Grey Border Bars Fix (Ultrawide/4K)

Guide detailing the steps on how to eliminate grey borders, visible when playing the game in ultrawide (21:9), super ultrawide (32:9), and 4K resolutions.

DISCLAIMER

IMPORTANT: I couldn’t find any evidence of players getting banned in other Capcom RE Engine games for using REFramework but I can’t promise it won’t happen here. Use at your own risk!

Introduction

This guide provides the steps on how to eliminate grey borders, visible when playing the game in ultrawide (21:9), super ultrawide (32:9), and 4K resolutions for Monster Hunter Wilds Beta.

Version

This guide was originally written when the first beta came out, but the latest REFramework release (REF Nightly 01072, as I'm writing) does support release day version of Monster Hunter Wilds.

Instructions

1. Download the latest "MHWILDS.zip" from https://github.com/praydog/REFramework-nightly/releases
   
2. Extract the ZIP
   
3. Important step: only copy "dinput8.dll" in the root of the game folder (..\Steam\steamapps\common\MonsterHunterWildsBetatest)
   
4. Press the "Insert" key to show/hide the menu.
   
5. Enable one, or the two first options under the "Graphics" section, depending your setup:
   > Ultrawide/FOV Options
   > Force Render Resolution to Window Size
   NOTE: for 4K borders fix, enable and disable the first option. Feel free to try the other options to achieve better results.

Uninstall

To uninstall the tool, only delete the DLL file listed above, from the game folder.

This it it!

Enjoy!

[NeoX]

I made a little preview video on how it looks and works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHtFu_f7aSw
Thank again for this awesome mod/guide!

[mPad]

Thank you

[WesF]

worked ty

[DeepFriedMadara]

Man i was so happy to see this game have native ultrawide support... only to then encounter the gray bars :')
I dont get it, they absolutely nailed ultrawide and HDR perfection in MHR.

[Daventry85]

wish i understood computers to understand how to do this. the grey borders make me not even play the beta and now i refuse to purchase on launch because im afraid this will just be how my game is on my display. unplayable.

[Madnesis]

[Eve]

Thanks! Works fine on my 3440x1440 / 21:9 panel.

[Madnesis]

Glad to hear it =)
Happy hunting!

[NeoX]

@Madnesis Monster issue solved! It works now!
I verified the gamefiles, started the game, it recalculated the shaders, exited the game, placed the file and then it did not crash anymore and i could adjust the settings! Thanks a lot! It works!

[NeoX]

@Madnesis Monster Hunter Rise did offer support and that worked quite well. Yeah i guess i have to wait for the hopefully support on release.