KickStarter Myst 25th Anniversary Collection

[Boleskine]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252280491/myst-25th-anniversary-collection

The Myst 25th Anniversary Collection
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the epic game that became your world, Cyan is offering a never-been-done-before, historical anthology of the complete series, along with some special, Atrus-approved, authentic game artifacts! The collection and artifacts will be packaged in a unique box - available only through this Kickstarter, with a limited run, for a limited time. (Seriously, the games will be available later, but the special packaging and artifacts will not be sold again!)

In the fall of 1993, Cyan released Myst – the surreal, graphical adventure game that provided an entirely new kind of experience for millions of virtual explorers. Surpassing Cyan’s wildest expectations, it not only became the bestselling PC game of the 20th century, it also had a direct influence on popular culture. Over the years, Myst has brought together communities of passionate fans and has been referenced in television shows, movies, books, comics, and more. Myst has also inspired other creators as they built their own unique realms. Myst has even earned spots in the Smithsonian Institute, MoMA, and other notable museums.

All 7 Myst Games Together for the First Time
Looking back on this incredible, 25-year journey, Cyan believes a celebration is in order! We recognize this amazing achievement could not have happened without each and every one of you who have found your way to this Kickstarter. You have embraced the intricacies, oddities and mysteries in the Myst worlds – and have come back for more. So, as 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Myst, Cyan is taking our journey together one step further.

Behind the scenes, we’ve been working to procure the legal rights to make all of the Myst games available. As an indie developer, resources are limited for development, and acquiring these rights isn’t always an option. But we’ve finally managed to talk with all the right people in all the right places to garner funds to make it happen! With the needed agreements secured, we’re delighted to present the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection, featuring all seven titles in the Myst series!

With the help of our friends at GOG.com, the games have been upgraded to run on Windows 10. This Kickstarter will provide the entire collection in a special exclusive package, but the updated versions of the games will also make their way to digital download services, starting with GOG.com, as automatic updates.


Special Artifacts Only on Kickstarter
But we didn’t stop there. We wanted to extract the essence of the Myst’s enigmatic aura and make it come alive – to touch, to hold, to remember...


So, we joined forces with Idea Planet, a unique group of talented folks who make realistic video game artifacts that wow. Chances are, you’ve seen – or have – some of their really cool collector’s editions. Check out their portfolio by clicking on the link in this image. We are thrilled to be working with them on our very own Myst 25th Anniversary Collection!

Now on to the good stuff – the details you’ve been waiting for!

The Linking Book
The core of the collector’s edition will be a Myst Linking Book. The Bookmaker tier book will have a die-cut “window” through which you can see the art on the game DVD sleeves. At the Maintainer tier and above, the book will include an active 800 x 400 digital screen with video fly-throughs from the games.

• Dimensions: 7in x 9in x 2.5in (18cm x 25 cm x 6 cm)
• Window cutout: 5in x 2.75in (12cm x 7cm)
• Materials: 1200g grey board & art paper, with Matte Finish
• Embossed & gold foil on Logo & edges of leather art treatments
• Weight: 2.71 pounds (1.23kg)
• 1:1 exact scale replica
  
• 800 x 480 IPS high resolution LCD screen (Maintainer tier)
• Speaker (Maintainer tier)

Gehn’s Pen and Inkwell
The Writer tier and above will feature an authentic replica of Gehn’s Pen and Inkwell, meticulously recreated. And yes, it holds your ink, so it’s a functioning set! (D'ni Writer's Ink or common ink not included.)

Gehn’s Pen:

• Dimensions: 7in (17.78cm) in length
• Materials: Wood & Metal Accents

Gehn’s Inkwell:

• Dimensions 5.25in x 3.5in (13.35cm x 8.89cm)
• Materials: Die Cast Zinc Alloy
• Deco: Antiqued Brass Plating
• Weight: 1.75lbs (.8kg)

Original Design Sketches from Riven

This Collector tier is extremely limited and very special. We've opened the vault and collected 25 original hand-drawn concept sketches made during the production of Riven. These are not copies or reproductions. These are the actual pencil sketches with all of their variations, notes, smudges, and watermarks. Many of them have never been seen publicly before.

