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| Publisher |
UbiSoft Entertainment
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| Developer |
Cyan Worlds, Inc.
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| Format |
First & Third Person Real-Time 3D Environment Adventure
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| Wallpapers |
7 Available here at The D'ni Jazz Club.
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| More Screens |
Cyan Worlds have some of the current Screenshots [but no Concept Art] on show. MYST5.COM & MYSTerium have a few more screens. Lots of repeats but new ones as well at IGN here. This is interesting - it's a fully formed single game room environment. Where you can turn around 360 degrees as well as up and down. If you've not already got it, you'll need Quicktime to view it. |
| Trailers |
E3 Trailer for Myst V: End of Ages. Released originally on 3DGamers website. watch it or collect it from here at The D'ni Obsession Site. Size: 14.5 MB. Four movies to download at IGN here. |
| Demo |
You can get a copy from FilePlanet here - but be warned it's a wacking great 269.9Mb download!!
You start the demo in the Direbo Age and progress to the Noloben Age. If you get stuck and need a good walkthrough [complete with screens] there is one by Ben Jamin here. If you want a simpler one to view or download try this: Written by Robert Kosten, it appears at the Myst Obsession site. |
| Game Patches |
Not yet.
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| Sound Samples |
MYSTerium has liberated Laki Arena - the first track available for download.
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| Fonts |
Click here for the Official D'ni Font and Flamboyant Handwriting Both of these are the correct True Type Fonts and you place them inside your WINDOWS/fonts folder [Size of zip is 39K]. This tiny sample is how the Flamboyant Handwriting font looks like: This link will transport you to my Myst Online Uru Live. |
| Web Links |
Numerous - see My Resource Library
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| Walkthrough |
Written by Coelho Buda [aka Orlando Soares] - Hot off the press, this is the very best version you can get. It's just been completed including some updates - enjoy !! Myst V: End Of Ages Walkthrough [Text version - Size 72k] here. Myst V: End Of Ages Walkthrough [Zipped Text version - Size 24k] from here now. |
| Cheats |
See the Walkthrough
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Current Available Versions and Links to Buy |  You can order your copy of Myst V: End of Ages Limited Edition DVD [for PC/Mac] direct from UbiSoft. |
 You can also order your USA Standard Edition DVD [for PC/Mac] direct from UbiSoft. |
 You can order your European copy of Myst V: End Of Ages Standard Edition DVD [for PC/Mac] direct from Amazon. |
 UbiSoft have already discontinued the Special Edition DVD [for PC/Mac] but if you live in Europe or the UK you can currently get a copy of it from Amazon.
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| Release Date |
Out Now
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| Information |
Official Statement about Cyan from Ubi-Soft
For the past 4 years Ubisoft has been proud to work with Cyan Worlds on the Myst brand, and we are saddened by the decision to close the doors of their games production unit. While this event is a sad day for Myst fans and gamers everywhere, it does not in any way affect the upcoming launch of Myst V: End of Ages which is already in manufacturing at this time. Ubisoft is continuing full steam ahead with the launch of Myst V: End of Ages, the Grand Finale of the Greatest Adventure Game of all time. While the production unit has been disbanded, Cyan will continue as a company, pursuing new endeavors for the future. In the next few weeks, Cyan is expecting to provide more information about their plans. Other than this, Ubisoft has no additional information about Cyan or their future plans. Basically, the bad news is: Cyan Worlds has very recently laid off all its staff. That's everyone except CEO Rand Miller and Tony Fryman. Apparently the company hasn't been wound up as Rand Miller is hopeful that something can be done to salvage at least something for the future. The next few months will be critical to this end. You can read more on these startling developments at IGN who have some information here and the full quote from Grey Dragon's blog is here. The bit of Good news for Gamers is: This dramatic cut back at Cyan Worlds has happened after the completion of their last game MYST V: End of Ages. As is stated in the official release, MYST V: End Of Ages is definitely completed and was put on sale on 20 September by Ubi-Soft. You can get a copy of the demo from FilePlanet here - but be warned it's a wacking great 269.9Mb download!! Picking up immediately where the original MYST ended, players are presented the privilege, challenge and responsibility of