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I have posted this message on all myst articles: I think it would be nice to have continuity over all the Myst Articles. This could be done with a section on the story, ages / islands and graphical advancements for all. What does everyone else think? Also, how could this be coordinated?
Keem me informed; I have just begun a translation of the articles in Italian. Also, this page states Exile was distributed by UbiSoft (and the image of the cover confirms that), while my original copy (Italian, so that's a European distrubution) clearly says "Mattel Interactive". Anyone knows something about that? Gbnogkfs 05:03, 01 January 2006 (UTC)
I removed the following section because I don't think it follows the goals of Wikipedia to post instructions on how to access copyrighted material illegally.
As in most Myst games, it is possible to extract the video and audio so that they can be edited into custom movies. Myst III Exile was the first Myst game to use the Bink video format (from RadGameTools) for every animation. Each disc of Myst III Exile contains several huge .m3a files (presumably standing for "Myst 3 archive"), which for the most part correspond to particular Ages, and contain all the Bink videos used for the game portions on that disc. The .bnk Bink videos can be extracted from .m3a files using FMV-Extractor by Necrotech (freeware). The Bink files can be played/converted using the RadGameTools Bink program (shareware).
The audio in the game that is not inside of a Bink video, is collectively stored on disc 1. Whether or not the user chooses to install all the data to the hard drive (so disc-switching is not needed), all the sounds are copied from disc 1 to the program folder. Most of the music for the game is stored as . mp3 files, while other miscellaneous sounds are in WAV format (but surreptitiously have no extension). All of them can easily be played and used (in most cases without a converter).
As a side note, choosing the install-to-hard-drive method will copy all of the .m3a archive files to the program folder, storing them in a folder named by the corresponding disc. Xadnder 02:43, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
It is stated that Myst III is considered to be the last Myst game to innovate technically. This is obviously false, seeing as Myst V is free-moving and in full 3D, and also that Myst Online: Uru Live is an online, massively-multiplayer game. Should be corrected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.71.208 ( talk) 18:09, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of the PS2 port? Should I add some information? 217.24.21.41 ( talk) 14:37, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
This article is generally solid and well-structured. I'm surprised that there isn't more description of the individual ages in the Myst articles, but then again I don't suppose such a description would be very useful – it would primarily be a reflection of gamers' intense dedication to play. The editors involved have done a good job of finding a variety of sources.
I'm always a little leery of video game articles as FAs; with the exception of something like the first Myst game, they don't seem to have the potential for depth or comprehensive encyclopedic discussion that I'd prefer. However, as we know, notability is not a requirement for FA, so this is a personal problem I have, heh.
I had a few questions as I copyedited:
Thanks for bringing me in – feel free to talk me with questions. I do believe I'm going to go back and take another trip to Releeshahn. Cheers! – Scartol • Tok 14:36, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Recently, some external links were removed from this article ( as seen here). Are these links really counterproductive to the article? WP:NOTLINK says:
"There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate."
In this case, the links to MobyGames, IMdb, and the MYSTerium fansite were removed leaving only one external link. MobyGames and IMdb links are, in my opinion, always helpful, because they usually have a good list of details like taglines, cast, and links to more critical commentary. MYSTerium was one of the premiere Myst fansites for news, but it is now dormant. Perhaps we should keep the links to MobyGames and IMdb and update the MYSTerium link to a more active fansite? — OranL ( talk) 16:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC) I dunno about Moby, because it doesn't offer much more than the page... as for the other links, it doesn't matter much to me. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 21:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
We have the table so that readers can quickly reference it to find out ratings. Is there a reason we can't put the rankings in the table and in the prose? I don't want to have to read the paragraph to find out simple statistical ranking data. I believe it can only help the articles summary style to include the rankings in a table as well as in the paragraph. — OranL ( talk) 18:25, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
I don't believe that whole "the game doesnt suit the fast paced modern game industry". As far as I'm concerned Myst will never go out of style. It's like arguing that artistic movies don't suit modern hollywood. 59.167.36.104 ( talk) 10:49, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
I tried to find the article cited as # 5: "Seductive Kind of Myst" by Steve Boxer in The Daily Telegraph, 12 July 2001. I could not find this article on that date. Is the reference accurate? And if so, how does a reader locate it?
Ed8r ( talk) 20:16, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
See Robyn Miller's GDC post-mortem for Myst... "The Stranger" was invented later, the avatar was always supposed to be the player. Literally, you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.210.0.171 ( talk) 04:29, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
I found these:
JimmyBlackwing ( talk) 21:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
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I have posted this message on all myst articles: I think it would be nice to have continuity over all the Myst Articles. This could be done with a section on the story, ages / islands and graphical advancements for all. What does everyone else think? Also, how could this be coordinated?
