Official Monster Hunter Wilds Troubleshooting & Issue Reporting Thread

[Capcom Customer Service Center]

We hope you’re all enjoying or will be enjoying Monster Hunter Wilds shortly! While we hope all of our fans will have a great time with the game, there will always be some cases here and there where the game may not function correctly under certain environments and/or hardware combinations.

Before providing any reports, please ensure you've followed the steps below to rule out problems with your PC, Steam, or the game’s files:
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Troubleshooting Guide

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1. Check the game’s system requirements

Please make sure you meet the minimum requirements for the game, outlined on the bottom of the Steam Store page; if you do not meet the minimum requirements for the game, this may result in poor framerate, or the game not running.

If you do meet the minimum specifications but not the recommended specifications, you may want to try turning down the graphics settings, if you haven't already.

If you’re using a multi-GPU setup such as NVIDIA’s SLI or AMD’s Crossfire technologies, we recommend experimenting with disabling these settings, as they may cause compatibility issues with the game.

Capcom does not warrant nor officially provide technical support for PCs that do not meet the official, minimum system requirements, as well as guarantee normal game operations with mobile GPUs, external GPUs, and pre-release builds of Windows OS provided via Windows Insider Program.
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2. Add the game’s folder and files to your anti-virus program’s exception/exclusion list

Some launching issues may be attributed to certain anti-virus software preventing the game executable from launching due to a false-positive error. We recommend users add all of the following files and folders to the anti-virus and firewall exclusion list to prevent this issue. If these files and folders were already added previously, try removing them from the exclusion list and re-adding them.

MonsterHunterWilds.exe Default Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MonsterHunterWilds

Steam.exe Default Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Steam AppData Default Location: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Steam

For a guide on adding exceptions to your anti-virus software, please contact the manufacturer or visit the official website of your anti-virus software.
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3. Give administrator privileges to Steam and the game

Some users can get the game running properly by running Steam.exe in administrator mode. This can be done by right-clicking on the .exe file and selecting “Run as administrator.” If that doesn’t work, try running the game’s .exe file in administrator mode as well.
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4. Update your Video/Graphics Drivers and Windows Operating System

Try updating your video card drivers, as oftentimes outdated drivers can cause a variety of issues ranging anywhere from in-game graphical problems, to the game not starting, and more.

For the latest Nvidia drivers, click here[www.nvidia.com]

For the latest AMD drivers, click here[support.amd.com]

Additionally, please ensure that Windows Update has been run and that all the latest updates have been installed on your operating system.

If you still experience issues, you may want to try performing a clean installation of the video driver set. This will remove any extraneous driver DLL files or game profiles that existed with the previous driver installation, which may be causing the issue.

To do a clean video driver install, many enthusiasts use a third-party program called Display Driver Uninstaller [www.guru3d.com] (DDU), which completely removes components that were part of the original driver installation package.

1. Run DDU and uninstall old video driver.
   
2. Install the latest OEM video card driver and reboot your PC.
   
3. Run the latest DirectX installer package[www.microsoft.com] and reboot your PC.

IMPORTANT! Please don't forget to reboot Windows upon completing a video driver installation. This will help reinitialize the driver and the graphics card using the new driver.
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5. Check your graphics driver settings & computer power settings

Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern laptop class discrete GPUs may work, but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom. Laptops with dual GPUs, such as an Intel Integrated Graphics Processor + Nvidia Dedicated Graphics Card, may need additional configuration in the event the integrated processor is overriding the dedicated graphics drivers.

If using a dual Nvidia/Intel GPU, follow these steps:

1. Install the latest Intel integrated drivers[www.intel.com]
   
2. Reboot your PC
   
3. Open Nvidia Control Panel
   
4. Click "Manage 3D Settings"
   
5. Go to "Program Settings" and then select the game (if it is not in the list, you can add it manually by clicking "Add")
   
6. Scroll down to "Power Management Mode"
   
7. Set it to "Prefer Maximum Performance" / "High Performance Processor" instead of "Adaptive"
   
8. Close Nvidia Control Panel and launch the game

If using a dual AMD "Switchable Graphics" GPU, follow these steps:

1. Open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
   
2. Under "Switchable Graphics", select the High Performance section and select the game (if it is not in the list you can add it manually by clicking "Browse")
   
