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{{todo|Mention {{fte|4}}, a notable fork of the Quake I engine. See [[Quake#Source ports]] for more info.}}
{{todo|Mention {{fte|4}}, a notable fork of the Quake I engine. See [[Quake#Source ports]] for more info.}}
{{Infobox game
{{Infobox engine
|title = ID Tech 2 Engine
|title = id Tech 2 engine
|image = Quake_-_Background.png
|image = Quake_-_Background.png
|developer = ID Tech
|developer = id Software
|publisher = ID Tech
|releasedates = 21 December 1999 (Source code release)
|releasedates = 21 December 1999 (Source code release)
|mode = Single Player, Multiplayer (LAN), Multiplayer (Internet)
|mode = Single Player, Multiplayer (LAN), Multiplayer (Internet)
|platform = PC
|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}}
|links = {{Github|id-Software/Quake|id Tech 2 source code}}
|license = [[WP:GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]]
|nextengine = {{Gldsrc|2}}
|nextengine = {{Gldsrc|2}}
}}
}}
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* 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}}, developed for {{quake2|3.1}} and used by [[:Category:Quake II Engine engine branch games|several other games]]
Both id Tech 2 engine branches were later made open-source under GPL 2.0 (or later) license.


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Todo: Mention FTE FTE, a notable fork of the Quake I engine. See Quake#Source ports for more info.
id Tech 2 engine
Quake - Background.png
Developer(s)
id Software
Release date(s)
21 December 1999 (Source code release)
Written in
C, Assembly (for software rendering & optimization)
Successor

id Tech 2 id Tech 2, also known as Quake engine, is an engine created by Wikipedia icon id Software for Quake Quake, and later modified for Quake II Quake II. It was used as the foundation for GoldSrc GoldSrc and all subsequent Valve Valve engines.

id Tech 2 consists of the following two "branches":

Both id Tech 2 engine branches were later made open-source under GPL 2.0 (or later) license.

See also