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Am I the only one who finds it a bit annoying that if you choose a race with a population of less than 16, the "watch birds" button always appears instead of the proper one?

I have a mature slime that’s 3 years old. Yet, I’m treated like a child.

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sanek33 ︻芫

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Comprehensive Map for New Players with Tips

A small project that turned into a full newer player reference and map. Originally it was just to show all the towns trainers and what skills. Instead it turned into a full reference guide on important locations, loot and other notable things.

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Elin State of the Game – October 2026

Oct 22

Greetings, fellow adventurers! This is the Elin State of the Game editorial team.
We'd like to share Elin-related news that have been sent in from all over Ylva this month as well.

This is the October issue of “Elin State of the Game,” out on Nyan Nyan Day (the 22nd), as always. The world holds many secrets.

Check it all out!

Last month saw the release of a new stable update, opening up the Old Keep map, adding new furniture, introducing the new Relic equipment slot and the ★Embryolith relic, and opening a dried mandrake shop.
Relics now give you access to a variety of abilities that consume stamina, so stamina spent on combat abilities has been changed to count as a temporary reduction. This makes stamina-powered abilities easier to use, even without a means of absorbing stamina.
There have been plenty of other updates as well.
(For details on all updates, see Ylvapedia[ylvapedia.wiki])

Everyone Has a Past They’d Rather Keep Secret

There is now a certain way to obtain an item called the “★Embarrassing Past Notebook.”
An endless stream of fantasies, cool spell incantations... When you wrote them all down, you must have been absolutely convinced they were brilliant.
But the moment you come to your senses, they become memories you'd rather bury. If anyone ever reads them, you'll suffer the torments of hell.

Does That Actually Grow Out of Your Body?

You can now “shear” the Forest Putits you occasionally encounter in Nefia.
Keep some Forest Putits at your base, and you'll have a regular supply of Big Leaves, which come in handy for all sorts of things.
Whether these leaves actually count as their “fur” remains a mystery.

A Familiar Sight in School Infirmaries and Hospitals

From here on, we're bringing you a sneak peek of the dev build. First up are these height and weight scales.
Part of the school-themed furniture added in recent updates, they let you measure your height and weight simply by stepping onto them.
Of course, you can measure your companions and residents too. Adventurers who want to keep a close eye on everyone's growth will definitely want to get their hands on these.

Rumors of a Black Notebook

Quite apart from the Embarrassing Past Notebook, rumors are spreading about a suspicious “Black Notebook.”
Rather than making you die of embarrassment when someone reads it, this sinister item apparently kills anyone whose name is written inside.
If something like that really existed, it could plunge the whole world into chaos...

Official Illustration Introduction ~ Lumiest Gallery

This time, the illustration we're featuring by Elin illustrator NZ is the concept art for a character called “Kanarie.” But doesn't she look unmistakably like...?

As it turns out, this girl was later renamed “Quruitzia.”
We can't help wondering what kind of girl Kanarie was meant to be. Perhaps there could have been a completely different story from the Elin we know today.

Next up, here's some news from the community keeping Elin so lively!

Why Not Try a Different Race?

Have you ever started a new game intending to try a race you've never played before, only to end up choosing your favorite again?
This time, we'd like to introduce a player-made video: “Suzune's Elin Character Creation Guide.”
Clocking in at an impressive hour and a half, it clearly explains what to keep in mind when creating a character, the characteristics of each race, and more.
There are timestamps for each race, too. Why not check out one that interests you and set off on a new adventure?

There are many activities and works by adventurers that make the Elin community livelier, and this is only a part of them. If any creator names are incorrect, we would appreciate it if you could let us know.