Myst's 25th anniversary offers us a rare opportunity to provide these images to serious fans of the Myst series. Each unique hand-sketched drawing comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Since these items are so unique, each backer at this level will get to choose which sketch they prefer. The order of the choice will be based on when the backer made their pledge - first pledge chooses first, second pledge chooses second, etc. And because we'd really like to spread the love around, we're limiting this tier to one per backer. You can see the available concept images here.

A Word to Mac Users
Myst started out as a Mac-first title, and over the years, Cyan has always released each of our games for the Mac. But for various reasons, maintaining some of those Mac titles now means rebuilding them from scratch - an option that, as a small indie studio, takes time or resources we just don’t have. And for games that were produced by other studios, even that option may not be possible. Although most games in this Anniversary Collection are not compatible with MacOS, Cyan will continue to work to update or rebuild some of the Mac titles, and explore other options to try to make more of the games playable again on the Mac in the future.

Why the $247,500 target amount?
To deliver a high-quality Myst collector’s edition at a reasonable price, we need to have a minimum number of orders. Based on quotes for the design, tooling and manufacturing, we've calculated that we need at least 2,500 orders at the $99 tier or above (2,500 * $99 = $247,500) to achieve the bare minimum and move forward.

Reward Tier Summary

Shipping and Fulfillment

Unfortunately, shipping costs have skyrocketed over the past several years. To help insure our shipping is as high quality and as low cost as possible, we have partnered with Blackbox who has globally positioned facilities to help minimize customs fees and VAT. Additionally, we have simplified the rate structure and even subsidized shipping rates in many cases. Please note the shipping cost when you select your pledge level.

Thanks, Adam!

Okay Adam, we know you have some kind of reputation for ruining everything, but you sure helped us out. Seriously, having Adam as the voice of this Kickstarter pitch was such an amazing boost! If his energy, enthusiasm, and brilliance doesn't infect you, then you're probably not breathing. Thank you so much, Adam. Your linking book is on the way (after September.)

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About Cyan

Cyan was started in 1987 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller when they released a new kind of children’s software they called The Manhole. It was a simple, whimsical, black & white world to explore with very little to get in the way of the journey. After that was Cosmic Osmo and Spelunx – two more rich, non-threatening worlds for children to explore. In 1991, Cyan began work on a much larger world they called Myst. Myst and its sequel Riven have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide – which made them the best-selling computer games of the 20th century. After five titles in the Myst series, Cyan turned its attention to making an ambitious, never-ending world that would allow players to explore together. Uru: Ages Beyond Myst. (Myst Online is still available to explore for free.) In 2013, Cyan launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund an entirely new game - Obduction. The campaign succeeded, and Obduction was successfully launched on PC, Mac, PS4, and VR.

Cyan is located on the northern outskirts of Spokane, Washington, about 119 trillion miles from the nearest habitable planet. We continue to build on our past as we dream into the future.

 

[agentorange]

How many re-releases of Myst does this make it, 6? It's a great game but there's a limit...Meanwhile I'm not sure if RHEM has had a single re-release, or is even available for digital purchase anywhere.

 

[Boleskine]

So it's an anthology of what's already available on GOG or what

Myst III and IV have never been available digitally.

The games have all been "upgraded" to run on Windows 10, but I'm personally not aware of how the current releases of the other games run on Windows 10. The project description suggests that GOG did most or all of the work to improve compatibility of the existing releases.

 

[Sceptic]

Finish Book of Marrim already you slackers.

This is going to hit the goal in the next hour at this rate, if not earlier. And the sketches are all gone already.

The book box sounds cool, but I'm not sure I want to pay for a bunch of games that I already own and have played several times.

 

[Astral Rag]

Those collectibles are actually p neat, not 250 or 1000 $ neat though.