3. Click "Apply"
   
4. Close AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition and launch the game

Additionally, double-check your desktop/laptop’s power settings by performing the following:

1. If using a laptop, ensure the charger is connected
   
2. Open Control Panel
   
3. Select "Power Options"
   
4. Select "High performance"
   
5. Launch the game

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6. Update DirectX

We recommend downloading and running the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer[www.microsoft.com] to ensure DirectX is fully up to date.
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7. Update your Windows Media Player codecs

Certain cutscene segments use video playback which relies on Windows' default Media Player codec.
If you're experiencing video playback issues during cutscenes, please try installing Microsoft's Media Feature Pack[support.microsoft.com]. Certain Windows editions, particularly in EU territories and Korea, may not have Windows Media Player and its codec preinstalled.
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8. Verify the game’s cache in Steam

Try verifying the game's cache in Steam. You can do so by following the steps outlined in this Steam support article (reposted below). This may find missing or damaged files that need to be repaired, even if you've just installed the game. You may also try temporarily disabling your anti-virus while verifying the cache or launching the game, as on occasion anti-virus programs may flag games or the files necessary to play them as a virus.

To verify the game’s cache, follow these steps:

1. Restart your computer.
   
2. Rename (or delete) the folder "MonsterHunterWilds" in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common (default).
   
3. Launch Steam.
   
4. From the “Library” section, right-click on the game and select “Properties” from the menu.
   
5. Select the “Installed Files” tab and click the “Verify integrity of game files...” button.
   
6. Steam will verify the game's files - this process may take several minutes.

Important: One or more files may fail to verify. This is normal for most Steam games. The files that fail to verify are local configuration files that should not be replaced as part of this process. You can safely ignore this message.

This process allows the Steam client to scan every single file you downloaded for this game, verify checksum of each, and compare that against the file manifest data on Steam's content server. If the file is missing or has a different checksum value, you will receive a message stating "X files failed to validate and will be reacquired." What this means is that some files have either been deleted, or may have been corrupted. Click “Close,” and Steam will automatically download and/or replace the problematic files.
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9. If you are experiencing issues with game stability, please confirm that there are no other applications running at the same time.

Powerful software like video recording applications can compromise the game's performance and stability by using a lot of CPU, GPU, memory, or I/O bandwidth. If the game is suffering from performance issues, please close as many applications as possible while playing.
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10. If you are experiencing issues with game stability, delete your shader cache files.

As some graphical issues may be caused by damaged shader cache files, you may want to try deleting these files by performing the following:

For AMD GPUs

1. Right click on your desktop and open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
   
2. Go to “Global Gaming Experience” under “Gaming” and perform “Reset Shader Cache”
   
3. Press the Windows key and launch Disk Cleanup
   
4. Select your C drive and proceed to “OK” with the "DirectX Shader Cache" checkbox ticked to delete the files
   
5. Delete “shader.cache” and “shader.cache2” located in the installation folder containing MonsterHunterWilds.exe
   Note: You can skip this step if you don’t have any “shader.cache” or “shader.cache2” files

For NVIDIA GPUs

1. Right click on your desktop and open NVIDIA Control Panel
   
2. Go to “Global Settings” under “Manage 3D Settings” and disable “Shader Cache Size”
   
3. Press the Windows key and launch Disk Cleanup
   
4. Select your C drive and proceed to “OK” with the "DirectX Shader Cache" checkbox ticked to delete the files
   
5. Delete “shader.cache” and “shader.cache2” located in the installation folder containing MonsterHunterWilds.exe
   Note: You can skip this step if you don’t have any “shader.cache” or “shader.cache2” files

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11. If you are experiencing issues with the game display, please check your display settings.

Go to the Graphics tab in the Options menu and adjust the 120 Hz output setting and v-sync setting if you experience problems like flickering or blank screens. Display issues may also be solved by adjusting your monitor settings. Please read your monitor's manual for more information.
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12. If the frame rate of the game is unstable, please follow the steps below to lower your settings and improve stability.

How to lower your settings:

1. Open the options menu from title screen menu or the in-game start menu.
   
2. In the Graphics section, set the Graphics Settings option to Low or Medium.

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13. If you are experiencing crashes caused by insufficient VRAM while performing shader warming, please contact Intel Corporation or the PC vendor.

