One thing I like about Monster Hunter is the fact that it has always had its secret tips that they don’t openly tell you about. You would normally have to figure these things out by doing research online or somehow figuring it out on your own. The more of these tips you have in your arsenal, the better your life becomes in the world of monster hunter so here are 7 Monster Hunter Generations tips.
1. KO’s on Kelbi increases the change of carving Kelbi Horns.
Why are Kelbi horns important you ask? You can create Ancient Potions using Kelbi horns. You can use Ancient potions to increase your health and stamina to the max during a mission. So it is an item that you would want on you at all times when you start a mission.
Needless to say, Kelbi horns come from carving Kelbi. Doing KO damage on Kelbi give you a higher change of carving Kelbi horns. Furthermore, if you are trying to farm Kelbi horns, then you should hit them with a shield slash, sword slap, hammer smash to get a higher chance of carving it.
2. Wait till a monster is exhausted before using a trap.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, you can tell when a monster is exhausted when you see drool coming from its mouth and some monsters actually fall over when doing certain attacks. If you see these signs, it would be a perfect time to use a pitfall or shock traps (if the monster isn’t immune to that trap). Monsters will stay in the trap for a longer time than normal when they get caught while exhausted.
3. Bombing.
I can’t really stress enough the fact that boming monsters do a lot more damage than you might think. If you learn how to utilize bombs during your hunt then that would definitely make you more powerful. I would recommend that you use barrel bomb+ with bombardier get the maximum amount of damage. Scatterfish is needed for barrel bomb+. This article from GaijinHunter breaks down exactly how much damage barrel bombs do:
4. Bomb Dodging.
Since we’re on the topic of bombs, thanks to the Adept style, you can set bombs off using an attack from your weapon and then dodge the blast without getting damaged. So if you trap a monster and set down bombs, you don’t need to waste time setting the bombs off by backing up and tossing a stone or using a Barrel Bomb S. After setting off the bombs with your weapon, immediately tap the dodge button to activate Adept style’s dodge ability. This tip would be exclusive to Monster Hunter Generations.
5. Use Dung bombs while pinned by monsters.
Use Dung bombs when fighting two monsters who are in the same area. Hit one monster with a bomb and in most cases he will leave the area. Amazingly, you can use Dung bombs when pinned by a monster. Whenever you do get pinned, just cycle through your inventory and select a Dung bomb. Your hunter will throw it in its face, which will immediately release you from its grasp.
6. Sleep monsters take 2 times damage.
Veteran players would know this tip. If a monster runs away after you’ve beaten the pulp out of it, wait till it goes to sleep. Most monsters have designated sleep areas so if it is limping and running to that area, chances are it’s going to sleep to recover. As mentioned in the bomb info above, any attack on that monster while its sleep (preferably the head or weak spot) does 2 times the damage and this is a perfect time to use bombs as well.
7. The hot air balloon.
Whenever you start a mission, look up in the sky. See if you see a hot air balloon. If you do, wave at it using the wave gestures in the option menu. When you do that, the person in the hot air balloon will reveal the location of any large monsters on your mini map.
Knowledge is power and knowing these tips will definitely make you a more powerful hunter. I can’t speak for all Monster Hunter games but some of these will work in previous Monster Hunters as well. On a side note, this website has a list of the materials in Monster Hunter Generations and where you can find them. This list is all on one page so you don’t need to keep loading up pages on your computer.
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