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|cover        = BreakQuest cover.jpg
 
|cover        = BreakQuest cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nurium Games|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040605010046/http://www.nurium.com/index.php Nurium Games - Fun Games for You (retrieved)]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Nurium Games|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605010046/http://www.nurium.com/index.php|title=Nurium Games - Fun Games for You (retrieved)|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Stardock|ref=<ref>[http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=818 TotalGaming.net Breaks Out with BreakQuest - Stardock Corporation]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Stardock|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=818|title=TotalGaming.net Breaks Out with BreakQuest - Stardock Corporation|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Red Marble Games|OS X|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051123210643/http://redmarblegames.com/breakquest.html BreakQuest - Red Marble Games (retrieved)]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|City Interactive|2006 retail release}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Red Marble Games|OS X|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123210643/http://redmarblegames.com/breakquest.html|title=BreakQuest - Red Marble Games (retrieved)|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 15, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 15, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 4, 2005}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 4, 2005}}
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|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
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|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|mobygames    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = BreakQuest
 
|wikipedia    = BreakQuest
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Game released for free.  
 
{{++}} Game released for free.  
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{{ii}} Requires compatibility setting set to Windows XP.
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{{ii}} Requires fixes to run at correct speed.
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | key| | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | key| | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | http://breakquest.com/ | Key | Activation key on developer website |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://breakquest.com/ | Key | Activation key on developer website. |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}/quest.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\quest.ini}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}/scores/*.his}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\scores\*.his}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = false
−
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Locked to 640x480.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = 640x480 non-resizeable window only.
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
−
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music
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|separate volume notes    = Sound, Music.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
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|mute on focus lost notes = Always by default
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 7
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes     =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Issues unresolved==
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Game does not start after putting in the CD Key===
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility setting]] '''Run this program as an administrator'''|fix=
 +
{{ii}} This allows the game to write into its configuration and scoreboard files.
 +
}}
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===Game running too fast===
 
===Game running too fast===
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There is a report of the game running faster than intended. This is not game breaking, but does make the game more difficult.<ref>https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=42901</ref>
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The game can run faster than intended on modern hardware. This is not game breaking, but does make the game more difficult.<ref>https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=42901</ref>
 +
This can be fixed by forcing Vsync on through your GPU driver, or with a DirectX hook such as [[Glossary:Windowed#DxWnd|DxWnd]].
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Configuring DxWnd|fix=
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#Set up DxWnd to run the game executable, as per the [[Glossary:Windowed#DxWnd|DxWnd]] page.
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#Enable the [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility setting]] '''Run this program as an administrator''' on the DxWnd executable itself, and start it again.
 +
#On the game configuration's '''Main''' tab, make sure '''Run in Window''' is checked.
 +
#On '''DirectX(2)''' tab, set '''VSync''' to '''ON'''.
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#On the same tab, make sure '''WaitForVerticalBlank''' is chosen.
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#On '''DirectX''' tab, make sure '''GDI''' is selected as renderer.
 +
#Press '''OK''' to save the configuration.
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'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} '''Run in Window''' appears to prevent DxWnd from unhooking spontaneously when changing in-game settings and on level transitions.
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{{ii}} The default window size of 800x600, set on '''Main''' tab, results in scaling artifacts. A clean multiple of the original 640x480 resolution is recommended, such as 1280x960.
 +
{{ii}} On '''Video''' tab, setting '''FPS counter''' to '''overlay''' or '''titlebar''' can help diagnose game speed issues. The framerate should be equal to your screen's refresh rate.
 +
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==

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BreakQuest
BreakQuest cover
Developers
Nurium Games[1]
Publishers
Stardock[2]
2006 retail release City Interactive
OS X Red Marble Games[3]
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2004
macOS (OS X) July 4, 2005
BreakQuest on Wikipedia
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Key points

Game released for free.
Requires fixes to run at correct speed.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Developer website
CD key
 Activation key on developer website.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\quest.ini[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\scores\*.his[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Locked to 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
640x480 non-resizeable window only.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Issues fixed

Game does not start after putting in the CD Key

Enable the compatibility setting Run this program as an administrator
This allows the game to write into its configuration and scoreboard files.

Game running too fast

The game can run faster than intended on modern hardware. This is not game breaking, but does make the game more difficult.[4] This can be fixed by forcing Vsync on through your GPU driver, or with a DirectX hook such as DxWnd.

Configuring DxWnd
  1. Set up DxWnd to run the game executable, as per the DxWnd page.
  2. Enable the compatibility setting Run this program as an administrator on the DxWnd executable itself, and start it again.
  3. On the game configuration's Main tab, make sure Run in Window is checked.
  4. On DirectX(2) tab, set VSync to ON.
  5. On the same tab, make sure WaitForVerticalBlank is chosen.
  6. On DirectX tab, make sure GDI is selected as renderer.
  7. Press OK to save the configuration.

Notes

Run in Window appears to prevent DxWnd from unhooking spontaneously when changing in-game settings and on level transitions.
The default window size of 800x600, set on Main tab, results in scaling artifacts. A clean multiple of the original 640x480 resolution is recommended, such as 1280x960.
On Video tab, setting FPS counter to overlay or titlebar can help diagnose game speed issues. The framerate should be equal to your screen's refresh rate.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, Me, XP, 2003
Processor (CPU) 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible


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).

References