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{{Infobox
|Box title = Elona|Row 1 title = Developer(s)|Row 1 info = [[Noa]]|Row 2 title = Platform(s)|Row 2 info = Microsoft Windows|Row 3 title = Release date(s)|Row 3 info = August 31, 2007|Row 4 title = Genre(s)|Row 4 info = Roguelike, RPG|Row 5 title = Mode(s)|Row 5 info = Single player|Row 6 title = Language(s)|Row 6 info = Japanese, English}}'''Elona''' is a roguelike game created by Japanese developer [[Noa]]. Its name is short for "Eternal League of Nefia". Noa began developing ''Elona'' in 2006, and based it on roguelikes such as ''[http://www.adom.de/home/index.html Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)]'', ''[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Adventurer_mode Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode]'' and ''[http://rephial.org/ Angband]''.
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{{Infobox
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|Box title = Elona
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|Row 1 title = Developer(s)
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|Row 1 info = [[Noa]]
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The game is set in a fantasy world called [[World
|
Irva]].
The
player
creates
a character, with one each of eleven [[races]] and ten [[classes]], to battle [[:Category: NPCs|monsters]], practice [[Spells|magic]], [[Performer|perform]] music, or take on various other roles. It is possible to [[Cheating|change a value in the configuration]] and play as special "debug" races, such as a god. The player first takes control of their character, who survives a disaster at sea, in the north of Irva'
s
northwestern continent, Tyris. [[North Tyris]] contains many [[towns]] and [[dungeons]], with randomly generated elements, that the player can explore as they deal with or avoid creatures, townsfolk, other [[Adventurer|adventurers]], and the corrupting effects of a seasonal phenomenon called [[Etherwind]]. The player can take [[quests]] and make their character believe in one of several [[gods]] to enhance their [[skills]] and earn various [[Stats|bonuses]].
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Row
2
title
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Platform(
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|Row 2 info = Microsoft Windows
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''Elona''
is
programmed
in
the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Soup_Processor Hot Soup Processor]
(
HSP
)
procedural language. Noa promoted the game with an Adobe Flash shooter game, [[Elona Shooter]], released in October 2009 on Kongregate.
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|Row
3
title
=
Release
date
(
s
)
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|Row 3 info = August 31, 2007
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On
November
2010,
Noa discontinued the development of ''Elona ''and for a limited time released the source code so fans and programmers could continue developing the game. As of date, the most ambitious of these fanmade sequels is [[Elona+]], an Expansion Pack released on 2012, still ongoing, and the only one
(
partially
)
available in English; [[User blog:AnnaBannana/Elona Custom|Elona Custom]], a full English mod of Elona+, was released on 2016 and is still in active development. For other fanmade sequels and spin-offs, see [[Elona variants]].
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|Row
4
title
=
Genre
(
s
)
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|Row 4 info = Roguelike, RPG
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On
August
2016,
Noa
announced the closing of the official ''Elona ''forums and transferring of the official page following the closure of the Nifty @HomePage service; currently, both the old home page and forums are still accesible. He also announced a new project, an RPG titled [http://ylvania.org/en/elin Elin], as a spiritual successor following Elona'
s
10th Anniversary.
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|Row
5
title
=
Mode(
s
)
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|Row 5 info = Single player
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For
more
information see [[Main Page|this
informative
wiki]].
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|Row
6
title
=
Language(s)
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|Row 6 info = Japanese, English
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}}
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'''Elona''' is a roguelike game created by Japanese developer [[Noa]]. Its name is short for "Eternal League of Nefia". Noa began developing ''Elona'' in 2006, and based it on roguelikes such as ''[http://www.adom.de/home/index.html Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)]'', ''[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Adventurer_mode Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode]'' and ''[http://rephial.org/ Angband]''.
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The game is set in a fantasy world called [[World|Irva]]. The player creates a character, with one each of eleven [[races]] and ten [[classes]], to battle [[:Category: NPCs|monsters]], practice [[Spells|magic]], [[Performer|perform]] music, or take on various other roles. It is possible to [[Cheating|change a value in the configuration]] and play as special "debug" races, such as a god. The player first takes control of their character, who survives a disaster at sea, in the north of Irva's northwestern continent, Tyris. [[North Tyris]] contains many [[towns]] and [[dungeons]], with randomly generated elements, that the player can explore as they deal with or avoid creatures, townsfolk, other [[Adventurer|adventurers]], and the corrupting effects of a seasonal phenomenon called [[Etherwind]]. The player can take [[quests]] and make their character worship one of several [[gods]] to enhance their [[skills]] and earn various [[Stats|bonuses]].
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''Elona'' is programmed in the [[wikipedia:Hot_Soup_Processor|Hot Soup Processor]] (HSP) procedural language. Noa promoted the game with an Adobe Flash shooter game, [[Elona Shooter]], released in October 2009 on Kongregate.
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On November 2010, Noa discontinued the development of ''Elona'' and for a limited time released the source code so fans and programmers could continue developing the game. As of date, the most ambitious of these fanmade sequels is [[Elona+]], an Expansion Pack released on 2012, still ongoing, and the only one (partially) available in English; [[User blog:AnnaBannana/Elona Custom|Elona Custom]], a full English mod of Elona+, was released in 2016 and is still in active development. For other fanmade sequels and spin-offs, see [[Elona variants]].
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On August 2016, Noa announced the closing of the official ''Elona'' forums and transferring of the official page following the closure of the Nifty @HomePage service; currently, both the old home page and forums are still accessible. He also announced a new project, an RPG titled [http://ylvania.org/en/elin Elin], as a spiritual successor following Elona's 10th Anniversary.
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For more information see [[Main Page|this informative page]].
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* [
https://en.
wikipedia
.org/wiki/
Escargot_de_Quimper
Elona] is the name of a genus of gastropods.
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* [
[
wikipedia
:
Escargot_de_Quimper
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Elona
]
] is the name of a genus of gastropods.
* "Elona" is also the name of the fictional continent where [https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Nightfall Guild Wars Nightfall] takes place. [[Gwen the innocent|<Gwen> the innocent]], an unique NPC, also references the ''Guild Wars'' series.
* "Elona" is also the name of the fictional continent where [https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars_Nightfall Guild Wars Nightfall] takes place. [[Gwen the innocent|<Gwen> the innocent]], an unique NPC, also references the ''Guild Wars'' series.
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* [http://homepage3.nifty.com/rfish/index_e.html Old Home Page.]
* [http://homepage3.nifty.com/rfish/index_e.html Old Home Page.]
* [http://ylvania.org/en/ New Home Page.]
* [http://ylvania.org/en/ New Home Page.]
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* [
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Wikipedia article.]
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* [http://elona.wikiwiki.jp/ Japanese Wiki.]</noinclude>
* [http://elona.wikiwiki.jp/ Japanese Wiki.]</noinclude>
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