Summary
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard on PC will include a variety of features.
- The game allows for uncapped framerate, Ray Tracing, and customizable settings to optimize performance on high-end PCs.
- Players can seamlessly switch between controller and keyboard/mouse controls.
EA and BioWare have revealed some features for the PC version of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which should allow for smooth graphics and easy-to-use controls across a variety of computer builds. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming in just a few months, and its developer and publisher want to make sure it's just as enjoyable on PC as it is for console players.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set for release on October 31, with its PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S releases planned for simultaneous launch. The fourth main installment in the Dragon Age series will take players to the Tevinter Imperium, and it picks up where the story of Inquisition left off, with Solas still a potential threat to the peace of not just Ferelden and Orlais, but the entire world.
A new report from the official Dragon Age: The Veilguard website states that roughly 40 percent of playtesting has been completed using PCs, amounting to more than 200,000 hours of testing compatibility and performance on PC. Visually, the game will support a wide variety of resolutions, including those compatible with 21:9 ultra-widescreen monitors, and that resolution will be available for cinematics in addition to actual gameplay. While Dragon Age: The Veilguard's system requirements allow for play on older PCs, high-end PC users will get to enjoy the power of their machines, as the game will allow for an uncapped framerate and sliders to adjust the field of vision. The graphic settings will also allow for Ray Tracing, including an Ultra RT mode for particularly powerful PCs.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC Features
Display Features
- Full Support for 21:9 Ultra Wide Resolutions
- Ability to Uncap Frame Rate
- VSync, including fractional rate VSync
- HDR Support
- Optional Upscaling (DLSS 3, FSR 2.2, XeSS)
- NVIDIA Reflex
- DLSS 3 Frame Generation
- Optional Dynamic Resolution Scaling
- Cinematic Aspect Ratio (Disable this option for cinematic 21:9 ratio)
Graphics Settings
- Presets Available (Low, Medium, High, Ultra)
Texture Settings
- Texture Quality
- Texture Filtering
Light & Shadow Settings
- Lighting Quality
- Contact Shadow
- Ambient Occlusion
- Screen Space Reflections
- Volumetric Lighting
- Sky Quality
Ray Tracing Settings
- Ray-Traced Reflections
- Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion
- Ultra Ray Tracing
- Ray Tracing can be “ON” or turned to “Selective”. Selective Mode enables Ray Tracing features in specific areas that can best take advantage of the feature.
Geometry Settings
- Level Of Detail
- Strand Hair
- Terrain Quality
- Terrain Decoration Quality
- Visual Effects Quality
Camera Effects
- Depth of Field
- Vignette
- Motion Blur
- Post Processing Quality
- Field of View
Controls
- Class-specific Keybinds
- Keyboard + Controller Bindings
In addition to graphical settings, the testing team has put heavy focus on controllers, ensuring native support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox controllers as well as keyboard and mouse controls. Those playing with an Xbox controller on PC will also be able to shift seamlessly between that controller and the keyboard and mouse controls, and players will even be able to set up and shift between different sets of keybinds based on which class of character they're controlling at the time, providing plenty of ease-of-use. Additionally, the game has been verified for Steam Deck, for players who want a mobile Dragon Age experience, and players will be able to switch between PC and Steam Deck without losing any in-game progress.
The reveal of the PC features is just one of the surprises the developers have in store for the second half of the month. Dragon Age: The Veilguard is closing out August with a bang, with a Companion Week scheduled to kick off on August 26 and a Developer Discord Q&A planned for August 30.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 71%
- Released
- October 31, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- BioWare
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
WHERE TO PLAY
Enter the world of Thedas, a vibrant land of rugged wilderness, treacherous labyrinths, and glittering cities – steeped in conflict and secret magics. Now, a pair of corrupt ancient gods have broken free from centuries of darkness and are hellbent on destroying the world.
Thedas needs someone they can count on. Rise as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero. Be who you want to be and play how you want to play as you fight to stop the gods from blighting the world. But you can’t do this alone – the odds are stacked against you. Lead a team of seven companions, each with their own rich story to discover and shape, and together you will become The Veilguard.
- Engine
- Frostbite
- Franchise
- Dragon Age
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s)
- RPG
