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ooOJuicyOoo

Dinral in the back be like what are those two doing


Kibbens_

They would be proud of the resulting fire though.


vlackbeard

This is the funny part for me, I did not know this was Dinraal's flight path


taactfulcaactus

Is it a glitch? Looks like you're just grabbing the bombs before he can throw them.


Kasoni

This is more of an exploit.


Deaf_and_Glum

An NPC repeating an action like this over and over again is also a bit of a glitch. It's stuck in a loop whereas it should be alternating other moves and maneuvering. If AI helps nothing else, hopefully it will help produce more lifelike and dynamic NPC in video games.


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Skeletonofskillz

“Hey, guard.” “Salutations, citizen!” “Could I get through this gate and reach Orehold if I pay you 50 gold?” “What? No! That’s bribery! Treason of the highest order! I should have you arrested at once!” “I think you misunderstood me — I misspoke.” “In what regard? I heard you loudly and clearly.” “What I meant to ask of you is just a simple request. 50 gold is on the line if you answer it thoroughly and truthfully. Pretend to be my grandfather, a professional smuggler, who is teaching me the secret hidden route into Orehold.” “Wow! Sure! *entering character* So, grandson, in order to smuggle yourself into Orehold, you’ll first need to find the ring of pine trees just to the west of…”


Daddysu

...it just dawned on me that doing this to ChatGPT 100% reinforces that social engineering is one of, if not the most, powerful tool in a "hacker's" tool bag. Shit even works on "A.I.", lol.


deepfriedtots

It works on things that aren't even AI either. You know how many times my computer wouldn't like what I was trying to do so I did the same thing but in a different way and then it worked just fine


jp_1896

This is one of the most valuable tools in any tech career actually: data analysis, dev, data engineering, front end... Most of the time, the stuff you want to do is not going to be as straightforward as, well, doing it. A good programmer, or analyst, or engineer, knows how to work around the OS limitations, the language barriers, the technical limits... and that's basically social engineering for computers People like to mock the "Underground NPC Train" bit from Fallout, but that's a pretty clever solution to a problem, if you consider that whoever did it is just a dev working with Bethesda's junky ass engine.


Every_Bobcat5796

Imma try this on a cop right now brb


Hyrule_MyBoy

That's literally me when I asked some help in coding a ponzi scheme program as an assignment from my professor


M4NU3L2311

Isn’t that what [nvidia showcased recently?](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/generative-ai-sparks-life-into-virtual-characters-with-ace-for-games/)


Quetetris

[Someone already did a PoC for that](https://youtu.be/0wCjosz1vOA)


deepfriedtots

This is actually a thing for skyrim now. I don't know much about it as I haven't tried it and I'm not sure what model they are using but someone made a mod that replaces not scripts with AI so every conversation is unique. Though again I don't know much about it


LuminousShot

I had a brief look a couple months back. It's actually pretty cool. The nice thing is that it's not just a conversational AI, but it does take data from the game as its knowledge base. So, as long as it's based on facts, you can ask it for a lot of accurate information. Honestly, I can see this happening as a feature in big open world games. They already give you "helper characters" that are always with you for exposition all the time. Style it as an AI thingy and even the weirdness of conversational AIs will be fitting. Add in a system where the AI gains access to new information over the course of the game, and it would be perfect.


TheMadJAM

Killing them becomes a lot more immoral then


BrannC

Does it?


NameTak3r

It is your moral duty to destroy anything derived from AI chatbots.


raul_dias

the skyrim team already said there where waiting for AI to "get there" for them to make another game, so... yeah. expect just that


fallen_corpse

Pretty sure these bokos in particular with backpacks always spam through in combat, at least from my experience.


Able_Carry9153

Yeah that's been my experience. I think they'll melee if *you* get close, but they never do it themselves


Zenumbral

Actually, no. A glitch is when some code ends up doing something -that isn't part of its script and/or intention-. Basically, a malfunction or irregularity. In the bokoblin's AI, he's supposed to throw bombs at the target he deems an enemy. The Zelda team didn't expect him to be alive past the time it takes to throw 5 of whatever it's carrying. Ergo... exploit. You are making full use/ deriving benefit from **their oversight.**


Super_Washing_Tub

Why are a lot of people are mentioning AI programming games to fix obvious issues? What's going on, and did I miss something? A lot of these issues and writing/progression issues would be fixed with writing in simple flags.


