Uru

[Magic88889]

Alright. Assume those switches are numbered 1 through 7. The ones that are up indicate which plates you need to press down to open the gates. So if switches 1, 3, and 5, are up, then you need to roll the rocks/bones or whatever onto those plates. That will open the gates.

Unfortunately, as you'll see, this also closes another gate that lets you continue. There are two hints that might help you with that. First, you can turn the switches on and off, effectively changing which plates need to be pressed. Second, once the combination doesn't match, those gates take a couple seconds to close.

[astromjr9]

I seem to be making this harder for myself! I was roaming around the forest making sure I looked in all the nooks and crannies when I accidentally touched the cloth. Now the passageway to the round room beyond the scopes is closed and I can't get it open again. First I took a photo of each scope so I know exactly how they are suppose to look. I tried turning the scopes then resetting them back to the proper setting and the tree door won't open. Any idea what else works?

[astromjr9]

URU is a very comlex game! I have played and finished all of the MYST including OBDUCTION games but URU has me stumped. How do I move forward from here?
1. Lever that is still locked up where the rotating telescope following the sun is
2. Lever is locked beyond prison gates on the walkway
3. nothing happens at the fortress
4. find no clues on how the round floor lights work beyond forest door
5. stone ball that I can roll behind the clock in the shell room doesn't appear to have any importance.
6. most of the balconies have nothing to offer but a great view.
7. Nothing going on at the ferry dock but a linking book.
8. The island surrounded by water has a cloth. I've swam all around and out to the buildings and found nothing else.

[Magic88889]

1) Once you have the scope locked on the Sun and the whole thing is spinning, you've solved that part to turn the power on.
2) Lever seems to be broken. Maybe if you tried to force the bridge down.
3) There is a link to another part of Gahreesen in a part of Teledahn that you haven't been to yet. Get past #2 and see what you can find.
4) The clue is in the Gallery. The image there should tell you what lights to turn on to make the floor look like the image, and then you should follow the path of shadows.
5) This is related to a larger puzzle that spans the Path of the Shell ages, Ahnonay and Er'cana, along with the Watcher's Sanctuary. Leave that alone for now until you've solved the other ages. This is essentially the final part of the game.
6) True. They do serve some purpose when calibrating the Great Zero, but until you get to that point they just offer a nice view of the City.
7) The Ferry dock in the City? Yeah, not much purpose until you're calibrating the Great Zero. Although that linking stone might help you get around in Teledahn.
8) Island that's infested with Quabs? Big island with a waterfall in the middle of it? Big spire thing in the middle? Yeah, that's Ahnonay, the hardest Age in the game. I'm not even sure how to help you with that one, because I don't even remember half the sequence of events to solve that one. I'd still recommend solving the first 4 ages, and then calibrating the Great Zero before you tackle this, but if you insist, I can get you started. That spire has a number of lights on it. It is an indicator of the number of lifeforms in the Age. Try to see if you can get it to only one (yourself). Once you do that, use the linking book, and go through the hallway to the other linking book. This will give you a clue to the nature of the Age, although I'm not sure how helpful it will be to you to solve it. Just try and remember that not everything is as it seems. Exploration is key on this one. Ahnonay is the hardest, most complex Age in the game, but it is also the most spectacular one, especially once you've solved it.

[astromjr9]

I'm bound and determine to finish URU. Thank you for the above post. Gives me things to work at. However I have 2 posts if you look above the last one. I have locked myself out of the room beyond the scopes. I accidentally touched the cloth in the forest with the room door closed. I tried resetting the last scope but can't get it to open again. Do I need to re-do all the scopes again? I was perusing around the other forums and it doesn't look like anyone else is playing any of the games. MYST games has been a part of my adult life and I'm sad to see it end...

[Acorn1]

Bloomin' scopes, I hate 'em! Try resetting each one in the original order. If that doesn't work for you then you can reset the whole age via the book in your bookshelf - click the button below the book (working from memory here) and you get a dialogue asking whether you want to delete all your progress in the age. Say yes and you're back to where you started, and can set the scopes again from scratch. Good luck!

