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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: How to obtain the Travel Medallion, Hero’s Path, and Shrine Sensor?
The Purah Pad, a crucial tool with numerous modifications useful for your adventure across Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, replaces the Sheikah Slate from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
You must finish the “A Mystery in the Depths” questline to begin upgrading the Purah Pad, which contains the Travel Medallion, Hero’s Path, and Shrine Sensor. The Hateno Village Research Lab, where the (upgrade) magic takes place, will then become accessible. With researcher Josha, this mission starts and ends in Hyrule Field’s Lookout Landing.
HOW TO BEGIN THE RESEARCH LAB QUEST FOR HATENO VILLAGE
The Hateno Ancient Tech Lab is located in East Necluda, and Robbie will arrive beside the balloon you just mended there after you’ve finished with Josha in Lookout Landing as part of the “A Mystery in the Depths” quest. To swiftly go to the village, teleport to Zanmik Shrine. Just to the right of Hateno Village sits the lab.
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OBTAINING A SHRINE SENSOR
To locate Shrines of Light in Hyrule, utilize the Shrine Sensor. When you move in the direction of a shrine, the sensor will beep, signaling that you have found a shrine. The Sensor emblem may be found on the Tears of the Kingdom user interface’s right side. As you go closer to a shrine, it will blink more quickly.
Robbie will have you run around his house and subsequently in Hateno Village to test the Sensor. Get familiar with the Sensor’s operation by following it.
You may find the Mayahisik Shrine at coordinates (3730, -2058, 0189) by entering the cave, gliding down the right-facing hole, and then continuing down the cave system. Bring the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab back to Robbie.
OBTAINING THE TRAVEL MEDAL
Robbie will offer to assist with another upgrade for the Purah Pad after you’ve placed the Sensor; you can choose the order, but for the sake of clarity, we’ll proceed in the order they’re listed.
To find prototypes for the Travel Medallion, which enables you to set up rapid travel gates anywhere, Robbie will dispatch you to the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab in Akkala. To use it, just open your inventory and indicate the spot where you want to set the medallion and create the gate. The Travel Medallion can create three gates in total, but it needs to be upgraded to its full potential. Let’s begin by just unlocking the feature.
On Hyrule’s upper right flank is where you’ll find the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab. Before moving on, you should probably use quick travel to get as close as you can. An excellent location from which to launch your paraglider is the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower. Despite the distance, you can use the time spent traveling to look for shrines or monsters to fulfill Robbie’s other improvement requirements.
Be prepared for combat once you’ve identified the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab at the coordinates (4510, 3153, 0247). You’ll need to dodge the red bullets fired by the Yiga Clan adversaries as you fight them with a sword after attempting to open the door.
The Rasiwak Shrine is close by if you feel like exploring. Return to Robbie in the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab as soon as you’re prepared. He will then unlock the medallion and start giving you improvements, such as a second gate for 10 map data sites or a third gate for 15 map data locations. Three gates can now be dropped, and the medallions can be deleted and used again as necessary.
HOW TO GET THE HERO’S PATH
Up to 256 hours of playtime are available in The Hero’s Path, which allows you to trace the precise route of your travels in Hyrule. To activate Hero’s Path mode, use the X button on the map screen. To turn it off, repeat the process. Hero’s road can be easily turned on and off using the button at the bottom of the screen. It also allows you to watch the road develop from the beginning, which is a really unique feature.
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You’ll be asked by Robbie for information about 15 shrines. If you already have that, you’re good to go; he will take the Purah Pad and begin setting up right away. If not, go outside and look for more shrines before moving on. You can find some nearby shrines using our list of shrine locations.
GETTING A SENSOR +
The Shrine Sensor you previously unlocked has been improved into Sensor Plus, which is able to detect more than only shrines.
Robbie wants you to fill the compendium with five different kinds of monsters in order to unlock it. By attracting their attention and capturing a picture, you can add new creatures to the collection. Return to Robbie in the Hateno Ancient Tech Lab once you have five distinct monsters in there.
The Sensor + can be configured to look up anything in the Hyrule Compendium.
FILLING OUT THE COMPENDIUM QUEST
Robbie will boast about his own compendium after finishing with Purah Pad improvements. For 100 rupees, you can select a category (Fauna, Enemy, Material, Weapon, or Other), and he will choose which specific photo to offer you from his collection to help you fill out yours.
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