The wonderful world of modding is available to all Monster Hunter Wilds players on PC, meaning you can take advantage of various cheats, visual changes, and gear changes, among other bits. While the base game offers tons of customization, you can never have too much.

Whether you want to give your hunters a bit more, let's say, oomph, import characters or weapons from other games like Final Fantasy XIV, or just straight up make the game easier, there are a lot of options for you.

REFramework

The One Mod To Rule Them All, REFramework Offers A Ton Of Customization

You'll need to install the REFramework mod tool in order to make mods for Monster Hunter Wilds work. But apart from that, it offers arguably the most valuable changes to the game. Navigating its menus will yield fixes for Ultrawide monitors, crashes, and performance, among others.

Additionally, you can play around with a free cam, apply ReShade presets (for a different visual look), and manipulate how the game scales time, to name a few features. Free cam is great if you love game photography, or just want to explore the world freely. Meanwhile, ReShade presets can offer major graphics and stylistic improvements, though of course some of these are down to preference. As for the time bit, you might use this to speed up travel times or battles.

Shionne's Gun From Tales of Arise (Light Bowgun)

Everyone Likes A BFG, Especially Tales Fans

Who doesn't love an unnecessarily oversized gun? Whether you're a Bowgun (LBG) and retains its thunder effects, because in the words of its creator, they're "so cool." However, you can apply it to other LBGs if you like (with some extra work).

Installing the mod is simple enough: once REFRamework is good to go, enable 'Load Loose Files' , unzip the mod, copy the .pak files to paste them into Steam\steamapps\common\MonsterHunterWilds. If you want to apply this weapon mod to other LBGs, check out the next mod in the list.

Layer Any Weapon

Unlock Full Aesthetic Weapon Customization With This Beast Of A Mod

No need to limit how weapons look in Monster Hunter Wilds: the Layer Any Weapon mod allows you — you guessed it — layer (a.k.a. transmog) any weapon. (Unfortunately, layering armor is no longer an option.) To put it another way, you'll be able to express yourself more freely and get that perfect design by using weapon mods on more weapons. So, for example, if you want to apply Shionne's Gun (above) to another LBG, you'll need this mod to do it. It's a bit of fuss, but if you're really into transmog stuff, it's well worth it.

FFXIV - Abel's Lance

Copyright Be Damned, The Final Fantasy II Lance Is Here

One of the very best things about the modding scene is it allows you to insert things into a game that just wouldn't be possible otherwise for copyright reasons. That's the case with the FFXIV - Abel's Lance mod, which replaces the Leumundslist Insect Glaive weapon with this famed Dragoon weapon. By all s, it's a pretty faithful recreation, and sure to bring some added joy to your hunts — even if you're not a Final Fantasy XIV fan, but especially if you are.

Though there's surely a lot of crossover with Monster Hunter Wilds players given the many similar mechanics, not everyone is going to be a Final Fantasy XIV fan, or even a Final Fantasy fan. With that in mind, you should know Abel's Lance is a powerful melee weapon that dates all the way back to Final Fantasy II.

Another Female Preset (Import Code)

Whether You're Lazy Or Just Appreciate A Classy Lady

It's not a mod per se, but Another Female Preset is one of the finest character designs out there. If you're looking to mix it up and appreciate an intricately designed outfit and character, this is your ticket. The 'mod' includes the characters sliders you'll need to replicate the design, or if you prefer, the import code. Most players use the former, but the import option is always there.

As you can see, the design is well thought-out and lovingly made, with a great color scheme to boot. With this mod, you're sure to be among the most stylish hunters in Monster Hunter Wilds.

4x Hunting Rank Points (HR)

Be Warned: Does Not Work With All Quests

Hunting Rank Points in Monster Hunter Wilds determine what missions and monsters you have access to at any given time. To acquire them the default way, you'll need to go on hunts and complete missions. If you're short on time, just want to get to the good stuff, and/or are the cheating type, the the most fun part of Monster Hunter Wilds).

The mod creator warns this mod doesn't work with all quests, and that it isn't tested much. As such, you'll want to back up your save file in case something goes wrong. For example, you might end up with way too many Hunting Rank Points. Even if you're cheating, you don't necessarily want 300 Hunter Rank Points, so keep it in mind.

Tweak In-Game Volumetric Fog(s)

Change How Fog Behaves Until It's To Your Liking

Particular about your graphics? The Tweak In-Game Volumetric Fog(s) mod allows you to change the behavior of fog, which some find obscures too much of some scenes. For those after performance gains, the mod author warns it's unlikely to yield any benefit there. The mod is partly aimed at those who don't like the look of the default Volumetric Fog but also aren't fond of how the game looks with it disabled entirely.

The mod is fairly customizable, allowing you to alter ambient light rate, fog culling distance, near fade distance, and other such granular settings. If you want to customize the look of the game even further, Tweak In-Game Volumetric Fog(s) works well alongside the next mod.

Disable Post Processing Effects

Disable TAA, Film Grain, Blur, And Much More

Those who really love to mess around with graphics settings will be overjoyed when they install the Disable Post Processing Effects mod. A comprehensive mod, it allows you to disable a variety of settings that some find give the game a washed-out look. As you can see from the screenshots, the result is a crisp and solid aesthetic sure to please anyone dissatisfied with the default.

Though REFRamework allows you to customize visuals too, this enhances its capabilities, which will of course be of great interest to anyone who wants to go more in-depth with it. Among the enhancements are disabled color correction for a more lush look, and better dynamic range and contrast. The mod author says the options provide a solid foundation for further visual changes like you'd find with ReShade, so start here first.

Color Correction

For A Drastically More Vibrant Aesthetic

Many will agree Monster Hunter Wilds sports a fairly drab aesthetic. Fortunately, the Color Correction mod transforms it into something much more colorful and stylized. All elements of the game image are affected, from the character to lighting to foliage, and everything in between.

It's difficult not to see the end result and wish Capcom went with this approach on their own — forests burst with life, shadows and lighting are much more pronounced (without being overbearing), and warmer tones are much more inviting and pleasing to the eye.

It's difficult not to see the end result and wish Capcom went with this approach on their own — forests burst with life, shadows and lighting are much more pronounced (without being overbearing), and warmer tones are much more inviting and pleasing to the eye. The end result is each scene pops instead of feeling somewhat generic and lifeless. Strongly recommended.

Toggleable No Damage Or Knockback

God Mode Engage: Become Unstoppable With The Press Of A Button

Monster Hunter Wilds is considered an easy game by veteran standards, but we can't all be veterans. If you're struggling with an especially tough monster and just want to get it overwith, you can use the Toggleable No Damage Or Knockback mod beat it with the power of cheating.

The mod author assures would-be ers this mod is thoroughly tested, so there should be minimal bugs and issues. There are however, two significant known issues: damage from poison and hot environments will still hurt you, and Palico healing doesn't heal.

All told, this list of mods offers a little something for everyone in Monster Hunter Wilds, and should leave most players with a more enjoyable experience, whether that's due to visual changes, progression skipping, weapon skins, or anything else.