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Quake engine
Developer(s) id Software (John Carmack, Michael Abrash, John Cash)
Final release
1.09 / December 21, 1999;24 years ago (1999-12-21)
Repository github.com/id-Software/Quake
Written in C, Assembly (for software rendering & optimization)
Platform DOS, AmigaOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo 64, Zeebo, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Predecessor Doom engine
Successor Quake II engine, GoldSrc
License GNU GPL-2.0-or-later
Website www.idsoftware.com   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Ingame screenshot of the first-person shooter Nexuiz, running on a modified Quake engine Nexuiz (screenshot 04).jpg
Ingame screenshot of the first-person shooter Nexuiz , running on a modified Quake engine

The Quake engine (id Tech 2), is the game engine developed by id Software to power their 1996 video game Quake . It featured true 3D real-time rendering. Since 1999, it has been licensed under the terms of GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.

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After release, the Quake engine immediately forked. Much of the engine remained in Quake II and Quake III Arena . The Quake engine, like the Doom engine, used binary space partitioning (BSP) to optimise the world rendering. The Quake engine also used Gouraud shading for moving objects, and a static lightmap for non-moving objects.

Historically, the Quake engine has been treated as a separate engine from its successor, the Quake II engine. Although the codebases for Quake and Quake II were separate GPL releases, [1] [2] both engines are now considered variants of id Tech 2. [3]

History

The Quake engine was developed from 1995 for the video game Quake, released on June 22, 1996. John Carmack did most of the programming of the engine, with help from Michael Abrash in algorithms and assembly optimization. The Quake II engine (id Tech 2.5) was based on it.

John Romero initially conceived of Quake as an action game taking place in a fully 3D polygon world, inspired by Sega AM2's 3D fighting game Virtua Fighter . Quake was also intended to feature Virtua Fighter-influenced third-person melee combat. However, id Software considered it to be risky, and it would've taken longer to develop the engine. Because the project was taking too long, the third-person melee was eventually dropped. [4] [5]

Simplified process of reducing map complexity in Quake QuakeMapTrim.PNG
Simplified process of reducing map complexity in Quake

Derivative engines

Family tree illustrating derivations of Quake engines Quake - family tree.svg
Family tree illustrating derivations of Quake engines

On December 21, 1999, John Carmack of id Software released the Quake engine source code on the Internet under the terms of GPL-2.0-or-later, allowing programmers to edit the engine and add new features. Programmers were soon releasing new versions of the engine on the net. Some of the most known engines are:

Games using the Quake engine

Games using a proprietary license

YearTitleDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)
1996 Quake id Software GT Interactive
1997 Quake Mission Pack No. 1: Scourge of Armagon Hipnotic Interactive 3D Realms
Quake Mission Pack No. 2: Dissolution of Eternity Rogue Entertainment 3D Realms
Hexen II Raven Software id Software, Activision
Malice Ratloop Quantum Axcess
ShrakQuantum AxcessQuantum Axcess
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse Zero Gravity Entertainment WizardWorks
1998 Hexen II Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus Raven Software id Software
Activision
Abyss of Pandemonium - The Final MissionImpel Development TeamPerfect Publishing
2000 Laser Arena Trainwreck Studios ValuSoft
2001CIA Operative: Solo Missions Trainwreck Studios ValuSoft
Urban MercenaryMoshpit EntertainmentMoshpit Entertainment

Games based on the GPL source release

YearTitleDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)
2000 OpenQuartz [41] OpenQuartz Team SourceForge
2001 Transfusion [42] Transfusion Project SourceForge
2002Eternal War: Shadows of LightTwo Guys SoftwareTwo Guys Software
2005 Nexuiz AlientrapAlientrap
2007The Hunted [43] Chris Page ModDB
2011 Xonotic Team XonoticTeam Xonotic
Steel Storm Kot-in-Action Creative ArtelKot-in-Action Creative Artel
2012Forced: Leashed [44] Kepuli GamesKepuli Games
RetroBlazer [45] [46] [47] Hydra Game WorksHydra Game Works
2013Choas Esque Anthology [48] Chaos Esque TeamChaos Esque Team
2015Rexuiz [49] Rexuiz TeamRexuiz Team
2017 FreeCS [6] FreeCS Team GitHub
2018 FortressOne [50] FortresssOne TeamFortressOne Team
The Wastes [51] Vera Visions L.L.CVera Visions L.L.C
2019 LibreQuake [52] LibreQuake Team GitHub
2021 (Early access)Doombringer [53] Anomic GamesAnomic Games
2024 Wrath: Aeon of Ruin [54] Killpixel 3D Realms
1C Entertainment
2024 (Early access)BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT [55] JoevenoJoeveno

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