Patch Notes | Monster Hunter Wilds Wiki

Patch Notes for Monster Hunter Wilds (MHWilds) compiles all information on updates, releases, changes, and Hot fixes made to the game by the developer in order to make quality of life improvements, fix bugs, and make balance changes to the game. Players may need to update the game and make sure they are playing the latest revision in order for fixes to be implemented or reflected in the game.

Monster Hunter Wilds Patch Notes

Patch 1.041.02.00

You must install the latest version of Monster Hunter Wilds in order to play online multiplayer and access downloadable content.

Release Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Note: Release date and time are subject to change without prior notice.

Video Driver Version

Please update to the following driver versions to ensure the most stable experience possible.

NVIDIA GeForce: 581.57 or newer
AMD Radeon: 25.9.1 or newer

Note: Some issues have been identified with AMD Radeon drivers versions 25.10.2 and higher on certain PCs using AMD Radeon graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT/7800 XT.
Note: This information is subject to change at any time due to factors such as NVIDIA and AMD support availability.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, the message "Cannot hold any more." would appear for Mutated Armaments in the Meld Relics option of the Melding Pot.

Hunters, we identified and resolved an issue affecting Monster Hunter Wilds on all platforms where communication error EW_30d41 occurred when returning to the title screen.

Thanks for all your reports!

Patch 1.041.01.00

You must install the latest version of Monster Hunter Wilds in order to play online multiplayer and access downloadable content.

Release Date :Friday, February 20, 2026

Note: Release date and time are subject to change without prior notice.

Video Driver Version

Please update to the following driver versions to ensure the most stable experience possible.

NVIDIA GeForce: 581.57 or newer
AMD Radeon: 25.9.1 or newer

Note: Some issues have been identified with AMD Radeon drivers versions 25.10.2 and higher on certain PCs using AMD Radeon graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT/7800 XT.
Note: This information is subject to change at any time due to factors such as NVIDIA and AMD support availability.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, armor could undergo Transcendence even when the upgrade had not yet been unlocked.
Fixed an issue where, in save data for the second and third slots, pendants equipped to the Seikret could sometimes become unequipped after restarting the game.
Fixed an issue where the icon displayed when carving a monster could sometimes appear in an incorrect position.
Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the game could crash during cutscenes when wearing certain equipment.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MHWilds Patch 1.041.00.00

Steam

Video Driver Version
Please update to the following driver versions to ensure the most stable experience possible.
– NVIDIA GeForce: 581.57 or newer
– AMD Radeon: 25.9.1 or newer

Note: Some issues have been identified with AMD Radeon drivers versions 25.10.2 and higher on certain PCs using AMD Radeon graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT/7800 XT.
Note: This information is subject to change at any time due to factors such as NVIDIA and AMD support availability.

Release Date

Wednesday February 18, 2026 2:30 a.m. UTC (Tuesday February 17th, 2026 6:30 p.m. PT)

Note: Release date and time are subject to change without prior notice.

Required Space (Current Update only)

PlayStation®5: Approx. 13.0 GB
Xbox Series X|S: Approx. 16.0 GB
Steam®: Approx. 15.0 GB (With High Resolution Texture Pack: Approx. 18.0 GB total)

Major Addition and Changes

Monsters

Arch-tempered Arkveld has been added as a permanent Event Quest.
New 10★ difficulty quests have been added as permanent event quests for the following monsters: Arch-tempered Rey Dau, Arch-tempered Uth Duna, Arch-tempered Nu Udra, and Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad.

Player

New equipment and pendants have been added.

Story Progression

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Special Collaboration side mission "A Royal Request" has been added. This side mission will become available after reaching HR 9+.
New side mission "Love for a Hero" has been added. This side mission will become available after completing the extra mission "Ghosts Pay No Heed to Tomorrow" and then talking to Nadia and Mina.

Bases and Facilities

Added a new feature to the Melding Pot that allows you to meld Gogma materials.
Added a new feature that allows you to earn random ingredients at the Ingredient Center after reaching HR 9.
New Appraisal Items called "Timeworn Charms" have been added to quest rewards. (No changes have been made to the attributes of Talismans earned. Chances of receiving Talismans with high rarity are increased when using Timeworn Charms.)
Increased the maximum number of Pop-Up Camps for the Windward Plains, the Scarlet Forest, and the Oilwell Basin. (This will be unlocked by talking to the Pop-up Camp Meowster or the Support Desk after completing the assignment "Germination".)
Added an option to the Barrel Bowling results screen that allows you to retry immediately. An option has also been added that allows you to use 10 Barrel Bowling Vouchers and receive all rewards at once.
Adjusted the parameters of the Blossom Barrel Bombs used in Barrel Bowling to behave differently from the Large Barrel Bombs used out in the field. In accordance with this adjustment, new placement patterns have also been added.
Reduced the waiting time between throws in Barrel Bowling, so that players can throw the second barrel while the results of the first throw are still being displayed.

System

Reduced CPU/GPU processing and made adjustments to lower the load on the game.
Added internal Levels of Detail (LOD) for 3D models, adjusting them to display optimal quality based on the situation to reduce GPU load.
Optimized monster and endemic life spawn-time processing to reduce CPU load.
Added effect caching to decrease CPU load when generating duplicate effects.
Optimized rendering processes to reduce CPU/GPU load.
Performed other minor adjustments to lower the overall load.
The following 9★ event quests have been made permanently available:
- The White Wonder
- Ultimate Berserker
- The Monkey King
- Sovereign Brute
- There Goes the Neighborhood
Added a new special environment quest. (This quest will become available after completing the existing three special environment quests as well as the 10★ Arch-tempered Arkveld event quest.)
When quick-accessing "Quest Last Played" on the top screen at the Quest Counter, the default departure point will now be set to the last departure point used. (If the last departure point used is not available, the player will start from the base camp as usual.)
Adjusted the display for event quests to make it clearer that the player is offline on the screens for accepting or joining a quest.
Added a Refresh button to the search results list for SOS Flare Quests.
Added Thai as a text language. Text language can be changed in the title menu options.
Added Latin American Spanish as a voice language. Voice language can be changed in the title menu options.
Added a "Favorited Items Safeguard" feature to the Start Menu options. This will lock the confirm button for specific facilities so that the player cannot use items that are registered as favorites. (Note: This setting can be changed back to "Require Confirmation" on the same options screen.)
Added a shortcut button for checking the details before registering an equipment loadout for shared loadouts on the Invitation List screen.
Added a shortcut button for going back and forth between the "Upgrade from Box" screen and "Transcending" screen at the Smithy.
Adjusted the UI for when the player approaches a Hunting Assistant (Werner or Gemma) in the field, making it easier to distinguish between the positions of Werner or Gemma and their hunting tools.
All nine permanent event quests that were only playable online have been made available for offline play as well. (Please refer to the Event Quest schedule for more details.)
Heart of Judecca (Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad)
Specter of Their Sins (Gogmazios), etc.
All 29 event quests that yield equipment materials and that were only available for a limited time have been made permanent and playable offline. (Please refer to the event quest schedule for more details.)

Miscellaneous

Made adjustments that should prevent the Handler from pushing the hunter while out in the field during hunts or exploration. An option to hide them completely during a hunt was also added.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Fixed an issue preventing some pins from being displayed and the score from being tallied correctly if the player throws a barrel right before starting Barrel Bowling.

Monsters

Fixed an issue where the outcome of a turf war between Lagiacrus and Rathalos would differ between players.
Fixed an issue where a weak point appeared at the incorrect timing during a Rompopolo's toxic gas attack.
Fixed an issue where Compact Anti-Wyvern Guns that fall to the ground sometimes wouldn't appear under specific conditions during the Gogmazios quest.
Fixed an issue in Jin Dahaad, Tempered Jin Dahaad, and Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad quests where, under certain conditions, only the monster would move to the final area, preventing quest progression.

Player

General

Fixed an issue preventing the correct system messages from being displayed when a skill effect ends due to the player switching weapons.
Fixed an issue where Fabius could get hit by the player's slinger during Gogmazios's special attack.

Sword & Shield

Fixed an issue preventing the correct system messages from being displayed when a skill effect ends due to the player switching weapons.
Fixed an issue where Fabius could get hit by the player's slinger during Gogmazios's special attack.

Dual Blades

Fixed an issue where landing a Focus Strike with the Dual Blades on Gogmazios while airborne caused the player to move erratically.

Bowguns

Fixed an issue causing unintended elemental effects to be displayed on Artian weapons.

Skills

Fixed an issue that caused an elemental resistance increase icon to appear when the "Protective Veil I" skill was active, despite the skill not having that effect.

Support Hunters

Fixed an issue where Support Hunters may fire Compact Anti-Wyvern Guns away from Gogmazios while riding Seikret.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters may stop to carve Gogmazios's severed tail during the quest.
Fixed an issue where Fabius would stop guarding if the quest leader changed during Gogmazios's special attack.
Fixed an issue where the direction of Fabius's guard would deviate from the intended direction during Gogmazios's special attack.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would not take cover during Jin Dahaad's large area-of-effect attack.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would attack Omega Planetes instead of the Nerscylla while it was charging the Delta Attack.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters inside a shield could still take damage during Omega Planetes’s Delta Attack.
Fixed an issue that caused Support Hunters to be unable to get in or out of the underwater combat area during the Lagiacrus hunt.

Miscellaneous

System

During a Field Survey, if the player deals extensive damage to a large monster that isn't the current quest target, the health value conditions that would prevent that monster from becoming a target in a subsequent Field Survey have been relaxed.
Fixed an issue where unnecessary chat logs (indicating monsters leaving the locale) could display during a Special Environment Quest in which the environment contains a monster of the same species as large monsters that are already designed to appear in that quest.
Fixed an issue where the Cosmetic DLC Pass text was not displaying correctly under Add-ons in the Support Desk menu.
Fixed an issue where the pattern thickness for the "Whitewing Caparison" decoration could not be adjusted in Seikret Customization.
Added a fix to correct weapon performance when unintended bonus combinations are applied during reinforcement of Artian Weapons or Gogma Artian Weapons.

Playstation 5

We have implemented a solution to reduce the load time experienced at startup when the user has a large number of add-ons.

Locales

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Pitfall Traps or Shock Traps to disappear after being placed in certain areas in the Windward Plains.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause two Convergent Elderbreaker cannons to appear under specific conditions during the Gogmazios quest.

Other

Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
Fixed various text issues.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MHWilds Patch 1.040.00.00

Release Date: Tuesday December 16, 2025 4:00 a.m. UTC (Monday December 15, 2025 8:00 p.m. PT)
Targeted Platforms: PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam®
Required Space (Current Update):
- PlayStation®5: Approx. 11.0 GB
- Xbox Series X|S : Approx. 10.0 GB
- Steam® : Approx. 12.0 GB (With High Resolution Texture Pack: Approx. 21 GB total)

Video Driver Version

Please update to the following driver versions to ensure the most stable experience possible.
NVIDIA GeForce: 581.57 or newer
AMD Radeon: 25.9.1 or newer
Note: Some issues have been identified with AMD Radeon drivers versions 25.10.2 and higher.
Note: This information is subject to change at any time due to factors such as NVIDIA and AMD support availability.

