Monster Hunter Wilds was a massive success out the gate, selling over 8 million copies in its first three days of release. While we love the game, not all of the attention has been positive. Many players have reported significant stuttering and performance issues, which have been traced back to the game’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. Thankfully, the very active modding community has come to our rescue!
The DRM Problem With Monster Hunter Wilds
Developers regularly use DRM to protect their games from piracy and unauthorized modifications. However, in the case of Monster Hunter Wildsthe implementation of DRM caused unforeseen consequences. Players have experienced frequent stuttering, frame rate drops, and overall performance degradation, particularly during intense gameplay moments.
DRM regularly checks the integrity of a game’s files, but that constant verification has caused issues for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Destructoid reports that the stuttering has been particularly problematic for those with high-end systems, suggesting that the issue is not related to hardware limitations but rather the DRM’s intrusive nature.
Hours after the issue was reported, popular modder PrayDog explained the issue on Nexus Mods:
Github developer build 5bae470 (Nightly 01086). Gets rid of a lot of frame-time/FPS spikes (micro-stutters) caused by the game’s anti-tamper. Fixes some other crashes caused by the game’s anti-tamper. Fixed a deadlocking issue.
The new mod bypasses the DRM’s anti-tamper checks, allowing Monster Hunter Wilds to work as intended.
Immediately following the fix, players who had previously experienced stuttering issues reported smoother gameplay and fewer frame rate drops.
