#MYST FIREPLACE PUZZLE SERIES#
But later, some idle searching brought GC1RD48 to my attention, and its structure gave me an idea - why not a geocache, or a series of geocaches? They could all be Myst-themed and I could even use them to help organize a future convention if ever the possibility arose.
However, it occurred to me that any attempt I made to restart the old convention would likely wind up the same way as the first rapid commercial unsustainability. I had already suspected MYSTralia was long since defunct, and had a mind to contact the administrators with a view to seek permission to restart it on my own. Unfortunately, their forums had remained untouched for a good three years (the original domain, which redirected to an IPB site, had long since expired) and I was not able to reach the administrators by email. At least so I thought, until some errant Googling led me to the forums of MYSTralia, essentially our very own mini-MYSTerium. I am also, unfortunately in this case, Australian - while the series has a well-established, organized fanbase in the US, even having its own convention (MYSTerium), nothing of the sort exists here. I am a long-time fan of the world-renowned MYST series of video games by Cyan Worlds. This is my first post here, and it is therefore customary for greetings to take place at this juncture I will keep mine brief so as to not detract from what I am envisaging.įirstly, some background is in order. Myst is available on PC, Android, iOS, Xbox X/S, and multiple older generation consoles.Greetings, Groundspeak. Next: District 9 Director Lists GTA, DOOM, Myst As Creative Inspirations Clicking on the table reveals a linking book that takes the player back to Myst to continue the story. This drains the captain’s cabin of the ship, allowing players to access the submarine. This turns on the lights for the submarine.įinally, the player can go back to the bilge pump and press the leftmost button. Players must the button corresponding to the degrees for the Lighthouse, 135. It opens to a room with a circular board in the style of a compass, with 32 buttons totaling 360 degrees in increments of five. Halfway down the hallway in the tunnel that leads to Atrus’ room is a door. The writing on the page is important to solve a puzzle later, so players will want to make a note of it. The room with the blue page (Achenar’s room) has a sheet of paper torn in half. Players should note that returning the pages isn’t required to beat the game, but the player will miss out on some of Myst's content. Unfortunately, the player can only carry one page at a time, so some backtracking is required to return both pages to their books. At the end of each tunnel are red and blue pages, corresponding to the red and blue books found back on the island of Myst. The player must the water out of the tunnels by interacting with the bilge pump again.
#MYST FIREPLACE PUZZLE GENERATOR#
If that happens, the player will have to return and crank the generator again. It powers the lights throughout the level and will gradually lose charge until the lights go out.
#MYST FIREPLACE PUZZLE FULL#
They must the generator until the batteries have a full charge. They will find batteries and a generator operated with a hand crank. Players must climb the ladder to the top of the Lighthouse. This key opens the trap door leading to the top of the Lighthouse. Players can then use the key on a chain to open the chest and be rewarded with another key. This fills the Lighthouse with water again, but this time, the chest, which is filled with air, floats up to the key on a chain. Now, the player must return to the pump, this time pressing the center button. They will want to be sure to close it again afterward. Then, players must return to the chest and open the drain plug to drain the water there. If the player interacts with the rightmost button, it drains the water from the Lighthouse.
The pump shouldn’t be hard to spot, as it has an umbrella over it.
Since the player can’t swim, they instead need to utilize a bilge pump. Inside the Lighthouse, the player will find a key on a chain.