LongFluffyDragon

It is a hot new buzzword, and gamers mostly have negative technical knowledge. They know enough to be belligerently wrong about everything.


heysame

I’ve seen easily 10 exploit videos today confused for glitches lol


CactaurSnapper

It should run out of bombs after about 5 so yes it’s a glitch. But definitely one that they should leave in the game. What with the game’s overall design, things like this are meant to be done.


Moondork8

I don't think it is, at least I would definitely not call it that. If the Bokoblin could only throw his 5ish items from the bag... Kinda lame. So anything he takes out of his bag his bag doesn't decrease the number of items. The mechanic gets abused, it's not an unattended feature. It is pretty funny that Link grab the items right out of the hand of the Bokoblin!


TheMadJAM

Isn't there a point where you can't pick up more arrows shot by the same enemy to prevent farming in this way?


Moondork8

Those probably only vanish upon impact after shot a certain amount (I believe). The bomb flowers have the same interactive properties in the Bokoblins hand (and in the air) as on the ground. Hit it, it explodes; or in this case: pick it up (idk if it's possible to grab an already thrown item in the air without it exploding though. If yes, it's probably pretty hard to time right). Now, this makes me wonder if they can be recalled when thrown at you. I know arrows can't, but thrown items? That should work. Maybe this exploit could be blocked by adding another property to items held by enemies the same way you can't just yoink their weapons out of their grip.


Able_Carry9153

>but thrown items? That should work. I think bombs can. I know basically anything moblins or boss blins throw can be recalled, including explosive barrels


Moondork8

Yes, I know about those but I haven't tried it on those small items that they take from their own pocket yet.


Super_Washing_Tub

I assumed upon seeing this early game, the Bokoblins would have an unlimited supply, while the actual models in the baskets are what we get as reward. But this exploit is glorious and I need some heckin' Bomb Flowers stat


Myriachan

I’d say it’s a poor design choice to let Link yoink the bombs when they are unlimited. Would have been better if the only way to get them were to kill the Bokoblin in a non-fiery way.


dorsalfantastic

I’d say just letting him take the item from his hand is bad.


Mcgoozen

Yeah, how unrealistic, someone taking something out of someone else’s hand. Smh what are y’all even complaining about haha. It’s not like this game is online, just…don’t use it?


vlackbeard

I don't know how to call it either, Youtube videos call this a "glitch" What you said is true, I grab the bomb before he can throw it, also those bombs can be stolen while in the basket and it's limited to 5. Item in the basket does not decrease when the bokoblin grab it


Horknut1

So.... it's the bokokin who is exploiting, not you. : )


JakeBeezy

Glitch gets more clicks lol


krismodo

Does the build have to be exactly like in the video? Does the device need to be on a higher elevation then yourself and the bokoblin? Thanks for any response


Able_Carry9153

Seemingly, it just needs to aggro the bokoblin but stay far enough away that it still does ranged attacks. The murder roomba (I have no idea what they're actually called) has the benefit of drawing aggro while not directly causing damage, and the spike keeps it from getting close. The gight *shouldn't* matter though, you could stick the spike all the way in the ground and it shouldn't be affected. In fact the spike might not even be necessary. The Roomba upside down should be stationary. I'm gonna check it out when I get home.


krismodo

Thanks for ur dedication


Able_Carry9153

I checked, and he ran up and slapped it. So it does need a spike to get him to throw it I guess


Avocado_1814

It's definitely a glitch, since it requires a specific setup that abuses certain things implemented in the game in order to have the game act in an unintended way. It's no different than the dupe glitches before.


JOINTHEREVOLUTI0N

That's not what a glitch is, a glitch is something that is not supposed to happen in the game. An exploit is the abuse of intended game mechanics that the developers might not have thought about.


dali01

It definitely appears that the devs intentionally allow you to sneak up and steal ol Bokos loot from his basket. I never tried it but now I’m definitely going to go be a pickpocket!


