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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Trilobyte}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Trilobyte}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
−
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive|Retail}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Nightdive Studios|Digital}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Groovie}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Groovie}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 30, 1995}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|December 13, 1995}} <!-- Date reported on GOG page, may be different in reality. -->
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 30, 1995}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 13, 1995}} <!-- Date reported on GOG page, may be different in reality. -->
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|January 1, 1996}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|August 9, 1997}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 19, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 19, 2013|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/bonus_more_mac_games_on_gogcom|title=Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-11th-hour|51}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes|Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres|Adventure, Puzzle}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles|FMV, Live action, Pre-rendered graphics}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|Detective/mystery, Horror, North America}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|The 7th Guest}}
 
|steam appid  = 255940
 
|steam appid  = 255940
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659000
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659000
 +
|official site= https://www.trilobytegames.com/11th-hour
 +
|hltb        = 9736
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 567
 
|wikipedia    = The 11th Hour (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = The 11th Hour (video game)
−
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 18484
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
−
{{Series|The 7th Guest}}
+
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{ii}} {{key|Ctrl|+}} and {{key|Ctrl|-}} increase and decrease game speed.
 
{{ii}} {{key|Ctrl|+}} and {{key|Ctrl|-}} increase and decrease game speed.
−
{{Image|11th Hour brightness X.jpg|Starting a game requires you to click the X inside the eye of the right-most skull.}}
+
{{Image|11th Hour brightness X.jpg|Starting a game requires the X button inside the eye of the right-most skull to be clicked.}}
 
{{Image|11th Hour exit.jpg|Menu can be found by hovering mouse at top of screen, and exiting can be done by clicking 'Power'.}}
 
{{Image|11th Hour exit.jpg|Menu can be found by hovering mouse at top of screen, and exiting can be done by clicking 'Power'.}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Use [[DOSBox]] or [[ScummVM]] [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#daily 2.6 or newer]. | | DOS, Windows, Mac OS }}
−
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_11th_hour | DRM-free | Included with soundtrack, manual and other extras. | | Windows, OS X }}
+
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_11th_hour | DRM-free | Included with soundtrack, manual and other extras. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-11th-hour | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | 7th-guest-11th-hour-pack | Steam | Packaged with [[The 7th Guest]]. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 255940 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 255940 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} Free demos are available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Use [[ScummVM]]===
 +
Use [[ScummVM]] 2.6 or newer, currently in [https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/#daily daily builds]. If you're using a digital copy of the game then just point [[ScummVM]] at it and go. If you're using a CD version of the game, then combine all the files from all the CDs into a single folder on your computer and point [[ScummVM]] at that.
 +
 +
===Minimise CD-ROM swapping===
 +
The original game comes on four CD-ROMs. Disk swapping can be avoided if multiple CD-ROM drives are available by putting the game's CD-ROMs in different drives, assuming that each drive will get a separate drive letter.
 +
 +
{{fixbox|description=Use [[DOSBox]]||fix=
 +
With DOSBox, the {{code|IMGMOUNT}} command can be used on each CD-ROM image onto a different virtual CD-ROM drive by adding lines similar to these in the DOSBox configuration:
 +
 +
<pre>[autoexec]
 +
MOUNT C "11H"
 +
IMGMOUNT D "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD1.iso" -t iso
 +
IMGMOUNT E "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD2.iso" -t iso
 +
IMGMOUNT F "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD3.iso" -t iso
 +
IMGMOUNT G "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD4.iso" -t iso
 +
C:
 +
call GO.BAT</pre>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
−
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
−
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
−
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|gog galaxy               = false
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
−
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = false
−
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|11th Hour game settings.jpg|Only option is between 'High' and 'Quarter' resolution videos.}}
 
{{Image|11th Hour game settings.jpg|Only option is between 'High' and 'Quarter' resolution videos.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 
|vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
−
{{Fixbox|description=Edit ddraw.ini to set windowed mode|ref=<ref>https://www.gog.com/forum/the_7th_guest_series/windowed_mode_for_11th_hour</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Edit ddraw.ini to set windowed mode|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/the_7th_guest_series/windowed_mode_for_11th_hour|title=gog.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Go to the installation folder.
 
