Bonus Update Version 16 Content Guide | Monster Hunter Rise Wiki

Bonus Update Version 16 Content Guide for Monster Hunter Rise (MHR or MH Rise) features information and details regarding the content addition included in the Bonus Update Version 16 which is set for release on June 8, 2023. This bonus update is similar to the existing Free Title Updates. Free Title Updates are major content drops which add new Features, Monsters, Quests, Weapons, Armor and more for Monster Hunter Rise and its Sunbreak Expansion. As their names imply, Free Title Updates are completely free of charge and simply require a download of the accompanying patch.

• Note that Bonus Update Version 16 requires the Sunbreak Expansion. As such, it is only available for the Nintendo Switch and PC versions of the game upon its release. Title Update 4, Title Update 5, and the Bonus Update will be made available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on the 24th of August 2023.

 

Bonus Update Version 16 Content Guide for Monster Hunter Rise

It's time to end this. The Sunbreak story reaches its epic conclusion as you face off with the ancient elder dragon, Primordial Malzeno.

The Bonus Update (Version 16) for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak arrives on Nintendo Switch and Steam for free on June 8! This final content update introduces the origin form of Malzeno, Primordial Malzeno and many other additions.

The Bonus Update Version 16 for Monster Hunter Rise and its features were revealed during the Final Sunbreak Digital Event that was held on June 7, 2023. It is set for release on June 8, 2023 for the Nintendo Switch and PC versions of the game. Players on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One will receive this update on 24 August, 2023. The update will feature the following:

New Monsters in MH Rise Bonus Update Version 16

 

New Quests in MH Rise Bonus Update Version 16

 

New DLC in MH Rise Bonus Update Ver.16

There are no new paid DLC in the Bonus Update Version 16 for Monster Hunter Rise, however, the update will introduce DLC packs using existing DLCs with a variety of themes, and for affordable prices.

 

MHR Free Bonus Update Version 16 New Content

 

 

 

Bonus Update Ver.16 Materials

 

Bonus Update Ver.16 Weapons

 

 

 

 

 

MH Rise Bonus Update Version16 Patch Notes

Important

In order to use DLC and play online, you need to update Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak to the latest version.- You can check which version you're on at the bottom right of the Title Screen.

• Online gameplay requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
• If you do not have access to the Internet, you can play local multiplayer, as long as every player uses the same version of the software.- Please visit the Nintendo Support page for more information.

Available

• June 8, 2023.

Required Space (only this update)

• Nintendo Switch: About 0.4 GB
• Steam: About 1.4 GB

Please make sure you have enough free space.

Details about Access to New and Updated Content

This update includes (1) content that requires purchase of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak in order to access, and (2) content that only requires you to install the patch in order to access. Every addition or update that requires the purchase of the Sunbreak expansion will be indicated in the list below.

• If an item has the ⚔️ symbol next it, that means you can only access this content with purchase of the expansion.

Main Additions/Changes

New Story Elements

• ⚔️ A new monster has been added and will appear in Gathering Hub quests.
• ⚔️ New quests have been added.
• ⚔️ A wider variety of monsters now appear on Anomaly Investigations.
• ⚔️ New weapons, armor, layered equipment, and skills have been added.
• ⚔️ New skills have been added to the pool of potential skills available during Qurious Armor Crafting.
• ⚔️ "Augment: Slots+" has been added to Qurious Armor Crafting.
• ⚔️ A new skill has been added to the pool of potential skills available during "Qurious Melding—Vigor".
• ⚔️ A new prize has been added to the Market's lottery.
• ⚔️ New trinkets and hanging scrolls have been added.
• ⚔️ New items have been added for trade at the Anomaly Research Lab.
• ⚔️ New dialogue added for major NPCs at Kamura Village and Elgado Outpost based on your progress.

New System Elements

• ⚔️ The maximum number of Anomaly Investigations you can own has been raised to 200.
• ⚔️ New Guild Card titles have been added.
• ⚔️ A new Badge of Heroes has been added.

Bug Fixes and Balance Adjustments

Player

【Hunter】

• Fixed an issue where, if the player fainted right before performing the gunlance's Blast Dash, they would perform a single Blast Dash when trying to use Shelling after recovering.
• Fixed a bug where, if the player registers the Dragon Conversion skill to a loadout while the value exceeds the limit, the quantity of the effect in the loadout would be different from the actual effect.
• Fixed a bug causing bias in the frequency at which some players would draw a monster's attention (aggro).

