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Myst Online: Uru Live is an open source massively multiplayer online adventure game developed by Cyan Worlds. The game is the multiplayer component to the 2003 video game Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. Like Uru, Myst Online takes place in 2000s New Mexico, where an ancient civilization known as the D'ni once thrived. The D'ni had the ability to create ...
Uru was officially announced as Myst Online, before being renamed Uru in early 2003. [16] Myst co-creator Rand Miller released a statement along with an outline of the game: Uru is a revolutionary adventure game that takes the best qualities of the Myst franchise and makes them even better. The single-player experience will eclipse the beauty ...
The first sequel to Myst, Riven, was released in 1997 and was followed by three more direct sequels: Myst III: Exile in 2001, Myst IV: Revelation in 2004, and Myst V: End of Ages in 2005. A spinoff featuring a multiplayer component, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst , was released in 2003 and followed by two expansion packs .
In February 2010, Cyan took steps towards opening up Uru, with the launch of a new Myst Online: Uru Live server (dubbed "MOULagain" by fans) with access to all of the Ages of Uru. They made the client software available free of charge and began accepting donations. [13] As of April 2014, over 128,000 accounts had been created. [14]
In addition to the main games, Cyan developed Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. [136] The multiplayer component of Uru was initially canceled, but GameTap eventually revived it as Myst Online: Uru Live. [137] After Uru Live was cancelled, the game was released as an open source title. [138]
Myst Online: Uru Live: Active 3D: Ancient Fantasy: Free-to-play: 2007: Online version of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst; Open source; formerly pay-to-play; multiplayer adventure game; customizable homeworld; development led by the game's community Mythos: Closed 3D: Fantasy: Free-to-play: 2011: 2014 Neocron: Closed 3D: Cyberpunk: Free-to-play: 2002: ...
CyanWorlds.com Engine (formerly Plasma) is a real-time 3D game engine originally called Headspin and developed by Headspin Technologies in 1997 and later by Cyan Worlds (Cyan purchased the engine as part of the acquisition of Headspin) to power the next generation of real time 3D Myst series games such as URU: Complete Chronicles and Myst V: End of Ages.
However, as Ged points out, the original URU Live lasted a matter of weeks before Ubisoft pulled the plug. We then have Until URU, a community run venture, which was followed by Myst Online: URU Live, run by Gametap. A completely new game, this incarnation had a completely new physics engine, so was basically re-written from scratch.