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About the Official Allods Online Wiki
This is the official wiki for the award winning game Allods Online developed by Astrum Nival (owned by Mail.Ru) and published in the North America by Gala-Net through the gPotato free-to-play game portal.
About Allods Online
Allods Online is a revolutionary massively multiplayer RPG from Gala-Net, the publisher of Flyff and Rappelz, and Astrum Nival, the developer of Heroes of Might & Magic V and Rage of Mages. The largest game development project in Russian history at $12 million, Allods features state of the art graphics by top award-winning artists and a cinematic soundtrack by Mark Morgan (Dexter, Fallout 1 & 2, Planescape: Torment). The game is one of the largest and most comprehensive MMORPGs ever created. It features a vast and gorgeously realized world and flying Astral ships which can be crewed by multiple players to discover new allods and pillage other Astral travelers. Allods also won the Best Game 2009 and Audience Choice awards from the Russian Game Developers Conference.
The game features an unprecedented level of detail for an MMORPG with 2 warring factions, 6 races, 8 archetypes, 28 classes, hundreds of skills, and over 2,000 quests. Its visuals were designed by artists who won the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 10th place awards at Dominance War, one of the most prestigious global art competitions, in both the 2D and 3D categories. All of the animations are motion captured, and the Allods Online 3D game engine was developed entirely in-house. The orchestral soundtrack, composed by Mark Morgan and rising star Vladislav Isaev, was inspired by classical, electronica, new age, and tribal musical genres. An immense amount of content is featured in the game such as raids, dungeons, pets, balanced PvP, a crafting system designed as mini-games, dozens of zones to explore, and numerous other features. The story spans a series of games published over 11 years beginning with Rage of Mages, and it features a background history remarkable in its complexity and depth.
Allods is being published in English, French, and German by Gala-Net and Gala Networks Europe, one of the largest global operators of free-to-play MMORPGs, and is completely free-to-play. Allods is being developed by Astrum Nival, formerly Nival Online, the largest developer and operator of MMORPGs in Russia. Astrum Nival is owned by Mail.ru, the leading Russian online gaming publisher and the foremost Russian internet portal.
About Astrum Nival
Founded in 2006, Astrum Nival, formerly known as Nival Online, is the leading developer and operator of free to play client-based online games in the Russian Federation and the CIS. Also the exclusive Russian operator of Perfect World, Granado Espada, and Pirate King Online (branded as Piratia™ in Russia), the company develops rich online worlds full of epic adventures, challenges and fun for international audiences. Its first announced title is Allods Online, the epic MMORPG continuation of the globally acclaimed Allods series (known internationally as Rage of Mages). Astrum Nival is headquartered in Moscow, with development studios in Moscow and Voronezh, Russian Federation.
About Mail.Ru
Mail.Ru is the foremost Russian Internet portal, serving the entertainment and communication needs of the global Russian-speaking community with a comprehensive array of more than 40 services. Among these are the largest Russian free e-mail service, popular instant messenger Mail.Ru Agent, national social network My Mir@Mail.Ru, search engine Poisk@Mail.Ru, and hosting for photos, videos and blogs. With over 50 percent market share and more than 40 titles to satisfy a full range of individual preferences, Mail.Ru Games is the leading Russian online gaming publisher. Its extensive portfolio includes internally developed hits like Allods Online (created by Astrum Nival) and Legend: Legacy of the Dragons as well as successful international licenses such as ZT Online, Perfect World II, Silkroad Online, Cross Fire and Lord of the Rings Online. Mail.Ru's eight Russian offices are in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk, Samara and Kazan. The company also has international locations in Kyiv, Ukraine and Hamburg, Germany. Additional information is available at www.mail.ru.
About Gala-Net
Founded in 2004, Gala-Net, Inc. together with its European subsidiary, Gala Networks Europe, Gala-Net is a leader in the thriving free-to-play online games in the western market. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Gala-Net's diverse service portfolio includes Flyff, Rappelz, Tales Runner, Luna Online, Allods Online, Aika Online, and Heroes of Gaia. Through the gPotato Game Portal, gamers can play any of Gala-Net's games for free, as well as buy in-game currency and virtual items for any of its games.
