Installing/Updating Myth II

This article is part of jason_ac's Intro To Myth guide. Visit the guide for more info.

Myth II will run in Windows (Windows 95 or later), modern Mac OS X (Intel or PowerPC OS 10.4 or later), older Macs (PowerPC, OS 8.6 - 10.3), and Linux (x86).

Install
If you don't have your original CDs, but have a backup of the "tags" folder from the original CD, just create a folder Myth II/tags/ full of all the files that the original CD "tags" folder had. To finish the install, follow the instructions below for updating an existing install.

Update Existing Install
To update an existing install of Myth II (all you need is a "tags" folder), just get the latest Myth II "Windows Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4) to update your Myth II install.

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install From CD
Run the installer from the Myth II CD, do a "large" install, then get the latest Myth II "Windows Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and use that to update your Myth II install.

You will not need to have the CD in order to run Myth II after it's installed.

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install
If you don't have your original CDs, but have a backup of the "tags" folder from the original CD, just create a folder Applications:Myth II:tags full of all the files that the original CD "tags" folder had. To finish the install, follow the instructions below for updating an existing install.

Update Existing Install
To update an existing install of Myth II (all you need is a "tags" folder), just get the latest Myth II "Mac OS X Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and use the option for "Upgrade existing Myth II installation".

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install From CD
To install from CD, get the latest Myth II "Mac OS X Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and use the option for installing from CD.

You will not need to have the CD in order to run Myth II after it's installed.

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install
If you don't have your original CDs, but have a backup of the "tags" folder from the original CD, just create a folder Applications:Myth II:tags full of all the files that the original CD "tags" folder had. To finish the install, follow the instructions below for updating an existing install.

Update Existing Install
To update an existing install of Myth II (all you need is a "tags" folder), just get the latest Myth II "Mac Classic Manual Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and follow the instructions in the download for how to update your Myth II application.

That completes the base install of Myth II. If you would like to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the section below about Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install From CD
Run the installer from the Myth II CD, then get the latest Myth II "Mac Classic Manual Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and follow the instructions in the download for how to update your Myth II application.

You will not need to have the CD in order to run Myth II after it's updated.

That completes the base install of Myth II. If you would like to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the section below about Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Linux Myth II Install
Myth II will run natively under Linux (x86). If you are unable to get it to work, a last resort option is to run the Windows version using Wine compatibility software.

Install
If you don't have your original CDs, but have a backup of the "tags" folder from the original CD, just create a folder Myth II/tags/ full of all the files that the original CD "tags" folder had. To finish the install, follow the instructions below for updating an existing install.

Update Existing Install
To update an existing install of Myth II (all you need is a "tags" folder), just get the latest Myth II "Linux Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and use the option for "Upgrade existing Myth II installation".

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Install From CD
To install from CD, get the latest Myth II "Linux Installer" from Project Magma's downloads page (as of August 15, 2021, it's version 1.8.4), and use the option for installing from CD.

You will not need to have the CD in order to run Myth II after it's installed.

That completes the base install of Myth II. From the updater you can also choose to install the Map Making tools (Fear and Loathing). Additionally, if you would like to have the Myth II cutscenes, or to be able to play the Myth I solo and multiplayer levels, see the sections below about cutscenes, and Myth I. And if you would like to add some optional graphics upgrades to Myth, see Optional Graphics Upgrades. To setup multiplayer, see Multiplayer Setup.

Optional Myth II Cutscenes
If you would like the cutscenes that Myth II will occasionally play, go to the Tain here and follow the instructions for downloading and installing the cutscenes. Note that these require that you have Apple's free QuickTime player installed.

Attention: These "high resolution" (compared to the originals) cutscenes can't be used on PowerPC Macs.

Optional Myth I: The Fallen Lords
The first Myth game, Myth: The Fallen Lords, has not been kept up-to-date to run on current computers. However, all of it's content has been ported into Myth II, so you can have virtually the same experience of playing Myth I.

Singleplayer
Go here, download the The Fallen Levels plugin, and put it into your "plugins" folder.

To learn how to start a game of Myth: TFL within Myth II, read Playing Myth I In Myth II

Optional Cutscenes
If you would like the cutscenes that Myth I will occasionally play, go to the Tain here and follow the instructions for downloading and installing the cutscenes. Note that these require that you have Apple's free QuickTime player installed.

Attention: These "high resolution" (compared to the originals) cutscenes can't be used on PowerPC Macs.

Optional Multiplayer
The multiplayer maps from Myth I have been ported to Myth II, and they're good to have if you want to play online multiplayer, as most people have these. If you do not, you will not be able to join their games. Get it here