Myst Online is alive... again... for the, um, we lost count how many times it died
by Seraphina Brennan 
Feb 8th 2010 at 6:00PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Myst Online: URU Live, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play
The game that gives Lazarus a run for his money, Myst Online: URU Live, is kicking once more. Cyan Worlds has gotten enough money together again to start up a brand new Myst server as the first phase of making Myst Online an open source project. The cavern that's online now is mostly the same cavern that GameTap had right as the game went offline.
Best news of all? Myst Online is free. Yes, you heard us right -- free. Free as in no subscription, no paying for the client, no nothing. They're welcoming all cavern dwellers, new and old, back to the depths of D'ni. Their account creation page is getting hammered right now, as everyone wants to get back in ASAP, so if you can't create an account just give it some time.
While the game is free, servers and running a business are not. Cyan has opened up a donation page on PayPal for anyone who wants to donate towards the game's bills, so if you're feeling generous then by all means show Uru some support. The game has been through hell and back, and some help would be much appreciated around the Cyan offices. They've even said they're working on a little present for those who donate...
So, readers of Massively, can I get a shorah?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DrunkenGamer said on 6:14PM 2-08-2010
There really is no killing this game - ill let things calm down and then ill have to give it a try
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Yoh said on 6:34PM 2-08-2010
It's the living dead! Is this the beginning of the zombie apocalypse?
And it's free..... a free zombie apocalypse.
Or is it a zombie free apocalypse? I always get those too confused.
Seriously, it's good to see it come back to life.
~Yoh
max said on 6:08PM 2-08-2010
Does the online game make as little sense as the offline game?
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ethereal.wolf said on 10:16PM 2-08-2010
yeah i never got the myst puzzles either.
sinborn said on 6:14PM 2-08-2010
I have to say I'm impressed by this revival. Every time I went looking for it, the project was closed. Thanks for the heads up.
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Beau Turkey said on 1:52AM 2-09-2010
WHAT? Yes! I loved this back then, and I lost track of where they were in the project! Woot!
Beau
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Scuffles said on 6:31PM 2-08-2010
CLEAR *Electrical Discharge Sound* Beep ......... beep ..........beep
Doctor, we have a pulse
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Orvidos said on 6:35PM 2-08-2010
I'll be a. . .Well. I didn't ever expect it to come back, much less F2P.
In we go!
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Muskie said on 7:22PM 2-08-2010
Does this mean I can play the singleplayer campaign as well?
(Not that i don't wanna play online, I just wanna go through that plot :P)
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Nalates said on 8:40PM 2-08-2010
Uru Live is a mixed single player multi-player game. The intent was to be multi-player. Some puzzles such as the Deline (sp?) and Ahnonay are definitely multi-player to solve. Others are just easier to solve in group play.
The initial 5 ages/puzzles can be done single player.
The core fans are pretty good about not intruding on your solo experience. However, the GameTap version of the game is more MMO oriented than the original. Some feel that takes away from the story and understanding what is happening.
The active forum for fans is MystOnline.com. The planning group for the open source version is at OpenUru.org.
monkeystick said on 7:29PM 2-08-2010
The account creation page is getting slammed right now.. the power of free-to-play!
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Steve said on 1:48PM 2-09-2010
I remember thinking this game had killer graphics when I first got it...
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tanek said on 9:30AM 2-09-2010
I managed to get my account created, but I'm guessing things are a bit busy on the downloads, too. The launcher does not seem to be able to connect at the moment.
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tanek said on 9:37AM 2-09-2010
Heh. As I was typing that, a message came up on the launcher that the servers are down temporarily due to the high demand. I'm looking forward to getting back in there and exploring again.
Anon said on 12:15PM 2-09-2010
Shorah! what ever that means, I guess it's a big "Heil yeah!" in Myst terms.
I'm heading over there right after this post. Just wanted to say that there should be some other way to donate than paypal (i don't have paypal and am ot getting paypal) and "Shorah!" "Heil Yeah!"
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Anon said on 12:22PM 2-09-2010
Looks like there are other payment options and I'll be doing my part once I can get signed up.
BAD said on 4:24PM 2-09-2010
For those having trouble with the downloader, there is a torrent here....
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/2128999/52219053/
Enjoy.
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