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Monster Hunter Wilds; Apex of the Windward Plains

[damnwyverngems]

Windward Plains

A vast sand plain and the first locale that the investigation team will explore after setting foot into the Forbidden Lands. The locale consists of a variety of unique areas made up of sandy deserts, swaying grasslands, and twisting rock formations.

This is just one such region that awaits you, and rest assured that a world full of countless surprises and discoveries to be made awaits. 

In Monster Hunter Wilds, environments will change drastically. Monsters and organisms will change and adapt according to changes in the environment, resulting in a world that feels truly alive.  

A Believable Ecosystem of Monsters

Monsters act independently to survive in these harsh environments. In Monster Hunter Wilds, hunters can expect to immerse themselves in a vibrant ecosystem of monsters living in nature, including large-scale groups of monsters that move in herds and packs and interact with one another. 

Changing Environments

In Monster Hunter Wilds, locales are dense, deep, and three-dimensional. Let’s start with the Windward Plains shown in the trailer, which is a vast, untamed land ready to be explored. While exploring this new locale, hunters will discover harsh environments contrasted by abundant landscapes teeming with life, and even extreme weather conditions that transform the locale in unexpected ways.

#MonsterHunterWilds

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[monsterhuntermusic]

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[hayaang1]

making it out of the forbidden lands with this one

[archiepelago]

[sweetmapple]

*punches hole in dry wall* I LOVE PALICOS SO MUCH

[pikminjake]

The Apex of the Windward Plains

If you'd like to build your own LEGO Rey Dau, check out my free instructions HERE. He's awesome, a real showstopper of a monster!

Thanks for all the continued support!

[etherealn0ir]

Rey Dau, Apex of the Windward Plains

Rey Dau is one of my favorite monsters revealed for Wilds so far! I wanted to really do it justice with this artwork, this is definitely one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever done so far

[valky-uniguri]

Across the Windward Plains

[breserker]

one thing i realized about playing the beta is how good monhun's A-team has gotten at leading the environment into its gameplay themes or whatever i'm trying to say. like, the windward plains is frequented with sandstorms, the worst of which cause intense electrical storms with lightning crackling everywhere, sometimes honed by the fulgurite sticking out of the ground but striking anywhere it can.

in the savannah portion are these pangolin-esque dinosaurs, big herds of pangolins moving along the savannah with plated backs. you realize after some observation that they're mostly female, because you've spotted some of them with tall spires of spines (like a stegosaurus) on their backs, these must be the males. But they're not lion prides; there's a few males to a group of females and they don't seem to fight each other. The electrical storms roll in and then you notice that these males often stay standing while the females hunker down, and the lightning strikes their spire-like spines on their back, and you realize they've evolved to be lightning rods for the good of the herd, and space themselves out accordingly to try and mitigate lightning striking the rest of the herd.

and the game doesn't tell you this, at least not in the beta; I learned this through observation, through sticking it out in the dangerous weather and noticing these things as i pass by. And this is just the small environmental stuff, it goes into the larger hunting monsters as well; something about Rey Dau must attract fulgurite to his wings and tail, and moreso than that the ground itself must be lush with fulgurite because he appears to coat himself with it after digging his wingtalons into the ground. This helps supercharge his wings and focus the electrical energy into his attacks, and even more than that you can hear the electrical humming, theremin-like, as rey dau moves or flies through the air. As a hunter you surmise that you can break the fulgurite off to mitigate damage and electrical charge from his attacks, and you're correct.

I'm sure some if not most of this will go into the hunters notes once made available (and once hunted enough) but the fact that I could surmise such things both on the worldbuilding and the critical gameplay level is just -- augh i love it i love the ecological fantasy that monster hunter brings, i REALLY do

[torpedopickle]

King of the Windward Plains - Rey Dau

Monster Hunter Wilds Fanart

[damnwyverngems]

A Thunderous Apex Reveal. In each locale in Monster Hunter Wilds, apex monsters reign at the top of the ecosystem. While only briefly sighted in our previous trailer, the mysterious monster Rey Dau is no longer a flash of lighting, now appearing in full form. This flying wyvern reigns as the apex monster of the Windward Plains.

Rey Dau most often appears during the Sandtide Inclemency in the Windward Plains and is fully adapted to its harsh weather conditions. Accompanied by large-scale lightning strikes, Rey Dau possess a mastery of the elements by unleashing earth-shattering electrical discharge attacks of its own.

[asexxxualauthor]

I have to say, one of the things I love most about World’s areas is that—expeditions, you go out there, you’re experiencing a living ecosystem. Which means you aren’t just running into monsters that are at your level, but you’re running into any monsters that live there. You can be a fresh faced baby Fiver, turn a corner in the middle of mining some ore, and get swooped on by a fucking Rathalos! And it’s awesome! Hell, if you’ve got the experience with your weapon and the right tricks, you straight-up hunt the apex of the area, punching well above your weight class! I just got finished with an expedition where I hunted down three Anjanath and a Rathalos, and I just got to the Wildspire Waste! I’m in basic Hunter Armor and have a Jagras Axe, and I’m packing these guys away—sure, I got knocked down a couple times, but it’s an expedition—as long as the monster hasn’t left yet, I can just keep hunting. And I love that! Seriously hope they have that in Wilds—you know I’m going after Rey Dau the second I get access to the Windward Plains!

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MH Wilds official website updated!

Rey Dau: confirmed thunder element flying wyvern apex of the Windward Plains

Lala Barina: New paralysis status temnoceran of a new locale named the Scarlet Forest

Lala Barina = Ba-Lala-Rina = Ballerina. Lala Barina spins like a ballerina. Capcom thinks they're so funny (they are)

anyway HOT DAMN WILDS LOOKS GOOD

also... the Scarlet Forest, on the offical website, has "abundant water." Have we found Lagiacrus's new home?

Anyway, expect returning monsters in the Scarlet Forest to be originally from swampy environs like the Flooded Forest. I'm expecting Congalala (armor revealed in DB trailer) to be here, as well as at least one of the mud/swamp swimmers (Ludroth, Jyuratodus, Almudron, Plesioth, etc). Doshaguma confirmed to also be present, highly likely Chatacabra as well. Soft deconfirming of Espinas because Barina took its rose motif.