Universal Map Delay

aka "UMD"

Discovered by Dragonbane0

Trick Description

By alternating A and B inputs frame perfectly after talking to Midna and selecting the warp option, or using the D-pad to open the map, you can delay the map from coming up until you stop alternating these inputs. This has two main useful features:

• Cutscenes cancel warps: Letting the map come up during a cutscene and choosing to warp grants Map Glitch
• After UMD, warp restrictions are the same as they were when UMD began: Beginning UMD in a place where Link is allowed to warp and ending it in a place where he's normally not allowed to warp (e.g. underwater, in front of an NPC as human, by the Sky Cannon while Shad is in the room without map warping) will allow him to warp anyway

Doing this only requires Master Sword to warp, allowing for some big breaks by not requiring map warping.

How To

UMD from a Midna call

This method does not require map warping.

1. Talk to Midna with Z and select the warp option
2. Alternate A + B presses frame perfectly starting on the frame shown below
3. Whenever you stop the A and B inputs, the map will come up

UMD input frame from Midna call

UMD from opening the map

This method requires map warping.

1. Open the map with D-pad
2. Alternate A + B presses frame perfectly starting on the same frame you press the D-pad
3. Whenever you stop the A and B inputs, the map will come up

Uses

Warp the cannon without Map Warping

By warping with Midna, delaying the map, and triggering Midna in front of the cannon, you can bring up the map after the trigger without the need for map warping. This allows you to skip going to Eldin Gorge in Any% entirely, but requires too many frame-perfectly alternating A and B inputs to be useful outside of a TAS.

Early Snowpeak without Map Warping

By delaying the map with 2 frame perfect A/B presses, you can bring up the map at the same time as triggering the Snowpeak intro cutscene. After selecting a warp, the cutscene will cancel out the warp sequence and give Map Glitch.

Notes

• Delaying the map with Midna Warp causes her dialogue to not be considered over, which will make the game crash if you release the map during another dialogue box.