The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was only released to the public a week ago, and yet it's already had to receive a second update. This comes shortly after the initial day-one patch that fixed various gameplay bugs.

Since its release, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has quickly become a success, selling over ten million units in just three days and garnering universal acclaim. Sporting an open world with even more layers than that of Breath of the Wild, a whole new set of tools for Link to play with to manipulate his surroundings, and a plethora of other elements, it's easy to see why the game was so highly anticipated. But no amount of delays can result in a completely flawless game, which both patches thus far have striven to rectify.

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Tears of the Kingdom is now on Version 1.1.1. Whereas the previous patch mostly focused on performance issues and minor additions such as the use of some non-English characters while naming horses, this one fixes a bug that some players have encountered very early on. Specifically, with Tears of the Kingdom's "The Closed Door" quest, the very first main quest in the game, there is a glitch that prevents players from clearing it even after meeting all the requirements. Thankfully, this patch takes care of that, which should smooth things out for anyone who got stuck.

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Nintendo's patch notes were quite brief this time around, with the only other item listed being a series of general fixes to tweak and improve the gameplay experience. Notably, Tears of the Kingdom's infinite duplication glitch, an early discovery that lets players cheese most of the game's content with infinite Rupees and other items, has remained untouched by both patches so far, something that hasn't gone unnoticed by avid players.

Nintendo is no stranger to seeing what players do with their games and responding to feedback and cheats either in sequels or via updates. Whether it be Paper Mario: Color Splash addressing some of the biggest complaints against Sticker Star, or all Mario Kart games post-DS removing snaking. Then again, considering these latest two Zelda games were essentially made to be broken, perhaps barring players from stockpiling the most powerful weapons in the game isn't a huge priority for the company.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Update 1.1.1 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.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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