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

Arch-tempered Jin Dahaad has been added. (It will be made available in a future Event Quest.)
Gogmazios has been added. Reach HR 100+ to unlock an extra mission that unlocks Gogmazios.
Additional 9★ tempered monsters (Doshaguma etc.) will be added as event quests.
Tempered (9★) Rathalos will now roam the Scarlet Forest, Oilwell Basin, and Wounded Hollow at Hunter Rank 100 or above.
For quests with two or more targets, the minimum quest time has been raised, resulting in longer quest durations overall. For existing saved Investigations, if the quest time falls below the new minimum time, it will be adjusted accordingly.

Players

Added new Support Hunters—Griffin (Great Sword), Nightmist (Light Bowgun), and Nadia—which will become available to join quests after completing the main mission "A Hunter's Pride." Nadia will only be available during a limited-time seasonal event, excluding certain quests.

Story Progression

The extra mission "An Ancient Resting Place" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the main mission "A First Cry" and reaching HR 100.)
The extra mission "Ghosts Pay No Heed to Tomorrow" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the extra mission "An Ancient Resting Place.")

Bases and Facilities

A new Festival of Accord event will be held from December 19, 2025 to January 14, 2026.
The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord: the Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen's menu; Barrel Bowling; and Barrel Bowling Bombs.
In the Grand Hub, The Diva's song list has been updated.
Added new pin setups to Barrel Bowling.
Added options to upgrade to and reinforce Gogma Artian Weapons at the Smithy.
Added an option to perform Transcendent armor upgrades at the Smithy.
In the Reinforce Artian Weapons menu at the Smithy, the default sorting order in the weapon selection list has been updated, and new sorting criteria have been added while existing ones have been adjusted.
In the Dismantle Artian Weapons menu at the Smithy, new sorting criteria have been added for the weapon selection list while existing ones have been adjusted.
When smelting Armor Spheres and ore at the Smelting Foundry, the Smelting Points obtained from certain monster materials has been increased.
Added new sorting options for the following categories at the Quest Counter:
Investigations: Most Attempts Left / Least Attempts Left
obby Member Quests: No Passcode / Newly Started Quests / Open Member Slots
Adjusted the ordering of completed side missions within the Recommended sort option for Optional Quests at the Quest Counter.
Adjusted the ordering of quests displayed under SOS Flare Quests, Lobby Member Quests, and Link Member Quests at the Quest Counter so that quests set to Auto-accept appear before those set to Manual Accept, making Auto-accept quests easier to identify.
Added a Quest Last Played quick access option to the Quest Counter menu.
Removed the Settings category from the Quest Counter menu. Settings can now be accessed directly via a shortcut button which varies by platform.
When beginning a Field Survey or saving as an Investigation from the map, a Begin Survey prompt has been added to the summary and the corresponding tooltip icons have been adjusted.
Added a feature that sends an important message notification at the start of a quest to remind players to use a Lucky Voucher. (This notification can be toggled on or off in the Quest Counter Settings.)
Added an option to reset settings to their default in the Training Area.
When opening the Customize Radial Menu screen from the Start Menu, the game will no automatically detect the input device in use and display the appropriate controller or keyboard-specific screen.
Adjusted the display of monster icons, bonus rewards, and quest difficulty to improve visibility for the following Environment Overview events:
- Monsters troubling settlements
- Multiple target quests
- Pack quests

System

CPU/GPU optimization will be implemented across all hardware by:
Applying frame distribution, reviewing collision detection, and reducing the number of simultaneous effects to optimize processing time.
Reducing the overall load by eliminating unnecessary processing.
Implementing over 100 performance improvements for players, monsters, Seikret, Palicoes, NPCs, GUI, effects, gimmicks, and more.
When a communication error message is displayed, player movement and camera control will now remain available.
Note: Depending on your settings in Open Menu Controls, player movement may still be disabled.
The Hunter Friends list will now display in order of most recent login time.
SOS Flare Quests will now include Arch-tempered monsters as targets.
Note: These are treated as separate targets compared to regular monsters.
The following Event Quests can now be accepted even during offline mode:
A Silent Flash (Arch-tempered Rey Dau)
These Roots Run Deep (Arch-tempered Uth Duna)
Be Cursed, Ye Shadowy Flame (Arch-tempered Nu Udra)
Planetes Protocol (Savage)
2 Dragon Ammo can now be obtained during one round of crafting.

Miscellanous

Made adjustments so that the player can no longer be pushed by the handler while in Photo Mode.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Sorting armor by skill now also highlights the individual armor pieces that have the skill.
The "Equipment Skills" sort criterion in the Equipment Box now only displays available skills possessed by equipment you own.
Equipment appearance loadouts now include an option for registering the currently applied hair design data.
Layered armor in the Equipment Appearance menu can now be filtered by α and β types.

Monsters

Fixed an issue where, if the player moves locales after the Jin Dahaad notification appears (indicating that Jin Dahaad is moving from the Iceshard Cliffs to Rimechain Peak) but before Jin Dahaad completes its move, the Jin Dahaad quest will fail to spawn.
Fixed an issue with the High Purrformance Barrel Puncher where Focus Strikes were not contributing correctly to the combo count.
Fixed an issue where Uth Duna's veil destruction animation could be canceled by another action, causing the veil to remain intact.
Fixed an issue where canceling Arkveld's Unleashed state (in which its chainblades sweep out in a wider area) during certain actions would fail and instead restore the damage required to cancel the state.

Player

General

Increased the max elemental values possible for the player's status.
Reduced the size of the reaction when performing a Perfect Guard against an attack that would cause a small knockback when guarding.
You can now chain from a Perfect Guard reaction more quickly into certain actions after performing a Perfect Guard against a powerful attack when using the sword & shield, great sword, lance, gunlance, charge blade, or heavy bowgun.
Fixed an issue where the Hook Slinger's range would be reduced when the capture net is equipped.
Fixed an issue where there was not enough guide info displaying when the player receives a restraining attack from a large monster.
Fixed an issue where the player would move much more quickly than intended during certain actions.
Fixed an issue where using The Blackest Night behind a Giant Ice Chunk during Jin Dahaad's powerful attack could cause the player to still take damage from the attack.
Fixed an issue where you could take damage from the Palico's Water Gun reaction when carrying a Barrel Bowling Bomb.
Fixed an issue where certain inputs during the Pumpkin Head gesture could prevent you from being able to dash.
Fixed an issue where the Water Gun gesture could not be performed when equipped with Omega's Sword or Omega's Rod.
Fixed an issue that would cause the player to thank Support Hunters at unintended times in response to their support actions.
– Fixed an issue that prevented the Fender collaboration gesture from appearing correctly to other players during online play.
Fixed an issue where the player's longsword would not sit correctly in its sheath when performing the pose Battle-Ready Pose (Extra).
Fixed an issue where canceling the Pumpkin Head gesture under certain conditions would temporarily cause the player's hair to disappear.

Great Sword

Raw damage and elemental scaling for Charged Slash, Strong Charged Slash, and True Charged Slash have been increased.
Fixed an issue preventing the player from guarding again for a while depending on whether any directional inputs occurred after a Perfect Guard.

Long Sword

Special Sheathes will now take longer to be automatically deactivated if the player is waiting during a Special Sheathe.
Spirit Release Slash will no longer hit captured monsters.
Fixed an issue preventing the player from unsheathing their weapon for a while if there is no directional input after a Spirit Release Slash.

Sword & Shield

Adjusted the hitbox of Perfect Rush to make it easier for some inputs to land.
Forward Slash raw damage has been increased.
Forward Slash now combos into Lateral Slash more smoothly than before.
Perfect Guard now transitions into a regular Guard slightly more quickly.
Perfect Guard now combos into a Lateral Slash slightly more quickly.
Fixed an issue where the Sidestep Slash behavior during Focus Mode differed depending on the control type settings.
Fixed an issue that prevents you from performing basic actions after drawing your weapon from a stationary position.

Dual Blades

The amount of weapon sharpness consumed while performing Focus Strike: Turning Tide or Turning Tidedrill has been reduced.
Made adjustments to keep Demon Boost Mode active even after sheathing your weapon.
You can now exit Demon Mode mid-movement after performing a Demon Dodge in Demon Boost Mode.
Fixed an issue where the Focus Strike: Turning Tide action was canceled after deflecting off certain monster parts.
Fixed an issue with Type 2 Directional Controls that prevented you from moving in the intended direction after dodging in Demon Mode.

Hammer

During a Follow-up Spinslam, you can now use movement inputs to extend your movement distance during the attack.
Fixed an issue where portions of Focus Blow: Earthquake were dealing fixed raw damage.
Fixed an issue with Type 2 Directional Controls where moving in certain directions after an Overhead Smash would cancel the movement.

Hunting Horn

Performance Beat raw damage has been increased slightly.
Fixed a bug where the performance effects and attack timings were misaligned with player actions during certain performances.

Lance

High Thrust III and Mid-Thrust I, II, and III raw damage has been increased.
Grand Retribution Thrust and Double Counter-thrust raw damage has been increased.
Triple Thrust raw damage and elemental scaling have been increased.
Perfect Guard now chains into other actions more quickly.
The damage reduction rate for large guard reactions during a guard or Perfect Guard has been increased.
- Note: The Guard Up damage reduction rate will apply for attacks that become blockable due to the skill effect.
Fixed an issue with Type 2 Directional Controls where Leaping Thrust could not be performed in the intended direction from a stationary position.

Gunlance

The Wyrmstake Cannon was adjusted to make it easier to hit monsters.
Wyrmstake Cannon attacks in Focus Mode have been adjusted to make it easier to fire in the direction of the reticle.
The damage reduction rate for large guard reactions during a guard or Perfect Guard has been increased.
Note: The Guard Up damage reduction rate will apply for attacks that become blockable due to the skill effect.
Fixed an issue where Wyrmstake Shots would disappear if a Wyrmstake Cannon attack hit another player.

Switch Axe

Sword: Counter Rising Slash can now be chained into a sidestep.
Sword: Counter Rising Slash has increased invulnerability to knockback, and can be quickly chained into an evade.
You can now evade while charging Unbridled Slash and Full Release Slash.
You can now quickly chain into an evade when landing after performing a Zero Sum Discharge Finisher.
Focus Assault: Morph Combination was adjusted to make it easier to hit wounds and weak points.
Focus Assault: Morph Combination raw damage has been increased.
Raw damage has been increased for Sword: Overhead Slash, Sword: Right Rising Slash, Sword: Left Rising Slash, and Sword: Heavenward Flurry.
Unbridled Slash raw damage has been increased.
Element scaling for multi-hit attacks and raw damage has been increased for Element Discharge and Zero Sum Discharge.
Axe: Spiral Burst Slash raw damage has been increased.
Raw damage has been increased for Sword: Downward Fade Slash, Sword: Morph Double Slash, and Axe: Morph Rising Double Slash.
Sword: Morph Slash raw damage has been increased when chaining from an evade in Sword Mode.
Fixed an issue where the values on the status screen for Dragon Phial, Poison Phial, Paralysis Phial, and Exhaust Phial would show a higher number than the maximum possible value.
This does not change the actual functionality, just the numbers that are displayed.

