Monster Hunter: World looks crisp with the high-res texture pack

And there's a new anti-aliasing option

Right on cue, Capcom has released a High-Resolution Texture Pack for Monster Hunter: World on PC. It's a separate download on Steam, and it's free, so as long as you have the right hardware, it's that simple.

Here's a comparison of the game running with and without the high-res textures:

As for system requirements, they're not necessarily as demanding as I thought they might be.

Minimum

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-bit required)
• Processor: Intel Core i5-4460, 3.20GHz or AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX Vega56
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 70 GB available space
• Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX 9.0c)
• Additional Notes: 1080p/30fps

Recommended

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: WINDOWS 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-bit required)
• Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or Intel Core i3 8350 4GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti or AMD Radeon VII
• DirectX: Version 11
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 70 GB available space
• Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX 9.0c or better)
• Additional Notes: 2160p／30fps

Even if your system isn't up to the task, you don't have to feel totally left out. Today's Monster Hunter: World update also fixes bugs and includes features like "TAA+FXAA" in the anti-aliasing graphics settings, a meter in the menu to show how much PC VRAM you're using with your current settings, another mouse control type, and a "Friends Can Join" toggle for private multiplayer sessions.

For more details on everything in the update, consult this Steam post from Capcom.