Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin from Capcom launched last month worldwide on PC and Nintendo Switch alongside a day one patch. Read my Nintendo Switch review here and PC performance review here. Today, Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.2.0 update patch notes have been revealed for the Kulve Taroth update on Nintendo Switch and PC. The Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.2.0 update download size is 0.5GB for Nintendo Switch and 0.7GB for Steam. The second free title update arrives tomorrow with Boltreaver Astalos, Kulve Taroth, Hellblade Glavenus, and a lot more. Details for the last update are here. Watch the new Monster Hunter Stories 2 Kulve Taroth update trailer below:
Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.2.0 update patch notes
The patch notes below are for Nintendo Switch. PC gets an additional patch on August 19 with the new quests mentioned for August 19 below.
Main Additions / Changes
Additional Monsters
- Kulve Taroth (Co-Op Quest Exclusive Monster)
- Hellblade Glavenus
- Boltreaver Astalos
Additional Co-Op Quests
[August 5]
- ★8 (Time) The Goddess of Gold
- ★8 (Explore) Fire Eggs
- ★8 (Explore) Thunder Eggs
[August 19]
- ★9 (Slay) Hellblade Glavenus
- ★9 (Slay) Boltreaver Astalos
- ★8 (Turn) Glavenus
- ★8 (Turn) Astalos
Additional Subquest
[August 5]
- ★4 (Special) Dealin’ for Dunkers
[August 19]
- ★8 Psychoblaze Black Knight
- ★8 Lightning Revolt
- ★8 (Special) Tantalizing Toe Beans
Bug Fixes / Miscellaneous
- When out in the field only, a Monstie that has been given a gene that boosts attack power of one of the elements would change color depending on the Monstie’s elemental values. This has been fixed.
- Other miscellaneous bug fixes have been made.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 update roadmap from July to October 2021
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is getting big updates introducing Kulve Taroth, deviant monsters as monsties, and a whole lot more.
- Free title update 1 – July 15: Palamute monstie (out now)
- Free title update 2 – August 5: Kulve Taroth (co-op), Hellblade Glavenus and Boltreaver Astalos monsties (out tomorrow)
- Free title update 3 – early September: Soulseer Mizutsune, Eldergrost Gammoth, and Oroshi Kirin monsties
- Free title update 4 – late September: Dreadking Rathalos and Molten Tigrex monsties, High difficulty Kulve Taroth (co-op)
- Free title update 5 – October 2021: Co-op quest exclusive high difficulty monster, Silver Rathalos, Gold Rathian Monsties
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Deluxe Edition
A Monster Hunter Stories 2 Deluxe Edition with layered armor, an extra outfit, and more.
Monster Hunter Rise save data bonus in Monster Hunter Stories 2
If you have Monster Hunter Rise save data, you can unlock the layered armor Kamura Garb in Monster Hunter Stories 2.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch. Check out my guide for the opening hours here and review here.
