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sksninja · 1 year

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Having an absolute normal one while waiting for TotK

So for some goddess-forsaken reason while running around in BotW, I had the thought over how much in game time it would take to get from one area of the map to the other.

I mean, it’s a pretty big map yea? How long would it take Link to get around if teleporting wasn’t an option?

So I started with going from the Great Plateau to the Dueling Peaks Stable.

It took 8.5 in-game hours to run from one end to the other when stopping to fight monsters. It took 6.5 to run once the path had been cleared.

It took 19.5 in-game hours to walk (moving while crouched is comparable to slightly moving the control stick to walk so I was able to save my thumbs thank Hylia), and thanks to a “convenient” blood moon I also learned it takes 23.5 hours when you need to fight off those monsters that see you.

Trotting on horseback (faster than a walk, slower than a gallop) also took 6.5 hours. So running is about equal to casual horse-riding. Good to know! Galloping took 4 in-game hours (walking on horseback is slower than Link’s walking pace so I decided I didn’t need to know that one).

But I also realized that horse gallop-speed varies based on the horse! So this called for more testing.

But wow. The scenery is getting stale.

Lets switch it up by going from Dueling Peaks Stable to Hateno!

On a two-star speed horse it took 4.5 in-game hours; three-star was 4; and four-star was 3.

Oh what else? Lets go from the stable to Kakariko!

That’s closer so lets take it easy with a nice horse trot. 4 hours. Which is also equal to Link running on foot. Nice.

Another scenery change! How about the Outskirts Stable to the Lost Woods entrance?

Travel speed? Trotting on horseback does seem like a realistic traveling pace, so let’s stick with that. 3 hrs. Cool.

What next, what next... How about travel between stables! Let’s do Outskirt Stable to Gerudo Stable.

Hmm, and we’ve been spoiling ourselves with that horse auto-pathing. Let’s WALK. Even having pre-cleared the path of monsters, walking took 27 in-game hours. OOF.

So yea. I’m having fun. What am I doing with this information? Well so far I’ve a bunch of messy hand-written notes on some scrap cardboard. And then I made this tumblr post. Maybe I’ll make a spreadsheet (I like those).

And hey, BOTW FIC WRITERS. Do you want to know how long it would take to get from one point of the map to the other at whatever traveling speed? Want me to include things like resting for meals or nighttime or waiting out the rain? I’LL FUCKING DO IT. Just throw me reply/comment/ask. I’m basically looking for a reason here.

And in the meantime, I’ll keep up with the game file I got going where I make Link actually GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP at night (or at least resting by a fire and pretending he’s sleeping), and am keeping a tally of how many in-game days it takes me to rescue Zelda. So far I’ve activated all towers, made it to all towns, and calmed Vah Ruta. It’s been 79 in-game days. There have been 7 blood-moons. Our boy is so well rested 😌

#botw #Breath of the Wild #waiting for TotK #fanfic research #this shit is fun #give me more to do #the yiga ambushes are actually easier walking vs running cause you can just elemental-arrow them in the face more easily #realizing trotting was the same speed as running was a game changer #monsters mess with you a lot less on horseback #I really hope people message me with travel requests #I think it'd be fun #i am SO hype for TotK holy SHIT #okay maybe I should be like my Link and go to sleep myself #PEACE OUT

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phantasymistart · 10 months

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a warm, loving embrace

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blackturtlesofdeath · 1 year

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WHEN WILL MY COPY GET HERE

#waiting for totk #loz

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daeyumi · 6 months

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Exploring the depths 🌌🪻

#zelda #tears of the kingdom #TotK #zelda totk #zelda tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda #zelda fanart #link #daeyumi art #totk link #linktober #linktober 2023 #this is the last piece i did for linktober originally #for day 28 sparkle/bright #tho actually it was the first one I drew for linktober this year lol i’ve actually been waiting a while to post this one #anyways i’m p happy with it actually #exploring the depths in totk is one of my favorite things to do in the game #it’s so scary down there lol but like in a good way?#adventuring is fun

