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How to play co-op - Monster Hunter Wilds

Learn how to invite a friend in Monster Hunter Wilds as well as how to get into the same world and what Environment and Party Link mean.

Sam Chandler

November 1, 2024 3:15 AM

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Playing co-op in Monster Hunter Wilds is as clear and straightforward as it is in any of the other games. Those that have played a MH game before will likely already know the ins and outs of inviting a friend to a co-op hunt, but there are some slight differences with Wilds. In this one, you can be in a Link Party but not actually in someone’s physical world. To do that, you’ll need to do something called an Environment Link.

How to invite a friend

While the SOS Flare is available in the tutorial part of Monster Hunter Wilds, the first time you can properly set up a co-op session is when you reach the base camp in the Windward Plains. When you get here, you’ll be able to send out party invites:

1. Open the pause menu (Esc, Menu, or Options button)
2. Navigate to Communication tab
3. Select Invite a Friend and choose which friend to invite

Your friend will receive an invitation that can be found in the Invite Notification List in the Communication tab. This is where they will find all invites including the next important one.

Once they join your game, you will both be in a Link Party, which means you are sort of together but also doing your own thing. At this point, you can both go off and do your own thing, but you will both receive a notification if the other launches a hunt and receive a prompt to join it. This means you're not tied to doing what the leader wants and can hop in and out while still staying connected.

If you both want to free roam, you will need to send an Environment Link, which will put you in the same world together outside of a specific quest:

1. Open the pause menu
2. Navigate to Communication
3. Select Link Party
4. Choose Invite All to Environment Link

After accepting the Environment Link, your friend will appear in the same world as you. At this point, you can go on hunts together and start exploring the world.

As with previous Monster Hunter games, players will be kicked from each other's hunts if a campaign mission starts. You will need to watch the cutscene and then reach the monster before your friend can rejoin.

There is a lot to do in Monster Hunter Wilds, but for most players, the first thing on the to-do list will be playing co-op with friends. Sending out invites is as before, though there is no an additional step of being in one another’s world, as opposed to a quasi-lobby. Take a look at our Monster Hunter Wilds page for more help.

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