# Open <code>ddraw.ini</code>.
 
# Open <code>ddraw.ini</code>.
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
−
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 +
|general midi audio      = true
 +
|general midi audio notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = yes
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = yes
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = no
+
  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = unknown
 
  |interface = unknown
−
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = no
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  |subtitles = false
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d versions      =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
−
|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = true
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
−
|dos modes              =  
+
|dos modes              = SVGA, VESA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://www.gog.com/game/the_11th_hour|title=The 11th Hour on GOG.com|date=2019-12-05|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
|mac os powerpc app    = true
 +
|mac os 68k app        = unknown
 +
|mac os executable notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  

Latest revision as of 08:16, 25 October 2023

The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour cover
Developers
Trilobyte
Publishers
Retail Virgin Interactive
Digital Nightdive Studios
Engines
Groovie
Release dates
DOS December 13, 1995
Windows December 13, 1995
Mac OS (Classic) August 9, 1997
macOS (OS X) October 19, 2013[1]
Reception
IGDB 51
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Adventure, Puzzle
Art styles FMV, Live action, Pre-rendered graphics
Themes Detective/mystery, Horror, North America
Series The 7th Guest
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The 11th Hour on HowLongToBeat
The 11th Hour on IGDB
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The 11th Hour on MobyGames
The 11th Hour on Wikipedia
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The 7th Guest
The 7th Guest 1993
The 11th Hour 1995
Uncle Henry's Playhouse 1996
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition 2019
The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest 2019
The 7th Guest VR 2023

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

The 11th Hour is a singleplayer adventure and puzzle game in the The 7th Guest series.

Key points

Ctrl++ and Ctrl+- increase and decrease game speed.
Starting a game requires the X button inside the eye of the right-most skull to be clicked.
Starting a game requires the X button inside the eye of the right-most skull to be clicked.
Menu can be found by hovering mouse at top of screen, and exiting can be done by clicking 'Power'.
Menu can be found by hovering mouse at top of screen, and exiting can be done by clicking 'Power'.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Use DOSBox or ScummVM 2.6 or newer.
DOS
Windows
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Included with soundtrack, manual and other extras.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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 Packaged with The 7th Guest.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Free demos are available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Use ScummVM

Use ScummVM 2.6 or newer, currently in daily builds. If you're using a digital copy of the game then just point ScummVM at it and go. If you're using a CD version of the game, then combine all the files from all the CDs into a single folder on your computer and point ScummVM at that.

Minimise CD-ROM swapping

The original game comes on four CD-ROMs. Disk swapping can be avoided if multiple CD-ROM drives are available by putting the game's CD-ROMs in different drives, assuming that each drive will get a separate drive letter.

Use DOSBox

With DOSBox, the IMGMOUNT command can be used on each CD-ROM image onto a different virtual CD-ROM drive by adding lines similar to these in the DOSBox configuration: 

[autoexec]
MOUNT C "11H"
IMGMOUNT D "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD1.iso" -t iso
IMGMOUNT E "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD2.iso" -t iso
IMGMOUNT F "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD3.iso" -t iso
IMGMOUNT G "11H/CD/11th_Hour_CD4.iso" -t iso
C:
call GO.BAT

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\*.ini[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/255940/pfx/[Note 2]
Configuration files include ddraw.ini, groovie2.ini

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\s11h.*[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/255940/pfx/[Note 2]
Save games follow naming convention: s11h.1, s11h.2, etc.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Only option is between 'High' and 'Quarter' resolution videos.
Only option is between 'High' and 'Quarter' resolution videos.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Widescreen resolution

Uses the "Windowed" and "Borderless" window hacks. Tops and Bottoms will be cut off, although Cursor still has access to these areas.
Edit ddraw.ini to set borderless windowed mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open ddraw.ini.
  3. Edit windowed=true
  4. Edit border=false
  5. Edit boxing=false
  6. Edit width and height to the desired resolution.
    • Edit width=1280 and height=960 for 1280x720
    • Edit width=1366 and height=1025 for 1366x768
    • Edit width=1600 and height=1200 for 1600x900
    • Edit width=1920 and height=1440 for 1920x1080

Windowed

Edit ddraw.ini to set windowed mode[2]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open ddraw.ini.
  3. Edit windowed=true

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Technically possible, but only at 640x480 resolution.
Edit ddraw.ini to set borderless windowed mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open ddraw.ini.
  3. Edit border=false

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit ddraw.ini to set vsync[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Open ddraw.ini.
  3. Edit vsync=true

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Disabled by default, optional by editing sensitivity=0.0 in ddraw.ini
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw
DOS video modes SVGA, SVGA (VESA)
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) 80486DX2 66 MHz Intel Pentium 60
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) 16-bit General MIDI compatible
Other 2x CD-ROM drive 4x CD-ROM drive
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.5.3
Processor (CPU) PowerPC 601
System memory (RAM) 12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Other 4x CD-ROM drive
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) 80486DX2 66 MHz Intel Pentium 60
System memory (RAM) 8 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device) 16-bit General MIDI compatible
Other 2x CD-ROM drive 4x CD-ROM drive
The game is incompatible with older Intel graphics devices. Only GMA and HD-series cards are considered compatible.[4]


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ gog.com - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ The 11th Hour on GOG.com - last accessed on 2019-12-05
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."
  4. ↑ 11th Hour, The ● GOG.com