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jellydragons · 1 year

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i’m glad nintendo is leaning into link’s True Vibe, a hillbilly who does fucking INSANE and probably life-threatening car mods in his free time

#my posts #tears of the kingdom #loz totk #totk #As He Should Be.#anyways can’t wait to see what gamebreaking atrocities people make #if no one manages to go full mad max by the end of day one then what was even the point

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la-sera · 1 year

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My TotK was supposed to arrive today, when this fanart was finished, but.. I was wrong. I will enter the time machine and open my eyes in tomorrow (sleep), to speed up my ToTK arrival.

The Chain

Linked Universe

I'm afraid you guys are bored with my LU fanart which is too focused on the Downfall Duo, so I draw them all. Hope you like it!

#totk #waiting #linked universe #the chain #link #zelda #lu time #lu four #lu twilight #lu wind #lu warriors #lu sky #lu hyrule #lu wild #lu legend #lu fanart #legend of zelda

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nolongerapileofashprobably · 1 year

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How am I supposed to cope with the fact that it is HEAVILY IMPLIED if not practically canon that Link and Zelda lived together post botw

Link can still sleep in the bed.

The table is set for two 🥹

Zelda had to have a separate room built for ‘privacy’ and Link’s hair tie and is found there. Why would she need privacy if she lived alone? Plus having to hide his new champions tunic in the throne room??? Can’t hide it in the house if they both live there

Zelda even states that Link hasn’t left her side since they were reunited 🥹 kill me I’m so fucking emotional about this

It’s referred to as ‘Zelda’s house’ but in Japanese I believe in her diary she just calls it ‘the house’ (again, I’m not positive but localizations have applied ownership where the Japanese version lacks it)

Symin says “oh! You’re back in town, link!” And then “if you’re here alone then Princess Zelda must still be missing” which implies Link does still live there and that he’s literally always with Zelda (which we been knew)

Remember that while the side quest for the house was optional, it would have been torn down if Link didn’t buy it. It’s still there. So it’s safe to assume that canonically, Link did the majority if not all the side quests in botw.

Like fuck this I’m so fucking upset Link spent years by Zelda’s side, is referred to as an ADULT, and now they’re separated AGAIN. I’m. Im fucking emotional. This is everything I wanted from the sequel which is a pretty clear indication that zelink are together like what the fuck Nintendo. What the fuck.

#can we just talk about how everyone who knows link legit goes ‘you’re back!! but wait… where is zelda’ bc they’re always together #link being a protector through and through is so goddamn precious #THE TABLE IS STILL SET FOR TWO #can we imagine link smiling at zelda and saying ‘welcome home’ after the great calamity is over #zelink #botw zelink #totk zelink #totk zelda #totk link #loz totk spoilers #totk spoilers #loz tears of the kingdom #loz tears of the kingdom spoilers

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mizukkay · 1 year

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screenshots redraws.

#obsessed with this game #im really bad at it but its soook good #why did i not play this sooner #Breath of the wild #BOTW #Link botw #link breath of the wild #link zelda #legend of zelda #Loz #can't wait for totk !!!#fan art #my art #studies

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verflares · 2 days

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just how long is forever? // not long enough, with you

pssst. check this out on inprnt :]

#pssst also. you should click/zoom on this. for better quality and to see all my silly little details :] hooty hoo #this is my totkversary thing im just too impatient to wait till the 12th LOL. big shoutout to this game tht has ruined my life. and zelink.#zelink #light dragon #link #zelda #loz #totk #princess zelda #totk spoilers #link totk #zelda totk #tears of the kingdom #loz fanart #i had soooo much fun drawing this i really did. i think this is a good capstone piece for how much ive improved so far this year #i still have a long ways to go ofc but. i am pleased ^_^ nd i am glad i can use zink like experiments to do so hehe #anyway. YURI FOREVERRRRR BITCH #my art

