THE PROGRESSION NOTEBOOK
Monster Hunter Outlanders Game Modes & Activities
Understand MHO hunts, requests, Trial Expedition, Guild Clash and field studies using the available client tutorial instructions.
Start with the activity that matches your objective: story stages are covered in Progression; the reference below explains hunts, exploration and activity systems. Reward types are shown only where the client names them. No current event times or unlock levels are inferred.
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Free Hunt
In areas where monsters are most active, you may find entrances leading to their lairs. Venture inside to begin your adventure!
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Joint Expedition
Complete Co-op Hunts as a squad to earn rewards. Maximize buffs to win.
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Hunt Request
Hunt Requests allow you to challenge wandering monsters for rewards beyond standard materials.
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Research
Different difficulty monsters have different special research objectives that grant rewards. Be sure to try and complete them!
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Adventure
In Adventure, watch the monster and time your attacks, reaction, and bursts.
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Guild Clash
The Hunter's Guild dispatches guild elites to take on hunting quests. Guilds are ranked and rewarded based on their total score.
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Trial Expedition
Only by understanding nature can we venture farther. Explore and challenge stronger monsters for Contracts and Rutacoin.
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Adventure Request
Adventure Requests contain daily quests. Complete them to build up Activity Points and earn generous Activity Rewards.
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Ecological Intel
After receiving intel, the corresponding monster will spawn in the field—head out to hunt it for rewards. You can receive intel from several friends each day, and sharing your own intel for friends to claim also earns Assist Points.
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Area Study
Area Studies is a quest system that tracks adventurers' exploration progress across different areas, divided into Exploration Quests and the more challenging Challenge Quests.
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Season
During the Season, you can significantly boost your strength by challenging Apex monsters, forging Apex Weapons, and more.
Read the entry conditions in your game
The snapshot describes these activities, but does not supply a complete, version-matched schedule, access threshold or reward table. Check the activity panel on your server before choosing a difficulty or consuming an entry item.
For named reward currencies, use the currency lookup. For recruitment rules referenced by Contracts, use the recruitment reference.
Sources & scope
English tutorial, currency and recruitment text comes from the supplied client localization snapshot, reviewed 2026-11-04. It is reference material with no confirmed live version, region or banner schedule. In-game notices for your server take precedence.
The official website confirms the Standard Contract and Zenny names. Its Japanese currency notice lists Rutacoin; it does not confirm worldwide purchase terms, drop rates or reset time zones. Official sources were checked 2026-11-04. No account connection or game testing is implied.