Eight months ago, PointCrow, one of the most famous Legend of Zelda YouTube user, posted a video of him and a few people streaming test one BotW multiplayer mode. As you might expect, the mod turns Nintendo’s solitary adventure into something that can be enjoyed with friends. Since posting the first announcement video with over 1.8 million views, PointCrow has uploaded a few more videos of himself and his friends using BotW multiplayer mode to play hide and seek, try to run fast while other players hunted each other down and united their forces to defeat the Ganon Calamity, or at least try. PointCrow’s most recent BotW multiplayer mod video has over 1.5 million views and now the mod that makes all of this possible is available to play.
The BotW active mod (sort of)
The BotW multiplayer mode allows players to invite their friends to the game as their own respective Links. Not only do players spawn wearing whatever clothing their Link wears during their own playthroughs, but they can also see the player’s animation whenever they open a chest or interact. with the environment while solving puzzles in dungeons and fighting enemies. The mod also allows players to explore wherever they want in Hyrule while their party completes other objectives or completes them together. soulsborne style. You can even celebrate your multiplayer prison breaks by taking a group photo. Kotaku Have reached out to PointCrow for comment.
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While BotW The mere existence of the mod is impressive, it still has some problems to deal with. For example, in PointCrow’s first video, each player’s time of day is out of sync. Also, whenever a player dies, their Link will A-pose in the sky before respawning, as you can see here. Link’s character model also gets jerked whenever many tree climbing links or ride their horses to the same destination.
How BotW Multiplayer mode is born
According to the YouTube video’s description box, BotW the mod was created by AlexMangue and Sweet, who PointCrow allegedly paid a “10,000 dollar bounty” to develop the mod for him. Hopefully the well-publicized and popular PointCrow creation won’t receive a C&D from Nintendo’s attorneys at the time. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Released on May 12th.
