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Culling Overview

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Introduction

Culling refers to the game's system for despawning enemies, NPCs, and objects when they exit render distance or are unloaded from memory. Enemies despawn when Link moves far away or when certain game state transitions occur. Glitches that exploit culling mechanics allow players to manipulate when and where entities disappear, enabling despawn interrupts, object duplication, and unusual entity states. Understanding culling is key to advanced glitching techniques like despawn interrupt and zuggling.

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