After starting a new game, your first task is designing your characters for the Hunter and Palico—so why not run an iconic or familiar face?
Much like the Monster Hunter franchise’s previous title, the Character Creator lets you add stunning details to recreate almost anyone you want as your character. Fortunately, you don’t need to spend endless hours doing so, as the game lets everyone upload their designs and share a code for anyone to download and use their creation instantly.
With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the best character design codes in Monster Hunter Wilds we’ve come across so far.
Best character design codes for Hunter and Palico in Monster Hunter Wilds
All the design codes listed in the tables below work in Monster Hunter Wilds at the time of writing. Your character’s appearance also changes with the equipment you choose to run—with the armor beefing up your character considerably. The elf-like ears (Wyverian Ears) are available only when you purchase the Hunter Layered Armor DLC.
Every player can only upload three design codes at a time. To upload more designs, you need to delete your existing uploads. This is why some design codes may not work after a while. So, if you’re having problems downloading a design code (after waiting 10 to 20 seconds), it’s likely that the creator deleted the design code.
Some players also report that you can only use the design codes for a limited number of times before they expire.
Hunter design codes
Palico design codes
Aside from these codes, if you’re a fan of Avatar the Last Airbender series, make sure to try the Zuko and Aang duo in Monster Hunter Wilds. The design codes aren’t available, but you can copy the settings from the sliders posted in the Reddit thread in a couple of minutes.
How to find new designs for Monster Hunter Wilds
The best place to find new design codes and sliders (design settings) is the subreddit MHSliders—where the Monster Hunter Wilds players constantly share their original creations and recreate iconic characters from other games and movies. You can also check OnlyGuides and Danny_Dyanasty on YouTube, as these creators have been taking requests from viewers in the comments section and recreating the most popular requests daily.
Additionally, a Reddit user recently created a website to upload and share your Monster Hunter Wilds designs, and you can sort the uploads by newest first to try new codes.
How to make and use design codes in Monster Hunter Wilds
To create a design code in Monster Hunter Wilds, you need to save it first:
- Open the Character Creator.
- Create your character.
- Select the third (and final) tab in the creator to Save/Load your design.
- Open the Sub-menu for the design you just saved, and select Upload Design.
You can also download any design using the codes using Download Design right under the save option. It’s best to copy-paste an existing design code (12 characters long) instead of manually entering it, as the codes are case-sensitive.
Finally, if you spent a lot of time fine-tweaking your characters during the game’s beta test, you can import the settings using the Beta Test Data option on the first tab of the Character Creator. However, the developers have slightly changed the settings, so your character may not look exactly like it did during the beta testing.
Can you change your character’s design after starting a new game?
You can change your Hunter and Palico’s design completely at any point, but you must have their Edit Vouchers to re-edit. The devs offer one free Character and Palico Edit Voucher via the DLCs, so make sure you add the free vouchers to your library and then relaunch the game.
Aside from the freebies, you must purchase the Edit Vouchers (available only in sets of three) if you wish to tweak your designs:
- $6.99 for a Pack of three Character Edit Vouchers
- $6.99 for a Pack of three Palico Edit Vouchers
- $9.99 for a Pack of three Character & Palico Edit Vouchers
Stepping into your tent at the camp also lets you touch up your characters; however, it limits you to just redoing your hairstyle, makeup, and minor features instead of completely changing your character’s structure from head to toe, like in the Character Creator.
