RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition

RealMyst:masterpiece Edition

realMyst: Masterpiece Edition is a remake of a remake of Myst. This time you have a flashlight. In 1806.

To do:

Revisional differences; including v1.?, v2.0, v2.1, and v2.2.
Version differences (when compared to the original realMYST, and to realMyst on iOS/Android).

Unused Achievements#

A few of the game's Ages have achievements which were never implemented in Steam, which the game will throw up errors about in the game's output log. The game will still try to award them if the conditions are met.

Age	Achievement name	Conditions	Notes
Myst	`Myst_GearBridge`	Awarded for raising the gears leading to the clocktower.	The achievement `Myst_Clocktower` ('Gears Open'), awarded for solving the puzzle inside the clocktower, exists.
	`Myst_Piano`	Awarded for solving the sound puzzle to get to Selenitic.	Cf. `Myst_PerfectPitch` ('Perfect Pitch'), awarded for solving the sound puzzle on the first try.
	`Myst_CathMess`	Awarded for viewing Atrus's message in the forechamber.
	`Myst_RimeTunnel`	Awarded for opening the tunnel leading underneath the library.	Made redundant by the achievement `Myst_Inside_Inside` ('Inside-Inside'), awarded for opening the panel containing the button used to open the tunnel.
	`Myst_RimeCombo`	Awarded for raising the chamber containing the Rime book.
	`Myst_WhitePage`	Awarded upon picking up the white page.	Made redundant by the achievement `Myst_Inside` ('Inside'), which is awarded for opening the vault containing the page.
	`Myst_HannahFireplace`	Awarded upon entering 'HLG' into the fireplace and pressing the button.	See the 'Easter Eggs' section below.
Mechanical	`Mech_BookRoom`	Awarded upon opening the room with the Myst linking book.	Made redundant by `Mech_LinkOut` ('Mechanical Age'), awarded for clicking on the Myst book.
Stoneship	`Chan_PowerOn`	Awarded for turning the power on (using the compass rose).	This achievement for some reason has Channelwood's prefix, despite the fact that this is a Stoneship achievement. There is no achievement named Chan_PowerOn in Channelwood, used or otherwise.
	`Stone_DeskObj`	Awarded for interacting with the object on Sirrus's desk.
	`Stone_BookAppear`	Awarded for triggering the Myst book to appear.	Made redundant by `Stone_LinkOut` ('Stoneship Age'), awarded for clicking on the Myst book.
Channelwood	`Chan_SecondFloor`	Awarded for activating the elevator leading to the first floor of treehouses.
Channelwood	`Chan_ThirdFloor`	Awarded for activating the elevator leading to the top floor.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused and Unseen Graphics#

To do:
testMap (in the Mechanical assets file)

Linking Cursor Icons#

To do:
Verify that only link4 is used?

link1	link2	link3	link4

There are four separate versions of the icon used for the cursor when the player is linking. link4 is used in-game.

Myst Moon#

MystMoon	moontrans	moon

Within resources.assets are the textures MystMoon (a mostly unmodified image of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn) and moontrans (a heavily-modified image of Earth's Moon), neither of which are used in-game. Instead, the texture moon (a rotated and slightly-modified image of Earth's Moon) in the Myst texture files is used for Myst's moon.

Don't Save Here#

This texture is used in-game, although it's placed underneath the horizontal gear on Myst Island, and so can't be seen normally.

Invisible Collision#

This texture is located in the Myst Island .assets file.

Josh Photo#

To do:
Presumably this photo is of QA tester Josh Van Veldhuizen, but not necessarily... verify or deny this.

This Polaroid photo of one of the game's developers is present in the game, hidden on the beach behind the tower on Myst Island, though it's impossible to see clearly normally.

realMYST Test#

To do:
Verify that it wasn't used in the demo?

This image is left-over from the demo of realMYST, realMYST Test, though it didn't actually appear in the demo.

Alexander Miller Signature#

To do:
Find out who Alex Miller is. Also, can this be seen in-game?

This signature, in the Stoneship asset file, could also be found in the files of realMYST Test.

"Linking..."#

A texture with the text "linking...", located in the asset file used for the loading screens.

Linking Backgrounds#

This needs some investigation.
Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page.
Specifically: Are these from the iPad version of realMYST?

(Source: Original TCRF research)

realMYST iPad Assets#

Present in resources.assets, StreamingAssets\Images, and StreamingAssets\Videos are a variety of leftover assets from realMYST for iPad, including every video, and the GUI elements.

GUI#

Various GUI elements, located in resources.assets.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Easter Eggs#

To do:
The other easter eggs

Crystal Viewer Developer Images#

To do:
Document the combinations required to view the images.

In addition to the combinations for Riven and the Puzzle Age, there are ten other reserved combinations, which when entered display photos placed there by the game's developers. "Tomahnoy" is D'ni for "my house".

(Source: Original TCRF research)

HLG#

If the player inputs the initials of programmer Hannah Gamiel ("HLG") into the fireplace in the Myst library and presses the button, the game will attempt to award them the achievement "Myst_HannahFireplace", which doesn't exist, and will then softlock.

(Source: Twitch Eagleheart)

v · t · e The Myst series
Mac OS Classic	Myst (Masterpiece Edition) • Riven
Windows	Myst (Masterpiece Edition) • Riven • realMYST (Masterpiece Edition) • Myst V: End of Ages
Amiga	Myst
PlayStation	Myst • Riven
Sega Saturn	Myst
Mac OS X	realMYST (Masterpiece Edition) • Myst V: End of Ages