Previously called the "QUAKE 3 Engine" and one of the most successful licensed engines in history, id Tech 3 was the engine used to create games such as Quake II Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. id Tech 3 introduced shaders, curved surfaces, 32-bit color, special effects, bleeding-edge networking and super-smooth speedy hardware rendering.

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0 comments by 0xA5EA on Feb 14th, 2008 digg this super bookmark


Here's a preview of a new deathmatch-map our team-member Zihaben
is currently working on. It's a forgotten manor outside of a town used by mobs to bury their victims. The name of the map is "Klinsky's manor".

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desp1zer
desp1zer Sep 23 2009, 8:24am says:

i dont mean to sound like a complete idiot, but how would i be able to edit the engine, make maps, models, ect?

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ibz
ibz Apr 8 2009, 1:25pm says:

i can't believe i don't even know what open source is anymore... I sort of quit the game mapping business but now want to get back in to it...My God

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naraii8
naraii8 Feb 19 2009, 10:09am says:

where can i download the engine to make a game my self?

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Varsity
Varsity Apr 2 2009, 4:55pm replied: +1 vote     reply to comment
xm
xm Feb 20 2009, 5:00pm replied:

Since I'm not allowed to post links yet... :<

Go to google and search for "Quake 3 Engine Download"

Choose the first result called" "id Software: Technology Downloads
"

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Profanity-Incarnate
Profanity-Incarnate Oct 27 2008, 4:48pm says:

i thought this was the engine farcry uses... i guess not.

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emMKai
emMKai Feb 26 2009, 5:18pm replied:

far cry uses the cryENGINE

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ibz
ibz Sep 12 2008, 6:20pm says:

is it open source?

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RogueJediX
RogueJediX Dec 17 2008, 3:06pm replied:

It is, indeed.

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Bosconian
Bosconian May 19 2008, 3:37pm says:

I love this engine, its the best to play online.
Best feeling

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