Freedom Unbound — Alpha 0.1.5

Created by Team Wyvern Works

A Windows native recompilation of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, built on PortableKit.

Play Freedom Unite on PC with a dedicated launcher, configurable controls, save management and optional mods. You need your own supported USA copy of the game; game files and saves are not included.

Current stage — Alpha 0.1.5

Playable alpha. Various Village Elder quests have been tested through ★3, including progression, hunting, saving and reloading. The full game is expected to be playable, but a complete playthrough has not yet been verified.

Current features:

• Native PC gameplay at the original 30 FPS, with optional experimental interpolation.
• A dedicated launcher with English and Brazilian Portuguese interface options.
• Three save cards with rotatable equipped hunters, equipment details, rank, Zenny, Pokke/Guild Points and play time.
• A Load button for each occupied card to start that hunter.
• Automatic and manual save backups, restore, and compatible PSP save import/export.
• Configurable keyboard, mouse and gamepad controls.
• Fill aspect ratio: widescreen, 16:10 and resized windows show a wider 3D view; menus and other 2D screens keep their shape.
• Optional texture, text and supported gameplay mods, with verified downloads from the launcher.
• An in-game mod manager (F9), a texture pack toggle (F10) and an Equipment Wishlist panel (F7) while its mod is enabled.
• Texture warmup: texture packs prepare textures a quest area or the village/lobby used on earlier visits before drawing, reducing pop-in.
• LAN Host/Join controls for the Online Gathering Hall.
• Optional cheats for progression testing.
• Screenshots, update checks and a built-in bug report tool.

Known issues: experimental interpolation can distort the background inside the hunter's house. Use 30 FPS if this happens. HD textures can still pop in on first visits; the warmup currently prepares 2 of the 33 known village textures in time. Brief loading hitches may occur. The Gathering Map options and the Equipment Wishlist close hint are shown in English only. LAN connections and player movement are working; full multiplayer quest completion, rewards and save/reload validation remain pending. Internet play, cross-emulator compatibility and broader hardware coverage are unverified.

What's new

• Fill aspect ratio is now available: widescreen, 16:10 and resized windows show a wider 3D view instead of falling back to Original.
• F7 opens the Equipment Wishlist panel while the Equipment Wishlist mod is enabled, with crafted-item notices. F9 from that panel switches to the mod manager.
• F10 toggles an installed texture pack and does nothing if none is installed. When the Wishlist mod is off, F7 is no longer reserved. It stays the Extra right default, but you can rebind it. When no texture pack is installed, F10 is free for your own bindings.
• Texture packs prepare textures already seen in a quest area or the village/lobby before they are first drawn.
• The Game data label and most save error messages on the Saves screen follow the launcher language, including Brazilian Portuguese.
• Installing a mod version that is already installed now says so. Installing an older version asks before replacing the newer one (No is selected first). This applies to dropped ZIPs and to downloads.
• The launcher, window title and logs use the Freedom Unbound name.
• Brazilian Portuguese accented letters now match the game's font in the pt-BR mod 0.2.3.

Mods are separate downloads through the launcher or Freedom Unbound Mods. See release notes for changes and current limitations. LAN quest/reward/save validation, internet/cross-emulator play, broad hardware coverage and a complete campaign playthrough remain unverified. Experimental interpolation can distort the background inside the hunter's house.

Next steps

1. Broaden testing across quests, weapons, monsters, maps and different PCs.
2. Fix reported gameplay, save and stability issues.
3. Improve interpolation, loading and launcher usability.
4. Validate full LAN hunts, study internet/cross-emulator play and continue native 60 FPS research.
5. Consider support for more platforms.

These are development goals, with no confirmed release dates.

Optional mods

Find my Freedom Unite mods, downloads and installation guides in Freedom Unbound Mods.

No mods ship with 0.1.5. The download contains no texture packs, text mods or gameplay mods; every mod is a separate, optional download.

Mod support	What it does
Texture packs	Replace supported game textures, including HD artwork. Enable one texture pack at a time.
Text mods	Replace supported game text and fonts. The launcher's language setting is separate from the game's translation.
Gameplay and HUD mods	Turn on supported features built into Freedom Unbound, such as damage numbers, gathering indicators, monster health, camera controls and key-quest markers. These require a compatible launcher version.

About mods right now: under the current approach, mods only switch on features already built into Freedom Unbound, or add data. Texture packs and text mods fully work, and anyone can make them. Mods can't add new features or game logic yet. A plugin system that lets mods add their own features is coming soon.

