Dragon Age: Veilguard's latest update allows players to use the arrow keys for movement.

A new patch is now available on Steam for Dragon Age: Veilguard. It contains dozens of bug fixes, as well as a number quality-of-life improvements, such as the ability to use arrow keys for movement instead of WASD.

It might seem like a small thing, yet for some it's a major issue. The problem is that WASD layouts can be difficult or impossible to use for some players because they are surrounded by so many other keys. As Veilguard's Tim Zandbergen said earlier this month: "WASD would cause my arm to press all sorts of other buttons. Arrow keys are therefore 'key'." The EA forums and Steam have both been asking players to remap the movement controls to the arrow keys. Previously, the arrow keys were used to move the map. With this update, they can finally stop moving the maps and start moving their gams.

The patch also adds filters for Veilguard's Photo Mode and simplifies Photo Mode files to indicate the date of the shot. Some weapons now have new icons and a notification is displayed when the Crossroads Spirit Merchant becomes available.

The bug fixes include "Rook's Body Shape no longer Changes Unexpectedly" which is something Rook would appreciate. "An odd facial expression when Rook meets Emmrich for the first time" has been adjusted to be less strange, another W for Rookster. The bug-fixes include instances where music "incorrectly stopped playing" or started playing when it was not supposed to.

BioWare stated in the patch notes, "we'll be having another patch to discuss more about soon." Below are the full patch notes:

Changes in Quality of Life:

• Now you can bind the arrow keys to input mappings.
• Filters added to Photo mode
  
• The names of the screenshot files in Photo Mode have been simplified to include the date that the photo was taken.
  
• When a screenshot is taken in Photo Mode, the File Path to where screenshots are stored is now displayed in-game.
  
• It is now easier for you to identify the Enchantment that has been applied to your companion's equipment.
  
• You can change the description of the Glint setting in Settings.
  
• Now, you can compare new rings against both slots equipped with rings.
  
• When the Crossroads Spirit Merchant is available, a notification will appear.
  
• New icons added for some weapons.

Bug fixes:

• Eliminated the cause of a small number crashes.
  
• Rook's shape does not change unexpectedly following a cutscene involving Emmrich.
  
• When Rook first meets Emmrich, adjust the odd facial expression.
  
• This rare issue was fixed where some existing Rook settings were unintentionally reset when saving and creating a new Rook. This fix affects all saves across all platforms.
  
• Added the ability to adjust the volume of Spite in certain scenes.
  
• Fixes some instances where the music would stop playing incorrectly.
  
• Unwanted music or sound effects were playing in some cases.
  
• Antaam Champions do now correctly slightly more damage.
  
• After performing a long dodge, Mage Rooks will no longer shift awkwardly to the right.
  
• The Rogue Skill "Underdog's Bite", now correctly lists "Enhanced Damage", instead of "Empowered Damage."
  
• Fixed some instances in which enemies could get stuck, or were unreachable.
  
• Fixes some cases where companions can get stuck on balance beams.
  
• Bellara's Rook's Ultimate can no longer be charged indefinitely outside of combat.
  
• Emmrich's stats are now displayed correctly when you start the Where the Dead Must Go Quest.
  
• Fixed a bug in which Emmrich would sometimes not be available on the Ability Wheel during the Where the Dead Must Go Quest.
  
• Regenerations of companions are now correctly replenished at the beginning of The Last Gambit.
  
• The Kataranda has now been given its correct and unique color.
  
• Fixes a problem with the critical hit and penetrating modifiers for the "Twin Edged Pick Warrior Weapon".
  
• The cape of Taash on the "Rivain's Legacy armor" no longer stretches during cutscenes.
  
• The Grey Warden's "Recruit's Simple Tunic", which appears on Rook, no longer clips through his neck uncomfortably.
  
• The "Mythals' Light Mage weapon" now deals the intended amount of base physical damage (0).
  
• If a physical-damage enchantment has been applied, the "Mythal's Light", Mage weapon will now deal physical damage to enemy health.
  
• Fixes instances where Treviso values were incorrectly applied to increase stats.
  
• Fixed the issue where some valuables with stat increases weren't visible in merchant stores.
  
• Textures on characters and environment objects have been improved.
  
• Fixes a problem where VFX can become very bright.
  
• Fixes for several distance "pop-ins" issues.
  
• Fixes a problem that caused the camera to stutter after closing the eluvian user interface.
  
• Fixed several instances where quest goals would not update correctly when some quests were run.
  
• On Deadly Wings can be completed even if A Slow Poison has not yet been completed.
  
• The Lives Spared quest no longer requires you to look in two places simultaneously.
  
• The Crossroads will always have a Revenant.
  
• Fix a problem where a door wouldn't open during
  
• After the Shadows Crossing Quest, the intended 2D cinematic sequence now plays.
  
• The path forward in A Murder of Crows could be blocked.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the quest In Entropy's Grasp to be blocked.
  
• The first autosave now requires a companion to load it.
  
• The HDR Calibration settings are now correctly saved between game sessions.
  
• Rook is prevented from getting stuck on multiple occasions while exploring Thedas.
  
• After completing the quest, you will now receive one of the "Watcher’s Robe" appearance variants.
  
• Fixed a spot in Arlathan forest where Rook might get stuck in a loop of drowning.
  
• Fixed an issue where Rook would forget that they already had a lyrium dagger, and therefore could not interact with treasure boxes and altars.
  
• Codex entries which have already been read will not be marked as unread again.
  
• The scrollbar can no longer get stuck on the Codex screen.
  
• When Skill Tree nodes reset, enchantments on abilities will now be reset correctly.
  
• The Crossroads' Spirit Merchant shows now the intended faction reputation gained when selling valuables.
  
• Fixed a rare problem where some Skill Tree Nodes were sometimes not able to be unlocked.
  
• The game credits have been updated.