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A creativeZelda: Tears of the Kingdomfan used their 3D printer to craft stunning real-life replicas of the game’s Zonai Batteries, with a particular attention to detail. The massive open-worldZeldagame brought plenty of new ideas to the franchise with its unique mechanics, offering players a variety of things to do within the game.The new “Ultrahand” abilitygives players the opportunity to be inventive and build stunning in-gameZeldacreations, while the core gameplay saw plenty of refinements and changes. However, one mechanic inTears of the Kingdomwas a major game-changer.
Alongside the variety of structures and vehicles players can build inZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Zonai Batteries make the game’s new mechanics tick. Zonai Batteries allow players to power theirTears of the Kingdomcreations without using their Energy Cells, granting the opportunity for players to build autonomous vehicles. Players can easily acquire more Zonai Batteries through the many Zonai dispensers found throughoutTears of the Kingdom’s Hyrule. Now, one passionateZeldafan has created their own real-world Zonai Batteries.
A post to theTears of the Kingdomsubreddit by Reddit user windraver shows off the impressive real-life Zonai Batteries. The included photos showcase the finely-crafted Zonai Batteries with plenty of attention to detail in the markings at the base of the battery, as well as a holster for carrying the Zonai Batteries. The user shares their motivation behind creating the physical Zonai Batteries, being unimpressed by the paper Batteries included with aTears of the KingdomLinkHalloween costume. The creator even shares a link to the 3D models for the Zonai Batteries on popular model database Thingiverse.
Zelda Fan Creates Stunning Real-World Zonai Batteries
The replies to the post saw plenty of impressed fans, as well as more elaboration on the project from its creator. The original poster revealed that the green lighting effect onthe Zonai Batteriesis actually achieved using a green LED candle, with one user suggesting they switch to blue lights to show a full Battery. One reply from the user also shared the different types of filament they used when printing the Zonai Batteries, as well as a timelapse video of the real-world Batteries' printing process.
The stunningTears of the Kingdomcreation comes as theZeldafranchise recently welcomed its next major game into the spotlight. September saw the release ofThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomas a uniqueZeldagame featuring the titular princess as its protagonist. The game swaps out much of the franchise’s traditional swordplay forEchoes of Wisdom’s in-depth “Echo” system, allowing players to copy objects and enemies to traverse the many environments of Hyrule. WhileEchoes of Wisdomtakes center stage now,Tears of the Kingdomwill leave a lasting legacy on theZeldafranchise.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
