Monster Hunter Wilds’ March 10 update brings fixes to game breaking bugs

Monster Hunter Wilds has been a smash hit with players, with Capcom’s latest entry in the long-running series making Capcom history by selling 8 million copies in three days. Unfortunately, like pretty much every game on the planet, it’s not free from bugs and issues, with a number of issues identified by players shortly after the game’s release.

Thankfully, Capcom is on top of it, having pushed out a patch to Monster Hunter Wilds yesterday with dozens of issues fixed, from minor UI bugs to major game breaking progression bugs. Capcom detailed the changes made in version 1.000.05.00 in a support post, all of which you can read about below. The company also revealed that it has identified a few more issues which will be fixed in the near future, likely ahead of the rollout of major updates, the first of which is due in early April.

Monster Hunter Wilds Ver. 1.000.05.00 Patch Notes

The following issues in Monster Hunter Wilds have been fixed in Ver. 1.000.05.00:

• 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 performing 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.

The following issues have not been fixed as of Ver. 1.000.05.00, but have been identified and will be fixed in future updates:

• A network error occurs when firing an SOS flare right after a quest begins.
• Link Members are not prioritized over other players and may not appear in some places including Base Camps.
• Palico’s attacks with blunt weapons do not inflict stun and exhaust damages.
• Hunter Profile cannot be edited properly on some occasions.
• Some side missions cannot be completed under certain situations.
• The number of available Camp Slots may not be displayed correctly.
• The Powercharm and Armorcharm do not unlock even after meeting the requirements under certain conditions.