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

Capcom has rolled out Monster Hunter Wilds hotfix 1.000.05.00 across all platforms, bringing crucial improvements and fixes to enhance the gaming experience. This update focuses on removing various progression blockers and resolving multiple bugs, although it does not address any performance enhancements as per the patch notes listed below.

Despite its record-breaking launch, Monster Hunter Wilds maintains a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, largely due to ongoing performance issues on PC. However, its commercial success is undeniable, having sold an impressive 8 million copies within just three days, making it Capcom's fastest-selling game to date. The game also achieved the fifth highest concurrent player count on Steam, peaking at 1,384,608 players, surpassing the numbers seen for 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.

For those embarking on their Monster Hunter Wilds journey, don't miss out on our comprehensive resources. Check out our guide on what Monster Hunter Wilds doesn’t tell you, a detailed overview of all 14 weapon types, and our ongoing Monster Hunter Wilds walkthrough. We also offer 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 awarded the game an 8/10, praising it for "continuing 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 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.

*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 resolving several known issues in Monster Hunter Wilds, 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.