Melilith’s Nightmare
by Ruwanchi

Halloween is coming, so here are Kabochi and Rodwyn.
by Gae

Kon-kon, Kinu!
by Niwasouji

"My niece, I would like you to take care of this mortal just as you served me."
「私の姪、私に仕えたように、この者の面倒も見てあげてくださいね。」
by Tenko

喵~❤喵~❤喵~❤
by 朱亚猫

ฅ⭐辛苦了喵~❤
by 朱亚猫

“Open Fire!”
by Hiyozuru Maruo

Housing is life. In fact, it’s deeper than life itself.
This time, we tried something new by inviting housing screenshots through the Elin State of the Game X account, and received plenty of submissions.
Let's take a look at these maps, each brimming with its creator's personality.

Happy Halloween!!
by Ashihara

Here's a nighttime view of the Great Library from my recently published user map, “The Anthropomorphic King's Manor (Starting Meadow).”
Under the care of the head librarian, a Seeker who moved in before anyone quite realized it, its vast collection of books is open to the public. Slan, Kettle, and Demitas are among the regular visitors.
Rumor has it that somewhere in this library, there may or may not be a secret passage...
by Inuo Namboku

I tried my hand at housing!
by Kaya

I built a little house for Loytel as a thank-you for being with me almost from the very beginning of my first playthrough. I even put his favorite food in my house on the table.
by Haya.A

A Witch's Mobile Home (Tent Build)
by Ashihara

An inn beneath the sea, where that turtle (Paladin) you once rescued might just show you around. A footbath and tea room are also available.
by Konoha

I built this town with the following backstory in mind: “Mechanical ruins along the border between Palmia and Mayroon, converted into a waystation and post town.”
by rurunuko

We're still accepting fan work submissions and housing screenshots from adventurers for “Elin State of the Game”!
We're accepting submissions in various formats, including illustrations, photos, music, and videos. We'd love to see your work grace the pages of “Elin State of the Game”!

Derivative Works Form[forms.gle]

Thanks to all the adventurers who’ve sent in messages through the reader submission form!
Now it’s time for the Adventurer Q&A Box!

The development team will personally answer the questions submitted through the form!

What does Lady Jure do when she's alone? Also, what kinds of cute (?) interactions does she have with other creatures and characters? (I'm asking so I can draw some slightly unusual fan art.) (From 撒娇的幼猫, original in Chinese)

I picture her having fairly ordinary hobbies: gardening, knitting, having tea by herself, and collecting unusual stones and seashells from the outside world. She's usually busy with worship services and official duties, and a Defender is always at her side, so she doesn't get much time to herself.

Whenever she finds an injured creature, she can't leave it alone and has a habit of quietly healing it. She can be a little overprotective, though. Once she's treated you, she'll fuss over you or give you a little lecture every time you meet, so the forest animals find her a bit of a handful.

Hello, I was wondering if there are any plans for a 'creative' mode (spawning items, mobs, god mode etc.) in the future, and if yes, is this something planned after full release of the game? (From Ratman)

There are no plans to implement Creative Mode as a standalone mode. The development mode, which you can launch using the “-DEV” option, serves as a sort of Creative Mode. It's intended for things like freely creating maps for mods. I make all of Elin's maps in this development mode myself.

Do the gods, nations, guilds, and other organizations of Ylva have established flags, coats of arms, or symbols? While drawing a portrait, I suddenly wondered whether each god had a specific emblem that followers might wear or display on their clothing and equipment. (From kwsk, original in Japanese)

Yes, several nations and organizations, including Palmia, Yerles, Eulderna, and Mysilia, have established coats of arms. There may be some reference material in the in-game gallery, too. NZ seems to like heraldry, so if you look closely at characters from royal families and the like, you'll often spot coats of arms in their designs. I'm sorry I can't provide them right away, but I'd love to feature illustrations of these coats of arms and the gods' symbols in Elin State of the Game sometime soon.

I'd like to give Kettle an engagement ring, but whenever I think of Lady Lulwy, I worry that it would be cruel to him (emotionally, that is). Because of that, I haven't used the marriage feature even once since it was introduced. Do you think Lady Lulwy would give me her blessing if I prayed to her for three days and three nights? (From Wanya, original in Japanese)

There is no right answer in love. Adventurers are free to choose whom they love and whom they marry. Surely what matters more than the goddess's blessing is making a choice you won't regret? The question is how Kettle feels, but I'm sure time will sort that out!

