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{{Infobox engine | {{Infobox engine | ||
|title = id Tech 2 | |title = id Tech 2 | ||
|image = Quake_-_Background.png | |image = <!--Quake_-_Background.png--><!--hidden for now because it makes the infobox take up too much space compared to the rest of the page's contents--> | ||
|developer = id Software | |developer = id Software | ||
|releasedates = 21 December 1999 (Source code release) | |releasedates = 21 December 1999 (Source code release) | ||
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{{Non-valve engine|engine}} | {{Non-valve engine|engine}} | ||
{{idtech2|4}}, also known as '''Quake engine''', is an engine created by {{wiki|id Software}} for {{quake| | {{idtech2|4}}, also known as '''Quake engine''', is an engine created by {{wiki|id Software}} for {{quake|2}}, and later modified 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": | ||
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== 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]] |
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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.


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 Quake engine, is an engine created by
id Software for
Quake, and later modified 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, developed for Quake II and used by several other games
Both id Tech 2 engines were later made open-source under the GNU GPL 2.0 (or later) license.