You didn't need to post it twice.
2. No, you still need to unlock HR8 normally and do the quests to unlock level 50 palicos.
3. No, you need to do the quest line first.
4. See 2.
5. You need to import it into the box / palico spaces and make sure there's a weapon in the first slot and 2 armor pieces.
Ok I've tried to save hack my MHGen game today and everything seems to work except for three things after importing my save file from APM Gen Save Editor.
1. The Pelico Armor/Weapon Smithy back in Village has all the end game weapons & Armor for my cats but I can't craft them even though I have 99 of the materials for it ?
Item box has been rearranged & sorted but still cant craft them the same problem.
When viewing the weapons & gear on the screen how it would look like on a cat I get a 3d picture of a full black shadow cat with the weapon equipped when in the smithy?
2. With the APM MHGen Save Editor no matter what I cannot change my HR to any number becauce it will still be HR1 after loading up my game.
Example at the Continue Screen when I load up my game it says HR7 but when I check my guild card it's HR1 so I quit reload and it's back to HR1.
3. APM MHGen Save Editor cannot change my Play Time on my save file and on my guild card still says the same 6hours instead of 200hours so idk.
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To add to what Wrathalos said: You can use the item import text files at any time (links to the item lists are in the OP. I recommend my list that contains practically everything you need for crafting, plus all the DLC materials), but nothing will be available for crafting nor will the blueprints unlock until the items are taken on a quest. If using my 100% blanked out save and importing your GCID/name/etc., every quest will be complete, you'll have HR 8+ unlocked, and most of the crafting options will be unlocked (I believe its still missing one or two decoration recipes, but that's nothing), thus you can bypass grinding to specific points to unlock the various features.
As of right now I have every item in my storage box and every scrap material which all have been rearrange sorted and the Pelico Armor Weapon Smithy in Village has everything on display like the Devient & DLC Weapons & Armor but I can't craft them everything on the list is grayed out except for the first three low weak white Weapons & Armor on the top of first page in Smithy.
Please note I have not done any quest whatsoever and am still on HR 1.
Do you thing I should take out the scraps into pouch and see if that works or sell the scraps and retrade the materials for scraps to see if that'll work?
Or the Go on quest and sent materials back to storage box method.