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Improved NPC Chat system.

In this week's update teaser, we want to introduce you to the new NPC chat system. Whenever you want to talk to one of the non-player citizens of Tibia, just address him or her as usual and an NPC channel will open up in which you talk to an NPC similar like talking to another player in a private message. This is an enormous advantage as it enables several players to talk with one NPC at the same time while avoiding spam and confusion in the default channel. Anyhow, since total silence and privacy would be boring, selected sentences of NPCs will still be displayed in default. That way you always know who an NPC is talking to and what their business might be. However, it will no longer be possible that another player blocks an NPC while you are in a hurry to talk with this particular non-player character. Also, long monologues of NPCs, which could previously be interrupted by other characters while you were trying to gather important quest information, can be read without any disturbance now.




Moreover, we have marked several keywords with a different colour to which the NPC reacts. This should allow particularly newcomers to understand the Tibian chat system more easily and to get important hints about the game, or to find the start for an easy quest. For this reason, all NPCs on Rookgaard have been provided with these special keywords, and also some NPCs on the main continent such as shopkeepers or spell trainers. Of course, quests on the main continent will not be spoilt by the new system so you don't need to worry that there is nothing left to find out by yourself!

This is only one improvement that will change in the interaction with NPCs. However, another huge change will be the topic for a later teaser. Take a look at our news section regularly, so you do not miss our weekly teasers.

Get ready for the summer update!
Your CipSoft Team



It sounds cool. No more waiting for others to finish their talks.
This post has been modified on May 24 , 2008 08:06:57 AM by Szaryx.

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Even though there will be no new area this time, several existing areas will appear in a new look after the summer update. Premium adventurers should definitely visit Darashia which has been greatly rebuilt by Tibia's busy craftsmen. New walls, beautiful ornaments, carriages, and streets covered with golden sand, all add to the oriental look of the desert city. The surrounding desert was spiced up with dunes and skeletal remains. But also other areas have been embellished, for example Femor Hills and the amazon camp appear in a new look.




Most remarkably, however, Kazordoon has been revised. Many graphical elements have been added. Precious wall decorations, new statues, colourful crystals, smithy constructions and countless other things give the dwarven city a new and much more fitting look.




Additionally, a new transportation system allows you to move around much more quickly in Kazordoon. Ore wagons will serve the 5 most important locations: depot, shopping quarter, temple, steam boat and main gate. Simply hop in the correct wagon and it will bring you to the destination of your choice.

What is more, we have added several new hunting grounds. To mention just a few, orc land offers much more space to hunt. The amazon camp has not only been embellished, but also the hunting ground there has been significantly enlarged. Dwarven caves have been added on Cormaya and in Tiquanda. Thais offers a new dungeon in which you can collect the popular bat wings. Also, a complete new underwater area has been added. Rumour has it that even an evil sea serpent is dwelling there. Be careful whenever you dare to enter this area or you might end up as a tasty treat for this nasty creature.

Please note: As Kazordoon and Darashia have been largely rebuilt, it will be necessary to empty all houses of these two cities with the summer update. All items will either be moved automatically to the depot to which the house belongs or can be removed by the house owner manually. There are still a few weeks left until the update will be launched. Still, if you are planning to redecorate your house on a grand scale, you are better advised to wait until the update is here

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