Nexon America has released a massive content update, named Version Up, that has added in a bunch of new features to MapleStory. A new boss, mini-dungeons, and changes to the Cygnus Knights are among the few of the new changes. Check out the full list below or on the MapleStory site here

Cygnus Knight
The Cygnus Knight can now be created from a clean slate, which means that players will no longer need to 20+ level character.

Find Party Member Updated
To accommodate the new availability of the Cygnus Knight, the Find Party Member window has been enlarged to allow players to add the Knight into their parties.

New Tutorial
A new tutorial has been added for the Noblesses which is CK-specific

New boss added with many new quests
A new Balrog boss has been added along with 11 new quests. With this also come new maps and item drops. You can also choose to fight the Balrog on two difficulties: Easy and Normal.
Easy Channel 5, 10 / Level limit 50-70 / Max Party:6 / Time: 20mins
Normal Channel 15 / Level limit 50-120 / Max Party: 18 / Time: 30mins

Talking bosses
Bosses can now talk in the game like other NPCs.

More titles to give players benefits
Many new titles have been added to give players more perks for accomplishing different tasks. The new list is below:
Outstanding Citizen: Being active in Wedding, Guild, Family
Lovely Pet Owner: Having Pet Closeness higher than 1400
Monster Expert: Having more than 30 Monster Cards
Persevering Challenger: Completing 3 quests in Sleepywood for catching 999 mobs
Beginner Adventurer: Achieving 1st job advancement
Junior Adventurer: Achieving 2nd job advancement
Veteran Adventurer: Achieving 3rd job advancement
Master Adventurer: Achieving 4th job advancement
The One Who’s Touched the Sky: Having reached the highest points of selected maps
Maple Explorer
And 9 different medals for exploring each of the 9 regions.

There is now also a Medal interface so that you can keep track of what medals you’ve earned and which ones you can still earn!

New mini dungeons
Two new mini dungeons have been added to the map, one in Drake’s Blew Cave in Sleepywood, and the other in Red nose Pirates’ hideout in Herb Town.

The Gold Richie events
Gold Richie will be sending players through a few new events which will give them some valuable items to use at their disposal. The first event has players looking for parts to help Richie complete his Golden Compass. Once that is complete, players will then be able to go to his treasure island where they will have to collect golden eggs. Doing this will grant the players the chance to obtain many scrolls, belts, equipment, and the like. But if players find a certain type of golden egg, then they’ll be able to trade Richie the egg for EXP instead.

The second event is one where on certain days, Richie will give out the chance to trade him for odd items. If players are lucky, he might even give out two valuable chairs: the Star Chair, and the Red Chair.

Witch’s Tower event
The Witch’s Tower event will give players the chance to win two new items: the Pink Bean Hat, and the Pink Bean Suit. The tower has two difficulty settings: Normal and Hard, but either way, players will get the hat and/or suit by completing it.

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