Okay, so Capcom just dropped a new update for Monster Hunter Wilds – it’s version 1.040.03.01. As a player, what I’m really excited about is that it’s focused on making the game run smoother, especially for those of us on Steam. They’ve been working on reducing how much the game taxes our computers, and there are even options to tweak things further if you need to. The update itself is about 2 GB, but heads up – if you’re using the high-resolution texture pack, you’ll need to download another 31 GB. The good news is, after everything’s said and done, it actually saves you 45 GB of storage space in the long run, which is awesome!
Capcom suggests that players of Monster Hunter Wilds update to the latest graphics drivers for the best experience. Nvidia users should use driver version 581.57 or newer, and AMD users should use version 25.9.1 or 25.9.2. However, if you have an AMD Radeon GPU with driver version 25.10.2 or higher, Capcom advises caution as they’ve found some potential problems with those versions.
Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Wilds will receive an update on February 18th focused on improving performance and stability. This update will include options to adjust the game’s visual quality, which will reduce the strain on players’ graphics cards.
A Reddit user recently discovered that owning downloadable cosmetic content actually improved performance in Monster Hunter Wilds. This strange finding led to the creation of a mod that tricks the game into thinking all DLC is already owned, effectively stopping these performance-draining checks.
More testing showed the performance problem only occurred when players were near the Support Desk Felyne, the character who verifies if players own downloadable content.
You can play Monster Hunter Wilds on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Read our review to learn what we thought of the game at launch, and check out Capcom’s latest earnings report to see how well the game is selling – it recently reached a significant sales milestone!
Monster Hunter Wilds Update 1.040.03.01 patch notes:
Major Additions and Changes
- Improved CPU/GPU processing specific to the Steam version.
- Reduced shader warming processes performed outside the shader compilation screen to lower CPU load.
- Adjusted texture streaming to improve visual quality while reducing VRAM usage.
- Adjusted the High Resolution Texture Pack to reduce VRAM usage and overall package size.
- Added a CPU tab to the Options menu, allowing players to adjust settings related to CPU load.
- Added new categories to the graphics settings, along with new settings for existing options.
- Adjusted graphic presets and added a confirmation window to automatically update your settings on first launch after updating.
- Expanded the Volumetric Fog setting in the graphics options from two levels to five. The previous “High” setting has been renamed to “Highest,” and “Low” to “High,” with three new lower options—”Medium,” “Low,” and “Lowest”—now available.
- Fixed an issue where a warning dialogue incorrectly indicated that the AMD Radeon driver was outdated when using driver version 26.1.1 or later.
Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments
- Fixed an issue where system load could increase around the Support Desk at Base Camp or the Grand Hub due to claimed content status checks.
- Adjusted Variable Rate Shading behavior so it is forced off during upscaling to maintain proper effect visuals.
- Fixed other miscellaneous issues.
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