Season 3: Curse of the Wandering Flames is here!
Hunters,
The wait is over! Season 3: Curse of the Wandering Flames is now live and in this blog, we’re introducing all the juicy details, including more info about the delicious new cooking feature.
Autumn is the perfect time to get out there and join the hunt!
1. LIVE: Season 3 Curse of the Wandering Flames
Check out all the details about Curse of the Wandering Flames in the August 26th announcement.
2. New Feature: Cooking
Does something smell good in here? The beloved cooking feature from the Monster Hunter series has come to Monster Hunter Now!
◆ Overview
Cooking is a new feature that allows you to cook meat using Raw Meat, which can be obtained as a supply item in the in-game shop. Raw Meat can be cooked to make delicious Well-Done Steaks! Eating a Well-Done Steak will let you start a hunt with the Special Gauge at max for up to 5 minutes.
A botched cooking session will leave you with Raw Meat, Rare Steak, or Burnt Meat, but don’t fear—you can still use a Rare Steak or Burnt Meat to start a hunt with the Special Gauge at max for up to 1 minute.
*Well-Done Steak, Rare Steak, and Burnt Meat can only be used from the main screen or the hunt preparation screen. They cannot be used during a hunt.
*You can collect 2 pieces of Raw Meat daily from the in-game shop as a supply item. Raw Meat cannot be used in its uncooked state.
◆ Details
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In the Cooking menu, set some Raw Meat and hold down the button to begin cooking. The meat will continue to cook for as long as you hold the button.
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Listen carefully and release the button in time with the background music to get the perfect Well-Done Steak! However, releasing the button too early or too late will result in Raw Meat, Rare Steak, or Burnt Meat.
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You can hold up to 10 pieces in total of Raw Meat, Well-Done Steak, Rare Steak, and Burnt Meat.
3. Wield a heavy bowgun and take on new quests
To celebrate the addition of the heavy bowgun, we’ve prepared Heavy Bowgun Training Quests! Complete these limited-time quests to earn Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets, which can be used to forge and upgrade the Bone Shooter.
Dates and Times:
From Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. until Saturday, November 30th, 2024, at 2:59 p.m. UTC
Event Details:
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Enjoy a series of limited-time quests that require the use of a heavy bowgun. Completing these quests will reward you with gatherable materials and Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets, which will allow you to forge and upgrade the Bone Shooter.
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You can forge and upgrade your Bone Shooter to grade 6 using Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets from these quests, along with other materials.
*Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets will not be required for upgrading past grade 7. -
Beginner Weapon Tickets cannot be used to forge and upgrade a Bone Shooter.
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Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets cannot be used to forge and upgrade other types of heavy bowguns.
Rewards lineup:
- Heavy Bowgun Training Tickets
- Gatherable materials including Monster Bone+
- Zenny
- Season Tier Points
*Quests will automatically become available in the Special Quests tab to all hunters who have completed the pre-season story Chapter 2: Shimmering Swamp and unlocked the heavy bowgun.
4. Don’t miss these supply items
From Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. UTC, you’ll be able to add an additional 250 slots with the Item Box Expansion available as a supply item in the shop!
What’s more, for a limited time, you can claim an additional 1,000 Item Box Expansion slots, 10,000 Zenny, and 3 Ultra Hunting Tickets.
This offer ends on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, at 2:59 p.m. UTC, so don’t miss out!
5. Monsters on the field from Season 3 onwards
Complete urgent quests in the Season 3 story quest to unlock Aknosom, Magnamalo, and Rajang appearances on the field! Additionally, urgent quests will also unlock Mizutsune and Nightshade Paolumu, who have only appeared during events until now.
*Mizutsune, Rajang, and Nightshade Paolumu will appear in low numbers.
Some monsters will temporarily disappear from the field once Season 3 begins. However, these monsters can also be unlocked once more by completing urgent quests in the Season 3 story quest.
Monsters that will newly appear on the field from Season 3*:
- Aknosom, Magnamalo, Rajang, Mizutsune, Nightshade Paolumu
Monsters that will temporarily disappear from the field:
- Radobaan, Banbaro, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Odogaron, Zinogre, Basarios, Khezu, Black Diablos, Pink Rathian, Azure Rathalos, Coral Pukei-Pukei
*Rajang, Zinogre, Mizutsune, Black Diablos, Pink Rathian, Azure Rathalos, Coral Pukei-Pukei, and Nightshade Paolumu will appear on the field in low numbers after unlocking them in urgent quests.
6. Repost campaign on X
To celebrate the release of Season 3, we’re holding a repost campaign over on X. Check out the post on our official X account that was posted on September 12th (UTC) and help it reach 5,000 reposts* to unlock an offer code. This code can be redeemed for materials such as Monster Bone+ that can be used to upgrade equipment forged from the monsters appearing in this update.
*Reposts will be counted on both posts from the English account and Japanese account.
Check out the official X accounts for more details.
◆ Redeem before:
Sunday, October 13th, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (local time)
Gift Details:
◆ What’s included:
Potion x 2
Machalite Ore x 20
Dragonite Ore x 10
Earth Crystal x 15
Monster Bone+ x 15
Weapon Refining Parts x 1
Armor Refining Parts x 1
7. New feature: Streamer Mode
Streamer Mode allows you to stream your gameplay online without giving away sensitive information such as your location data and friend details.
◆ Overview
By enabling Streamer Mode in Settings, the display of the following information will be restricted:
- Hunter name and Niantic ID
- Guild Card
- Friend-related information
- Location data
Additionally, enabling the “Hide Roads on Map” setting will conceal road information from the screen.
*When Streamer Mode is enabled, a Streamer Mode icon will be displayed, but this can be hidden by enabling the “Hide Streamer Mode Indicator” setting.
◆ Details
Hunter name and Niantic ID
When Streamer Mode is enabled, your Hunter name will be replaced with a generic name, and your Niantic ID will be hidden.
Your hunter name will be replaced with “Hunter.”
Similarly, the names of any hunters participating in group hunts or friend quests will also be replaced with “Hunter.”
Your Niantic ID will be displayed as ######### and hidden.
Guild Card
When Streamer Mode is enabled, friend-related features will be limited.
The following data and features will be limited:
Friend list
Add friends menu
Friend request notifications
Friend quest invitations
Notifications for messages and gifts from friends
*By disabling Streamer Mode, you will be able to view any friend requests, messages, and gifts that were sent while Streamer Mode was active.
Location data
When Streamer Mode is enabled, location data will be hidden.
The following data and features will be limited:
Field location names
Map display on the Paintball list
Location data of marked monsters
Gathering point names and backgrounds
Hunt-a-thon point names and backgrounds
Elder Dragon Interception point names and backgrounds
Roads on the map
By enabling the “Hide Roads on Map” option in Streamer Mode, roads will no longer be displayed on the field screen.
Additional Information:
*Make sure to restart your app to enjoy the update.
*See the release notes for other update information.
*See the upcoming community forum announcement for additional notes and details on Season 3 and the update.
*Update and event details are subject to change without notice.
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