Update 1.2.0 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has arrived, and it will give players some new items if they start the game in a specific way. Other than that, the update brings a handful of fixes, including some game-breaking ones that previously halted progression indefinitely. Players have been taking the game’s building mechanics to their limits, with one fan creating a Batmobile, and another creating a whole amusement park. Without further ado, here is the complete list of patch notes for update 1.2.0 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Update 1.2.0 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.
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Update 1.2.0 for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. To learn to get the update and check past updates for the game, check out Nintendo’s guide here. For the latest news and updates straight from Nintendo, visit the official website here.
