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Never ending thunderstorm in breath of the wild

hlhbk

hlhbk

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Oct 25, 2017
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I am traveling to zoras domain and a thunderstorm hit. I am sitting under some rocks waiting for it to pass. 15 hours in game time has passed and i don't want to leave because it took me 20 minutes to get where i am now. I don't have any non metal weapons so i cant move forward. Any idea how long i could be stuck here?
 

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The moment the lightning is about to strike, toss your weapon away from you and the lightning will hit it (as long as you're not wearing metal armour)

You could also fast travel out, get non-metal stuff and then fast travel back in
 
Hollywood Hitman

Hollywood Hitman

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Oct 27, 2017
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Whoever designed thunderstorms in that game needs fired on the spot, or punched so hard straight in the face...

Edit : just to be clear I was totally just joking here, I admit that thunderstorms in this game can be rage inducing lol but I don't truly desire anyone to actually be punched in the face.
 
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Dernhelm

Dernhelm

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Oct 25, 2017
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Just unequip all metal and book it. Better yet use it to your advantage, chuck the sword or shield, then using the magnet move it at any enemies to give them the shocks.
 
Imran

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Oct 24, 2017
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You can also draw lightning away, too. Get something metal (a sword you don't want to keep, for example), holding it out with the magnet, and use the lightning strikes it lures to fight enemies if you end up having to deal with some.
 
SpartyCrunch

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's supposed to be constantly raining as you approach Zora's domain. It's part of the story.

Find some non metallic weapons and armor and you should be good.
 
Dremorak

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Oct 25, 2017
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You either need to stealth past the enemies or come back with wooden weapons. Theres a story reason for the rain and you need to make it past there to stop it.

Edit: or just use bombs
 
Static

Static

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Oct 25, 2017
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hlhbk said:
What about the enemies?
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[strike]use a bow! A wooden one. There are several melee weapons and shields that are non-conductive too, the weapon change quickbar actually shows you which ones will attract lighting and which ones are safe.[/strike]

I noticed you said you don't have any non-metal weapon.

Ummm... Run. And drop bombs.Use the magnesis + thrown boomerang trick.

There's no strikethrough on here so just pretend.
 
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hlhbk

hlhbk

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Oct 25, 2017
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Dremorak said:
You either need to stealth past the enemies or come back with wooden weapons. Theres a story reason for the rain and you need to make it past there to stop it.

Edit: or just use bombs
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I have played this part before on my switch. I am restarting using cemu. Last time it rained the whole way there but never thunderstormed.
 
WrenchNinja

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Oct 25, 2017
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Are you sure it's a thunderstorm and not just regular rain? I don't recall there being a thunderstorm in the route to Zora's domain.
 
Kindekuma

Kindekuma

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Oct 25, 2017
4,730
This is why you collect wood and flint to make yourself a campfire in a little cave or place with some sort of shade in order to wait out the rain.
 
ReyVGM

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Oct 26, 2017
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I wonder how the OP even managed to press Start at the title screen. I mean, the game doesn't even tell you how to do it.
 
ReyVGM

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You don't even need flint. A red chuchu jelly is good enough, or a fire sword/rod.
 
Cyanity

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The Dude said:
Whoever designed thunderstorms in that game needs fired on the spot, or punched so hard straight in the face...
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No need to get violent, dude. Thunderstorms are easily dealt with in BoTW. You just have to play around with your equipment, or find something makeshift in the meantime.
 
ASleepingMonkey

ASleepingMonkey

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Oct 26, 2017
4,497
Iowa
I haven't done that part since March so I may be remembering incorrectly but I believe it always rains there (it may go away after completing a part in the story) I don't think it's a thunderstorm though. I may be way off, regardless the game makes it pretty clear when you're about to get struck by lighting so you can throw your items or unequip them. If you have the option, just don't wear anything metal or use any metal weapons.
 
carlosrox

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Oct 25, 2017
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It seems like many have ignored that this storm of his isn't going away if hes near Zora's Domain lol...

It's a main story beat.

The Dude said:
Whoever designed thunderstorms in that game needs fired on the spot, or punched so hard straight in the face...
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...why? They could have been designed better (they're way too easily dealt with), and it's super weird/inconsistent that you can wear metal armor during storms (that threw me off big time at first, I was unequipping ALL metal the first several times), but it's not that big of a deal at all.
 
Jader7777

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Oct 26, 2017
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I love thunderstorms in the game. Honestly, it's amazing game design, you have to adapt fast or die, it looks like you chose to die OP. :)
 
Triggerhappytel

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Oct 27, 2017
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The thunderstorm in this area will clear once you complete a specific story event. Just keep going, unequip weapons & armour if you need to and just run past enemies wherever you can. If you've been travelling for 20 minutes you must be close. Maybe keep manually saving in case you die?
 
issa

issa

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Oct 26, 2017
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Thunderstorms are fine IMO, it forces you to diversify your equipment. I just wish there were anti-slipping gloves similar to the snow boots. Heck it would be a great perk for the climbing gear: greatly reduce the slipping with every upgrade.
 

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Storms aren't endless, except in one specific area and it's not Zora Domain. Just deal with it.

Buuuuut if you're using CEMU, expect things going wrong for no reasons. Emulation isn't perfect, after all.
 

Kyntaja

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How do you do sarcasm then?
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Triggerhappytel

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Agreed. Making rain so common and everything slippery when one of the core new features is climbing anything is beyond stupid.
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It can be annoying, but it's not a frequent occurrence really, and usually I just warp away, sleep for a night if I need to, and upon returning the rain should be gone.

Sloth Guevara said:
Love the storms :)

I always make sure I have a wooden setup for them.
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The ancient weapons work too (the glowing blue ones which you get from defeating robot enemies). I typically try to have an ancient sword & shield in my inventory for this very reason.
 
SuperRaddy

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Oct 27, 2017
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There are certain parts of BOTW that have forced weather implemented, its kind of a cue that you shouldn't be there at that time, or need to do something to alter it or by-pass it.
 
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hlhbk

hlhbk

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Oct 25, 2017
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Luther Mc Guire said:
Storms aren't endless, except in one specific area and it's not Zora Domain. Just deal with it.

Buuuuut if you're using CEMU, expect things going wrong for no reasons. Emulation isn't perfect, after all.
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Lol cemu literally had nothing to do with it and people have been fully playing the game with it running perfectly. Emulation causing random issues largely hasn't happend in a long time.
 
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