What Is The Story?

That is actually a very good question. Most Myst games (certainly the better ones) thrust the player into the middle of a story that is already on going. Figuring out what is going on and who to believe is a big part of the draw of these games, at least for me.

Add to that the story of Uru is still in its infancy and no one can tell you where it is likely to go. Uru promises to be unique in that its participants will have an influence on the story therefore, if Cyan is to be believed, even the game developers may not know where this thing is going.

That all being said, I am certainly willing to give you a small amount of background information in order to help you get your bearings.

The archaeological find of the century was made back in the nineties, a vast, underground, civilization that can be accessed from a remote location in New Mexico. More over, strange books were soon discovered that, when the user placed his or her hand on a panel on the page, transported the user to a completely different location. Each of these locations are commonly referred to an Age.

Many journals have been found and translated, revealing the underground cavern was the home of the D'ni, a people that disappeared centuries ago. The decision was made to try and restore the city of D'ni and the D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) was formed. The DRC employed a number of Restoration Engineers (Res Eng) to restore the neighbourhoods of the city and to discover and restore new Ages.

With the beginning of the new millennium, things began to change. Explorers from the surface began appearing in the cavern and they were being helped by parties unknown - well, unknown for a little while. As the number of explorers grew, the DRC decided to begin opening areas that they could explore safely, and perhaps even aid in the restoration.

In the time since, the number of explorers have waxed and waned, and the DRC itself was disbanded and reformed. Now exploration of the cavern seems to be continuing in earnest and the number of explorers are swelling, but the DRC is hardly a unanimous group in their feelings towards the restoration. Personalities and politics abound and philosophies as to direction the restoration should take are often in conflict.

But there are much bigger issues than the internal battles of the DRC. What happened to the D'ni? What was their downfall? In fact, are they even all gone? These are just some of the questions that are left for you, and all of us, to discover.

For a more up to date list of recent story developments see Story Updates.