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About Uru Live

'Myst Online - Uru Live' is an adventure game like Myst but with an online and multiplayer component. It is also the first Myst game that lets you explore the underground D'ni city. Linking books can be found in several places throughout the D'ni city, giving access to Ages not found in "Uru: Ages Beyond Myst". Although you won't meet Atrus or Sirrus and Achenar here (that may be a good thing though), the game is certainly in the spirit and universe of Myst. With all the Ages combined, there's a lot to explore.

Although most of the Ages can be completed without help from others, some Ages cannot be completed alone. Ages like Er'cana and Ahnonay can only be completed with the help of at least one other person. For the garden Ages Eder Tsogal and Eder Delin you will need seven other players if possible, but depending on the experience of the players, fewer people can do it too. If you ever need someone to help you, a good place to look for people is in Ae'gura, near the city map at the plaza.

Ae'gura Plaza

At times, the cavern may look deserted, but usually there's always someone around. A lot more is going on here than you might think. There are several events each month and you can even take D'ni language classes. For an overview of upcoming events take a look at the Event Calendar.

For more info visit the 'Myst Online - Uru Live' website: http://mystonline.com  From this website the game can be downloaded for free.

Screenshots can be found in the Image Gallery,  and for events in the Live Event Gallery.

Shards

Because 'Myst Online - Uru Live' is in part Open Source Software, the game has several forks that are refered to as "Shards". They all offer a similar gameplay as Myst Online - Uru Live (MOUL), but offer additional content that is not available in MOUL. Some have added other Ages created by players, others have added new content in Ae'gura. Some are based on the online version (MOUL), while others are based on the offline (CD) version. This website is for the most part about the MOUL Shards.

An overview of all the Shards that I know of is in the Shards topic. This topic explains what each Shard has to offer and how they differ from each other.

List of some of the Shards:

The Open Cave: http://the-open-cave.net

Gehn Shard: https://www.guildofwriters.org/gehn

UAM Shard: http://myst.dustbird.net/wiki/Uam/Shard

Deep Island: https://forum.guildofwriters.org/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=4611

My Guide On How To Install The Deep Island Shard

Kermit

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Dates are now displayed in local format.
For most countries this means dd-mm-yyyy instead of mm-dd-yyyy.

Topic Updated: 'Chat Commands & Emotes' 1681902000

The feather commands were updated to include a new feather that was added recently. At the same time, the /look, /get, /go and /fly commands moved to the "Other Commands" section as they clearly are not related to collecting feathers.

Go to the Chat Commands Topic.

Dates Are Now Displayed In Local Format 1671823800

The dates on this page and the News Archive are now displayed in local format. This is one of those things I wanted to do from the beginning 5 years ago, but I never got to it. Until now, the dates were always displayed like they are in the usa (mm-dd-yyyy). From now on, dates will be in local format. For most countries this means something like: dd-mm-yyyy.

I also removed the contact form from the contact page. The provider that hosted the form no longer offers that service. So, it's only a regular email-link now.

New Calculator: Eder Naybree Clock 1664283600

A few weeks ago a new Fan Age arrived in Moula: Eder Naybree. It is a Garden Age like Eder Delin, but without a spiral door. It has however, a day and night cycle much like in Eder Gira.

Go to the Eder Naybree Clock.

New Topic: Eddie Competition 1655146800

Eddie Competition is an annual event that takes place in PodHopper's Hood in Februari each year. So it will take a while before the next competition takes place. This new topic will contain all the information you need to prepare for Eddie Competition and it also lists the results from previous years.

Currently I'm preparing a new event that will (probably) be held in the first week of August: a Summer Festival. The festival will span two or more days, depending on how many people would like to host an event in that week. I have started looking for people who would like to host such an event. More information will follow here and on discord.

Go to the Eddie Competition Topic.

Topic Updated: Installing the Deep Island Shard 1648809000

A minor update aimed at making the installation of the Deep Island Shard for offline use a tiny bit simpler. As it is not absolutely necessary to rename the UruSetup.exe file, I changed the instructions to make renaming optional.

Go to the Deep Island Installation Topic.

New Calculator: The Spiral Door Simulator 1638626400

During the Net2-era, I started working on the Spiral Door Simulator. It is an online tool for learning the symbols on the Garden Age doors and a training tool for those who want to know how to do a doorrun. It has a help section containing information about the tool itself, as well as information and tips about what to do during a doorrun.

It is fully functional but I would like to optimize it for mobile phones as well. Right now, the Viewer and Trainer work fine on mobiles but the simulator has one issue that is specific to mobiles: the image of the Spiral Door gets pushed off-screen as soon as the virtual keyboard pops up. I will work on a solution that removes the need for the virtual keyboard to appear.

Go to the Spiral Door Simulator.

