Monster Hunter Wilds March 4 update patch notes bring major fixes to Insect Glaive, Lance & more

Monster Hunter Wilds‘ latest update is here, bringing with it fixes to Insect Glaive, Lance, and story progression bugs.

Capcom has released details for Monster Hunter Wilds patch 1.000.04.00, which went live on March 4, 2025. This update is focused on improving the in-game experience, with major fixes to the game-breaking bug that halted story progression as well as some much-needed fixes to Insect Glaive‘s Offset attack and the Lance’s Power Guard.

There are also improvements to the game’s Mantles, where using one would lead to the activation of Weapon Equipment Skills. The annoying tutorial popup bug that prevented players from accessing certain options in the menu has also been fixed.

Biggest changes

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The biggest changes from the Monster Wilds March 4 update are to the Insect Glaive’s Offset attack and Lance’s Powerguard. Previously, there was a bug that caused Hunters to freeze and become unresponsive after they’d used the Glaive’s Descending Slash under certain conditions.

As you can imagine, this led to some incredibly frustrating deaths. Fortunately, this issue has now been resolved, and Glaive users needn’t worry about randomly getting nerfed mid-fight. Lance’s Power Guard effect has also been fixed and will now activate instead of just glowing red.

Game-breaking bugs have also been addressed, and Hunters will no longer fall through the map when heading to Azuz during Main Mission: Chapter 2-1 “Toward Fervent Fields.” Lastly, Capcom has also fixed the story progression bug, where an important NPC sometimes wouldn’t appear during Chapter 5-2.

Monster Hunter Wilds March 4 patch notes

Capcom has released patch notes for its latest Monster Hunter Wilds update. You can read the full breakdown below:

Fixed issues as of March 4, 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.

To see these updates reflected in your game, you must first close Monster Hunter Wilds and apply the update. Once the game has been updated, simply relaunch Wilds and check the title screen to see that patch 1.000.04.00 has been installed.

Now that you know about all the latest bugfixes in Wilds, be sure to check out our best weapons tier list and every monster currently in the game.