Sunday, April 6, 2025

I know this was posted on the CQFF message board, but just to iterate here: I'm announcing that 75 is handing off the <[IFOC]> servers to me (Acts 19 quiz). For years, IFOC has been a foundational piece of the multiplayer Chex Quest community. Following up on the groundwork laid by GameMaster/Stoner and Chex Commander, IFOC was the first-of-its-kind 24/7 server host for several Chex Quest severs in a time when that was exclusive to DOOM servers (though shoutouts to ViciousPariah for hosting CQ3).

75's mod, Chex Pack, was also the first-of-its-kind multiplayer-targeting Chex Quest mod in a time when only DOOM got that treatment. This included Chex Quest Invasion, Duel, and CTF maps (which were also new to CQ). Back when it still existed, Chex Pack was also featured several times on the weekly Skulltag/Zandronum Friday Night Fragfest, gathering a dozen or more players a night. To my knowledge, it's the only Chex Quest mod that's been featured on FNF (and multiple times at that).

Additionally, IFOC has also been the home of combinebobnt's MSPD mod, and also hosted several other DOOM servers and mods.

I want to thank 75 for everything done for the Chex Quest community, as well as server hosting and keeping the torch burning for online Chex Quest gameplay and get-togethers.

So, what's next?

Not much different, actually. It will mostly be business as usual, since I've been operating things behind the background anyway. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. There might be some brief downtime as I'm changing and updating things, but nothing extensive.

I'll also be the principle dev of Chex Pack from this point forward (view 75's ZDoom forums release topic for more information).

For more information on the changeover, view 75's announcement post here on Chex Quest Fan Forums.