As your CPU may be damaged in this scenario, we recommend contacting Intel Corporation or your PC vendor.
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14. If Frame Generation option is grayed out and cannot be enabled, try the following:

For Windows 10, turn on “GPU scheduling” on your Windows system from “Graphics settings” under “Display” in “System” settings.
If this does not resolve the issue, we recommend updating your driver to the latest version.
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15. If you experience input delay or performance degradation when using frame generation, please try the following.

In the "Options" menu, select "Display" and set the vertical synchronization to "Disable."
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16. If you still experience visual/audio-related issues or crashes, please contact our customer support [www.monsterhunter.com] with the detailed information below.

A) Your System Specs

1. CPU name & model
   
2. Name/model of the desktop or laptop (if available)
   
3. Graphics card / chip model and the amount of VRAM
   
4. Video driver version number
   
5. System memory size
   
6. OS version (Windows 10, 11, etc. Please make special note in your specs if you are running Windows "N" and "K" editions that do not come with Windows Media Player.)
   
7. Anti-virus software name and version
   
8. Your monitor and/or HDTV model number (if using multiple displays, please provide all make and model numbers)
   
9. HDMI cable brand and model number (if available). Please confirm whether your HDMI cable is certified or compatible with 4K and HDR.
   
10. Your region (continent and/or country)

A good deal of this information, such as the graphics card model and VRAM, are available by running a DxDiag report.

To create a DxDiag report:

1. Open a "Run" dialog in Windows. This can either be done by typing "run" into Start Search, or by holding the Windows key and pressing "R."
   
2. Type "dxdiag" (with or without quotes) into the box that comes up.
   
3. From the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window, wait for the tool to gather the information it needs, then click "Save All Information..." which will ask you to save a text file, named "DxDiag.txt" by default. Save this file somewhere where it will be easy to find, and have it ready to attach it in your response.

B) Your Graphics Settings
Your graphics settings for the game can be found in the config.ini file, located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MonsterHunterWilds (default). Please create a copy of this file and have it ready to attach it in your response.

C) Give as many details about your issue as possible
Please share your specific issue and the location(s) where you’re experiencing the issues – for example, if you’re having problems with the framerate, is it happening constantly, or is it during certain modes, during gameplay, etc.? The following information can greatly help as well:

• Have you confirmed you’ve met at least the minimum system requirements for the game (See Step 1 in the Troubleshooting Guide)?
  
• Where and when did the issue occur?
  
• What were the character(s) doing when this issue occurred?
  
• Did the issue resolve itself when you rebooted the game?

Please also have screenshots or video of your issue ready to attach in your response (if available). If you have a video, please upload to YouTube as an unlisted video and share the link with us.
*If the file size is too large, please let us know when submitting your ticket.

D) Detailed reproduction steps, if consistently reproducible
The more detailed info you can provide, the quicker the error can be attempted to be reproduced and investigated.

E) If you experience a crash and have a crash report, please include that information.
When the game crashes, a folder titled "CrashReport" will be created in the following directory by default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\MonsterHunterWilds
In most cases, a crash report will be saved in this folder as a .zip file with the date and time of when the crash occurred. Please provide all of the .zip files found within. If that's not possible, please send the file most recent to the time when the crash occurred.
Note: The location of the CrashReport folder will be displayed on the crash report tool when it has finished generating the report.

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Thank you for your patience and support!

Best Regards,

Capcom Customer Support

Please note that this thread is only for posting issues with the game and specifications for Monster Hunter Wilds ; in the interest of staying on-topic, any extraneous discussion or derailment may be removed.

[Fyrestone]

My controller input is not working at all and I don't know how to fix it

[alexskull87]

Originally posted by GeokitFX:

Welcome! To the INTERNET. Where we can't figure out a fix for this problem.

Just got back from using DDU v18.0.9.3, I basically just completely stripped my PC of all graphics card display drivers and freshly installed the latest ones.

It did not fix the issue at all.

