Outstanding strategy series received a comprehensive remaster. A few original devs helped create Myth: Twice Born Edition

For two decades, the Myth series lay dormant, yet secretly, it thrived under the hands of passionate fans who nurtured and evolved it. Now, the fruits of their labor have come to fruition, manifesting as the Myth: Twice Born Edition.

This modification enhances the overall quality and presentation of the games “Myth: The Fallen Lords”, “Myth II: Soulblighter”, and the expansion pack titled “Myth II: Chimera”.

  1. The modification was built on the foundations of the popular Project Magma (that’s why you first need to install the latest version of this mod, which is 1.8.5). This means that full compatibility with modern PCs has been ensured, including support for high-resolution, widescreen monitors. Moreover, the first installment of the series offers gameplay and control improvements introduced in the second part.
  2. The mod remasters all graphic elements. A while back, the team behind Project Magma released some updated textures, but they didn’t quite match the original unit sprites. Myth: Twice Born Edition doesn’t have this problem, as it will literally refresh every element of the graphic design.

A complete overhaul of the game became achievable thanks to a dedicated fan known as John God, who received assistance from both current and past employees at Bungie studio. These collaborators supplied archives of the initial two games in the series, which the modder then spent 16 years meticulously updating, enhancing all elements within them.

The reason it took so much time was that the original resources were developed in the 90s using outdated software applications. To complete the project, the creator had to write custom instructions for some of these programs and learn how to operate old, obsolete software on various operating systems. Despite the challenges, it proved worthwhile as the final product is simply astounding.

In essence, the “Twice Born Edition” was intended to closely resemble the official remaster, which is not surprising because that was the initial plan. However, due to unexpected changes by the rights holder company Take-Two Interactive, John God opted to share this work for free as a mod instead of a commercial production.

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2025-04-22 14:32