restoring the lost empire of the D'ni -- an ancient civilization of people who thrived for thousands of years but later met with a great catastrophe. Like each previous MYST title, MYST V: End of Ages advances the graphical beauty and detail of its worlds with a fully immersive 3D environment. Cyan carefully crafted and combined elements of adventure, puzzles, storyline and gameplay innovation creating a worthy ending to the one game to which millions will forever compare any adventure title -- MYST. "MYST V: End of Ages follows the MYST storyline to its conclusion -- closing the book on the Ages of MYST," said Rand Miller, CEO of Cyan Worlds. "To complete this circle of MYST we've embraced the idea of something old and something new. New in regard to pushing forward in areas of interface and technology. And old -- getting back to the simple exploration that made MYST so magical." What Ages and Places will we See and Visit? D'NI: K'Veer - The Island on which Atrus was imprisoned. If we are to take up where MYST left off, this is probably the place we will start. Some of the new screens [see above] clearly show both the room in which we originally found Atrus as well as another part of K'veer. The movie [link above] shows one of the six doors for the main room where we have grown so used to watching Atrus hard at work writing linking books being firmly shut. DIREBO - a beautiful purplish blue Age, lush with trees, water and bridges. The screen above shows an area with numerous linking books set out together. It is also the starting place for the demo. KAHLO - It looks to be a dead Age given over to fossiles and bones. MYST5.COM has screens of it in the Gallery section. LAKI'AHN - From one of the Concept Art sketches [above] we know that there are windmills on Laki. Also, the first piece of music to be released is called "Laki Arena". MYST Island - Appears in the E3 Movie. From our D'ni books and history we know Atrus and Catherine, with Ti'ana, lived there until the latter died. Also, the screen [above] showing the three journals together, clearly the middle one is a bound linking book for MYST. NEGILAHN - A vibrant rain forest Age. MYST5.COM has screens of it in the Gallery section. NOLOBEN - The first screen released for the new game was the beach there. It is also the main location for the game demo. TAGHIRA - An Age of Ice and beauty. MYST5.COM has screens of it in the Gallery section. TODELMER - Another of the first screens shows a giant telescope there. TOMAHNA - I believe the Dagger Screen [above] is situated in Cyan's creation of Atrus & Catherine's home after they left MYST Island. It will be great to see how the Cyan team really envisaged this location in the Mexican desert. Ubi Soft did a nice job for Revelation, but technically it was way too advanced and who ever would build a place with a dangerous connecting swing bridge, especially a family with a new baby daughter? Additional details and information will be announced here when I've played enough of the game to give totally correct info. |
| Technical Specification |
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP (only) Processor: 800 MHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon or equivalent (1.5 GHz Pentium IV or AMD Athlon or higher recommended) RAM: 256 MB (512 MB recommended) Video Card: 32 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video card (see supported list*) Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compliant DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included on disc) DVD-ROM: 4x or faster DVD-ROM drive Hard Drive Space: 4.5 GB free Peripherals: Mouse, keyboard MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Supported OS: OS X 10.2.8 or higher (10.3.9 recommended) Processor: 1 GHz G4 (1.6 GHz G4 or higher recommended) RAM: 256 MB (512 MB recommended) Video Card: 32 MB video card supporting 32-bit color (see supported list*) Sound Card: Standard QuickTime: Required for bonus content DVD: 4x DVD-ROM or faster Hard Drive Space: 4.1 GB free Peripherals: Mac-compatible mouse and keyboard *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI RADEON 7000/8000/9000/X families NVIDIA GeForce 256/2/3/4/FX/6000 families Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Additional chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: http://www.ubi.com/us/support. In addition, your monitor and chipset must be able to support an 800x600 resolution. |
| Any Questions? |
If you would like to ask me any questions or correct obvious blunders about this site or matters arising in-game, please e-mail me. If you prefer, my human name is Steve. However, if your query is related to technical difficulties to do with running your game I'm sorry to say its unlikely that I can be of much help. My best advice is for you to ask at one of the many Forums listed in My Resource Library Lots of these gamers have loads of technical knowledge and are more than willing to share it. Good luck !! |
