[Preview] Upcoming v4.0.1 Features - BOTW Randomizer (Patreon)

I am happy to present Version 4.0.1 of the BOTW Randomizer! This update focuses primarily on quality-of-life improvements, stability, and internal cleanup. While it may look small on the surface, a lot of work went into making gameplay smoother and more consistent - especially when it comes to environmental changes and Randomizer Cycle behavior.

To start with QOL improvements, game tutorials such as how to switch your weapon or perform a spin attack will no longer appear when starting a new game. This helps reduce unnecessary interruptions and keeps the early gameplay flow cleaner.

Several gameplay behaviors have also been refined. Environmental changes are no longer forced at the start of the game when the option is disabled, and their animations inside Shrines have been sped up to better match the overworld. In addition, goals are no longer constantly checked in the background while inside Shrines, reducing unnecessary processing.

As for bugfixes, multiple issues have been addressed. Environmental changes now fade in and out consistently while in Shrines. Special goals now correctly display the required amount for numeric objectives. A crash that could occur when only one or a few Randomizer Cycle categories were enabled has been fixed. Randomizer Cycle logic has also been stabilized - events will no longer trigger less often when more categories are disabled, and special events will no longer trigger too frequently under the same conditions.

Finally, this update includes major optimizations under the hood. A large amount of unnecessary code has been removed - including 196 action nodes, 134 query nodes, 58 event actor actions, 30 function calls, 24 functions, 10 event actors, 1 event actor query, and 1 flag. Alongside general code optimization, this helps improve performance and makes the system easier to maintain going forward.

🌟 I hope you are looking forward to this update! I will be streaming the update this Friday and Saturday on my YouTube channel to both showcase it and make sure there are no issues before releasing it on Sunday.