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, Capcom announced Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.3.0 update release date and revealed the patch notes. The Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.3.0 update download size is 0.6GB. This third free title update arrives on September 2 with Soulseer Mizutsune, Eldergrost Gammoth, and Oroshi Kirin. Details for the last update are here. Watch the new Monster Hunter Stories 2 third free title update trailer below:
Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.3.0 update patch notes
Main Additions / Changes
Additional Monsters
[September 2]
- Oroshi Kirin
- Soulseer Mizutsune
- Elderfrost Gammoth
Additional Co-Op Quests
[September 2]
- ★8 (Explore) Water Eggs
- ★8 (Explore) Ice Eggs
[September 16]
- ★9 (Slay) Soulseer Mizutsune
- ★9 (Slay) Elderfrost Gammoth
- ★8 (Turn) Mizutsune
- ★8 (Turn) Gammoth
- ★8 (Explore) Fated Four Den
Additional Subquest
[September 2]
- ★8 Ice Phantom
- ★4 (Special) Bag Me Some Bugs
[September 16]
- ★8 Heavenly Eye
- ★8 Unconquerable Mountain
- ★8 (Special) Pluck Me Some Shrooms
Bug Fixes / Miscellaneous
- Adjusted some monster voices.
- Fixed an issue where a Lv. 99 Battle Buddy and their Lv. 99 Monstie revert to Lv. 1 because of a certain condition.
- Fixed an issue where an error message appears when accessing multiplayer functions as a result of choosing certain Skin Tones.
- Improved stability to address an issue where the story’s final cutscene stopped playing for some players. If you continue to encounter this issue, we recommend restarting the game periodically.
- Fixed an issue where some sound settings do not carry over upon rebooting the game under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where a change is not reflected in Red’s appearance after altering your Rider’s appearance with a Character Edit Ticket.
- Fixed an issue where Palamute’s scarf looks extended after entering a battle and returning to the field because of a certain condition.
- Fixed an issue where Kulve Taroth’s icon and name disappear from the quest description, after completing a certain battle.
- Other miscellaneous bug fixes have been made.
Monster Hunter Stories 2 version 1.3.0 update patch notes for Steam
Main Additions / Changes
Additional Monsters
- Oroshi Kirin
- Soulseer Mizutsune
- Elderfrost Gammoth
Additional Co-Op Quests
- ★8 (Explore) Water Eggs
- ★8 (Explore) Ice Eggs
Additional Subquest
- ★4 (Special) Bag Me Some Bugs
- ★8 Ice Phantom
Bug Fixes / Miscellaneous
- Adjusted some monster voices.
- Fixed an issue where a Lv. 99 Battle Buddy and their Lv. 99 Monstie revert to Lv. 1 because of a certain condition.
- Fixed an issue where an error message appears when accessing multiplayer functions as a result of choosing certain Skin Tones.
- Improved stability to address an issue where the story’s final cutscene stopped playing for some players. If you continue to encounter this issue, we recommend restarting the game periodically.
- Fixed an issue where a change is not reflected in Red’s appearance after altering your Rider’s appearance with a Character Edit Ticket.
- Fixed an issue where Palamute’s scarf looks extended after entering a battle and returning to the field because of a certain condition.
- Fixed an issue where Kulve Taroth’s icon and name disappear from the quest description, after completing a certain battle.
- 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 now)
- Free title update 3 – September 2: 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.
