Players have discovered a fascinating Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch.
Duplication glitches have become a common occurrence in video games. Not limited to just Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, these sorts of beneficial glitches have been found in popular titles such as Valheim, Need for Speed: Unbound and Dead Island 2.
In this article, we'll take a look at how to take advantage of this glitch and multiply your items quickly in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. So, let's get right into it!
How to exploit the Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch
In the world of video gaming, glitches are often a source of frustration for players. However, sometimes glitches can also bring unexpected benefits to players.
Such is the case with the recently discovered duplication glitch in Tears of the Kingdom. This glitch allows players to dupe inventory and multiply their weapons and shields quickly.
Here are the steps you need to take to take advantage of the Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch:
- Start by dropping any gear in your inventory that is stronger than the one you’re hoping to duplicate.
- Also, ensure you have space in your inventory, and don’t have anything in that item type equipped.
- Pick up the new item.
- When the information box showing you the new item pops up, hit the “+” button to go to the inventory.
- Hit the “Y” button to re-sort your gear via strength.
- Equip a different item to the one you just picked up, preferably one you won’t want later.
- Leave the inventory.
- The item you just equipped will now visibly turn into the new item you picked up.
- Go back into your inventory and drop the item for it to permanently become the new one.
It is likely that the Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch will be fixed by the devs soon. So, it's best to take advantage of this useful glitch while it's possible, as there's no guarantee that it will be around for long.
How does the Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch work?
Duplication glitches often occur due to oversights in the game's code or unexpected player actions that the developers did not account for. These glitches exploit the way the game handles and stores data, specifically inventory data in this case.
The Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch works by causing confusion in the game's inventory management system. This confusion can result from improperly updated internal data, unintended game states, or memory overwrites.
The game might incorrectly think that the item picked up is actually the one in the last inventory slot, and dropping and picking up the item again forces the game to update the inventory data, which now erroneously contains a copy of the new item.
Now that you know how to take advantage of the Tears of the Kingdom duplication glitch, take a look at how to get off the Great Sky Island.