Currently I'm running:
32GB of 3200mhz DDR4 RAM
Ryzen 5 3600X
Gainward Geforce RTX 3070
I have the game installed on my M.2 SSD
Adding the exclusions in my anti-virus and firewall didn't do anything
I launched both STEAM and MH Wilds with Admin
I basically did a hard reset on my GPU Drivers
Direct X is the latest version
Reinstalled and Verified the game 3 times EACH
I did the shader cache thing
The game didn't start with win8 compatibility but I tried it and disabling full screen optimizations
Tried removing CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll
I Restart my PC SO MANY TIMES BTW
I tried using the launch options with steam to launch it with the following types *Not a the same time BTW* -dx11, -dx12, -d3d11
I tried running on my GPU specifically with the "Graphics Settings" in windows 10, did not work. Yes I set the GPU prefrence to "High Performance"
I updated Microsoft Visual Stuido (Visual C++), installing both X86 and X64
I closed ALL Background programs that I could
I disabled EACH AND EVERY Overlay that I have
My windows is UP TO DATE
My BIOS IS UP TO DATE

I've done all that I can find. Someone please patch this game.

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .... SO AFTER I CANCEL CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll THE GAME NOT START....

[Yuri]

Originally posted by alexskull87:

Originally posted by GeokitFX:

Welcome! To the INTERNET. Where we can't figure out a fix for this problem.

Just got back from using DDU v18.0.9.3, I basically just completely stripped my PC of all graphics card display drivers and freshly installed the latest ones.

It did not fix the issue at all.

Currently I'm running:
32GB of 3200mhz DDR4 RAM
Ryzen 5 3600X
Gainward Geforce RTX 3070
I have the game installed on my M.2 SSD
Adding the exclusions in my anti-virus and firewall didn't do anything
I launched both STEAM and MH Wilds with Admin
I basically did a hard reset on my GPU Drivers
Direct X is the latest version
Reinstalled and Verified the game 3 times EACH
I did the shader cache thing
The game didn't start with win8 compatibility but I tried it and disabling full screen optimizations
Tried removing CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll
I Restart my PC SO MANY TIMES BTW
I tried using the launch options with steam to launch it with the following types *Not a the same time BTW* -dx11, -dx12, -d3d11
I tried running on my GPU specifically with the "Graphics Settings" in windows 10, did not work. Yes I set the GPU prefrence to "High Performance"
I updated Microsoft Visual Stuido (Visual C++), installing both X86 and X64
I closed ALL Background programs that I could
I disabled EACH AND EVERY Overlay that I have
My windows is UP TO DATE
My BIOS IS UP TO DATE

I've done all that I can find. Someone please patch this game.

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .... SO AFTER I CANCEL CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll THE GAME NOT START....

Check where your steam is installed, if there's a file called version.dll in there, the game will crash on startup. Delete it and it'll run, I didn't need to do compatibility windows 8 or run as admin anything. I wish the crash report would freaking tell you that.

[GeokitFX]

Originally posted by Yuri:

Originally posted by alexskull87:

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .... SO AFTER I CANCEL CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll THE GAME NOT START....

Check where your steam is installed, if there's a file called version.dll in there, the game will crash on startup. Delete it and it'll run, I didn't need to do compatibility windows 8 or run as admin anything. I wish the crash report would freaking tell you that.

Thank you, it worked.
EDIT: I completely forgot about that being there BTW.

[@ifalsetto]

FIXED!!!!

This has worked for every1 so faar!

Turn off compatibility mode for Steam. Make sure you change it for aall users on your pc regaardless if your the only user.

1. Right click steam and click properties.
2. click compatibility mode
3. uncheck "run in compatibility mode" if checked.
4. check "run in Administrator mode" if not checked.
5. click the "change settings for all users"
6. In this tab make sure "run in admin mode" is checked and "run in compatibility mode" is unchecked.
7. Click apply.
8. Run MHW in aadmin mode and make sure to change it for all users as well like you did for steam.
9.Hope this works for every1. LMK.
10. if it does, follow me on twitch. (the least you could do if it works for you)
11. Twitch.tv/ifalsetto :).

[GeokitFX]

Originally posted by @ifalsetto:

FIXED!!!!

This has worked for every1 so faar!

Turn off compatibility mode for Steam. Make sure you change it for aall users on your pc regaardless if your the only user.