Keem me informed; I have just begun a translation of the articles in Italian. Also, this page states Exile was distributed by UbiSoft (and the image of the cover confirms that), while my original copy (Italian, so that's a European distrubution) clearly says "Mattel Interactive". Anyone knows something about that? Gbnogkfs 05:03, 01 January 2006 (UTC)
I removed the following section because I don't think it follows the goals of Wikipedia to post instructions on how to access copyrighted material illegally.
As in most Myst games, it is possible to extract the video and audio so that they can be edited into custom movies. Myst III Exile was the first Myst game to use the Bink video format (from RadGameTools) for every animation. Each disc of Myst III Exile contains several huge .m3a files (presumably standing for "Myst 3 archive"), which for the most part correspond to particular Ages, and contain all the Bink videos used for the game portions on that disc. The .bnk Bink videos can be extracted from .m3a files using FMV-Extractor by Necrotech (freeware). The Bink files can be played/converted using the RadGameTools Bink program (shareware).
The audio in the game that is not inside of a Bink video, is collectively stored on disc 1. Whether or not the user chooses to install all the data to the hard drive (so disc-switching is not needed), all the sounds are copied from disc 1 to the program folder. Most of the music for the game is stored as . mp3 files, while other miscellaneous sounds are in WAV format (but surreptitiously have no extension). All of them can easily be played and used (in most cases without a converter).
As a side note, choosing the install-to-hard-drive method will copy all of the .m3a archive files to the program folder, storing them in a folder named by the corresponding disc. Xadnder 02:43, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
It is stated that Myst III is considered to be the last Myst game to innovate technically. This is obviously false, seeing as Myst V is free-moving and in full 3D, and also that Myst Online: Uru Live is an online, massively-multiplayer game. Should be corrected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.203.71.208 ( talk) 18:09, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't there be a mention of the PS2 port? Should I add some information? 217.24.21.41 ( talk) 14:37, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
This article is generally solid and well-structured. I'm surprised that there isn't more description of the individual ages in the Myst articles, but then again I don't suppose such a description would be very useful – it would primarily be a reflection of gamers' intense dedication to play. The editors involved have done a good job of finding a variety of sources.
I'm always a little leery of video game articles as FAs; with the exception of something like the first Myst game, they don't seem to have the potential for depth or comprehensive encyclopedic discussion that I'd prefer. However, as we know, notability is not a requirement for FA, so this is a personal problem I have, heh.
I had a few questions as I copyedited:
Thanks for bringing me in – feel free to talk me with questions. I do believe I'm going to go back and take another trip to Releeshahn. Cheers! – Scartol • Tok 14:36, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Recently, some external links were removed from this article ( as seen here). Are these links really counterproductive to the article? WP:NOTLINK says:
"There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate."
In this case, the links to MobyGames, IMdb, and the MYSTerium fansite were removed leaving only one external link. MobyGames and IMdb links are, in my opinion, always helpful, because they usually have a good list of details like taglines, cast, and links to more critical commentary. MYSTerium was one of the premiere Myst fansites for news, but it is now dormant. Perhaps we should keep the links to MobyGames and IMdb and update the MYSTerium link to a more active fansite? — OranL ( talk) 16:55, 13 July 2008 (UTC) I dunno about Moby, because it doesn't offer much more than the page... as for the other links, it doesn't matter much to me. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk) 21:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
We have the table so that readers can quickly reference it to find out ratings. Is there a reason we can't put the rankings in the table and in the prose? I don't want to have to read the paragraph to find out simple statistical ranking data. I believe it can only help the articles summary style to include the rankings in a table as well as in the paragraph. — OranL ( talk) 18:25, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
I don't believe that whole "the game doesnt suit the fast paced modern game industry". As far as I'm concerned Myst will never go out of style. It's like arguing that artistic movies don't suit modern hollywood. 59.167.36.104 ( talk) 10:49, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
I tried to find the article cited as # 5: "Seductive Kind of Myst" by Steve Boxer in The Daily Telegraph, 12 July 2001. I could not find this article on that date. Is the reference accurate? And if so, how does a reader locate it?
Ed8r ( talk) 20:16, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
See Robyn Miller's GDC post-mortem for Myst... "The Stranger" was invented later, the avatar was always supposed to be the player. Literally, you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.210.0.171 ( talk) 04:29, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
I found these:
JimmyBlackwing ( talk) 21:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)