Monster Hunter Wilds Patch 1.000.05.00 Fixes Quest Blockers, Among Other Things — but There Are No Performance Improvements Yet

Capcom has recently released a significant hotfix for Monster Hunter Wilds, version 1.000.05.00, which is now available across all platforms. This update focuses on eliminating progression blockers and addressing various bugs, although it does not include performance enhancements, as detailed in the patch notes below.

Despite its record-breaking launch, Monster Hunter Wilds currently holds a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, primarily due to performance issues on PC. However, the game's success is undeniable, having sold an impressive 8 million copies within just three days of release, making it the fastest-selling Capcom game ever. It also achieved 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. In comparison, Monster Hunter: World reached a peak of 334,684 players.

Looking ahead, players can anticipate a title update in early April, which will introduce a new endgame area for gathering and additional monster hunting content.

To aid players in navigating Monster Hunter Wilds, we offer resources such as a guide to what the game doesn't explicitly mention, a comprehensive overview of all 14 weapon types, an ongoing walkthrough, a multiplayer guide, and instructions on transferring your character from the open beta.

IGN's review of Monster Hunter Wilds awarded it an 8/10, praising the game for refining the series' mechanics to enhance the enjoyment of battles, though noting a lack of significant 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 are now unlockable upon meeting the progress criteria.
• Fixed an issue where players fell through the map when heading to Azuz in Main Mission: Chapter 2-1 "Toward Fervent Fields."
• The Monster Field Guide is now accessible.
• Resolved a progression issue in Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 "A World Turned Upside Down" where an NPC may not appear.
• At the Smithy, fixed an issue where tutorials repeatedly showed, disabling certain menu options.
• Corrected the Power Guard effect on lances, ensuring the red flash activates correctly when guarding monster attacks.
• Fixed an issue with mantles activating Weapon Equipment Skills unintentionally.
• Addressed continuous display of effects from skills like Peak Performance and Self-Improvement.
• Fixed a freeze issue when performing an Offset Attack with the Insect Glaive’s Descending Slash.
• Resolved screen rendering issues and force quits under certain conditions.
• The Meal Invitation feature at Azuz and Sild now unlocks properly.
• Fixed a notification error regarding unavailable Meal Invitations.
• Addressed an issue with Equipment Loadout causing decorations and Bowgun Customization to revert to default, and Kinsects to revert to initial rarity.
• Fixed an issue where cutting off monster parts resulted in parts from different monsters.
• Adjusted Gravios's resistance to flinches after breaking its parts.
• Fixed crashes and unusual monster behavior under specific conditions.
• Corrected unintentional skill activations.
• Prevented repeated obtainment of some items/rewards.
• Fixed an issue where fish did not swim away from the fishing spot when using a capture net.
• Addressed multiple activations of environmental features like floating rubbles.
• Fixed control responsiveness during Main Mission: Chapter 5-2 "The Root Cause" when talking to a certain NPC.
• Corrected unresponsiveness caused by Palico’s "Attract Vigorwasps" support move.
• Ensured the quest list displays more than the first 20 quests correctly.
• Fixed forced shutdowns when starting a game with saved data that previously encountered a force quit.

To apply these fixes, you must close and restart the game after updating to version 1.000.05.00. This can be confirmed at the title screen.

Capcom is also actively working on resolving other known issues in Monster Hunter Wilds, including network errors when firing an SOS flare, prioritization of Link Members at Base Camps, Palico’s blunt weapon attacks not inflicting stun and exhaust damages, Hunter Profile editing issues, and completion problems with some side missions.