Capcom has revealed that its smash hit Monster Hunter Wilds has a game-breaking bug late in the campaign that can make further story progress impossible.The bug occurs in chapter 5-2: A World Turned Upside Down. A certain critical NPC does not appear, blocking further progress. If youre past that point already, youre in the clear; if youre about to hit it, maybe pause your campaign for the time being.You shouldnt have too long to wait until the issue is fixed. Capcom promised that it would be addressed in a patch tonight, set to go live at 3 a.m. EST/midnight PST on March 4. If you are planning on a late Monster Hunter Wilds session with friends, however, beware: The patch will kick players from all online sessions immediately on release. Youll need to update the game to continue playing online. The patch will also fix known issues with the Ingredient Center and Grill a Meal.Heads up, hunters: an update is planned to go live on all platforms at 12am PST / 8am GMT on March 4th with fixes for issues with the Ingredient Center, Grill a Meal and story progression in Chapter 5-2 "A World Turned Upside Down". Once the update is out, any online sessions Monster Hunter Status (@MHStatusUpdates) March 3, 2025Monster Hunter Wilds has also faced criticism from players for performance issues with the PC version; Steam user reviews currently sit at mixed, while gaming tech experts Digital Foundry said they couldnt recommend the PC version due to profound performance problems.Nevertheless, the game has been a huge hit on Steam. On Saturday, Monster Hunter Wilds recorded a peak of 1,384,608 concurrent players on the platform making it the fifth most-played game of all time on the platform.