Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Cheats and Tips

Rainbow Pigment Effect becomes unlocked when you have completed 1-7 Stars Caravan Quests (excluding Training quests).

Press the following buttons when you have the indicated weapon to perform the corresponding attack.

Bow

Normal Shot:

Press R

Charge Shots:

Hold R then release

Aim:

Press X

Select Coating:

Press L + X or B

Equip Coating:

Press X + A

Arc/Power Shot:

Press A

Light Bowgun

Reload:

Press X

Fire:

Press A

Scope View/Quick-aim:

Press R

Maneuver Scope:

Use Circle-pad

Select Ammo:

Press L + X or B

Heavy Bowgun

Reload:

Press X

Fire:

Press A

Scope View/Quick-aim Mode/Aim:

Press R

Select Ammo:

Press L + X or B

Reload:

Press X

Crouching Fire:

Press X + A

Press the following buttons when you have the indicated weapon to perform the corresponding attack.

Charge Blade

Normal Attack:

Press X

Special Attack/Element Discharge:

Press A

Block:

Press R

Switch to Axe/Sword:

Press R + X

Store Phials:

Press R + A

Greatsword

Downward Slashes or Charge when held:

Press or hold X

Upward Slash:

Press X + A

Side/Spin Slashes:

Press A

Block:

Press R

Sword and Shield

Basic Attack:

Press X

Side Attack or Shield Bash:

Press A

Forward Slash:

Press X + A

Block or Defensive Stance:

Press R

Longsword

Basic Attack:

Press X

Thrust:

Press A

Fade Slash:

Press X + A

Spirit Blade:

Press R

Dual Blades

Basic Attack :

Press X

Roundslash:

Press A

Demon Mode:

Press R

Thrust Attack or Demon Combo:

Press X + A

Hammer

Ground Smash:

Press X

Side Smash:

Press A

Charge:

Press R

Hunting Horn

Note 1 Attack:

Press X

Note 2 Attack:

Press A

Note 3 Attack:

Press X + A

Perform (twice for encore):

Press R

Lance

Mid Thrust:

Press X

High Thrust:

Press A

Block:

Press R

Backstep:

Press B

Sidestep:

Press Left or Right + B

Sweep:

Press X + A

Counter-thrust:

Hold R and press A

Dash Attack:

Hold R and press X + A

Block-advance:

Hold R and press Up + X

Gunlance

Thrust/Overhead Smash:

Press X + X + X

Fire Shell:

Press A

Block:

Press R

Backstep:

Press B

Reload after Backstep:

Press B + A

Reload:

Hold R and press A

Burst Fire:

Press X + X + X + A

Wyvern’s Fire:

Hold R and press X + A

Switch Axe

Overhead Slash:

Press X

Side Slash:

Press A

Swap Weapons:

Press R

Element Discharge:

Press X + A (Sword mode)

Insect Glaive

Basic Attack:

Press X

Strong/Advancing Attack:

Press A

Mark Monster:

Press R

Deploy Kinsect:

Press R + X

Return Kinsect:

Press R + A

Vaulting:

Press R + B

The following additional scenes can be unlocked by progressing further into the Caravan Questline, and through downloading DLC content.

Beach Weather:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Capital C:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Caravan Comics:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Dream Match:

Complete 'Skiff Competition'.

Dunes (Day):

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'

Felyne Attack:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Frozen Seaway:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Heaven's Mount:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Light & Shadow:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Lotsa Wachas:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'

Lovely Poogie:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Meownster Mat:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Metal Emblem:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Monster Mural:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Primal Forest:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Puffy Zamtrios:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Quest for Truth:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

R&R:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Roaring Tigrex:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

The World:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Treasure Chest:

Acquired via download.

USJ:

Acquired via download

Velocidrome Run:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Volcanic Hollow:

Complete 'Advanced: Heaven's Wheel'.

Warning!:

Complete 'Skiff Scuttler'.

Zinogre Design:

Downloaded 'Down to Business'.

Complete the following quest chains to unlock the corresponding additional enemy boss.

Kirin:

Complete the 'Crazy Stupid Love', 'Advanced: Fleet Action', 'Advanced: Shipping Out', and 'Research: Kirin' quests.

Basarios:

Complete 'Swinging into Action', 'Kecha Wacha Wallop', and 'Research: Basarios' quests.

Yian Garuga:

Complete the 'Remobra Remedy' and 'Research: Yian Garuga' quests.

Use the 'Wave' gesture when you see a hot air balloon in the sky to make it shine and briefly reveal the location of a mosnster.