[LAST UPDATED: 11/12/2012] Howdy,
fellow Monster Hunters, and welcome to the Loc Lac Kitty Karters’
inaugural Monster Hunter Ultimate Item List & Encyclopedia. This is
basically my attempt to chronicle every item in this game in
alphabetical order and all the various ways that they can be acquired.
Why? Because I’m crazy, that’s why. That and the fact that I want to
hopefully make finding these buggers a lot easier, not just for all you
hunters out there but for me as well. Unfortunately, there is a crapton
of this stuff so lord knows how long it’ll take me. I’m really crossing
my fingers and hoping that I get to finish this stuff before the English
version of Monster Hunter Ultimate comes out. Speaking of language, I
am starting by listing the items in Japanese order because I already
know for certain what their names are thanks to my handy dandy official
guide. For items that were released after Tri, I’ll be using some rough
translations until I know what the official English names will be. Once I
do, I will also post another version of the item guide arranged
alphabetically in English. In the meantime, please feel free to peruse
the items we’ve got so far.
Lots of folks practice their hunts to perfection before recording their feats and making them available to the masses. That’s not how the Loc Lac Kitty Karters roll, however. Two weeks after marking our year-and-a-half absence from Monster Hunting with a rusty showing against Silver Rathalos, we doubled down with an even more shameful showing against Zinogre. Practice? We’re talking about practice? Forget practice, just hit the record button and let’s get the party started, people. Ooh, that didn’t quite turn out like we wanted...
The good news about noob runs, however, is that they provide a great educational experience. After all, when life gives you lemons, you give them to someone else and let them have the pucker face. So what did we learn? First, I apparently can’t hit the broad side of barn. Zinogre’s weak point is his head, which I tried to hit in this run — emphasis on the word “tried.” I could almost hear a disappointed Master Yoda sitting behind me and saying there is no try, only do. Second, I really needed to get closer. Besides some of my shots not reaching their target because I was too far, this also makes the hunt less efficient if Zinogre decides to chase me and my melee partner has to cover more distance to get within striking range again (especially since we also brought Felvines to the quest). Also the “Square” button isn’t for reloading or standing up (as exemplified by the two times I healed myself without meaning to). Meanwhile, Pacman did a good job in alternating between hitting the head, back and rear leg of Zinogre but, uh, totally forgot to cut the tail.
Other than ALL that, well, everything was just peachy...
HI-HO, SILVER: Ah yes, silver, the color of space-faring surfers and werewolf-slaying projectiles. In Monster Hunter, however, silver is the calling card of the king of airborne wyverns, the リオレウス希少種 or Silver Rathalos. The majestic beast is the target of many a hunter obsessed with forging its shimmering armor (cough, Pacman and Ke$ha, cough), causing them to drag some other poor hunter (cough, Gaga, cough) to "Silver and Gold" dragon hunts over and over and over so they can complete their dragon armor set. To commemorate our return to "honster munting" after an extended break. We recently decided to test our rusty skills on this very beast by hunting a Silver Rathalos in MHP3. Now we're adding a Silver Rath guide to Loc Lac Kitty Karters' list of offerings to help out folks embarking on Monster Hunter Ultimate for the first time.
モガの森 ・MOGA VILLAGE
Item Gathering List
VILLAGE PEOPLE: No, no, not those
Village People. Although I reckon that there are some similarities.
Like the aforementioned ’70s icons' return in a crackin’ pistachio commercial,
Moga Village makes a comeback in Monster Hunter 3G and Monster Hunter 3
Ultimate after ceding the spotlight to Yukumo Village in Monster Hunter
Portable 3rd. This is essentially the same as the Deserted Island map
except the Moga Village version is for offline. Note that the harvesting
and mining spots have some differences depending on the time of day.
Here’s a quick guide to gathering spots.
REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD: Meanwhile, back in Loc Lac.... It’s been more than a year since our favorite “kitty karters” laced up their monster hunting boots. Even after Gaga got his grubby paws on a white 3DS and Monster Hunter 3G during a visit to Japan last Christmas, he eventually quit playing a month later because “honster munting” just ain’t the same without his two buddies.
Then Monster Hunter Ultimate got announced. Like a hunter getting a second wind after being dumped like a sack of potatoes via kitty cart in camp, the old gang decided to boot up Monster Hunter Portable 3rd again for some much needed practice. Their first target? Ke$ha’s white, er, silver whale: Silver Rathalos.
Given the fact that Ke$ha and Pacman haven’t hunted for more than a year while Gaga hasn’t used a bowgun for the same amount of time, the potential for noobin’ moments was as high as a dragon egg on Area 8 of the Deserted Island. The best part of the hunt? When Ke$ha carved a Rathalos Ruby from Silver Rath’s tail and started running around like an idiot while screaming “I got a Rathalos Ruby!” over and over and over. This was made even funnier by the fact that in his quest to get that one ruby to complete his Silver Rath armor set more than a year ago, Gaga and Pac -- who didn’t need said ruby because they already have their Silver Rath armor -- kept getting the gem over and over.
So ‘grats, Ke$ha. Let us hope that the Rathalos Ruby is no longer your drug.
