One of the most popular posts on my site is How to run Uru:CC on a Mac. You may have also heard that Uru Live is back, under the new name “Myst Online: Uru Live Again”. Unfortunately, this version of Uru is PC-only by default.
However, it’s very easy to set it up to run on a Mac! Here’s how to do it:
- Download and install MacPorts.
- Download and install Xcode. This will take a very long time to download, unfortunately. It’s also an optional install on the CD that came with your Mac. If you don’t mind having a slightly out-of-date version (which shouldn’t matter for this), you can insert that CD and find the Xcode installer on there instead of downloading it.
- Reboot. (Might not be necessary, but I’d always recommend it)
- Go to Applications>Utilities in Finder, and launch Terminal.app.
- Type in the following:
sudo port install mystonline-cider - It will ask for your password, type in the same password you use to log in to your computer.
- When it’s all done downloading/installing, you can find Uru in /Applications/MacPorts/Myst Online (Cider).app
And that’s all it takes! Keep in mind that this is the “bare-bones” installer, so it’s going to download all of the meat of the game (the ages, sound effects, everything) the first time you start it up. That means it will most likely take a very long time to get past the loading section. It will eventually get there, though, so don’t worry that it’s crashed.
I don’t take any credit for discovering this method, I got it from “rainbow” on the Myst Online forums.
See you in the cavern!