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1. Overview and History of Myth
Who better to explain what Myth is, then Bungie? Here is the gist of it:
Myth is a Real Time Tactical game, where troop placement and movement means more then numbers and unit strengths. There is no building, no unit trading or resource management (other then the wellbeing of your army, and the ammo they hold). Myth is all about the battle, the strategy and the skill that will win the day, as apposed to the gameplay of “I can build more farms then you! PWN3D!” that many RTS suffer from.

The single player campaign has a rich plot, with story that rivals marathon in many respects. It is a fantasy world, in an age similar to the Lord of The Rings, with a endless battle between good and evil. As always, Bungie have made a solo campaign that is keeps you interested, and wanting more. The detail in the levels, the humour and the story tidbits that you glean from evert have kept this game alive for so long. As always, keep your eye out for the easter eggs and references to books and movies.

The multiplayer component is where Myth really shines. Rooms, rankings, game types and orders – it’s all there. Many hours can be spent playing co-op games, improving your rank or testing your skills in the various plugins that are played online. Team vs team games are not uncommon, and can lead to the most frantic games you’ll see.

If you would like a taste of what it’s all about, the Mac demo of Myth II: Soulblighter can be found at http://www.macgamefiles.com/detail.php?item=10222, the PC demo at http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d1872.htm or http://gr.bolt.com/download/pc/strategy/myth2_soulblighter.ht m. If these links aren’t good, then a google search will find them. Note that these demos do not contain any updates or the ability to connect to the newer game servers.

When Bungie joined forces with Microsoft, they sold the rights to Myth and Oni to Take 2 Interactive, who went on to make Myth III.

[Edited on 1/16/2005 12:52:53 PM]

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3. Installing Myth II

Windows:
Insert the Myth II CD in your CD drive, and install it as in the manual. The installer is like any other standard windows install, so do as you would any other game. If, at the end of the install, it complains that service pack 3 is required for NT, use alt+ctrl+del to kill the installer. Myth II will be installed, and will run fine anyway (unless of course you *are* trying to install Myth II on NT, then use service pack 3!). Note that if you had to kill the installer process, you will need to add shortcuts to your start menu yourself if you want them.

Once the installation is complete, download and run the latest windows patch for Myth II from http://projectmagma.net/sb_downloads.shtml, following the prompts.


Mac OS 9:
To install Myth II on a Macintosh running OS 9 or earlier, insert the CD, double click on the Myth II Installer and follow the prompts. Once it is installed, download the and run the Mac Classic updater for Myth II from http://projectmagma.net/sb_downloads.shtml, following the prompts.


Mac OS X:
Firstly, you need to download the latest update to Myth II from project magma (1.5 is current). It includes an installer for OS X: http://projectmagma.net/sb_downloads.shtml.

Uncompress the update and mount the disk image, then launch the Myth II installer.mpkg. Insert your Myth II CD when asked, following the prompts. Myth II will install to the /Applications/Myth II folder.

An alternative is to Copy the Myth II f folder onto your hard drive, then copy the following folders and programs into the new Myth II f folder on your HD: tags, cutscenes, Tool Docs, fear and loathing. Then run the myth II 1.5 updater.pkg to update it to the latest version.

Note to Mac Users: I will sometimes refer to directory in this guide, its the same as a folder.


Congratulations – you have successfully installed Myth II. When you fire it up for the first time, I suggest you go into the preferences, turn on OpenGL or Direct3D, turn on 3D fog (it looks cool), turn up the Screen Resolution, hit OK then check out the tutorial for some pointers on how to play Myth.

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5. Myth Online
In the world before 2002, bungie.net was another word for Myth Online Multiplayer Goodness, but in fateful year, the myth server was shut down. However, bungie never lets a good thing die, and they released the source to the server to the world. Now there are two places for myth players to go: PlayMyth and MariusNet. Note that for both servers, you will need to install a plugin and register an account to play.

PlayMyth
Firstly, you will need to register an account. Go to http://playmyth.net/user.php?op=register&module=NS-NewUse r and join up (make a note of your username and password). Note that you will need a valid non-free email account to do this. If you have any problems making an account, you should contact playmyth – no one on these forums or Bungie can help you with this.

