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Myth II Updated
Bullseye writes "Today, MythDev and Project Magma are releasing their first update to Myth II: Soulblighter, created by Bungie Software. This update brings the game to version 1.3.2, and patches noticeable bugs in Windows XP/2000, as well adding native support for Mac OS X. Coinciding with this release, the group is also announcing Myth II 1.4, to be released May 15th, which is a major update to Myth II that contains over 100 enhancements, including: graphical and interface improvements, OpenGL support for Windows and Mac OS X, gameplay bug fixes and improved AI, and the addition of vTFL, allowing virtual play of Myth: The Fallen Lords in Myth II. The Myth II 1.3.2 update can be downloaded here. New players may also sign up for Myth II's free community-provided online gaming services, playmyth.net and mariusnet. An update to the Linux version of Myth II has been rumored, though not confirmed as of yet." Update: 03/14 23:02 GMT by M : See also MythDev's site about the game.
There already is a Linux Port you can buy it here
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Insightful? I think not. Ignorant, yes.
If you read about Loki's demise in detail, you'd understand that their upper management was raiding the company's coffers while they were trying to desperately keep afloat. There's no indication that they could not have pulled themselves out of the hole - the staff certainly seemed willing to go through with everything until the bitter end.
Don't get me wrong - the lack of huge numbers of sales also contributed, but to say that was the only reason, or even the primary reason, is just not true. This was a real case of bad management.
-Erwos
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Myth II product page on Bungie's web site.
For eveyone who thinks either:
/. posting a game update
a) it's awesome to see a game developer supporting a 5 year old game
or
b) why is
This game is NOT being supported by the developers. The game was originally played on bungie.net which is no defunct (after M$ shut it down).
This is a community led support project. Probably the best example I've seen because not only have they updated the code, they've also recreated a free on-line gaming service. I'd say that is a major success story for an aging game community.
Also, for those of you not familiar with Myth (or Bungie games in general), this game is the most revolutionary RTS game as much today as it was in November 1997 when first released. I still haven't seen RTS game that comes close to the user interface and visceral intensity of this game. Although at first glance it appears similar to other games, don't be fooled. An expert Myth player can control a large army with a frightening amount of micro-management. The unit balance offers a WIDE variety of strategies and tactics to be effective, and in general the whole thing is so well designed that subtleties of the game continue d to emerge for years after it was developed.
My only regret is that the community has been reduced to a small pool of expert players and a slightly larger pool of rank-whoring players who only play one game type (generally one of the most boring). To me this game is dead, but I can never forget the greatness of Myth II in its prime. Check out Myth World Cup '99 for some of the best films ever.
Well, there's a difference between 'bungie.net' and www.bungie.net. The latter is still running; it's Bungie's community page (mostly). The former, bungie.net, was Bungie's game metaserver which provided support for Myth:TFL and Myth II. That server ran for about eight months after Bungie moved to Redmond, and then was taken down.
Myth and Myth 2 were done by Bungie Software Products (not BioWare), who are now the Bungie Studios division of Microsoft.
However, as of the sale of Bungie to Microsoft, Myth and Myth 2 became the property of Take 2, along with the game Oni (as part of unwinding Take 2's minority stake in Bungie, and as a consolation prize).
Now if only Take 2 would let Bungie fans muck around with the Oni source code...