 

[Boleskine]

 

[Jason Liang]

Everything 1993/ 1998 is new again

 

[Boleskine]

 

[LESS T_T]

Myst III: Exile is now on Steam:

Myst 25th Anniversary Release

Myst III: Exile
Myst 25th Anniversary Release
Steam Edition

We are very excited to be releasing Myst III: Exile on the day of Myst’s 25th Anniversary on Steam! Today’s release of Myst III: Exile and Myst IV: Revelation completes the 7-game Myst Collection in digital format. We hope you enjoy Myst III whether you are a first-time player or a returning player who is feeling a little nostalgic.

We have been working to ready all of the games in the Myst series for the 25th Anniversary of Myst. Most of the games in the series required compatibility updates and Myst III, like Myst and Riven, needed a little more than that to run reliably on modern day computers. So, we partnered up with the ResidualVM team and have worked closely with them to bring you this digital release version of Myst III: Exile.

Release Notes:

Myst III: Exile is available in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. Select the language option of your choice from the menu that appears when you launch the game.

Windows 10 compatibility update.

Please make sure your anti-virus program is not blocking the game from launching. You may need to modify the settings in your anti-virus program to unblock the files “residualvm.exe” and “M3.”
The file, “residualvm.exe,” is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Myst III Exile\residualvm.exe” (for a default install).
The file, “M3,” is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Myst III Exile\Myst III<your installed language>/M3.”

Make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your graphics setup, otherwise you may experience crashing or oddities with the graphics.

Known Issues:

Display settings will need to be set at 100% (default) in order to avoid the game appearing in an offset position on your display. This can be adjusted in the Scale and Layout section of the Display settings menu in Windows 10.

The cursor size stays the same when switching from windowed to fullscreen.

If the player skips a movie where Saavedro attacks the player, any movies played afterward in this instance of the game are skipped as well.

When standing in each of the rings in the Resonance Ring puzzle on Amateria you get a generic shaking of the screen. In the original version of Myst 3, each selected resonance would change the intensity of the shaking in sync with the actual resonance sound. This will be fixed in a later update.

Revelation is not listed on Steam yet.

 

[LESS T_T]

Revelation is not listed on Steam yet.

And here it is:

Release Notes:

Myst IV: Revelation is available in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. To access language selection after the game has been downloaded, right-click on the game in your Library, select Properties, select the ‘Language tab’, and then select the language option of your choice from the drop-down menu. Language selection can also be changed via the in-game options menu.

Windows 10 compatibility update.

Please make sure your anti-virus program is not blocking the game from launching. You may need to modify the settings in your anti-virus to grant permission to allow the file "myst4.exe' to run. This file is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Myst IV Revelation\bin\Myst4 (for a default install).

Make sure you have the latest drivers installed for your graphics setup, otherwise you may experience crashing or oddities with the graphics.

Known Issues:

We are currently investigating an issue with some players experiencing a crash on launch. The crash happens just after the screen resolution change. If this crash happens to you, (1) check to make sure you have the latest audio and graphic drivers installed for your system and (2) make sure your anti-virus program is not blocking the game from starting up (see above notes). If the game still crashes on launch after trying the suggestions above, please contact our support team and include the dxdiag report for your computer.

The Steam overlay in game only opens in 4:3. Myst IV supports the range of resolutions available in the 4:3 aspect ratio [only] and the game plays in full-screen mode [only]. The Windows command to place the game in a window, Alt+Enter, does not have any effect on this game.

Starting the game without speakers requires a game restart to enable the audio if speakers plugged in after start.

Collection bundle: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8699/Myst_Collection/

 

[troupeg]

My god. They actually did it. All 5 Myst games + realMyst + Uru complete are all in one place and avaliable forever.

THEY DID IT LADS.

 

[newtmonkey]

Thanks for posting this Boleskine !

I had been using SCUMMVM soley to play Myst & Riven, so it's nice that the Steam versions are now working fine (although they just use SCUMMVM haha).

 

[Blaine]

SCUMMVM has come a long way since the days when it pretty much only played some LucasArts games and a few EGA Sierra SCI Engine games.

Riven is the fucking best, and the packaging and tchotchkes were incredible.