Monster Hunter Generations Hub Quests

For Monster Hunter Generations on the 3DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Hunter Arts Unlock Guide'. Notes: This is an easier quest that, again, takes place in the Dunes. You can find Hermitaurs, small crab monsters, in areas 2, 3, and 7. Apceros are the herbivores of the Dunes so if you feel like completing the subquest feel free to track them down. Completion of these four key quests will lead you to your next Urgent Quest! Wow, that was fast. Do key quests to progress. There's a list of all key quests for village (single player) and key quests for hub (multiplayer). All monsters are automatically scaled for single player or multiplayer depending if it's a village quest or hub quest. Hub quests unlock the endgame, but single player quests unlock tons of other useful stuff.

Now that you’ve completed the 1-star Quests, you should know how everything operates by now, right? You know, you take on a quest, complete it, rinse and repeat, and make sure you manage your items and gear along the way! You’re a pro now. Right? …right?

No?

Well, that’s okay. We’ve got you covered.

This page details all the key quests of this tier. If you want to get to the end of the game, and fast, then just do these and move on. If you want to take your time, that’s great too. But you’ll have to do these eventually!

Rambunctious Rhenoplos

Objective: Slay 5 Rhenoplos

Location: Jurassic Frontier

Subquest: None

Notes: Rhenoplos are these rhino-like monsters that will charge at you even if unprovoked. The in-universe explanation is that they have poor eyesight but really it’s just to piss you off and interrupt your business. So have your revenge by killing five! Rhenoplos are hanging around areas 3 and 6.

Gendrome Roadblock

Objective: Hunt a Gendrome

Location: Dunes

Subquest: Slay 5 Genprey

Notes: This quest will be automatically available from the get-go, and takes place in a new area, the Dunes. Bring Cool Drinks , as the heat will sap your health otherwise. The supply box will provide you with 2. Gendrome is in a similar family to Great Maccao, but has a much simpler attack set. Find him in Area 10 . The subquest should be easy to carry out. Gendrome can paralyze you so beware!

The Land Sharq

Objective: Hunt a Cephadrome

Location: Dunes

Subquest: Mount and topple the monster twice

Notes: Another quest in the Dunes introduces you to Cephadrome . Unlike Gendrome and Great Maccao, Cephadrome is a Piscine Wyvern and so will act and behave differently. Cephadrome awaits your challenge in area 7. The box provides you with EZ Sonic Bombs and when Cephadrome is swimming under the sand, throw it to bring him out flopping for you to wail on. If you want to have an easier time mounting, bring an Insect Glaive or use the aerial hunting style.

Hermit Grab

Objective: Slay 5 Hermitaur

Location: Dunes

Subquest: Deliver 3 Apceros Livers

Notes: This is an easier quest that, again, takes place in the Dunes. You can find Hermitaurs, small crab monsters, in areas 2, 3, and 7. Apceros are the herbivores of the Dunes so if you feel like completing the subquest feel free to track them down.

Completion of these four key quests will lead you to your next Urgent Quest ! Wow, that was fast. Before you challenge this, though, I highly recommend you put together a set of armor from some of the monsters you’ve been hunting, so that you have higher defense. You should have upgraded your weapon once or twice by now as well.

URGENT: Tusk Tantrum

Objective: Hunt a Tetsucabra

Location: Jurassic Frontier

Subquest: Wound Tetsucabra’s jaw

Notes: This is your next large monster, an Amphibian named the Tetsucabra . The Tetsucabra has large tusks and loves to jump all over the place. Be sure to bring Paintballs if you aren’t in the habit already as he will dig to move between areas. Tetsucabra awaits you in area 3 of Jurassic Frontier. One thing to note is that Tetsucabra makes for a great set of armor for Low Rank and so is worth your while to farm.

If you’re wondering about that subquest, aim your weapon at those enormous tusks. If you deal enough damage, you will hear an audible cracking noise, see shards fly off, and lo and behold Tetsucabra’s tusk has been broken! You must do this twice , once to each tusk, for subquest completion.

Complete this quest and you will unlock the 3* Quests! Congratulations, hunter. You’ll also get a new Hunter Art.

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As Monster Hunter’s only living weapon, the Insect Glaive needs some extra TLC.

That's because in addition to upgrading its staff, the Insect Glaive set also requires users to feed its other half — a bug called the Kinsect — in order to reach its true potential.

When the Insect Glaive first came out in Monster Hunter 4, however, upgrading its bug was akin to Monster Hunter rocket science. For every stat you boosted via feeding, or example, you downgraded another one, requiring the kind of thought and work that was rarely seen since Monster Hunter Tri allowed you to mix and match Bowgun pieces.

The good news for Monster Hunter Generations, however, is that leveling up the Insect Glaive is now more streamlined. Yes, you still have to feed and level up your Kinsect in addition to the upgrading the staff itself. But things are a lot more straightforward now without requiring as much math with the feeding process like before.

The process currently involves three steps in your “Upgrade Equipment” menu from the Smithy:

Upgrade Insect Glaive
Upgrade Kinsect
Feed Kinsect

The first option is essentially a straightforward weapon upgrade for the staff, requiring a certain set of materials just like other weapons. The last two requires more forethought and tie into each other, affecting whether you have a weapon that emphasizes speed, power, stamina or a more balanced mix of all three. Before you can upgrade your Kinsect, you first need to feed it enough Power, Speed or Heavy Jelly items to level up one of the aforementioned stats three times. Regular Jelly items boost a stat by one point but you can acquire stronger versions (combining a regular Jelly with a Larval Extract, for example, results in “+” version) that can boost stats anywhere from 5 points to a full 10 points, with the latter equating to one whole level boost. You can acquire Jelly from harvest points in the field or via trading with Neko or Chamberlyne as you progress in the game. Ordering Jelly from either cat Trader also can occasionally yields Larval Extract as well. Once you’ve fed a Kinsect enough, all the Jelly items get grayed out and you can now upgrade the Kinsect itself.

Depending on your level and which stats you invest in, you can evolve your Kinsect into different insects. Below is the full set of Kinsects you can aim for and the mats you need to level up your bug based on the official Japanese Monster Hunter X guidebook.

Tier 1

BASE: Culldrone and Mauldrone

Level 2: Huskberry x3, Worm x3
Level 3: Monster Bone S x2, Needleberry x6
Level 4: Monster Bone (L) x1, Exciteshroom x3
Level 5: Monster Bone+ x2, Exciteshroom x5
Level 6: Monster Keenbone x1, Dragon Toadstool x2
Level 7: Monster Hardbone x2, Dragon Toadstool x1
Level 8: Hyper Monster Bone x2, Dragon Toadstool x2

— Every staff starts out with one of these two bugs, which do not feature any extra effects. The Culldrone is a cutting type while the Mauldrone is a pummeling type. Other bug paths become available from either Level 3 or Level 6.

Tier 2

BALANCED: Elscarad and Arginesse

* Evolves from Culldrone or Mauldrone

Level 6: Monster Keenbone x1, Dragon Toadstool x2
Level 7: Monster Hardbone x

Monster Hunter Generations Level 2 Key Quests