Category: Uru News

From CyanWorlds;

Fellow Mac users,

Back in February 2004, after trying to get funding for the Mac version of Uru for several years, we announced that the Mac version was underway.

We are extremely disappointed to have to announce today that the Mac port of Uru is officially cancelled.

There were several sticking points along the way, culminating with an issue involving the physics engine used in Uru. The company doing the port found out that there would not be a Mac port of that physics engine. We hoped that alternatives could be found, and we waited for official word with the rest of the Mac community.

Our last request for an update from Ubisoft finally laid those hopes to rest.

We thank you all for your patience in waiting for the Mac version of Uru, and are sorry that your patience, in this case, will not be rewarded.

Rand and the Cyan Worlds Team

PS – We’d like to think that we learned something from the experience. We chose not to use the same physics engine on our current project.

From Maztec;

Deep in the D’ni caverns explorers have been studying the ancient arts of the D’ni. Of book writing. A skill, no an art, that few have mastered, but many have tried to imitate.
These explorers, known amongst themselves as the Huru, have been working diligently to learn the art of book writing and ultimately find a way to make it easier for all to do.
They are obviously just starting, but here’s a KI image from one of the explorers – as he linked into the first age he ever created. Looks like he has a lot to learn – hope there’s air there.

You can find more about the various H’uru projects at COBBS.

Ubi has announced that the release date for Tpots will now be 7th of july
And also that the expansion will be available for download as well as box format.

Article can be read here: MystWorlds

Uru?: The Path of the Shell Tells of D’ni?’s Future

SAN FRANCISCO – May 26, 2004 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s leading videogame companies, today announced that Uru?: The Path of the Shell, the third piece of Myst’s Uru adventure, will be available beginning July 13 for the PC at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99.

“We are excited to bring this chapter of the Uru story to eager fans,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing, Ubisoft. “Uru: Ages Beyond Myst has achieved both critical and consumer success, and [s6] The Path of the Shell will only help solidify the title as a ‘must-have’ for Myst and adventure fans.”

This adventure’s complete boxed set, [s7] Uru?: Complete Chronicles, includes the content in Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Myst Uru: To D’ni? (the free downloadable expansion released in February) and The Path of the Shell. The PC release of Complete Chronicles will be available on July 13 at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $39.99.

The Path of the Shell will challenge and reward players with many new puzzles, new clothing options (including reward clothing), new player journals, technical features (including swimming), and five all-new Relto customization options.

“The Path of the Shell further expands the Uru portion of the Myst adventure series,” said Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst and president of Cyan Worlds. “We know fans are excited to play through the next stages of the Uru story, and we’re confident they will be impressed.”

Uru Chronology:

? Uru: Ages Beyond Myst took players on an adventure to learn of the D’ni’s past.
? Uru: To D’ni, the first expansion pack, which is still available via free download, leads players into the present.
? Uru: The Path of the Shell, the second expansion pack, looks into the future of the D’ni.

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst was included in TIME Magazine’s top ten games for 2003, won PC Gamer’s “Adventure Game of the Year” and was among the top-five selling PC titles for the 2003 holiday season – in fact, sales outdistanced its closest adventure genre competitor by more than 100,000 units.

The second expansion pack, The Path of the Shell, is scheduled to be released on June 23rd.

A complete set of all three Uru titles: “Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles” will also be released, and will consist of: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, To D’ni, and The Path of the Shell.