Paradox Gaming | The OCO Launch: How to launch Link with a fan and a plank [Tears of the Kingdom] @paradox_guardian | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
I discovered this two days ago.
Fans are an example of what I like to call an oriented carriable object (OCO). When Link picks up an OCO, it rapidly snaps to its default orientation as Link is picking it up. Here, I used ultrahand to flip the fan over 180 degrees, then picked it up and it snapped into place in Link's hands. From there, just attach a plank, recall, and jump at the right time.
Because the angle is 180 degrees and the fan rotates along the shortest angular path, it may rotate forwards or backwards depending on the subtle variations of the terrain. Pay close attention to the rotation to determine whether to attach the plank to the front or back of the fan. In this clip, the fan rotated away from Link, so I attached the plank to the front. If it rotated towards Link, you need to attach it to the back instead. This requires some practice training your eye what to look for.
I've had varying results with this. It's super cheap and easy to do, but the launch distances seem to vary depending on a few factors. It averages around 300 meters, but I've seen it launch north of 500.
It's not nearly as powerful as the deep40000 spear throw launch, but I find it much more consistent. If you need some more modest distance, this may be the tool for the job.
I discovered this two days ago.
Fans are an example of what I like to call an oriented carriable object (OCO). When Link picks up an OCO, it rapidly snaps to its default orientation as Link is picking it up. Here, I used ultrahand to flip the fan over 180 degrees, then picked it up and it snapped into place in Link's hands. From there, just attach a plank, recall, and jump at the right time.
Because the angle is 180 degrees and the fan rotates along the shortest angular path, it may rotate forwards or backwards depending on the subtle variations of the terrain. Pay close attention to the rotation to determine whether to attach the plank to the front or back of the fan. In this clip, the fan rotated away from Link, so I attached the plank to the front. If it rotated towards Link, you need to attach it to the back instead. This requires some practice training your eye what to look for.
I've had varying results with this. It's super cheap and easy to do, but the launch distances seem to vary depending on a few factors. It averages around 300 meters, but I've seen it launch north of 500.
It's not nearly as powerful as the deep40000 spear throw launch, but I find it much more consistent. If you need some more modest distance, this may be the tool for the job.
![The OCO Launch: How to launch Link with a fan and a plank [Tears of the Kingdom]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RbrsFmUuoZc/hqdefault.jpg "The OCO Launch: How to launch Link with a fan and a plank [Tears of the Kingdom]
I discovered this two days ago.
Fans are an example of what I like to call an oriented carriable object (OCO). When Link picks up an OCO, it rapidly snaps to its default orientation as Link is picking it up. Here, I used ultrahand to flip the fan over 180 degrees, then picked it up and it snapped into place in Links hands. From there, just attach a plank, recall, and jump at the right time.
Because the angle is 180 degrees and the fan rotates along the shortest angular path, it may rotate forwards or backwards depending on the subtle variations of the terrain. Pay close attention to the rotation to determine whether to attach the plank to the front or back of the fan. In this clip, the fan rotated away from Link, so I attached the plank to the front. If it rotated towards Link, you need to attach it to the back instead. This requires some practice training your eye what to look for.
Ive had varying results with this. Its super cheap and easy to do, but the launch distances seem to vary depending on a few factors. It averages around 300 meters, but Ive seen it launch north of 500.
Its not nearly as powerful as the deep40000 spear throw launch, but I find it much more consistent. If you need some more modest distance, this may be the tool for the job.")
![Former World Record Vah Medoh Any% Speedrun [3:12.87]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RlNfMZoslRg/hqdefault.jpg "Former World Record Vah Medoh Any% Speedrun [3:12.87]
SORRY FOR THE DELETE AND REUPLOAD. I realized that, upon closer inspection of the rules, I previously ended the run 6 seconds late. I wanted to fix the editing.
RULES: The run starts on the frame that Link begins moving, and ends when the final A button is hit on the Main Control Unit AFTER KILLING WNDBLIGHT. Any beforehand prep is fair game.
