Hints are given by the Gossip Stones all over Hyrule. There are 40 Gossip Stones in total that give hints once the requirement to get them have been met. This requirement can be set to nothing, having the Stone of Agony in your inventory, and wearing the Mask of Truth. The Gossip Stone on the largest island in Lake Hylia doesn't give a hint, but is instead used to lower and raise the water level in the lake once Morpha has been defeated.
Hint Categories
Hints are split up in multiple categories, to allow customization of the amount of hints of each category in the different hint distributions. Some hint categories only show up in certain hint distributions, and some only show up if certain settings are enabled.
Trial Hints
Trial Hints tell you which of Ganon's Trials are enabled if this isn't implicitly known from the settings. There are different possibilities for this to happen, so the amount of them varies by setting:
- If trials are set to random and all 6 trials end up being enabled you will get a single hint: "Ganon's Tower is protected by a powerful barrier."
- If trials are set to random and no trials end up being enabled you will get a single hint: "Sheik dispelled the barrier around Ganon's Tower."
- If 1-3 trials end up being enabled you will get 1-3 of the following hint: "the [Medallion Type] Trial protects Ganon's Tower."
- If 4-5 trials end up being enabled you will get 1-2 of the following hint: "the [Medallion Type] Trial was dispelled by Sheik."
Hint Distributions
Most hint distributions don't have a set amount of hints for every category