Charge Blade

Hit stops that occur during multi-hit attacks in Power Axe Mode have been reduced.
Note: "Hit stops" are visual effects where your movement temporarily freezes or slows down when an attack connects with a monster.
During Axe: Morph Slash, the window for utilizing guard points or executing a Perfect Guard has been extended, and the actions will now trigger sooner.
Savage Axe Slash raw damage has been increased.
Axe: Element Discharge and other attacks now chain into moves like Axe: Morph Slash more quickly.
The first hit of Axe: Element Discharge II now chains into Axe: Morph Slash.
Focus Slash: Double Rend can now chain into Axe: Morph Slash.
Focus Slash: Double Rend can now chain into other actions more quickly.
Fixed an issue where Axe: Element Discharge II couldn't chain into Axe: Amped Element Discharge when certain inputs were used.
Fixed an issue when initiating a guard where there was a delay before turning in the intended direction.
Fixed an issue where the button guide display differed from the actual inputs during certain Sword: Morph Slash combos.

Insect Glaive

You can now chain into a Descending Slash using short button inputs. The Charge Level will increase depending on the preceding attacks.
Note: With the right timing, you can use △+○ (PS5) / Y+B (Xbox) / Default Left + Right Click (PC) to chain into a Descending Slash.
Sidestep Slash and Sidestep Slash Combo raw damage has been increased, and attack speed after harvesting all three extracts has been raised.
The player will no longer be knocked back after initiating a Rising Spiral Slash.
Jumping Slash/Strong Jumping Slash can now chain into a Descending Slash/Strong Descending Slash.
Fixed an issue where certain charged attacks would not chain into a Descending Slash during Focus Mode, even after releasing the charge.
Fixed an issue where the Kinsect behaved abnormally while performing a Focus Strike: Leaping Thrust on certain monsters, such as Nu Udra.
Fixed an issue where the Kinsect stopped moving after encountering ledges in certain terrain.

Light Bowgun

Focus Blast: Eagle Strike Rapid Fire Gauge recovery amount has been greatly increased.
Chaser Shot responsiveness has been improved, and it is now easier to chain into evades or other shots after firing.
Rapid Chaser Shot responsiveness has been improved, and it is now easier to chain into evades or other shots after firing.
Burst Step now chains more easily into Rapid Chaser Shot.
Adhesive Ammo explosions now restore the Rapid Fire Gauge.
Wyvernblast raw damage has been increased, and the cooldown time has been greatly reduced.
It is now easier to chain into basic actions after setting up a Wyvernblast.
Normal Ammo raw damage has been increased.
Normal Ammo Chaser Shot raw damage has been increased.
Normal Ammo Rapid Chaser Shot firing rate has been increased.
The raw damage of the final shot of Normal Ammo Rapid Chaser Shot has been increased.
The number of shots from Pierce Ammo Rapid Chaser Shot has been increased.
Spread Ammo Rapid Chaser Shot firing rate has been increased.
The raw damage and elemental values of elemental ammo Rapid Chaser Shot (excluding Dragon Ammo) has been increased.
Elemental ammo Rapid Chaser Shot (excluding Dragon Ammo) firing rate has been increased.
Dragon Ammo Rapid Chaser Shot firing rate has been increased.
Dragon Ammo has shorter time between hits and is more likely to hit monsters.
Dragon Ammo max effective range has been increased.
Rapid Chaser Shot firing rate has been increased when using Poison Ammo, Paralysis Ammo, and Sleep Ammo.
Reduced the amount of Rapid Fire Gauge consumed by ammo that can be used for rapid fire.
Fixed an issue where moving diagonally while aiming could cause you to move much slower than intended.

Heavy Bowgun

Wyverncounter Ignition now restores Ignition Gauge upon a successful offset.
The player is no longer knocked back when firing Wyverncounter Ignition.
The responsiveness of Wyverncounter Ignition between loading and firing the attack has been improved.
Wyverncounter Ignition now chains more easily into other actions after firing.
You can now chain into guarding or sidestepping when readying Wyvernblast Ignition or Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl. The evade performed when readying or after firing these moves has also been changed to a sidestep.
Reduced the amount of Ignition Gauge that Wyvernblast Ignition consumes.
Wyvernblast Ignition raw damage and Fire damage has been increased.
Wyvernblast Ignition now chains more quickly into guards, evades, and other actions after firing.
Wyvernpiercer Ignition raw damage and max number of hits has been increased.
Wyvernheart Ignition raw damage has been increased.
Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl now restores Ignition Gauge when hitting weak points or destroying wounds.
The responsiveness of Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl between loading and firing the attack has been improved.
Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl now chains more easily into other actions after firing.
Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl raw damage has been increased.
Dragon Ammo has shorter time between hits and is more likely to hit monsters.
Dragon Ammo max effective range has been increased.
Ignition Mode ST I and II damage multiplier scaling has been increased. (Affects Wyvernpiercer Ignition, Wyvernheart Ignition, and Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl.)
Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, player actions would become erratic while performing Stalwart Guard.

Bow

Dragon Piercer and Arc Shot raw damage has been increased.
Increased the raw damage of Tracer arrows and Fuse arrows.
Charged Shot, Power Shot, Power Volley, and Thousand Dragons raw damage and elemental scaling has been increased.
Power Coating and Piercing Coating raw damage scaling has been increased.
Coating application speed has been increased.
You can now chain from a Charging Sidestep into loading a Tracer arrow.
Fixed an issue where damage scaling and the effects of the Partbreaker skill were not reflected properly when destroying multiple wounds or weak points at the same time with Focus Fire: Hailstorm.
Fixed an issue where stamina would not naturally recover under certain conditions when performing a backward Discerning Dodge.

Skills

Guard Up: Now also reduces damage taken when guarding regardless of the attack. The skill details are now as follows:

Reduces damage taken when guarding and allows you to guard against ordinarily unblockable attacks.

Level 1: Reduces damage taken by 10%, plus an additional 20% when conditions are met.

Level 2: Reduces damage taken by 20%, plus an additional 30% when conditions are met.

Level 3: Reduces damage taken by 30%, plus an additional 50% when conditions are met.

Charge Up: Now also boosts the damage of Hammer charged attacks.
Ballistics: Now also boosts the raw damage of Level 3 shots made at critical range.
Elemental Absorption: Reduced the cooldown time between skill activations.
Flayer: Increased the activation rate and effect strength.
Flayer: When activated, the skill deals bonus damage even if a monster part has exceeded its maximum wound limit.
Flayer: Fixed an issue where the skill activation notification would not display in high-rank quests when triggering bonus damage (after enough buildup value has been accumulated).
Binding Counter (Set Bonus Skill): Increased the effect duration.
Flawless Armor (Set Bonus Skill): Increased the effect strength.
Protein Fiend (Set Bonus Skill): Increased the effect duration and the Level 2 effect strength.
Bad Blood (Set Bonus Skill): Reduced the cooldown time between skill activations, and increased the effect strength.
Scorcher (Set Bonus Skill): Reduced the cooldown time between skill activations, and increased the effect strength.
Whiteflame Torrent: Reduced the cooldown time between skill activations, and increased the effect strength when used together with the set bonus skill Scorcher.

The following weapon moves for each weapon have been added to the pool of moves that can trigger bonus damage skills:

Long Sword: Spirit Thrust, Spirit Helm Breaker, Spirit Blade II
Hammer: Charged Upswing, Mighty Charge Upswing, Mighty Charge Slam
Lance: Triple Thrust
Gunlance: Wyrmstake Cannon, Wyrmstake Full Blast, Multi Wyrmstake Full Blast
Charge Blade: Sword: Condensed Element Slash, Axe: Amped Element Discharge, Axe: Super Amped Element Discharge
Insect Glaive: Descending Thrust, Strong Descending Thrust, Descending Slash, Strong Descending Slash
Heavy Bowgun: Wyvernheart Ignition, Wyvernpiercer Ignition
Bow: Thousand Dragons, Piercing Coating on normal arrows and Tracers, Power Shot (excluding when Piercing Coating is applied), Power Volley (excluding when Piercing Coating is applied), Flying Swallow Shot (excluding when Piercing Coating is applied)

Binding Counter (Set Bonus Skill): Fixed an issue where the skill activation would unintentionally carry over after resetting a challenge quest.
Bubbly Dance (Set Bonus Skill): Fixed an issue where the required evasion count for activating the skill would not reset during challenge quests.

Support Hunters

Slightly increased the attack power for Olivia, Rosso, Mina, and Kai for when the quest leader is at HR 50 or higher.
Improved the response of Support Hunters when the player has not performed any attacks for a certain period of time: it is less likely for Support Hunters to stop attacking, and they also return to combat faster after the player resumes attacking.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters could lose health and faint even after a quest has been completed.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would go into standby near a trap placed for a Nerscylla Clone (during the Omega Planetes hunt) even if the trap would have no effect.
Fixed an issue where in some situations Support Hunters would not attack Omega Planetes even when standing near it.
Fixed an issue where Mina would aim for out-of-reach body parts on certain monsters.
Fixed an issue where a monster would not enter the Power Clash state when Rosso successfully triggers a Power Clash.
Fixed an issue where system messages would not properly appear when the host player received melody effects from Kai's Performances.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunters would unintentionally and repeatedly use Flash Pods or traps.
Fixed an issue where weapon and slinger ammo would unintentionally disappear upon hitting a Support Hunter mounted on a Seikret.

Seikret

When riding a Seikret and attempting to use an item, the item use will not be cancelled even if the Seikret performs an automatic evasion at the same moment.
It now takes less time for the Seikret to be able to speed up again after performing an automatic evasion.
Fixed an issue where performing a jumping dismount from the Seikret could unintentionally call the Seikret again even if no inputs were made at the time.

