“Monster Hunter Wilderness” Arachnophobia mode turns mobs into slimes, and the multiplayer game lobby supports 100 people for communication

Capcom’s latest open-world hunting masterpiece “Monster Hunter Wilds” (Monster Hunter Wilds) will be open to PS Plus members for early access to beta public testing today (29th). It is officially confirmed that the multiplayer game lobby can support up to 100 people. Japanese media even discovered new features launched for some disadvantaged players.

“Monster Hunter Wilds” allows players to play online across platforms (cross-platform saves are not supported). This open beta is officially to test this feature. Other PS5 general players, Xbox Series X/S and PC platforms are expected to open the trial on November 1. To play, non-PS Plus or XBox Game Pass members can also participate.

The maximum number of hunter gatherings in the previous multiplayer games of “Monster Hunter” was 16 people in “Monster Hunter World”. In “Rise”, it has returned to 4 people. Capcom confirmed that the lobby of “Monster Hunter Wilds” can accommodate up to 100 people. Hunter is excited, “You can communicate closely with players in the same lobby.”

According to the official introduction, when you select the “Lobby Move Menu” to save data or the task counter, a screen will appear where you can select the lobby you want to participate in. The “Recommended Lobby” is automatically preset to a lobby with more participants, and the “Search Lobby” can be used Search with any criteria, or search for lobbies where friends are participating. In addition, you can also directly enter the lobby ID to search.

According to Japanese media Inside Games, “Monster Hunter Wilds” has added a new feature called “Arachnophobia Countermeasure Mode”. Arachnophobia refers to patients who are naturally afraid of eight-legged arthropods. Works such as “Hogwarts Legacy” have launched corresponding modes for this type of players, replacing the spider monsters with other “things”.

Small spider monsters will appear in the underground areas of “Monster Hunter Wilds”. After activating the “Arachnophobia Countermeasure Mode” set by the system, the appearance of some multi-legged small monsters and environmental creatures will change. This change will not affect the target’s health. Behavioral patterns or game difficulty.

After actual testing by Japanese media, it was found that monsters that resembled giant mosquitoes in the early stages of the game turned into swaying slimes, and the way they waved to attack even gave people a cute feeling.

Don’t worry if you don’t like spiders! ? An option called “Arachnophobia Countermeasures Mode” has been added to “Monster Hunter Wilds” – the corresponding monster will become a jiggly slime https://t.co/k31ztkclup

It’s cute how he attacks by raising what looks like a hand (?) pic.twitter.com/OrLfR8fVcp

— Inside (@INSIDEjp) October 29, 2024

“Arachnophobia Countermeasure Mode” can be set at the beginning of the game, or can be changed in the title menu after the game starts. It is worth noting that this function only targets small monsters and environmental creatures, and may not change the design prototype based on spiders. The appearance of the large monster “Spider Spider”.

“Monster Hunter Wilds” will be available on Steam, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on February 28, 2025.