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[Gotdatmoney]

Textures look identical to me.

I genuinely hope I am imagining it i explored a new area yesterdsy so that could be it too.

 

[aBarreras]

Are the moblin fights improved at all?

well, i killed one and it was an instant freeze, but it only lasted like half a second, whereas before it could freeze for like 2 or 3 seconds

but these are always kinda random anyway

 

[Ziocyte]

I genuinely hope I am imagining it i explored a new area yesterdsy so that could be it too.

Generally "red rocks" are one of the muddier looking things in the game. This has been the case for as long as I've been playing and that screenshot posted a little while ago looks pretty consistent with what I remember.

 

[maxcriden]

well, i killed one and it was an instant freeze, but it only lasted like half a second, whereas before it could freeze for like 2 or 3 seconds

but these are always kinda random anyway

That's unfortunate, but hopefully it's an improvement for real. Thanks for the info either way!

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Sorry if it was mentioned before but this thread has gotten long. Was there anything other than performance enhancements in this patch? Other bug fixes, or gameplay tweaks, or anything like that?

 

[Firebrand]

Sorry if it was mentioned before but this thread has gotten long. Was there anything other than performance enhancements in this patch? Other bug fixes, or gameplay tweaks, or anything like that?

I haven't tested but I'd expect the blood mon bug to fixed on Switch.

 

[antibolo]

I've unlocked the entire world map and I still can't find that goddamn forest.

 

[chargin' chuck]

So much of an improvement. I was too embarrassed to show Zelda off to friends in docked mode because of all the slowdowns and have been playing in handheld mode 90% of the time. After patching last night, I had a 3-hour session in docked mode with my Pro Controller and it's like night and day. Huge thanks to Nintendo for improving an already tremendous game.

 

[rhandino]

I've unlocked the entire world map and I still can't find that goddamn forest.

Really? Its very obvious where it is tho -_-

Maybe people gets confusde because it's in a different location than in previous Zelda games?

 

[Padinn]

Are the moblin fights improved at all?

I had one lag. So it still exists in some way.

 

[antibolo]

Really? Its very obvious where it is tho -_-

Maybe people gets confusde because it's in a different location than in previous Zelda games?

I have no idea if you're being sarcastic or not.

I never played much 3D Zelda games so I genuinely have no idea what the usual location is supposed to be.

 

[White Wolf]

I've unlocked the entire world map and I still can't find that goddamn forest.

you mean

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korok

forest right? it's north of hyrule castle, west of death mountain. it's a round forest area surrounded by water.

 

[maxcriden]

I had one lag. So it still exists in some way.

Thanks for the info. Hopefully they can iron this out as well in a future patch.

Really? Its very obvious where it is tho -_-

Maybe people gets confusde because it's in a different location than in previous Zelda games?

Technically there's no consistent location for it, right? It was in one place in OOT, and another in WW, and hasn't been in any other 3D Zelda games...no? Well I suppose it sort of was in Skyward Sword, in the OOT location....

 

[antibolo]

you mean

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korok

forest right? it's north of hyrule castle, west of death mountain. it's a round forest area surrounded by water.

Thank you.

I've been pulling my hair trying to find the damn place, I have 46 seeds accumulated since last time I had the chance to use them.

 

[Brandon F]

So are there improved framerates on the wii u version or is it basically the same?

Going by this thread, impressions are all over the place on Wii U. Some saying areas are much improved, others saying nothing feels changed. Some even saying they wish they never downloaded the patch as the resolution, shadows, effects, and whatnot are now noticeably scaled back to support a minor fps bump.

Haven't downloaded it myself yet, so not sure what to think.

 

[AdanVC]

I honestly don't care if Nintendo lowered the resolution of the textures and view distance as long as it improves the framerate, wich by the replies in here it seems that way wich is great!

 

[Gotdatmoney]

I have no idea if you're being sarcastic or not.

I never played much 3D Zelda games so I genuinely have no idea what the usual location is supposed to be.

Once you unlock the whole map it is in fact pretty obvious. Just look on your map for the biggest concentration of trees.

