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________MYST ISLE___________
In general after you solve a puzzle you usually must then press a button to activate it.
Upon arrival go into the chamber behind the panel on the docks. Activate the hologram by first dialing in the number of the scene you wish to see in the panel on the wall. Push the button. Then push the button on the imaging machine behind you. To see the note left by the designer to his wife, dial in the total number of markers found on MYST(-08-).
Markers
A good idea is to run around MYST and turn on all the markers. The only marker that you can't get to right away is the one on the Clock Tower isle but can be accessed after completing the clock tower access code(ref. Clock Tower hint). If a marker is not on, it and the device it affects will not appear on the map in the library. There are 8 markers.
The Library
-Map
Immediately to the right, facing the exit, is the map. Turn the Key Tower until it is pointing to the next world you're going to. Now you can go up to the tower and key ladder to get the next game hint or code for access to that world. NOTE: Codes not found here are found in the library books.
-Red & Blue Books
To the right of the map is the red book where Siris(Mr."I'm sitting on the edge of reality.") is trapped & the red pages go and directly behind is the blue book where Achenar(Mr. "I need my thorazine") is trapped & the blue pages go. Each time a page is added it clears up the picture a little and improves the message. There are a total of six pages. . .THINK before adding the last page.
-Book Case
Most books are burned beyond recognition. But, the few that are legible offer moderate reading entertainment, and some important keys to accessing other worlds. Essentially there are three key books with diagrams that should be copied down when found. On the top shelf a blue book, second from the right, has the patterns needed for STONESHIP AGE, copy the figures and corresponding constellations of all. On the middle shelf the big blue book in the center is for the rocket to SELENTIC AGE. On the same shelf to the far right is a brown book with key patterns. One of these patterns will be used in the conclusion of MYST, either one of the brothers can tell you which one, provided you give them some of what they need.
Behind the book case is the Key Tower. To lower the book case just touch the picture of the lowered book case located to the left. To raise the book case and reopen the exit, touch the picture of the opened exit located to the right of the book case.
-The Key Tower
When the tower is pointed in the direction of your goal, climb the key ladder to get your key/code.
Clock Tower to Mechanical Age
-Accessing Tower
Using the map point the Key Tower toward the hill with the giant gears. Now go up the key ladder in the Key Tower to get your codes. Go to the valves in front of the Clock Tower. Each turn of the large and small valve will advance the large and small hand of the clock, respectively, in 5 minute intervals. Do this until it reads your code time(ie.2.40). Now flip the Clock Tower marker on. Go in.
-Accessing The Mechanical Book
Turn the wheels by pulling the chains until they read your code(ie.2,2,1). Pulling the left chain down then releasing will cause the top and middle wheel to turn once. Pulling the same chain but then holding it down will turn the top wheel once and continue turning the middle wheel until you let go.(PS. Don't pull down too far or your hand will slip.) The same will occur with the right chain except it affects the bottom and middle wheels instead. If you make a mistake, reset everything by pulling the chain on the far right.
The book is located under one of the large gears on Gear Hill.
Spaceship to Selenitic Age
-Accessing the Spaceship
Using the map point the Key Tower toward the spaceship. Now go up the key ladder in the Key Tower to get your codes. Also get the big blue book off the middle shelf in the Library and copy the keyboard diagram. Go to the generator room and determine how much voltage each generator produces individually. Now figure out which group of generators turned on together will produce the voltage precisely equal to the number from the Key Tower(ie.59 volts). NOTE: If you go over that amount you'll trip the circuit breakers. To reset the breakers you must turn off the generators, climb two ladders to the breakers, and flip them. They are located down two narrow paths, one next to the generator room, and the other on the left on the way to the spaceship from the library.
-Accessing The Selenitic Book
Go to the control panel in the spaceship. Using your keyboard diagram, count the number half steps to the number 1 key then grab the first switch to the left and raise it that many half steps. If you don't know what a half step is either take some music lessons or just count the number of keys on the keyboard, including the black ones from left to right. Do this for each numbered key, then pull the lever to the right. If the book doesn't appear on the monitor above check your tones, unless you're tone deaf, with the organ behind you or recount your half steps.