1. Right click steam and click properties.
2. click compatibility mode
3. uncheck "run in compatibility mode" if checked.
4. check "run in Administrator mode" if not checked.
5. click the "change settings for all users"
6. In this tab make sure "run in admin mode" is checked and "run in compatibility mode" is unchecked.
7. Click apply.
8. Run MHW in aadmin mode and make sure to change it for all users as well like you did for steam.
9.Hope this works for every1. LMK.
10. if it does, follow me on twitch. (the least you could do if it works for you)
11. Twitch.tv/ifalsetto :).

Blatantly False BTW.

[Supercalifragilis]

Game crash in the load screen after "Start game"

[Godzilla]

Refunded already dont want to spend days to fix their issues

[tsGlow]

I'm experiencing two symptons

1. whenever I reboot PC, and run Wilds, Wilds compiles shader.
2. then this game runs good. but if I quit the game and re run, it sttuter like hell.


CPU name & model
- i5-11400F
Graphics card / chip model and the amount of VRAM
- rx6650xt / 8GB
Video driver version number
- 25.2.1
System memory size
- 32GB
OS version (Windows 10, 11, etc. Please make special note in your specs if you are running Windows "N" and "K" editions that do not come with Windows Media Player.)
- windows 11 pro 24h2 os build 26100.3194
Anti-virus software name and version
- default windows defender
Your monitor and/or HDTV model number (if using multiple displays, please provide all make and model numbers)
- typical 60hz 1440p monitor
HDMI cable brand and model number (if available). Please confirm whether your HDMI cable is certified or compatible with 4K and HDR.
- I'm using DVI
Your region (continent and/or country)
- South Korea

[Wafu]

Constant crashing every 2 - 9 minutes. Already tried DDU, Driver roll back, Reinstalling the game, clearing shader cache, removing most background programs.

7800X3D
4070 Super
32GB 6000Mhz

This game is unplayable. Can't refund now since I've been trying it for more than 3 hours with 2.5 hours being compiling shaders

[alexskull87]

Originally posted by Yuri:

Originally posted by alexskull87:

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM .... SO AFTER I CANCEL CrashReport.exe & CrashReportDll.dll THE GAME NOT START....

Check where your steam is installed, if there's a file called version.dll in there, the game will crash on startup. Delete it and it'll run, I didn't need to do compatibility windows 8 or run as admin anything. I wish the crash report would freaking tell you that.

I DONT HAVE THAT FILE AND THE GAME IN EVREY WAY DONT START T-T

[Sleepydude]

While trying to get this working using proton and testing a few things, iv been hit with Denuvo lockout (https://support.codefusion.technology/anti-tamper/?e=88500006&l=english&p=s&s=at) even though iv paid for and am launching with steam. Do we have a way to unlock denuvo or am i just hung for 24h cause i was trying to debug the game?

Why are there 2 layers of DRM built in, couldnt we have disabled the denuvo drm for steam release?

[Anonymouse~~]

Originally posted by tsGlow:

I'm experiencing two symptons

1. whenever I reboot PC, and run Wilds, Wilds compiles shader.
2. then this game runs good. but if I quit the game and re run, it sttuter like hell.


CPU name & model
- i5-11400F
Graphics card / chip model and the amount of VRAM
- rx6650xt / 8GB
Video driver version number
- 25.2.1
System memory size
- 32GB
OS version (Windows 10, 11, etc. Please make special note in your specs if you are running Windows "N" and "K" editions that do not come with Windows Media Player.)
- windows 11 pro 24h2 os build 26100.3194
Anti-virus software name and version
- default windows defender
Your monitor and/or HDTV model number (if using multiple displays, please provide all make and model numbers)
- typical 60hz 1440p monitor
HDMI cable brand and model number (if available). Please confirm whether your HDMI cable is certified or compatible with 4K and HDR.
- I'm using DVI
Your region (continent and/or country)
- South Korea

Wait it's real, so every RESTART PC, you have to COMPILING AGAIN ?

[Bootleg God]

I am unable to use HDR in this game despite having it enabled in windows

[AureusCrush]

Anyone had their game make it through the splash screen and then fail to reach the start menu? It was working find, then I redid the drivers to try and fix a different crashing issue and now I can't play at all lmao.