Improvements, Other Adjustments

• Improved CPU performance, particularly 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
      
    
    
  
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  

Thank you for being a part of Azuma and the WILD HEARTS community. Stay safe and stay sharp, hunters.