts his or her weapon away, repeatedly hit A till desired level or gold amount is reached.
  2. Item Dupe and Money (Pre-Patch)

    As with Dragon Age: Origins, place your most expensive item into your trash alone. Go to a merchant. Select sell and go to the trash tab. Hit Y and then nearly immediately press A. If you were successful the item you sold will have sold twice giving you extra money. To duplicate stackable items like potions purchase two or more stackable items. Do the above cheat. Enter into buy mode. Buy back all but one of the item you wish to duplicate. Repeat the cheat. Your stackable items will have increased for as many as you have sold. Example: Purchase ten potions. Place them in your junk pile. Perform the cheat. Enter the buy tab. Re-purchase nine of the ten potions from the buy-back tab. Enter the sell mode. Go to the trash tab. Perform the cheat. You will have 19 potions and their cost in coins doubled back to you.
  3. Infinite points in Armor (Pre-Patch)

    This can be done with Aveline or Warrior Hawke at any point in the game. All you have to do with either is to equip and then un-equip and then re-equip a shield. Your Armor number and percent continues to go up as you equip and un-equip. Do it as many times as you want till you max it out.
  4. Infinite Ability Points

    To do this glitch, you need to obtain the Makers Sigh potion and lots of it. Start by assigning your available abilities to your tactics menu. Once this is done, use the Makers Sigh potion. Using this potion will remove all your abilities. Now save and reload that save. Go into your ability menu and you will notice that the abilities you assigned to your tactics are already unlocked, but you still have all your unassigned ability points. You can either use the Makers Sigh potion again and save then reload, or assign your points to other abilities, put them in your tactics menu, and repeat the rest of the glitch for even more ability points. This glitch also allows you to unlock certain abilities in classes without having to go through the entire skill tree.
  5. Activate sustainable abilities that are not meant to be able to be activated together.

    (Example: Control and Might for warriors are not meant to be able to be activated at the same time) Activate one, and before it's done casting, activate the other. It should activate them both and you should get the affects of both. This works for all sustainable abilities that are not meant to be able to be activated simultaneously.

Achievements

  1. DescriptionName
    Crafted all of the items from a single crafting tree.Master Craftsman
    Had 100 or more sovereigns in your purse.Mogul
    Became the viscount of Kirkwall.Crowning Glory
    Reached Level 10.Dedicated
    Upgraded the armor of one of your party members.A Friend in Need
    Enchanted an item.Enchanter
    Became a resident of Kirkwall.Immigrant
    Explored the Deep Roads.Delver of the Deep
    Kicked the slavers out of your ancestral mansion.Birthright
    Learned two class specializations.Specialized
    Completely upgraded the armor of one of your party members.I Got Your Back
    Reached Level 20.Legendary
    Became a partner in a Deep Roads expedition.Financier
    Upgraded a spell or talent.Talented
    Used teamwork to perform a cross-class combo.Tag Team
    Found and killed a varterral.That Thing Has Legs
    Mastered a weapon style.Weapon Master
    Completed a full year in Kirkwall without any party member being knocked unconscious.Unstoppable
    Acquired your first crafting recipe.Craftsman
    Found and killed a high dragon.Dragon Slayer
    Found and killed the undying Xebenkeck.Exorcist
    Found and killed the ancient demon, Hybris.Demon Slayer
    Found all four chapters of "The History of the Chantry," by Brother Genitivi.Chantry Historian
    Earned the Arishok's respect.A Worthy Rival
    Earned the friendship or rivalry of four party members.Great Minds Think Alike
    Earned the friendship of one of your party members.Friend
    Earned the rivalry of one of your party members.Rival
    Completed a romance with one of your party members.Romantic
    Completed Dragon Age II twice, or completed it once with a save imported from Dragon Age Origins.Epic
    Completed Dragon Age II.Champion of Kirkwall
    Allied yourself with the mercenaries upon arriving in Kirkwall.Mercenary
    Allied yourself with the smugglers upon arriving in Kirkwall.Nefarious
    Flirted with one of your party members to begin a romance.Flirtatious
    Reached Kirkwall with each character class across multiple playthroughs.Mass Exodus
    Unlocked 100 codex entries.Knowledgeable
    Opened 50 chests.Treasure Hunter
    Toggled the map from day to night.Darkness Falls
    Left Kirkwall to explore the outlying regions.Explorer
    Visited 10 caves in Kirkwall and the surrounding area.Spelunker
    Recruited four party members.Full House
    Met Grand Cleric Elthina, Viscount Dumar, Knight-Commander Meredith, and First Enchanter Orsino.Friends in High Places
    Gave a gift to one of your party members.Gift Giver
    Found every variety of crafting resources.Supplier
    During each year in Kirkwall, discovered 3 secret messages from the Band of Three.Archeologist
    Listened to Varric begin his tale of the Champion of Kirkwall.Tale Within a Tale
    Defeated the rock wraith on your expedition into the Deep Roads.Stone Cold
    Defeated the Arishok.King of the Hill
    Defeated Meredith, knight-commander of Kirkwall's templars.Conqueror
    Sided with the mages five times.Arcane Defender
    Sided with the templars five times.Mage Hunter
  2. Achievements: Legacy DLC

    DescriptionName
    Defeat an ancient evil in the Vimmark Mountains.Conductor
    Kill a genlock, genlock alpha, hurlock alpha, bronto, and deepstalker in the Vimmark Mountains.Deep Roads Safari
    Apply three effects to Hawke's Key.Family Legacy
    Complete the main quest in the Vimmark Mountains with Bethany or Carver in the party.Family Outing
    Complete every side quest in the Vimmark Mountains prison tower.Tower Sweeper

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