In 2026, I still boot up Tears of the Kingdom when I want to see what happens when a sandbox refuses to behave. I had already done the shrines, chased dragons, and built more ridiculous vehicles than I can count. Then I saw Katsan84's post on the TOTK subreddit: a half-naked Link wearing Majora's Mask, running through a farm while a homemade UFO hovered overhead and fired a light beam at cows. The caption was simple: 'if you know, you know.' I knew. I had to build one.

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The Alien Vibe I Didn't Know I Needed

In Majora's Mask, there is a quest to protect Romani Ranch from aliens. It is not the usual high fantasy routine of goblins with swords and shields. Instead, you stop floating, ghost-like enemies with light beams who are trying to abduct cows. That memory never really left me. So when someone brought that exact vibe back in Tears of the Kingdom with a fully functioning UFO and Majora's iconic Mask, I felt seen. The video showed the contraption spinning in a circle as it hovered overhead, firing a beam at a farm full of cows. There were no alien pilots or enemies to fight off. Unless you count the cows. 😅

Seeing a giant UFO in TOTK made plenty of players want to try it for themselves, and Katsan84 put together a guide shortly after. That guide is the reason I spent an entire evening collecting rails, fans, mirrors, and emitters instead of doing anything sensible.

My Step-by-Step Saucer

The core build is simpler than it looks, though it takes patience to line everything up. I followed the guide closely:

  • Build an octagon with metal rails.

  • Attach two rails in the middle.

  • Add four fans at an angle on each corner.

  • Build up four ramps to the centre.

  • Place a downward-facing mirror and a beam emitter in the middle.

  • Place another downward-facing mirror on top.

  • Whack it and watch it spin as it shoots a beam of light.

It works best at night, when the beam cuts through the dark and the whole thing looks properly unnatural. I tried it during the day first, because I am impatient, and it was fine. At night, though, it became a scene. The saucer spun, the light swept across the grass, and the cows did what cows do: absolutely nothing useful. 🐄

Part What I used Why it matters
Frame Octagon of metal rails Gives the saucer its shape
Middle Two rails Holds the centre together
Lift Four angled fans Makes it hover and spin
Core Downward mirror, beam emitter, top mirror Creates the light beam
Convenience Auto-build Lets me rebuild it anywhere

If you want to put this together yourself, head over to the Right Leg Depot underground. The metal planks are rails that you can pick up there. Once you have done that, you can use the auto-build function to take your UFO wherever you want. That also means being able to build it above ground. Something about aliens getting stuck in a giant cavern is pretty funny, though, so if you fancy staying in the depths, have at it.

The Mask Makes the Monster

A UFO alone is good. A UFO with Majora's Mask is a lifestyle. To complete the look, I picked up the mask by completing the Lynel challenge at the Floating Coliseum in the depths. That fight was not a gentle stroll. I died, I regrouped, I came back with a plan, and eventually I walked away with the mask. Worth it.

With the mask on, the build stops being a machine and becomes a little story. Link looks like a cursed moon child who has decided to run a farm-based abduction program. The fact that there are no actual aliens to fight does not matter. The fact that the cows are the only witnesses does not matter either. The vibe is the reward.

Community Twists I Had to Try

Someone in the comments suggested pairing the UFO build with the ascend ability to shoot up through the beam into the sky. In other words, you abduct yourself. There is no practical reason to do it. It is just a cool alien aesthetic, and if you are putting together a little TOTK video, why not? I tried it. I went up through the beam, landed badly, and laughed the whole time. 🛸

Others suggested adding bright bloom seeds to make the UFO even brighter, rather than just relying on the centre beam. Most depictions of UFOs have them lighting up the night sky, so that made sense to me. I scattered a few bright bloom seeds around the frame, and the saucer went from eerie to absurdly visible. It was simple to put together, and it made the whole build feel more alive.

Why I Still Love This Build in 2026

Tears of the Kingdom is older now, and I have seen thousands of builds. Still, this one sticks with me because it turns a nostalgic quest into a sandbox joke that actually works. In 2026, when games are often optimized, patched, and balanced into predictability, there is something refreshing about a machine that exists only to spin, glow, and pretend to abduct livestock.

I did not need the UFO. It did not help me finish a shrine or beat a boss. It did not make Link stronger. It just made Hyrule feel strange again. And sometimes that is the whole point. If you know, you know. 🌙