Players Uncover Strange Autobuild Sharing Exploit in Tears of the Kingdom

Okay, so here’s the deal: some players uncovered this wild exploit in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. You can basically conjure whatever items you want. No joke. It’s like, one of those moments where you’re just thinking, "How is this even happening?"

Nintendo dropped this game on May 12, 2023. It follows up on the huge hit from 2017, Breath of the Wild. Our hero Link starts off separated from Zelda thanks to Ganondorf making a messy comeback under Hyrule Castle. And his arm? Totally messed up but, hey, no worries, Rauru comes to the rescue, slaps a new arm on him, and bam, he’s got ancient powers now. Like, who even thinks of this stuff?

Fast forward a couple of years, and boom, there’s a Nintendo Switch 2 version. They say better visuals, 60 fps, yada yada. And there’s this app now, Zelda Notes, kinda neat because it’s got this Autobuild Sharing thing.

Now here’s the fun bit, some internet sleuths—thank you, Reddit and Twitter—found this Autobuild Sharing trick. You scan these QR codes and suddenly you’re summoning, like, anything. Want a whole herd of Epona? Done. You can make dog packs appear or even clone Ganondorf a dozen times, which sounds kinda nuts when you think about it.

Some super smart player, Aster__, figured out you could edit save files with an online tool. Mess with the assets you can build, pop it in a modded Switch, transfer it to an unmodded one, and then onto the Switch 2 version. It’s bananas. Didn’t see that level of creativity coming.

What’s shocking is how Nintendo hasn’t put the brakes on this yet. People think they might swoop in and squash it if it gets too out there. Because, let’s be real, sharing’s as simple as passing around QR codes amongst buddies who have the new console.

I guess the moral of the story here? Where there’s a save file, there’s a way. Or something like that. Kinda makes you wonder what else players will uncover next.