Ocarina of Time
Temple of Time
Child Door of Time Skip
Discovered by Mitjitsu (AKA), with help from Samoht
Setups by OneMakaron
One of the largest sequence breaks in OoT is obtaining the Master Sword without opening the Door of Time. This allows the player to reach Adult Link without obtaining the three Spiritual Stones or the Song of Time. This technique is used in all categories but Any% and Glitchless, and the methods differ between routes.
without Kokiri Sword
Discovered by MrGrunz. Setup by Sockfolder
These instructions cover "setup one" from the video below, which is the fastest.
- From the entrance, turn, sidehop right, and backwalk to the corner of the door (facing angle 0x0)
- Once Link is fully in the corner at the DoT, optionally sidehop right (makes frame data slightly better)
- Downroll, either by releasing from Down -> Neutral and pressing A within 2 frames, or holding ESS down and pressing A
- During the downroll, release target (see notes below) and hold down to make Link walk against the door (facing angle 0x7dd1)
- Once the facing angle settles after a few steps, tap left and begin targeting (hold target through step 6) (facing angle 0x3dd1)
- Hold down-ESS and press A to sideroll leftward
- On the first possible frame after the sideroll, press A while holding fully down on the control stick to do a backward sidehop; you can begin holding fully down on the control stick at any point after beginning the sideroll in step 5
- Release target and the control stick after beginning the backwards sidehop so that the camera will unlock once Link slips out of bounds
- On the first frame that Link disappears from the screen (frame shown at 1:18 in video below), begin holding target, and continue holding it throughout the remainder of the trick
- Anywhere from 3 to 8 frames after beginning to hold target, begin holding left to make Link clip back in bounds on the Master Sword side of the door
Notes:
- In step 3, target must be released within first 6 frames after initiating the sideroll for the camera to behave in a way that gives Link the desired facing angle. However, sometimes releasing target within the first two frames of the sideroll can also give a bad camera, so it's safest to release target 3-6 frames after the A press. If you get the wrong angle from this step, it can be hard to discern before you've attempted the rest of the trick, at which point Link will either not go out of bounds or will go out of bounds but fail to target the side of the door even if you press target on the right frame in step 8, and then will void out.
- It's common for beginners to pause buffer step 8 because the target press is frame perfect, and missing the correct frame will cause Link to fall and void out, which costs some time and health.
- Timing holding left in step 9 can be done by feel, with an audio cue, or, if desired, with additional pause buffering.
Adult Door of Time Skip and Prelude Cutscene Skip
There are 4 ways to skip the Door of Time as Adult Link. This can be used to go back in time without opening the Door of Time, and to skip the Prelude of Light cutscene by triggering it out of bounds and then voiding out.
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Giant's Knife clip (also works with Biggoron's Sword). This is not very common due to requiring the GK or BGS, but is the easiest and quickest. It also requires Hover Boots.
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Recoil boost. This is the most common method, and requires the Master Sword, a shield and Hover Boots
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RBA Odd Potion for the Song of Time (note: for the song to work, you need to enter the Temple of Time from outside. Simply warping in with Prelude of Light won't work). This method is useful mainly only for bingos or puzzle goals.
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Void warp with Farore's Wind or with the Prelude of Light.
Recoil Boost Clip
Discovered by Exodus
Setup by Count and dotzo
- Target left side of door frame
- Either right target slash or crouch stab leftward
- Turn right and sidehop right; if you did the right target slash, you must release target before landing from the sidehop
- Turn right and crouch stab
- Pause and equip hover boots on the first frame the sword is fully tucked behind the shield
- For skip Prelude cutscene: Hold right, target around the time Link hits the door frame (continue holding right), sidehop left after a short period, and equip Kokiri Boots right afterward
- To reach Master Sword pedestal: Hold right, switch to down around when Link hits the door frame, then switch to left to get back in bounds
Giant's Knife Clip
Discovered by Kirby8943
This method requires either the Biggoron's Sword or the Giant's Knife as well as the Hover Boots. Look at the crack where you would normally do DoT skip. Aim at it at a 45-degree angle and use a triple thrust with your sword (Z + Up + B to stab forwards). You will clip on the third thrust, assuming the angle is correct. As soon as you clip, sidehop to the right to land back inbounds on the other side of the Door of Time.
Reverse Door of Time Skip
as child
Facing 90 degrees right from the spawn at the Master Sword, sidehop right and sideroll with target released twice to get the angle to clip. Then make your way to the corner, sidehop to clip, and press B to jumpslash and land in bounds. The timing is lenient.
as adult
To get out of the room as adult you need to either savewarp or use a crouch stab recoil boost from inside a pillar which requires early Hover Boots.
- Jumpslash into the pillar and slightly tap a direction or hold R (if Link is equipped with a shield) so that Link is not pushed back in bounds.
- Angle Link so that he is facing the opposite side of the room as seen in the video.
- Hold Z and move slightly right or left (depending on how far Link moved during the clip) until the hilt of his sword is slightly in bounds.
- Let go of Z, hold R and press B to crouch stab.
- On the 2nd frame the sword hits the wall (sparks should be going out a bit and you should notice Link has moved) pause and equip the Hover Boots. If Link did not move when crouch stabbing then you may want to move forward a bit. If he did not hit the wall move slightly left.
- When you unpause, hold down on the control stick and and press A to roll. About 1 second after the Hover Boots deactivate press B to jumpslash, and you should be in the unloaded front room, free to leave.