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salamispots · 1 year

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I swear this is the last version/edit I'll make to the little cooking pot drawing haha

#totk #fandom feels #sometimes you stare at a drawing hours later and then go #oh wait what if I tried this other thing here #muffled laugh #sketchbook stuff #the second version's technically on insta; I just wanted to design the smoke cloud more + some minor tweaks #also I wanna practice drawing food more : 0

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walrus-tusk-615bc · 8 months

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I've seen your dragons! Oh so lovely and nice, good art and all! And ive seen you do others in dragon forms, Zelda, that shadow girl I can't remember her name(srry) and I wondered... what would other species look like as dragons? Gorons, gurudo, the bird people and fish people. I'd say it be interesting to see it all!

DRAGONS DRAGONS DRAGONS

A bunch of dragons based off of not-so-unfamiliar people :))

#totk #totk spoilers #light dragon #zelda #totk dragon #farosh #gerudo #rito #zora #goron #you have no idea how long I have waited for this ask #This was on the back burner this whole time #totk riju #totk sidon #totk tulin #totk yunobo #the babies #Kinda counts as a totk dragon study??#asks

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st-hedge · 1 year

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Repost of the totk ganon art I made ft. Some blonde dude idk

#totk spoilers #legend of zelda #botw #ganondorf #link #ganlink #I’m very very aware that #he’s all I’ve been posting #and all that I’m willing to post #but let me smother y’all with my excitement #I #nbnnngghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #not even ina thirsty way #too tired for that #but nhgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh #I can’t wait to fill an entire sd card with screenshots of this man

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vioshortforviolence · 11 months

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So a post I reblogged about no Dark Link in TotK being a missed opportunity got me thinking about how he could've been implemented:

You could find one of those journals in one of the Yiga outposts in the Depths talking about him. Here's how I think it could read:

Spotted the Hero in the Depths today. I attempted to approach while disguised as a member of the Zonai Survey Team.

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Dark Link would be patrolling the Depths, and upon spotting you, he will chase you down and attack, similar to the Gloom Hands. But unlike the Gloom Hands, you cannot escape by climbing to high ground and waiting for him to vanish. He will simply teleport up to you.

You can either deal enough damage to him, which will make him leave and reappear elsewhere in the Depths (like how the Yiga flee when defeated), or you can teleport far enough away so he loses track of you. Thankfully, he will not follow you to the Surface.

If he spots you while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, he will be temporarily confused, giving you very limited time to run away or hide before he figures it out and starts attacking you. Similar to the Lynel Mask.

Also while you're wearing the Dark Link outfit, the Yiga will not ambush you, because they think you're the Hero's Shadow.

Dark Link's number of hearts will match that of the player's, just like in OoT. The stronger you get, the stronger he gets too.

He would also have the smartest enemy AI in the game, besides Ganondorf himself:

He dodges any thrown items or arrows shot at him, which means he cannot be cheesed with bombs. He will simply hop out of the blast radius before it lands. You must fight him in close melee combat.

He will mirror your strikes perfectly if you fight him with a one-handed sword and shield. However, he only wields a sword and shield, meaning you can attack him more easily with a different weapon, like... oh I don't know... a two-handed hammer? 😉

I'm not entirely sure what he'd drop upon defeat... Maybe his sword and shield?

Anyway, those are my thoughts. I'd love to hear other ideas :)

(EDIT: Added more stuff in a reblog!)

#bonus idea: dark link will be afraid to attack you if you're wearing the fierce deity set #but will still retaliate if you attack him first #totk spoilers #tagging that just in case #loz totk #the legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #dark link #yiga clan #the depths #wow this is a long post #I really like dark link okay #I wish he would appear in more games P:#WAIT this could make for a really cool DLC opportunity! I would buy it in a heartbeat!! Please Nintendo!! (hah wishful thinking 😌)

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daeyumi · 9 months

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