Browse and download mods directly from the launcher. The Freedom Unbound Official Mod Page is included; you can add custom public GitHub indexes and expand or collapse each group. Downloads are checked against the index's size and SHA-256 before installation review.

To install a ZIP manually, do not extract it. Drop it onto the launcher's Mods page, review the details, choose Install, then turn it on.

Press F9 to manage supported mods in-game. F10 toggles an installed texture pack, such as the Freedom Unbound HD pack. F7 opens the Equipment Wishlist while its mod is enabled. New installs remain disabled until you enable them. See Mod downloads and indexes and In-game mod manager.

Mods are downloaded separately. Check each mod's guide for launcher requirements, controls and known limitations. Some mods change saved progress. Shared Guild Progression, for example, writes its changes into your save, so turning the mod off later won't undo progress already saved.

For available packages and individual installation guides, visit Freedom Unbound Mods.

Download and play

Download the Windows x64 ZIP from the release page. Choose the playable package under Assets, rather than GitHub's automatic Source code download.

Requirements: Windows x64, a Vulkan-capable GPU and driver, an AVX-capable CPU, the Microsoft Visual C++ x64 runtime, and A LEGALLY OBTAINED DUMP of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite — USA version (ULUS10391), in ISO format. You must supply your own dump; game files are not included.

1. Extract the complete ZIP into a writable folder.
2. Keep all extracted files together and run FreedomUnbound.exe.
3. Follow first-run setup and select your supported USA ISO.
4. Adjust your settings, then choose Play. If you already have a hunter, you can use its Load button.

Do not run the game from inside the ZIP or copy only the launcher executable. Start-Freedom-Unbound.cmd is available as a fallback.

Already installed? You can update directly through the launcher.

Technical specifications and settings

Setting	Explanation
Resolution	Auto follows the window size. ×1–×6 increase internal resolution; higher values give a sharper image and require more GPU power.
Fullscreen / Window size	Choose fullscreen or a resizable window and set its starting size.
Aspect ratio	Original preserves the PSP picture's proportions. Stretch fills the window by stretching it. Fill fills widescreen, 16:10 and resized windows by showing a wider 3D view, instead of falling back to Original; with Fill, the width follows the window's shape.
Scaling filter	Sharp preserves hard pixel edges; Smooth softens the image when it is resized to the window.
Texture filter	Choose sharper or smoother sampling of the game's textures.
Vsync	Synchronizes presentation with your display to reduce tearing.
Frame rate	Gameplay runs at 30 FPS. Higher presentation rates use experimental interpolation; they do not make gameplay native 60 FPS.
Lower when behind	Automatically reduces the presentation rate if the chosen rate would slow the game.
Game speed	Normal keeps the game at its intended speed. Unlimited lets it run faster where possible.
Fast loading	Allows faster processing during supported silent loading sections.
Performance	Shows FPS and performance information. F3 toggles the on-screen display.
Audio	Adjust overall volume or mute without losing your volume setting.
Button bindings	Remap supported keyboard, mouse and gamepad buttons under Controls.
Sticks and triggers	Adjust stick dead zones and the trigger activation point. Higher dead zones help prevent drift.
Camera	Configure right-stick behavior, supported camera options, speed, inversion and axis swapping. Some camera features require the matching mod.
Mouse	Enable mouse control and adjust sensitivity and inversion.
Confirm button	Choose the bottom or right face button for confirmation.
Name entry	Choose the on-screen keyboard or a preset name when the game requests one.
Touch controls	Adjust on-screen controls, size, opacity and camera speed when using a touch screen.
Language	Choose English, Brazilian Portuguese or automatic selection for the launcher and host menus. This does not translate the entire game.
Restore defaults	Reset the settings on the selected page.

Default keys

Default keyboard and mouse bindings (change them under Controls):

Game action	Default
Move forward / left / back / right	W / A / S / D
△ (Triangle)	Mouse Left
○ (Circle, confirm)	Mouse Right / F
× (Cross, back)	Space
□ (Square)	E
L	Q
R	Left Shift
START	Enter / Tab
SELECT	Backspace
D-pad up / left / down / right	Arrow keys
Camera up / left / down / right	I / J / K / L
Extra left trigger (mod action)	F6
Extra right trigger (mod action)	F7, which also opens the Equipment Wishlist when that mod is on

Freedom Unbound keys:

Key	Action
Esc (or L3+R3 on a gamepad)	Open the in-game menu. Always reserved.
F3	Toggle performance information. Always reserved.
F7 / RT	Equipment Wishlist (while that mod is on)
F9	Open the in-game mod manager. Always reserved.
F10	Toggle an installed texture pack; does nothing and is free for your own bindings if none is installed.
F12	Take a screenshot. Always reserved.