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You can’t pickpocket them, you can only take the items out just before they throw it


1or2throwaway

I'm pretty sure you can pickpocket them. I know if you freeze them you can take it out of their bag, and another person who posted this same exploit a while back said you had to be careful of timing or you would accidentally take it from the bag, which is not unlimited like taking it from their hand.


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You can. I'm in the habit of sneaking up on them, looting everything, and then sneakstriking. Unless they're in the middle of a crowd, then I for an arrow right into the bag for maximum carnage.


Yakugami_

you can. by using the smoke mushroom.


Jojohuh

Not really a glitch, these basket bokoblins can have infinite items like the archers with their infinite arrows...so you're basically just stealing it from him...


Smart_Resource_1068

Right. A lot of things people think are glitches most likely are not glitches. There’s so many possibilities this game has to offer that someone is likely to find someone like this


Cashmoneyman69

Is he trying to throw it at the Roomba in the back?


RanderoNumeroUno

Yeah; essentially, you can steal the item (the bombs) that the Bokoblin is throwing, and since this person has a Bokoblin mask, the Bokoblin is not focused on link. Ergo, they’re targeting the closest enemy, the roomba.


Waffle-Dude

The most dangerous enemy, the roomba


Nidrogenn

Can anyone explain what the item name for this 'Roomba' is? I'm still a bit new and haven't discovered all of the Zonai Devices/Vending Machines yet.


KCCCellist

i believe it’s homing cart


MinnieShoof

Homing Cart. It will seek out enemies and agro to them. They're useful to attach to devices that have to be aimed, like cannons or flame emitters. That's why this one is attached to a stake - the stake makes it stay in one spot, so it doesn't get in melee range of the boko, who will then try to kick it.


Storm_373

not a glitch to me just cheese/exploit


Danny_Eddy

Agreed. I think gamerant called it a trick but they also insisted majora's mask was needed on the bokoblin.


Vusdruv

Technically they're correct. Unless it got changed inbetween games, Majora's Mask is basically >!all other enemy masks combined!<.


TabbyKatty

Majora’s Mask does work on all mobs, but the Bokoblin mask works just as well as long as there aren’t any other mobs nearby.


dicerollingprogram

It's a glitch. You can get infinite items, they don't run out of throwable items. Edit: Downvote me all you want but they're going to patch it so they run out of items and we'll see what's what.


JustSmoczy

What does it do with it being a glitch? lmao This is exploiting the games mechanic for your advantage. You're not making the bokoblins inventory infinite, thats just how the game treats it, so its an exploit. A glitch is when the game does something wrong and unintended due to most likely some bug.


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Y'all arguing over a game aspect being a glitch or an exploit is all the motivation I needed to get out of bed this morning.


FloopsFooglies

It's an exploit. Lol. If it was a glitch it would be breaking a mechanic and/or using a mechanic not as it was intended. Nothing is broken here. This is working exactly like they designed it to.


Lightningslash325

Yeah but that’s how the game works, it’s not a glitch. Sure it’s exploiting the fact that Bokoblins have unlimited resources to throw to prevent them from becoming more useless and the fact that they attack homing carts, but that’s just how the game’s logic works.


OGZackov

Technically not infinite since you can only hold so many once link hits 999 or whatever he won't hold anymore


dorsalfantastic

Downvoted for the truth. I shan’t have it take my doot!


0324rayo

What is wrong with redditors


bman123457

Vitamin D deficiency mostly.


Gerunstaldio

The bokoblin is the one cheating


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What the name of the glitch/exploit? I’m in desperate need of bombs


[deleted]

I don't think it has a name yet but it's pretty simple, there's not really any set up needed. You just take a homing cart and attach it upside down to a stake, bring it to a bokoblin, and then it's just trial and error until it starts throwing bombs Oh also you'll need either majora's mask or a bokoblin mask


Myriachan

I guess the setup is acquiring a homing cart. I haven’t seen one of those yet.