We're still accepting questions from adventurers for “Elin State of the Game!”
While we may not be able to feature all of them due to space limitations, we will read through all submitted questions and continue to answer them in future issues.
The entire editorial team is eagerly awaiting your questions!

General Submissions Form[forms.gle]

Hello everyone, this is noa.
Time flies! Next month, Elin will enter its second year of Early Access. I haven't quite had the time to get started on anniversary events or updates yet, but I'd like to make releasing illustrations of the gods an annual tradition.

Speaking of anniversaries, Elin State of the Game will celebrate its first anniversary the month after next. I'd love to get together with the editorial team and plan something for that!

Stay tuned for next month's Elin State of the Game!

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エリンだより (Elin State of the Game)[x.com]

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Elin 探すのに時間のかかる諸々のtips

#20250109 乳を与えた際の種族別の技能増加傾向 ↓の項目に加筆。 #20250104 乳を与えた際の種族別の主能力増加傾向 (乳+値の下に配置) #20241231 乳＋値に関する項目を追加（有精卵の下に配置）、また有精卵項目の内容を一部追記・修正 #20241222 項目を一つ追加（お祭り地図の下段に配置） #20241221 項目を二つ追加（項目の先頭に新規項目を追加）。拠点の影響力の使い方を訂正。固有NPCでない場合、商品更新時に元の町のチケットを販売しなくなります。　Elinの情報を調べ

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Translation mod

Hi! My translation mod has just been released to the public ! It currently only supports French, but I'll be adding more languages soon ! =) Here's the link: https://five.seafn.eu.org/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3822213798

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Serpent

Oct 29 @ 12:56pm

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Money and Musicianship - Untold Riches Await!

A guide for making money in Elin by way of the Music skill~

107 ratings

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remifur

When to do another run?

So I put like...120 hours into the first build of Elin. It was wonderful, a blast, had a hilarious pianist hillfolk run. But I stopped to wait for dev and its been like...2 years. I kinda wanted to wait till the MSQ was done, knowing more would be added anyway, but when should I start a run here?...

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森之村完工啦

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コーヒー来たなら喫茶店建てるしかないでおじゃる

盛人

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ELIN: 7 Best Beginner Tips

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Console / Cheat Guide

Quick reference guide to using the console / cheats...

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My lovely PC!

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Вводная. Настройки, интерфейс, первый питомец и начальные квесты - Elin #00

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Melilith with an M4A1 Carbine..

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Лучшая песочница про налоги и стулья - ELIN

King Solomon of Israel™

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艾赫卡托尔

2 people found this review helpful

Recommended

97.9 hrs on record

Posted: October 30

Early Access Review

If ADOM, Kenshi and Rimworld made a baby at an anime convention, this would be it. I mean it in the best way possible. If you enjoyed any one of those games, you'll love this.

10/10 from me

K1LLAH K0NG

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Update 23.352 Stable

Oct 5

■ 10/5 2026 EA 23.352 Stable
After updating to a Stable version, there is a good chance that Mods made for previous versions may stop working or behave unexpectedly. If you encounter strange behavior, please try disabling your Mods first.

[Highlights]
* Added a new equipment slot, "Relic," and the relic "★Embryolith." After progressing through the Home story, the Relic slot can be unlocked by speaking to a certain NPC.
* A certain story NPC has opened a Dried Mandrake Shop. Various items can be obtained in exchange for ★Dried Mandrakes dropped by unique monsters. Some of the items previously sold at Miral and Garokk's Workshop have also been moved to the Dried Mandrake Shop.
* At high Performance skill levels, there is now a chance for performance requests to appear with their danger level scaled according to the Performance skill.
* Stamina consumed by combat abilities is now treated as temporary stamina loss and recovers over time. Abilities with temporary stamina costs now also state this in their tooltips.
* Breaking a hamster wheel will now cause a hamster to come out.

