Archipelago vs The Wind Waker HD Randomizer

Archipelago randomizes supported games and connects them in a shared multiplayer experience. An item found in one player's game can be assigned to another player and sent over the internet. Sessions may be synchronous, with everyone playing at once, or asynchronous, with players connecting at their own pace. Supported games can also be generated as single-player experiences through the website or installed generator software. Website generation uses an uploaded YAML configuration or ZIP of configuration files and the current Archipelago release. To host a game, users can upload a locally generated ZIP or multidata file, then provide a tracker and patch files to players. Race games are made without spoiler logs and use protections that vary by game, such as ROM encryption or cheat-mode removal. The project lists included games and provides guides, including instructions for macOS clients; it directs players and developers to Discord for questions. Archipelago is free and open source, with Linux, macOS, web, and Windows support. Its supported-games page also points to guides for custom worlds and other games.

The Wind Waker HD Randomizer changes item locations and other parts of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. It shuffles items, opens the world from the start, removes most cutscenes, and adds gameplay tweaks. It supports the USA version of Wind Waker HD only; European and Japanese versions and the original Wind Waker are unsupported. The free, MIT-licensed software has Windows, macOS, and Linux builds, including native Linux x64 builds in the latest release. Emulator use requires a decrypted USA game copy arranged in folders named code, content, and meta. The setup instructions suggest adding the output folder to an emulator's game paths and identify Cemu as a likely choice. Wii U use requires the Aroma environment and sigpatches, and reserves 2 GB of storage for the randomized channel after initial setup. The PC application includes an accurate-logic item tracker, but Wii U and web use do not have one. Each seed produces a spoiler log containing information about its contents. Other mods are not currently supported.