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Video game engine developed by id Software

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Quake engine Developers id Software (John Carmack, Michael Abrash, John Cash) Final release 1.09 / December 21, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-21) 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 Repository github.com/id-Software/Quake

In-game screenshot of the first-person shooter *[Nexuiz](/source/Nexuiz)*, running on a modified *Quake* engine

The ***Quake* engine** is the [game engine](/source/Game_engine) developed by [id Software](/source/Id_Software) to power their 1996 video game *[Quake](/source/Quake_(video_game))*. It featured [true 3D](/source/True_3D) [real-time rendering](/source/Real-time_rendering). Since 1999, it has been licensed under the terms of [GNU General Public License v2.0 or later](/source/GNU_General_Public_License).

After release, the *Quake* engine was immediately [forked](/source/Fork_(software_development)). Much of the engine remained in *[Quake II](/source/Quake_II)* and *[Quake III Arena](/source/Quake_III_Arena)*. The *Quake* engine, like the [*Doom* engine](/source/Doom_engine), uses [binary space partitioning](/source/Binary_space_partitioning) (BSP) to optimize the world rendering. The *Quake* engine also uses [Gouraud shading](/source/Gouraud_shading) for moving objects, and a static [lightmap](/source/Lightmap) for non-moving objects.

## History

Further information: [Quake (video game) § Development](/source/Quake_(video_game)#Development)

The *Quake* engine was developed from 1995 for the video game *Quake*, released on June 22, 1996. [John Carmack](/source/John_D._Carmack) did most of the programming of the engine, with help from [Michael Abrash](/source/Michael_Abrash) in [algorithms](/source/Algorithm) and [assembly](/source/Assembly_language) [optimization](/source/Optimization_(computer_science)).

[John Romero](/source/John_Romero) initially conceived of *Quake* as an [action game](/source/Action_game) taking place in a fully [3D polygon](/source/3D_computer_graphics) world, inspired by [Sega AM2](/source/Sega_AM2)'s 3D [fighting game](/source/Fighting_game) *[Virtua Fighter](/source/Virtua_Fighter)*. *Quake* was also intended to feature *Virtua Fighter*-influenced third-person [melee combat](/source/Beat_'em_up). However, id Software considered it to be risky, and it would have taken longer to develop the engine. Because the project was taking too long, the third-person melee was eventually dropped.[1][2]

Simplified process of reducing map complexity in *[Quake](/source/Quake_(video_game))*:

1. Brushes used to define a play area
1. Preprocessor identifies interior spaces and external void
1. Preprocessor prunes faces that are not visible in the play area
1. Final processed game map

## Derivative engines

[Family tree](/source/Family_tree) illustrating derivations of Quake engines

On December 21, 1999, John Carmack of id Software released the *Quake* engine [source code](/source/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 best-known engines are:

- **[GoldSrc](/source/GoldSrc)** – The first engine to be created by [Valve](/source/Valve_Corporation). It was used in the [*Half-Life* series](/source/Half-Life_series), and gave rise to the [Source](/source/Source_engine) and [Source 2 engines](/source/Source_2). The Xash3D projects, as well as the FreeHL and FreeCS ports,[3] use *Quake* source code in part to recreate this engine, even with a wrapper for running the game.[4][5]

- **DarkPlaces** – A significantly modified engine used in several standalone games and *Quake* mods.[6][7] Although the last stable release was on May 13, 2014, it has received numerous updates through its [SVN](/source/Apache_Subversion) repository since then.[8] Its home page was hosted on [Icculus.org](/source/Icculus.org) until 2021, when the engine switched to a [Git](/source/Git) repository hosted on [GitHub](/source/GitHub).[9] The developers of *[Xonotic](/source/Xonotic)* provide mirrors of DarkPlaces source code on various social coding platforms[10][11] since the game is built on and distributed with the development version of the engine.

