Time Block

Time Block is an item/action actor in Ocarina of Time.

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Placement

In the default mode its visibility is age-XORed: params 0 is solid for CHILD only and absent for adult (bit 0x8000 flips which age). For a block visible to both ages set bits 0x8000 and 0x40 together (the non-persistent mode).

The Song of Time toggles it; in persistent mode (bit 0x40 clear) that toggles the switch flag in the low 6 bits, so shared flags couple blocks. Bit 0x100 halves the size, bits 11-13 set the trigger range, and the Z-rotation's low 3 bits tint it.

Size variants (2)

This actor is placed in one of these forms. Pick it from the editor's Size dropdown. The value is what the actor's parameters store. Each picture is fitted to its cell, so compare the stated sizes and not the images.

	Value	Size
	0	Large~100 units tall
	1	Small (60%)~60 units tall

Parameters

Beyond the size above, the parameters hold these fields. The editor shows each as a labelled control.

• Size bit 8: 0 Large, 1 Small (60%)all 2 values used
• Activation Range bits 11–13: 0–7all 8 values usedHow close the player must be for the Song of Time to flip this block. The eight steps are fixed distances, not a smooth scale — the last two are the same.
• Observer (reacts to flag from anywhere) bit 10: on / off
• Start Hidden (inverted) bit 15: on / off
• Switch Flag bits 0–5: 0–63all 64 values usedOne of the scene's 64 switch flags. Actors that share a number are linked: when one sets it, every actor reading it reacts. Flags 0 to 31 are saved with the game, 32 to 55 reset when you leave the scene, and 56 to 63 reset on every room change. Pick a number nothing else in this scene uses unless you mean to link them. The panel's link list shows who shares it.

Appears in (9)

Forest TempleGerudo Training GroundGoron CityIce CavernInside Ganons CastleShadow TempleSpirit TempleWater TempleWindmill And Dampes Grave

Model

What this actor draws, and where each piece lives in the archive. A mod replaces a piece by writing a file at the same path.

Objects loaded

• objects/object_timeblock shared with 1 other actor

An edit to a shared object reaches every actor that loads it.

Item/Action actors

Arrow · Blue Fire Flames · Body Parts · Bongo Bongo's Shadow · Bugs · Butterfly · Cell Door (Gerudo Fortress) · Cutscene Actors · Decorative Flames · Deku Shield · Dialog Spot · Din's Fire · Environmental Effects · Epona's Song Ocarina Effect · Fairy · Farore's Wind · Fire Arrow · Fish · Fish, Bugs, Butterflies Group Spawner · Ganon's Tower Magic Barriers · Gate to Death Mountain Trail · Gold Skulltula Token · Grotto Entrance · Grotto Treasure Chest · Hookshot · Hyrule Castle Gate · Ice Arrow · Lava Particle Fountain (Death Mountain panorama) · Light Arrow · Lord Jabu-Jabu · Navi Infospot (Green, Time Block) · Navi Message · Nayru's Love · Ocarina of Time · Reflectable Light Beam · Saria's Song Ocarina Effect · Scarecrow's Song Ocarina Effect · Skulltula Sprouting from Bean Spot · Song of Storm Ocarina Effect · Song of Storms Storm Manager · Spin Attack · Sun's Song Effect · The End message · Treasure Chest Light · Void-out Trigger (Tower Collapse) · Warp Portal · Zelda's Lullaby and Song of Time Ocarina Effect