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Myst Hints

Why can't I enter most of the locations in this age?

  • 1 of 7: It may be hard to tell in some places, but several of the rooms are blocked off by water.
  • 2 of 7: There's a pump that will drain one area at a time.
  • 3 of 7: It's the umbrella-shaped craft off to one edge.
  • 4 of 7: Each button you depress will pump out one area, but only for as long as the button is depressed.  Once you release it, the area will flood again.
  • 5 of 7: The first button will let you get into what looks like a cabin on the ship (it's initially a darkened area under the sea).
  • 6 of 7: The second lets you get into the two underground tunnels.
  • 7 of 7: And the third will drain out the lighthouse.