DLC Schedules

DLC Timing.

[Do not use this mode without the appropriate DLC installed.]

FEATURES.

DLC Timings sets Legacy and Mark of the Assassin to play automatically between Warrick and Cassandra's cutscenes and the narrative of the next Act. You can choose which DLC to play between act and act, or use only one. If you don't have DLC, don't use it. This will break the game.

This is fully compatible with Auto Charge and has been improved at the same time. DLC timings will be played before Auto Charging is activated (Auto Charging will not start until the DLC is complete and the next action starts).

Mechanics

When the last mission of each act is completed and a conversation between Warrick and Cassandra begins, the DLC's chosen will automatically start instead of immediately moving on to the next act. The controls vary slightly depending on what act you play in DLC, but the differences are minor. When you have completed DLC, you will automatically be logged into the introductory story of the next Act and will continue the game from that point onwards. You cannot play DLC using triggers other than those specified.

Do not use consoles or abilities to navigate or jump across DLC territory.

Installation.

All four variants are included in the master load. Select the option you want and place the ERF in Override. Do not use more than one file for each Act option and do not use the same DLC twice.

Notes to each Act.

If you choose to play DLC between Act 2 and Act 3, Isabella will only be available when she returns at the end of Act 2. Once the DLC is complete, it will no longer be available, and you will have to complete the quest that opens Act 3 in the Hanged as usual to access it again.

Legacy has a little more to tinker with. The game selection option appears after the first scene in Vinmark Wasteland. If the brothers are alive, they and Varrick will appear in a scene that will begin automatically.

The final conversation about Malcolm will now take place before the final conversation between Warwick and Cassandra. If played between acts 1 and 2, the family conversation would take place in the Gamlen house, with siblings joining the conversation as needed. If played between acts 2 and 3, the family conversation would take place at the Hawks' house as usual.

It was also necessary to change the Return to Kirkwall option in Legacy to provide instant access to the Black Empire. If you have a Legacy but no Black Emporium, this statue will give you nothing, but if you do not have a Black Emporium, BE should be available for free download from Origin.

Compatibility.

The only incompatibility I know of at the moment is Save the Day mode. A compatibility patch is available for selecting Legacy between episodes 2 and 3. It is required only between episodes 2 and 3 and should not be used for Legacy between episodes 1 and 2.