Editing Myst Online: Uru Live (section)

===Untìl Uru===
After the cancellation of the original Uru Live effort, many fans were hoping for a self-hosted alternative, without new content, but still retaining the ability to meet in-game. This finally came to fruition on August 7, 2004, under the name of '''Untìl Uru'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plasma.cyanworlds.com/|title=Untìl Uru official website|website=|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710212813/http://plasma.cyanworlds.com/|archive-date=July 10, 2006}}</ref>

Though frequently spelt '''Until''', the Untìl actually doesn't primarily refer to the English word, but actually the two Sumerian words '''''un''''' (people, community) and '''''tìl''''' (live, keep alive): ergo, the title actually means the community keeps Uru alive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mystembassy.net/dmalafaq.html|title=D'mala Untìl Uru Shard FAQ|website=Myst Embassy|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617152632/http://mystembassy.net/dmalafaq.html|archive-date=June 17, 2018}}</ref>

Untìl Uru consisted of:
* A modified Uru client based on the original purchasable [[Uru: Ages Beyond Myst]] client, replacing the Uru Live component.
* The registration mechanism, i.e. a one-time fee to Cyan to activate the client.
* The "auth" (authorization) server, hosted at and by Cyan, verifying the registration.
* An open-source server, representing a shard.

Several such shards were created, such as '''Tapestry''', and the system has seen satisfying success among many fans.

Regarding Untìl Uru's future beyond Myst Online: Myst Online: Uru Live's launch, GreyDragon announced the following:

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| quote = Now that we've announced Uru Live's renewal, we've been asked to clarify our position on Until Uru. After careful consideration, here it is.<br/>
Cyan is committed to and dependent on Uru Live's success, so we are putting everything we have into it. Since our resources are limited, we cannot actively support Until Uru as well. With that said, we have no intention of taking back what we've made available—we intend to maintain the auth server so existing users of Until Uru can continue to access their Until Uru shards. However, because we're moving on to Uru Live, we've decided not to issue any new Kagi keys. We encourage any new users who want a taste (albeit an imperfect one) of Uru prior to Uru Live to visit the D'mala shard.<br/>
Until Uru was carefully named to convey hope and set expectations. We're excited that the time has come for us to move on.<br/>
Le Roi est mort. Vive le Roi! 
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While somewhat ambiguous, this implied that:
* Since Cyan would continue to maintain Untìl Uru's auth server, the platform itself was to remain usable;
* Cyan's D'mala shard would be phased out in favor of Myst Online: Uru Live, and it would once again be up entirely to third parties, such as Tapestry, to run shards.

A message posted to D'mala users through the [[KI]] on December 19 clarified D'mala's future:

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| quote = D'mala Explorers:<br/>
Thank you for all support on the D'mala shard this year. The Bahro scream that was just heard throughout all the Ages, and the subsequent simultaneous linking of every person back to Relto was a significant event. This event signals that D'mala's chapter in Uru's story has officially come to a close. The story will pick up from this moment in Uru Live.<br/>
Please note that we're leaving D'mala open for a while because, unfortunately, Uru Live is not yet available to everyone who is here on D'mala. But everything that occurs in D'mala from that event forward (including this KI-mail) should be considered OOC.<br/>
Thanks again for all your support. We hope to see you all in Uru Live soon.
| author = Your friends at Cyan
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On Janurary 31 [[2007 CE|2007]], Cyan announced they would be closing Untìl Uru on February 5.<ref>{{cite forum post|url=http://www.mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6340|author=greydragon|title=D'mala, Until Uru and player created content.|forum=Myst Online forums|date=January 31, 2007}}</ref>