[Content Additions]
* Added settings related to Home time-progression simulation to the Experimental tab of the Settings window.
* Unlocked the map "Old Keep."
* Added a new equipment slot, "Relic."
* Added a new equipment category, "Relic."
* Added the spell "Missile."
* Added the spell "Healing Touch."
* Added the feat "Stick Together!" to marshmallow monsters and younger sisteroids.
* Added the item "★Elixir of Oblivion."
* Added a recipe for "★Blue Capsule Drug."
* Added the item "★Embryolith." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the item "★Notebook of Black History."
* Added the item "★Death Note."
* Added the item "Carton of Kumiromilk" (currently obtainable only through wishes).
* Added the item "Carton of Horomilk" (currently obtainable only through wishes).
* Added the throwing weapon "Chalkboard Eraser." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Grand Long Table."
* Added the furniture "Huge Bookshelf."
* Added the furniture "Fireplace."
* Added 2 types of "Strategy Map" furniture.
* Added the furniture "Eccentric Sculpture."
* Added the furniture "Library Ladder."
* Added the furniture "Arm Chair." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Sofa." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Wall-Mounted Torch." A recipe has also been added.
* Added 3 types of "Art Frame" furniture.
* Added the furniture "Strange Statue," along with 21 skins.
* Added the furniture "Cloth Cover," along with 5 skins.
* Added the furniture "Set of Hanging Pots."
* Added the furniture "Fine Liquor Set."
* Added 1 directional variation for the furniture "Barrel."
* Added 2 types of "Thick Chair" furniture. Recipes have also been added.
* Added the furniture "Bone Chair." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "School Desk." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "School Chair." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Vaulting Box," along with 2 skins. A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Ball Basket," along with 2 skins. A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Partition." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Human Anatomy Model." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Brain Specimen."
* Added 2 types of "Mattress" furniture. Recipes have also been added.
* Added the furniture "Great Door." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the furniture "Great Door Frame." A recipe has also been added.
* Added the tile "Stone Block."
* Added 2 types of "Flower Field" tiles.
* Added the tile "Stone Half-Stairs."
* Added the plant "Weed" (supports color variations).
* Added 3 graphic variations for blooming "Rose" plants.
* Added the NPC "Gareth, Doorman of the Old Keep."
* Added the NPC "Little Girlmaton" (fusion requirements and related mechanics may continue to be adjusted).
* Added 2 types of neutral NPCs.
* Added 3 friendly NPCs (Hounds of Wynan).
* Added 3 types of monsters.
* Added 1 rare monster.
* Added 1 animal (hamster).

