> The soundtracks to the seminal CD-ROM titles "The 7th Guest" and "The 11th Hour" by George "The Fat Man" Sanger, reimagined as industrial rock. A project over 2 years in the making, made with the full support of The Fat Man himself, and appreciative nods from the founders of Trilobyte Games, Graeme Devine and Rob Landeros. Featuring album artwork by Trilobyte's original 3D artist Rob Stein III (RIP).

Free download on Bandcamp: https://error47.bandcamp.com/album/soups-on-selections-from-staufs-infernal-jukebox

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3021sM-1lY&ab_channel=Error47

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6i414HkXlPmgZD2rRV2qwv

Listen to the original soundtracks on The Fat Man and Team Fat's Bandcamp page: https://thefatmanandteamfat.bandcamp.com

Download from Mods4Ever.com. It is safe to update in the middle of a playthrough.

Use vanilla (optionally with Lay D Denton) to get all of the Randomizer's features, best QoL improvements, and the most polished experience. Our installer has an option to install Lay D Denton for you automatically.

If you're having an issue with the installer program: Manual Installation Instructions for Vanilla, Lay D Denton, GMDX, Revision, HX co-op, and Vanilla? Madder.

Trailers

Seven days until Halloween! Here's the trailer for our new Halloween modes!

[!Halloween Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzNkWJXZ1o&list=PLZIQTa_kwZhBksj7UzcahPiRaHk87fWch&index=1)

See the full README here. Also check out our Discord and Mods4Ever.com

• We've seen some confusion with Limited Fixed Saves. When you have a Memory Containment Unit in your inventory (or 2 for the new Extreme version) you only need to have the box highlight on the computer and then you can use the normal Save Game menu or Quicksave button. The only freebie autosave you get is at the very start of the game. Make sure to save before going to Battery Park! Sometimes you might want to backtrack to save. Remember that if you die not all is lost, because you now have a better plan!

Changes

• Fixed Mr. H from counting in the M04 raid enemy counter
• Fixed zombie Howards preventing Silo from completing
• Disable infolink about MJ12 if Paris is Chill
• Added Paris elevator call button at the top
• Some fixes for endgame cutscenes and NG+

A recent let's play from someone who knows the game pretty well!

Download from Mods4Ever.com. It is safe to update in the middle of a playthrough.

Use vanilla (optionally with Lay D Denton) to get all of the Randomizer's features, best QoL improvements, and the most polished experience. Our installer has an option to install Lay D Denton for you automatically.

If you're having an issue with the installer program: Manual Installation Instructions for Vanilla, Lay D Denton, GMDX, Revision, HX co-op, and Vanilla? Madder.

Trailers

Seven days until Halloween! Here's the trailer for our new Halloween modes!

[!Halloween Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzNkWJXZ1o&list=PLZIQTa_kwZhBksj7UzcahPiRaHk87fWch&index=1)

See the full README here. Also check out our Discord and Mods4Ever.com

• We've seen some confusion with Limited Fixed Saves. When you have a Memory Containment Unit in your inventory (or 2 for the new Extreme version) you only need to have the box highlight on the computer and then you can use the normal Save Game menu or Quicksave button. The only freebie autosave you get is at the very start of the game. Make sure to save before going to Battery Park! Sometimes you might want to backtrack to save. Remember that if you die not all is lost, because you now have a better plan!

