Chex Quest

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Chex Quest

Developers
	Digital Café
Publishers
	General Mills
Engines
	id Tech 1
Release dates
DOS	December 1, 1996
Windows 3.x	December 1, 1996
Windows	2008
macOS (OS X)	2008
Linux	2008
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Chex Quest

Chex Quest
Chex Quest	1996
Chex Quest HD	2020

General information

Chex Quest Fan Forums

Doom Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Included for free in Chex cereal boxes. Uses Windows 3.1 launcher.
Developer website		Chex Quest 3. Includes updated versions of Chex Quest 1&2, as well as a brand new third episode. Preconfigured with ZDoom and uses the Hexen map format.

Any mods designed for the original releases will not work in Chex Quest 3. The original releases can be downloaded from here.

A standalone icon for Chex Quest 3 is available for use with source ports.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Chex Quest 2: Flemoids Take Chextropolis	Originally released as an expansion for the retail release on the official website. Included in Chex Quest 3 as Terror in Chex City.

Essential improvements

Source ports

Since the release of the engine's source code, various source ports have been released. See the link above for details and recommendations.

Chex Quest 3 uses ZDoom-specific features, and as such requires a ZDoom-based source port.

Widescreen Status Bar

Designed for compatible source ports that support widescreen resolutions. In addition to removing the brick patterns that appear on the side of the bar when upscaling it, it also helps prevent graphical glitches that sometimes occurs from the upscaling process. Some source ports may require adjusting the status bar upscaling size manually in their respective options menu to retain the intended aspect-ratio.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Source ports for original release.
Multi-monitor			Supported by GZDoom. See Source ports.
Ultra-widescreen			See Source ports for original release.
4K Ultra HD			See Source ports for original release.
Field of view (FOV)		See Source ports for original release.
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter in DOSBox or its source ports, if supported.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Source ports for original release.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See Source ports for original release.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Source ports for original release.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Native in Chex Quest 3. Original is capped at 35 FPS; for 60+ FPS, see Source ports. See Source ports for original release.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		For GZDoom, use vid_hdr console variable.
Ray tracing (RT)		See PrBoom Ray Traced.

Field of view (FOV)

Use the console (source ports only)
For ZDoom-based ports: enter fov <1-179>.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

GZDoom: enable fake fullscreen mode
Requires v3.2.4 or newer; Windows only. Open the *.ini file(s) where the GZDoom folder is located with a text editor. Find the variables fullscreen= and set it to false, then find win_borderless= and set it to true. Save the file(s). GZDoom should now run in borderless fullscreen windowed.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		See Source ports for original release.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		See Source ports for original release.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		See Source ports for original release.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Supported by ZDoom and its derivatives as well as Doom Retro. See Source ports for original release.
Controller remapping		Limited to only remapping Fire, Use, Sprint, and Strafe in the DOS version. Some source ports feature broader controller remapping options. See Source ports.
Controller sensitivity		Some source ports have adjustable analog stick sensitivity settings. ZDoom and its derivatives also support XInput trigger sensitivity settings. See Source ports.
Controller Y-axis inversion		See Source ports.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DualShock 4 controllers

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		ZDoom and Doom Retro reference XInput controllers with Xbox notations.
Controller hotplugging		Supported by ZDoom and Doom Retro. See Source ports.
Haptic feedback		Doom Retro features vibration for XInput controllers.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Music. Does not apply to movies.
Surround sound		See Source ports for original release.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		A source port is required. See Source ports.
EAX support		Use GZDoom and follow this guide for OpenAL Soft. Make sure to enable EFX and HRTF in settings.
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French				Chex Quest 3
Italian				Chex Quest 3

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		32	Versus Use Skulltag and follow this guide.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: GZDoom, requires GZDoom.

Headsets
SteamVR		Use ViveDoom
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Use ViveDoom
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D		See Source ports.
OpenGL		See Source ports.
Software renderer
Vulkan		See Source ports.
DOS video modes	VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows						See Source ports for original release.
macOS (OS X)						See Source ports.
Linux						See Source ports.

System requirements

DOS

Windows 3.x

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows 3.x
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	3.1 or 3.11	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486/25SX
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA graphics card
Sound (audio device)	SoundBlaster compatible
Other	Single Speed CD-ROM Drive

System requirements for Chex Quest 3 are the same as those of for the ZDoom source port.