The highly anticipated Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is finally here, and to celebrate its launch Capcom has included some free DLC to help hunters get started off right.

Rather unimaginatively called “The Starter Pack", it's a veritable cornucopia of loot with one “surprise" thrown in at the end. The contents are as follows:

Mega Potion x50

Honey x30

Mega Dash Juice x15

Well-done Steak x30

Max Potion x10

Lifepowder x20

Ancient Potion x5

Flash Bomb x30

Sonic Bomb x30

Pitfall Trap x15

Shock Trap x15

Super Mushroom x6

The commodities on this list are either simple to make or easy to find, but nonetheless this should help cut back on grinding a bit so hunters can focus on the more enjoyable task of hunting down the terrifying creatures. The “Super Mushroom" items can be taken to the smithy after making a bit of progress and he'll craft either a Mario or Luigi outfit for your Palico (cat companion) and an Invincible Hammer to match his new outfit. Be sure to note you only have enough materials to craft one of these outfits; a DLC quest due in the future will provide the items needed for the other outfit.

To get the Starter Pack, you must first make sure you've created a hunter in the game. Then download the patch from the eShop, go to your house in the game, talk to the Housekeeper, and look under “Downloadable Content" to receive your supplies.

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