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Solas as he appears in Dragon Age: Inquisition.First appearance(2014)Voiced bySolas is a in 's franchise. The character made his debut in 2014's, where he serves as a. He is an outlaw operating outside of the edicts of the Chantry, the dominant religious organization in Thedas, the world setting of Dragon Age. His primary interest is in the Fade, a realm that is tied to Thedas which is normally accessible only through dreaming.Solas sought out and joined the Inquisition shortly after a massive explosion at a peace conference killed everyone present, except for the protagonist, who was discovered emerging from a. This is followed by the opening of the Breach, a massive dimensional tear in the sky that allows multitudes of demonic spirits to pass through into the physical world.

Solas sets himself up as the Inquisition's expert on the Fade and its denizens; his knowledge and expertise proving instrumental in aiding the organisation's struggle to close the Breach and defend the world from invaders coming through Fade rifts.Solas is voiced by Welsh actor. 'Solas professed to have spent his life as an apostate, living in the wilderness well away from the civilized world. He claimed that he mastered his magic without the help of tutors, spending years exploring the spirit realm of the Fade and coming to a rare understanding of its denizens. Although his skills are beyond doubt, it has been thus far impossible to verify the rest of his history as told.' —Character GuideSolas presents himself as a self-taught hedge mage who wields powers developed outside of conventional teaching and who has no affiliation with the Chantry-sanctioned Circle of Magi or any Dalish clan. He spends much of his time dreaming in ancient ruins and learning all there is to learn about what lies beyond the Veil, a metaphysical barrier which normally prevents direct physical access between the physical Thedas and the Fade.

Solas believes in cause and effect, wisdom as its own reward and the inherent right of all free willed people to exist. Solas concludes that the many current conflicts in Thedas, such as the Mage-Templar War or the racial tensions between elves and humans, are little more than the black-and-white reductionist dichotomies which have led to the many tragedies of history.Solas sometimes speaks in, and the Inquisitor will gain approval when replying in kind. This is a deliberate design choice, given his characterization and personality. Conception and creation. Gareth David-Lloyd, the voice of Solas in Inquisition. He appeared as in the franchise.Solas was written by, with heavy input from lead writer, although the character was originally conceived and named prior to Weekes joining the project. In an interview, Weekes said that Solas was initially based on 's performance to capture his humanity and ancient nature.

Weekes noted that writing a character with hidden depths like Solas provided a great deal of both difficulty and opportunity. The character is depicted within an in-game cutscene as disdaining tea. Besides the fact that tea, particularly caffeinated tea, is a stimulant which may hinder Solas from crossing into the Fade during sleep, the character's dislike of tea also reflects Weekes' personal dislike of tea.Originally, Solas was not available as a romance option in Inquisition; according to Mike Laidlaw, BioWare redesigned him as a potential love interest for a female elven Inquisitor when they extended the game's development for a year. Weekes noted that this was an opportunity to increase the basic sadness of the character. Solas will initiate the breakup of his relationship with the Inquisitor at the conclusion of the romance subplot, regardless of the player's choices.In a video uploaded on BioWare's official YouTube channel titled 'What Makes a Good Character?' , Weekes used as a metaphor to explain how Solas perceives himself as the hero of the story; he feels he is 'this luckless, unfortunate person who by an unpleasant destiny and the simple fact that no one else has the ability to do it, that it has to be him and that someone else would get it wrong'.During a session at the Phoenix Fan Fest 2015, Gareth David-Lloyd revealed that he recorded voice work for Solas over a period of two and a half years.

He was provided with a simple outline and some lines on a screen to work with in lieu of a comprehensive backstory for Solas; he eventually developed a stronger idea of who the character is about three or four months after he started. Visual design Solas is envisioned by Weekes to be a middle-aged man in his early to mid-forties. His appearance is reflective of a wandering nomad's lifestyle, who journeys from place to place without a set destination. BioWare's designers intended Solas to appear as if he is wearing all that he owns, and that his items of clothing are meant to look like homemade improvisations born from necessity.Concept art displayed in The Art of Dragon Age Inquisition book shows the creative process for Solas as the team develops his look after many renditions to match the ideas provided by other creative teams.

