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Monster Hunter Wildsis all about defeating large beasts, gathering their parts, and crafting stronger weapons and armor.
If you’re a newcomer to the series, there’s a good chance you’re confused about how to unlock new armor and weapons at the Smithy.
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If you’re looking to become the best hunter you can be, it’s important to know the fundamentals of the Smithy and how it works.Monster Hunteris known for having acrafting system that differsfrom the traditional RPG.
The solution to unlocking more equipment is more simple than you think. Read further to learn how to unlock more armor andweapons inMonster Hunter Wilds.
How to Unlock Armor in Monster Hunter Wilds
Players can unlock new armor by hunting new monsters they’ve never defeated before.
Once you defeat a monster for the first time, their armor set will appearin the armor section of the Smithy tree.
If there arequestion marks under the “Forging Materials"section of an armor piece, this simply meansyou haven’t found the correct material. After finding the material for the first time, the question marks will go away.
How to Unlock Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds
The weapon tree is a bit more confusing compared to the armor tree, and players can encounter three roadblocks:
Question Marks on the Weapon Tree, Explained
Let’s first tackle what the question marks mean in the Smithy tree, considering it’ll be the first roadblock any player encounters.
As I said before, the question marks mean you eitherhaven’t hunted and defeated a specific monster, oryou haven’t collected the appropriate material.
For example, the Doshaguma tree only becomes available once you have defeated a Doshaguma.
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If there are still question marks under the “Forging Materials” section of the Doshaguma tree, that means you haven’t found the specific material required to forge the weapon. Once you collect the correct material, the question marks will go away.
Not all monster parts drop during a hunt, meaning you may have to hunt the same monster multiple times to earn the material and remove the question mark.
Also, some materials must be found outside hunts, such as through world exploration, bone piles, mining deposits, etc.
This is a similar principle that the armor tree follows. The next two sections are unique to only the weapon tree.
You Do Not Have the Required Equipment, Explained
Another roadblock players will hit specifically whencrafting weapons inMonster Hunter Wildsis the message stating “You do not have the required equipment.”
This simply means thatyou haven’t crafted the previous weapon within that specific monster tree.
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Monster Hunter Wildsdoesn’t allow players to skip a weapon within a monster tree.
For example, for you to craft the Dosha Fleshhacker II in the Doshaguma tree, you first have to craft the Dosha Fleshhacker I weapon.
This Cannot Be Forged or Upgraded Yet, Explained
The most confusing roadblock for unlocking weapons inMonster Hunter Wildsis the message that states “This cannot be forged or upgraded yet.”
If you look closely at the Smithy weapon tree, you’ll notice thatsome weapons are connected to a line leading to another monster tree.To make a weapon available for forging, you have to craft the weapon attached to this line.
Take the image attached as an example. If I wanted to craft the Nihil Switch Axe I on the Xu Wu Tree, I have to first craft the Windsunder Axe I on the Hirabami Tree.
This is indicated by the gray line attaching the two.Just a heads-up, the gray line can sometimes be hard to see.
In other words, you mayhave to hunt monstersthat aren’t part of the monster tree you’re progressing through for a specific weapon to become available.
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