Major Changes

• Extreme Limited Fixed Saves mode, uses 2 Memory Containment Units per save instead of 1. Must also be near a computer like in the other Fixed Saves modes. Pairs well with Halloween Mode for a new challenge!
  • See the Wiki page.
• Reduced Mr. H's health. You still can't kill him, but if you deal enough damage to him then he will run away.
• Separate option for enemies weapons variety % (issue #729)
• Slightly buffed prod range from 80 like a knife, to 88 (half a foot more). For reference, Dragoon's Tooth Sword is 96 range.
• Fixed installer and BingoViewer crash when searching missing removable drives
• Installer now detects if the game is running
• Autofill passwords is now disabled by default in Zero Rando (non-plus)
• Rando Medium now uses slightly reduced enemy randomization and enemy weapons variety
• New home for the DXRando Activity bot https://mastodon.social/@DXRandoActivity
  • This allows hashtags to work properly, so you can click a playthrough ID and see the full thing
  • Example: https://mastodon.social/tags/DXRandob024139b

Minor Changes

> The 1990s was a time of rapid change in the tech powering video game graphics. From pre-rendering, to ray casting, to texture-mapped polygons, it seemed that a major innovation was around every corner. > > However, the pathway towards graphical realism hasn't always been clear. Let's explore one such forking path: full-motion video. With CD-powered consoles and home PCs arriving in the 90's, FMV-powered games became viable at last, promising the world... but only delivering oddity after oddity.

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 7:19 - Night Trap
• 23:50 - The 7th Guest
• 31:07 - Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
• 36:12 - Corpse Killer
• 41:12 - Phantasmagoria
• 1:09:29 - Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
• 1:42:45 - Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
• 2:11:36 - Bad Mojo
• 2:28:14 - Harvester (Revisited)
• 2:47:39 - Conclusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Eg52o7Yp0

> In 1995, George "The Fat Man" Sanger composed this tune for The 11th Hour. It was supposed to be the main theme, like "The Game" had been for The 7th Guest, but George couldn't get the lyrics to work. So he scrapped it and wrote "The Final Hour" instead, which became The 11th Hour's theme song. This tune instead became the music heard during the train puzzle in The 11th Hour. > > For our album "Soup's On: Selections from Stauf's Infernal Jukebox," George went back to his old notes and finished the lyrics. Here, for the first time, is the original theme song to The 11th Hour, with vocals by our very own Jackie Stewart. > > Listen to the original on The Fat Man's Bandcamp page: https://thefatmanandteamfat.bandcamp.com/track/train-the-lost-puzzle-piece

> Good news, soup fans! Our reimagining of the 7th Guest and 11th Hour soundtracks — "Soup's On: Selections from Stauf's Infernal Jukebox" — will release digitally on Oct. 31. It will be available on Bandcamp and streaming services. Happy Halloween!

> One of our most audacious tracks on Soup's On is this medley of "walking around music" from The 11th Hour. This one combines everything from jazz and swing to blistering industrial metal. https://youtu.be/EXPH_wKw1h8 > > Soup's On releases on digital platforms Oct. 31, 2024!

https://musicians.today/@error47

There's now a music video from this! From https://lemmy.mods4ever.com/post/321

> George "The Fat Man" Sanger - Guitar and Bass VI > > Adam Holzman - Moog, Combo Organ, "Theremin" > > Leo Lamas - Bass > > Fernando Lamas - Guitar > > Bob Hoyt - OB-3 Organ > > Bruce Sharp - Drums > > Loscoronados.com > > Written by George Alistair Sanger (C)1997 (P)2024 Big Fat, Inc. Published by Fat Manor Publishing, BMI.

Download DXRandoInstaller.exe in the Assets section under the changelog or download from Mods4Ever.com. It is safe to update in the middle of a playthrough.

Use vanilla (optionally with Lay D Denton) to get all of the Randomizer's features, best QoL improvements, and the most polished experience. Our installer has an option to install Lay D Denton for you automatically.

If you're having an issue with the installer program: Manual Installation Instructions for Vanilla, Lay D Denton, GMDX, Revision, HX co-op, and Vanilla? Madder.

Trailers

Happy October! Here's a trailer for our new Halloween modes!

