What cool things have you guys found? I’ve done a cursory exploration of the whole place, going from light root to light root, but haven’t spent a lot of time looking at details etc.

  • Bleeping Lobster@lemmy.world
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    Pretty much anything significant in the overworld has an equivalent in the depths, they really went far with that mechanic! I haven’t stumbled across a single lynel yet but apparently there’s one underneath each stable.

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      This has been the coolest thing for me. Realizing the shrines line up, then any water, then the entire heightmap. It feels really rewarding to figure that stuff out then use it to navigate new areas you haven’t unlocked yet based on what’s in the overworld.

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      I didn’t know this about lynels being under stables. So I checked my map, as I had marked each lynel I encountered in the depths, and you’re right! Each one is directly under a stable!

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    There’s a bargainer statue underneath every significant goddess statue. The small ones don’t count.

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    Something I’d like to know is what’s up with these pillars connecting to the surface? Besides the obvious one, they always seem to be placed at random locations. These things feel like they should nudge you towards something interesting or teach you something, but I didn’t get either of those.

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    Not going to post any of the really cool things that I consider spoilers, but here are some other things I’ve noticed which no one has posted yet.

    The names of the lightroots are the names of the shrines backwards.

    Every little mine has one chest, usually containing 20 crystalized charges, but sometimes a unique item. They are easy to see on the map.

    Big monster lairs are easy to spot on the map, too, once you get used to their appearance.

    Groves of trees (the little star-shaped dark trees on the map) very often contain a giant hollow tree stump with a chest in it. You can learn to recognize these tree stumps on the map.

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        After pretty much fully exploring the Depths, I must have found 10 Old Maps where I already had the treasure. Thankfully, the game recognizes this and doesn’t waste your time by placing an X on the map.

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          Huh, all the Old Maps I’ve found so far have led me to treasure chests in various mines. Had no idea they could lead anywhere else!

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            I’m not sure I said anything otherwise. All of the Old Maps lead to the Depths. Many are in mines, and some are in groves, but all are in the Depths.

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    One cool thing (that not everyone immediately groks) is that each lightroot corresponds to a shrine on the surface (and vice versa) - really useful if you’re looking for some out-of-the-way shrines, and you’ve done some mapping of the area in the depths already.

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      The names of the lightroots are the names of the shrines backwards. I didn’t notice that until I found the light root under the Joju-u-u shrine because it really stood out as an odd, memorable name.

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    The height map is reversed, so mountains become valleys. Rivers and lakes become impassable walls.

    Do the great fairy fountains correspond to anything?

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      I don’t think the fairy fountains correspond to anything, but the ‘Spring of Courage/Power/Wisdom’ and the Great Mother Goddess Statue in the forgotten temple all correspond to Bargainer statue locations.

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    I’m little by little trying to map out the depths entirely. Recently just found by way to the area underneath the Lost Woods which is fun!

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    I feel like i have not explored much in TOTK. Though i’ve spent some time under the big mines and there are nice rocks down there, mostly zoonite. I plan to do a heaven and depths exploration now I finish the

    spoiler

    Mineru

    quest which I stumbled accross.

    Ok, spoilers look ugly here xD

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    The grave of King Rhoam, the one on the mountain in the Great Plateau, last time you see him in BotW.

    Well, go to the equivalent location in the depths. There will be three of those ghosts holding good quality weapons.

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    I love the depths, I always find them to be replenishing in a way. I go down there, I get to explore and find new things, I usually come out of them with a lot of resources (weapons, zoneite, crystals, muddlebuds, bombs) and sometimes a neat piece of equipment wondering why I dont spend more time down there.