Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.When mods are in play, all conventional knowledge of how things work or should look like gets thrown out the window. Mar 06, 2020 Keeping this in mind, here are 10 of the most realistic Breath Of The Wild mods available right now. Updated April 30th, 2021 by Ritwik Mitra: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is easily one of the greatest video games of all time. The mechanics featured in this seminal open-world title are truly groundbreaking, with players still trying.

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Breath of the Wild has been one of the most critically acclaimed games of the last decade. It’s a massive open world with gorgeous visuals that’s waiting to be explored, ripe with treasure, adventure, and a lot of danger.

It’s no surprise many people got a Wii U and later a Nintendo Switch just to play this game, even if they weren’t particularly interested in the console itself.

Whether you’re one of these people or not, I’m sure you’re all thirsty for more Breath of the Wild. It’s a fantastic game, and it can be hard to play something else after experiencing it.

Lucky for us, the modding community has gone above and beyond to mess with BotW. And we’ll be taking a look at the very best mods you can get for the game.

Keep in mind that some of these mods only work on the CemU Emulator, while others can run on the Wii U or Nintendo Switch – provided you follow the right steps to install them.

20. XBOX UI / PS4 UI

For those of you playing Breath of the Wild on the Cemu Wii U Emulator, having to translate the Wii U controller prompts to your gamepad of choice can be a bit jarring.

Worry not, for the modding community has you covered. Whether you’re using a PS4 DualShock or an Xbox gamepad, there’s a mod that’ll change the in-game button layout to resemble what you have in your hands.

Even the tutorial prompts have been updated!

Now you can’t blame the controls when a Moblin gets through your defenses.

19. The Sword That Sealed The Darkness

One of the toughest choices you’ll have to make in Breath of the Wild is whether to use your powerful, hard-earned weapons and risk them breaking or stick to inferior Boko Clubs.

The Sword That Sealed The Darkness is a slight expansion to the Master Sword questline that slightly improves the situation by providing you with a weak but unbreakable Broken Sword after first speaking with Impa.

The fully-fixed Master Sword is also unbreakable now. You’ll find stronger weapons for sure, but you’ll always be able to fall back on your trusty sword if you break them.

18. Darker Nights / Brighter Lights + Wearable Lantern

Most game developers prefer to keep nighttime in open-world games relatively well-lit to cut players some slack.

That’s fine and dandy for most players.

But for those of us who want the time of day to feel meaningful and affect the way we traverse the world, the Darker Nights / Brighter Lights mod is a must-have.

As its name suggests, the mod makes nights much darker. It makes finding light sources more critical and also contributes to a more atmospheric look.

The mod also makes a Wearable Lantern available for purchase at Beedle’s Shop to make your nighttime combat and exploration a tad easier in an immersive fashion.

17. Lylah’s Music Overhaul

Breath of the Wild has a stunning soundtrack with fantastic arrangements of classic TLoZ tunes and new ones alike.

But after playing for long enough, we may want something different.

This extensive music overhaul features remixed versions of great tunes from famous franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Chrono Trigger, Persona, Magi, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and even Donkey Kong Country, among others.

It’s a wonderful way to keep the ambiance in BotW fresh. And the mod’s creator did a fantastic job of creating smooth loops and transitions.

16. BCML Cross-Platform Mod Loader

We’ve covered some great mods, and we have tons yet to talk about. But you won’t be able to enjoy them to their full extent without the BCML Cross-Platform Mod Loader.

Sure, you can get one or two mods running fine without much trouble. But once they start piling up, you’ll begin noticing odd bugs and crashes all the time.

Installing mods through the BCML will keep your game nice and stable for the most part – and it’s simply the easiest way to go about modding BotW.

Refer to this video for some guidance on how to use it.

15. Playable Princess Ruto

The Zora have always been a favorite of mine among TLoZ races.

And Princess Ruto was a bit of a heartbreaker among my young friends back when Ocarina of Time first came out.

This mod uses her model from Hyrule Warriors to make her a playable character in Breath of the Wild – with appropriate Zora skills like faster swim speed and the ability to swim up waterfalls like a salmon.

14. Playable Mipha

Along with the legendary Princess Ruto comes a fully-playable and painfully cute Mipha.

This mod replaces Link’s default armor for… well, Mipha. The mod also includes some armor sets for the Zora Champion, which the player can dye for added customization.

Like the playable Ruto, Mipha can swim faster than Link. And she can also swim up waterfalls. In addition, she gets an unbreakable Lightscale Trident.

Mipha gets a bit more credit than Princess Ruto for the detailed work that’s gone into her facial expressions, which the latter lacks. She’ll wince when in pain, smile when something good happens, and look adorable at all times.

13. Play as Linkle

Few BotW mods are as famous and widely-used as this playable Linkle, which goes above and beyond to make her the new protagonist of this epic adventure.

Introduced in Hyrule Warriors, Linkle believes herself to be the reincarnated hero of Hyrule – and in this mod, she gets to be just that. Especially if you install the Dialogue Fix.

Among the best things about this mod is the support it gets from the community.

You can dress Linkle up as Pyra from Xenoblade 2, give her a modern schoolgirl outfit – and even turn her into Zero Suit Samus, complete with a ponytail.

12. Makeup for Linkle

Linkle is adorable as-is. But she’s not above applying some light makeup when the situation calls for it.

This simple mod improves customization by giving Linkle 15 lipstick colors and 30 makeup variations.

Such variety will undoubtedly help you create the perfect look depending on your favorite outfit, or just what kind of character you imagine her to be.

11. Link/Linkle of Rivia

Whether you’re playing as Link or his look-alike Linkle, you’ll appreciate this iconic armor.

Originally belonging to Geralt of Rivia, this armor makes its way from The Witcher III into the world of Breath of the Wild – complete with the School of the Wolf pendant worn by Geralt at all times.

Considering it’s just a retexture of the Stealth Chest Guard and the Stealth Pants from the base game, it’s honestly amazing how perfect this looks – and it fits with the game’s atmosphere remarkably well too.

10. BlueLegacy’s ReShade Preset

There’s no doubt that TLoZ: Breath of the Wild is a beautiful game.

But for modders, there’s nothing that can’t be improved.

BlueLegacy’s ReShade Preset attempts to do just that with some small tweaks that result in a cleaner-looking game.

All colors are also much more intense, which goes a long way to giving each area a bit more personality. The desert looks legitimately hot, while snowy peaks have a bit of a magical look – and the coastal regions make me think of summer in Cancún.

This video can help you get it up and running on your Cemu emulator in no time.

9. Zelda’s Ballad

Zelda’s Ballad features an entirely new Zelda model, and the author has created countless different outfits for the warrior princess – most of which can be dyed, changing their color palette and often their appearance as well.

Other than that, you can choose your favorite hairstyle for the princess – and there are plenty of extra add-ons to try out.

A couple examples are the Royal Ancient Armor and the Linkle Armor Set, to get you started.

8. Winter Wonderland

Christmas has come to Hyrule.

And our three heroes – Link, Linkle, and Zelda – are full of holiday spirit

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