[!Halloween Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzNkWJXZ1o&list=PLZIQTa_kwZhBksj7UzcahPiRaHk87fWch&index=1)

See the full README here. Also check out our Discord and Mods4Ever.com

Major Changes

• When playing with Fixed Saves (such as in Halloween mode) there is now 1 Memory Containment Unit in each map, instead of being just an 80% chance
• Jail no longer takes away your Memory Containment Units
• Mr. H can now swim
• Fixed regen not getting boosted past level 4 when using Synthetic Heart

Minor Changes

> This special performance of "The Game" from The 7th Guest features the original composer, The Fat Man himself, along with talent from San Diego's Mid-City Community Music group making their recording debut, and an incredible solo from legendary keyboardist Adam Holzman who has performed with Miles Davis, many other jazz legends, and on his own renowned recordings. Scarlet Moon Halloween Volume III is available on all digital storefronts and streaming platforms today.

From: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-game-the-7th-guest/1769672604?i=1769672609

https://scarletmoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scarlet-moon-halloween-volume-iii

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thematic_Apperception_Test

Noticed this during a stream today, with some interesting text in the game.

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(wow, they talked about online patients in 1998?)

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source: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2265314014?t=2h15m28s

Btw this is one of the most entertaining games to watch on Twitch and chat with the streamer.

Download DXRandoInstaller.exe in the Assets section under the changelog or download from Mods4Ever.com. It is safe to update in the middle of a playthrough.

Use vanilla (optionally with Lay D Denton) to get all of the Randomizer's features, best QoL improvements, and the most polished experience. Our installer has an option to install Lay D Denton for you automatically.

If you're having an issue with the installer program: Manual Installation Instructions for Vanilla, Lay D Denton, GMDX, Revision, HX co-op, and Vanilla? Madder.

Trailers

Happy October 1st (depending on your timezone)! Here's a trailer for our new Halloween modes!

[!Halloween Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbzNkWJXZ1o&list=PLZIQTa_kwZhBksj7UzcahPiRaHk87fWch&index=1)

See the full README here. Also check out our Discord and Mods4Ever.com

Major Changes

• New game modes: Halloween Mode, WaltonWare Halloween, Zombies Horde Mode, Halloween Entrance Randomization, and WaltonWare Halloween Entrance Rando
  • Halloween Trailer
  • Limited and Fixed saves - you need a Memory Containment Unit to save, and you must save at a security computer, personal computer, public terminal, or ATM. (Save Behavior in New Game)
  • Mr. H is immortal but you can hurt him to make him run away for a bit.
  • Zombies will spawn from dead carcasses after about 20 seconds (adjustable using the "Enemies Respawn Seconds" option in the Advanced menu).
  • You start with Run Silent instead of Speed aug (optional in Advanced settings)
  • You need to loot your Halloween costumes (clothes looting option in Advanced)
  • Halloween cosmetics: Jack 'o' Lanterns, and spiderwebs!

Minor Changes

Another race between Nitram, Ramisme, and Voukras! This time played on v3.1 with the new randomized goal locations in Area 51.

Download from here: https://Mods4Ever.com/

The race will be here:

[!Nitram vs Ramisme race](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC07bJ_O020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC07bJ_O020

Youtube gives a countdown, and also has an option to be notified.

Download DXRandoInstaller.exe in the Assets section under the changelog or download from Mods4Ever.com. It is safe to update in the middle of a playthrough.

Use vanilla (optionally with Lay D Denton) to get all of the Randomizer's features, best QoL improvements, and the most polished experience. Our installer has an option to install Lay D Denton for you automatically.

Trailers

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See the full README here. Also check out our Discord and Mods4Ever.com

Major Changes

• Fixed M12 vandenberg command, vanilla Jock and Tong location had Tong inside the helicopter which was a softlock
• Added datacube to the Lucky Money with the password to the security computer, for opening the freezer door
• M02 battery park replaced vents start with shanty town
• Moved Silo Machine Shop Computer location from on the desk to on the wall
• Fixed weapon's ammo amount when dropped or taken away (M05 grenades)
• Speedrun mode now gets slightly more starting equipment
• Speedrun splits view use average splits instead of golds for calculating balanced splits
• Deus_nsf's "semi-retro" texture filtering added into the advanced settings of the installer, alongside the "retro" option
• Moved laser triggers in mission 8 sewers up a little bit so they are at the same height as other missions (and you can crouch under them)
• Miguel is no longer considered saved if you tell him to wait where he is once you get to the surface.
• More bingo goals turning red when they are detected to be impossible

Minor Changes

I found this cool old website for The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour, and T7G3: The Collector. The author is "Bones the Caretaker". The section of the website for The Collector says "Copyright site-design and written content by Paul van der Meer 2003".

