Procedure Guide for Early Game in Zelda Breath Of The Wild (BotW). Learn how to check for Main Quests, capture a horse, how to use runes, unlock map, basic knowledge and more!
Table of Content
- How To Start The Beginning
- Check For Main Quests
- Aim To Get The Paraglider
- Capture A Horse
- Unlock The Camera
- Important Basic Knowledge
- Cook Foods When Possible
- Weather Effects The Game Greatly
- Use Ingredients Once You Find Them
- How To Use Runes
- Unlock The Map
- Use Warps
- Battling Tips
- Expanding Inventory
- How To Increase Hearts & Stamina
- Farming Rupees
- Related Links
How To Start The Beginning
Check For Main Quests
In the early stages of the game, the Main Quests will update frequently, so you can check the Main Quests often to complete them. Even if you lose track, you can aim for the Main Quests so remember how to check them.
| How To Check | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open the Menu by pressing the + Button |
| 2 | Select the Journal with L Button |
| 3 | With the Right Stick, select Main Quest |
| 4 | Use the Left Stick to choose the specific Quest, and the location will show on the Map |
Aim To Get The Paraglider
In the BoTW, until you get the Paraglider, which allows you to glide through the sky, you will not be able to move around the other maps than the one you start in. After you complete the 2nd Main Quest "The Isolated Plateau", you will receive this Paraglider so complete this quest.
Paraglider Guide - How To Unlock & Use| Early Stages Main Quest | |
|---|---|
 1.Follow the Sheikah Slate |  2.The Isolated Plateau |
Capture A Horse
BotW is an open world, so moving around the map will be quite a hassle. If you capture a horse then it will make your exploration a lot easier, so get the Paraglider and look for horses. It is recommended to get it at the Dueling Peaks Stable which you will come across when progressing the very first quest "Seek Out Impa".
Horse Guide - How To Catch & Tame HorsesRegister Your Horse At Horse Inn
Once you capture a horse, you can register it as your own at a Horse Inn. When you register, you can check its status and you can take them out at any time at the Horse Inn. Also you can retrieve back your horse that you have left behind when you warped locations.
Unlock The Camera
The 4th Main Quest, "Locked Mementos" will allow you unlock the Camera. Once you have unlocked the Camera, then you have unlocked almost all the basic functions, so from here you can go defeat the Divine Beasts or complete Shrines or unlock Maps.
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Important Basic Knowledge
Cook Food When Possible
You can cook foods where there are pots. By cooking ingredients to make food, you can increase the amount of health that you heal or make medicine that has special effects. When in battle, the main healing method is by food, so if you have a chance to cook then do so.
| Cooking Walkthrough | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open inventory and choose your ingredients |
| 2 | Select "Carry In Hand" (Choose up to 5) |
| 3 | Close inventory and place inside Pot |
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If There Is No Fire Than You Can't Cook
Even if there is a pot, if there is no fire on the wood then you will not be able to cook. You can bring fire with a Torch or light it with Fire weapons.
Weather Effects The Game Greatly
In BotW, the weather takes a big effect in the exploration. When it is raining, it will make climbing cliffs harder and other things will happen due to the weather. So it is very important to know the effects and countermeasure of each type of weather.
Weather To Be Careful In Early Stages
| Weather | Effects／Countermeasure |
|---|---|
| Cold Weather | ・Gradually lose Hearts ・Wear Cold Resistant Equipment or eat foods with ingredient Spicy Pepper |
| Rain | ・Climbing will become harder and you will fall off ・Bonfires and other Flames will extinguish |
| Thunderstorm | ・In addition to rain effects, there will be Thunder ・If wearing Metal Equipment, you'll be struck by lightning ・If you change to non-Metal equipment then you won't be struck, but it will fall near you so be careful |
Use Ingredients Once You Find Them
When you find ingredients or item, pick them up immediately so you can create foods or upgrade your equipment.
You will not be using them in the Early Stages, but items that are dropped by Monsters can later be used to exchange in the later part of the game so pick them up as well.
How To Use Runes
Runes will be used throughout the exploration of the game. By pressing the top key of the Cross Button, you can choose the item with the L1. Remember each of the item's effects so you can use them properly.
| Item | How To Use |
|---|---|
| Remote Bomb | ・Focus with L1 then throw with R1, press L1 again and it will blow up ・Be careful not to get included in the explosion ・Round type will roll down the slope ・Square type will not roll down slopes |
| Magnesis | ・Focus with L1 then shoot with A ・If metal then it can pick up most of the things ・Things that can be picked up will show in Yellow |
| Stasis | ・Focus with L1 then stop with A ・Things that can be stopped will show in Yellow ・When you attack things that are stopped, when it moves again the power that has been piled into the item will be released ・You can blow away items that are very heavy ・You can release the item by passing the time limit or pressing A again |
| Cryonis | ・Focus with L1 and set with A ・Create ice pillars in the water ・Can climb up ice pillars ・Focus on the ice pillars and press A to break them |
| Camera | ・Focus with L1 and press either R1 or A to press the shutter button ・Can zoom with the cross button ・Can register animals and ingredients to the Hyrule Album by taking pictures |
Unlock The Map
In the early stages of the game, only a small part of the map is unlocked. To make the map show up, you must visit the Towers to unlock them. If you are heading to a new location, first visit the nearby tower so you can unlock the map which allows you to explore easier.
Use Warps
The Towers and Shrines that show up on the map after unlocking them with the Sheikah Slate, are locations where you can warp to. This is very important when moving around the large map, so if there is a Shrine nearby then it is recommended to visit right away.
| How To Warp | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Open the Menu with - Button |
| 2 | Choose the map with L1・R1 |
| 3 | Choose the location you will like to Warp to with the Left Stick, and select with the A Button |
Battling Tips
Avoid Unneeded Battles
In the beginning you don't have much hearts, so by getting hit too many times by enemies you will have a higher chance to die. Due to this, in the early stages of the game, you will want to avoid any unneeded battles.
Attack From Long Distance
If need to battle with enemies, then use the Runes "Remote Bomb" to battle against them. Remote Bombs will not break so you will be able to battle with long distance. This will decrease your rate of dying.
Once You Get Used To It Then Run
Once you are used to battling, then you can focus the enemy with L2, and then press X + up and down button to avoid its attacks. If the timing is right then it will be Rush Mode, and the enemy will be in slow motion allowing you to attack consecutively.
Expanding Inventory
In the middle of heading to Kakariko Village, you will receive a mission from Hestu, "The Priceless Maracas". After completing, you can give Hestu Korok Seeds and he will expand your inventory for you. The Korok Seeds can be obtained by finding Koroks around the maps.
But after you expand your inventory 2 times, Hestu will relocate itself. So for the 3rd expansion and on, please refer to the articles below.
Inventory Space Expansion
All Korok Seeds Locations & Interactive MapHow To Increase Hearts & Stamina
By presenting 4 of the "Spirit Orb" which you receive by clearing the Shrines, to the Goddess Statue, you will be able to collect Hearts or Stamina. By getting the Sheikah Sensor, you will be able to find nearby Shrines, so challenge the Shrines as much as possible.
Also you will receive Hearts when you defeat the Bosses for each Main Challenge of "Free the Divine Beasts".
Heart Containers & Stamina VesselsFarming Rupees
In Early Stages, Sell Ore And Foods
In the early stages of the game, there are minimal ways to farm for money or selling ingredients or foods is a good way. Especially by breaking ores, you can get jewel type items that you can sell for a high price so it is very recommended for farming Rupees. Also there are treasure chests inside Shrines which might also have Rupees so don't forget to open treasure chests when you find them.
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