These are must haves for the simple reason that, in the later Dragon Age games, factions got beautiful and distinctive armor, and robes that werent created back in DAO even though the lore retroactively states the factions looked like this in DAO. Its separated into modules so you can pick and choose which features you want. navtag=http%3A%2F%2FThis is a great mod, and adds life to the game by making npcs actually doing things in the towns, and restores cut content and fixes things bioware never did, also increases party banter. There are a lot of options, but for new players I'd recommend sticking to the enhanced Lore versions, to keep the feel of how bioware intended them to look. navtag=http%3A%2F%2FThis mod makes all the characters look much better. For a dog lover, this is really a must have. navtag=http%3A%2F%2FNormally, the dog will take up a party slot, with this, the dog can be your faithful companion and not take up a valuable slot in your party and will just be with you all the time. dazip format, and this is the manager that handles them, making it required for easy installs. navtag=http%3A%2F%2FA lot of mods for DAO are in. Im sure someone will come around to make a comprehensive mod guide, but i though I'd share the mods I feel are must haves to start with and work for even new players.