This update was a long time in the making, and as such, there are a host of new fixes and additions…including new fan content!
These include:
To get the latest version of Gehn Shard, simply log in to the shard as normal and the client will do the rest. If you haven’t signed up for Gehn Shard yet, you can find step by step instructions for Gehn in our guide to installing the shards.
Keep checking back here for more shard news! Congratulations to the GoW for another successful release!
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Korov’ev started the meeting by mentioning Sirius’ improved fix for the Windows 10 bug that breaks moving the avatar with the mouse.
The UruHook is no longer required: you drop a DLL in a folder inside MO:ULa’s one and just forget about it.
Keep in mind that when the client will be patched, you will need to remove it or you will get the problem back. It will also likely conflict with other hooks like ReShade.
Download and source links are in the MO:ULa forum thread.
Max was back to announce three new Sunday Music Sessions, each one with a different theme. The planned dates are:
For more info and comments, visit the MO:ULa forum thread.
Two announcements came from the GoW. The first one was a survey, with which the Guild hopes to get a better picture of the Community and the game. It takes little time to fill, is completely anonymous (so do not cheat and answer more than once!), and above all it will be of great help to better focus priorities. The results will of course be public.
The second announcement was the release of Korman 0.09, with 35 commits, about 1000 lines changed and a slew of fixes and updates, including:
This release is not yet compatible with Blender 2.80, it requires 2.79b. For more info, check the GoW thread.
Doobes was back to talk about the announcement from Cyan that MO:ULa assets are now open for updating and modification.
This is big news for those in the Age building community, as they have been wanting this for years. The only downside is that Cyan has chosen not to provide the original 3ds Max files, which is of course their prerogative.
That leaves it up to Age builders to reverse-engineer the assets. So in that spirit, Doobes have begun the process of converting some of the Ages to Korman-ready files for Blender! He has two so far: K’veer and the original Guild of Messengers’ Pub.
This was made possible by the work of Sirius, who developed the next generation of PRP importer: the ZLZ URU Importer. This handy little tool imports everything almost perfectly into Blender 2.79 for wiring with Korman. Doobes has also successfully tested this on Myst V Ages as well, even discovering an Urwin hiding in Direbo!
The goal is to get these Ages one to one with their 3ds Max counterparts using Korman, or as close as possible. Then – assuming Cyan needs to look at them first – Doobes will release them to the public so anyone can take a crack at improving upon them. The first Ages will be the original Guild Pubs, as they are the ‘easiest’, relatively speaking.
Anyone who would also like to pitch in, is very much encouraged to do so! If you find any Korman bugs in the process, you can pass them along to the GoW as well. There are still a few things needed to get the Ages exactly one to one with their originals, so it might take time for the more complicated Ages like Ae’gura.
The Writers will be working closely with Cyan to make sure they are on the same page.
Doobes has been working hard on one of his many planned Ages, called Veelay Tsahvahn aka the Memorial Age. It will be an extension of the Memorial you can see in the Kahlo Pub in Ae’gura; a place where the explorers can gather to remember and mourn those explorers who have passed away.
Recently we have lost a few more good people, including Tai’lahr, who was active in a great many things, including creating a wiki page that greatly expanded upon the names on the aforementioned Kahlo Pub memorial. So it is only fitting that Veelay Tsahvahn will be one of the first Ages Doobes plans to submit to Cyan for MO:ULa.
Doobes has redoubled his efforts to finish the Age, and plans to submit it to a few choice people to go over and scrutinize, before sending it off to Cyan to test on the staging shard. From there, it will be just a matter of figuring out how to allow access to the Age, i.e. where the book will go.
To keep updated on Doobes’ work, check his blog and his Facebook page.
Besides Tai’lahr, in October we also lost explorer June “JuneTMP” Shaputis.
Korov’ev have been semi-officially put in charge of the Explorers Memorial and In Memoriam wiki pages on OpenUru.org. Having joined the community rather late, he would like you to contact him if you have details to contribute, especially links.
On Sunday 10 there will be a meeting at 12:00 KIT, in Kirel, for anyone interested in providing time, skill, and energy into getting the fan content pipeline in shape. The plan is to make this meeting a monthly event.
The Mysterium 2020 date has been finally decided: August 7 to 9! As for the venue, the Committee is in the final negotiations, and will announce it soon.
The theme will be, for the first time, about Revelation: ‘Haven and Spire’. Red and blue, Sirrus and Achenar, crystals and mangrees… a bit of everything brotherly.
As for this year’s edition, thanks to Taniith who sifted through hundreds of GBs of footage, all the panels are now available on Youtube, while the lyrics and poems from the Open Mic Night are available on Google Drive.
Shokhootahn Rehn is still putting things away and finding homes for everything after his recent move. So there will be no daytime classes until sometime in winter; nighttime classes are unaffected.
Story Nights – Europe will continue with the events from the Restoration. Original Story Nights will continue with part 4 of the fan fiction “Jae’s Journey”.