[Additions and Changes]
* Unique monsters such as Bahamut will now drop multiple Dried Mandrakes depending on their strength.
* Added mattresses as optional materials for some beds.
* When the Law of the World option that restricts exploit-like actions in user maps is enabled, NPCs can no longer be recruited in user maps. The Whip of Egg can no longer be used there either.
* Bed icons and similar indicators are now also displayed in the Guest tab of the Resident Board.
* Improved volume handling when multiple adjacent items that produce ambient sounds, such as fountains, are placed together.
* When placing items, holding Shift and using the mouse wheel can now set their height below 0.
* Improved processing speed when generating high-level Chaos Shape NPCs.
* Improved the performance of various processes during Home time-progression simulation.
* Home time-progression simulation performed during sleep is now limited to a maximum of one week at a time. Any remaining time will be simulated the next time you sleep or when you visit that Home.
* When displaying targeting highlights for spells and similar effects, tiles containing walls, stairs, etc. will now highlight the floor.
* NPCs with idle healing behaviors, such as healers and priests, will no longer heal while in the party if HP is already full.
* Added the "notMeAgain" tag, which prevents summoning abilities from summoning an NPC with the same ID as the caster. This has been applied to the NPC "Necromancer."
* Improved string escaping in the Palmia Times chat box.
* Changing the "Arachnophobia Mode" setting now immediately changes the graphics of spiders already present on the map.
* When drawing maps with the "Hide Roofs" option enabled, outdoor objects above a certain height will no longer be rendered.
* Improved the display positions of some taxidermy and cards, including Kaneda's Bike.
* When a "Rose" is blooming, its variation can now be cycled by middle-clicking it in Build Mode.
* Adjusted the generation rate of shopkeeper-type NPCs.
* Added a "Disable Auto-Hide Item" mode to the "Edit Cell" menu in Build Mode.
* When a wall-mounted item is placed on a tile, furniture and other placed objects with a height of 1 or greater will no longer cast shadows.
* Added the High Purity trait to several items that can be produced through alchemy.
* Artifacts will now receive a "★" in their names when crafted as well.
* Increased the maximum configurable number of inventory columns from 20 to 40. The maximum can also be changed through `maxInvColumn` in config.txt.
* The maximum elemental damage dealt to a target now depends on the target's resistance.
* Abilities that cannot be forgotten once learned will now state this in their tooltips even when not playing as the "Slime" race.
* NPCs at level 50 or below will now use the "Late Bloomer" scaling type even when level scaling is applied to them.
* Performances are now less likely to succeed when there is a large gap between your Performance skill and the target's level. The maximum amount of oren obtainable through performances now also depends on your Performance skill.
* The PC will now always consume stamina when moving through walls or other tiles that cannot normally be traversed.
* During combat, AI will no longer use teleportation when its current target is already within its optimal range and is not adjacent.
* When using Short Teleport during combat, AI will prioritize teleporting to a position where its current target is within line of sight.
* AI will now use the spells Mental Revival and Physical Revival during combat.
* Activating Mimicry will now cancel any currently active stance.
* Added a fire resistance weakness to the race "God (Mani)."
* Characters with the "Snaily" feat can now be tortured by Snail Torturers. Previously, this was determined only by race.
* The feat "Nirvana" will no longer be generated as a gene, since it can be acquired voluntarily.
* Changed the damage reduction cap of the "Metal" feat to 99.9%.
* The feat "Fox Ward" can once again be generated as a gene.
* Slightly improved the description of the experience bonus provided by the "Rare Race" feat, as its wording was identical to that of Fast Learner.
* Added the "Cannot be forgotten once learned" tag to the ability "Maconomy."
* Added cooldowns to the abilities "Soul Cry" and "Sad Cry."
* Cocoons summoned by the ability "Womb of Darkness" will now always be hostile.
* The ability "Oren Shower" will no longer be randomly assigned to adventurers and similar NPCs.
* Added the Illusion domain to the spell "Sword."
* Adjusted the behavior of the spell "Incognito."
* Added Scythe weapon skills to the NPCs "Reaper" and "Death."
* Adjusted the abilities of the NPC "Mimic."
* The NPC "Forest Putit" can now be sheared.
* The NPC "Imoutomaton" will no longer spawn randomly.
* Gave the NPC "Necromancer" the feat "Blood Bond" and changed some of its abilities.
* Changed the abilities of the NPC "White Vixen."
* Removed the PC usage limit for the item "Kumiromi's Experience."
* Improved performance when sorting extremely large containers such as "★Storage Chest."
* "★Storage Chest" can now display more than 9 pages. The page navigation UI has also been improved.
* Fixed multiple typos and other issues in the English translation.
* Updated the Chinese translation.
* Updated snow graphics.