Laki'anay Guide Updated (Giloto Office Door) 1635607800

When I was writing the Laki'anay Guide, I left out the explanation for the Giloto Office Door puzzle. At the time, I felt my guide would become too long-winded. However, as the correct solution to the keypad puzzle was not derived from the available clues, I decided that more explaining was needed.

Go to the Laki'anay Guide.

Topic Updated: 'Pod Age Animals' 1629304200

For years the monkey in Negilahn was named incorrectly. I used the name Panuhdoy for it as that was the name the D'ni Zoological Society had given it. In their defence, the only available description of the animals came from the notebook in the museum. As I have stated before, the animals are so poorly described in that notebook, that a mistake like this was apparently unavoidable. The monkey is called Pumi instead of Panuhdoy. That information was revealed only very recently with the disclosure of the "Intangibles" materials.

Go to the Pod Age Animals Topic.

A few updates: Feather Commands & Instant Pellets 1627734600

For many years, 13 was the total number of feathers in Moul(a). Now that new Ages have arrived, new feathers have been added. Currently, there are 16 feathers total in Moul(a). You'll find the feather commands listed under Easter Eggs on the 'Chat Commands & Emotes' page.

Another tip was added for pellet bakers: Instant Pellets! This is an old trick that existed for years but it fits well in the category of harder-to-find information. See the 'Hints, Tips & Manuals' page for more info.

Go to the Chat Commands Topic.

Or go to the Hints, Tips & Manuals Topic.

New Topic: 'Hints, Tips & Manuals' 1627576200

A lot of information is available on the internet about Uru or Moul(a). However, sometimes certain information is hard to find. Among these harder to find things is (for example) the 'Myst Online Manual'. I decided to create a new page where I can put manuals, documents and other bits of information.

Go to the Hints, Tips & Manuals Topic.

Topic Updated: 'Chat Commands & Emotes' 1626629400

Some time ago I had a conversation with another explorer about the emotes listed on my 'Chat Commands & Emotes' page. He said that contrary to what I stated, the emotes were not so self-explaining for people that don't speak english natively. I thought about it and I agree. So I decided to add a description to the list of emotes.

Although I had several methods available for doing this, I decided not to use pop-up messages as these tend to get in the way. Especially in this case where all cells in the emotes-table would need a pop-up. Instead, I chose to place the description in a box at the bottom of the table. I would have preferred to add a small animated picture as well, but I decided to leave that for a future update of the topic.

Go to the Chat Commands Topic.

Topics Updated: 'Shroomie' and 'Bots For Fun' 1625668200

It's been too long since I last updated this website. And there were several things that needed to be updated or that I had started working on. Of all the things I worked on, only my weekly 'Relaxing Session' continued without any interruption. One of the first things on my todo-list was the fact that we no longer have the Magic bots (Magic bot and Mimi bot). These bots were mentioned in two topics: 'Shroomie' and 'Bots For Fun'. These topics have now been updated to reflect this change...

Go to the Shroomie Topic.

Or go to the 'Bots For Fun' Topic.

KI time Converter Updated 1610197200

This update fixes an issue that only occurred during the change in Daylight Saving Time. A few minor interface improvements were added too. For example, after setting the time, the conversion can also be started by pressing the Enter-key now.

Go to the KI time Converter.

Eder Gira Clock Timezone Issue Resolved 1610071200

The Eder Gira Clock is updated and is working correctly for all time zones now. :)) Clap

Eder Gira Clock Timezone Issue 1610058600

The Eder Gira Clock seems to have a timezone related issue. Although it is working fine for me, I have received two reports of the time being displayed a few hours off. Both were from a timezone in the USA. Interesting thing is that the portal calculator is working fine for these people. So it looks like I omitted doing something that I did in the portal calculator. The issue is definitely timezone related, so I will look into that aspect as well.

What can I say? Well, I hope to fix this soon :)

Portal Countdown Updated 1610033400

The Portal Countdown was updated last year to also show how long a portal remains open. However, it actually showed how long a portal is visible. During the last few seconds that a portal is visible it is no longer possible to step through the portal. From now on, the Portal Countdown will show correctly when and how long you can step through the portal. And with that, the portal countdown has all the features that I had planned for it.

Go to the Portal Countdown.

Topic Updated: Chat Commands & Emotes 1609691400

The Easter Egg commands have been added to the 'Chat Commands & Emotes' page. These include the feather commands but also the /roll command. I found a handy PDF file that was made by Tiran (no, I never met him), showing all the chat commands and such on a single page PDF file. Last but not least, I also changed the layout of the page a bit and added a jump-navigator to quickly jump to a chapter further down the page.

Go to the Chat Commands Topic.

Portal Calculator Updated 1609603200

The Portal Calculator has a small analog clock in the top right corner. I changed its timings in order to make it use fewer cpu cycles. Not that it was a problem on modern computers, but for older computers the clock could be a bit demanding. I have also added a Pod Age map that was sent to me by Ovaron. It shows more clearly where the 4 pods are located in the Pod Age.

Go to the Portal Calculator.

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