[astromjr9]

Good news bad news. Good news I found all 7 cloths where the prison age is and linked to where you touch the final hand and a totem pole pops up outside the shack where all the link books are. I also now have a waterfall and pond up behind the shack. Nice! I have searched Eder Gira thoroughly and the garden beyond for the 7th cloth. I found 2 in the desert and 4 in the garden. The only other place the 7th cloth must be is in the cave somewhere. I have been through the cave up to the waterfall, around the corner to the other cave entrance. Both passageways being pitch black it would be impossible to see a cloth in there unless I can get some light in there somehow.
Bad news; I reset the forest book 2 or 3 times which it does reset to a point. But it does not reset the scopes back to the original positions. They are still all set at the correct configurations to open the door to the round room. I even turned the scopes to different positions and then reset the book and that didn't work either. Now I'm really stuck! Help please!

[astromjr9]

P.S. I don't know what the original position is for each scope. Is there a way to get that info?

[Magic88889]

1)The garden ages. You might find a way to light the caves in Eder Gira. Explore around the spitting trees towards the end of the Age. Does something seem to follow you?

2) I don't know what to tell you about the scopes. It shouldn't matter what the original settings are. The only thing I can guess is that they aren't set right. They can be tricky.

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[astromjr9]

Well I have noticed in the past the fire flies follow you around and will even go to the one dark balcony with me. It lights it up nicely but the last cloth is not there. I worked on several attempts on getting the fire flies to follow me to the cave in the desert. I can get them to follow me as far as the far side of the waterfall which I can jump over the water but I lose them as soon as I get into the cave. I have turned off the little steam lights thinking they didn't like those but that didn't work. I can't walk across the pool as they leave as soon as I hit the water. I even looked for another way to get up to the other end of the tunnel above me but the walls are too steep to climb. So the fire flies are out smarting me still!

[astromjr9]

I finally got the scopes to open the tree door to the round room again. That was tricky. I have also opened up the stairway in the floor!

[Acorn1]

Well I have noticed in the past the fire flies follow you around and will even go to the one dark balcony with me. It lights it up nicely but the last cloth is not there. I worked on several attempts on getting the fire flies to follow me to the cave in the desert. I can get them to follow me as far as the far side of the waterfall which I can jump over the water but I lose them as soon as I get into the cave. I have turned off the little steam lights thinking they didn't like those but that didn't work. I can't walk across the pool as they leave as soon as I hit the water. I even looked for another way to get up to the other end of the tunnel above me but the walls are too steep to climb. So the fire flies are out smarting me still!

Have you counted how many times can you jump before they leave you? Is there any way to reduce the number of jumps you need to make, so you can get into the cave and still have them with you?

[astromjr9]

Got the 7th cloth in the cave. That was a good brain teaser. At my age I need that. LOL 2 down 2 to go. From the round room in the forest you end up at the strange building with the hexagon floor tiles that illuminate. I recognized them right away with the 6 pedestals in the gallery. On top of each is a turning pyramid that has a similar but different image in each side. I numbered each column 1 through 6 and copied the images to each number. Looking at the floor I can find all of those images kind of within reach of each other. I've tried walking from one to another in order of each number but always end up either in the middle of the room or having to jump off the floor. Tiles don't seem to react to any pressure anyway. Am I close to the right idea on this?

[astromjr9]

I found all 7 cloths and now have 3 of the 4 totem poles. I was ready to have to do something inside that big glassed-in room.

[Magic88889]

Got the 7th cloth in the cave. That was a good brain teaser. At my age I need that. LOL 2 down 2 to go. From the round room in the forest you end up at the strange building with the hexagon floor tiles that illuminate. I recognized them right away with the 6 pedestals in the gallery. On top of each is a turning pyramid that has a similar but different image in each side. I numbered each column 1 through 6 and copied the images to each number. Looking at the floor I can find all of those images kind of within reach of each other. I've tried walking from one to another in order of each number but always end up either in the middle of the room or having to jump off the floor. Tiles don't seem to react to any pressure anyway. Am I close to the right idea on this?

First, those spinning things are not for this puzzle, so you can ignore them for now.
Second, you're overthinking this one. There are a lot of symbols on the floor. Is there one that maybe represents this Age in particular?