The world of niche RPGs is truly vast and wonderful, with countless overlooked titles going far below the radar. But if you know where to look, you’ll find hidden gems that could net you hundreds or thousands of hours of playtime. One such game is Elin, an adventure, survival, home-building RPG with depth and ongoing commitment from its one-man-development team. Here’s your inside look at the latest Elin update, complete with new monsters, enchantments, food types, and graphics!
Elin Update 23.212 Patch Notes
[Highlights]
* Upgraded Unity to the latest LTS version (20213.45f2).
[New Content]
* Added the “Energy Reflection” shield enchantment.
* Added the “Energy Reflection” enchantment to lightsabers and dual sabers.
* Added Churyu (food).
* Added 3 new monsters.
* Replaced the graphic for Minotaur’s Great Horn.
[Additions and Changes]
* Changed damage calculation to use the long type instead of int (experimental).
* Adjusted materials for objects such as coral in the Exile Village and added alchemy tools.
* AI now uses “Shutter Hex” depending on the number of curses on the target.
* “Shutter Hex” now increases attack count based on the number of curses, expands shard range, and adds new effects. Curses are now more likely to remain on the target. Tooltip description updated (experimental, power subject to adjustment).
* Ensured that stairs are generated if missing when entering Void maps.
[Fixes]
* Fixed a damage overflow issue.
* Fixed a bug where only four material slots were displayed during crafting in Build Mode.
* Minor fixes and adjustments.
[Notes]
* Updating the Unity version may cause unexpected glitches.
What is Elin?
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Elin, the successor to roguelike RPG Elona, features traditional roguelike gameplay with an immersive, expansive, and lore-filled RPG landscape. Upon setting foot into the world of Elin, you will craft, survive, build and manage a home, and alter the world and its people around you through good or evil decisions.
With randomly generated and handcrafted content, Elin offers an open-world sandbox that seamlessly integrates countless mechanics that make niche RPGs like this one stand out. Its key features (from the game’s official Steam page) include:
- A sandbox, open-world RPG based on roguelike gameplay.
- Live your life, survive, craft, build and manage bases and towns, enjoy housing, fishing, theft, music, farming, livestock breeding, childbirth, setting up shops, tourism, and much more.
- A seamless blend of endless randomly generated content and carefully crafted fixed content faithful to the world setting.
- A continuously expanding world and gameplay. Updates will continue even after the early access.
- The prologue to an epic story revolving around humans and the Elea.
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