![]() So, what is going wrong, why can’t realMYST read from sho.dni? That’s where the programming mistake comes in. If realMYST can’t access that data, it obviously won’t be able to run, and that’s precisely what’s happening when it terminates right after starting. The first two contain only music and sound effects whereas sho.dni contains initalization settings, 3D models and more. That mistake had no severe consequences on previous Windows versions, but even there the game sometimes failed to start.Īs you might know, realMYST uses three custom “dni” archive files to hold much of its data – mara.dni, pera.dni and sho.dni. It is because of a stupid mistake in realMYST’s programming. It has nothing to do with Windows services, drivers, compatibility settings or other things some people suggest. When you start the game realMYST on Windows Vista, it is very likely that it’ll briefly show a black screen and then immediately terminate again. I know nothing about the GameTap version although I suppose it suffers from the same problem. So without more useless chatter, here are the complete instructions to get your RealMYST fixed:įoreword: The following article concerns the retail Windows version of realMYST. MODS: if the following instruction are against the rules, please remove my post, but please forward this fix to the GOG programmers so they can incorporate it into their RealMYST package which will save a lot of people headaches. I don’t even have to use compatibility options anymore, and i can run it on the highest resolution with all the bells and whistles enabled and it runs like a train without any crashes. Jehon tested it on Win Vista, i have tested it successfully on Win XP, applying it can only be beneficial regardless of the Windows version you are using. Fortunately i copied the whole text from his website and saved it on my computer.Īnyway, this fix should work for people having troubles on Win XP, Win Vista, and Win 7. It is also not indexed by the Wayback Machine. The original page with the solution has been off line for a while now which was Jehons website. Ok, i had the exact same problem a while ago when i was trying to play my original copy of RealMYST on Win XP SP3, after much searching i found the solution from a well known member of the MYST Community so all props and rep should go to him, Jehon the Scribe, for finding this fix and posting it, i am just sharing it. Run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.Go ahead and run realMYSTSetup and choose whatever you want (game is running fine for me with T&L 1080p).I use XVI32 for all hex editing and the replace works with the below hex strings. Follow hexedit steps (pasted below in case link breaks).Install indeo (select custom so you can disable the netscape addon). ![]() This Steam thread has some useful info too. ![]() ![]() Note that I started with the European version that can’t be patched. Nothing worked but then I finally found it: I installed and it didn’t work (instant crash to desktop).Īs with any time a game doesn’t work there are tons of useless forum posts about how to fix it. So with Obduction in the pipe and having not completed Myst I grabbed a copy of realMYST (the version with real 3D graphics, not pre-rendered). ![]()
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