As gamers started sharpening their pitchforks, Capcom have coincidentally announced a performance optimization patch for all players.
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(Image credit: Capcom) Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google A performance-crushing bug in Monster Hunter Wilds appears to vanish once all of the game's DLC is purchased and added to the game. Redditor de_Tylmarande highlighted this strange issue with the game, where DLC-rich folks can enjoy double the FPS compared to base game owners, and has been in touch with Capcom developer contacts.
Coincidentally, Capcom has just announced a performance patch is coming to the game, designed to reduce PC Steam “processing load.” The OP’s investigations pointed to aggressive background DLC ownership checks being the central performance issue.
Heads up, hunters: Patch Ver.1.040.03.01 is planned to go live on Steam January 27, 6pm PST / January 28, 2am GMT.*Online sessions will not be discontinued once the update is available, allowing you to continue playing uninterrupted.This patch will include optimization… January 15, 2026
de_Tylmarande was unhappy with Monster Hunter Wilds performance, explaining that “constant FPS drops where they should not exist at all were driving me crazy.” The OP had previously managed to iron out performance bugs in Capcom’s Dragon's Dogma 2 , in collaboration with one of the company devs, so felt inspired to try again.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/buying-all-dlc-for-monster-hunter-wilds-unlocks-twice-the-fps-performance-higher-fps-accidentally-paywalled-by-resource-hogging-background-check-for-paid-content#main
- https://www.tomshardware.com
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