Monster Hunter Wilds version 1.042 launches on August 4 adding support for save transfer from Prologue Demo
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Wilds will get its 1.042 update on August 4 adding support to transfer save to the new Prologue Demo launching a day later. This update also makes the 26 Event Quests that required you to be online to accept now fully playable offline.
The Prologue Demo will be available on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. More demo details will be revealed at a later date. If you missed it, Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a permanent price drop on August 6 with new DLC bundles launching. Monster Hunter Wilds is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam). It is in development for Switch 2 release in the future. Check out all our Monster Hunter Wilds guides here.
You can find the full patch notes for the 1.042 update from Capcom below:
Monster Hunter Wilds August 2026 update patch notes
Major Additions and Changes
System
– The game now supports transferring save data from the Prologue Demo. To transfer your Prologue Demo save data, launch the full game while no full-version save data exists.
– The limited-time event quest "Just What the Doctor Ordered" is now a permanent addition to the game and can be played offline.
Please refer to the event quest schedule for more details.– All 25 currently available event quests and Challenge Quests, which previously required an online connection to accept, can now be played offline, such as:
– Special Assignment: Slay Gogmazios
– Freedom from Solitude
– Event: The Dreamer's Stairway
– and more!
Please refer to the event quest schedule for more details.– The event quest list at the Quest Counter has been adjusted so that available quests are displayed at the top.
Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments
Bases and Facilities
– Fixed an issue where the "Training Barrel" Pop-up Camp gear option could be displayed twice.
Monsters
– Fixed an issue where unintended textures would appear on Guardian Fulgur Anjanath's head, resulting in an unnatural appearance.
– Fixed an issue where, during certain attacks by Arch-tempered Arkveld, attack effects that should spread in four directions could be displaced by terrain interactions into unintended directions.
Player
General
– Fixed an issue where, after receiving the effects of Synthetic Shield or Synergy enhanced by another player's Resonance II set bonus skill, players could no longer receive the effects of normal (non-enhanced) Synthetic Shield or Synergy after the enhanced effects expired.
Sword & Shield
– Fixed an issue where, while the sword & shield are drawn, traps could not be placed via a radial menu shortcut immediately after activating Focus Mode.
Miscellaneous
System
– Fixed an issue where background music and sound effects would occasionally fail to play correctly.
– Fixed an issue affecting the pendant Arkveld: Mark of Mastery (obtainable from the Arch-tempered Arkveld free challenge quest) where, under high system load, the ornament's swaying animation would stop after drawing the weapon in some situations.
– Measures are being taken to prevent stuttering when a frame rate cap is set and NVIDIA DLSS is enabled in the graphics settings.
Other
– Fixed an issue where some voice lines would not trigger properly.
– Fixed various text issues.
– Fixed other miscellaneous issues.