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                             New Experience Table
                             
                           [Dragon Age Inquisition MOD]
                                
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                                 Feb 04, 2015
                                 Version: 1.0

                        Written by:  Dheu
                             Email:  Dheuster@gmail.com
                       Use subject:  New Expeirence Table Version 1.0


                                    SUMMARY
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This mod changes the experience points required for level up within Dragon Age
Inquisition so that progression is more consistent. Each level up requires 100
more experience than the previous. 

# : Orig : New

1 : 0400 : 0400
2 : 1000 : 1000
3 : 1500 : 1500
4 : 3042 : 2100
5 : 3498 : 2800
6 : 4023 : 3600
7 : 4626 : 4500
8 : 7093 : 5500
9 : 8157 : 6600
10: 9381 : 7800
11: 10788: 9100
12: 15508: 10500
13: 17834: 12000
14: 20509: 13600
15: 23586: 15300
16: 27124: 17100
17: 31192: 19000
18: 35871: 21000
19: 41252: 23100
20: 47439: 25300
21: 54555: 27600
22: 62738: 30000
23: 72149: 32500
24: 82972: 35100
25: 95417: 37800
26: 109730:40600
27: 126189:43500

Leveling changes are NOT retro-active. DAI only awards skill points 
during a level up event.So if your character is level 18, after installing 
this mod, your character will suddenly be level 24, but you will NOT receive 
6 skill points because you were not playing the game when those level up 
events occured. 

Therfore, the earlier in the game this mod is installed, the more beneficial 
it will be. 

Finally, this mod inadvertantly appears to cause a LOT more party banter when 
walking around with companions. Not sure why (it wasn't intentional), but I 
noticed many more lines and conversations being said when testing this mod 
that never happened on my first two play throughs. Consider it an added bonus.  

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                              Table of Contents:
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 I.    Installation

    A.   Requirements
    B.   Initial install
    C.   Upgrading
    D.   Notes
    E.   Known Issues

 II.   Uninstall

    A.   Simple
    B.   Advanced
    C.   Faking it

 III.  More...

    A.   Compatibility with other mods
    B.   Technical (For Developers)
    C.   Credits

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I. > > > > Installation:
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  A. Requirements


     Requires a patched version of DAI. If you use an outdated version or have
     updates disabled, don't use this mod. 

     Installing this mod requires the use of the DAI Mod ManagerV2 which can 
     be downloaded here:

     http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/116

  B. Initial Install

     The 7z archive includes the files:

       NewExperienceTable/package.mft
       NewExperienceTable/Data/cas
       NewExperienceTable/Data/cas_01.cas
       NewExperienceTable/Data/initfs_Win32
       NewExperienceTable/Data/layout.toc
       NewExperienceTable/Data/Win32/globals.sb
       NewExperienceTable/Data/Win32/globals.toc

    Extract the 7zip archive to a staging area. I recommend creating the 
    folder:

      C:/DAIxtract/mods

    And extracting it there. 

    Then run DAIModManager

    - The first time you run it, it will ask you for the location of 
      DAI. Normally it is located at:

      C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\

    Once the DAIModManager is running, point the Mod Path at the directory 
    you extracted the 7zip to

    [C:\DAIxtract\mods]

    then make sure there is an [X] beside the Official Patch and the mod:

    [X] Official Patch
    [X] NewExperienceTable

    Click the [ Merge ] button.

    Browse to your Dragon Age Inquisuion update folder. Typically:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update

    And within it, right click the back ground and create the folder "merged"

    Double click the new folder to enter. Your path should look like:

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\"

    Click [ Save ]

    It takes a few minutes. When it is finished, you will see the new
    experience tables in effect when you start your next game (or load
    an existing game). 
    
  C. Upgrading

    If the GAME's patch officially updates, you may notice an error message
    the next time you try to load or open your save file. It may say something
    about the save using a newer version of the game. When this happens, simply
    repeat step B above. It will re-write the mod with the latest Patch files
    and you should be able to continue playing. 

  D. Notes

    Your level is determined by the experience table and how much experience 
    you currently have. DAI only awards a skill point when there is a change
    level event. That is, you must be playing the game the moment you cross
    the level boundary or you will not receive any skill points for the level.

    So if you are at level 18 when you install this mod, then you will find 
    yourself at level 24, but you will not receive the 6 skill points. Therefore, 
    the earlier in your games career that you install the mod, the better. 

  E. Known Issues

     There are no known issues at this time. 

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II. > > > >  UnInstall
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  A. Simple

     The simple method is to delete the merged folder:

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Update\merged\"

     However, this will disable ALL mods you have installed and you will not
     be able to load old save games made while the mod was installed. 

  B. Advanced

     If you have other mods, run the DAIModManager, uncheck NewExperienceTable
     and recreate your merged folder. 

  C. Faking it

     If this is the only mod you are using and you want to remove ALL mods, but
     want to salvage your old save games, the easy thing to do is delete the 
     Data directory from merged folder:

     [DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data

     Then  copy the Data directory from the official patch into your merged 
     directory:

     [DAI_HOME]\Update\Patch\Data  =>   [DAI_HOME]\Update\merged\Data
     

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III. > > > > More:
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  A. Compatibility

     This mod is only tested with the single player campaign. I have no idea 
     what impact it might have on multiplayer if any. (I would guess all 
     machines involved would need the same mod set installed, but that is 
     unconfirmed)

     This mod edits the games global settings (globals.sb). It may not be 
     compatible with other mods that edit the same resource. No compatibility
     testing has been done at this time. 

  B. Technical (For Developers)
     
     How did I make this mod? I downloaded the DAI Modding Tool from here:

     https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqpBc4MrAMXOEdmTTNxejhUR3M/view

     (Requires 64 bit OS and DX11 compatible card)

     Opened/Exported the resource:

     Data -> da3 -> configurations -> ExperienceSettings

     Using a HEX editor, I edited the exported file, searching for the 
     experience values listed in the plain text version of the file and 
     replacing them with my values. When I was finished, I imported the
     edited binary chunk back into the Modding Tool. Then used the tool
     to save a "Distributable Mod". 

     NOTE: There are two modding tools in development. The other one is
     named DAI Tool and can be downloaded here. It has different abilities.

     http://www.nexusmods.com/dragonageinquisition/mods/37

  C. Credits

     This mod would not have been possible without the excellent modding 
     Tools made available to the community. Special thanks to:

       Warranty Voider
       Ehamloptiran
       Renmiri
       wogoodes
      