{"id":47889,"date":"2025-05-12T17:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=47889"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T08:44:42","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-jin-dahaad-can-freeze-locales-it-isnt-supposed-to-be-in-and-even-cool-down-lava-mod-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-jin-dahaad-can-freeze-locales-it-isnt-supposed-to-be-in-and-even-cool-down-lava-mod-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds: Jin Dahaad can freeze locales it isn\u2019t supposed to be in and even cool down lava, mod reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/strong> mods are both scary and interesting. One minute you have <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-weird-naked-mod-removes-feathers-and-fur-from-select-monsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hairless and featherless monsters running around<\/a>, the next you can create <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-new-zoh-shia-hammers-remind-players-of-a-white-xbox-so-much-theres-already-a-mod-to-replace-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoh Shia Hammers shaped like Xbox Series S consoles<\/a>. By modifying the game\u2019s code, YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MonsterSlayerSquad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MonsterSlayer Squad<\/a> was able to take the game\u2019s current biggest monster, the Jin Dahaad, and transport him all over The Forbidden Lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jin Dahaad&#039;s Ultimate turns every MAP into a FROZEN wasteland!\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BzY8JOyw7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Endemic to the Iceshard Cliffs and fought only in Rimechain Peak, the Jin Dahaad is the area\u2019s apex monster. Using its body\u2019s metallic plates, the Jin Dahaad can drastically lower its body temperature as well as that of its surroundings. In battle, the Jin Dahaad will use its temperature-changing abilities to launch frozen breath blasts and area-of-effect (AoE) attacks that damage and freeze its enemies. Its strongest attack has it encasing itself in a wall of ice before unleashing a massive AoE explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890001.jpg\" alt=\"Jin Dahaad in water.\" class=\"wp-image-47890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the Jin Dahaad\u2019s massive size and ability to affect its surroundings, MonsterSlayer Squad took the monster and placed it in areas it shouldn\u2019t be. Surprisingly, all of the environments were affected by Jin Dahaad\u2019s ice-based attacks. Local fauna and rock formations turned white, while icicles grew on the land that the Jin Dahaad passed through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890002.jpg\" alt=\"Jin Dahaad in lava area. \" class=\"wp-image-47891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250512-478890002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jin Dahaad\u2019s most interesting interactions occurred when it made contact with water or lava. While the Jin Dahaad\u2019s ice-based attacks didn\u2019t cause water to freeze (as evidenced when the monster was placed in areas like the Scarlet Forest), it could cool down the lava in the Oilwell Basin. The Jin Dahaad\u2019s ability to encase itself in ice is even more astonishing when executed in seemingly unsuitable climates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas most Monster Hunter Wilds content is focused on the slaying of monsters, the MonsterSlayer Squad YouTube channel has several videos that deal with monster ecology, biology, and anatomy. If those aren\u2019t your thing, there is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCb_2pQsMj7B17ztSuTPaaDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second channel dedicated to straight-up monster deathmatch videos<\/a> for those that love some good old violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monster Hunter Wilds is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2246340\/Monster_Hunter_Wilds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monster Hunter Wilds modders test what happens if you teleport Jin Dahaad all over the map \u2013 turns out its abilities can even cool down lava. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":47893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-47889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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