 

[Serenitynow]

Thanks for the info. Hopefully they can iron this out as well in a future patch.

I've actually had my worst Moblin encounters after the patch, but I suppose it was in a strenuous area (lots of trees and enemies)

 

[antibolo]

Once you unlock the whole map it is in fact pretty obvious. Just look on your map for the biggest concentration of trees.

No, it's not indicated on the map at all.

 

[Tathanen]

No, it's not indicated on the map at all.

Not by name, no. But it's definitely an enormous and extremely visible stand-alone forest.

 

[antibolo]

So it's somewhere in the

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Great Hyrule Forest

, then?

I mean it was the next place I was going to go look but how is that supposed to be obvious? There are tons of forest areas everywhere. That could have been any of them.

 

[Tathanen]

So it's somewhere in the

Spoiler

Great Hyrule Forest

, then?

I mean it was the next place I was going to go look but how is that supposed to be obvious? There are tons of forest areas everywhere.

Little kind of unremarkable forests scattered everywhere, sure, but nothing quite as importantly-named and visually set-apart as that one, I suppose. Plus if you look at it from any distance outside there's a single bafflingly large tree sticking out of the middle. So, well.

 

[Teppic]

Doesn't notice any bigger differences on Wii U.

 

[Cheezeman3000]

So it's somewhere in the

Spoiler

Great Hyrule Forest

, then?

I mean it was the next place I was going to go look but how is that supposed to be obvious? There are tons of forest areas everywhere. That could have been any of them.

The entrance is at the end of one of the pathways visible on the map.

 

[Zedark]

Little kind of unremarkable forests scattered everywhere, sure, but nothing quite as importantly-named and visually set-apart as that one, I suppose. Plus if you look at it from any distance outside there's a single bafflingly large tree sticking out of the middle. So, well.

Isn't it

Spoiler

fully covered by fog

? It was whenever I looked at it.

 

[Schnozberry]

Generally "red rocks" are one of the muddier looking things in the game. This has been the case for as long as I've been playing and that screenshot posted a little while ago looks pretty consistent with what I remember.

They look like red rock mountains from a Georgia O'Keefe painting. I'm not sure if that was what the intention was, but that's how it ended up.

 

[Link83]

In this case, the frame rate is now pretty great at

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Link's Tomb and the and the Shrine of Ganon's True Master.

I cant believe you didnt spoiler this post

 

[maxcriden]

I've actually had my worst Moblin encounters after the patch, but I suppose it was in a strenuous area (lots of trees and enemies)

Sorry to hear it, maybe it was the area though, that would make sense. Hopefully subsequent ones aren't as bad for you.

 

[Easy_D]

Edit: Nah I'm better than this. Anyway, nice to hear the framerate is improved across the board, especially since I'll treat the Switch as a portable and nothing else

 

[Shahadan]

I haven't played in a while but I feel like the horrid and constant white backlight effect in docked mode has disappeared.

 

[Skittzo0413]

I cant believe you didnt spoiler this post

Most things that sound like spoilers in this thread but aren't spoiler tagged are 100% fake. Like this.

 

[aBarreras]

Edit: Nah I'm better than this. Anyway, nice to hear the framerate is improved across the board, especially since I'll treat the Switch as a portable and nothing else

WAIT WHAAAAAAAAAT?

too late man

 

[Easy_D]

WAIT WHAAAAAAAAAT?

too late man

Anything you saw was a big fat lie dude. I didn't intentionally spoil anything. Sorry for the shock. I haven't even played the game yet (and as indicated by my edit, I don't even own a Switch )

 

[aBarreras]

Anything you saw was a big fat lie dude. I didn't intentionally spoil anything. Sorry for the shock. I haven't even played the game yet

hahaha, thank god

 

[Diablohead]

I did a software update check and it said no update available however the games main menu says I am on 1.1.1, so does the switch auto update while it sleeps in the dock? that's nice.

 

[maxcriden]

So it's somewhere in the

Spoiler

Great Hyrule Forest

, then?

I mean it was the next place I was going to go look but how is that supposed to be obvious? There are tons of forest areas everywhere. That could have been any of them.