Miscellaneous

System

Limited bounties under the categories "Research Help: Monsters", "Research Help: Fishing", and "Research Help: Endemic Life" have been adjusted to reward more armor spheres.
Fixed an issue where some lobbies where joining is limited to Lobby ID Search could still be joined via Hunter Friend Search.
Fixed an issue where you could not post or join quests in online lobbies after switching your crossplay settings from "Disable" to "Enable" in the title screen options.
Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, a chat notification claiming a seasonal event would be "Ending Soon" would mistakenly appear even if there is significant time left for the event.
The squad member list now shows the name of your active squad in the header.
You can now also send Hunter Friend requests from the squad member list.
Made slight adjustments to the flow for editing and deleting widgets in the Hunter Profile.
Removed the confirmation window that appeared when finishing editing Hunter Profile widgets.
Fixed an issue where the The Equipment Loadouts widget in the Hunter Profile would show mistakenly updated reinforcement bonuses for Artian weapons.
Exiting your Hunter Profile now prompts a confirmation window.
Added a confirmation window to the Reset Widgets function in the Hunter Profile (to help prevent accidental resets).
In addition to how many you currently own, the save data selection screen now shows you the max number of Character and Palico Edit Vouchers you can own.
New text has been added to the end of each Support Hunter profile briefly explaining their strengths.
Moved the in-game tips related to Lagiacrus from "Hunting" to "Lagiacrus" in the Tip List category of the Play Guide.
Using the Take All function with Nata's Material Retrieval feature now displays the names and amount of all items you are obtaining.
Omitted the confirmation window that appears when selecting an item for Material Retrieval.
Added an option to the supply item confirmation window to let you discard items from the item pouch.
The endemic life menu at Ecological Research now shows how the current number of captured creatures and the max number possible.
Adjusted the icons so that, when outside of combat, parts removed from monsters (such as tails) are easier to find.
The red wave effect on the health gauge (the effect that triggers when your health is at critical levels) is now disabled when the "Health Gauge Warning" option is set to "Do Not Display".
A new "Hide During Combat" setting has been added to the "Hide Other Seikret" option.
A new "Radial Menu Selection Type" option has been added.
Adjusted the text and icons that appear in the fishing controls.

Handler

The Handler will now avoid getting too close to large monsters.

Palico

Fixed an issue where the Palico would cancel in-progress support moves when the player performs certain actions, such as a Focus Strike with a bow.
Fixed an issue where the Palico would continue to glow after performing certain inputs during the Hocus Palicosus gesture.
Fixed an issue where your Palico could become stuck and unable to descend the cliff at the entrance to Area 17 in the Oilwell Basin.

Other

Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
Fixed various text issues.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MHWilds Patch 1.030.00.00

Release Date: September 29, 2025 2:30 a.m. UTC (Sunday September 28th, 2025 7:30 p.m. PT)
Targeted Platforms: PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam®
Important Notice: You must install the latest version of Monster Hunter Wilds in order to play online multiplayer and access downloadable content.

Video Driver Version

Please update to the following Driver versions to ensure the most stable experience possible.
NVIDIA GeForce: 580.88 or Newer
AMD Radeon: 25.2.1 or Newer
Note: This information is subject to change at anytime due to NVIDIA and AMD support etc.

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Special Collaboration will begin starting Monday September 29, 2025.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Special Collaboration extra missions have been added.
Nerscylla Clone has been added. Reach HR 41 to unlock an extra mission that unlocks Nerscylla Clone.
Omega Planetes has been added. Reach HR 41+ to unlock an extra mission that unlocks Omega Planetes.
The extreme-difficulty 9★ Omega Planetes permanent quest has been added. The Omega Planetes event quest can be accepted from the Quest Counter when you are HR 100+ after completing the Omega Planetes extra mission.
Arch-tempered Nu Udra has been added. (It will be made available in a future Event Quest.)
Quests targeting monster packs will now appear.
Regular and tempered versions of Lagiacrus will now appear in the Wounded Hollow at HR 100 or higher.
Additional 9★ tempered monsters (Blangonga etc.) have been added as event quests.

Players

New equipment and skills have been added.
New pendants and stickers have been added.
New gestures and more have been added.
New Seikret decorations have been added.
Icon colors has been altered to better differentiate options in Bowgun customization.
The Equipment Appearance Set has now been added to the View Loadouts menu.
Widgets for Quests Completed, Weapon Usage, Endemic Life Keychains, and Aquatic Life Ink Imprints have been added.
Added new Support Hunter—Kai, a hunting horn user—who will become available to join quests after completing the main mission "A Hunter's Pride."
The Blackest Night and Pictomancy will not trigger cooldowns while in the training area, and The Blackest Night's shield durability is set to 1 HP.

Bases and Facilities

New pop-up camp gear options have been added.
A new Festival of Accord event will be held from October 22 to November 12, 2025.
The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord: the Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen's menu; Barrel Bowling; and Barrel Bowling Bombs.
In the Grand Hub, The Diva's song list has been updated.
Scores for each target and a daily high score count has been added to Barrel Bowling.
Added new pin setups to Barrel Bowling.
View Loadouts, found in the Equipment Menu tab in the tent, will now display in the Item Menu tab, and in the Camp Item Box outside of the tent.

Miscellaneous

The extra mission "The Artifact's Words" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the main mission "What Lies Ahead.")
The extra mission "The Beacon of Invasion" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the extra mission "The Artifact's Words.")
New endemic life has been added.
Support hunter selection will now be saved. (However, because available Support Hunters change based on your quest and progression, some selected Support Hunters may not be able to join you. In this event, another Support Hunter will join you instead.)
You can now set your Quest Completion Animations.
A third option has been added to the Item Bar Display option. Type 3 displays only special and slinger-related items while aiming/during focus mode.
A warning dialogue will now appear when there are multiple controls bound to the same key in Control Configuration.
Added an option to select a certain Keyboard Shortcut when pressing the Switch to Keyboard Shortcut key. Options are available for both Keyboard-only use and Keyboard/Controller use.
Palico support moves can now be toggled on or off.
Palicoes will now stop using Rath-from-Above and focus on healing the player when the player requires healing during its use.
A Palico Dialogue Frequency option has been added.
The nearest Pop-up Camp will now automatically be highlighted from the Fast Travel List when a waypoint and quest target is selected. (Quest targets are set automatically at the beginning of a quest.)
The default placement of the cursor in the Quest Counter menu has been changed to Assignments. Additionally, cursor placement will now be remembered when returning to the menu or exiting the game.
Squad leader privileges will now be automatically transferred after 30 days without logging in.
Squad requests can now be sorted.
Added a new option regarding Support Hunters in quest options for Free Challenge Quests.
Added Set Passcode and Allow Other Hunter Friends to Join options in Link Party settings.
Added Joinable via Hunter Friend Search option when creating a private lobby. When this option is selected, the lobby can be joined from the Hunter Friend Search section of Lobby Search.
Added option to appear offline.
Added Conversation Log to the start and tent menus.
Added shortcut that moves to reinforcement screen directly from the Forging Artian Weapons screen.
Added sorting functionality to Forging Artian Weapons, Reinforce, and Dismantle screens.
Added Switch Lighting option to the Check Endemic Life screen.
Supply items distributed at the start of a quest are now distributed earlier than before.
Added shortcut that moves to Equipment Appearance directly from the Change Equipment screen.
Training settings will now be remembered after returning to the title screen or ending the game.
A Facilities/NPCs map icon filter has been added, making it easier to find important NPCs.
Normal monsters not previously included in Environment Overview Updates are now also listed on the Update list.
The map can now be zoomed even while the Filter Icons menu is open.
The default placement of the cursor when selecting Return from Quest from the start menu or when talking with Alma will now be over the "No" option.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Monsters will no longer automatically target Pop-up Camps. The monster threat level will now be displayed as "Caution."
Destroyed Camp Gear Options will now be repaired when repairing a destroyed Pop-up Camp.
Fixed an issue where performing specific actions would unintentionally switch your main and secondary layered weapon.
Fixed an issue where the Shell Hammer layered weapon could not be unlocked.
Layered weapon settings have been added for some bowguns that are not fully upgraded.

Monsters

Lagiacrus will now appear after resting when choosing Plenty in the Scarlet Forest.
Fixed an issue where Lagiacrus was able to counterattack too quickly after a successful Power Clash.
Fixed an issue where Lagiacrus and Seregios would fall into repeated action loops when being lured.
Fixed an issue where the "Pitfall Trap: Effective" message would repeatedly appear and Lagiacrus would not emerge from the water when falling into a Pitfall Trap at the same time it began to enter the water.
Fixed an issue where Dung Pods and Luring Pods would not effect Arch-tempered Uth Duna when it was charging forward while creating waves.
Fixed an issue where only the player or monster would react when successfully performing an Offset Attack or Power Clash during online play.

Player

General

A crouch input can now be buffered directly after sheathing your weapon or landing while sheathing your weapon.
Fixed an issue where the Coalescence skill would activate when receiving an ailment curing effect even when not afflicted by an ailment.
Mantle cooldowns will now reset when starting or ending a quest. (This does not include: starting or ending a Field Survey without a loading screen.)
Fixed an issue where using certain controls while swimming would open the map.

Great Sword

Fixed an issue where guarding would not work when aiming down in certain situations during Focus Mode.

Dual Blades

Fixed an issue where Turning Tidedrill would continue for longer than intended under certain circumstances.

Lance

Increased the distance moved when using, Leaping Thrust, Mid Thrust I, and Payback Thrust while your weapon is drawn, even when a direction other than forward is inputted. (This will make it easier to adjust distances while using control type 2.)

Switch Axe

Dodge is now available to use quicker after Element Discharge and the Focus Assault: Morph Combination Element Discharge Finisher.

Charge Blade

Fixed an issue where the player would not receive Element Boost when successfully Perfect Guarding too early with Shield: Elemental Boost.

Support Hunters

Increased the attack power and defense of Support Hunters for when the quest leader is at HR 75 and HR 100 or higher.
Boosted Support Hunter stats during high-difficulty quests.
Adjusted the behavior of Support Hunters when mounting a monster.
Fixed an issue where Support Hunter abilities and appearance did not match during Arena and Challenge Quests.
Fixed an issue where Rosso would not attack while waiting near a trap.
Fixed an issue where Mina would repeatedly use focus attacks against wounds she could not reach.

Seikret

Fixed an issue where the Seikret would not run to the Hunter at full speed when the player left base camp or settlement after calling the Seikret and not riding it.
Seikret can now jump down ledges that previously required them to be running at full speed by holding the Sprint button. This allows the ledges to be used at times the player cannot be moving at full speed, like when using items. (This will not apply during some story quests.)

Miscellaneous

System

PlayStation®5: Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, PS5 activity progress would stay at 95% even after completing them all.

Quests

Fixed an issue where Nulberries were included in supply items for Seregios quests, and added Wild Jerky to supply items.
Difficult contributions will now be more likely to appear in the Hunter Highlights.
Fixed an issue that caused the following incorrect message to display when viewing the rankings for a new Free Challenge Quest: "This is a repeated quest. You can view the results from when it was last available."
Fixed an issue where accepted or joining an Alpha Doshaguma Field Survey quest would cause it to be determined as fraudulent.
Four quests where ore and armor spheres can be obtained have been added as permanent quests. These quests are the following: Tongue-Tied; Wreaking Havoc in Wyveria; Chemicus Nocturnus; and Careening Out of Control.

