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OneThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomplayer decided to utilize their engineering talents in order to push the envelope in Korok abuse with some intricately designed rockets. Aside from its pure entertainment value, their achievement is also notable for illustrating theincredibly advanced state ofTears of the Kingdom’sbuilding meta.
While rockets are far from the most efficient contraptions for traversing Hyrule in the latestZeldagame, they have nonetheless fascinated many players who have been enjoying theBreath of the Wildsequel since its mid-May release. And though the community creations arising from this interest were initially fairly simple, it didn’t take long for theTears of the Kingdomfandom to deliver some truly wild rocket launch systemsand similar inventions.
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In yet another testament to that trend, Reddit user Scared_Cry_4931 has recently put together several convoluted rocket designs that push the game’s building system to its limits, then went on to test them by successfully launching Koroks into the sky. And while both of their contraptions are high-effort additions to the list ofKorok torture methods inTears of the Kingdom, they also happen to be engineering marvels in their own right. That’s particularly true of the multi-stage rocket that was at the center of the player’s first test, which managed to launch one helpless Korok all the way to one of the game’s Sky Islands before it broke apart, causing the tiny creature to plummet back to the surface.
This particular contraption consists of a Zonai Hover Stone and multiple batteries, as well as some half a dozen Construct Heads stuck to just as many Zonai Rockets. The careful positioning of the Construct Heads—which always move around in search of enemies to lock on to—makes them activate each rocket separately, while the surrounding batteries ensure that the device has enough power to keep gaining altitude until it depletes its entire array of propulsion options. A similar trick for delaying Zonai Rocket activation was recently used inan impressiveTears of the Kingdomfighter jetequipped with a missile launcher and afterburner system, as well as manual triggers for both.
Emboldened by the success of this test, its author soon opted to construct another Korok launcher. And while their second attempt was clearly focused on nailing the aesthetic of an actual rocket, its end result still managed to reach a comparably impressive altitude. Time will tell whether that’s the end of this particular line of innovations, or if newTears of the Kingdomengineering discoveries yield even more potential applications in Korok abuse.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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