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{{Availability/row| Steam | 63650 | DRM-Free | Uru: Complete Chronicles<br> | {{Availability/row| Steam | 63650 | DRM-Free | Uru: Complete Chronicles<br> | ||
− | Does not require the Steam client to run. | | Windows, OS X }} | + | Does not require the Steam client to run. Has unique patch with a cursor fix and with DirectMusic disabled. | | Windows, OS X }} |
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{{ii}} Uru: Complete Chronicles comes with the base game and all its expansions | {{ii}} Uru: Complete Chronicles comes with the base game and all its expansions | ||
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Revision as of 20:32, 27 October 2022
Developers | |
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Cyan Worlds | |
Engines | |
Plasma Engine 2.0 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 11, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | 2018 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Myst |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Myst | 1993 |
Riven | 1997 |
realMyst | 2000 |
Myst III: Exile | 2001 |
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst | 2003 |
Myst IV: Revelation | 2004 |
Myst V: End of Ages | 2005 |
Myst Online: Uru Live | 2007 |
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition | 2014 |
Myst (2021) | 2021 |
Riven (2024) | 2024 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Press F4 to open the Pause Menu
- Game works well on modern systems
General information
- Official forums
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v3 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
GOG.com | Uru: Complete Chronicles | |||
Steam | Uru: Complete Chronicles Does not require the Steam client to run. Has unique patch with a cursor fix and with DirectMusic disabled. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Uru: Complete Chronicles comes with the base game and all its expansions
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Uru: To D'ni | Available for free. | |
Uru: The Path of the Shell |
Essential Improvements
Official Beta Patch 1.1.4 for URU: Complete Chronicles[3] |
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EAX Patch[4] |
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Modifications
Drizzle
- Allows, among other features, to install fan-made content and content from Myst Online: Uru Live.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63650/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\sav[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/63650/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | For widescreen support without stretching, see Essential Improvements for the beta patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Even with Beta patch, 4k is not supported. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Settings only available in-game. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | See Essential Improvements. | |
Royalty free audio | Uses a single instance of copyrighted music; otherwise, uses royalty free audio. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 8 | |
Software renderer | Under "3D Hardware". [REF] denotes reference (no rendering, software mode), while [HAL] denotes hardware acceleration. |
|
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Speex | |
Interface | FreeType | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE | 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 256 ATI Radeon 7000 Intel Extreme 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.13 or greater | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512MB RAM | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.5GB HDD | |
Video card (GPU) | 3D graphics card with 64MB VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (63650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200215003845/https://forums.cyan.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=1587
- ↑ https://airtable.com/shrtTsUtiAJQ7wFGI/tblNOTdmp5nHXfFGU/viwjDPuKOjBnIQunv/rec5DHnTjpYhRzdWQ