Summary

  • Capcom released an update for Monster Hunter Wilds fixing bugs and tweaking popular farming locations.
  • PC players encountered performance and technical issues at launch, prompting Capcom to address them.
  • The latest Wilds update addresses a variety of gameplay bugs, crashes, and unannounced changes like the Farming location nerf.

Capcom reveals the patch notes for Update 1.000.05.00 for Monster Hunter Wilds, fixing bugs and other issues while also seemingly nerfing a popular farming location. It's been a busy couple of weeks for Capcom as Monster Hunter Wilds has seen massive success for the company, smashing both sales and player records for the series.

However, it hasn't always been smooth sailing despite the success. At launch, PC players reported performance and technical issues, pushing Capcom to issue a statement with potential fixes. Unfortunately, bugs have also impacted Monster Hunter Wilds, including a game-breaking one that prevented progress in the campaign. Capcom continues to apply patches to the game, including the latest one which seems to address more than just bugs.

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The latest update for Monster Hunter Wilds has arrived, providing some much-needed fixes to various gameplay problems. Capcom partially revealed the Wilds patch notes recently, highlighting the Grill a Meal and Ingredient Center unlock fixes as well as the Chapter 5-2 progression blocker. The update also addresses various crashes, tutorials constantly popping up at the Smithy, as well as cut off monster parts seemingly changing into parts from a completely different creature entirely.

Following the update news, players began reporting that the patch has some unannounced changes as well. A popular farming location for Monster Hunter Wilds' Nightflower Pollen has seemingly been fixed as well. The pollen can be used to earn Gold Tickets for Melding and Relics, essentially letting players acquire way more than Capcom intended. Originally, the pollen was only supposed to appear under certain moon phases, but a discovered farming method made it, so players didn't have to rest to find the correct one.

While Capcom still has some work to do, highlighting some of the remaining known issues, like the Hunter Profile not allowing edits or network errors appearing after using the Monster Hunter Wilds SOS flare system, the content continues to roll out. Similar to past games in the franchise, Monster Hunter Wilds started rolling out Limited-Time Event Quests earlier this month, offering special rewards to those who complete them within the timeframe. Rewards include resources like armor spheres and gear such as the Expedition Headgear α.

Monster Hunter Wilds Version 1.000.05.00 Patch Notes

  • 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
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Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
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Released
February 28, 2025
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
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The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.

Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.

The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Engine
RE Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Yes, all platforms
Cross Save
No
Franchise
Monster Hunter
Number of Players
1
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
PC Release Date
February 28, 2025
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
February 28, 2025
PS5 Release Date
February 28, 2025
Genre(s)
Action, Adventure
X|S Optimized
Yes
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty