How To Start MH3 and MH3U

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This is a guide through the beginning of MH3 so you are able to start quests. NOTE: Make sure to talk to NPC's whenever they have a yellow box over their head.

Beginning
After you create your character you will be put through a cut scene. After the cut scene, the towns people will be huddled around the Village Elder. Talk to everyone. Then proceed to Moga Forest, which is the accessed by entering the top right area.

Moga Forest 1
You shall receive instructions from the Village Elder (that's how you know you are doing it right). Go to Area 2. Kill an Aptonoth. Carve 2 Meats from it. Now bring it to the camp (area that branches off of area 2). Talk to the Village Elder's Son. You will receive the quest "Deliver 1 Meat to the Elder's Son at camp. Now talk to him with Meat selected.  Upon completion, return back to Moga Village.

Moga Village 1
Now that you are back in the village, the Elder's Son should be standing on top of the boxes. That is where he will be for the rest of the game. Speak to him. He will give you a BBQ to cook meat. Speak to him again and he will have a delivery request for you. Which is the bottom option from the guy on the boxes (Elder's Son). "Deliver 30 points to the Elder's Son." Now head back out to Moga Forest.

Moga Forest 2
Now you must kill to get points. There is Aptonoth and Orutarosu at Area 2. Bunahabura at are 5. Jagii at area 6. Kelbi at area 7. You will be rewarded points for each kill. Once you have accumulated 30 points return to Moga Village.

Moga Village 2
Now go speak to the Elder's Son again. Choose the 2nd option which is "Hunt Report" to turn in your kills and receive your points. Then Choose the 5th Option which is "Delivery Request" and turn in your 30 points. Next talk to the BlackSmith and he will give you a Mega Pickaxe and ask you to mine him an Iron ore. No go back to Moga Forest.

Moga Forest 3
Right when you start out you will see a torch directly to your left. Go to it and you will see a symbol appear over your head. Gather that spot and you will receive a torch. You will need it. Now go to Area 4; There is where you will need to mine. Once you enter Area 4 you will see it is dark as ****. So take out your torch to light up the way. Look for a mine-able rock and mine for an Iron Ore. Once you get an Iron Ore (you will know because the Village Elder will say something right after) return back to Moga Village.

Moga Village 3
Now back in Moga Village speak to the Black Smith. Turn in the Iron Ore (blinking 4th option). After that you can talk to the kid right next to him and receive a Mega Bugnet. Now go to your farm (bottom right of Moga Village). Talk to farm people. Go back to Moga Village and talk to the Elder for a harpoon. Time to go back to Moga Forest.

Moga Forest 4
Now you should have the full map unlocked. Village Elder should pop up again and asks you to slay a Manbou fish. Now your quest is "Slay 1 Manbou fish" which is in Area 11. Quickest way to get there is go to Area 2, then your camp, go off the docks and swim through the secret area (YAY! you get to swim now xD), you should end up in Area 9, run to Area 10 and then swim to Area 11. Once you arrive in Area 11 there will be a short cut scene showing what you have to kill. Now you have 2 options, either kill the fish straight up, or damage the fish and use a harpoon on it so you can get a carve. Either way, as long as it dies, you will complete the quest. After you kill the fish, open up your menu, and choose the last option on the first page which is "To Moga".

Moga Village 4
Now, talk to everyone. You will get an item from the Blacksmith and 1500z from the Elder.

CONGRATULATIONS You can now do quests.