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Start Configuration

These options control what you start with when the game begins.

Shuffle Starting Items

When enabled, your starting items will be randomized.

  • Checked items are always included (unless you've checked more than the limit below).
  • Unchecked items each have a 25% chance to be included.

Starting Item Limit

Options: No limit / 1 / 2 / 4

Sets an upper limit on the number of starting items.

  • If you check fewer or equal to the limit, all checked items are guaranteed.
  • If you check more than the limit, a random selection (equal to the limit) will be chosen from your checked items.
  • With Shuffle Starting Items enabled, unchecked items may be added with a 25% chance each, but the total number of items will never exceed the limit.

(Note that the total number of starting items may still be below the limit, depending on the results of the random rolls.)

Shuffle Starting Spells

When enabled, your starting spells will be randomized.

  • Checked spells are always included (unless you've checked more than the limit below).
  • Unchecked spells each have a 25% chance to be included.

Starting Spell Limit

Options: No limit / 1 / 2 / 4

Sets an upper limit on the number of starting spells.

  • If you check fewer or equal to the limit, all checked spells are guaranteed.
  • If you check more than the limit, a random selection (equal to the limit) will be chosen from your checked spells.
  • With Shuffle Starting Spells enabled, unchecked spells may be added with a 25% chance each, but the total number of spells will never exceed the limit.

(Note that the total number of starting spells may still be below the limit, depending on the results of the random rolls.)

Heart Containers

Start Min / Max

Options: 1-8

Adjust the minimum and maximum starting hearts. The actual starting number will be randomly selected between these values (inclusive).

Total Hearts

Options: 1-8, +1, +2, +3, +4, Random

Adjusts the total number of heart containers available:

  • 1-8: Set the exact total.

  • +1, +2, +3, +4: Sets the total to the starting hearts plus the specified amount.

  • Random: Chooses a total randomly between starting hearts and 8.

  • If the total is less than 4 above the starting count, some heart container pick-ups in the game will be replaced with minor items.

  • If the total exceeds the starting count by more than 4, minor items in the item shuffle will be replaced with heart containers until the total is met.

    • If needed, the "Include P-Bag Caves in Item Shuffle" setting will be overriden to make room.

Starting Levels

Options: 1-8

Select Link's starting Attack / Magic / Life levels.

Starting Sword Techniques

Options: None / Downstab / Upstab / Both

Select which sword techniques to begin with.

Starting Lives

Options: 1-5, 8, 16, Random

Select the number of lives Link starts with when the game begins or on game over.

Random selects a random number of starting lives between 2 and 5.

Random Flag Rate

Options: 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%

For flags set to an indeterminate value (question mark), those flags will be on or off at random, at the freqency specified by this flag.

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