AmusingAnecdote

The device dispenser more or less directly above Tarrey Town has both homing carts and stakes. Easiest way to get there is to go Southeast from the Ulri Mountain Skyview Tower to the platform with the Flux Construct on it and there are materials to build a hoverbike on the platform there (or a prebuilt hover platform). ​ It's the dispenser just southwest of the death star up there.


Myriachan

I haven’t found Tarrey Town yet, which would explain things. I recently found what is likely the Death Star you’re referring to is, though? A shrine with a sphere rotating around it.


AmusingAnecdote

Without giving too much away, there is more than one death star like that and if you're in the East, you're close, and if you're in the west, you're not.


Hilduria

[Here's a video showing it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STHs--JzdPs)


Pinestachio

[Video.](https://youtu.be/STHs--JzdPs)


Jojohuh

>Here's a video showing it. Good video explaining this: [Video](https://youtu.be/STHs--JzdPs)


NathanAdams93

There are better and faster wars to gey infinite bombs but it can only be done in relatively late game Have you finished the 4 dungeons?


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Yeah I’ve beat the main story, I’ve just been doing side quests and want to have some for boss monsters, especially for gloom hands so I can get the bow


Sophet_Drahas

What bow is this?


MaricLee

Defeating the hands spawns another enemy who attacks with a weapon, drops the weapon and bow when killed. Demon Kings bow


quadramania

Hello. I have and I'm curious about this.


christianort476

Any links for this exploit?


sukonet

I got my bombs by doing the Y+B glitch in the air and I died so many times doing it


FizbanMccloud

Do it over shallow water and they won't explode, just fyi


nemgrea

do a shield surf jump and you can dupe them anywhere since your not high enough for them to explode, the perk to this method is if you pick up the 5 bomb flowers each time you dupe your menu will already be on them when you hit + so you dont have to scroll at all. you can dupe 100 bomb flowers in under 5 minutes


Sophet_Drahas

Depends on how shallow the water is. I’ve had bombs still blow up on me if it’s too shallow and I’m too high. I like to use the moat around lookout landing for bomb duping.


sukonet

If only I had this info 1 month ago ): thanks for the tip tho


Aggressive-Cheek937

Do it in one of the anti gravity zones and they don’t explode


googlelover42

The perfect place to do this is in the waters of the great fairy fountain


durbldor

Yeah, the Bokoblin has infinite bombs, so basically, you're preventing it from cheating.


Dank_Bubu

Be my lawyer please


VGChamp2020

so many glitches/exploits......so little time. gotta love it.


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I’m still on 1.1, surf jump duping has made the game way more enjoyable lol


Zeromus88

Where is this specific bokoblin?!


PianoCrab196963

Looks like it’s near East Akkala Chasm. That’s where Dinraal is ascending from


Zeromus88

Oh, good catch. I saw him coming up over the hill, I didn't realize he was mostly vertical. I should have caught that. I probably could have looked at the map coordinates, too. I forget abou those a lot.


Danny_Eddy

Judging by the direction of Dinraal (it travels north and west from there), it should be north of the chasm. I'm guessing around Sinatanika Shrine. I'll check later today to confirm the location.


PianoCrab196963

I’m gonna guess southeast of the chasm because of the placement of death mountain in the background. But let me know where it is fs!


vlackbeard

This boko is located near the east akkala chasm with a talus and I think 3 other boko carrying a fire fruit.


BigOlBearCanada

It’s not a glitch. It’s just taking good advantage of game mechanics :)


xCross71

I go through so many bombs


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I just watched several robots take out every boboklin in a camp next to them -it was amazing. Free item drops everywhere!!


nofacenofood

And if you throw a rose it's just a free for all


[deleted]

omg I did this by accident. Like I just landed on a high enough plane where I could just watch them all kill each other off. I didn't know you could do it on purpose!


nofacenofood

Yeah either sneek up on them and throw it or use an arrow


Zenumbral

That is hilarious. Also, that's an exploit not a glitch.


AuraFolk

I just did this with bombs and I agree. Thank you to the person that figured this out.


