Players Unearth Strange Autobuild Sharing Exploit in Tears of the Kingdom

Players find this wild Autobuild Sharing glitch in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, right? Yeah, they’re summoning anything in-game with zero restrictions. It’s just, I don’t know—another crazy glitch in the long list from Tears of the Kingdom.

So, anyway, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropped on May 12, 2023. Remember the hype? It’s the sequel to that massive hit, Breath of the Wild from back in 2017. The start? Link’s off on his own ’cause Ganondorf pops up under Hyrule Castle, and boom, Link’s arm is in bad shape. Somehow—it’s fantasy, right?—Rauru steps in with this ancient Zonai magic. Suddenly Link’s got Ultrahand and Recall powers. Fast forward a bit, and just over two years later (feels more like two months, doesn’t it?), Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gets this Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and wow, the graphics are just chef’s kiss. Like, 60 FPS—awesome.

But back to the exploit. So, folks on Reddit and Twitter are shouting about the Autobuild Sharing loophole. These players—Formal-Code2341 and CanYouPetTheDog are some names you might’ve heard—are actually summoning loads of Epona and dogs with QR codes. Even Ganondorf replicas. I mean, how insane is that?

Okay, so, Aster______ dives into the nitty-gritty—something about using an Autobuild editing website. It’s all about tweaking save files and swapping actors or assets or whatever. If your Switch is modded, you can transfer stuff to a regular one. Then, bam! On the Nintendo Switch 2, it’s all there with the modded Autobuild. Mind-blowing, huh?

How come Nintendo hasn’t caught onto this? No verification for illegal cheats? It’s like they’re sleeping at the wheel. But you never know, maybe they’ll swoop in and fix it. Until then, it’s the wild west, especially with QR codes making it super easy to pass around.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble. Side note—there’s something oddly satisfying about the way those Switch 2 graphics look. Almost makes me wanna start over just to see it all again.