Capcom has announced that the latest update for Monster Hunter Wilds, simply titled update Ver. 1.041, is now live. The update is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
The full patch notes outline the major additions in the new update, which are as follows:
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.)
Miscellenaeous
- 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.
Additionally, the update features multiple bug fixes and quality-of-life adjustments. Further, Capcom recently revealed that a major expansion for the game is on the way. Capcom will reveal new information about the expansion in the summer. More updates for Monster Hunter Wilds will also release in the coming months.
Lastly, 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. Further, we noted that the game is “a worthy follow-up to Capcom’s most successful game ever.”
