FILE NAME: MURU0584_PCJ_MnlCvr_inside.ai MODIFIED: 4/19/04 BY: Les WARRANTY TECHNICAL SUPPORT Ubisoft warrants to the original purchaser of its products that the products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase. Ubisoft products are sold “as is,” without any expressed or implied warranties of any kind, and Ubisoft is not liable for any losses or damages of any kind resulting from use of its products.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 1 A Message from the Creators It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since we sat down to write “A Message from the Creators” for Myst®. It’s been quite a journey for us.Whatever Myst journey you’ve been on, prepare yourself for Uru™ – something different, and yet oddly familiar. Uru has been by far the most ambitious project that we’ve ever attempted – a real-time 3D environment that follows Myst and Riven® in its attention to detail.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Proof-of-Purchase Myst® UruTM: Complete Chronicles 2 Minimum System Requirements .......................................................... 4 Installation .......................................................................................... 5 Getting Started .................................................................................... 6 Avatar Creation ...........................................................................
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS While Uru will certainly run with the specifications shown below, your experience will be enhanced if your machine supports more advanced equipment. Also check the Getting Started through Uru Configuration sections for adjustments you might need to make to your system. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Supported OS: Windows® XP/ME/2000/98SE (only) Processor: 800 MHz Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ RAM: 256 MB RAM Video Card: 32 MB DirectX® 9.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 6 GETTING STARTED 1. Create your player.Type your player name. It must be at least one character, but not more than twenty. 2. Select your player’s gender, male or female. Once set, the above two pieces of information cannot be changed for this player. 3. Click OK to save your player name and gender.The Uru Setup dialog is displayed.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 8 IN-GAME SETTINGS Drag your mouse over the lower-right corner of the Uru screen and click to open the Uru control panel.The following choices are available: Help: Access the minimal “Quick Help” reference. Settings: Make adjustments to the display and audio settings. Use the Advanced options to fine-tune your Uru exploration experience. For example: If the screen moves too fast, try the Smoother Camera option. Keyboard: Remap the keyboard controls.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 10 Basic Mouse Controls Examine or activate Look around Mouse-guided walk Turn to the left or right Walk backward Clickable/Hotspot Left mouse click Right mouse and drag Left mouse and drag Left mouse at left or right screen edge Left mouse at bottom screen edge, push scroll wheel Left mouse Advanced Controls Sidestep left Sidestep right Wave, laugh, clap, more... Zoom telescope (where applicable) Pan telescope Always run Dolly camera 10 , (comma) .
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 12 Quality, Overall: This tells Uru how much quality to use when rendering special effects and environmental clarity. Uru will select settings that work well with your system. Full-Scene Anti-Aliasing: Anti-aliasing smoothes the jagged edges of avatars and scene objects, so the higher this is set, the smoother the edges will appear. Texture: This tells Uru how much detail to use when displaying textures such as object surfaces and close-up foliage.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 14 THE STORY OF URU For 10,000 years, the D’ni™ people thrived underground, building a civilization that, on first examination, appeared almost perfect.Thirty-four kings ruled over the empire, moving it forward, shaping it, and honing it to understand and master the wonderful art of writing Linking Books to unlimited Ages.Then it died.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 16 CLOSET Your closet is your portal back to the Customization screen, where you can change your clothing and appearance. Click to open the closet and link to Avatar Customization.When finished, click to return to Relto. RELTO AS REFUGE You can use your Relto Book to link at any time in Uru. Drag your mouse over the lower-left corner of your Uru screen and click the Relto Book icon, then the Linking panel.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 18 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: How do I save my progress? A: Uru will save your game automatically.You may continue your game from the last Journey Cloth touched by opening the Linking Book and turning the page.There you will see the Hand symbol of the last Journey Cloth touched. Click on it to continue. If you need to start an Age over, simply remove the book (see page 15) and pick it up again from the pedestal.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 20 Q: Your box states that there might be conflicts in using this game with certain drives. What should I look out for? A: In most cases CD/DVD-RWs or “CD burners” will function normally and without problems.There are some CD/DVD-RWs that will not recognize the CD in the drive, or you might have trouble installing. It is recommended that you use a regular CD/DVD-ROM drive when installing and when verifying the play disc.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 22 GETTING ASSISTANCE INSTALLATION AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS Your best resource for all kinds of problems and questions is Ubisoft’s extensive Support Center at http://support.ubi.com. If you cannot get onto the Internet, Ubisoft support representatives can assist U.S. and Canadian customers from 9 am to 9 pm EST, Monday through Friday, at (919) 460-9778. French language support is available from 7 am to 4 pm EST by calling (866) 824-6515.
MURU0584_PCJ_Mnl.qxd When you buy 5/17/04 12:03 PM Page 24 Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS and GigaWorks™ 7.1 S750 Speaker System Visit us.creative.com/uru or call: 1.800.998.1000 (9am – 6pm central time, M - F ) *US currency only. Taxes are excluded. This offer is valid only to end-users in the US and Canada. Not valid with any other rebates, special offers, or discounts on other Creative products. Creative reserves the right to amend or cancel this offer without notice.
