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Start Configuration

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

Shuffle Starting Items

If enabled, your starting items will be random.

  • Checked starting items are guaranteed (regardless of this setting).
  • Unchecked items have a 25% chance each to be a starting item.

Starting Item Limit

Options: No limit / 1 / 2 / 4

Sets an upper limit on the number of starting items.

All checked items are guaranteed starting items. Additional items have a 25% chance of being included, in no particular order, up to this limit.

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

Shuffle Starting Spells

If enabled, your starting spells will be random.

  • Checked starting spells are guaranteed (regardless of this setting).
  • Unchecked spells have a 25% chance to be a starting spell.

Starting Spell Limit

Options: No limit / 1 / 2 / 4

Sets an upper limit on the number of starting spells.

All checked spells are guaranteed starting spells. Additional spells have a 25% chance of being included, in no particular order, up to this limit.

(Note that the total number of starting spell may 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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