В hunt monsters and explore locations with other players. However, multiplayer in this game has its own characteristics and limitations, so beginners may get confused due to the different types of lobbies, common squads and many network menus.
In this guide, we'll cover the basic mechanics of co-op in Monster Hunter Wilds: how to create and find lobbies, invite friends to your squad, and their groups.
When does the multiplayer open?
Online features are unlocked by story, after defeating Chatakabra for the first time in the "Ship in the Desert" mission, returning to camp, gathering, and visiting the tent. This will happen in the first half hour of the game.
How to Play Online with Friends in Monster Hunter Wilds
Multiplayer in Monster Hunter Wilds consists of 2 types of player organization:
- The lobby is a network space for a large number of hunters. They are customized by game style, hunter skill level, and communication language. While in the lobby, a player can respond to SOS signals from its participants and missions without creating a group.
- Link Party - Allows 4 players gather for a long time, complete assignments, tasks and explore the world in a team. Each member of the squad will receive a notification about the start of a quest by an ally and will be able to him.
Next, we will look at creating and searching for a lobby, and managing a common squad.
Search Lobby
There are 2 ways to connect to the lobby:
- On the game's start screen.
- When interacting with Alma.
The lobby search is performed in 2 ways:
- Automatic selection via the "Recommended lobby" function.
- Personal selection via "Advanced search".
Since a lobby is an online space for a large number of people who can potentially play together, it is important that they have the same goals. Hence the criteria for "Advanced Search":
- Playstyle: Focused on completing a storyline, relaxed play without goals, completing tasks or events.
- Skill level: beginners or veterans.
- Language: any or native.
Once you've selected your search parameters, browse the list of available lobbies and the one you like with the most people.
Additional lobby search criteria:
- For hunting friends. It will be easier to put together a group with a friend.
- By lobby ID.
- By squads.
The maximum number of players in the general lobby is 100, in the private one - 16.
How to create a private lobby
Private lobbies are communities with a maximum capacity of 16 hunters. You can one by ID or by friends. To create one, on the main screen after selecting a character or in a dialogue with Alma, click on the "Private Lobby" option.
The ID of the private and public lobby can be found in the "Main Menu" path. → "Connection" → "Participants List" - The lobby card will open, the ID will be listed on the right side. Share the code with your comrades so that they can by searching for the lobby ID.
How to invite a friend to a group
Let's talk about principles general detachmentTo invite a friend or any random lobby member to this co-op mode for a long-term game, do the following:
- Enter the main menu.
- Select "Connection".
- Click "General Squad" and "Invite to General Squad".
A menu will open with many tabs, each of which ranks players by attributes: fellow hunters, lobby , and so on.
Click on the line with the friend and in the drop-down menu click on "Invite to the general squad". of the general squad automatically receive notifications about an ally activating a story hunt or mission.
To invite a friend from the Steam, PlayStation, Xbox list, follow the path "Main Menu" → "Connection" → "Invite a friend." A window will open where you can enter your friend's nickname and invite him if he is online.
How to a friend
First, add the player to the Hunter Friend category. Go to the Main Menu → "Connection" → "Participants list". Find a friend in the lobby or by their ID, click on the line with their name and select "Send friend request".
The friend request is confirmed via the "Main Menu" path.→ "Connection" → "List of Invitations". In the menu that opens, you can accept invitations to missions and squads, friendship requests; you can also see your requests to .
Then it is enough for a friend to create a lobby, which can be found with the help of Alma, selecting the criterion "Search for lobby of friends-hunters". After that, you can make a common squad.
How many people can play in coop
In multiplayer, Monster Hunter can directly fight monsters and explore the world with 4 people.
How Co-op Works in Monster Hunter Wilds
The multiplayer mode has a number of features that are best to know about so you don't waste time studying tons of menus.
Co-op storyline
You can go through story battles together with general detachment. Exploring the surroundings and talking to NPCs will be done solo, but if a member of the general squad is the first to reach the battle with a monster, then a notification about the beginning of the story battle will be sent to all his comrades. As soon as they watch the cut-scenes, they will be able to .
Only a player with a low or equal rank can help with story missions. A player with an equal rank can if he is at exactly the same stage of the story as his comrade or has gone a little further. Newbies with a low rank cannot veteran hunter missions.
Carrying out assignments
Go to Alma and look at all the tasks set by s for the online game:
- Event assignments.
- Lobby ' Assignments - All missions that have been posted lobby .
- General Squad Member Assignments - All missions added by general detachment.
- SOS signal assignments - missions lobby who gave the SOS signal.
Some of these tasks will be unavailable if the hunter has not progressed enough in the story or has not earned a sufficient rank.
The new game feature in Wilds is invitation to the common world for t exploration. This feature is available only to of the general squad:
- Having gathered your comrades into a party, follow the path "Main Menu" → "Connection" → "General squad".
- Select "Invite to the common world".
The hunting circumstances in this mode are different: while in the shared world, you cannot post or participate in quests through Alma. Instead, travel the world with your friends and hunt the monsters you encounter. Once you do, the quest will automatically activate. The "Invite to Shared World" feature is suitable for relaxed play and traveling around the world. Lower-ranked players cannot higher-ranked hunter worlds.
Calling for reinforcement via SoS signal
Lobby will always come to the rescue in times of danger. The player only needs to:
- while fighting the monster, exit to the main menu,
- select the "Tasks and assignments" tab,
- press "SOS Signal".
Other hunters from the lobby will now be able to find the signal in the "SOS Signal Tasks" menu and help in times of need. If no real players respond, NPCs will come to the rescue.
If you want to help other warriors who are sending out SOS signals:
- Go to Alma, select "SOS Signal Assignments".
- Filter SOS signals and press the "Search by SOS signal" button.
- The game will filter the signals and present them. You can each one.
Communication in voice chat
It's easier to coordinate with a friend in Monster Hunter Wilds using voice chat. To mute certain party hunters or quests, go to the Main Menu → "Connection" → "Voice chat" and turn the sound on/off.
If voice chat is not working, enable it in the "Main Menu" path → "System" → "Settings" → "Sound" → "Voice chat". You can activate it by pressing a key (PC-only feature, the chat button is "T") or leave it on all the time.
Progress limitation
In online mode, a low-ranking hunter will not be able to a high-ranking player to complete a mission or explore the latter's world. Veterans, on the contrary, can help newcomers.
In the case of story missions, even being at the same rank does not help: it is impossible to a story battle if you have not watched all cut scenes before this battle. If the videos are watched and a notification from a squate is received, then you can . The results of the battle are counted as a completion for all hunters.
Crossplay
Crossplay is the ability to play together with s of other gaming systems, be it PC, Xbox or Playstation. By default, the function is enabled. It can be disabled, but only on the start screen and by the following path "Settings" → "Game Options" → "Cross-play".
We hope this guide helped clarify how co-op works in Monster Hunter Wilds and how to complete quests with friends and explore the world. Questions, thoughts and additions about the multiplayer mode are welcome to leave in comments.
