Monster Hunter Wilds Patch 1.000.05.00 Resolves Quest Issues, No Performance Boost Yet

Capcom has released Monster Hunter Wilds hotfix 1.000.05.00 across all platforms, bringing important improvements and fixes to enhance your gaming experience. This patch focuses on removing various progression blockers and resolving numerous bugs to ensure smoother gameplay. However, it's important to note that this update does not include any performance enhancements, as detailed in the patch notes below.

Despite the ongoing performance issues on PC, which have contributed to a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, Monster Hunter Wilds has achieved remarkable success. The game sold an impressive 8 million copies within just three days of its launch, making it the fastest-selling Capcom title ever. It also boasts the fifth highest concurrent player count on Steam, peaking at 1,384,608 players, surpassing the peaks of Dota 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Elden Ring. For context, Monster Hunter: World reached a peak of 334,684 players.

Looking ahead, a title update for Monster Hunter Wilds is expected in early April. This update will introduce a new endgame area for gathering and additional monster hunting content for players to explore.

Monster Hunter Wilds Weapons Tier List

Monster Hunter Wilds Weapons Tier List

To kickstart your adventure in Monster Hunter Wilds, be sure to check out what Monster Hunter Wilds doesn’t tell you, along with a comprehensive guide to all 14 weapon types available in the game. We also have an in-progress Monster Hunter Wilds walkthrough, a Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer guide to help you play with friends, and instructions on how to transfer your Monster Hunter Wilds Beta character if you participated in the open betas.

IGN's Monster Hunter Wilds review gave the game an 8/10, stating: “Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge.”

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 after meeting the progress criteria.
• Fixed an issue where players kept falling through the map when heading to Azuz during Main Mission: Chapter 2-1 “Toward Fervent Fields.”
• The Monster Field Guide can now be accessed.
• Resolved an issue during Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 “A World Turned Upside Down,” where an NPC may not appear, preventing further progression.
• At the Smithy, fixed an issue where tutorials were repeatedly shown, disabling certain menu options.
• When guarding a monster’s attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon now properly activates the effect without just flashing red.
• Fixed an issue where using a mantle could mistakenly activate a Weapon Equipment Skill.
• Corrected continuous display of effects when using certain skills like Peak Performance and Self-Improvement.
• Resolved an issue where successfully performing an Offset Attack with the Insect Glaive’s Descending Slash under certain conditions caused the hunter to freeze and become unresponsive.
• Fixed various issues with screen rendering and force quits under certain conditions.
• The Meal Invitation feature at Azuz and Sild now unlocks properly.
• Corrected notifications and Environment Overview Updates that falsely indicated the availability of a Meal Invitation.
• Fixed an issue with Equipment Loadout causing decorations to be removed, Bowgun Customization to revert to default, and Kinsects to revert to their initial rarity.
• When cutting off monster parts, the parts no longer change into parts from a different monster.
• Gravios now gains resistance to flinches after breaking its parts, with slight adjustments made to its resistance in Ver. 1.000.05.00.
• Fixed issues causing crashes or strange monster behavior under certain situations.
• Corrected unintentional activation of some skills under certain conditions.
• Prevented repeated obtainment of some items/rewards under certain conditions.
• When trying to catch a fish with a capture net, nearby fish now swim away from the fishing spot.
• Fixed multiple activations of environmental features like floating rubbles.
• During Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 “The Root Cause,” resolved an issue where the hunter became unresponsive to some controls when talking to a certain NPC.
• Corrected Palico’s support move “Attract Vigorwasps” causing the hunter to become unresponsive to some controls.
• Fixed an issue where only the first 20 quests were displayed correctly when scrolling through the quest list.
• Resolved an issue causing the game to forcefully shut down when starting with saved data that encountered a force quit.

*You must close the game to apply the fix. Please ensure you restart the game after updating to Ver. 1.000.05.00. This can be confirmed at the title screen.*

Meanwhile, Capcom is actively working on addressing additional issues, as outlined below.

Currently Known Monster Hunter Wilds Issues as of March 10, 2025:

• 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.