New Monster Hunter Now Update Patch Notes (October 2023): Fixes & Changes

<Main features adjusted or changed>

• Party members' avatars are now displayed in the field.
• Criteria for party disbandment has been changed. After creating a party, if no hunts take place for a certain period, a “Disband Party” confirmation will appear.
• Favorites feature has been introduced. When you register an equipment you want to forge, upgrade or overgrade as a favorite, the materials necessary for this equipment will be highlighted accordingly.
• Ease of locking on with the "Lock-On" skill during hunts has been adjusted.
• Effects have been added for when skills like "Poison Resistance" and "Paralysis Resistance" activate during a hunt.
• When you are down and don't have any recovery items left, you can now purchase a Potion and use it immediately (please note that the timer keeps running during the purchase process).
• In the confirmation screen for starting a hunt with low health, you can now use recovery items.
• The number of nearby hunters in the Hunt Preparation Menu for Urgent Quests is no longer displayed.
• Design of certain Hunter Medals and the UI have been changed in the Hunter Medal details screen.
• Position of the close button has been adjusted.
• When receiving First-Aid Meds at the shop and exceeding the maximum possession amount, a confirmation screen will now appear.

The maximum possession amount for First-Aid Meds is 10. Please note that any extras will be discarded.

<Fixed Issues>

• Skill ‘Special Boost’ not activated for Longsword.
• Discrepancy in monster’s ★(star) amount when joining Group Hunts in response to “Join hunt!” invitations.
• AR Camera: display issues when placing or repositioning monsters.
• The time required to regain Health may be reduced under certain conditions.
• “Last Stand” description in Italian/Descrizione modificata: "ultimo attacco"

Main features adjusted or changed>

• Marked Monster Retry: When hunting a monster marked with a paintball, you can now retry the hunt a certain number of times even if you fail.

• ★(star) Rate: The spawn rates of Large monsters from Main Story chapter 10 through 13 and in the 2nd playthrough has been adjusted.( ★(star) rate has been adjusted, but the rates for types of Large monsters remain unchanged.)

• Push Notification Changes: The number of push notifications has been reduced. The push notification triggered when your Palico marks a monster has been removed.

• Palico Marking Feature Improvements:

  • No more automatic marking while you're actively using the app.

  • Faster Marking Intervals.

• Referral code gifts: To receive the gifts, the invited hunters need to reach Hunter Rank 11 instead of Hunter Rank 6.

<Fixed Issues>

• Barroth not appearing in the Swamp habitat.