Wait a minute, I know that name! Paul van der Meer is the director of The 7th Guest VR and Project Lead at Vertigo Games!

I don't know how old this website is, but it doesn't exist anymore. Luckily the Wayback Machine captured most of it (missing a bunch of images).

Unfortunately the Wayback Machine is a little slow, so navigating around the house in this way is a bit of a pain, and the split screen isn't sized properly for modern screens.

So I made this tweaked version that can be easily self-hosted or downloaded, and it runs much faster.

Viewable on http://t7g.mods4ever.com/

If you're lazy, the easiest way to see the whole site is to go to the map page and middle click every link. T7G Map and T11H Map

Source code at https://github.com/Die4Ever/bones-7guesthomepage

If you have any improvements to contribute you can make a pull request.

Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20041127023227/http://uk.geocities.com/veluan2002/

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Here's a list of different places you can chat about this series of games. We're a bit divided, but the fans are out there!

[email protected] - This Lemmy community, you're here right now! If you need a Lemmy account then go here and make the account. (Sorry, my server is too weak!) If you already have a Mastodon account (and you're feeling brave/technical) then you can put @[email protected] into the search box there and follow that account.

https://discord.gg/Hss5cJg - Stauf's Mansion Discord. Pretty active with a good number of fans. ALSO HAS Stream Detective so you can find people streaming these games on Twitch! Very fun to watch people fumble through the puzzles for the first time and chat with them, just be careful with backseating. Make sure you assign yourself the roles to get notifications for Stream Detective, ask in there if you need help.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/the13thdoll - Facebook group. Lots of fans for all the games here, very active.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1508196223903874 - Facebook group "Everything The 7th Guest and 11th Hour", newly created.

https://mastodon.social/tags/the7thguest - Mastodon hashtag #the7thguest, you can follow hashtags on Mastodon so they automatically show up on your home feed, very handy! Also check the hashtags for #the7thguestvr, #the11thhour, and #the13thdoll and whatever else you want.

https://www.gog.com/forum/the_7th_guest_series - GOG Forum. Mostly tech support questions but there are a lot of fans there.

https://www.gog.com/forum/the_13th_doll_a_fan_game_of_the_7th_guest - again a GOG Forum but for The 13th Doll. Still mostly tech support questions.

https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=the%207th%20guest - Twitch categories so you can watch people playing the games live and chat with them (just be careful with backseating). Open each one and click Follow to add the game to your followed categories list. But honestly you're better off joining the Discord and using the Stream Detective inside there.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/The7thGuest?f=live - Twitter hashtag #the7thguest. Unfortunately you can't follow a hashtag on Twitter, so you gotta just check it manually. Also check hashtags for #the7thguestvr, #the11thhour (although there's some noise in there), #the13thdoll, and any other game you want. (Make sure to switch to the "Latest" tab instead of "Top")

https://www.reddit.com/r/7thguest/ - Reddit community. Not very active, but with a good post or crosspost there could be people from outside the subreddit finding it. Edit: currently locked and I can't post to it.

Any other places with fans of the series? Let me know! I'm mostly hanging out here and in Discord, but I'll probably see you if you post to any of the others!

WaltonWare mode is focused on quick wins by completing a single bingo line, and increasing difficulty after every win. The bingo goals are all scaled to their minimum settings and you start in a random area. All bingo goals will be completable within just a few maps!

https://Mods4Ever.com