Project Magma

What is Myth?

In a time long past, the armies of the dark came again into the lands of men...

Myth is a real time tactical game based on squad and unit management rather than resource gathering and expansion. Thanks to a realistic physics engine and meticulous unit balance, gameplay is highly varied and flexible. Your success or failure will be dictated by clear planning, an understanding of the terrain and an ability to mobilise your troops effectively; brute force alone will likely get you killed.

Set against the backdrop of an ancient cyclical struggle, Myth II tracks the progress of the forces of light in an epic crusade for survival. The wild lands and immersive history of Myth—influenced heavily by mythology and literature—provide an exquisite setting for the desperate battle to defeat Soulblighter's dark minions, and secure the fate of the world.

You can also play Myth online, both cooperatively and competitively. The faithful fan community that has sprung up around the game as a result, has produced an incredible array of 3rd party maps and add-ons that have further extended the life of the series. You can get involved too with the bundled mapmaking tools and community-run servers currently in operation.

How can I play Myth?

To get started with your first experience of Myth, download the free Myth II 1.7.2 Demo and fire up a new single player game.

Once you've had a taste of the carnage on offer, you'll want to try your hand online. You're actually already set up to play on MariusNet as a Guest, without having to register. So just open the Multiplayer Game menu, choose your name, team and colors, then click on the Guest button without entering a password.

If you'd like to be able to have a custom name, or keep track of your games you'll need to register for an account. You can do that on the Mariusnet Website.

Download the demo now:

Mac OS X Demo	→	84.4 MB
Windows Demo	→	70.4 MB
Linux (x86) Demo	→	70.0 MB

What's New?

Originally released by Bungie in 1997, Myth defined a completely new genre. However, with today's standards in hardware, the game has grown somewhat dated. With development now the responsibility of the community, Project Magma have brought Myth up to date. It's now playable on all current hardware and boasts some exciting new features that have hardly affected the system requirements.

Download the Myth II 1.7.2 update:

Mac OS X Installer	→	15.4 MB
Windows Installer	→	14.5 MB
Linux (x86) Installer	→	11.0 MB

Noteworthy Changes

Here's a taste of the new features you can expect in Myth II 1.7.2:

• Massive OpenGL optimizations, especially with detail textures (2x - 5x as fast on modern hardware)!
• New DirectX10/11 rendering backend!
• New event-based input system that guarantees every character typed will be registered.
• New preference to automatically save multiplayer films.
• Elimination of up to two ticks of baked-in latency in the Myth net code.
• Overhead map zoom level will now be saved between games.
• Fix for the endless "Waiting for other players..." dialog.
• Type-to-seek functionality for the new game, recordings and saved game lists.
• Restored custom plugin images in the single-player new game dialog.
• Optimized gameplay code, resulting in 30% faster save game loads.
• New high resolution icons.