November 9 will also be the start of the bi-annual Bahro Glyph Tour! The tour will last for two weeks, finishing on November 16.
And that was it for this month. Don’t forget to donate to keep the Cavern open!
The next All Guilds Meeting is planned for Saturday, December 7 (Leevobro 9) at 13:00 KIT.
Until then!
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Minasunda began the speaker session outlining the events planned for the weekend of the IX anniversary of MO:ULa (from Friday 8 to Sunday 10).
There will be music, light shows, dance parties, but also a memorial for the friends we lost along the way.
More details in the ☞ dedicated post.
Max announced the reprise of his Sunday Music Sessions on Sunday 24, the theme being “From Cover to Cover”. As always, suggestions are welcome!
Next, he announced the now traditional celebrations for the International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8: the call is for female D’niJs, or tracklists with female artists, or suggestions for tracks composed, played or sung by female artists.
Max concluded mentioning the International Mother Earth Day, which is also fairly close, on April 22.
Korov’ev announced the latest overhaul of the Age creation plugin for Blender, released by the Guild of Writers. The new version focuses on improving the existing functions and fixing the occasional bugs.
More details in the ☞ dedicated post.
Tweek bore news of the Intangibles project. Specifically, he completed the modeling work on the Gateway Nexus; after some final checks, he will send it to Hoikas and Deledrius for the programming. RAWA (who is still recovering) was kind enough to assist with some of the lore.
Second, he announced that the deadline for the submissions for Eder Fahsee has been pushed to March 9, to give people a bit more time. He is asking explorers for chronicles about their first interactions with Myst and the impact it had on their lives.
Third, he is going to release an interim build of Fahets, based on the first version but with updated textures and geometry, to bring it more in line with the newer build. Version 2 will make the Age a lot larger.
To keep updated on Tweek’s work, check his blog and his Facebook page.
Korov’ev announced five more Ages in the works by Writer matthornb: Sevkor, D’ni Temple, Eder Vikae, Nay’elas, and Alepahnay.
Part of D’ni Temple (area 1) is already available for offline and online visitors, but will be vastly expanded with areas 2 and 3. You might have heard about Sevkor in discussions about porting fan Ages into MOULa, as one of the proposed ways to access them. Eder Vikae, Nay’elas, and Alepahnay are all new Ages, loosely inspired by old concepts.
On top of that, he’ll release a Unity remake of Sehv T’devokan, his standalone game, including a version that can be played in a web browser.
He is planning to release them very soon for offline Uru and any shards willing to host them (as Korman allows to easily export for both types).
You can read more about matthornb’s creations on his website.
rarified gave an update on the status of the OpenUru.org testing shard Minkata. Specifically, he is still trying to find a solution to the Age state retention issue; to this end, he locked down the Vault, so at the moment the shard is unavailable.
In the meantime, he has been updating the server to test the latest updates to the OpenUru.org server MOSS.
Korov’ev then gave a recap of the last updates from Cyan about the updated Myst games and the physical rewards.
The DVDs have all been shipped; those who haven’t got them yet should try contacting support[at]cyan[dot]com. Cyan will reach out to any backers whose DVDs are being returned due to various delivery issues.
Inkwells and linking books are being shipped separately; if you receive damaged rewards, or with missing pieces, please contact support and include pictures of the damages. U.S. backers are getting their books and inkwells a few weeks later than other countries; Canadian backers are getting the DVDs later. If you haven’t received them yet, don’t lose hope, and try contacting your local post office.
Some backers have reported getting a virus alert when they tried to plug their linking books into their computers. It’s not clear how serious the alerts are yet, and it appears that only specific batches have them. The investigation is still ongoing.
Some backers never finished the Blackbox survey, or completed it long after the due date; their rewards will shipped from Cyan directly, but only after all those who did complete their surveys got them.
RIUM+ posted a thorough review of the Linking Book and the inkwell.
Shokhootahn Rehn closed the speaker session announcing two more students who have completed the 101 class. More groups are still making their way through at various stages.
Story Nights Europe will conclude the events from The Fall. Original Story Nights will continue the events from the Myst game.
Due to the IX anniversary weekend, Story Night Europe will be postponed to Saturday 16 at the usual time, barring any last-minute travel plans. The 23:30 events are unaffected, but thunderstorms can cause power outages; in that case, r’Tayrtahn will try to contact someone from the regular audience, so they can relay his situation.
And that was it for this month. Don’t forget to donate to keep the Cavern open! The CavCon status has not been updated yet; internal sources assured that the situation is good, but that can only continue with your help.
The next All Guilds Meeting is planned for Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 13:00 KIT.
Until then!
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Those who have used previous versions of Korman may find a lot to get used to, but there are plans in the works to overhaul the corresponding wiki articles to accommodate changes.
You can read the full release forum topic by clicking here.
Keep checking back here for more Age building news!
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