Hint Regions

Hint Regions are the names of regions that are found in hint text.

Note that the Major Regions Entrance Randomisation setting uses a different system of categorisation.

Overview

Every check in OoTMM is categorised into a single region for the purpose of hinting item locations. For example:

• They say that the Progressive Hookshot (Sometimes Required) can be found in Gerudo Valley.
• They say that Stock Pot Inn is Way of the Hero.

As a consequence of checks being categorised into only a single region, it can be observed that regions do not subsume or otherwise overlap each other. For example, an item that is in Stock Pot Inn is not considered to also be in East Clock Town.

Entrance Randomiser

Entrance Randomiser may cause a check's region to change. This mostly affects checks inside certain interiors and grottoes. Affected interiors and grottoes always inherit the region to which they are attached.

For example: if in Zora's Domain, the shop entrance leads instead to Kakariko Potion Shop, then all the items in this shop are now considered part of Zora's Domain; if a Way-Of-The-Hero (WOTH) hint names Zora's Domain, it could be referring to an item in Kakariko Potion Shop.

Tingle's Region

Tingle is his own region. It doesn't matter where he is physically located, his items are located in the 'Tingle' region.

For example, Ikana Canyon could be a foolish region and yet a 'Required' item might still be bought from him there.

Items in Multiple Locations

Some items are available in multiple locations. At the moment (and this could change in future), the item is only considered present in one primary region. It's possible to find a 'Required' item in a foolish region if the 'real' region of the item is elsewhere.

• The Mailbox Item: mailboxes are located in North, East and South Clock Town, but the item from the mailbox is always regioned in South Clock Town.
• The Clock Town Stray Fairy is found in Laundary pool (day) or East Clock Town (night), but is always regioned in Laundry Pool.
• The Big Bomb Bag purchase: this can be bought from the Bomb Shop or the Curiosity shop depending on whether the North Clock Town theft has been thwarted. If entrance randomiser places these shops in different regions, the Bomb Shop region is prioritised.
• The Goron Elder: he moves from Twin Islands to Goron Village on the third day, but his item is always regioned in Twin Islands.
• [The four four-gossip grottos in Termina Field can be placed in different regions with grotto ER, but which region will the check be in? • Edit Article]

Here are some other semi-ambiguous cases that may cause confusion:

• Items in the Windmill are regioned in Kakariko Village, whilst the Dampe's race items are regioned in Kakariko Graveyard (despite them being in the same map!) [and in ER, what happens? • Edit Article]
• The reward for giving the postman the priority delivery letter is obtained in East Clock Town, thus this check falls in East Clock Town.
• The bomb-able wall in the passage from East Clock Town to Astral Observatory is part of East Clock Town [and in ER, what happens? • Edit Article]
• The item that drops from the moon's eye after observing Skull Kid with the telescope is part of Termina Field

Extra Hint Regions

When enabled, this option causes hints to be more granular for certain regions as follows:

• Ganon's Castle Tower is split off from Ganon's Castle (such that they are now two separate regions)
• Inverted Stone Tower Temple is split off from Stone Tower Temple (such that they are now two separate regions)
• The Butler Race area is split off and becomes its own region (instead of adopting the region of whatever it's attached to; usually Deku Palace).
• Goron Racetrack is split off and becomes its own region (instead of adopting the region of whatever it's attached to, usually Twin Islands).

List of Hint Regions

Region Name	Extra Hint Region?	Description
Kokiri Forest
Deku Tree
Lost Woods
Sacred Meadow		The region adjoining Lost Woods and Forest Temple.
Forest Temple
Hyrule Field
Hyrule's Market
Hyrule's Castle		Child Link only.
Ganon's Castle Exterior		Adult Link only.
Temple of Time
Sacred Realm		[Might be referring to the Light Medallion check received in the Temple of Time. • Edit Article]
Lon Lon Ranch
Kakariko		The village.
Bottom of the Well		Ocarina of Time dungeon
Kakariko's Graveyard
Shadow Temple
Death Mountain's Trail
Dodongo's Cavern
Goron City
Death Mountain's Crater
Fire Temple
Zora's River
Zora's Domain
Zora's Fountain		Containing Jabu.
Jabu-Jabu
Ice Cavern
Lake Hylia
Water Temple
Gerudo Valley
Gerudo Fortress		Exterior only. The interiors in this area are called 'Thieve's Hideout' [sic].
Thieve's Hideout [sic]		The various interiors of Gerudo Fortress.
Gerudo Training Ground
Haunted Wastelands		The sandstorm-riddled adjoining region between Gerudo Fortress and Desert Colossus.
Desert Colossus		The region outside Spirit Temple.
Spirit Temple
Ganon's Castle
Ganon's Castle Tower	Yes	With extra hint regions disabled, this region is part of Ganon's Castle.
Egg		'Inside an Egg': Region describing items obtained from the Weird Egg and Pocket Egg.
South Clock Town
North Clock Town
West Clock Town
East Clock Town
Laundry Pool		Part of Clock Town. Contains the door to Kafei's Hideout and a river.
Clock Tower Roof
Stock Pot Inn
Termina Field
Road to the Swamp		The adjoining region between Termina Field and Southern Swamp. Contains the Swamp Archery minigame.
Southern Swamp
Swamp Spider House
Deku Palace
Butler Race	Yes	With extra hint regions disabled, this region merges into whatever region it is connect to (With no ER, this is Deku Palace)).
Woodfall		The region outside Woodfall Temple.
Woodfall Temple
Path to Mountain Village		The adjoining region between Termina Field and Mountain Village.
Mountain Village		The region containing the Smithy.
Twin Islands		The adjoining region, between Mountain Village and Goron Village. Contains Tingle and the entrance to the Goron Racetrack.
Goron Racetrack	Yes	With extra hint regions disabled, this region merges into whatever region it is connect to (With no ER, this is Twin Islands)).
Goron Village		The East mountain region containing the Goron's home and the Lens of Truth cave.
Path to Snowhead		The joining region between Mountain Village and outside Snowhead temple.
Snowhead		The region outside Snowhead Temple. Contains an owl statue.
Snowhead Temple
Romani Ranch		Does not include the 'Milk Road' region.
Great Bay Coast		The North Coastal region that contains the laboratory.
Ocean Spider House
Pirate's Fortress Exterior		[sic]
Pirate's Fortress Sewers		[sic]
Pirate's Fortress Interior		[sic]
Pinnacle Rock
Zora Cape		The South Coastal region that links to Zora Hall.
Zora Hall
Great Bay Temple
Milk Road
Road to Ikana		Region connecting Termina Field to Ikana Graveyard and Ikana Canyon.
Ikana's Graveyard
Ikana Canyon
Secret Shrine		The boss rush dungeon found in Ikana Canyon.
Beneath The Well		MM dungeon.
Ancient Castle of Ikana		The interior and exterior of castle found in Ikana.
Stone Tower
Stone Tower Temple
Inverted Stone Tower Temple	Yes	With extra hint regions disabled, this region is part of Stone Tower Temple.
Tingle		Tingle's items have their own special region. This items are not considered part of the region Tingle is in.
Giant's Dream		In vanilla MM, Oath to Order is obtained during the cutscene launched after beating any boss and taking the blue warp out of dungeon. In OoTMM the random item that is received from this check is categorised as coming from the 'Giant's Dream' region.
Moon
A Nameless Place		Technical Region.
nowhere		Technical Region.
Link's Pocket		Technical Region [Starting item? • Edit Article]