Monster Hunter Wilds Reveals Updated Roadmap, Major Expansion in the Works

To celebrate the game’s first anniversary, Capcom has revealed an updated roadmap for Monster Hunter Wilds coming this February and beyond, including a new expansion. The version 1.041 update is up next on February 18 with tempered Arkveld, 10-star Arch Tempered Monsters, new Event Quests, a Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection collaboration event, and much more for Monster Hunter Wilds. 

A large-scale expansion for Monster Hunter Wilds is in the works with more details to be revealed this summer. According to producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, the expansion is on a scale similar to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

Here’s a breakdown of the roadmap, via Gematsu:

• February 18 – Version 1.041 Update
  • Special Supplies: Hunter Appreciation Pack (until March 19, can only be claimed once)
  • Limited-Time – Festival of Accord: Blossomdance (until February 25)
  • Event Quests (permanent addition)
    • Arc-tempered Arkveld
    • 10-Star Arch-tempered (Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra, Jin Dahaad)
    • Design Contest: Great Sword / Pendant
  • Side Mission (permanent addition)
    • Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Special Collaboration
  • New 10-star difficulty
  • High-difficulty optional questions
  • New side mission
  • One free Character and Palico Edit Voucher
  • New voice language: Latin American Spanish
• February 25
  • Limited-Time – Festival of Accord: Flamefete (until March 4)
  • Event Quest (permanent addition)
    • Neon Neopterons
• February 28  – 1st Anniversary
  • Event Quest (limited-time)
    • Just What the Doctor Ordered
  • Event Quest (permanent addition)
    • Razzle Dazzle Frazzle
• March 4
  • Limited-Time – Festival of Accord: Dreamspell (until March 12)
  • Event Quest (permanent addition)
    • Upcoming Event Quest
• March 12
  • Limited-Time – Festival of Accord: Lumenhymn (until March 19)
  • Event Quest (permanent addition)
    • Upcoming Event Quest
• March 19
  • Free Challenge Quest (limited-time)
    • Arch-tempered Arkveld

Monster Hunter Wilds is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Before launch, Final Weapon reviewed Monster Hunter Wilds and gave it a 4 out of 5 score, noting that the game is “a worthy follow-up to Capcom’s most successful game ever.”