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With the first anniversary ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomright around the corner, a fan chose to celebrate by creating some festive rockets in the game and sharing a video of their efforts. TheTears of the Kingdomfan received compliments from other players, who expressed interest in the items used on each rocket.
Released on July 22, 2025,Tears of the Kingdomis set in the same version of Hyrule asBreath of the Wild. One of the main features ofTears of the Kingdomthat quickly sets it apart from its predecessor was Link’s new abilities, including Ultrahand and Autobuild, which allowed players to combine various materials and create various contraptions for clearing objectives and wiping out hordes of foes. Within nine months of release,Tears of the Kingdom’s sales reached over 20 million units, making it the ninthbest-selling Switch exclusive gameof all time. With its first anniversary right around the corner, it remains to be seen whatTears of the Kingdom’s updated sales will be after a year on the market.
Given its reputation as one ofthe top open-world gamesof the current generation, the creativity ofTears of the Kingdomplayers has become one of the game’s main selling points. On Reddit, a user named Ultrababouin shared a short video of their latest project on the r/HyruleEngineering subreddit. In their video, Ultrababouin showcased their efforts in action with a video that lasted one minute and 29 seconds. The video footage provided close-ups of each missile, givingZeldafans a glimpse of how to make them.
Zelda Fan Celebrates Tears of the Kingdom’s First Anniversary In An Explosive Way
As demonstrated by theTears of the Kingdomvideo, the base of each missile stood on three Zonai rockets. Two rockets stood straight up, and one was angled forward by 30 to 45 degrees toward its intended target. Each rocket provided some thrust to get the missiles off the ground. Ultrababouin then attached various Zonai devices, turrets, and mounted lasers to form the shape of the rockets. Some Dazzlefruits and Bomb Flowers were placed throughout the missile tips as a makeshift payload that could be remotely dropped. According to Ultrababouin, they useda method called fuse entanglementthat allowed them to kill the battery and subsequently drop the payload on some unsuspecting bokoblin camps. The results ranged from stunning the bokoblins to taking them out in one fell swoop.
Some r/HyruleEngineering users complimented Ultrababouin for their continued efforts. AlthoughTears of the Kingdomhas left a lasting legacy, only time will tell whattheZeldaseries will do in future entries.
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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.