[Mani Gene Changes]
* Gene tooltips now sort feats and abilities by type.
* Gene tooltips now indicate when an ability is party-wide.
* Mani's gene can now be selected from 3 choices.
* Mani's gene can now be rerolled using a Blue Capsule.
* Mani's gene is now generated as a "Synthetic Gene" using logic separate from dominant genes.
* The cost of Mani's gene is now halved and then reduced by an additional 10.
* Mani's gene now has a high chance of receiving random special abilities or feats.
* When the generation level of the Statue of Mani is low, Mani's gene will no longer roll from its dedicated list of abilities and feats. (At low generation levels, certain abilities and feats such as "Heartless" were being assigned every time.)
* Spells that do not belong to any spell domain and are uniquely known by specific NPCs, such as White Vixen's Hell Missile, are now excluded from Mani's gene selection pool.

[Mod Changes] (By DK)
* Integrated the functionality of the Mod "ModConfigGUI" (author: xTracr) into the base game.
* Enhanced the UI and functionality of the Mod Viewer.
* Changed the map data structure from `byte[]` to `int[]`, adding support for tiles added by Mods as well as additional helper classes.
* Improved the effect of "Apply anti-aliasing to portraits" in the Experimental tab of Settings and enabled it by default. High-resolution portraits can now also be displayed cleanly.
* Added error handling for cases where a required DLL cannot be found while loading a Mod.
* NPC texture scaling can now be specified individually through `pref`.
* Fixed a bug related to the default volume of custom Mod sounds.
* Made various other Mod-related fixes and improvements.

[Renames and Graphic Adjustments]
* Replaced the icons for the abilities "Quantum Cannon" and "Strip Blessing."
* Added an icon for the ability "Fuse."
* Replaced the icon for the spell "Missile."
* Replaced the graphics for "Strange Gold Coin" items.
* Replaced the graphics for "Scroll" items.
* (Japanese version) Changed the NPC name "Greater Mummy" to "Greater Mummy."
* (English version) Renamed Editor Block-type items to names such as "Special Block."

[Fixes]
* Fixed an issue where friendly NPCs would become hostile if their area attacks or similar effects hit the PC.
* Fixed an issue where guests assigned beds were not sleeping in them when visiting a Home.
* Fixed an issue where a festival tent could reappear if you entered a quest instance after collecting the tent during the festival and returned after the festival had ended.
* Fixed an error that could occur when making an onsen egg in a range while fatigued, dying from overwork at the same time the egg exploded.
* Fixed an issue where the ability "Fuse" fused one extra character. The correct number is 8 characters per fusion.
* Fixed an issue where highlights for furniture and other objects occupying multiple tiles could sometimes be displayed incorrectly.
* Fixed an issue where livestock could take food from Home containers even when the Home policy "Livestock Privileges" was not enabled.
* Fixed the display order of the "Smoking" status, which had been grouped together with buffs.
* Fixed an issue where adventurers who died in a town could immediately revive in the same town.
* Fixed an issue where abilities already learned through genes or similar means could not be used with the ranged attack shortcut key.
* Fixed an error that occurred when middle-clicking taxidermy or cards with no contents assigned, such as those obtained through wishes.
* Fixed an error that occurred when using the spell "Telekinesis" while Telekinesis Power was 0.
* Fixed an issue where the material of an item being copied with the Build Mode picker would sometimes not be reflected in the copied item.
* Fixed an issue where highlights for large furniture such as fountains could remain visible in Build Mode. Also fixed an issue where large furniture placed indoors could be visible from outside.
* Fixed an error that occurred when using the Resident Board after Loytel moved during the quest "Gold Beneath."
* Fixed an issue where character portrait contrast could sometimes become incorrect during conversations.
* Fixed an issue where the order of songs could no longer be changed using the up/down buttons while editing a playlist on the "Gramophone."
* Fixed an issue where the "Too Many Companions" warning could sometimes fail to appear when the party exceeded its member limit while a companion with the "Deviant" feat was present.
* Fixed an issue where the same material could sometimes appear more than once in the material selection list while crafting.
* Fixed a rare error that could occur during pathfinding.
* Fixed an issue where reviving a pet at the Wedding Hall caused it to join the party.
* Fixed an overflow issue when applying debuffs.
* Fixed an error that could sometimes occur when residents revived during sleep.
* Fixed incorrect Z values for items placed on round-table-type furniture.
* Fixed an issue where processing a split quantity of materials from a container with "Auto Sort" enabled would cause processing to begin for every stack.
* Fixed and adjusted several issues in One Block mode.
* Other minor fixes and adjustments.