Other

Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
Fixed various text issues.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.021.00.00

Release Date: August 13, 2025 2:30 a.m. UTC (Tuesday August 12th, 2025 7:30 p.m. PT)
Targeted Platforms: PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam®

Required Space (Current Update Only)

PlayStation®5: Approx. 3 GB
Xbox Series X|S: Approx. 2 GB
Steam®: Approx. 2 GB (With High Resolution Texture Pack: Approx. 6 GB total)
Note: Make sure to have enough additional storage to allow for slight differences in final size.

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

At HR 100 or higher, tempered versions of the following nine monsters will now begin to appear in the field as 9★ quests: Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra, Jin Dahaad, Gore Magala, Arkveld, Mizutsune, Lagiacrus, Seregios.
Regular and tempered versions of Rey Dau and Nu Udra will now appear in the Wounded Hollow at HR 100 or higher.
Adjusted the appearance rate of monsters at HR 100 and higher.
The appearance rate of standard monsters has been slightly increased.

Players

A new appraisal item, Glowing Stone, has been added.
Note: It can be obtained as a reward from 9★ monster quests. The item is appraised upon quest completion, yielding a talisman with random skill attributes.
The upgrade limit has been increased for armor of rarity 5 and above.
System

System

Added a feature to hide/show specific ammo and coatings in the Ammo/Coatings Bar. This can be configured from the Ammo Pouch and Coating Pouch.
Added the new Recoil Aim Assist option.
You can now set weapons, armor, and talismans as Favorites. Favoriting an item provides the following benefits:
- A star icon will display, making it easier to identify.
- You can sort and rearrange by Favorites.
- A confirmation message will appear if you try to sell or use it as melding material.
Added an option to sort by Favorites to the Equipment Box, Decoration Box, and Artian Materials Box.
Improved directional input responsiveness on the World Map, allowing for more intuitive cursor movement.

Bases and Facilities

Added a new feature related to Appraised Talismans to the Melding Pot.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Increased the duration of meal effects from Portable BBQ Grill meals, Meal Invitations, and Canteen meals.

Monsters

Fixed an issue where Focus Strikes could fail if a tear was present near an exposed weak point.
Fixed an issue where it was difficult to cause wounds with attacks while mounted on Blangonga and Ajarakan.

Player

General

Fixed an issue where using an item via shortcut while recovering from a damage reaction or evading with weapon drawn would not trigger item use. Items will now be used automatically after those actions complete.
Adjusted the damage scaling during mounts to tone down the amount of damage reduction applied to non-mounted players' attacks.
Fixed an issue where the wet status would not be removed when retrying an Arena Quest while the player was wet.

Underwater Hunting

You can now chain into an evade from ascending/descending movement.
You can now use items during ascending/descending movement.
Fixed an issue where items could not be used while in Focus Mode underwater.

Great Sword

Made it easier to chain into Tackle from combos such as Strong Wide Slash to True Charged Slash, Tackle to True Charged Slash, and Side Blow to Strong Charged Slash.
Leaping Wide Slash now chains faster into Side Blow.
Strong Wide Slash now chains faster into True Charged Slash.
Raw damage for Charged Slash, Jumping Charged Slash, Strong Charged Slash, True Charged Slash, and Strong Wide Slash has been slightly increased.
Element scaling for Strong Charged Slash, True Charged Slash, and Strong Wide Slash have been increased.

Long Sword

Reduced the delay between input and action when chaining into Iai Spirit Slash from Special Sheathe. Additionally, slightly extended the window for performing the Iai Spirit Slash.

Sword & Shield

Counter Slash raw damage has been increased.

Dual Blades

Adjusted Focus Strike: Turning Tide so that it can now be chained into Turning Tidedrill, a new finisher action that delivers a multi-hit attack to a targeted wound, by pressing △ (PS5) / Y (Xbox) / default Right Click (PC).
Increased the effect duration triggered by a Perfect Evade while in Demon Boost Mode.
Movement speed during Demon Mode has been increased.
The window for a successful Perfect Evade has been extended very slightly.
Improved the responsiveness of directional changes when using Screw Slicer during Focus Mode

Hunting Horn

Added armor properties to Hilt Stab, preventing the user from being knocked back by monster attacks.
Hilt Stab can now be chained into from Focus Strike: Reverb, Echo Bubble, Special Performance, Encore, or evading.
Echo Bubble can now be chained into from Offset Melody, Resounding Melody, or Encore.
Fixed an issue that caused the finisher attack Focus Strike: Reverb to be difficult to connect.

Lance

Damage taken while in Power Guard has been further reduced.
Raw damage and elemental scaling for Retribution Thrust following a Perfect Guard have been increased.
Wide Sweep, Reverse Attack, Finishing Thrust, Finishing Twin Thrust, and Counter Rush raw damage and elemental scaling have been increased.
Charge Counter can now be chained into after a Perfect Guard or Guards with minimal knockback.
Elemental scaling for Return Thrust , Mid Thrust I, II, III, and Triple Thrust have been increased.
Payback Thrust, Grand Retribution Thrust, and High Thrust I, II, III raw damage have been increased.
The hitbox for Retribution Thrust has been enlarged.
Extended the distance traveled when inputting a direction with Leaping Thrust, Return Thrust, and Payback Thrust.
Adjusted the transition from Wide Sweep into Mid Thrust, High Thrust, and Dash Attack to be quicker.
The amount of weapon sharpness consumed when performing a Focus Strike: Victory Thrust was reduced.
After winning a Power Clash, you can now follow up with Return Thrust, Payback Thrust, or Retribution Thrust.
Fixed an issue where certain attacks hitting the opposite direction the player is facing during a Power Guard would not correctly transition into a Stalwart Guard.
Fixed an issue where guarding while moving would not properly block attacks.

Gunlance

Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, performing Burst Fire while the skill Load Shells Lv 2 was active would result in fewer hits than intended.

Switch Axe

Relaxed the offset detection for Axe: Offset Rising Slash, making it easier to trigger an offset attack.
The offset buildup for Axe: Offset Rising Slash has been increased.

Charge Blade

The raw damage for Axe: Element Discharge I and II has been increased.
The raw damage for multi-hit attacks while in Power Axe Mode has been increased.
Adjusted Axe: Element Discharge I and II so that, when an enhanced phial is used during Power Axe Mode, the explosion damage properly reflects the enhanced phial's effect.

Insect Glaive

Relaxed offset detection, making it easier to trigger offset attacks.
The invulnerability window when vaulting backwards has been increased.
Increased the distance when vaulting backwards granted by the skill Evade Extender.
The raw damage of Strong Reaping Slash and Dodge Slash has been increased.
The raw damage and elemental scaling of Strong Double Slash and Tornado Slash have been increased.
Fixed an issue that caused the midair combo to have lower than intended attack power.
Improved the hit detection of Focus Thrust: Leaping Strike while moving away from the target in the air. This attack will now also retrieve extracts upon a successful hit, as it does when performed on the ground.
Fixed an issue where certain parts of Rathalos would not yield the intended extract colors.
Fixed an issue where the amount of mount buildup from Jumping Advancing Slash performed as a drawn attack varied depending on the timing of the hit.
Fixed an issue where, when quickly inputting commands after getting up, Leaping Slash or Sidestep Slash would trigger instead of Kinsect: Harvest Extract or Kinsect: Recall.
Fixed an issue where Descending Slash could not be performed after getting up.
Fixed an issue where, when performing a Strong Jumping Slash in Focus Mode and the player took damage while the Kinsect was in flight, the Kinsect would continue to repeatedly hit the monster.

Light Bowgun

Adhesive Ammo and Wyvernblast raw damage have been increased.
Increased the recovery speed of the Rapid Fire Gauge when using Exhaust Ammo, Poison Ammo, Paralysis Ammo, or Sleep Ammo.
The reload speed for Adhesive Ammo and Focus Blast: Eagle Strike has been increased.
The raw damage and elemental scaling for Flaming Ammo, Water Ammo, Thunder Ammo, Freeze Ammo, and Dragon Ammo have been slightly increased.
The amount of Rapid Fire Gauge consumed while using Dragon Ammo in Rapid Fire Mode has been decreased.
The amount of Rapid Fire Gauge recovered while using Pierce Ammo has been increased.
Fixed an issue where only one projectile out of the multiple projectiles fired with the light bowgun's Spread Ammo would receive the scaling from the Ballistics skill.

Heavy Bowgun

Wyvernblast Ignition and Wyverncounter Ignition raw damage have been increased.
The scaling for Wyvernblast Ignition and Wyverncounter Ignition during Ignition Mode ST I and ST II has been increased.
Increased the recovery speed of the Ignition Gauge when using Exhaust Ammo, Poison Ammo, Paralysis Ammo, or Sleep Ammo.
Adjusted the hitbox of Focus Blast: Wyvern Howl to make it easier to land.
Chaining into Guard after firing Spread Ammo is now faster.
The amount of Ignition Gauge recovered while using Pierce Ammo has been increased.

Bow

Fixed an issue where the arrows from an Arc Shot would disappear if the attack hit the top of the area.

Skills

Adjusted the effects of the set bonus skill Bubbly Dance as follows:
Before Adjustment:
- Bubbly Dance I: Prevented major bubbleblight and increased evasion while afflicted with bubbleblight.
- Bubbly Dance II: In addition to previous effects, it also granted minor bubbleblight after evading several times.
After Adjustment:
- Bubbly Dance I: Prevents major bubbleblight and grants minor bubbleblight after evading several times.
- Bubbly Dance II: In addition to previous effects, it also increases evasion while afflicted with bubbleblight. This evasion boost has also been increased.
Adjusted the duration of the set bonus skill War Cry. With this change, its effects will now stack with all other effects, allowing for greater flexibility in equipment choices.
Adjusted the set bonus skill Powerhouse so that it now stacks with all other effects.
Effects of the set bonus skill Burst Boost have been increased.
Increased the duration of the set bonus skill Affinity Sliding.
Adjusted the Shock Absorber skill so that, while active, guarding abilities (blocks) no longer trigger in response to ally attacks.
Adjusted the Ballistics skill to increase the effective range for Normal, Pierce, and Spread Ammo. Additionally, Normal and Spread Ammo will now be within effective range even at point-blank distance (0m) from Level 2 onward.

Support Hunters

Adjusted the performance of Alessa and Fabius to reflect the changes made to the Lance.
Fixed an issue that caused Support Hunters to stop attacking under certain conditions during underwater hunts.

Seikret

Increased the speed at which you can turn 180 degrees while mounted on Seikret.
Adjusted the dismount timing window after a successful evasion, allowing players to dismount earlier.
Adjusted input timing to make it easier to open the map immediately after mounting.

Miscellaneous

System

Fixed an issue where performing certain actions in the item bar could cause the game to crash.
Increased the amount of Guild Points awarded from Limited Bounties.

Network

Fixed an issue where, if a player disconnected just before the animation of gestures like Gou Hadoken or Water Gun hit, the game would crash for other players.
Fixed an issue that caused the following incorrect message to display when viewing the rankings for a new Challenge Quest or Free Challenge Quest: "This is a repeated quest. You can view the results from when it was last available."

