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After a few weeks of getting settled into the new Monster Hunter Wilds and convincing some friends to download the game, you might be ready to explore some multiplayer options. Monster Hunter Wilds offers a lot of unique ways to play with friends, which can be overwhelming at first. Here’s a brief run-down of some fun multiplayer options you can choose from.
First thing’s first, you do have to complete the first two story mode quests in Monster Hunter Wilds in order to access multiplayer mode. Luckily, the quests are pretty basic and brief so you can get to playing with friends soon after downloading the game.
One of the key features to playing in multiplayer mode is going to be your Hunter ID. This is a personal code that you can share with players in order to become in-game friends and to join their Squad and accept other Link invitations. Your Hunter ID can be found in the Menu under Info and then Hunter Profile. One awesome feature in Monster Hunter Wilds is that crossplay is automatically enabled, though you can disable it if you want. Cross progression, however, is not available, so with Wilds you’ll want to choose one platform to stick to for games you want to keep saved.
One of the most basic multiplayer options in the game is creating a Squad with other players. Doing this will produce a Private Lobby that all Squad Members will have indefinite access to. This can be done by talking to Falicita at the Windward Plains Base Camp. There you can create your Squad and settings for the Squad. You can share the Squad ID with anyone who can then request to join.
If you create a Link Party with your friends, your games will be linked together between quests. This makes for the best way to play story mode in multiplayer. You will not see each other at base camp, but when one Party Member begins a quest, it will invite the rest of the Party to join that quest. Link Parties can be created under the Communications tab in the Menu.
Environment Links offer players more freedom in multiplayer mode since it allows everyone in the Party to explore the map and base camps together (something you cannot do in Link Party). Your Party will also physically remain together between quests. You can invite Link Party Members to an Environment Link via the Communications tab. It’s important to note that you cannot post or join quests while you are in an Environment Party. Attacking a monster will automatically start a Field Survey quest.
Finally, if you want the option of inviting other players but prefer to mostly play solo, Online Single Player is the option for you. In this game mode, you can play as you like without being in a lobby with others. This allows you to pause the game also which you cannot do in the other multiplayer modes. In Online Single Player, you can send SOS Flares while in battle. This allows other players to join you in battle, though you will no longer be able to pause the game after sending an SOS Flare. You can also search for SOS Flare quests, which is the easiest way to target a particular monster you plan to battle.
Even with these being the basics, there’s a lot to take in about multiplayer in Monster Hunter Wilds. At the end of the day, the best and most exciting way to learn about multiplayer is to get out there and start joining some quests.
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