As promised, CAPCOM has released the first major Monster Hunter Wilds update today. On Steam, the update is a 6GB download or 16GB if you have high-resolution textures installed. There are a lot of bug fixes, of course, but the main highlights are listed below:
- New monsters can now be hunted after meeting certain in-game conditions.
- Mizutsune has been added. Reach HR 21 to unlock an extra mission that can be started by speaking to Kanya in the Scarlet Forest Base Camp. Complete the mission to unlock Mizutsune.
- 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 to Monster Hunter Wilds.
- 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.
There's also a limited-time Event Quest where hunters can head to the Ruins of Wyveria and face a Guardian Doshaguma in "Anguish and Atrocity". Successfully completing the quest will see them earn extra Hunter Rank Points. The Event Quest is available until April 8 at 4:59 PM Pacific Time.
By the way, the developer warned players of a known issue where the game crashes when talking to Nata and selecting Sekka to trade items at the Village Intermediary. The current workaround requires waiting a certain amount of time or resting at the BBQ Menu.
CAPCOM has recently confirmed that Monster Hunter Wilds broke the publisher's all-time records for first-month sales, with over 10 million units sold across all platforms. It is, therefore, well on its way to surpassing its predecessor, Monster Hunter World, which currently leads with 21.30 million units sold; still, the developer's continued support with patches and DLCs will be critical to reaching that objective.
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