After exploring many different hairstyles, the final decision was made to design Solas with a bold, bald head. This is intended to evoke a sense of ageless wisdom required by his character. His visage is subsequently associated with that of an egg by Dragon Age fandom, and he is also referred to as an. Appearances Inquisition Solas is encountered at the beginning of the game, fighting demons alongside and a few Inquisition personnel. It is revealed that right after the calamity began where the Breach opened, Solas approached the fledgling Inquisition's leadership. He claimed that he might be able to help the sole survivor of the Divine Conclave's explosion and the suspiciously glowing mark on their hand, and that he would not stand idly by when his knowledge of the arcane could mean the difference between salvation and utter destruction. He was granted permission to study the survivor and one of the smaller rifts, in hopes of finding a way to seal the Breach and help the prisoner.

Solas claims that he managed to use healing magic and minor wards to prevent the mark on the survivor's hand from growing and save their life.He helps the Inquisitor seal a small rift shortly after their meeting, and then follows them to the Temple itself to close the first and largest rift, which he theorizes would stabilize the Breach. After the Inquisitor successfully enlists the help of either the mages or the templars, Solas assists the Inquisitor with closing the Breach itself. Following the destruction of the Inquisition's base in Haven by the Elder One, now revealed as an ancient darkspawn and formerly human magister known as Corypheus, Solas explains that the orb that he wields as a weapon is of elven origin. It is in fact one of the foci used by the elves to channel ancient magics. He worries that if the orb's origin were to be revealed, it may have negative consequences for the reputation of the elven people. He then guides the Inquisitor to Skyhold, a disused fortress located in the Frostback Mountains that the Inquisition could claim as its new headquarters.When the Inquisitor finally defeats Corypheus and stops him from opening another rift, with the orb being damaged permanently in the process, Solas seems distraught and laments the destruction of the orb as the loss of yet another elven artifact. He disappears shortly afterwards, his whereabouts are completely untraceable by the Inquisition's agents.

In the it is revealed that Solas is Fen'Harel, an ancient being who is a member of the elven, and a recurring figure in Dragon Age lore. The elven orb actually belonged to him, which he allowed to fall into the hands of Corypheus.Trespasser, the third and final released for Inquisition, expands upon Fen'Harel's backstory and provides some insight into his motives as well as his involvement in the current world state of Thedas. Solas admits that he is Fen'Harel when confronted by the Inquisitor during the DLC's climax, and reveals that he was responsible for sealing all the elven gods away before they brought disaster with their escalating excesses by creating the Veil, sundering the physical world and the Fade permanently. Fen'Harel intended for Corypheus to destroy himself while attempting to unlock the orb's power, which is something he could not accomplish on his own, as he had awakened from millennia of slumber in the Fade and was too weak as a result. He misjudged Corypheus' ability to survive the orb's destructive power, which meant that he is indirectly responsible for the cataclysmic series of events which unfolded in Inquisition. His ultimate goal is to reunite the physical world and the Fade, and restore the civilization of the ancient elves.

He intends to achieve this by unmaking the Veil he created millennia ago, noting that this act may potentially destroy the world in its current state and killing countless lives in the process. He then removes the mark from the Inquisitor's hand by magically amputating their forearm, saving their life before departing to parts unknown.Other appearances Heroes of Dragon Age, an and game released in 2013, featured Solas as an unlockable character.Fen'Harel's, The Dread Wolf, and associated imagery is referenced by a promotional trailer released by BioWare during the 5th annual show in December 2018. The character has been the focus for much of the media coverage pertaining to information released by BioWare about the of the Dragon Age franchise. Reception. It doesn’t surprise me at all that Solas is a popular character with a huge fanbase. There are so few characters in games that feel this real. In some twisted way, my hatred of Solas makes me a fan, inasmuch as I hope he comes back for later games and I can tell him how I really feel.

I empathize with Solas. I truly understand why he is so condescending, thinks he knows the solution to everything, is dismissive of other points of view, and is a massive racist. I applaud the writers of Inquisition for their effort, and I thank them for writing a scene where I can punch Solas in the face.—Gita Jackson, KotakuSolas has been positively received as a complex and well-written character. Patricia Hernandez of Kotaku was fascinated by the in the post-credit scene of Inquisition which reveals his true identity. She observed that the reveal was a subject of intense discussion by Dragon Age fandom on social media at the time. She concludes that 'the ending is a, and a damn good one at that'.

Sithma Illangasinghe acknowledges that she was inspired to write an opinion piece on about Solas' duplicity in Inquisition as 'his character had enchanted me to that extent which as a result I am now writing an analysis of his potential we are to expect'.Gita Jackson from dislikes the character on a personal level. The opening paragraph of her opinion piece titled It’s Been Three Years And I Still Hate Solas reads: 'Solas is one of the best-written characters in video games. It’s hard for me to think of a character whose loathsome worldview is so well developed, who, even when he’s on your side, manages to be a complete piece of shit about everything.

He is a such a great character that I want to strangle that dude with my bare hands'.In her opinion piece It's Been Three Years, And I Still Love Solas published in response to Jackson's aforementioned opinion piece about Solas, Angela D. Mitchell finds the character too complex, too trapped, and too tragic for her to despise. She noted that, 'there's no question that BioWare's Dragon Age universe is popular, in part, because it is so immersive, gorgeously rendered, and inclusive. Most of all, however, I think it inspires so many deep emotions because of the rich, complex characters that fans passionately love and hate.' She further noted that, 'Nowhere is this level of emotional response more visible, however, than with the character of Solas, the Dragon Age: Inquisition (DAI) companion who is ultimately revealed to be the elven god Fen'Harel and our unexpected adversary'.Analyzing the sixty-second trailer for the upcoming fourth installment of the Dragon Age series released in December 2018, Kat Brewster from said '.In true BioWare trickery, The Dread Wolf had been hiding in tapestries and lore all since '. She called Solas 'the dear elven pal we love to hate and hate to love'. Alison Stalberg from TheGamer.com rated Solas highly for his intellect, saying 'Not only did he outsmart all the characters, he created the Fade.

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Hey there,Where do I find which version of Dragon Age Inquisition I'm playing? Aka which patch I'm at.

I'm pretty sure for PC we should be on the 3rd patch at this time, but I've been unable to find that information in Origin or In-Game.The reason why I'm asking is because I went to load a save (.das file) I made at a friends place on her game and every time I try to load it it gives me this error: 'This save data was created with a newer version of the game. Please download the latest patch and try again.'

Which is really odd because we're both playing official versions of the game and as far as I'm concerned I'm using the newest patch. I have my settings set to automatically update my games, and when I right-click to go and update the game from Origin it's greyed out (I assume because I'm already using the latest version). If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know.Thank you!

We are now on patch 12. In the package.mft it is listed as: Version 12. I used your method of changing numbers. Trying to change back is the problem. I wanted to start a new game, but I needed to load a current after win saved game. It had the higher version number.

So I changed the version number higher again to load that game. The problem is that DAI takes you right in to a new game. I tried changing the numbers back while playing the game, but the game remembers the original. Since I started the game yesterday, I have 25 saves. I can't load any of them.I have changed my player from male to female. As far as I know, you have to do a full playthrough with the new character before you can save it in Dragon Keep. I completed the playthrough yesterday, playing almost the entire game with my game version up to 13.

With the new game started, I played all last night and never had to load a game. I went to sleep this morning and when I woke up and tried to play the game, I get the error 'The Save Data Was Created With Newest Version of Game.' So now I am trying to find the correct variable in the save game to change so that I can play the game again with the correct version numbers.If anybody knows what and where the variables within the saved game are and would post them here, I would appreciate it!