- **QuakeForge** - One of the earlier major community ports.[12]

- **NPRQuake** - Fork of *Quake* featuring non-photorealistic rendering giving it a pencil drawn look.[13][14]

- **Tenebrae** - Custom *Quake* engine with real time lighting and bumpmapping among other features.[15][16][17][18]

- **TyrQuake** - A conservative focused source port.[12]

- **Fisheye Quake** - Custom *Quake* engine with [fisheye](/source/Fisheye_lens) [distortion](/source/Distortion_(optics)) by the author of PanQuake.[19] - **Blinky** - Fork of the fisheye view along with the TyrQuake software renderer.[20][21]

- **WinQuake** - **Engoo** (Derivative of [WinQuake](/source/WinQuake)) - Graphically enhanced software renderer based port.[22]

- **Fruitz of Dojo** - Source port aimed at [Mac OS X](/source/Mac_OS_X).[23][24][25]

- **NehQuake** - Custom engine for the *[Nehara](/source/The_Seal_of_Nehahra)* mod.[26]

- **GLQuake** - **FitzQuake** (Derivative of [GLQuake](/source/GLQuake)) - Seminal port whose [SDL](/source/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer) version was later forked into numerous others.[27] - **MarkV** (Derivative of FitzQuake, successor to DirectQ) - Came in both [GLQuake](/source/GLQuake) and [WinQuake](/source/WinQuake) derived versions.[28] - **Quakespasm** (Derivative of FitzQuake) – Commonly used source port.[29] - **Quakespasm-Spiked** (Derivative of Quakespasm) - Limit-removing fork.[30] - **vkQuake** – (Derivative of Quakespasm) – Uses [Vulkan](/source/Vulkan_(API)) API for rendering programmed by id Software employee Axel Gneiting, released under the [GPLv2](/source/GPLv2).[31][32] - **Ironwail** - (Derivative of Quakespasm) – An engine aiming at maximum performance.[33]

- **FTEQW** (Derivative of [QuakeWorld](/source/QuakeWorld)) - A modern client for online multiplayer.[34][22]

- **FuhQuake** - **ezQuake** (Derivative of FuhQuake) - Multiplayer focused port often paired with the nQuake launcher.[35][36] - **JoeQuake** (Derivative of FuhQuake) - A port popular with [speedrunners](/source/Speedrunner).[37]

## Games using the *Quake* engine

### Games using a proprietary license

Year Title Developer(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 Shrak Quantum Axcess Quantum 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 Mission Impel Development Team Perfect Publishing The Sword of Ares Simitar Simitar 2000 Laser Arena Trainwreck Studios ValuSoft 2001 CIA Operative: Solo Missions Trainwreck Studios ValuSoft Urban Mercenary Moshpit Entertainment Moshpit Entertainment

### Games based on the GPL source release

Year Title Developer(s) Publisher(s) 2000 OpenQuartz[38] OpenQuartz Team SourceForge 2001 Transfusion[39] Transfusion Project SourceForge 2002 Eternal War: Shadows of Light Two Guys Software Two Guys Software 2005 Nexuiz Alientrap Alientrap 2007 The Hunted[40] Chris Page ModDB 2011 Xonotic Team Xonotic Team Xonotic Steel Storm Kot-in-Action Creative Artel Kot-in-Action Creative Artel 2012 Forced: Leashed[41] Kepuli Games Kepuli Games RetroBlazer[42][43][44] Hydra Game Works Hydra Game Works 2013 Chaos Esque Anthology[45] Chaos Esque Team Chaos Esque Team 2015 Rexuiz[46] Rexuiz Team Rexuiz Team 2017 FreeCS[3] FreeCS Team GitHub 2018 FortressOne[47] FortressOne Team FortressOne Team The Wastes[48] Vera Visions L.L.C Vera Visions L.L.C 2019 (Early access) LibreQuake[49] LibreQuake Team GitHub 2021 (Early access) Doombringer[50] Anomic Games Anomic Games 2024 Wrath: Aeon of Ruin[51] Killpixel 3D Realms 1C Entertainment 2025 Brazilian Drug Dealer 3: I Opened a Portal to Hell in the Favela Trying To Revive Mit Aia I Need to Close It[52][53] Joeveno Joeveno 2026 MeowGun: Hell Denizen [54] SusaDeBastet SusaDeBastet