Once you have an account set up, you will need to install the PlayMyth plugins (Note that with the OSX installer of Myth II this will be done for you if you choose). In your Myth II directory, you will find a metaservers directory this contains the plugins required to connect to PlayMyth. Copy the contents of the PlayMyth Classic directory into the plugins directory in your Myth II directory.

eg Windows:
In c:\games\Myth II\metaservers\PlayMyth Classic there are two files, PlayMyth v1.2.1 and PMI_Classic. Copy the files to c:\Myth II\plugins

eg Mac OS X:
In /Applications/Myth II/metaservers/PlayMyth Classic there are two files, PlayMyth v1.2.1 and PMI_Classic.Copy the files to /Applications/Myth II/plugins

Now all you need to do is launch Myth II, choose Multiplayer Game, pick a player name, a team name, an icon and colours, enter your PlayMyth username and password and away you go!

MariusNet

I haven’t used MariusNet, but I assume the process is much the same as PlayMyth. You can register at the following url: http://www.mariusnet.com/registration.php (make a note of your username and password). Note that you will need a valid non-free email account to do this. If you have any problems making an account, you should contact marius.net – no one on these forums or bungie can help you with this.

Once you have an account set up, you will need to install the MariusNet plugins (Note that with the OSX installer of Myth II this will be done for you if you choose). In your Myth II directory, you will find a metaservers directory this contains the plugins required to connect to MariusNet. Copy the contents of the MariusNet directory into the plugins directory in your Myth II directory.

eg Windows:
In C:\games\Myth II\metaservers\MariusNet there are is a file, Patch MariusNet - copy it to to C:\Myth II\plugins

eg Mac OS X:
In /Applications/Myth II/metaservers/MariusNet there is a file, Patch MariusNet - copy it to /Applications/Myth II/plugins

Now all you need to do is launch Myth II, choose Multiplayer Game, pick a player name, a team name, an icon and colours, enter your MariusNet username and password and away you go!

Tips on playing Myth Online

1. Find a room with games you are interested in. Ranked rooms are for ranked games, coop games or friendly matches will be in unranked rooms.
2. Games shaded out are in play, you can only join a server if it is waiting for players.
3. Games coloured in red require plugins you do not have installed. Ask around and you can find them.
4. If you are playing in a team game, and don’t wish to be team captain, ask a player to let you join them. If you are happy to be a team captain, learn to unit trade – there are common loadouts for each level.
5. Don’t quit a game if you are loosing – it is bad form. Be gracious and commend the other players (most people use “gg” – good game).
6. If you don’t know something – ask. There are always people willing to help out.

[Edited on 9/27/2004 3:01:05 PM]

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7. Myth III
Myth III is a game I have not played, and as such is beyond the scope of this howto :P If someone wishes to write up a discussion on it, send it to me and I’ll add it in here.

Suffice to say that Myth III is set 1000 years or so before Myth: The Fallen Lords, and has many of the features and gameplay that exists in Myth I and II. It was written by MumboJumbo for Take 2 interactive.

• Anonymous User (Deleted)

This is an amazingly comprehensive guide! Well done! I personally never knew about the TFL conversion and am DLing it now.

Thanks a bunch!

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Thanks for the feedback - I am glad it is of use.

Let me know if there are any errors, or any suggestions that you guys have.

I'm hoping that a mod will sticky this *looks at Reiginko* :P

• Anonymous User (Deleted)

Totally awesome guide dude! Top-notch work.

Power to you my friend, power to you.

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Very well done, Smee. I hope this re-kindles interest in Myth multiplayer. I can't speak for the PlayMyth servers (damn them to hell), but Marius is usually eerily quiet whenever I go there.

Good luck to all you people new to Myth in your quest to find the Holy Copy of Myth II in the Bargain Bin of Old-School Goodness™. :)

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Very nice! 5 Stars!

[Edited on 3/19/2005 11:00:38 PM]

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bwaahahahhaha

A sticky about Myth,

Awesome.

Shame school has been keeping me away from PlayMyth for the past couple weeks. =- (

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*Reads the guide.*

You know what? I need to play this game more often.

--Sgt. Smith will now do just that.