Myst Walkthrough > Rime Age
Myst Island - Center of the game's activity. Your rendevous point.
Mechanical Age - Gears Puzzle.
StoneShip Age - Ship Puzzle.
Channelwood Age - Tree Puzzle.
Selentic Age - Spaceship Puzzle.
Finale - So many endings.
Rime - Additional Age only on RealMyst
If you are playing RealMyst(Rime Age not available on other version of Myst), link back to Myst Island after giving Atrus the white page. You'll notice that the prison books have been destroyed and...hmm....what's that on the floor? On the last page of the Rime Journal is a picture of the Dimensional Imager and the number 2735.
Go back down to the dock, and into the Dimensional Imager Room. Enter the number 40 into the panel and press the button on the front of the pool to see a 3D map of Rime. Go to the back of the pool and press the flashing button there. A hidden compartment behind the Imager Control Panel is now accessible. It contains a gold plaque with representation of the Spaceship and its path. Click the circle on the path. Make your way to the SpaceShip.
Do not take the path, but instead walk on the shore beside it. There is a stairwell here. Follow it and enter 2735 into the device then press the button. Go back to the library and use the Rime Linking Book.
There is a gas line suppling the house with fuel. Flip the switch on the left side of the building to turn on the gas. You will here it hiss when the house is supplied. Go inside. Close the door and turn on the furnace by clicking the red button. The heat will melt the ice blocking the other door. Open the door, walk down the misty hallway, get in the elevator and go up.
Here is the "Northern Lights Machine". The switch sends power to the towers and the lever changes the colors produced. I've switched and investigated umpteen billion times, yet I cannot find out what this machine does aside from making pretty colors. Apparently it is just for display. If you find out differently, please contact me.
Push the red button on the left of the elevator. You will rotate the elevator and have access to Atrus's study. Read, read, read. Without rotating the elevator, go to the bottom floor. Go up the stairs and press the green button. In this room is the Crystal View mentioned in the journal. On the desk is a letter from Catherine. Note the color and shapes of the crystals she has drawn.
This puzzle has a way of driving people batty, especially the color blind. Now is a good time to take those ten deep breaths.
Go to the View Machine. First, enter the shapes of the crystals in their order by pressing on each pad until it comes up. Once the shapes are established, move your hand over each crystal to change its color. Press the button on the viewer.
If you cannot seem to get a picture, follow these steps: Press the first pad four times, the second pad eight times, third six times, fourth once, fifth seven times. Then go back, and very carefully, brush your hand over the crystals to achieve the desired color. For the first crystal, this means five times, second once, third twice, the fifth four times. The fourth crystal is already the correct shade. When you press the viewer button, you will see a shot of Riven.
If you're like me, you're thinking, "Is that it? How anticlimactic!" Yes, it would appear that way. I'm not entirely certain this is the end of the game. Where are the credits? It's very unlike Cyan to produce such a depth less Age.
