The latest patch for WILD HEARTS has been released on March 27, bringing a host of fixes and improvements to the popular action role-playing game. Developed by Omega Force and published by Electronic Arts, WILD HEARTS invites players to hunt down massive monsters in the fantasy world of Azuma, which is inspired by feudal Japan.
The update includes various improvements and adjustments, such as improved CPU performance, especially for AMD processors, and connections for reinforcement between several combinations of weapons. A confirmation window has been added at the start of online co-op, which asks players whether they want to join the session or not when the host is further along in the story than they are.
Additionally, the patch includes fixes for several issues, including an issue in which the mutation level of the karakuri staff could be increased beyond the limit displayed, an issue where giant kemono would continuously move in a single direction during online co-op, and an issue where Amaterasu would stop moving when players joined as guests in specific quests.
Wild Hearts March 27 Update Patch Notes
Improvements, Other Adjustments
- Improved CPU performance, especially for AMD processors.
- Added connections for reinforcement between the following combinations of weapons.
- Karakuri Katana
- Nature’s Flashblade and Blade of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Blade: Kemonobane and Wrack Blade: Rashōmon
- Nodachi
- Nature’s Twinedge and Nodachi of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Nodachi: Kemono Carver and Wrack Nodachi: Rashōmon
- Bow
- Nature’s Piercing and Bow of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Bow: Kemono Hunter and Wrack Bow: Rashōmon
- Bladed Wagasa
- Nature’s Twists and Bladed Wagasa of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Bladed Wagasa: Kemono’s End and Wrack Bladed Wagasa: Rashōmon
- Maul
- Nature’s Gravity and Maul of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Maul: Kemono’s Doom and Wrack Maul: Rashōmon
- Karakuri Staff
- Nature’s Seasons and Nature’s Splendor Karakuri Staff 5
- Apex Karakuri Staff: Kemono Chaos and Agate Karakuri Staff 2
- Hand Cannon
- Nature’s Might and Cannon of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Cannon: Kemono’s Oblivion and Wrack Cannon: Rashōmon
- Claw Blade
- Nature’s Talon and Claw of Nature’s Splendor 5
- Apex Claw: Kemono’s Curse and Wrack Claw: Rashōmon
- Karakuri Katana
- Added a confirmation window at the start of online co-op that asks whether the player wants to join the session or not when the host is further along in the story than they are.
Fixes
- Fixed an issue in which the mutation level of the karakuri staff could be increased beyond the limit displayed.
- [PC] Fixed an issue in which the first attack of “Unbound: Iai Sunder Slash” with karakuri katana would not hit when the FPS limit was set to 30.
- [PS5/Xbox X|S] Fixed an issue in which the first attack of “Unbound: Iai Sunder Slash” with karakuri katana would not hit when Graphical Priority was set to Prioritize Performance.
- Fixed an issue where giant kemono would continuously move in a single direction during online co-op.
- Fixed an issue where dragon karakuri would disappear after moving to another hunting ground if they were hit by the maul’s “Power Smash” or by specific kemono attacks.
- Fixed an issue where chain trap would sometimes not activate when the player experienced a drop in frame rate.
- Fixed an issue where Amaterasu would stop moving when players joined as guests in the “Hunting Song – Rising Glissando” and “Hunting Encore – Auspice of Minato” quests.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes after progressing Minato requests during online co-op, the subsequent Minato request would not appear.
- Fixed an issue during online co-op where exiting a session just before death could change one’s story progression.
- Fixed an issue where the story objective “Hunt the kemono causing the fire” would occasionally not reflect the correct progress.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when loading into Minato.
- Fixed an issue where sound would not play on certain sound cards.
- Fixed an issue where small kemono spawned in greater numbers than intended.
- Fixed and improved other miscellaneous issues.
The team also fixed an issue where sometimes after progressing Minato requests during online co-op, the subsequent Minato request would not appear. Moreover, players who exited a session just before death during online co-op would sometimes change their story progression, which has been fixed as well.
The team also fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when loading into Minato and an issue where sound would not play on certain sound cards. Additionally, small kemono spawned in greater numbers than intended, which has also been fixed.
WILD HEARTS was released on February 17, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, and it features eight different weapon types, including wagasa and katana. Players can build items to assist combat through the Karakuri mechanic and build Karakuri to aid traversal. As players progress, they unlock new weapons and armor, allowing them to hunt more challenging monsters.
