{"id":1027779,"date":"2026-01-14T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/XvBNqNaHkrrS3fz752DYQ6"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:29:22","slug":"after-105-hours-im-convinced-ive-been-gaslit-by-the-nudity-toggle-in-dragon-age-the-veilguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-105-hours-im-convinced-ive-been-gaslit-by-the-nudity-toggle-in-dragon-age-the-veilguard\/","title":{"rendered":"After 105 hours, I’m convinced I’ve been gaslit by the nudity toggle in Dragon Age: The Veilguard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I don’t know what the nudity toggle in Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/u><\/a> does. I mean I know what it says it does\u2014allows nudity during sex scenes\u2014but I’ve been through two full romances so far and those sex scenes have rationed out exactly one shirtless man apiece and a very PG-13 fade to black encounter. What the hell did I set that toggle to “on” for, then?<\/p>\n

Dragon Age games have long been known not just for their companion characters, but specifically for the romances with those characters that eventually lead to hot and horizontal situations. It’s been such a beloved pillar of the series that other RPGs have incorporated a very similar style of party member romance. The Veilguard continues that tradition\u2026 or so it says<\/em>. BioWare certainly played very coy<\/u><\/a> ahead of launch about that nudity toggle in the settings menu and just how much my companions would wind up showing off. The answer is, well, basically nothing.<\/p>\n

The Veilguard romance options<\/u><\/a> all start out promising enough. Throughout the early hours of the game I get to meet all my new comrades in god-battling arms and have opportunities to flirt a little with each of them. We go on outings together\u2014coffee with Lucanis, a field trip with Davrin\u2014where I can make eyes at them and get a bit of interest in return. But I had to be very<\/em> patient for more than that.<\/p>\n

It isn’t until act three, easily 30 hours in, that I got to officially express interest in Lucanis and then, finally, a moment fraught with some sexual tension and an almost-kiss that he runs away from. But then I didn’t catch another moment alone with Lucanis for several hours. After fully completing his personal quest, which I was beelining through unashamedly searching for that romance juice, Lucanis says in a quite sultry fashion “I have other plans for tonight” as he and Rook plan to head back to the lighthouse together. Okay, I thought, now<\/em> we’re going places.<\/p>\n

His plans were drinking a cup of coffee alone in the kitchen. Oh, and I get to tell him that I’m glad he isn’t running off home to his faction the Antivan Crows until after this god smashing stuff is sorted. Did I miss<\/em> something? Did I screw up?<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: BioWare, Electronic Arts)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As act three of the game wore on, the names of my save files grew more desperate:<\/p>\n