From 9f3fdcffbe77509035e61a83026697bd53d47bf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gymnast86 <stock.joann@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:09:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] explicitly define item list for item hints

---
 mods/randomizer/generator/logic/hints.cpp | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mods/randomizer/generator/logic/hints.cpp b/mods/randomizer/generator/logic/hints.cpp
index 62e1c09f83..4a4ff28e14 100644
--- a/mods/randomizer/generator/logic/hints.cpp
+++ b/mods/randomizer/generator/logic/hints.cpp
@@ -526,17 +526,43 @@ namespace randomizer::logic::hints {
     }
 
     void HintGenerator::GenerateItemHints() {
+
+        std::set<std::string> itemHintItems = {
+            "Magic Armor",
+            "Zora Armor",
+            "Shadow Crystal",
+            "Progressive Wallet",
+            "Progressive Sword",
+            "Gale Boomerang",
+            "Spinner",
+            "Ball and Chain",
+            "Progressive Bow",
+            "Progressive Clawshot",
+            "Iron Boots",
+            "Progressive Dominion Rod",
+            "Lantern",
+            "Progressive Fishing Rod",
+            "Slingshot",
+            "Bomb Bag",
+            "Aurus Memo",
+            "Asheis Sketch",
+            "Progressive Mirror Shard",
+            "Progressive Fused Shadow",
+        };
+
         location::LocationPool possibleItemHintLocations{};
         for (auto location : this->_world->GetAllLocations()) {
             // If the location is progression...
             // and has a major item...
             // and does not have an expected item...
             // and is not already hinted...
+            // and is part of our list of items that can be item hinted...
             // then it can be hinted as an item hint
             if (location->IsProgression() &&
                 location->GetCurrentItem()->IsMajor() &&
                !location->HasExpectedItem() &&
-               !location->IsHinted())
+               !location->IsHinted() &&
+                itemHintItems.contains(location->GetCurrentItem()->GetName()))
             {
                 possibleItemHintLocations.push_back(location);
             }