Using the Owl in Lake Hylia to take you to Hyrule Castle gate doesn't load textures properly #2069

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opened 2026-11-11 01:42:41 +00:00 by torpede1 · 4 comments

torpede1 commented

2026-11-11 01:42:41 +00:00

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Hookshot version

v2.0.14

What kind of problem

Graphics (missing, black or wrong-coloured things, lighting, flicker)

What happened

Where in the game

Castle Gate AFTER Owl transports you there from Lake Hylia

How often

Every time

Graphics card and driver version

9070xt Graphics Driver: Mesa 26.1.2

CPU, RAM and operating system

7800x3d, 64GB DDR5, SteamOS

Changes from the defaults

No response

Other software hooked into the game

No, nothing hooked in

hookshot_log.txt

No log file was created, i'm sorry =[

Screenshots or video

I uploaded screenshot already

Before you send it

I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it.
I searched the open issues for this problem.
I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.

### Hookshot version v2.0.14 ### What kind of problem Graphics (missing, black or wrong-coloured things, lighting, flicker) ### What happened <img width="3840" height="2160" alt="20261110181445_1" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12ef67a5-67f4-4360-8342-a9b655177413" /> ### Where in the game Castle Gate AFTER Owl transports you there from Lake Hylia ### How often Every time ### Graphics card and driver version 9070xt Graphics Driver: Mesa 26.1.2 ### CPU, RAM and operating system 7800x3d, 64GB DDR5, SteamOS ### Changes from the defaults _No response_ ### Other software hooked into the game No, nothing hooked in ### hookshot_log.txt No log file was created, i'm sorry =[ ### Screenshots or video I uploaded screenshot already <img width="3840" height="2160" alt="20261110181445_1" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/610bdd53-9219-40d0-97c3-eeedfea0e0f6" /> ### Before you send it - [x] I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it. - [x] I searched the open issues for this problem. - [x] I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.

NotRexed commented

2026-11-11 01:48:32 +00:00

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Thanks. Two things that would help:

Do the textures at the Castle gate fill in after a few seconds or after walking a bit, or do they stay missing until you leave the area? Does walking there (rather than taking the owl) look normal?
The log: started from Steam or its icon, the game writes hookshot_log.txt in the game folder, beside the hookshot program (with the four runs before as hookshot_log.1.txt to .4.txt). Started from a terminal it prints there instead; you can save it with ./hookshot 2>&1 | tee hookshot_log.txt. Please attach it from a run where you take the owl.

Possibly related: #2058 (owl model missing and slow Castle Town loading, at the VRAM limit).

Thanks. Two things that would help: - Do the textures at the Castle gate fill in after a few seconds or after walking a bit, or do they stay missing until you leave the area? Does walking there (rather than taking the owl) look normal? - The log: started from Steam or its icon, the game writes `hookshot_log.txt` in the game folder, beside the `hookshot` program (with the four runs before as `hookshot_log.1.txt` to `.4.txt`). Started from a terminal it prints there instead; you can save it with `./hookshot 2>&1 | tee hookshot_log.txt`. Please attach it from a run where you take the owl. Possibly related: #2058 (owl model missing and slow Castle Town loading, at the VRAM limit).

joshbirnholz commented

2026-11-11 02:18:10 +00:00

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Also on SteamOS, I saw these same ground texture issues yesterday -- I forget which build I was on, but I saw them in other places as well (Kakariko graveyard and in one of the holes underneath a grave)

torpede1 commented

2026-11-11 02:51:03 +00:00

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Sorry for the late response, NotRexed. So I could not replicate the issue trying again.

When the issue did occur, I simply went into Hyrule town/market then left again and the textures loaded normally. Thanks for all that you do!! I think this is a low priority bug all things considered

Sorry for the late response, NotRexed. So I could not replicate the issue trying again. When the issue did occur, I simply went into Hyrule town/market then left again and the textures loaded normally. Thanks for all that you do!! I think this is a low priority bug all things considered

NotRexed commented

2026-11-11 21:24:43 +00:00

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Thanks for the report. Reports of the same problem are now collected in #1000, which lists this one with your details and links back here, so one fix closes them together and the open list stays readable. Follow #1000 for the fix, and add new details there (or here). If this turns out to be a separate problem it will be reopened.

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