Myth: The Fallen Lords - v1.4 © 1997 Bungie Software Products © 2003 Take Two Games, MythDevelopers, all rights reserved ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table Of Contents: ------------------------------ About MythDevelopers Installation How To Play Online Change Log Credits Thanks I. About MythDevelopers ---------------------------------------- MythDevelopers (or MythDev as we like to call it) is an association of hobbiest gamers who enjoy the Myth series of games. In 2002, we received permission from Take 2 Interactive to maintain the Myth series and provide support to the players who enjoy playing it. MythDev has released patches for all three Myth games and supports the multiplayer aspects for it via our free online gaming service called PlayMyth.net. You can learn more abot PlayMyth.net by visiting going to that web site address. MythDev has big plans for the Myth series of games including further development of Myth: The Fallen Lords, Myth II: Soulblighter and Myth III: The Wolf Age including tools and other components designed to provide the means necessary for people to enjoy these games for many years to come. All of the programmers and developers of MythDev are volunteers who have freely given of their time in order to make this game more enjoyable for everyone who wants to play it. If you enjoy these updates, we would like to ask that you consider making a donation to MythDevelopers. Donations are used to offset costs involved in maintaining hardware for servers and paying for tools and development software for our programmers to use. For more information about MythDev and the various projects, please visit our web site located at: http://www.mythdev.com We're always looking for programmers, artists and musicians who want to contribute their skill and talent to a worthwhile project. :) II. Installation ---------------------------------------- BE SURE YOU HAVE MYTH: The Fallen Lords. If you do not, please install it from the installation CD that you purchased. Follow the instructions on this installer. The installer will most likely find your Myth installation if you have installed to the default place. If you have installed to somewhere other than the default location and the installer is unable to locate it, use the navigation button to find your Myth install and then proceed. This installer will update your version of Myth: The Fallen Lords from any installation. III. How To Play Online ---------------------------------------- In order to play Myth via the internet against other players, you must have an account on the PlayMyth.net gaming service. These accounts are free and can be obtained by visiting the web site located at: http://www.playmyth.net Please note that you must have a valid email address that is not part of some free web-based email services (hotmail, yahoo, etc). Registration takes a few moments and once completed you'll be ready for action! Please be sure to review the PlayMyth.net terms of service and rules before signing up. PlayMyth.net reserves the right to terminate the account of any user. IV. Change Log ---------------------------------------- The following changes were made to Myth: The Fallen Lords for the 1.4 update: 1. Support for Macintosh OS X (Carbonization). 2. Update networking to use Myth Secure Packet Protocol. 3. Networking sub-system now identical to Myth II. The most significant change comes in the way room lists are supported. There have been no gameplay changes or other modifications. This is pretty much a straight port for OS X and Windows compiled to be a lot faster. You should (especially under OS X), notice some substantial performance improvements especially in terms of map loading time. V. Credits: ---------------------------------------- Game Programming: Paul Bucher Server Programming: Alan Wagner Interface, Modifications & Installer: Michael R. Bagnall VI. Thanks: ---------------------------------------- MythDev would like to thank the following folks: Bungie: For giving the world one of the greatest computer games ever. Take Two Interactive: For showing faith in us enough to trust us with the development of the Myth Franchaise and for giving us the opportunity to make the needed updates to these games so the players could enjoy them well into the future. Contraband Entertainment: Where would we be without you guys? Thanks for showing us your hospitality and generosity and for putting up with us for the two days we were in your offices collecting the materials to make everything we do possible. Special thanks to Bill Heineman for your patience with us and for your friendship. Take some time and visit Contraband's web site at: http://www.contrabandent.com Support these guys - they are simply the best. InsideMacGames.com: For helping us spread the word. And to the thousands of Myth Players who continue to keep the faith in the game. There are many more exciting things to come. We're just getting warmed up. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE from MindVision Software. For more information on Installer VISE, contact: MindVision Software 5901 North 58th Street Lincoln, NE 68507 Voice: (402) 323-6600 Fax: (402) 323-6611 E-mail: mindvision@mindvision.com http://www.mindvision.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=