I believe some NPCs hint at the location. But, it's entirely possible to not have those conversations with them, so it is totally understandable you wouldn't have run into them yet or talked to them about this. AFAIK it's an optional part of the game. The entrance you're looking for is

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along a road

as mentioned above. Slightly more specifically, you will enter from

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the southern road.

This won't take you directly to K

Spoiler

orok

F

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orest

. You'll be passing through another section first. Also, there is a pretty cool area to check out north of this region. It is distinctive on the map, I believe the map denotes it as

Spoiler

Thyphlo Ruins.

Heading further north from there, the

Spoiler

Deplian Badlands

and the outer edge of the map to their east have some interesting things to check out as well.

Isn't it

Spoiler

fully covered by fog

? It was whenever I looked at it.

Same here.

I cant believe you didnt spoiler this post

Just in case you didn't know, that poster was joking.

 

[Tathanen]

Isn't it

Spoiler

fully covered by fog

? It was whenever I looked at it.

It is, but you can still see it jutting out a bit.

 

[The Hermit]

I've unlocked the entire world map and I still can't find that goddamn forest.

Zoom in the map, and read the damn thing

 

[Chezzymann]

Just in case you didn't know, that poster was joking.

But now he knows that link doesn't die and ganon doesn't have a true master!

 

[Malus]

But now he knows that link doesn't die and ganon doesn't have a true master!

You joke but I'd appreciate it if you guys cut it out with the fake-spoiler stuff for that very reason. It can take away some of the suspense.

Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess plot details:

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Impa dies in SS and Zant has a true master (Ganondorf) in TP.

Botw plot details:

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I thought Zelda might be revealed as a spirit like the Champions of the other dungeons until her appearance in the ending.

 

[TrojanAg]

I tested it docked and portable yesterday and there is a very noticeable improvement in a lot of the usual areas that I would have frame drops happen. Practically no drops at all in portable mode. If Nintendo downgraded anything visually, it must be very minor because I can't really tell.

 

[antibolo]

Zoom in the map, and read the damn thing

Bullshit, it's not indicated (or at least not until you enter it I assume).

 

[Zedark]

Bullshit, it's not indicated (or at least not until you enter it I assume).

I believe it only mentions

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Great (Hylian) Forest

, not a more specific name, if even that. The game puts in names on the map when you discover them, so that's might be why you can't see it while The Hermit does see it.

 

[antibolo]

I believe it only mentions

Spoiler

Great (Hylian) Forest

, not a more specific name.

So, not indicated at all, then.

 

[Zedark]

So, not indicated at all, then.

Indeed, it's for you to find.

 

[Neoweee]

Bullshit, it's not indicated (or at least not until you enter it I assume).

The guy tells you "The Forest North of Here", and that it as the end of a named river, and there's a giant forest North of there. How ambiguous is it?

 

[antibolo]

The guy tells you "The Forest North of Here", and there's a giant fucking forest North of there. How ambiguous is it?

Which guy are you even talking about?

Indeed, it's for you to find.

And there's nothing wrong with that of course, but people here act as though it was pretty clear, which is just shitty.

 

[Alpha_eX]

Which guy are you even talking about?



And there's nothing wrong with that of course, but people here act as though it was pretty clear, which is just shitty.

Talk to people in the stables, that's how I found it. Was actually really fun putting all the hearsay and rumours from travellers together to find the forest.

 

[Skittzo0413]

Which guy are you even talking about?

I believe

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Hetsu

tells you that he's going to see "grandpa" and tells you to follow

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Hylia River

north to get there. It's not hard to figure out from there, though if you haven't met

Spoiler

Hetsu

then I can understand the issue.

 

[Zedark]

I believe

Spoiler

Hetsu

tells you that he's going to see "grandpa" and tells you to follow

Spoiler

Hylia River

north to get there. It's not hard to figure out from there, though if you haven't met

Spoiler

Hetsu

then I can understand the issue.

LOL I don't even know who Hetsu is, and I have been playing for 70 hours, yet it seems he is common knowledge around the Zelda threads! Pretty awesome that I can miss such apparently obvious things and still enjoy the hell out of the game.