Add -enabledeveloperconsole to the start options field. In the General tab click the button Set launch options. Go to the My Games tab, right-click Dragon Age: Origins and choose Properties from the menu. This works both for the standard and the ultimate editions of the game. In the Command Line Arguments field type -enabledeveloperconsole and click Save. In the Origin client right click Dragon Age: Origins and choose Game properties. The line below should be something like this:Ĭopy the following lines to the end of the file: In Mac systems this file is in the user library: Library/Preferences/Dragon Age Origins Preferences. This method allows you to run the game from its default shortcut, but requires you to edit a game file, which should be done carefully.Ĭreate a backup of the file \data\DAOriginsLauncher.xml. Make sure that there is a single space between the last quotation mark and the hyphen. 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Dragon Age\bin_ship\daorigins.exe' -enabledeveloperconsole
In the Target field add the following parameter at the end of the line: -enabledeveloperconsole. Right click the shortcut and choose properties. See the #Steam section below.Ĭreate a shortcut on your desktop, Start Menu, or anywhere else to the file daorigins.exe, which is typically located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Dragon Age\bin_ship. Note: This won't work with the Ultimate edition in Steam.