Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
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| Developers | |
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| Infinite Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| D3 Publisher | |
| Engines | |
| Vicious Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 16, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 11, 2008 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Series | Puzzle Quest |
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| Puzzle Quest | |
|---|---|
| Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords | 2007 |
| Puzzle Quest: Galactrix | 2009 |
| Puzzle Kingdoms | 2009 |
| Puzzle Chronicles | 2010 |
| Puzzle Quest 2 | 2010 |
| Marvel Puzzle Quest | 2013 |
| Puzzle Quest 3 | EA |
Key points
- Supports mods. The game's expansion, though never officially released, has been converted to a mod by fans, and is freely available.
- All visual assets were designed for 1024x768 resolution; setting the resolution higher will not yield any greater graphical fidelity.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
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| GamersGate | |
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| Steam | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenge of the Plague Lord | Expansion pack, released as DLC for the 360 version and later incorporated for free in the PS3/mobile ports. Never officially released on PC, but has since been ported by fans, and is available as a mod/patch for the base game here. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Infinite Interactive\Puzzle Quest\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Puzzle Quest\Saves |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12500/pfx/[Note 1] |
- By default, only a single save is allowed. In order to use multiple saves, rename the
pqherofile in the save directory, then start a new game. You should now have twopqherofiles, each with the name you chose for the hero. Modify the registry config keyLast Heroto the name of the save file you want to restore.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | Up to 100 MB of saves can be uploaded. |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team» |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 2 | |||
| Online play | 2 | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Audio crackling
- Some players will experience infrequent crackling in the audio.
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz or greater | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 105 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 7000 Nvidia GeForce2 Intel GMA 900 series 64 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12500/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (12500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.