The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom/Revisional Differences

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To do: Ask the speedrun community what glitches were known to be patched. These patches did impact speedruns from item duplication glitches getting patched. Clarify that 1.0.0 does exist as a digital version.

Version 1.0.0

The version of the game that was shipped on the physical Game Card format.

Version 1.1.0

Version 1.1.0 was released on May 5, 2023 for reviewers and the digital preload.

Official Patch Notes

General Updates

• Horse name inputs now allow for Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional) characters.
  • If the system language is not set to Korean, Chinese (Simplified), or Chinese (Traditional), some inputted characters will not display.
• Made other, additional fixes to allow for a more pleasing gameplay experience.

(Source: Nintendo)

Version 1.1.1

Version 1.1.1 was released on May 18, 2023.

Official Patch Notes

General Updates

• Fixed issue where, sometimes, the player could not clear main quest “The Closed Door,” even if they fulfilled the conditions to advance the quest.
  • If you have already encountered this issue, you will be able to clear the quest by downloading this update data.
• Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

(Source: Nintendo)

Version 1.1.2

Version 1.1.2 was released on May 25, 2023.

Official Patch Notes

Audio Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the sound would play at an extremely high volume in certain conditions.

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue in the main quest, “Camera Work in the Depths”, where players could not progress beyond a certain point. Downloading the update will allow players to proceed past that point.
• Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.
  • A material duplication glitch was patched that uses shield jumping.

(Source: Nintendo)

Version 1.2.0

Version 1.2.0 was released on July 4, 2023.

Official Patch Notes

General Updates

• By starting the game from within certain articles released on a specific Switch News channel (accessed via the HOME Menu) players can receive a number of in-game items.
  • Depending on the state of gameplay progression or the location in which the data is reopened, there may be cases in which the items cannot be received.

Additional Fixes

• Fixed an issue where players could not progress beyond a certain point in the main quests “A Mystery in the Depths” and “Secret of the Ring Ruins”, the side adventures “Hateno Village Research Lab” and “Lurelin Village Restoration Project”, the shrine quest “Dyeing to Find It”, and the side quests “Village Attacked by Pirates”, “The Incomplete Stable”, and “Seeking the Pirate Hideout”. Downloading the update will allow players to proceed past that point.

• Fixed an issue preventing fairies from appearing under certain conditions when they originally should have appeared.
• Fixed an issue preventing the meals provided by Kiana of Lurelin Village from changing under certain conditions.
• Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

(Source: Nintendo)

Version 1.2.1

Version 1.2.1 was released on August 22, 2023.

Official Patch Notes

Fixed issues

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the screen to flicker intensely when large amounts of stamps were placed on the Map.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from obtaining the contents of treasure chests attached to Flux Constructs when the treasure chests vanished as a result of the Flux Construct’s attacks.
  • If the treasure chest vanished, reloading the save data will either restore the treasure chest or cause the chest’s contents to automatically appear in your Pouch.
• If a certain event does not trigger when talking to Koltin after collecting all of the Bubbul Gems, downloading this update data will fix it so that the event triggers.
• Several other issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.

(Source: Nintendo)