Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
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| Developers | |
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| Infinite Interactive | |
| macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc. |
| Publishers | |
| D3 Publisher | |
| Engines | |
| Vicious Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 16, 2007 |
| macOS (OS X) (Cider) | March 11, 2008 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 84 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Genres | RPG, Tile matching |
| Art styles | Anime |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| 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 |
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[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
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| Steam | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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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. | |
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
- Patch v1.2 is the latest retail patch.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Infinite Interactive\Puzzle Quest\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Puzzle Quest\Saves |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-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[edit]
| 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[edit]
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Only certain resolutions from 640x480 to 1920x1200 can be selected. Some resolutions (including 16:9 options) are hidden from the options menu and can only be accessed via registry edits. Guide here. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Maximum settable resolution is 1920x1200. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Some texts like "Click to continue" run a bit fast at high fps | ||
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Game is played almost exclusively with the mouse. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Changes button prompts to Xbox 360 Controller buttons. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Volume controls are not a slider, but rather a menu with choices ranging from "Very quiet" to "Loud". Sound effects and music levels can be set separately. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team» | |||
| Spanish |
Network[edit]
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[edit]
Game crashes[edit]
| Install DirectPlay |
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Audio crackling[edit]
- Some players will experience infrequent crackling in the audio.
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements[edit]
| 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12500/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12500) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.