Monster Hunter Wilds Patch Notes

Patch 1.041.01.00 February 27, 2026

## What changed - **Armor Transcendence** — fixed unintended upgrades occurring when the feature was not yet unlocked - **Seikret Pendants** — fixed pendants becoming unequipped after game restart in save slots 2 and 3 - **Carving Icon** — fixed icon positioning appearing incorrectly during monster carving - **Cutscene Crashes** — fixed rare crashes during cutscenes when wearing certain equipment ## Bug Fixes - **Miscellaneous issues** — various other fixes applied ## Overall This patch resolves save data corruption, UI display errors, and stability issues related to equipment and cutscenes.
  • Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, armor could undergo Transcendence even when the upgrade had not yet been unlocked.
  • Fixed an issue where, in save data for the second and third slots, pendants equipped to the Seikret could sometimes become unequipped after restarting the game.
  • Fixed an issue where the icon displayed when carving a monster could sometimes appear in an incorrect position.
  • Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the game could crash during cutscenes when wearing certain equipment.
  • Fixed other miscellaneous issues.
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Patch 1.041.01 February 27, 2026

## What changed - **Armor Transcendence** — fixed a bug allowing armor to undergo Transcendence before the upgrade was actually unlocked - **Seikret Pendants** — fixed an issue where pendants equipped to your Seikret would unequip after restarting the game in save slots 2 and 3 - **Carving Icon** — fixed incorrect positioning of the icon that appears when carving monsters - **Cutscene Crashes** — fixed rare crashes that occurred during cutscenes when wearing certain equipment ## Bug Fixes - **Armor upgrade system** — prevented premature Transcendence activation under specific conditions - **Save data persistence** — restored pendant equipment state across game restarts for secondary save slots - **UI display** — corrected carving animation icon placement - **Stability** — eliminated equipment-related cutscene crash triggers - **Miscellaneous issues** — addressed various other bugs ## Overall This patch fixes progression exploits in armor upgrades, restores lost equipment in secondary saves, corrects UI positioning, and improves game stability during cutscenes.
  • Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, armor could undergo Transcendence even when the upgrade had not yet been unlocked.
  • Fixed an issue where, in save data for the second and third slots, pendants equipped to the Seikret could sometimes become unequipped after restarting the game.
  • Fixed an issue where the icon displayed when carving a monster could sometimes appear in an incorrect position.
  • Fixed an issue where, in rare cases, the game could crash during cutscenes when wearing certain equipment.
  • Fixed other miscellaneous issues.
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Patch 2026-02-27 February 27, 2026

  • Reduced CPU/GPU processing and made adjustments to lower the load on the game.
  • Added internal Levels of Detail (LOD) for 3D models, adjusting them to display optimal quality based on the situation to reduce GPU load.
  • Optimized monster and endemic life spawn-time processing to reduce CPU load.
  • Added effect caching to decrease CPU load when generating duplicate effects.
  • Optimized rendering processes to reduce CPU/GPU load.
  • Performed other minor adjustments to lower the overall load.
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Patch 1.041.02 February 27, 2026

## What changed - **Mutated Armaments melding** — fixed an issue where the "Cannot hold any more" message would incorrectly appear when using the Meld Relics option in the Melding Pot ## Bug Fixes - **Melding Pot inventory message** — resolved a condition that triggered false "inventory full" warnings for Mutated Armaments, preventing players from melding relics when they actually had space ## Overall The Melding Pot no longer displays incorrect inventory warnings when melding Mutated Armaments through the Meld Relics option.
  • Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, the message "Cannot hold any more." would appear for Mutated Armaments in the Meld Relics option of the Melding Pot.
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Patch 1.041.02.00 February 27, 2026

## What changed - **Mutated Armaments melding** — fixed a bug where the "Cannot hold any more." error message would incorrectly appear when using the Meld Relics option in the Melding Pot under certain conditions ## Bug Fixes - **Melding Pot inventory system** — corrected false inventory capacity warnings that prevented players from melding Mutated Armaments despite having available space ## Overall Players can now successfully meld Mutated Armaments without encountering false "inventory full" errors.
  • Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, the message "Cannot hold any more." would appear for Mutated Armaments in the Meld Relics option of the Melding Pot.
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