Monster Hunter Now Adds Gunlance Event and Train Play Update
The train play update, which lets players hunt by selecting the "I am not the driver" dialog, drew immediate gratitude from players, with some commenting they have waited three years for the change.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Scopely announced on August 24 that Monster Hunter Now will hold the Summer Festival of Hunters 2026 event, running in two parts from August 24 through September 6. The event adds the limited Gunlance weapon Tropical Cannon and makes dimensional variant monsters more active. A separate update eases restrictions on playing while traveling by train.
Monster Hunter Now players can now hunt from a train seat. Scopely announced the change alongside the Summer Festival of Hunters 2026 event, which begins today and runs in two parts: the first from August 24 through August 31, the second from August 31 through September 6.
The event brings the limited Gunlance Tropical Cannon and makes dimensional variant monsters more active. The train update, scheduled within this week, eases restrictions that previously limited play while traveling for safety reasons. Players who select the "I am not the driver" dialog can hunt on trains, drawing comments like "God update!" and "I'll do a full loop on the Yamanote Line."
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