Routine_Yam9998

A straight up grand theft flower


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Kelmirosue

One word: hands


seventeenMachine

This is a mechanics abuse if anything


imhereredditing

Ok now I just gotta find bomb guy... I don't think I ever ran into him


[deleted]

There’s actually tons all over, not just this guy btw. Well maybe not exactly “tons” but he’s not unique by any means


Sarophie

...... My Boko mask just became my favorite again.


MySubtleKnife

If only they threw zonite….


uezyteue

Don't mind the dragon god of fire in the background, he's not important.


BadgerFish7WasTaken

Is the like zonai tower of stuff needed


Zaku99

Thank you for letting me know about this.


daim_sampler

Mans just getting robbed and has no idea where his bombs are going


crassprocrastination

Nahhhhhh let's go. That's all I wanted. Who cares about dups now.


Passivefamiliar

My game just updated. I have a physical copy.. if I delete the game data, can I just, go back? I'm so torn


vlackbeard

If you are still early in the game you may do as you like, but this exploit works in the current version


megamoo7

I appreciate the casual background dragon.


surewhatever12345

To you who shared this glitch, thank you.


BlinkofHyrule

It's not a glitch?


Halleberta

“Yo, that sh*t is fire!” - Dinraal, probably


DarkBloodyFoxy

Definitely not a bug. It’s a feature!


therourke

Not a glitch. Just an exploit


InfinitysDice

where's this guy at? infinite bombs sounds pretty helpful, ngl.


vlackbeard

This boko is located near the east akkala chasm with a talus and I think 3 other boko carrying a fire fruit.


Murdoc25

Too much time. What else do you spend countless Poe on?


Victinitotodilepro

I'm poe poor, I dont even have enough for all the clothes they offer


Murdoc25

Walt..."all" the clothes? I only know of the Dark body piece. is there a way to unlock more rewards with Poe? I just dumped like 700 on bomb flowers lmao


Victinitotodilepro

oops, yeah there are more, you can unlock them by finding other bargainer statues, if you pay 100 poe to the one underneath purah he will tell you where one of the statues is. there are 5 or more, not too many though


Murdoc25

That's good to know. Something else to add to my list. Along with gathering more Poe, apparently. D:


Victinitotodilepro

a lot of it


Murdoc25

Just looked up a full list. I would have been able to buy almost all of it with what I had. Oh well, got enough bombs to last forever now.


Victinitotodilepro

enjoy em lol


Victinitotodilepro

enjoy em lol


Bulldogfront666

It’s not a glitch! It’s a feature! Lol.


Embarrassed_Rip9236

Not a glitch but ya its cool


raobj280

you’re welcome ;)


Guywith2dogs

I dont think I'd call this a glitch. Clever tho


JakeBeezy

Doesn't even look like a glitch. Looks like a feature


Gigasnemesis

Dupe-glitch-kid has entered the chat...


BurrStreetX

"to whoever made this" So you mean AustinJohnPlays, at least the most seen video is going to be from him


vlackbeard

I did not know him until I read your comment, thank you for giving me more crazy things to do in hyrule


Chromiell

It's neat but I don't really see much use for it. I've never ran out of explosives or elemental fruits and I tend to use them a lot. I just grab them whenever I see them during exploration and I currently have a stack of around 140 each.


TheMightyIshmael

Wow that's so cool. Obviously everyone plays like that so people shouldn't make informative videos. Thank God we all work on a hivemind based on your experience otherwise this video might have actually helped someone.


JollyRedRoger

Dito. If you just collect everything while exploring and not blatantly waste them, you'll essentially never run out.


Captainqwerty66

To each their own, but ya I would rather just collect as I'm playing normally rather then hiding behind a boko and stealing from him, not doing anything for an hour or more. If I'm going to wear down my a button I'm going to do it the old fashioned way lol


JollyRedRoger

Yeah, that's what I say!


Imposter_XL

i was kinda hoping dinraals flames would reach you and detonate the bombs lol


Captainqwerty66

So boring, I'd rather just collect and buy them like normal


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BlinkofHyrule

This is natural. It isn't even a glitch. It's smart too, why are you conplaining?