Locales

Fixed an issue where shrine fragments that appear during quests in the Dragontorch Shrine would sometimes not activate from direct attacks.
Fixed an issue in Photo Mode where toggling off the scoutfly effects from the edit menu only hid the glowing effect.

Other

Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
Fixed various text issues.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.020.00.00

Release Date: June 30, 2025 4:30 a.m. UTC (Sunday June 29, 2025 9:30 p.m. PT)
Targeted Platforms: PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam®

Required Space (Current Update Only)

PlayStation®5: Approx. 7 GB
Xbox Series X|S: Approx. 6 GB
Steam®: Approx. 6 GB (With High Resolution Texture Pack: Approx. 19 GB total)
Note: Make sure to have enough additional storage to allow for slight differences in final size.

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

Lagiacrus has been added and is available in an extra mission. To unlock the extra mission, you must be at least HR 31 and have had completed both the main mission "A World Turned Upside Down" and the side mission "Forest Doshaguma."
Tempered Lagiacrus has been added and will appear when you are HR 41+ after completing the Lagiacrus extra mission.
Seregios has been added and is available in an extra mission. To unlock the extra mission, you must be at least HR 31 and have had completed the main mission "A World Turned Upside Down."
Tempered Seregios has been added and will appear when you are HR 41+ after completing the Seregios extra mission.
Arch-tempered Uth Duna has been added. (It will be made available in a future Event Quest.)
Tempered monsters will now appear in monster herds.

Players

New equipment and skills have been added.
New pendants and stickers have been added.
New voice lines, pose sets, and gestures have been added.
New Seikret decorations have been added.
Hunter and Palico layered weapons have been added.
The β sets of hunter armor have been added to layered armor settings. For any α versions you have already unlocked, you will also automatically obtain the β versions.
Added new backgrounds, poses, nameplates, and titles to hunter profiles.
Added new Support Hunters—Mina (Sword & Shield) and Fabius (Lance)—which will become available to join quests after completing the main mission "A Hunter's Pride." Fabius will only be available during a limited-time seasonal event.
Added a feature at the Quest Counter that allows the player to select which Support Hunters will join you when using an SOS flare.

Bases and Facilities

Added item boxes outside of the hunter's tent in each base camp and the Grand Hub.
Added an outdoor item box as a camp gear option that can be set at Pop-up Camps.
The Change Lobby Menu can now be accessed at your tent in base camps or Pop-up Camps.
You can now choose to switch your handler from Alma to Erik, or vice versa. This feature is unlocked after completing the Lagiacrus mission.
A function has been added to the Provisions Stockpile that allows you to trade for seasonal event items.
A new Festival of Accord event will be held from July 23 to August 6, 2025.
The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord: the Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen menu; Barrel Bowling and Barrel Bowling Bombs. (Erik's and Gemma's outfits can also be changed.)
Barrel Bowling now has additional reward slots, as well as new special arrangements for seasonal events. Barrel Bowling Bombs during seasonal events also behave differently than normal Large Barrel Bombs, making for a unique challenge.
New ranking categories have been added (fish, endemic life).
Added a feature that automatically selects Armor Spheres when upgrading armor at the Smithy, which also converts excess points into Armor Spheres.
Added a feature that automatically selects reinforcement materials when reinforcing Artian weapons at the Smithy, which also converts excess points into materials.

Miscellaneous

The extra mission "Trembling Blue Currents" has been added. (This mission becomes available after leaving the Scarlet Forest and going to another locale, after having completed the main mission "A World Turned Upside Down" and the side mission "Forest Doshaguma.")
The extra mission "Clear with a Chance of Sandstorm" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the main mission "A World Turned Upside Down.")
The side mission "New Fashion, Old Feelings" has been added. (This mission becomes available after having completed the main mission "A World Turned Upside Down" and the side mission "Smithy's Seal of Quality.")
A new area has been added to the Scarlet Forest. (This area becomes available at a certain point in the extra mission Trembling Blue Currents.) A new key dialogue has been added for Ferdinand in the Windward Plains Base Camp. Speak with him and complete the conditions to get a new pendant.
The Environment Overview can now be checked in the Grand Hub, and includes notifications on when events are currently being held, such as the Festival of Accord.
A new graphics setting was added that allows you to disable the screen distortion effects caused by underwater or lava areas.
Added a feature that lets you quickly restock the item pouch and ammo pouch.
The ammo pouch is now automatically restocked when activating an item loadout.
Added a "Take All" feature to Nata's Material Retrieval facility.
Added a "Remove All Decorations" function to the "Edit Decorations" sub-menu.
Added the ability to check the Squad Leader's hunter profile from the Squad Card.
Added an option that allows you to display the elapsed time of arena quests (and related time-attack-type quests) in the objectives. You can now also check your previous best times.
Equipment Appearance can now be viewed via Equipment Info or Palico Info in the Start Menu.
The Conversation Log can now be accessed via the Start Menu.
Added options for "Effects" and "Character Display" in photo mode. Gestures and poses can now also be selected while in first-person view.
Added an "All Non-Arena Quests" category in the hunter profile quest completion count page, which excludes total weapon usage from the count. The existing "All Quests" category has been moved to the bottom of the list. We've also added functionality to reset weapon usage counts from the target quest category.
You can now delete your "Best Times" data for arena quests recorded on the hunter profile and quest board. (Times submitted to the Expedition Record Board's rankings cannot be deleted.)
The following options have been added:
A "Health Gauge Warning" option.
A "Fixed" display option under "Display Elapsed Time for Some Quests".
An "Activate Skill/Item Effects" option.
An "Equipped Talisman Effect" option.
A "Support Hunter Damage Display" option.
An "Excess Item Gathering Settings" option.

Steam Only

Warning dialogue now appears when trying to launch the application when your GPU drivers are out of date, your OS is not supported, or you are currently using compatibility mode.
New customizable keyboard configuration controls have been added.
DLSS4 and FSR4 is now supported for graphics upscaling. DLSS4 requires an NVIDIA RTX 5000 series or higher GPU, and FSR4 requires an AMD Radeon 9000 series or higher GPU.
NVIDIA DLSS now supported for multi-frame generation in the frame generation graphics settings. If you are using an NVIDIA RTX 5000 series or higher, you can set the frame increase to 2-4 times, or to "NVIDIA DLSS Auto" which dynamically turns the frame generation function on or off depending on the load.
The upscaling and frame generation settings in the graphics settings have been separated, so frame generation can now be set regardless of the upscaling setting. For example, with NVIDIA RTX 3000 hardware, you could potentially choose NVIDIA DLSS upscaling with AMD FSR frame generation, and other similar mixed settings.
You can now copy the Lobby ID/Hunter ID via the Start Menu.
You can now copy the Squad ID via the Squad Menu.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Fixed an issue where performing certain steps while Barrel Bowling could cause the game to no longer accept inputs.
Made it less likely for the same Barrel Bowling pin setups to occur on consecutive days.
Fixed an issue where stumps would sometimes appear floating in the sky in the Grand Hub.
Material Retrieval item requests can now be performed during Inclemencies in Kunafa and Azuz , and item gathering will still continue to progress during Inclemencies.

Monsters

Adjusted how often monsters will discover Pop-up Camps.
Fixed an issue where sneak attacks performed in the arena would sometimes not deal normal damage.
- [2025/06/27 - Removed as the issue was resolved in Ver. 1.011.00]
Tempered wounds in future Free Challenge Quests will now be found in fixed locations.
Fixed an issue where the size of the target monster would change when accepting an investigation with only one remaining attempt.

Player

General

You now regain control of your character slightly faster after starting a quest.
Player gathering actions have been adjusted to be more responsive overall, particularly while riding the Seikret.
Crouched movement now also benefits from faster recovery time for the bleeding status effect.
Fixed an issue where the effect of the skill Slicked Blade would not disappear when entering or exiting the training area.
Fixed an issue where players could have multiple types of Large Barrel Bombs in their item pouch if they retrieved a previously placed Large Barrel Bomb while in possession of a Blossom Barrel Bomb.
Fixed an issue where if the dash control had been switched to a single press, then dashing from a crouching position would result in the character starting a "run" motion instead of a "dash" when standing up.
Fixed an issue where the webbed state would not be properly removed by Purewasp Delivery.
Other minor fixes and related adjustments have been made for all weapon actions.

Sword & Shield

Shield Attack, Shield Bash, and Hard Bash raw damage and stun values have been slightly increased.
Perfect Rush's finishing portion has had its raw damage slightly increased.
Adjusted it to make it harder to consecutively chain the Guard Slash move into itself.
Slightly increased the evade window for Sliding Swipe.
- Slightly decreased the invulnerability window for Sliding Swipe. [2025/06/27 - Revised to correct previously inaccurate information]
Chop and Side Slash raw damage have been slightly decreased.
Counter Slash raw damage has been decreased.
Fixed an issue where Focus Strikes could be unintentionally performed on the same wounds more than once on certain monsters.

Dual Blades

You can now change your movement direction mid-movement when entering Demon Mode right after a dodge.
While in Demon Boost Mode (during Demon Mode), chaining a dodge into a Blade Dance now chains into a Blade Dance II instead. (However, this will default to a Blade Dance I if there is not enough Demon Gauge left.)
Blade Dance II responsiveness has been improved.
Movement speed during Demon Mode has been increased.
Basic moves like Sixfold Demon Slash, Demon Flurry Rush, and Demon Flurry have had their raw damage increased.
Screw Slicer raw damage, elemental scaling, and ailment scaling have been greatly increased.
Focus Strike: Turning Tide raw damage has been increased.
Heavenly Blade Dance raw damage has been increased.
Blade Dance elemental scaling and ailment scaling have been slightly decreased, and raw damage has been increased.
The raw damage boost from Demon Boost Mode has been slightly decreased, and the elemental scaling boost has been increased.
Fixed an issue where the Power Prolonger skill was making the duration of Demon Boost Mode buffs last longer than intended.
Fixed an issue where the camera would shake unintentionally during Demon Mode.

Longsword

Elemental scaling for Crimson Slash II has been significantly increased.
Raw damage and elemental/ailment scaling for Crimson Slash III has been increased.
Crimson Slash III now chains faster into Spirit Blade I.
Spirit Release Slash raw damage has been slightly increased.
Spirit Roundslash raw damage has been increased when the Spirit Gauge is red.
Spinning Crimson Slash raw damage has been increased.
Iai Spirit Slash raw damage has been increased when the Spirit Gauge is white and yellow.
Elemental/ailment scaling for Crimson Slash I has been decreased.