【Followers】

• Fixed a bug occasionally causing Luchika to try to guard against unblockable monster attacks when she has the gunlance equipped.
• Fixed a bug where some of Utsushi's voice lines would not properly play during the battle with Amatsu.
• Fixed a bug causing Followers to perform incorrect evasion behavior if they heal just when Amatsu is about to perform one of its special attacks.
• Fixed a bug causing Followers to get hit by the ice pillars that spawn at the end of a turf war between Malzeno and Velkhana.
• Fixed a bug preventing Followers from performing proper dodges if the player places a Gustcrab in a specific spot.

Monsters

【Monsters】

• Fixed a bug occasionally preventing Barioth's landing animation to play properly when it enters the Forlorn Arena.
• Fixed a bug occasionally preventing Amatsu from roaring at the start of the battle.
• Fixed a bug occasionally causing Amatsu to start shaking a little when it is downed at the edge of the battlefield.
• Fixed a bug preventing the sound effect from being played when breaking a part on Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's body.
• Fixed a bug occasionally preventing Marionette Spiders from being displayed in the correct location when the player throws them at a Crimson Glow Valstrax, a Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax, or a Risen Shagaru Magala.
• Fixed a bug occasionally causing a mountable monster to attack the hunter if the player rides it during the Amatsu quest but never attacks Amatsu with it.

Locales and Environment

【Locales】

• Fixed a bug during the Amatsu quest occasionally causing the background used for when the quest is completed to be displayed after the player changes their equipment in the tent and then leaves the tent.
• Fixed a bug during the Amatsu quest occasionally causing the cannon placed in the battle arena to keep facing downwards if the player accesses it while it is reloading.
• Fixed a bug causing the sky to change rapidly if the player moves around a specific elevated platform in Area 13 of the Citadel.

Base and Facilities

【Facilities】

• You can now hold down the L button or R button to scroll through pages on the Smithy's material selection screen.
• Fixed an issue occasionally causing trinkets placed in Your Room in Elgado to face the wrong direction.

Miscellaneous

【Quests】

• You can now earn 3-monster quests for Anomaly Investigations taking place at the Arena, the Infernal Springs, or the Forlorn Arena, starting from Level 261.
• Nintendo Switch Specific: Fixed a bug occasionally preventing a completion mark from being displayed when completing a Special Investigation in a local co-op Lobby.
• Chaotic Gore Magala may now appear during Expedition Tours.
• Fixed a bug preventing some Side Quests from being deliverable until the player has completed specific other quests.
• Fixed a bug during the Amatsu quest where, even if the player succesfully manages to restrain Amatsu with a Silkbinder shot, the voice line for a failed shot would be played.
• Fixed a bug occasionally causing the on-screen guidance and Utsushi's dialogue to disappear if the player uses a Great Wirebug during the Amatsu quest and it starts glowing.

【Equipment】

• Fixed a bug causing the Ominous Cloud lance to display with an unintended appearance when using the preview in the item box.
• Fixed a bug where, if the player removes the gunlance's "Stuffed Magnamalo" layered weapon outside of a tent, the sound effect for sheathing that weapon will still be played.
• Fixed a bug preventing the reload sound for the Wicked Needle light bowgun from playing properly.
• Fixed a bug causing the Espinas and Flaming Espinas light bowgun to appear unsheathed when sheathed.
• Fixed a bug preventing the hunter's hair from being displayed correctly when using the "Bahari Locks" hairstyle and equipping the Professor's Goggles.
• Fixed a bug preventing some head armor from being displayed correctly when using the "Fluffy Curls" hairstyle.

【Menus】

• Steam Specific: Fixed a bug where using the "Black & White" or "Black & White (Cinema-style)" filter and resetting the quest would result in the filter being disabled and the game displaying in an unsupported color palette.

【Other】

• Fixed a bug causing some NPCs to use dialogue that doesn't match the player's progress.
• Fixed a bug causing the subtitles to be displayed with a delay during specific cutscenes if the text language and voice language are both set to English.
• Fixed a bug causing unnatural display to occur when searching for a Lobby without any settings on the Lobby Search screen.

STEAM SPECIFIC

• Two extra restrictions have been added for blocked players on Steam's blocked-user list:
  
  1. They will not be able to enter the same Lobby (if the Lobby was created after they were blocked).
  2. They will not be able to play quests with the player who blocked them.
• When playing on Steam Deck, the on-screen keyboard will now automatically be displayed in situations where the player can enter text.
• This setting can be changed by going to the Options and selecting Display > Automatic Screen Keyboard Display.
• Fixed a bug preventing Steam profile names from being displayed correctly if the name contains a "<" symbol.

【Other】

• Fixed an issue with some names in the credits not following the correct display rules.
• Fixed various text bugs.
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes have been made.

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