Esc, F3, F9 and F12 can't be bound to game actions.

Default gamepad buttons (Xbox / PlayStation):

Game action	Default
○ (confirm)	B / Circle
× (back)	A / Cross
△	Y / Triangle
□	X / Square
L	LB / L1 (also LT / L2)
R	RB / R1 (also RT / R2)
START	Start / Options
SELECT	Back / View / Share
D-pad	D-pad, and the right stick by default
Analogue stick	Left stick
Camera	Right stick, when the modern camera is on
In-game menu (Esc)	L3 + R3 together

• The Confirm button setting swaps ○ and ×, and the menus follow it.
• When a mod uses the extra keys, LT / L2 is Extra left and RT / R2 is Extra right.
• L3, R3 and Guide can't be rebound.
• F3, F9, F10 and F12 are keyboard only.

Classic layout: the default keyboard layout is WASD plus the mouse. To switch, open the in-game menu (Esc or L3+R3), go to Controls and choose Use the classic keyboard layout. It copies in the keys from earlier versions: move I J K L, △ S, ○ X, × Z, □ A, L Q, R W, START Enter, SELECT Right Shift or Backspace, and the D-pad on the arrow keys. There's no toggle back; to undo it, rebind the keys.

The launcher can open your screenshots folder.

Use Saves to manage backups, restore or import/export a compatible save. Keep a separate copy of your original PSP save and follow any restart prompts.

Optional Cheats include unlimited health/stamina, one-hit kills, maximum Zenny, item-box stack multiplication, free crafting for available recipes and L+R quest completion. Some cheats require a restart after disabling. Money, items, crafted equipment and saved progress are not undone when a cheat is turned off.

To report a problem, use Report a bug in the launcher and share the report through the server's bug-report channel. Include what happened and how to reproduce it. The report excludes your saves, save keys and game files.

Project documentation

• Freedom Unbound Mods: my FU mods, downloads and player guides.
• Mod downloads and indexes: catalog format, custom sources and verified downloads.
• In-game mod manager: supported live controls and restart requirements.
• LAN multiplayer: hosting, joining and current test coverage.
• Modding Freedom Unbound: how to create compatible mod packages.
• Release notes and What's new: Alpha 0.1.5 changes.
• Disclosures and legal disclaimer.

Credits

• Team Wyvern Works / DuduX42: Freedom Unbound and its launcher.
• PortableKit and PSPRecomp contributors: the recompilation framework and runtime that make this project possible. See PortableKit.
• Capcom: the original Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Monster Hunter series.
• Third-party library contributors: SDL, FFmpeg, Dear ImGui, Vulkan Loader, miniz, stb, tiny-AES and xxHash. Their license notices are included with the Windows package.
• Our playtesters and community: testing, bug reports and feedback.

AI-use disclosure

Freedom Unbound uses AI-assisted workflows for development, technical research, debugging, testing support, documentation and some original project artwork. AI-assisted work can contain errors. The project's recorded tests and known limitations describe what has actually been checked; AI assistance does not establish complete gameplay compatibility or an absence of bugs.

Legal disclaimer

Freedom Unbound is an independent project and is not affiliated with, authorized by, sponsored by, or endorsed by CAPCOM, Sony, or any of their affiliates.

Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, CAPCOM, PlayStation, PSP, and all related trademarks, game assets, artwork, audio, characters, and other intellectual property belong to their respective owners.

Freedom Unbound does not distribute the original game files or game assets: no disc image, original PSP executable or data files, and no original game textures, models, audio or video. You must provide the required files from your own legally obtained copy of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP. The installer verifies the supported original USA release (ULUS10391); other releases are not currently supported.

Users are solely responsible for obtaining, dumping, extracting and using their game copy in accordance with the laws applicable in their jurisdiction.

Freedom Unbound does not support, provide, link to, or encourage the use of unauthorized or pirated copies of the game.

References to the original game and its trademarks are made solely for identification, compatibility and interoperability purposes.

Screenshots and other depictions of the original game may be used to document or demonstrate Freedom Unbound's functionality. All depicted third-party game content remains the property of its respective rights holders.

Any license covering Freedom Unbound's own original code and materials does not grant rights to third-party intellectual property. Third-party components retain their respective licenses and notices.

Freedom Unbound provides the software, not the game. You must provide your own legally obtained copy.