Myst IV Revelation starts running as if I'm using disks!!??

[hepzighyll]

Myst IV Revelation starts running as if I'm using disks!! It runs for a few minutes then asks me to insert a disk. But I'm playing via Steam & my ancient disks don't run on modern computers. When I can't insert a disk as asked, it promptly shuts the game down without warning & it doesn't save where I'm up to! Its so frustrating as I have to relaunch then pick up where it last saved to or where I last saved to. Why is it doing this? Help anyone please. Thanks.

[Halloween Jack]

Did you at any time in the past have a disc version of Myst IVinstalled on this computer?

Please Uninstall all traces of Myst IV from your system, completely. Once that's done, exit Steam and restart the computer, then log in after restarting and re-install the game only from Steam.

Then try launching and playing the game again and see if the issue persists.

[hepzighyll]

Thanks for your prompt answer. No I've not played this game with original disk for several years since Mac OS has been updated and so it won't work in the computer now. I think when the computer was first new I played with the DVD, but I've updated the system software until I reached Mac OS Mojave. Now the DVD version is incompatible. I wish it would work with Catalina so I can play on my big screen computer instead of this old laptop.
If I delete the game completely & reinstall from Steam again, will that no delete the game file as I'm halfway through a game? Also, the original Myst IV Revelation was only on 1 CD/DVD so I didn't have several CD's like its asking for. Riven had five but this only had 1 I think.

[Halloween Jack]

Removing all traces of the game from your system, exiting Steam and restarting the Mac, then reinstalling after the reboot, *should* solve the problem.


A bigger question is how the macOS version of Myst IV is running on your Mac at all, since Codeweavers has not yet finished updating Myst IV, V, and Uru: CC to be compatible with Apple's 2019 application requirement changes that mandate any Catalina OS apps and games are 64-bit only.


The old DVD versions have been incompatible with the last few MacOSs.


The reason we asked about whether you'd played the game on disk on that Mac (no matter the OS) in the past is because the Mac is somewhere storing the memory of requesting the disk to allow you to play - the disk games had to remain in the computer in order for the game to be played.

[hepzighyll]

Thank you for your ongoing replies. Here's mine:
I don't have Catalina installed on this little mac. It is OS Mojave that is running. It has been updated each time apple brought out a new OS until I reached Catalina and didn't install it on this mac for the reason of wanting to play 32 bit games. Real Myst Riven & Exile will all play on the Mac I have Catalina on though despite the fact they aren't supposed to, though the Real Myst game I'd already purchased again through the app store. The Steam version won't play. I can't wait for them to update the other Cyan games since screen mirroring the others isn't so quick. I think I'll have to get to the end of this game of Myst IV before uninstalling it. I don't see how it will make a difference though unless I can find the file data on the machine that stops it thinking I should be inserting a disk.

[hepzighyll]

Oh and I can't play Uru complete chronicles on the Catalina OS either, which is a shame.

[Halloween Jack]

Originally posted by hepzighyll:

Oh and I can't play Uru complete chronicles on the Catalina OS either, which is a shame.

Codeweavers has not yet finished updating Myst IV, V, and Uru: CC. As soon as they complete the work to bring those games in line with Apple's new requirements, there will be an announcement.

[hepzighyll]

How long will it be before these Myst games can be enjoyed by those running Mac OS Catalina do you think?
Thanks.

[Halloween Jack]

Originally posted by hepzighyll:

How long will it be before these Myst games can be enjoyed by those running Mac OS Catalina do you think?
Thanks.

As soon as they complete the work to bring those games in line with Apple's new requirements, there will be an announcement.

There is no estimate to give, sorry.