Monster Hunter Wilds developer Capcom has released a big new update for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (via Steam). Players will need to download and install Title Update 1 in order to continue playing online. And it's definitely worth downloading the new update, because it adds lots of new content for free.

As you can see from the patch notes below, this includes the appearance of new monsters, including the fan-favourite beast Mizutsune. You can unlock Mizutsune by completing a bonus mission after reaching HR 21. You'll need to speak to Kanya in the Scarlet Forest Base Camp to start the mission.

Elsewhere, Zoh Shia has been added as a high-rank monster, while new story content and missions are available within the game. That's on top of new weapons, items, armour and skills.

You can read all about it by checking out the patch notes below.

Major additions and changes

• New monsters can now be hunted after meeting certain in-game conditions.

• Mizutsune has been added.

 - Reach HR 21 to unlock an extra mission that can be started by speaking to Kanya in the Scarlet Forest Base Camp.

 - Complete the mission to unlock Mizutsune.

• Tempered Mizutsune has been added and will appear when you are HR 41+ after completing the Mizutsune extra mission.

• Zoh Shia has been added as a high-rank monster.

 - Reach HR 50 to unlock a story mission that unlocks Zoh Shia.

• New story, extra, and side missions have been added.

• New weapons, armour, and skills have been added.

• The upgrade limit has been increased for armor of rarity 5 and above.

• The Grand Hub has been added. It can be unlocked by completing a tutorial mission that appears from HR 16.

• New Grand Hub features: Barrel Bowling; the Diva; Arena Quest Counter; the Canteen; the Arm Wrestling Barrel.

• The Expedition Record Board has been added to the Grand Hub, along with rankings for time attack quests.

• Arena Quests have been added.

• Challenge Quests and Free Challenge Quests have been added and will be made available at a later date.

• New status ailments have been added.

• New voice lines for Alma (the Handler) have been added.

• An arena log page has been added to hunter profiles.

• The Change Appearance menu in the camp now has an option to change Alma's outfit.

• New pop-up camp gear options have been added.

• New limited bounty categories have been added.

• New voice lines, pose sets, and gestures have been added.

• Preparations have been made for the Festival of Accord, planned to run from April 23 to May 6.

• The following features will be temporarily modified during the Festival of Accord

 - The Handler's Outfit; Seikret decoration; the Diva's song list; the Grand Hub decorations; the Canteen's menu.

Bug fixes and balance adjustments

Bases and facilities

• After unlocking the Grand Hub, the Squad Information Counter will move from the Windward Plains Base Camp to the Grand Hub.

• Fixed an issue where consecutive uses of the BBQ Grill inside a tent could cause game controls to stop functioning.

• Fixed an issue with the BBQ Grill where ingredients would be used but meal effects wouldn't trigger when a meal is canceled

• Improved the response time for controls in all dialogue scenes, such as facility conversations.

• The "Rest" command now requires 500 guild points, and investigations reward 10% more guild points than before.

• Increased the amount of points required for "Wyverian Melding" and "Meld Decorations" at the Melding Pot.

• Increased the amount of melding points obtained from some items and rare decorations when using them as melding materials.

• Fixed an issue where meal invitations would sometimes be announced or show up in the Environment Overview

• The "Transfer Items" option has been added to the Provisions Stockpile menu, allowing you to restock items outside of the tent.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where some side missions which required specific item turn-ins could not be completed correctly.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of side mission conditions during event quests.

Monsters and endemic life

• Fixed an issue where some monsters would stop moving in certain situations.

• Fixed an issue where some monster wounds would disappear unintentionally after performing certain actions.

• Fixed an issue where the game might crash after blocking a Gravios's attack.

• Fixed an issue where the introductory cinematic camera would trigger on monsters you've already discovered.

• Fixed an issue where the Smokeshroud Gekko endemic life would not appear in the Windward Plains.

• Adjusted the behavior of some monster actions.

• The distance between the monster and camera has been increased for certain monsters, such as Gore Magala.

• Fixed an issue where Jin Dahaad would unintentionally disappear from the locale.

Player - General

• Fixed an issue where the hunter profile could not be edited properly.

• Added a feature that lets you reset hunter profile edits.

• Fixed an issue where sneak attacks could not be canceled when using light bowgun, heavy bowgun, or bow.

• Fixed an issue where weapon pendants could appear in scenes where weapons are not displayed.

• Fixed an unintended issue where large falling boulders could be blocked.

• Lance: Made it easier to land thrust attack finishers after a focus strike in which the first hit causes large knockback.

• Hammer: Fixed an issue where Focus Strikes could not be used quickly after coming to a stop after moving during a charge.

• Light Bowgun: Fixed an issue that caused Wyvernblast to react to Palico attacks.

• Palico: Fixed an issue that prevents stun and exhaust values from increasing when Palico attacks a monster with a blunt weapon.

• Hunting Horn: Fixed an issue where certain actions that required simultaneous inputs were not behaving correctly.

• Heavy bowgun and light bowgun ranged attack capabilities have been adjusted when riding a Seikret.

• The effects of the Corrupted Mantle have been adjusted.

• The Rocksteady Mantle's damage mitigation has been increased.

• Mending Mantle and Evasion Mantle durations have been increased.

• Bow: Dragon Piercer damage has been decreased.

• Bow: Power Volley elemental values have been increased.

• Bow: Thousand Dragons damage has been increased. This includes when using Close-range Coating and Power Coating.

• Bow: Power Shot and Power Volley are now affected by the skill Charge Master.

Miscellaneous

Login bonuses

• There will now be login bonus days that include a free meal voucher (one out of the different types).

• Login bonuses now include at least one Barrel Bowling Voucher every day.

System

• Steam: Improvements were made to VRAM usage, and the DirectStorage version has been upgraded.

• Fixed an issue that prevented pigment information from being included in shared loadouts.

• Fixed an issue with some display settings on the character models on the title screen and save data selection screen.

• Fixed an issue where the model display toggle for pendants would not function properly when previewing armor.

• Fixed an issue with the visual effects of the Hope Charm.

• Fixed an issue so that other Link Members are now properly prioritized to be displayed in Base Camps and other shared locations.

• Fixed an issue that made communication errors more likely to occur when firing an SOS Flare right after the start of a quest.

• Background color has been changed to black for areas outside of the game's rendering range.

• Fixed an issue where a squad leader leaving a squad would not correctly transfer leader rights to the sub-leader.