Failures:885
EQUIPMENT USED
Snowquill Headpiece
Full ancient armor, upgraded twice
Speed boost III
Attack boost III food in inventory
Great Flameblade
2 Savage Lynel Crushers (RIP, youll be missed)
Ancient Battleaxe ++ (MUST be at least 67 DMG)
Savage Lynel Bow (3 Shot, 32 DMG)
Falcon Bow (Quick Draw)
1 Ancient Arrow, 4+ Bomb Arrows
Stasis+ (Greatly helps out with boss fight)
OTHER NOTES
For this route to work, Medoh must be the FIRST Divine Beast completed.
I did a ton of inventory arrangement before the run to save time.
The axe MUST break to deal enough damage to the boss to skip phase 2.
I ran this on Switch, the slower of the two systems.
I have the camera sensitivity set to very fast and have motion controls enabled.
FINALLY, I AM A HUMAN. This is not TAS. I spent dozens of hours getting this run.")
![I beat every shrine, divine beast, and tower without jumping or gliding. [Botw X button challenge]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UBVR5tJo3Io/hqdefault.jpg "I beat every shrine, divine beast, and tower without jumping or gliding. [Botw X button challenge]
Today I will show you how to get every blue thing on the map without using the X button. This took me around 120 hours to put together. All gameplay footage in this video was mine.
Video Chapters:
0:00:00 Introduction, explanation, and BLSS
0:08:59 Bosh Kala [first easy shrine]
0:09:56 Gorae Torr
0:11:12 Jitan Sami
0:12:09 Tah Muhl
0:15:47 Sah Dahaj
0:16:32 Rok Uwog
0:17:07 Joloo Nah
0:18:05 Toh Yahsa
0:19:55 Mogg Latan
0:21:36 Kaya Wan
0:22:26 Divine Beast Vah Naboris
0:27:41 Divine Beast Vah Rudania
0:33:19 Divine Beast Vah Ruta
0:37:03 Divine Beast Vah Medoh
0:49:09 Kah Okeo [first hard shrine]
0:52:06 Shora Hah
0:59:06 Taloh Naeg
1:06:19 Sha Warvo
1:14:26 Voo Lota
1:24:16 Shai Yota [the most interesting shrine]
1:44:03 Finishing the run
1:47:49 Acknowledgements and final thoughts
Some questions and answers for you guys:
Q: Where have you been?
A: College, mostly. When I made this channel, I was in high school and had much more free time. I will be receiving my MS in Electrical Engineering in about a week and then I am moving on toward a PhD. Expect me to remain busy.
Q: Why the Zora armor/ancient gear?
A: I like how that equipment looks, and the ancient gear also does extra damage to most bosses.
Q: Why do you have 7 hearts sometimes and 5 other times?
A: I actually created two save files to get this footage! The 5 heart one was used to test strategies and whatnot (this was often the file I used for demo footage with the X button icon), and the other file was the actual run. I decided that I wanted more than three hearts so that I dont get one-shotted, but not so much health that the health bar takes up a large part of the screen. I decided 7 hearts was a good balance.
Q: Why didnt you use Kuh Takkar for the ISCW into Shai Yota? Wouldnt the setup have been easier?
A: Yes, the setup is indeed easier because there is no water. I actually tried this, but somehow I lost cutscene storage on my way to Shai Yota from Kuh Takkar. It took a while to make that journey, and I had no idea what caused the trick to fail, so I decided to instead use Jitan Sami since its closer, even if the setup takes longer.
Q: Will you make any more videos?
A: Perhaps. I have some ideas.
Music used
-Basically the entire Baba is You OST
-Manifold Garden OST (House of Leaves, Sky and Water)
-Some other misc. Zelda music that you probably know by now (mostly Skyward Sword and Lorule Castle from ALBW).
For those who are interested,
-Map that I used for visuals for Voo Lota and Shai Yota
https://objmap.zeldamods.org/#/map/z3,0,0
-Tutorial for Void-out Storage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEOoSrMviHI
-Tutorial for SCW and ISCW
Normal SCW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcLRI_yGSj4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgTPwEFbHFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVUSCTo4kGY
Infinite SCW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vha7mPcc1D8")
