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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords

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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords cover
Developers
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
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on HowLongToBeat
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on IGDB
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords guide on StrategyWiki
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on MobyGames
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on Wikipedia
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General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Simple disc check.
Windows
Steam
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Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows

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.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.2 is the latest retail patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

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 pqhero file in the save directory, then start a new game. You should now have two pqhero files, each with the name you chose for the hero. Modify the registry config key Last Hero to 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

General settings
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
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

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
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team»
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2
Online play
2

Connection types

Issues unresolved

Game crashes

Install DirectPlay

Audio crackling

Some players will experience infrequent crackling in the audio.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

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


Notes

  1. 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.

References