Greater and black demons were relocated to the Chasm of Fire in Great Kourend's Shayzien House.
#Stronghold slayer cave update#
The cave became nearly one-fifth its original size, with the following monsters relocated to the following locations:Ī map of the Stronghold Slayer Cave before the update that split it. The cave's splitting was polled in Content Poll #51 and passed by 89.6%.Īs a result, the cave was completely remapped on 27 April 2017, leaving only bloodvelds, hellhounds, aberrant spectres, ankou, and fire giants behind. In response, the Old School team wrote a Developer Blog, aiming to bring back the variety and diversity of where players train Slayer by moving some creatures out of the Stronghold Slayer Cave, and placing them into a number other new dungeons where appropriate (still requiring the appropriate slayer assignment to attack them). Additional concerns included the excessively large size of the cave, which was large enough to fit Falador, Varrock, and everything between them.
In addition, the geography of the cave wildly varied, with damp caves on the east and lava lakes a small walk west, breaking the sense of immersion. Players also complained that many of the monsters found there do not appear to be native to the area. A section of the Underground pass was visible from the south-east area of the cave.Įventually, players begun to voice concerns on the sheer amount of slayer assignments that they find themselves doing in the Stronghold Slayer Cave, due to its close proximity to a bank and convenient location, losing the appeal of the variety the Slayer skill offers: the monotony of grinding in the same location, and exploring the game world as players train. For people who doesnt have Slayer stronghold spawns yet and wants to save some time.