How to disable automatic crafting in Monster Hunter Wilds

Auto-crafting is a feature in Monster Hunter Wilds that automatically creates items as you collect resources throughout the game.

From the first steps you take in the desert sands of Monster Hunter Wilds, the game’s default settings make it so it will automatically craft a whole bunch of items, like potions, as you play. This feature can be super helpful because it allows you to craft additional items in the field without fiddling with a menu in the middle of a monster fight. On the flip side, it can make it difficult to save up certain resources, since the game automatically allocates them toward crafting.

If you want to save specific resources for particular items or you just want full control over what you collect, then you might want to stop the game from auto-crafting certain items. In this Monster Hunter Wilds guide, we’ll go over how to turn-off auto-crafting.

How to turn off auto-crafting in Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds allows you to craft items on-the-go. The default settings make it so that the game automatically crafts several items like potions, hot drinks, and flash pods, alongside several types of ammo. Editing the auto-craft settings will allow you to take complete control over how you use your resources.

To turn off auto-crafting in Monster Hunter Wilds, open your menu, then navigate to the “Items and Equipment” submenu. The top option highlighted under this sub-section should say “Crafting List.” Select it.

This will pull up a list of craftable items. (Use left and right on the D-pad to flip between different pages of items.) Examine the item list to see which are set to auto-craft. If auto-crafting is available, an item will have a small toggle in line with it position to the right of it, as shown in the image slider above:

To turn the toggle off or on, select the item you want to turn auto-crafting off (or back on!) for, then click in the right thumbstick. From there, flip through the list of items and decide what you do and don’t want to auto-craft. And if you ever change your mind, the menu will be there for you to edit at a later time.