Wild NPC breathing seems to be based on “advanced” Miis

If you’ve ever looked at one of the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe random villagers thought, “Hey, this looks like a Thousand,” it could be because the two might be related.

Overnight, Twitter user and self-proclaimed Mii HEYimHeroic expert wrote that certain non-player characters from Wild breath is based on an advanced version of the existing Thousand models, which are used for player avatars on Nintendo consoles and in some games. According to HEYimHeroic, this means that in addition to Wild breathNPCs that look like more detailed Miis, it is also possible to modify existing player Miis directly in pirated versions of the game.

“In short, [Breath of the Wild NPCs] use an evolution of Miis, which the game files call “UMii” (that’s what I’ll call them from now on) “, wrote HEYimHeroic in a Reddit thread. “UMiis has almost all the same parameters as the Wii U / 3DS Miis, with a few minor differences here and there, such as moles that are no longer accepted.” While all NPCs in the game apparently rely on “UMiis”, Hylian characters only (human) they have physical features that mimic a traditional Mii.

For example, with the help Zelda Discord Mode, HEYi’mHeroic managed to change recently added Smash Bros. last Thousands for Barret from Final Fantasy VII into the Wild breath, as well as Matt, one of the first Thousand opponents you face in the original Wii Sports. They managed to successfully inject their own Mii, Alice, into the game, although because the original hairstyle is not supported Wild breathThe “UMii” projects implied something else. In theory, this means that modders could also “backport” Wild breath NPCs in Thousand characters, although this process is much more messy.

HEYimHeroic, who could not be contacted immediately for comments, is responsible for both WiiFactsPlus Twitter account and Tumblr, which collects and shares hyper-specific information about Miis as well The Thousand Library Project, which seeks to document every thousand officially appeared in a game. Nintndo uses the avatar format, which allows players to customize faces, body types and accessories, since the Wii was released in 2006. As HEYimHeroic documents, there are dozens of prefabricated Miis with names that have appeared as real characters in games.

There are many more things to do, looking at exactly how Wild breathHowever, “UMiis” compares to the traditional Miis. “[N]if each value is known, there are still many interactions that we are not sure about, etc. HEYi’mHeroic wrote, adding that they will provide more complete documentation of the discovery and how people can inject their own Miis into Wild breath once it is ready.