This mod is known for being significantly more grindy and complex than the base game. It uses a "Hidden Stats" system where you cannot see progress bars, making intuition (or a guide) necessary.
Datamining the v00700 executable reveals a hidden ending labeled ENDING_COLD_07. To trigger it, the player must avoid all cameras for the first 24 hours and input the Konami code at the title screen (a known Easter egg in Chimera’s engine). The ending depicts the apartment complex as a simulation within a simulation—a proto-Matrix narrative that was considered “too confusing” for 1999 audiences.
The designation "v00700" is not a standard patch number. In internal Project Chimera documents (leaked via a former tester in 2015), version numbers followed a specific logic: big brother another story rebuild v00700 exclusive
In layman’s terms: v00700 is a “missing link” between the original 1998 release and a cancelled director’s cut. The term “Exclusive” in the keyword refers to a single physical CD-R that was distributed to exactly 12 contest winners in a 1999 issue of PC Gamer Japan. No digital release ever occurred. Until now.
Because v00700 is a Windows 98-era build, you will need: This mod is known for being significantly more
The v00700 build was never intended for public release. Internal memos (hosted on the Gaming Archaeology Project) show a single line from producer Hideki Tanaka: “Rebuild v007 is too cruel. Testers cried. We cannot sell this.”
Unlike the retail version, where the worst outcome is imprisonment, the v00700 Exclusive includes a scene where the player is forced to choose between erasing a tenant’s memories or their physical existence. There is no “good” option. Furthermore, the exclusive build contains a bug that corrupts save data after 12 hours of play—a “feature” some fans interpret as a meta-commentary on impermanence. In layman’s terms: v00700 is a “missing link”
The "Exclusive" tag in this version usually refers to specific adult scenes that were cut or hidden in the base game.