In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you can effectively track specific items and enemies using the Sensor+ feature, an upgrade to your Purah Pad, linked directly to your Compendium. This tool significantly streamlines the process of finding particular resources, hunting specific monsters, or locating unique objects across Hyrule.
Understanding the Sensor+ Feature
The Sensor+ is an advanced ability of Link's Purah Pad, designed to help you locate nearly anything you've documented in your in-game encyclopedia, the Compendium. When activated, the Sensor+ emits a distinctive beeping sound and displays a radar-like indicator on your screen, guiding you towards your chosen target as you get closer.
How to Activate and Use the Sensor+
Activating and managing your Sensor+ target is a quick and seamless process:
- Open Your Map: Press the Minus (-) button on your Nintendo Switch controller to bring up the world map.
- Access Sensor+ Options: While on the map screen, press the Y button. This action will open the Sensor+ configuration menu.
- Choose Your Target: From this menu, you can select items or creatures directly from your Compendium. Instead of the default "Shrines" setting, navigate to your desired target.
- Confirm Selection: Once you've chosen an item, material, weapon, or enemy, confirm your selection to set it as the active tracking target.
Crucial Prerequisite: For the Sensor+ to successfully track an object or creature, you must have already taken a photograph of it using your camera rune and added it to your Compendium. If an item or enemy isn't photographed and in your Compendium, it cannot be selected as a Sensor+ target.
What You Can Track
The Sensor+ is incredibly versatile, making it useful for a wide range of in-game activities:
- Materials: Easily find specific plants like Hyrule Herbs, fungi such as Hearty Truffles, or valuable ore deposits containing Luminous Stones or Diamonds needed for crafting, cooking, or selling.
- Enemies: Track down particular monster types like Hinoxes, Stone Taluses, or specific Horriblins to farm their unique drops for armor upgrades or Fusions.
- Weapons and Shields: While less common for direct tracking, if you have a photo of a specific weapon or shield type, the Sensor+ can potentially lead you to their spawn locations.
Practical Tips for Efficient Tracking
- Document Everything: Make it a habit to photograph every new item, enemy, and object you encounter. A comprehensive Compendium offers more tracking options.
- Prioritize Rare Resources: Use the Sensor+ to hunt for hard-to-find materials like Big Hearty Radishes, Endura Carrots, or specific monster parts from powerful foes.
- Target Specific Farming: If you're focusing on upgrading a particular armor set or need specific monster fangs for an elixir, set that monster as your Sensor+ target for efficient farming.
- Observe Visual and Auditory Cues: Pay close attention to the sound the Sensor+ makes – the faster and higher-pitched the beeping, the closer you are to your target. The radar on your Purah Pad also provides directional guidance.
- Flexibility is Key: Don't hesitate to switch your Sensor+ target frequently based on your immediate needs or current objectives in Hyrule.
By effectively utilizing the Sensor+ and expanding your Compendium, you can navigate the vast world of Tears of the Kingdom with enhanced efficiency, always knowing where to find what you're looking for.
