Capcom has rolled out Monster Hunter Wilds hotfix 1.000.05.00 for all platforms, delivering crucial improvements and fixes that enhance the gaming experience. While the patch addresses several progression blockers and bugs, players should note that it does not include performance enhancements, as detailed in the patch notes below.
Despite its stellar launch, Monster Hunter Wilds currently holds a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, largely due to ongoing performance issues on PC. However, the game's success is undeniable, having sold an impressive 8 million copies within just three days, making it Capcom's fastest-selling game to date. On Steam, it achieved the fifth highest concurrent player count ever, peaking at 1,384,608 players, surpassing notable titles like Dota 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Elden Ring. For comparison, Monster Hunter: World reached a peak of 334,684 players.
Looking ahead, a title update slated for early April promises to introduce a new endgame area for resource gathering and additional monster hunting challenges.
For those embarking on their Monster Hunter Wilds journey, useful resources include guides on undisclosed game features, an overview of all 14 weapon types, a comprehensive walkthrough, tips on multiplayer gameplay, and instructions for transferring your beta character to the full game.
IGN awarded Monster Hunter Wilds an 8/10 in their review, praising the game for refining the series' core mechanics while noting a lack of challenge in its encounters.
Monster Hunter Wilds Hotfix 1.000.05.00 Patch Notes
Issues Addressed as of March 10, 2025:
- The "Grill a Meal" and "Ingredient Center" features can now be unlocked upon meeting the required progress criteria.
- Fixed an issue causing players to fall through the map when heading to Azuz during Main Mission: Chapter 2-1 "Toward Fervent Fields."
- The Monster Field Guide is now accessible.
- Resolved a progression block in Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 "A World Turned Upside Down" where an NPC failed to appear.
- At the Smithy, fixed an issue where tutorials were repeatedly shown, disabling certain menu options.
- Corrected a problem where the lance's Power Guard would flash red without activating its effect when guarding against a monster's attack.
- Fixed an issue where using a mantle would mistakenly activate a Weapon Equipment Skill.
- Addressed continuous display of effects when using certain skills like Peak Performance and Self-Improvement.
- Fixed a freeze issue with the hunter when successfully performing an Offset Attack with the Insect Glaive's Descending Slash.
- Resolved issues with screen rendering and force quits under specific conditions.
- The Meal Invitation feature at Azuz and Sild now unlocks properly.
- Corrected notifications and Environment Overview Updates about Meal Invitations when they are not available.
- Fixed an issue with Equipment Loadout causing the removal of decorations, reversion of Bowgun Customization to default, and Kinsects reverting to initial rarity.
- Addressed a glitch where cutting off monster parts would result in parts from a different monster.
- Gravios now gains resistance to flinches after breaking its parts, with slight adjustments to its resistance in this version.
- Fixed crashes and abnormal monster behavior under certain situations.
- Corrected unintentional skill activations under specific conditions.
- Prevented repeated acquisition of some items/rewards under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where nearby fish would not swim away when attempting to catch a fish with a capture net.
- Addressed the ability to activate environmental features like floating rubble multiple times.
- Resolved a control issue in Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 "The Root Cause" when talking to a specific NPC.
- Fixed a control issue caused by Palico's "Attract Vigorwasps" support move.
- Corrected a display issue where only the first 20 quests were shown correctly in the quest list.
- Fixed forced shutdowns when starting the game with saved data that previously encountered a force quit.
Please note that you must restart the game after updating to Ver. 1.000.05.00 to apply these fixes. This can be confirmed at the title screen.
Capcom is actively working on resolving additional issues, including:
Currently Known Monster Hunter Wilds Issues as of March 10, 2025:
- A network error when firing an SOS flare immediately after starting a quest.
- Link Members not being prioritized over other players, leading to their absence at Base Camps.
- Palico's blunt weapon attacks not inflicting stun and exhaust damages.
- Inability to edit the Hunter Profile on some occasions.
- Incompletable side missions under certain situations.
