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Hunting down large monsters inMonster Hunter Wildsis a hectic affair, requiring the hunter’s complete attention at all stages of the fight. This means navigating through menus to find a healing item at a cruciallife-or-death momentfeels terrible and not something any veteran hunter wants to rely on.
Luckily, there are multiple options inMH Wildsto assign hotkeys to certain actions and consumables to streamline this process. Among these are Radial Menus, allowing players to create custom wheels with up to twelve items per wheel. Here’s how it works.
How to Customize Radial Menu in Monster Hunter Wilds
InMonster Hunter Wilds, players can change the items and consumables on the Radial Menu at any time. Here is what you need to do:
Players can also edit Radial Menus by changing the numbered entries in the Customize Radial Menu on PC.
Radial Menu Loadouts
All hunters inMH Wildshave36 Radial Menu loadouts, allowing them to register individual Radials as Loadouts. Once registered, the contents of that Radial Menu will be saved and can be used later on. Item pouch loadouts are separate from Radial Menu loadouts.
Crafting Items Through the Radial Menu
Players can choose to quickly craft consumables on the go using shortcuts through the Radial Menu. To do so, find the Crafting List tab in the menu on the right. Choose the item recipe you want to add to the Radial Menu and select the option appropriate for you.‘One by One’only crafts one instance of the item upon activation, whereas’All’uses up the entire stock of crafting materials in one go.
Keyboard Settings
Players using Keyboard/Mouse inMH Wildshave an alternative to the Radial Menus called the Item Bar.This shares its loadouts with Radial Menus, but instead of using the item wheels, players can use the number keys on the keyboard to activate the items instead. This can be much more intuitive for KB/M users.
How to Use Radial Menus
Once the Radial Menu is finalized, players can access it by holding down L1 (PlayStation 5), LT (Xbox), or CTRL (PC) to bring up the active Radial Menu. To activate individual items, use Right Stick (PlayStation 5/Xbox) or LMB (PC).
Active Radial Menus can be switched between using the D-Pad (PlayStation 5/Xbox) or F1-F8 keys (PC).
Players can also add emblems (icons) to individual Radial Menus to differentiate them during active use.
Best Items To Add to the Radial Menu
The exact items you want to have on the Radial Menu change from player to player and depend on their build. But there are some universally good options to take note of when customizing your menu. Here are some great options.
Sharpen your weapons.
Optimal Health Recovery
Use the most effective potion or health recovery item at any given moment.
Optimal Status Recovery
Apply the status recovery item to negate the currently active debuff on the hunter.
Pause Game
Pause the game without having to look for the option in the start menu.