URU To DNI- The JAVE

Keyboard/Mouse, Adventure/RPG

March 2004

Editor's note: The free To D'ni X-Pack can be downloaded here and here. It's also packaged with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Uru: The Path of the Shell in Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles. Prior installation of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is required.

First and Third Person (can be toggled back and forth during gameplay)

"Uru was marketed as an adventure game that took place within the Myst universe. You buy the game, play it through on your own and then sign up for the on-line experience.

"For the first couple of months that the game was out, people could sign up for free and walk around the 'common' areas. You could meet other players and explore the amazing underground cavern which is D'ni. Unfortunately, the technology wasn't quite up to the task. Only 35 players were allowed on the server at any one time and even then the lag was so bad that the game was unplayable.

"After a couple of months, UbiSoft threw in the towel and **canceled Uru Online [Ed. note: Uru Live; see below]...But Cyan Worlds had already developed enough additional Ages to keep Uru Online running for a year...They decided to re-tool the ages to be playable by single players and then release them as Expansion Packs to the original game.

"The first X-Pack would be free and would include all of the Common areas which were available to people during that two month Preview. It installs on top of your original Uru game and you will need the original CD to both install and play the game.

"X-Pack 1 provides another 47 journals revealing much of the history of D'ni and possibly explaining what happened to the archeologists...The graphics are jaw-dropping, drool-puddling awesome. The sense of ancient loneliness is very moving...Some of the buildings can be entered. The original concept was to gradually open up more and more of the city...(i)t remains to be seen if any more development time will actually be spent on D'ni.

"Several new puzzles (Cyan Worlds claim five) were added to turn the X-Pack into a game. Two of these puzzles had little or no logical lead-in...Most players will need a walkthrough to get them past these.

"The storyline is just a little forced. This is to be expected as material is forced into a new paradigm.

"And finally, I am disappointed with the music. There are two places – Cleft and Kadish Museum – where there is wonderful background music. It is haunting and effectively sets the mood. But where is it for the rest of the game?

"Uru To D'ni...does not set any new standards and it is at times significantly flawed. But it is a solid value and anyone who enjoys Uru will enjoy X-Pack 1."

**URU Live (officially, Myst Online: URU Live) was resurrected by Cyan in February 2007 and now resides on GameTap

box front (original URU; none
available for To D'ni X-Pack)

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PC REQUIREMENTS:

Windows® XP/ME/2000/98SE (only)
800 MHz Pentium® or AMD Athlon™
256 MB RAM
32 MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 1, 2, 3, 4, or FX; ATI® Radeon™ 7000-9800 or better
DirectX® 8.1-compatible sound card (DirectX® 8.1-compatible EAX 3.0 recommended)
DirectX® 8.1 (included on disc)
CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM drive or faster (not recommended for use with CD-RWs)
2 GB free hard drive space
Mouse, keyboard
800x600 16-bit display

CD-ROM (packaged in Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles along with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Uru: The Path of the Shell). The free To D'ni X-Pack can be downloaded here and here. Prior installation of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is required.

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	Keyboard/Mouse, Adventure/RPG
	March 2004
	Cyan Worlds, Inc. Ubisoft
	Editor's note: The free To D'ni X-Pack can be downloaded here and here. It's also packaged with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Uru: The Path of the Shell in Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles. Prior installation of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is required. *First and Third Person (can be toggled back and forth during gameplay)* "Uru was marketed as an adventure game that took place within the Myst universe. You buy the game, play it through on your own and then sign up for the on-line experience. "For the first couple of months that the game was out, people could sign up for free and walk around the 'common' areas. You could meet other players and explore the amazing underground cavern which is D'ni. Unfortunately, the technology wasn't quite up to the task. Only 35 players were allowed on the server at any one time and even then the lag was so bad that the game was unplayable. "After a couple of months, UbiSoft threw in the towel and *canceled Uru Online* [Ed. note: Uru Live; see below]...But Cyan Worlds had already developed enough additional Ages to keep Uru Online running for a year...They decided to re-tool the ages to be playable by single players and then release them as Expansion Packs to the original game. "The first X-Pack would be free and would include all of the Common areas which were available to people during that two month Preview. It installs on top of your original Uru game and you will need the original CD to both install and play the game. "X-Pack 1 provides another 47 journals revealing much of the history of D'ni and possibly explaining what happened to the archeologists...The graphics are jaw-dropping, drool-puddling awesome. The sense of ancient loneliness is very moving...Some of the buildings can be entered. The original concept was to gradually open up more and more of the city...(i)t remains to be seen if any more development time will actually be spent on D'ni. "Several new puzzles (Cyan Worlds claim five) were added to turn the X-Pack into a game. Two of these puzzles had little or no logical lead-in...Most players will need a walkthrough to get them past these. "The storyline is just a little forced. This is to be expected as material is forced into a new paradigm. "And finally, I am disappointed with the music. There are two places – Cleft and Kadish Museum – where there is wonderful background music. It is haunting and effectively sets the mood. But where is it for the rest of the game? *"Uru To D'ni...does not set any new standards and it is at times significantly flawed. But it is a solid value and anyone who enjoys Uru* will enjoy X-Pack 1." - URU Live (officially, Myst Online: URU Live) was resurrected by Cyan in February 2007 and now resides on GameTap
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	box front (original URU; none available for To D'ni X-Pack)


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	*PC REQUIREMENTS:* Windows® XP/ME/2000/98SE (only) 800 MHz Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 256 MB RAM 32 MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 1, 2, 3, 4, or FX; ATI® Radeon™ 7000-9800 or better DirectX® 8.1-compatible sound card (DirectX® 8.1-compatible EAX 3.0 recommended) DirectX® 8.1 (included on disc) CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM drive or faster (not recommended for use with CD-RWs) 2 GB free hard drive space Mouse, keyboard 800x600 16-bit display
	CD-ROM (packaged in *Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles* along with Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Uru: The Path of the Shell). The free To D'ni X-Pack can be downloaded here and here. Prior installation of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is required.