Tree Elevator to Chanelwood Age
-Accessing The Tree
Using the map point the Key Tower toward the giant tree. Now go up the key ladder in the Key Tower to get your code(ie.7,2,4). Go into woodshed and dial in the code to the safe and get a match.
-Accessing The Chanelwood Book
Strike the match on the match box and light the pilot light with it. Turn the valve to the right until pressure begins to build in the boiler. As pressure builds you'll hear the tree outside rising in loud thuds. When they stop lower the pressure to the boiler slowly until you hear the tree begin to drop, then run out side and hop in the carved out trunk as it lowers.
Observatory to Stoneship Age
-Accessing The Observatory
Using the map point the Key Tower toward the sunken ship. Now go up the key ladder in the Key Tower to get your codes(ie.Dates). Also, copy down the symbols and corresponding constellations from the blue book located on the top shelf second from the right. Go to the observatory, turn out the lights and have a seat. Accessing the control panel dial in the various dates and activate them, while marking the three correct constellations and corresponding symbols.
-Accessing The Stoneship Book
Go to the columns next to the fountain/bird bath and activate only the three symbols that were found to correspond by turning them green. Go down to the sunken ship, which should now be floating, to get to the book to STONESHIP AGE.
______MECHANICAL AGE________
Access to the Clock Tower is necessary to gain access to the book to MECHANICAL AGE.
-Blue Page
In Achenar's toy room there is a sliding panel, marked with a yellow stripe, to the lower left, and behind his throne. This leads to a secret room and the blue page. Also in his toy room is a mockup of a rotation control panel, get some practice with it.
-Red Page
In Siris's toy room there is also a sliding panel, not marked, located behind his chair to the lower right and slightly behind the lower left of a tapestry. This leads to a secret room and the red page.
-Myst Book Access
Press the red button down the hall from the two rooms and go down. The open circles on the control panel must be aligned. Return to the hall, raise the stairs, press the up arrow in the elevator. When it stops press the center bar button and get out in 6 seconds before it drops. You now have access to the rotation controls. You must rotate the island 90 degrees to gain access to each of the little isles where four key code symbols are These are needed to activate the hidden panel to the MYST book, located where you landed in MECHANICAL AGE.
______SELENITIC AGE_______
Access to the Spaceship is necessary to gain access to the book to SELENITIC AGE.
-Blue Page
Is located on table next to the trickling spring.
-Red Page
Is located on top of the table next to the singing crystals.
Sound Coded Door Solution
-Located on the right, a few steps from where you came to this world.
You must go to and activate each of the five sound transmitters the trickling spring, the rumbling lava pit, the clicking clock, the singing crystals, and the howling wind hole. Now go down what looks like a manhole and out the other side. Adjust the receiver to pickup the sound of the corresponding symbol and the touch that symbol to set it. MAKE SURE THE SETTING IS PRECISE FOR GOOD RECEPTION, NO BLINKING ARROWS. Push the lower button to listen and remember the order in which each sound is played back. Now go back to the Sound Coded Door, adjust the levers so the sounds, if played from left to right, repeat the order you remembered. Push the button.
Locating The MYST Book
Press forward, go N, go W, go N, go E, go E again, go S, go S again, go W, go SW, go W, go NW, go NE, go N, go SE, and get out and go to book.
______CHANELWOOD AGE_______
Access to the giant tree is necessary to gain access to the book to CHANELWOOD AGE.
Accessing the Blue & Red Pages
The pages are located on the third level. Upon landing go to the windmill and turn the valve counterclockwise for on. Now you must systematically open and close valves depending on which bridge or elevator you want active.