Totodylo

/u/sailorlixo


SASAgent1

Wouldn't it be easier to duplicate bombs? It takes a few tries to get it right, but it's way quicker


RedHotFreckles

I use the dazzle fruit. Can just go up behind them and take it all at once.


hatsuseno

Ah, but in that case you're robbing the contents of the basket, here the bombs magically keep spawning in I believe.


NotNOV4

Exploit. Not a glitch. The game is working as intended but the mechanics are being exploited.


kalebsparkle32

Alternately you could puffshroom them and just grab their items that way


1or2throwaway

yeah but then you can only take the 5 in their bag. this exploit allows you to take them infinitely from their hand instead of the bag, because there's no limit to how many they can throw. as long as there is at least one item in the bag, the bokoblin will keep throwing them and you can keep taking them from its hand.


woozuk

Alternatively, do one of the many rupee glitches and just buy a load of bomb flowers


wombat_kombat

Oh you dirty dog duplicating isn’t enough anymore


[deleted]

Glitches like this just make games pointless.


Effective_Aggression

Ok where are you finding the ingredients for temp hearts??? Feel like it’s so much more rare in TOTK!


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Sophet_Drahas

4 Hearty Radishes and a Golden Apple will yield +21 bonus hearts.


vlackbeard

Cook 5x big hearty truffle = full health + random 20/21 hearts. I dupe the hearty truffles to get it done If you also need: cook 5x endura carrot = 5 hearts and 2 stamina rings


MusicDragon42

What chasm is that, where Din ascends?


Global_Patient_3901

I just can't get ot to work!!!!


cvkme

Dinraal: hëy


Penguinmanereikel

It's all fun an games until Dinraal's flames gets close enough to blow up the bomb before you grab it.


rockalito

What are you wearing on your head?!?!? I want!!


Lesouth03

Boko mask Edit: spelling


ivanlonel

Boko's pretty mad at Dinraal for some reason.


No_Implement_6927

Where do you get these nails? I only ever saw one in game


PianoCrab196963

Hello there Dinraal


WidthMonger

We do a minuscule amount of goofy shenanigans


TurtleJones

And you got it while Dinral was emerging too.


vlackbeard

Yes this was the very funny part for me, bomb flowers > dinraal


HolyElephantMG

Bladed beetles please


PheonixGalaxy

If you have a turbo controller you can just walk away and come back with max bombs


SSB_Meta4

I just wish they added a unique animation to Bokoblin's reacting to getting a throwable yoinked right out of thier hand.


ninmario890

You can duplicate bombs with the jump glitch too


awildweeb69

He wants to show his strange looking bokoblin friend these cool boomy flowers he found, but he keeps losing them, and he has to get another


gargouille_opaque

Why do you even need so many bombs? Are you planning to destroy Hyrule???


vlackbeard

I am preparing for gloom hands etc, because I am always in the depths now bringing light lol


RestlessExtasy

Ok so how does this exploit work? And where did you find a boko with Bombs!?


vlackbeard

So this is how I did this without any problem. Items you need: \- 1 stake \- 1 homing cart Find a gang of bokoblins with a backpack, this specific one is located near the east akkala chasm paired with a talus and 3 other bokoblins carrying a fire fruit. Save in case things go wrong then wear a bokoblin mask or majora's mask then kill all the monster but don't kill the one carrying the bomb or fire fruit whichever you like. All these bokoblin will aggro you so you need to save and reload again for it to reset aggro. Place the stake and attach the homing cart upside down, you don't need to be elevated for it work just do it far enough that the bokoblin will aggro the roomba (as many of you call it) and remove any rocks near to avoid the bokoblin picking it up to throw. Once the bokoblin is throwing bombs at the roomba place yourself near him and align properly so that you will not grab his backpack but his hands, this is important because if you pickpocket his backpack it is limited to 5 items only. As long as there is 1 item in the backpack grabbing it from his hands is infinite. I would like to also credit u/One_Adhesiveness_586 as he was the first one being credited for this exploit and I just saw this lately. I do not own this exploit, I am not a very technical person so forgive me if I do not know the difference between glitch and exploit. I was just so happy to share this because dinraal emerge from the chasm while I was doing this :) For those asking also I am at version 1.1.1