Monster Herds
The behavior of your target monsters not only adapts to the environment and weather conditions, but with Monster Hunter Wilds, it also receives an entirely new feature. Some monsters will now follow you and gather together, to confront you collectively.
While there have been hints of herd behavior in smaller monsters, this has now been developed to a much greater extent. With the new installment, even larger monsters will first group into various types of herds and make your life difficult.
So far, the following constellations have been discovered:
- Doshagumas form groups of multiple large monsters that follow an alpha
- Congala leads a group of smaller Congas as a large monster
- Yian Kut-Kus form groups of large monsters, but without an alpha
In the finished game, there will certainly be more monsters and herd types that will present new challenges.
Support Hunters
It’s no surprise that you have various companions or other players by your side during your hunts. However, in Monster Hunter Wilds, the so-called support hunters will also join in.
Previously, you were left to your own devices during hunts if no player responded to your distress signal. This was especially frustrating when players joined the game later and no one was hunting their target monsters anymore.
The new support hunters now help address this issue. Bots or AI hunters will join your hunt after a while if no other players are found. You can determine the maximum number of potential support hunters for your quest yourself. You can also completely opt-out of support hunters.
Arachnophobia Mode
A small but nifty feature that could save the game for many players is the arachnophobia mode. With this, hunters who fear or are disgusted by spider-like creatures can give them a harmless appearance.
If you enable this mode, small monsters with many legs turn into funny slime monsters reminiscent of wobbly gummy bears. Other insects in the environment will also receive a new appearance.
Unfortunately, this mode currently only applies to small monsters and insects. Hunters with arachnophobia will have to deal with larger monsters, such as Lala Barina, for now.
In addition to these rather large features, there are also some small ones that, while not having a huge impact on gameplay itself, are still important. Some of these were somewhat hidden in the beta or weren’t explicitly introduced by the game, making them easy to overlook: Monster Hunter Wilds: 10 hidden features you could easily miss in the beta
