Missing Small Key in Dragon Roost Cavern (Lagolunitic 1.10.0) – progression lock

[stridermoore22]

While playing a randomized seed generated with Lagolunitic Randomizer v1.10.0, I encountered a progression lock in Dragon Roost Cavern (DRC).

Normally, a small key is obtained early from the Kargaroc/Bird enemy in the lava room near the start. In my randomized run, this drop did not appear, and the corresponding replacement chest (which should contain the randomized equivalent of that key) seems to be placed behind the locked door that the key is required to open.

This effectively softlocks progression in DRC unless I glitch past the locked door or cheat in a key.

Expected Behavior:
The small key that replaces the bird’s drop should be placed in a chest accessible before the locked door, to preserve dungeon progression logic.

Actual Behavior:
The key seems to have been randomized into a location behind the locked door, creating a softlock.

Environment:

Lagolunitic Randomizer v1.10.0

Dolphin Emulator 2509

Platform: Windows 11 64-bit

Additional Notes:
I double-checked all accessible chests in DRC up to the locked door and did not find the small key.
I’m unsure if this is a general bug in 1.10.0 key placement logic or a specific edge case in my seed.
A possible fix would be to enforce placement rules so that any randomized replacement for the “bird drop key” is always accessible prior to the locked door.

Settings
clean_iso_path: B:/Dolphin-x64/ROMs & ISOs/Legend of Zelda, The - The Wind Waker (USA).iso
output_folder: B:/Dolphin-x64/ROMs & ISOs/Windwaker Randomizer/Outputs
seed: PowerfulFabledWoods
progression_dungeons: true
progression_great_fairies: true
progression_puzzle_secret_caves: true
progression_combat_secret_caves: false
progression_short_sidequests: false
progression_long_sidequests: false
progression_spoils_trading: false
progression_minigames: false
progression_free_gifts: true
progression_mail: false
progression_platforms_rafts: true
progression_submarines: true
progression_eye_reef_chests: false
progression_big_octos_gunboats: false
progression_triforce_charts: false
progression_treasure_charts: false
progression_expensive_purchases: false
progression_misc: true
progression_tingle_chests: true
progression_battlesquid: false
progression_savage_labyrinth: false
progression_island_puzzles: false
keylunacy: false
randomize_entrances: Disabled
randomize_charts: false
randomize_starting_island: false
chest_type_matches_contents: false
fishmen_hints: true
hoho_hints: true
korl_hints: false
num_path_hints: 0
num_barren_hints: 0
num_location_hints: 5
num_item_hints: 15
cryptic_hints: true
prioritize_remote_hints: false
swift_sail: true
instant_text_boxes: true
reveal_full_sea_chart: true
num_starting_triforce_shards: '0'
add_shortcut_warps_between_dungeons: false
do_not_generate_spoiler_log: false
sword_mode: Start with Hero's Sword
skip_rematch_bosses: true
invert_camera_x_axis: true
invert_sea_compass_x_axis: true
race_mode: false
num_race_mode_dungeons: '4'
randomize_music: false
randomize_enemy_palettes: true
remove_title_and_ending_videos: false
custom_player_model: Din
player_in_casual_clothes: false
disable_custom_player_voice: false
disable_custom_player_items: false
custom_color_preset: Default
randomized_gear:

• Bait Bag
• Beedle's Chart
• Bombs
• Boomerang
• Cabana Deed
• Command Melody
• DRC Compass
• DRC Dungeon Map
• Deku Leaf
• Delivery Bag
• Din's Pearl
• ET Compass
• ET Dungeon Map
• Earth God's Lyric
• Empty Bottle
• FF Compass
• FF Dungeon Map
• FW Compass
• FW Dungeon Map
• Farore's Pearl
• Fill-Up Coupon
• Ghost Ship Chart
• Grappling Hook
• Great Fairy Chart
• Hero's Charm
• Hookshot
• Hurricane Spin
• Iron Boots
• Light Ring Chart
• Maggie's Letter
• Magic Armor
• Moblin's Letter
• Nayru's Pearl
• Note to Mom
• Octo Chart
• Platform Chart
• Power Bracelets
• Progressive Bomb Bag
• Progressive Bomb Bag
• Progressive Bow
• Progressive Bow
• Progressive Bow
• Progressive Magic Meter
• Progressive Picto Box
• Progressive Picto Box
• Progressive Quiver
• Progressive Quiver
• Progressive Shield
• Progressive Sword
• Progressive Sword
• Progressive Sword
• Progressive Wallet
• Progressive Wallet
• Secret Cave Chart
• Skull Hammer
• Spoils Bag
• Submarine Chart
• Telescope
• Tingle Tuner
• Tingle's Chart
• TotG Compass
• TotG Dungeon Map
• WT Compass
• WT Dungeon Map
• Wind God's Aria
  starting_gear:
• Ballad of Gales
• Progressive Magic Meter
• Progressive Shield
• Song of Passing
  starting_pohs: 0
  starting_hcs: 0
  remove_music: false
  randomize_enemies: false
  custom_colors: {}

[wooferzfg]

Probably the same situation that many other people run into? #241 (comment)

[stridermoore22]

Dang you nailed it. Thanks for helping me out. I was running around DRC for literal hours. :D

[stridermoore22]

OOF. My new problem is that I’m still missing the small key for the door in Dragon Roost Cavern (the one outside the bird’s nest). The only chest I can reach just gives me the Fire and Ice Arrows, but not the small key I need to get through that door and fight the DRC boss.

The spoiler log only shows this:

6:
Dragon Roost Cavern:
Pot Room Chest: DRC Big Key

But since I can’t even get the Big Key, I’m just going to try and clear everything else. Honestly, I don’t really see why I’d need to defeat the DRC boss if it isn’t required.

[JarheadHME]

You have tingle chests on, so your small key is actually in the Tingle Statue chest, which is along the same path as the big key chest. It's in the alcove directly across from the door you enter after swinging from a grapple post to unlock it.
You need to bomb that area to make the chest appear, so you need bombs from elsewhere in the seed to get it.

But as you already noted there's not much you'll get from the rest of the dungeon so it's generally not needed.