## See also

- [Free and open-source software portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_and_open-source_software)
- [Video games portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Video_games)

- [List of game engines](/source/List_of_game_engines)

- [First person shooter engine](/source/First_person_shooter_engine)

- [id Tech](/source/Id_Tech)

- [Quake II engine](/source/Quake_II_engine)

- [Quake modding](/source/Quake_modding)

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## External links

- [Quake's Lighting Model](http://www.bluesnews.com/abrash/chap68.shtml): [Surface caching](/source/Surface_caching) by [Michael Abrash](/source/Michael_Abrash)

- [Quake engine code analysis](http://fabiensanglard.net/quakeSource/index.php) by Fabien Sanglard

- [Source code for winquake, glquake, quakeworld, and glquakeworld](https://github.com/id-Software/Quake)

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v t e Quake series Games Quake II III Arena Live 4 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Champions People American McGee Graeme Devine John Carmack John Romero Jennell Jaquays Sandy Petersen Tim Willits Timothee Besset Trent Reznor Machinima Blahbalicious Diary of a Camper Operation Bayshield Quad God Quake done Quick The Seal of Nehahra Mods Quake Malice Nexuiz Rocket Arena Team Fortress X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse Xonotic Quake II Action Quake 2 Alien Arena Gravity Bone Loki's Minions Capture the Flag Thirty Flights of Loving Warsow UFO: Alien Invasion Quake III Challenge ProMode Arena DeFRaG OpenArena Smokin' Guns Tremulous Unvanquished Urban Terror World of Padman Professional players av3k Cypher Fatal1ty KillCreek rapha Sujoy Thresh Vo0 Technology id Tech Quake engine Quake II engine id Tech 3 id Tech 4 Other Fast inverse square root Quake Army Knife QuakeC QuakeWorld Related BFG Soundtrack QuakeCon QuakeNet Category:Quake (series)

v t e Game engines (list) Source port First-person shooter engine List of first-person shooter engines Game engine recreation List of game engine recreations Game creation system Game IDE List of visual novel engines id Tech Proprietary 1980s Adventure Game Interpreter Cobra Filmation Freescape Gold Box Sierra Creative Interpreter SCUMM 1990s 3D GameStudio Clickteam Dark Engine GameMaker Genie Engine GoldSrc Infinity Engine Jedi LithTech Mugen Pie in the Sky Reality Lab RenderWare RPG Maker Sim RPG Maker Unreal Engine 1 Virtools Virtual Theatre Voxel Space Zillions of Games 2000s Anvil C4 Engine CryEngine Crystal Tools Euphoria Flare3D Frostbite Gamebryo GameSalad HeroEngine IW Leadwerks Marmalade MT Framework PhyreEngine Q RAGE Shark 3D Source Unigine Unity Unreal Engine 2 Unreal Engine 3 Virtools 2.5 Vicious Engine Vision Visual3D Game Engine 2010s 4A Engine Amazon Lumberyard Bitsquid Buildbox Construct Creation Engine Decima Defold Felgo ForgeLight Fox Engine id Tech 5 id Tech 6 Ignite Katana Engine Luminous Engine Pixel Game Maker MV RE Engine Snowdrop Stencyl Source 2 UbiArt Framework Unreal Engine 4 2020s id Tech 7 Unreal Engine 5 Free and open-source 1970s Z-machine 1990s Adventure Game Studio Build Crystal Space Doom engine Game-Maker OHRRPGCE Quake engine Quake II engine Stratagus 2000s Away3D Blender Game Engine Bork3D Game Engine Cocos2d Dim3 Game Editor GDevelop id Tech 3 id Tech 4 Irrlicht Engine jMonkeyEngine Lightweight Java Game Library Löve OGRE Open Wonderland Panda3D Papervision3D Plasma Platinum Arts Sandbox Pygame Ren'Py Scratch Solar2D Thousand Parsec Torque Vassal Engine Wintermute Engine 2010s Delta3D Godot GPUOpen Horde3D libGDX Luanti Moai OpenFL ORX PlayCanvas Raylib Snap! Stencyl Stride 2020s Open 3D Engine S&box

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