Urgoz area 1

Do chests still appear in the first area of Urgoz? I know they used to. And I heard rumors last year that they removed them, but saw that to be false.

and separate question, but since I have a thread...when in hard mode, do ONLY locked chests appear, or do both area chests AND locked Chests appear?

thank you

Only locked chests appear in hard mode.

do locked chests ever happen to appear in the first room of Urgoz?

None that I've seen.

they do appear at the end near the serpent.
seen one there a week ago just behind the right door.
nearly died there, because somebody had a chest-addiction and those blooddrinker spawned >.>.

but i've never seen them around the bark