Hammer

You can now chain into a special follow-up move after a monster has been significantly staggered from a successful offset attack.
You can now chain from a Focus Blow: Earthquake into a Charged Side Blow.
Offset effects have been added to Charged Upswing and Mighty Charge Upswing.
Charge levels now increase faster after chaining into a Charged Step from a dodge.
Charged Big Bang raw damage has been increased.
Mighty Charge Slam raw damage and elemental scaling have been increased.
The hit boxes for certain attacks, such as Big Bang, have been adjusted.
Fixed an issue where the damage display would appear twice for Big Bang IV.

Hunting Horn

Performing Focus Strike: Reverb with precise timing now plays an additional note at the end of the attack.
Performing Focus Strike: Reverb with precise timing now sets an Echo Bubble at the end of the attack. (You can prevent the Echo Bubble by holding R2 (PS5) / RT (Xbox) / R key (default, PC) at the end of the action.)
Hitting a monster with a single hit of Resounding Melody now triggers a soundwave.
Your Seikret no longer stops when performing while mounted.
The damage hitbox for Echo Bubble has been significantly increased.
The evade window for Offset Melody have been increased.
Fixed an issue where switching from one hunting horn to another would incorrectly display melodies that had not been played as an Encore.
Fixed an issue where connecting with Offset Melody would sometimes fail to successfully offset attacks.
Fixed an issue where stocked notes would not properly reset when chaining into a Special Performance.

Lance

You can now chain into a Charge Counter from Focus Strike: Victory Thrust.
Adjusted the hitbox of Focus Strike: Victory Thrust to make it easier to land.
Fixed an issue where certain shield attacks during Focus Strike: Resolve could unintentionally break monster wounds.

Gunlance

Fixed an issue where, when a critical hit occurs during multiple hits of certain actions, such as Multi Wyrmstake Full Blast, there was an unintended high chance that subsequent hits would also be critical hits.

Switch Axe

It is now easier to adjust your distance to monsters when using Unbridled Slash and Full Release Slash while in Focus Mode.
The backward movement triggered by Element Discharge Finisher can now be reduced slightly by tilting the left stick in the player character's direction.
Significantly increased the elemental scaling of follow-up explosions from sword attacks when using Element Phials.
Significantly increased the elemental scaling of follow-up explosions from Unbridled Slash, Full Release Slash, and Axe: Follow-up Morph Slash when using Element Phials.
Axe: Follow-up Heavy Slam and Axe: Follow-up Morph Slash raw damage has been increased.
The amount of Switch Gauge recovered when performing basic attacks in Axe Mode has been increased.
Increased the raw damage and Amp Gauge recovery of Axe: Morph Rising Double Slash, and reduced its Switch Gauge consumption.
Sword: Triple Slash raw damage and amp gauge recovery amount have been increased.
The amount of Switch Gauge consumed when performing Sword: Overhead Slash has been decreased.
Fixed an issue where the damage scaling from the Rapid Morph skill was not being applied to Jumping Morph Slash when performed upon landing.

Charge Blade

Guard points now have Perfect Guard detection, and you can now chain into Savage Axe Slash upon a successful Perfect Guard from a guard point.
Explosive phial raw damage from chaining into Super Amped Element Discharge from certain attacks (such as Amped Element Discharge) has been increased.
Raw damage for Amped Element Discharge and Super Amped Element Discharge has been increased.
Weak Slash, Return Stroke, and Shield Thrust raw damage have been slightly increased.
Explosive phial raw damage for Axe: Element Discharge, Axe: Amped Element Discharge, and Axe: Super Amped Element Discharge have been increased.
Impact Phial explosion raw damage has been increased while in Sword Boost Mode.
Axe: Element Discharge now chains more quickly into other basic axe moves like Axe: Dash Slam or Axe: Lateral Fade Slash.
The raw damage for multi-hit attacks while in Power Axe Mode has been decreased.
Fixed an issue where the phial explosion damage boost would not be applied when performing Element Discharge I or similar attacks with an Impact Phial while phials were enhanced.
Fixed an issue where sharpness would decrease more than normal when performing a guard point while Elemental Boost was activated.
Fixed an issue where the damage scaling from the Rapid Morph skill was being incorrectly applied to certain jumping attacks in axe mode.

Heavy Bowgun

Increased the amount of Ignition Gauge recovered when firing Spread Ammo 1 and Spread Ammo 2. [Updated 2025/06/27]
Fixed an issue where it was difficult to evade after firing Slicing Ammo.
Fixed an issue where the Burst skill would activate with fewer hits than intended when using Cluster Bombs or Wyvernblast Ignition.

Bowguns

Fixed an issue where the skill Airborne would not activate correctly for spread ammo.

Bow

Fixed an issue where bow coatings would unintentionally switch to "Unequip" under certain conditions.

Support Hunters

Fixed an issue where Support Hunters mounted on Seikret would leave cover earlier than intended during Jin Dahaad's large area-of-effect attack, causing them to take damage.
Increased the attack power of Support Hunters for when the quest leader is at HR 100 or higher.
Adjusted the behavior of Support Hunters when mounting a monster.
Added a follow-up move for when Olivia successfully performs an offset attack.

Seikret

Improved the speed of response when calling your Seikret.
Improved the response speed for controlling your Seikret after mounting from a Seikret call.
Fixed an issue where, while riding your Seikret in auto-move, they would circle around the area if you arrived before the large monster.
Item use inputs while mounted on a Seikret have been made more responsive in the following situations:
After switching weapons while mounted
When using an item after closing the map
When using an item immediately after another item
It is now possible to dismount from the Seikret while drifting.

Palico

Fixed an issue where Palicoes would stop using Vigorwasp Delivery under certain conditions.

Miscellaneous

System

Increased the amount of Guild Points awarded for delivering a Wyvern Egg.
The Skill Info window can now be quickly opened in various screens.
Changed the Investigations sub-menu option "Delete Investigation" button.
Changed the Arena Quests and Challenge Quests sub-menu option "Available Equipment Details" button.
Food Skills can now be viewed in the Skill Info window via Equipment Info in the Start Menu.
The detailed effects of Food Skills can now be viewed in the Active Skills page of the Skill Info window.
You can now Accept & Depart (Quick Start) a quest directly from a Quest Invite Notification in the important chat notifications.
Removed the skip function from important chat notifications and made it so that the map can now be opened even while the notifications are still active.
Adjusted the map so that it no longer automatically switches levels when focusing on a large monster.
Lobby Info can now be viewed in the upper-right corner of the Start Menu and Quest Counter screens.
The Monster Field Guide can now be viewed in the Quest Menu while in your tent.
Fixed an issue where decorations not intended to be equipped in certain slots could still be equipped.
Fixed an issue where obtained nameplates would sometimes not appear in the Hunter Profile settings.
Fixed an issue where the hunter's chest armor would not display when selecting the Display Armor setting in Display Options in the Change Appearance menu.
Fixed an issue where performing certain actions such as eating or forging weapons/armor in the Grand Hub would reset the cooldown for mantles.
Fixed an issue where repeatedly fast traveling in the Training Area would reset certain statuses, such as cooldowns for mantles.
Improved the response time for using items after exiting a tent.
Fixed an issue where blocked users were not properly removed from the Followers list.
Fixed an issue where incorrect icons would appear for offline members in the Member List.
Fixed an issue in the Equipment Appearance menu so that focus will now stay on the equipped layered armor.

Steam Only

Adjusted the amount of VRAM used with texture streaming, resulting in reduced overall VRAM usage.
Fixed an issue where the Estimated VRAM Usage in the Display/Graphics settings was calculated lower than the actual value. (As a result, the estimated VRAM usage will appear higher, but thanks to a separate optimization, actual VRAM usage has been reduced, so the current minimum and recommended system requirements remain unchanged.)
Fixed an issue where the VRAM usage displayed incorrect values for the Distant Shadow Quality option in Graphics settings.

Quests

Accepting and joining quests will be possible from the quest counter during an Environment Link.
Made adjustments to reduce interruptions when joining a quest via an invite notification.
Adjusted the unlock conditions for the "Social Butterfly" Hunter Highlight.
Fixed an issue where an SOS Flare would be sent automatically when starting a quest with Max Members set to 1 and Automatic SOS Flare turned ON.
Fixed an issue where the departure animation wouldn't finish if the target quest ended at a specific moment during the animation, leaving the player unable to control their character.
Fixed an issue where the Lucky Voucher's effects would not apply to the target quest when accepting a quest invitation from a Link Member during an ongoing quest.
Fixed an issue where, during a non-Field Survey in your own environment, a Great Hunt (a hunt with multiple monsters) could be generated even if one of the monsters hadn't appeared in that environment.
Fixed an issue where players could significantly reduce a monster's health with poison or other similar ailments before starting a Field Survey.
Fixed an issue where completing a Free Challenge Quest while offline would prevent the game from saving properly, causing lower-ranking times to display incorrectly at the Quest Counter.
Fixed an issue where a target monster would sometimes fail to appear in multi-target Investigations.
Fixed an issue where, if multiple players joined an Arena Quest simultaneously, the number of participants would register incorrectly in the rankings.
New preventative measures have been put in place for invalid or fraudulent investigations.
Quest completion times that are obviously fraudulent will not be registered in the rankings, and users in question will be automatically subject to suspension or feature restrictions.

Other

Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
Fixed various text issues.
Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.010.01

Bugfixes and Balance changes

– Fixed an issue where selecting "Sekka" from Nata's Village Intermediary item trade window could cause the game to crash.
– Fixed an issue where playing an arena quest with a Powercharm or Armorcharm in your item pouch could create duplicates of the item. (Note: Having duplicates of these items does not cause other bugs. Additionally, only one of each item can be put into your item pouch, so the effects cannot be stacked.)
Xbox Series X|S
– Fixed an issue where the voice pitch settings for the player character and Palico would not function correctly in certain scenes.
– Fixed an issue that caused crashes during Zoh Shia quests.
– Fixed an issue that allowed players to bring their own equipment into Arena Quests and Challenge Quests.
– Fixed an issue that allowed players to keep the effects of Palico support moves (Sporenet: Song o' Power and Sporenet: Song o' Purrtection) into Arena Quests and Challenge Quests.
– Fixed an issue that allowed players to bring certain skill effects into the Training Area, Arena Quests, and Challenge Quests.
– Fixed an issue that caused some Arena Quest and Challenge Quest completion times to register incorrectly in the rankings.
– Fixed an issue that would prevent the game from progressing in certain points if you had a Palico Bed set up at a camp.
– Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash if you opened up a Hunter Profile while equipped with an insect glaive.
– Fixed an issue that would cause the game to crash when entering a lobby.
– Fixed an issue where using a meal voucher in the Grand Hub of a private lobby would unintentionally give free meal permissions to other members.
PlayStation®5
– Fixed an issue where purchasing Value Packs could cause products not to appear in the Add-ons menu of the Support Desk.
– Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when booting the game while your character is wearing certain equipment.
– Fixed an issue where player movement would become erratic during certain gestures.
– Fixed an issue where the Mizutsune Assignment could not be reaccepted.
– Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.010.00

