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The quickest way to play Fan Ages is to install [[Drizzle|UruAgeManager]] or [[Installing ULM|UruLibraryManager]].
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This article deals with a certain kind of [http://en.mystlore.com/wiki/Age Age] - those created by fans of Myst and Uru and by the [[Gow Intro|Guild of Writers]], that are playable using Uru's game engine, [http://en.mystlore.com/wiki/Plasma Plasma].
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This article deals with a certain kind of [http://en.mystlore.com/wiki/Age Age] - those created by fans of Myst and Uru and by the [[GoW Intro|Guild of Writers]], that are playable using Uru's game engine, [http://en.mystlore.com/wiki/Plasma Plasma].
  
 
These Ages are comprised of data made with certain tools ([[Blender Intro|Blender]] and [[PyPRP Intro|PyPRP]] to create the Age, and [[Free and useful tools to help in Age writing#Python tools|Python]] and [[AlcScript]] to make it interactive). However, the game engine needs a push to recognize these Ages. Manager programs, [[Installing ULM|Uru Library Manager]] (ULM) and [http://alcugs.almlys.org/Drizzle Uru Age Manager] (UAM), were written to make this push (installation).
 
These Ages are comprised of data made with certain tools ([[Blender Intro|Blender]] and [[PyPRP Intro|PyPRP]] to create the Age, and [[Free and useful tools to help in Age writing#Python tools|Python]] and [[AlcScript]] to make it interactive). However, the game engine needs a push to recognize these Ages. Manager programs, [[Installing ULM|Uru Library Manager]] (ULM) and [http://alcugs.almlys.org/Drizzle Uru Age Manager] (UAM), were written to make this push (installation).
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==Installing by hand==
 
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Revision as of 21:09, 21 January 2009

The quickest way to play Fan Ages is to install UruAgeManager or UruLibraryManager.

What do I need to play Fan Ages?

For online play, you'll need to find someone running an Alcugs shard, or set one up. Details are at the Alcugs wiki.

What are Fan Ages?

This article deals with a certain kind of Age - those created by fans of Myst and Uru and by the Guild of Writers, that are playable using Uru's game engine, Plasma.

These Ages are comprised of data made with certain tools (Blender and PyPRP to create the Age, and Python and AlcScript to make it interactive). However, the game engine needs a push to recognize these Ages. Manager programs, Uru Library Manager (ULM) and Uru Age Manager (UAM), were written to make this push (installation).

What are Manager Programs?

There are two different methods of downloading/installing/playing Fan Ages: UAM and ULM. Historically, UAM(UruAgeManager) was written initially and used for Fan Ages. During the "Great Cyan Clampdown of 2006", projects that relied on the reverse-engineering of Plasma were driven underground for a while. In time, ULM(UruLibraryManager) was written to take its place. Later on, UruAgeManager was rewritten from scratch to become part of the Drizzle tool.

UAM Strengths

  • Uses the Java framework
  • Has every Age ever released, some 24+ more than ULM
  • No problems with corrupted Ages
  • Much faster downloads
  • Caches downloads, and lets you easily switch versions of an Age without redownloading

ULM Strengths

  • Uses the .NET framework
  • Allows you to customize which books are on your Relto shelf

Installing by hand

I don't actually know how this is done, but it would be nice to have a summary of how these programs get PotS to recognize Ages. The strengths are:

  • Uses whatever freaking framework you want
  • ????
  • Profit!