[Notes]
* For Performance, we are considering adding features such as learning songs based on skill level in the next Nightly update.
* We also hope to debut Girlmatons on a regular basis.

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Finally beat Innos Tur'as (secret optional boss) after 660+ hours

H.Honor

3 people found this review helpful

Recommended

64.6 hrs on record

Posted: October 29

Product received for free

Early Access Review

TL:DR: Pretty good game, but a risky blind-buy.

For the first few hours I wanted to give this game a negative review. Game is really counterintuitive in many aspects, starting from (default) controls, and the further we progress, the weirder it gets. Elin doesn't have or is deliberately ignoring basic sanity checks... for example, for NPC, only gender is consistent, but character model, portrait and age are almost completely random. Later you will discover phenomenons like "plastic ore", "paper laser gun" or "hammer alchemy". Arbitrary, weird and stupid things are plentiful here. Add some jank and sometimes questionable balance on top of it and, of course, creator's fetishes lol, and the result is a something I would describe as a "high effort kusoge".

Nevertheless, you can get used to weirdness and a big part of jank is mitigated by ability to respawn - or just save scum. Game itself is rather grindy, but offers a lot of possibilities and opportunities with usually decent (sometimes great) depth linked to them and IMO is pretty fun and engaging as a sandbox, where you mostly grind your skills, build your province(s), explore dungeons for loot and... pay taxes.

Unfortunately wiki and some community docs are heavly recomended, otherwise you will be left scratching your head a lot, trying to figure out how things really work in this game. In game FAQ isn't bad, but it is nowhere near enough. After reading some real explanations for mechanics of this game, you may doubt author's sanity though, at least I did.

JCD

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【Elin】蕾ちゃんたちのけんぜんなElin #1

kirimin-chan

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Happy Panda

1 person found this review helpful

Recommended

16.9 hrs on record

Posted: October 28

Early Access Review

Elin is a game that will only appeal to you depending on how Autistic you are, the game is very freeform and open with no real clear objectives and this will be offputting to a lot of new players, especially with the UI not being the cleanest and some of the commands feeling couter intuitive, however in this game you can truly interact with anything and see how it reacts with the world around it.

The start is very confusing, but stick with it a lot you can figure out from simple trial and error and the game rarely punishes you for trying new things (yes there is an on death penalty after 90 in games days however) but very rarely do i find myself reaching for a wiki to figure out how things work and that's quite the beauty of Elin, you can just try and see what happens and the game will just go along with it, I know there are the extreme meme examples of having old person slave farms but it goes so much further than that in both kind and evil acts.

You start the game being greeted by two people who thrust the deed for the land youve just woken up in upon you and give you some basics on how to survive and build (note this is NOT a survival craft game despite first appearances!) and grow your small camp into whatever you fancy, you can turn it into a nice village, a dump, a market spot to rob travellers, whatever you want, all you need to do is keep up to paying your Taxes by walking to the capital city's town hall, missing tax payments has serious consequences in this world but it never feels like I'm chasing an impossible amount to pay off, even early on just selling random potions and bits of dead monsters in my shipping box is keeping me afloat.

Outside of your camp/village/town/bandit hovel you can explore the wide open world, one tile at a time, you can stop on any tile and click again to enter it much how you were in your own town and this is where you will find the majority of the games dungeons and combat encounters, which are simple roguelike/mystery dungeon style affairs but do a great job of making you feel powerful when you earn it, that's another aspect of the game, increasing your skills definitely takes time and with your stamina bar starting out very small and only increasing as you improve your ability in other skills it can feel very limiting early on.

At this time I do not have many hours on save but this is scratching an itch I haven't felt in a long long long time.

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