Goodbye Scars

Thanks to the new REFramework modding and patching methods, and now that Wilds is finally starting to look like the game it was supposed to be on day one, I decided to experiment with universal textures.

Mostly because, let’s be honest, the default Tempered monster scars are… a choice. A bold one. Possibly made in the dark. The Focus Mode wounds are not much better either, so I gave them a little makeover.

This should work with all of my texture mods in general, and it should also work just fine even if you are not using any of them.

Enjoy your prettier monster trauma. Kisses!🫰.

This is a mod that uses PAK patching; please take the installation into consideration.

Open up the RAR, move the folders into your Fluffy Manager mod folder, and you're good to go—everything’s ready!

Or you can take the PAK file from inside the RAR, rename it, and then copy it directly into your Monster Hunter Wilds root folder. Just follow the nomenclature, changing the ### with the 3 digits of the order you have:

• []re_chunk_000.pak.sub_000.pak.patch_###.pak.[/]

  Are you seeing this little bastard called the "fatal D3D error" popping up? Let’s break it down: it's your Adrenalin driver acting up. And yes, I'm telepathic—I know you've got an AMD GPU. The fix I handed to another user (and trust me, it'll work for you, too) is as follows:

  • []Back up your save.[/]

    []Uninstall the game.[/]

    []Download and install Adrenalin driver version 24. 12. 1, and be sure to disable automatic driver updates.[/]

    []Restart your computer.[/]

    []Reinstall the game (it might take a bit longer since it needs to rebuild the shaders with the new driver).[/]

    That’s it! Once done, your mods with PAKs should run smoothly. Apparently, the latest Adrenalin driver creates a loop or some other mischief when paired with the mod patch—a quirk not present in the earlier version. This might change down the road, either with a patch to REFramework or a fresh update from Adrenalin. Happy Hunting!

    In my case, I am not completely sure if REFramework, Adrenalin, or some forbidden hunter magic fixed things, but everything is now running smoothly even with the latest driver version.

    Happy Hunting!!

    • []Version 1. 0: Initial Release.[/]

      []Version 1. 0. 1: Updated texture formats.[/]

      I'm immensely grateful to:

      []NSA Cloud for the Blender RE tools.[/]

      []praydog for REFramework.[/]

      []FluffyQuack for Fluffy Manager.[/]

      []AsteriskAmpersand for Tex_Chopper.[/]

      []atrarch thanks for the idea of creating custom paths for the textures—it really saved me then.[/]

      []The whole community of Monster Hunter Modding Discord.[/]