Loading screen from the game files
In The Barrens, for levels 15-24 in the Group Finder, with changes from Classic below.
The way down
The bosses in the order the game files list them, which isn't always the order you meet them.
- The entrance
- Lady Anacondra
- Lord Cobrahn
- Kresh
- Lord Pythas
- Skum
- Lord Serpentis
- Verdan the Everliving
- Mutanus the Devourerkill count
Levels
| Can queue from | Suggested up to | Classic | Changed in the beta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 24 | 17-24 | - |
What creators found, checked
From beta videos by bigger WoW creators. Each line sums up what the creator said at that moment of the video, and the badge says how it holds up against the game files.
Matches the files A Wailing Caverns cloak gives +33% swim speed but -25% movement speed. Xaryu treats it, like the Coldflame Saber, as a fun flavor item.
The files Cloak of Hermitic Bliss 273084: +33% swim speed (1291749) and -25% movement speed (1291748), both on equip.
Xaryu, Sep 22 at 8:27 · Farmerfarms, Sep 19 at 3:23
Matches the files Before the Oct 1 fix, Serpentbloom snakes in Wailing Caverns never despawned. Sodapoppin's earlier run showed snakes covering the stairs all the way through. The Oct 1 notes now make them despawn after a couple of minutes.
The files Oct 1 Dev Notes (30290854), Wailing Caverns: 'Serpentbloom Snakes now despawn after a couple of minutes.' The pre-fix footage is not checkable.
Sodapoppin, Oct 2 at 16:26
Not in the files Snake Form (a Druid cat-form appearance from the Wailing Caverns 'Fang' gear) took Scottejaye 4-5 Wailing Caverns runs at level 20. It currently cannot be transmogged or chosen at the barbershop.
The files No snake/cat-form appearance is in client data for the WC Fang set (Embrace of the Viper 162). Run counts and the barbershop are server-side.
Scottejaye, Sep 28 at 18:08
Legacy
- Counts toward Novice Spelunker, one Legacy point for your account.
In Blizzard's notes
- No claim to check
Wailing Caverns
The files A dungeon heading for the quest fix below it.
- Matches the files
Serpentbloom Snakes now despawn after a couple of minutes. Why'd it have to be snakes?
The files Serpentbloom Snake (6195) lasts 2 min (DurationIndex 21 to 4). The Oct 2 server hotfix made the change, and build 70291 writes it into the client file.
