A mod for Monster Hunter Wilds has been created that allows for unlimited character and palico edits, essentially bypassing Capcom’s monetisation.
As we reported last week, editing your character after the initial setup requires special vouchers that can be bought for £5.79, although Capcom does provide a voucher to change your characters once for free.
It’s an egregious inclusion that nonetheless has been part of the games since Monster Hunter World. But thanks to modder Ridog8, PC players can have unlimited character edits.
The mod still uses edit vouchers, but they’re set to zero and will continue to work. Surely Capcom will find a way to patch this out?
Monster Hunter Wilds only released a few days ago, but already there are plenty of mods available for PC players looking to improve the experience.
For instance, Monster Hunter Wilds includes an arachnophobia mode in its accessibility settings, but frustratingly that only applies to the smaller eight-legged creatures that crawl around the wilds and turns them into blobs of goo instead.
But there are larger monsters to hunt that are especially spider-like: the Lala Barina, for instance, with its spindly legs and scarlet webbing; or the Nerscylla that swings like Spider-Man over each battle arena.
Thankfully, modder Tea Common Shark has created a mod that extends the arachnophobia mode to these larger monsters – they’re not quite giant blobs, but at least their spider-like features are mostly disguised.
“I did this mainly because it’s funny,” the modder joked, “but it might also help those who can’t bear to look at them.”
Other mods look to improve on some of the key criticisms of Monster Hunter Wilds.
Modder Furiante has created a harder difficult mod that increases monster HP and damage, with multiple values available so hunters can customise the experience to their liking.
GreenComfyTea has created a mod that adds health bars to monsters, though I’d argue half the fun is not knowing the numbers and watching for that telltale limp instead.
Another complaint are the drab, somewhat washed out visuals of the game, but beyond playing with the game’s brightness and saturation options, modder SchiggyCGN has created a reshade that makes the game considerably more vibrant. Other modders have done similar work.
Perhaps most ambitiously, modder Velasquez has created a mod with new graphic presets in a bid to optimise the game’s performance. Considering the poor performance of Monster Hunter Wilds on PC, it’s great to see modders getting to grips with optimisation before Capcom does.
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