Major Additions and Changes

New monsters can now be hunted after meeting certain in-game conditions.
Mizutsune has been added and is available in an extra mission from Kanya in the Scarlet Forest Base Camp. To unlock the extra mission, you must be at least HR 21 and have had completed Kanya's first fishing side mission.
Tempered Mizutsune has been added and will appear when you are HR 41+ after completing the Mizutsune extra mission.
Zoh Shia has been added as a high-rank monster. Reach HR 50 to unlock a story mission that unlocks Zoh Shia.
New story, extra, and side missions have been added.
New weapons, armor, and skills have been added.
The upgrade limit has been increased for armor of rarity 5 and above.
The Grand Hub has been added. It can be unlocked by completing a tutorial mission that appears from HR 16.
The following features have been added to the Grand Hub: Barrel Bowling; the Diva; Arena Quest Counter; the Canteen; the Arm Wrestling Barrel.
The Expedition Record Board has been added to the Grand Hub, along with rankings for time attack quests.
Arena Quests have been added.
Challenge Quests and Free Challenge Quests (Challenge Quests with no equipment restrictions) have been added and will be made available at a later date.
New status ailments have been added.
New voice lines for Alma (the Handler) have been added.
An arena log page has been added to hunter profiles.
The Change Appearance menu in the camp now has an option to change Alma's outfit.
New pop-up camp gear options have been added.
New limited bounty categories have been added.
New voice lines, pose sets, and gestures have been added.
Preparations have been made for the Festival of Accord, planned to run from April 23 to May 6.
The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord: the Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen's menu.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

– After unlocking the Grand Hub, the Squad Information Counter will move from the Windward Plains Base Camp to the Grand Hub.
– Fixed an issue where consecutive uses of the BBQ Grill inside a tent could cause game controls to stop functioning.
– Fixed an issue with the BBQ Grill where ingredients would be used but meal effects wouldn't trigger when a meal is canceled, such as when an Environment Link is disbanded.
– Improved the response time for controls in all dialogue scenes, such as facility conversations.
– The "Rest" command now requires 500 guild points, and investigations reward 10% more guild points than before.
– Increased the amount of points required for "Wyverian Melding" and "Meld Decorations" at the Melding Pot.
– Increased the amount of melding points obtained from some items and rare decorations when using them as melding materials.
– Fixed an issue where meal invitations would sometimes be announced or show up in the Environment Overview at times when the invitation could not actually be accepted.
– The "Transfer Items" option has been added to the Provisions Stockpile menu, allowing you to restock items outside of the tent.

Missions

– Fixed an issue where some side missions which required specific item turn-ins could not be completed correctly.
– Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of side mission conditions during event quests.

Monsters and Endemic Life

– Fixed an issue where some monsters would stop moving in certain situations.
– Fixed an issue where some monster wounds would disappear unintentionally after performing certain actions.
– Fixed an issue where the game might crash after blocking a Gravios's attack.
– Fixed an issue where the introductory cinematic camera (used for newly discovered monsters) would trigger on monsters you've already discovered.
– Fixed an issue where the Smokeshroud Gekko endemic life would not appear in the Windward Plains.
– Adjusted the behavior of some monster actions.
– The distance between the monster and camera has been increased for certain monsters, such as Gore Magala.
– Fixed an issue where Jin Dahaad would unintentionally disappear from the locale.

Player

General

Fixed an issue where the hunter profile could not be edited properly.
Added a feature that lets you reset hunter profile edits.
Fixed an issue where sneak attacks could not be canceled when using light bowgun, heavy bowgun, or bow.
Fixed an issue where weapon pendants could appear in scenes where weapons are not displayed.
Fixed an unintended issue where large falling boulders could be blocked.
Lance: Made it easier to land thrust attack finishers after a focus strike in which the first hit causes large knockback.
Hammer: Fixed an issue where Focus Strikes could not be used quickly after coming to a stop after moving during a charge.
Light Bowgun: Fixed an issue that caused Wyvernblast to react to Palico attacks.
Palico: Fixed an issue that prevented stun and exhaust values from increasing when a Palico attacks a monster with a blunt weapon.
Hunting Horn: Fixed an issue where certain actions that required simultaneous inputs were not behaving correctly.
Heavy bowgun and light bowgun ranged attack capabilities have been adjusted when riding a Seikret.
The effects of the Corrupted Mantle have been adjusted.
The Rocksteady Mantle's damage mitigation has been increased.
Mending Mantle and Evasion Mantle durations have been increased.
Bow: Dragon Piercer damage has been decreased.
Bow: Power Volley elemental values have been increased.
Bow: Thousand Dragons damage has been increased. This includes when using Close-range Coating and Power Coating.
Bow: Power Shot and Power Volley are now affected by the skill Charge Master.

Skills

Fixed an issue where Opening Shot did not work with special ammo.

Support Hunters

Fixed an issue that caused Support Hunters to be unable to reach certain areas.
Fixed an issue that prevented guest players from receiving the effects of Rosso's Demon Ammo, Armor Ammo, and Recover Ammo.
Fixed an issue that resulted in guest players not seeing any visual change when a Support Hunter would equip a mantle.
Adjusted the rate at which Support Hunters use certain items.

The Handler

Adjusted the distance that the Handler keeps from the monster during hunts.

Miscellaneous

Login Bonuses

– There will now be login bonus days that include a free meal voucher (one out of the different types).
– Login bonuses now include at least one Barrel Bowling Voucher every day.

System

Steam®– Improvements were made to VRAM usage, and the DirectStorage version has been upgraded.
– Fixed an issue that prevented pigment information from being included in shared loadouts.
– Fixed an issue with some display settings on the character models on the title screen and save data selection screen.
– Fixed an issue where the model display toggle for pendants would not function properly when previewing armor.
– Fixed an issue with the visual effects of the Hope Charm.
– Fixed an issue so that other Link Members are now properly prioritized to be displayed in Base Camps and other shared locations.
– Fixed an issue that made communication errors more likely to occur when firing an SOS Flare right after the start of a quest.
– Background color has been changed to black for areas outside of the game's rendering range.
– Fixed an issue where a squad leader leaving a squad would not correctly transfer leader rights to the sub-leader.
– Fixed an issue that made it impossible in some instances to obtain the Powercharm or Armorcharm even after fulfilling the requirements to do so. If you have fulfilled the requirements and have not obtained the items, they can be re-obtained after proceeding through another Quest Results screen.

Quests

– Fixed an issue where some NPC dialogue would be cut off when completing certain story assignments by capturing the target.
– Fixed an issue where accepting an Investigation but failing to depart (due to a communication error or similar) would still reduce the number of times you can accept that Investigation.
– Failing to join another quest while already in the middle of a quest will now forcibly end the current quest and take you back to base.
– Fixed an issue that would prevent game progress after departing on a quest while performing platform-related invitations.
– Fixed an issue where quest party size limits would not work as intended when performing certain actions.
– Fixed an issue where a quest would not appear in an SOS Flare Quests search if the quest host fires the SOS Flare but then leaves the quest.

Other

– Fixed an issue where the stated number of Pop-up Camps and their locations would not match up with their actual data in some situations.
– Adjusted the placement of some ore deposits to make them easier to gather while riding the Seikret.
– Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
– Fixed various text issues.
– Fixed other miscellaneous issues.

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.000.05

Some currently known issues as of March 11, 2025:

A network error occurs when firing an SOS flare right after a quest begins.
Link Members are not prioritized over other players and may not appear in some places including Base Camps.
Palico’s attacks with blunt weapons do not inflict stun and exhaust damages.
Hunter Profile cannot be edited properly on some occasions.
Some side missions cannot be completed under certain situations.
The number of available Camp Slots may not be displayed correctly.

Issues that have been addressed as of March 10, 2025:

The “Grill a Meal” and “Ingredient Center” features cannot be unlocked even after meeting the progress criteria.
When heading to Azuz during Main Mission: Chapter 2-1 “Toward Fervent Fields,” players keep falling through the map.
The Monster Field Guide cannot be accessed.
During Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 “A World Turned Upside Down,” an NPC may not appear, preventing further progression.
At the Smithy, an issue may occur where tutorials are repeatedly shown, disabling certain options in the menu.
When guarding a monster’s attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon flashes in red but the effect is not activated
When using a mantle, a Weapon Equipment Skill may mistakenly be activated.
Some effects may be displayed continuously when using certain skills, such as Peak Performance and Self-Improvement.
When successfully preforming an Offset Attack with the Insect Glaive’s Descending Slash under certain conditions, the hunter freezes and becomes unresponsive to any controls.
Addressed issues that occurred under certain conditions with screen rendering and causing force quits.
The Meal Invitation feature at Azuz and Sild does not unlock on some occasions.
A notification or an Environment Overview Update may show that you have received a Meal Invitation when it is not available. (Some mitigation measures have been implemented.)
An issue occurring when using Equipment Loadout, causing decorations to be removed from equipment, Bowgun Customization being reverted to default, and Kinsects reverting to the initial rarity.
When cutting off monster parts, the parts change into a monster part from a different monster.
Gravios does not gain resistance to flinches after breaking its parts. (Gravios’s resistance has also been slightly adjusted in Ver. 1.000.05.00.)
An issue which may cause crashes or some monsters to act strangely under certain situations.
Some skills are unintentionally activated under certain conditions.
Some items/rewards can be obtained repeatedly under certain conditions.
When trying to catch a fish with a capture net, the fishes nearby do not swim away from the fishing spot.
Some environmental features such as floating rubbles can be activated multiple times.
During Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 “The Root Cause,” the hunter becomes unresponsive to some controls when talking to a certain NPC.
Palico’s support move “Attract Vigorwasps” may cause the hunter to become unresponsive to some controls.
When scrolling through the quest list, only the first 20 quests are displayed correctly.
An issue which may cause the game to forcefully shut down when starting a game with saved data that encountered a force quit.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Patch Notes

Patch 1.041.02.00

Video Driver Version

Patch 1.041.01.00

Video Driver Version

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

MHWilds Patch 1.041.00.00

Steam

Release Date

Required Space (Current Update only)

Major Addition and Changes

Player

Story Progression

Bases and Facilities

System

Miscellaneous

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Player

General

Sword & Shield

Bowguns

Support Hunters

Miscellaneous

System

Playstation 5

Locales

Other

MHWilds Patch 1.040.00.00

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

Players

Story Progression

Bases and Facilities

System

Miscellanous

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Monsters

Player

General

Switch Axe

Support Hunters

Seikret

Miscellaneous

System

Handler

Palico

Other

MHWilds Patch 1.030.00.00

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

Players

Bases and Facilities

Miscellaneous

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Bases and Facilities

Monsters

Player

General

Great Sword

Dual Blades

Lance

Switch Axe

Charge Blade

Support Hunters

Seikret

Miscellaneous

System

Quests

Other

MH Wilds Hotfix Ver.1.021.00.00

Major Additions and Changes

Monsters

Players

System

Bases and Facilities

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments