Addison Sign Guide — All 76 Locations and Rewards in TotK
Addison — Sign Holder for Hudson Construction
Addison is a worker for Hudson Construction who appears at 76 locations across Hyrule, always struggling to hold up a promotional sign for the company. Each time you find Addison and prop up the sign using Ultrahand, he rewards Link with food, materials, and rupees. Finding all 76 Addisons is one of the most rewarding collectible quests in the game.
How to Help Addison
Each Addison encounter follows the same format:
- Find Addison — he's always straining to hold a Hudson Construction sign upright
- Use Ultrahand — grab a nearby prop (rock, log, plank, barrel) and wedge it under the sign to hold it up
- Collect reward — Addison thanks Link and gives a package of goods
The sign must stay upright after you let go. If it falls, Addison's dialogue restarts. Any stable prop works — don't overthink the solution.
What Addison Rewards You With
Each Addison encounter gives the same reward package:
| Item | Quantity | |------|----------| | Paddock Goulash (or similar cooked meal) | 1 | | Hylian Shroom or other ingredient | 1–3 | | Rupees | 20–50 | | Random bonus (arrows, bomb flowers, etc.) | Occasional |
The meals are cooked food — useful for heart restoration in the field. The rupee value per encounter is modest but across all 76 encounters adds up to 1,500–3,000 Rupees total.
Why Find All 76 Addisons
Beyond the rewards, finding all 76 Addisons:
- Completes the "A Sign of Trouble" side adventure quest chain
- Contributes to 100% completion
- Each regional cluster feeds into the larger Hudson Construction questline
- Provides a reason to explore every corner of the map
Addison Location Clusters by Region
Addison appears in every major region of Hyrule. Here are the clusters by area:
Central Hyrule (12 Addisons)
Addison appears throughout the Hyrule Field area, near roads, bridges, and outposts.
Key locations:
- Lookout Landing road — south of Lookout Landing on the main road (0032, -0751, 0028)
- Hyrule Castle Town ruins — near the outer walls of Hyrule Castle Town (-0219, 0453, 0020)
- Hyrule Ridge — west of Lookout Landing near the Eldin border
- Bridge of Hylia approach — north side of the bridge road
Eldin / Death Mountain (8 Addisons)
- Near Foothill Stable road
- Goron City approach road
- Eldin Canyon waypoints
Lanayru / East Necluda (10 Addisons)
- Zora's Domain approaches — multiple signs along the Zora road
- Necluda Sea coastal road
- Hateno Village area roads
Faron (8 Addisons)
- Lake Hylia shore roads
- Lurelin Village approach
- Faron Grasslands main path
Gerudo (10 Addisons)
- Gerudo Town approach road through the desert
- Kara Kara Bazaar area
- Gerudo Highlands road
Hebra / Rito (8 Addisons)
- Rito Village approach road
- Snowfield Stable surroundings
- Tabantha Bridge approach
Akkala (8 Addisons)
- Akkala Stable area roads
- East Akkala coastal path
- Akkala Citadel road
Sky Islands (4 Addisons)
Yes — Addison also appears on some Sky Islands, particularly near Great Sky Island and major island clusters. These require reaching significant altitude to find.
Depths (2 Addisons)
Two Addison encounters exist in the Depths, near major Lightroot paths. These are the most obscure encounters and easy to miss.
Tips for Finding All Addisons
Travel all roads: Addison appears along Hyrule's road network. Riding a horse or using fast travel between stables and then exploring the connecting roads is the most efficient sweep method.
Look for the sign: Addison's sign is a bright orange/yellow Hudson Construction billboard — visible from a moderate distance. If you're near the coordinates for a region and see a sign, Addison is there.
Use the map: The Purah Pad's surface map shows roads. Systematically clear each road segment in a region before moving on.
Check stables: Addison frequently appears near stables and the roads connecting them. Do the stable-to-stable road sweep and you'll find the majority of encounters.
Sky and Depths last: Save the sky island and Depths Addison encounters for last — they're the hardest to reach and easiest to miss if you're trying to do them in a logical order.
Completing the Quest Chain
After helping enough Addisons, Mattison's Independence and A Sign of Trouble side adventures update. The full 76-Addison completion feeds into the Hudson Construction storyline, which connects to the Tarrey Town questline.
Completing the Tarrey Town questline (Hudson's Story) unlocks:
- Rubber Armor set purchase at Tarrey Town
- Additional shops and NPCs
- Tarrey Town becomes a full settlement
Prop-Up Tips
Some Addison signs are harder to prop up than others. General solutions:
- Rectangular wooden boxes nearby — slide underneath the sign base
- Round barrels — wedge at the back corner
- Logs or planks — lean diagonally as a brace
- Rocks — pack against the sign post base
If the sign won't stay, try attaching the prop to the sign using Ultrahand's glue function (press A while objects are touching).
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