The author expresses their love for the Myst series of games and discusses the loading issue in Myst IV: Revelation, which causes delays every time the player clicks to navigate in the game. Despite Myst IV being released on Steam, the loading problem persisted even when installed on a fast SSD. The author decides to take matters into their own hands and creates a tool called Myst IV: Revolution to address the loading issue. The author delves into the technical details of the game’s loading process, including the use of image loading functions and a proprietary archive format. Through their efforts, they successfully convert images to DDS format, speeding up loading times.
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