-Activating the First/Second Level Elevator
Starting from the windmill (all directions for water flow will be given as if facing from the windmill) the first Y-valve should be turned to the right so that the water flows to the left. From there go left following the flow to the next Y-valve and turn it so the water flows to the right. Follow it to the right to the next Y-valve and turn that valve to the left so the water flows to the right, then follow it to the elevator. Take the elevator to the second level.
-Accessing the Stairway
From the elevator go straight to a round hut, right to a square hut, right to another square hut, right to a round hut, and then angle left to another round hut where the switch to open the gate to the stairway is. From here turn around and go straight back to a round hut, then angle right to a square hut, go right to a round hut, angle right to a square hut, go straight to another square hut, and then right to where the second/third level elevator and stairway are located.
-Activating the Second/Third Level Elevator
After going down the stairway go to the first valve and turn it so the water now flows to the right, toward the stairs. The second/third level elevator is now active.
-Locating the Pages on the Third Level
The red page is in a drawer in a room around and behind the elevator. Also in this room, in the right drawer under the bed, is a TORN half of a NOTE, read and copy it for later.
The blue page is lying on the floor in a room at the VERY END of the other walkway.
Accessing the MYST Book
Return to the first Y-valve in front of the windmill and turn it to the right so now the flow is to the left again. Follow it to the next Y-valve and turn it to the right so the water flows to the left. Follow the flow to the next Y-valve and turn it to the left so the flow is to the right. Follow the flow to the bridge crank and turn it. Now follow the walkway until you get to another pipe that leads either right to a pipe crank or left to an elevator which will eventually take you to the MYST book. Go right and turn the pipe crank.
Now starting back at the first Y-valve, in front of the windmill, just follow its flow which is already to the left to the next Y-valve. Now turn this Y-valve to the left so the flow now goes to the right. Follow the flow to the the next Y-valve and turn it to the right so the flow now goes to the left toward the pipe crank and the elevator to the MYST book. You now have access to MYST.
______STONESHIP AGE_______
Access to the sunken ship is necessary to gain access to the book to STONESHIP AGE.
The Telescope
Locate the telescope on top of the mountain. Point it, by dragging the view inside, at the top of the lighthouse and take a heading(eg. 130 degrees) and record.
The Pump House
At the end of the planks is the pump house with three buttons. The left button when activated will drain the ship's stern, the middle button the midship, and the right button the lighthouse. You can only activate one at a time.
The Lighthouse
Drain the lighthouse with the pump. Go down stairs and empty the chest by twisting the valve open and when it's empty close the valve again. Return to the pump and flood the lighthouse by activating another button, preferably the middle since you need to go to the midship later. Return to the lighthouse and use the key on the floating chest. Get the other key and open the trap door and climb. Crank the generator at least 6 times to charge the voltaic cells. This will light up the passageway in the midship, but it doesn't last forever. If it goes out they can be recharged.
The Midship
There are two sections to the midship both can lead to the other.
-The Red Page
The stairway opposite the stern will take you to Siris's room and the red page, search the drawers.
-The Blue Page
From Siris's room go back out and touch the panel along the stairway marked with a colored square. Go through. Go past the heading indicator through the tunnel and into the next stairway. Go down to Achenar's room, you can't miss the sadistic paraphernalia. The blue page is on the bed.
NOTE: The other half of the TORN NOTE is in second to bottom drawer. Complete the two halves.
-The Heading Indicator
The top of the indicator is 0 degrees, due north, use the heading found in the telescope to figure out which button to push. The correct one will light the Captn's room in the stern and the incorrect one will discharge the voltaic cells.
The Stern/MYST book
Drain the stern via the pump. Go down into the Captn's room and find the bare table and touch it.
-Read any farther and you risk learning the end of the story and the final solution!
If you have given at least one of the brothers 5 of his pages, 4 pages from the other worlds and the one that was next to his book, that brother will give you one of the final clues. It suffices to say at this point that, "lies hidden in an ounce of truth can make anyone a believer, beware of those trapped in books".
_____Dunny_____
-The Vault
If you have read the completed TORN NOTE you know how to access the vault and retrieve the white page of MYST.
