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How is the Selenitic Age solvable in Myst?

Arqade Asked on July 27, 2021

Warning: Contains spoilers!

In the Selenitic Age, while you are going through the maze to get back to Myst Island, and you use the “directional sounds” to figure out which way to go through the maze.

However, these sounds are taught to the player in the Mechanical Age. It’s entirely reasonable that one would visit the Selenitic Age, and therefore wouldn’t have been able to learn the sounds which indicate direction beforehand.

Therefore, it would be unreasonable if there was not also some indication in the Selenitic Age of which noise points in which direction. However, I cannot seem to find it.

Where is it? 🙂

5 Answers

If i remember correctly, the first intersection you come to the game will play a sound. At this point, there is only one way to go -- so that direction is that sound. Continue on, and it should be pretty straight-forward (maybe one or two backtracks).

I didn't even know there was a key to the sounds anywhere. Just deduction.

Correct answer by circusdei on July 27, 2021

I don't know that there is a reference to the sounds in the Selenitic Age. I've seen no notation regarding the directions and you really can't map it out in relation to the island.

Every walkthrough I could find doesn't have reference to another clue.

There might be some clue somewhere, but I'm unaware of it.

EDIT: I found a post on a forum, and this is all they had to offer...

"OK, have you noticed that the mazerunner makes a noise every time you stop? You can work out the directions from the first few stops, or go back to Mechanical to refresh your memory."

Answered by Ian Cordle on July 27, 2021

If you track your way through the Selenitic Age, you will begin to see patterns in the paths you take and that the tracks will eventually "loop" around (probably just defaulting back to the start). You can determine the full, correct path via this method although I do not recommend doing this at all.

Answered by Matt Chan on July 27, 2021

There are no loops in the Selenitic Age maze. Consequently, you can map it out using either the right-hand rule or the left-hand rule for maze-solving to reach the exit (the right-hand rule, ie. taking the rightward-most tunnel every time you reach a junction, is faster than the left-hand rule).

Answered by Mark on July 27, 2021

A bit late reply, but:

In the book about Selenitic Age in the Myst library, Atrus suggests that the mysteries of the selenitic age might find an answer in other ages. This is a suggestion for the player to do this age as the last one.

Answered by MaxwellsDemon on July 27, 2021

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