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{{LanguageBar|title = id Tech 2}} | {{LanguageBar|title = id Tech 2}} | ||
{{hierarchy|allengines}} | {{hierarchy|allengines}} | ||
{{Infobox engine | {{Infobox engine | ||
|title = id Tech 2 | |title = id Tech 2 | ||
|image = Quake_-_Background.png | |image = Quake_-_Background.png | ||
|developer = id Software | |developer = id Software | ||
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|mode = Single Player, Multiplayer (LAN), Multiplayer (Internet) | |mode = Single Player, Multiplayer (LAN), Multiplayer (Internet) | ||
|codelang = [[WP:C_(programming_language)|C]], [[WP:Assembly language|Assembly]] (for software rendering & optimization) | |codelang = [[WP:C_(programming_language)|C]], [[WP:Assembly language|Assembly]] (for software rendering & optimization) | ||
|platform = [[WP:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[WP:AmigaOS|AmigaOS]], {{Win|1}}, {{mac|1}}, {{Linux|1}}, {{xone|1}}, {{XboxXS|1}}, {{ps4|1}}, {{ps5|1}} | |platform = [[WP:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[WP:AmigaOS|AmigaOS]], {{Win|1}}, {{mac|1}}, {{Linux|1}}, {{x360|1}}, {{xone|1}}, {{XboxXS|1}}, {{ps4|1}}, {{ps5|1}} | ||
|links = {{Github|id-Software/Quake|id | |links = {{Github|id-Software/Quake|Quake source code}}<br>{{Github|id-Software/Quake-2|Quake 2 source code}} | ||
|license = [[WP:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]] | |license = [[WP:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]] | ||
|nextengine = {{Gldsrc|2}} | |nextengine = {{Gldsrc|2}}<br>{{idtech3|2}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{todo|Mention {{fte|4}}, a notable fork of the Quake I engine in relation to Valve's engines. See [[Quake#Source ports]] for more info.}} | |||
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{{idtech2|4}}, also known as '''Quake engine''', is an engine created by {{wiki|id Software}} for {{quake| | {{idtech2|4}}, also known as the '''Quake engine''', is an engine created by {{wiki|id Software}} for {{quake|2}}, and later modified with new features & improvements for {{quake2|2}}. It was used as the foundation for {{gldsrc|2}} and [[Source|all]] [[Source 2|subsequent]] {{valve|2}} engines. | ||
id Tech 2 consists of the following two "branches": | id Tech 2 consists of the following two "branches": | ||
* The {{quakeengine|4}}, developed for {{quake|3.1}} and used by [[:Category:Quake Engine engine branch games|several other games]] | * The {{quakeengine|4}}, developed for {{quake|3.1}} and used by [[:Category:Quake Engine engine branch games|several other games]] | ||
* The {{quake2engine|4}}, developed for {{quake2|3.1}} and used by [[:Category:Quake II Engine engine branch games|several other games]] | * The {{quake2engine|4}} (colloquially id Tech 2.5), developed for {{quake2|3.1}} and used by [[:Category:Quake II Engine engine branch games|several other games]] | ||
Both id Tech 2 | Both version of id Tech 2 engines were later made open-source under the GNU GPL 2.0 (or later) license. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* {{idtech3|4}}, the successor to id Tech 2 developed for {{quake3| | * {{idtech3|4}}, the successor to id Tech 2 developed for {{quake3|3.1}}. | ||
* {{idtech4|4}}, developed for {{doom3| | * {{idtech4|4}}, developed for {{doom3|3.1}} | ||
[[Category:Id Tech]] | [[Category:Id Tech]] | ||
[[Category:Game engines]] | [[Category:Game engines]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:49, 26 October 2025
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id Tech 2
Developer(s)
id Software
Release date(s)
21 December 1999 (Source code release)
Platform(s)
License
Todo: Mention 
FTE, a notable fork of the Quake I engine in relation to Valve's engines. See Quake#Source ports for more info.
FTE, a notable fork of the Quake I engine in relation to Valve's engines. See Quake#Source ports for more info.This page documents information about an engine not developed by Valve. This information is documented here because it has technical and/or historical relevance to Valve's engines.
id Tech 2, also known as the Quake engine, is an engine created by id Software for Quake, and later modified with new features & improvements for 
Quake II. It was used as the foundation for GoldSrc and all subsequent 
Valve engines.
id Tech 2 consists of the following two "branches":
- The Quake Engine, developed for Quake and used by several other games
- The Quake II Engine (colloquially id Tech 2.5), developed for Quake II and used by several other games
Both version of id Tech 2 engines were later made open-source under the GNU GPL 2.0 (or later) license.