Curse of the Wandering Flames Update

Curse of Wandering Flames is the fourth major update of Monster Hunter Now, released on September 12th, 2024. See the release date and time of the Autumn Update and the announced features for the September Update.

Curse of Wandering Flames Release Date and Time

Released September 12, 2024 at 0:00 UTC

Curse of Wandering Flames released simultaneously worldwide on September 12, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. (UTC).

All Patch Notes and Updates

Regional Release Dates and Times

Region	Local Release Time
Sydney, Australia	September 12, 11:00AM (UTC+11)
Tokyo, Japan	September 12, 9:00AM (UTC+9)
Hong Kong	September 12, 8:00AM (UTC+8)
London, United Kingdom	September 12, 12:00AM (UTC)
New York, United States (EDT)	September 11, 8:00PM (UTC-4)
Los Angeles, United States (PDT)	September 11, 5:00PM (UTC-7)

Curse of Wandering Flames New Weapon

Heavy Bowgun

Curse of Wandering Flames update added the Heavy Bowgun in Monster Hunter Now. Deliver devastating firepower and block enemy attacks with the Heavy Bowgun in this update!

Heavy Bowgun Guide

Curse of Wandering Flames New Monsters

Magnamalo

Magnamalo is the flagship monster for Monster Hunter Rise. This explosive monster appears on the field after completing urgent quests for Season 3's story quest chapters.

Magnamalo Guide: Weakness and Materials

Rajang

Rajang is a Fanged Beast Monster appearing across multiple Monster Hunter titles, infamous for its quick and aggressive attacks. Like Magnamalo, Rajang appears on the field once its corresponding urgent quest is completed.

Rajang Guide: Weakness and Materials

Aknosom

Aknosom is a Bird Wyvern known for its fireball and wing attacks. Aknosom joins the field with Rajang and Magnamalo as soon as its urgent quest from Season 3 is completed.

Aknosom Guide: Weakness and Materials

Curse of Wandering Flames New Features

All Curse of Wandering Flames New Features

Curse of the Wandering Flames New Features
Cooking
New Skills
New Hunter Medals
Season Supply Items
Changes to On-field Monsters
Repost Campaign on Twitter
Streamer Mode
Season 3 Pass

Cooking

Cooking allows you to start hunts with Max Special Gauge for Special Skills! Collect Raw Meat from the in-game shop and time your input to the background music to make a Well-Done Steak!

New Skills

Curse of Wandeirng Flames New Skills
Hellfire Cloak		Blast Attack		Blast Resistance
Fighting Spirit			Defensive Loading

Alongside Heavy Bowgun's introduction, new skills have been added to the game.

List of All Skills

New Hunter Medals

New Hunter Medals have also been added for collection. Encounter and slay Season 3's new monsters to start your progress on their medals!

Season Supply Items

With newer monsters arriving, more Item Box slots are needed for their loot. An Item Box Expansion is available from the Shop as a supply item, and you can claim 1,000 Item Box Expansion slots, 10,000 Zenny, and 3 Ultra Hunting Tickets as well.

Changes to On-field Monsters

Mizutsune and Nightshade Paolomu Appearance

Appearing previously only as event monsters, Mizutsune and Nightshade Paolomu will become on the field after completing their urgent quests in Season 3.

Other Monster Appearances

Black Diablos	Pink Rathian	Zinogre
Banbaro	Radobaan	Azure Rathalos
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku	Odogaron	Coral Pukei-Pukei
Basarios	Khezu

These monsters will stop appearing on field and will only reappear by completing urgent quests from Season 3's story quests.

Repost Campaign on Twitter

Items to Claim for the Repost Campaign
Potion x2 Machalite Ore x20 Dragonite Ore x10 Earth Crystal x15 Monster Bone+ x15 Weapon Refining Parts x1 Armor Refining Parts x1

To celebrate Season 3's release, Monster Hunter Now is holding a repost campaign on Twitter (also known as X). These items can be claimed once the post from September 12 (UTC) reaches 5,000 reposts.

Streamer Mode

Monster Hunter Now features a native Streamer Mode for the game, allowing players to stream the game without revealing sensitive information such as roads and locations, friends, and other profile information!

Season 3 Pass

Monster Hunter Now's Season 3 also launched with a Season Pass. You stop gaining progress from Season 2's Pass, but you can still collect rewards from it before it goes away during Season 's update cycle.

Monster Hunter Now Related Guides

All Patch Notes and Updates

List of Major Updates

Updates	Release Date
Curse of the Wandering Flames Update	September 12, 2024
Dancing in the Tempest	June 13, 2024
The Vernal Invader	March 14, 2024
Fulminations in the Frost	December 7, 2023

List of All Patch Notes

Updates	Release Date
Version 75	April 23, 2024
Version 74	April 9, 2024
Version 73.1	March 27, 2024
Version 72	March 11, 2024
Version 71.1	February 29, 2024
Version 70	February 14, 2024
Version 69	January 29, 2024
Version 68	January 9, 2024
Version 67	December 12, 2023
Version 66	November 30, 2023
Version 65	November 14, 2023
Version 64	November 1, 2023
Version 63	October 17, 2023
Version 62	October 4, 2023

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