Editing RealMyst

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{{Infobox game
| name = realMyst:<br/>Interactive 3D Edition
| image = RealMyst game box.jpg
| developer = [[Cyan]], [[Sunsoft]]
| publishers = [[Mattel Interactive]]
|designers = [[Robyn Miller]], [[Rand Miller]]
| releases = Windows: Nov 20, 2000 <br>Mac OS: Mar 30, 2002 <br>iOS: Jun 14, 2012 <br>Windows: Feb 7, 2014 (r:ME) <br>Android: Jan 26, 2017 <br>Switch: May 21, 2020 (r:ME)
| genres = graphic adventure, puzzle
| mode = single-player
| rating =
| media =
| input = keyboard, mouse
}}
'''realMyst: Interactive 3D Edition''' (working titles '''Myst 3D''' and '''Myst Dimensions''') is an adaptation of ''[[Myst (game)|Myst]]'' made in [[2000 CE|2000]]<ref>Walker, Trey (October 20, 2000). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110525163227/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/realmyst/news.html?sid=2643165&mode=recent Real Myst Shipping in Early November]". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.</ref> using [[Cyan]]'s real-time 3D engine [[Plasma]]. It was developed by people from Cyan as well as [[Sunsoft]], and originally published by the short-lived [[Mattel Interactive]].

== Improvements ==
realMyst's interface is vastly different from the point-and-click interface. While the first-person perspective is retained (unlike [[Uru]]'s default), movement is continuous, rather than stepping from one node to another. This allows for a virtually infinite amount of perspectives, compared to the fixed point of view in ''[[Myst (game)|Myst]]'' and ''[[Riven (game)|Riven]]''.

realMyst also allowed for music fade-in and out when the player approached a certain screen (such as the Forechamber) instead of beginning and stopping abruptly.

In addition to all Ages featured in [[Myst (game)|Myst]] (and [[Myst Masterpiece Edition]]), realMyst features [[Rime]], a small experimental Age of [[Atrus]]'s for various purposes. Its viewer technology provides a new tie-in with [[Riven]], as that Age can be seen through the viewer. Therefore, the storyline connection between the two games has been improved through this additional Age.

realMyst also adds some weather effects. For example, [[Myst|Myst Island]] features a day cycle of 30 minutes, and [[Selenitic]], [[Mechanical]] and [[Stoneship]] each of 15 minutes, allowing the player to experience sunset. Stoneship also has rain and thunderstorms. A night version of Channelwood was planned, but it was left out.

Some small tidbits were also added, such as [[Ti'ana]]'s gravestone.

== Background ==
This was the first actual released product using the Plasma engine, and is thus seen by many as a testing ground for their then-ongoing ''[[Mudpie]]'' project. realMyst still has various remains of ''[[DIRT]]'', with hidden settings making no sense for this type of game (such as avatar emotes), and strings in the binaries pointing at its origin.

However, Mudpie would later move to using version 2 of Plasma, obsoleting much of realMyst's architecture.

Mere months before release, ''realMyst'' was also the basis of ''[[Myst Mayhem]]'', Cyan's 2000 April Fool's joke.

== Masterpiece Edition ==
A visually enhanced revision was released for Windows and macOS on February 7, 2014<ref>Matulef, Jeffrey (February 7, 2014). "[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-07-myst-gets-remade-again-in-realmyst-masterpiece-edition Myst gets remade, again, in realMyst: Masterpiece Edition]". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 13, 2020.</ref>, running on the Unity engine. The remake received a significant graphical overhaul on January 28, 2015, which fixed several bugs and upgraded the detail of many models and textures.

== Re-releases and ports ==
{{See also|Myst (game)|Myst (2020)}}
''realMyst'' has been remade various times and ported to multiple platforms:
* Windows: November 20, 2000<ref name="mjourney">"[https://www.mystjourney.com/myst/versions/ Myst Masterpiece and realMyst]", Myst Journey, accessed November 14, 2020.</ref>
* Mac OS: March 30, 2002<ref name="mjourney" />
* iOS: June 8, 2012<ref name="mjourney" />
* realMyst: Masterpiece Edition: February 5, 2014<ref name="mjourney" />
** January 28, 2015 (v2.0)<ref name="mjourney" />
* Android: January 26, 2017<ref>Webster, Andrew (January 26, 2017). "[https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/26/14357340/myst-game-android-announced-mobile-release-date Iconic adventure game Myst debuts on Android today]". The Verge.</ref>
* Switch: May 21, 2020 (rM:ME)<ref>Romano, Sal (May 13, 2020). "[https://www.gematsu.com/2020/05/realmyst-masterpiece-edition-for-switch-launches-may-21 realMyst: Masterpiece Edition for Switch launches May 21]". Gematsu. Retrieved May 13, 2020.</ref>

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