Updates/8.20

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8.20

This major game update was released on July 2, 2008, officially announced here.

Update Teasers

Improved NPC Chat System - (First Update Teaser)
Revamped Areas and New Hunting Grounds - (Second Update Teaser)
New Quests - (Third Update Teaser)
Tutorials - (Fourth Update Teaser)
Great New Features and Numerous New Items - (Fifth Update Teaser)
New Creatures - (Sixth Update Teaser)

Changes

The following changes will be made known so far:

New look for Rookgaard, Darashia, Femor Hills, Venore Amazon Camp, Kazordoon, Plains of Havoc, Ghostlands, Green Claw Swamp, south of Thais and other places.
Improved interaction with NPCs.
The hunting areas in the Venore Amazon Camp, Cyclops Camp and the Orc Land were enlarged.
A whole new underwater area will be added, along with new dwarf caves in Tiquanda and Cormaya.
New or bigger dungeons in south of Thais, Cave with bats in it, cave with wolves, cave with wasps, cave with Tarantulas.
Kazordoon recieves a new transporting system, consisting of Ore Wagons that transport players between depot, the shops, temple, steam boat and Kazordoon's entrance. You need to buy a ticket for 250 gp in order to get the permission to use the wagons. Each ticket will last one week.
Banuta's underground was modified to include architectural elements that will reduce the probability of getting attacked by 8 creatures at the same time.
7 new Demon Bosses (The Ruthless Seven Minions) were added.
Instead of only items you also gain experience points for some quests from now on.
New Islands around Rookgaard with more newcomer-friendly guidance.
New Behemoth cave under Forbidden Lands.
New Bog Raider cave in the deepest levels of rotworm cave in Stonehome.
Dangerous spawns of Grim Reapers in deeper Ankrahmun Tombs. (Removed with minor update 8.21).
Spawns of Wisp in any forest and swamp.
Goblins, Fire Elementals and Water Elementals got a new look.
Strawberry got a new look and Cheese is stackable now.
In Rookgaard, Darashia and Ankrahmun trees were moved or removed also better looking spider cave with more webs in Rookgaard and some places were changed to avoid blocking and PKing.
Parcel cost 10 gold for those with postman quest, but have to buy separated label, making total price 11 gold, used to be 10 gold.
Bigger caves in Port Hope, Swamp Troll cave and Smuggler Cave.
Energy Elemental and Massive Energy Elemental spawns have been added round Kha'zeel.