Can you make a game like myst using this game engine?

#1 myst was created in a MUCH simpler application known as "Hypercard". All the wonderful graphics in myst are just images that were rendered in a 3D rendering application like 3D studio or Maya.

#2 Hypercard (I remember playing with that in Elementry school on the old macs) can be found at:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M6561LL/A


It's macintosh only.

#3 Torque wouldn't be very suitable to making a game exactly like Myst. But if you wanted a similar gameplay in a 3D environment it's perfectly possible.

The massive amount of art assests required is probably more a problem than the engine.

#4 "It's macintosh only."

Darnit!

#5 There are alternates for Hypercard such as Revolution that are multi-platform.

#6 There was also a remake of Myst called realMyst, which had the whole game done in realtime. Really quite amazing to play through. Astounding how far graphics technology has come :)

Torque would be pretty well suited to such a game; it already has the infrastructure, and the necessary scripting would be minimal compared to an FPS or RTS. The overhead in myst-style games comes from the assets, so you'll want a stable of really talented artists before you started on such a project (and a rock solid design/backstory - Myst's was solid enough to spawn three full-length novels!)

#7

Quote:myst was created in a MUCH simpler application known as "Hypercard".

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Damn straight.

#8 If you just want to make a slideshow type interface like the original Myst (using still renders and clickable areas) Macromedia Shockwave (Director) would probably be a decent development environment. It can do video playback as well, and has its own scripting language.

#9 The newest Myst game (Uru) will also be realtime. WOW.