Previously referred to as the 'Doom 3 Engine', Tech 4 is id Software's current licensing platform. Powering games such as Doom 3, Quake 4 and Enemy Territory Quake Wars, Tech 4 revolutionized the use of realtime dynamic lighting as well as other technologies.

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How to import rigged meshes into Quake 4 using Blender
Quake 4

How to import rigged meshes into Quake 4 using Blender

Quake 4 Weapons Modelling

This is a tutorial on how to import custom rigged meshes into Quake 4. Such as weapons or character models.

How to import static meshes into Quake 4 using Blender
Quake 4

How to import static meshes into Quake 4 using Blender

Quake 4 Props Modelling 1 comment

This is a tutorial on how to import custom static meshes into Quake 4.

Lightmaps in Doom 3 Engine: A Hybrid Approach To Real-Time Lighting
Doom III

Lightmaps in Doom 3 Engine: A Hybrid Approach To Real-Time Lighting

Doom III Level Design/Theory 3 comments

Since the inception of Doom 3, many artists have been disappointed with the engine's limited lighting ability. Utilizing a small number of point lights...

DOOM 3 GUI scripting tutorials
Doom III

DOOM 3 GUI scripting tutorials

Doom III UI/HUD 2 comments

This is a series of tutorials on how to construct GUIs for Doom 3.

Brutal Doom 3 BFG new demons and helmets
Doom III

Brutal Doom 3 BFG new demons and helmets

Doom III 10 comments

Update and Progress check for this mod pack and helmet pack with screenshots.

Update 1 - Debate of controls, weapons etc
Wolfenstein 3D

Update 1 - Debate of controls, weapons etc

Weimar Stories

1920s Berlin: Reparations, Depression, Communists, Nazis, and Cabarets. Showcasing the Berlin police force in the 1920s, facing many problematic people...

H.A.S.T.E. (A free to play FPS) - Official alpha trailer
H.A.S.T.E. - A free to play FPS

H.A.S.T.E. (A free to play FPS) - Official alpha trailer

H.A.S.T.E. - A free to play FPS 2 comments

H.A.S.T.E. is a free to play fast paced FPS inspired in the mechanics of some old school games released between 1999 and 2006. Powered by Dhewm3 (Doom...

This Week In Mods: April 27 2018

This Week In Mods: April 27 2018

Feature

The biggest mod stories for the week of April 27 2018.

Play Doom 3: BFG Edition In VR With This New Mod
Doom III

Play Doom 3: BFG Edition In VR With This New Mod

Doom III 8 comments

Get the most immersive Doom experience yet - complete with motion control support for the HTC Vive.

20 Years of Quake

20 Years of Quake

News 17 comments

To celebrate 20 years of rocket jumping badassery here's 20 of the most popular quake mods across all titles.

Greatest DOOM mods of all time

Greatest DOOM mods of all time

News 22 comments

With the launch of the new DOOM looming, lets celebrate the greatest mods for the DooM Series!

Get Started to use iDTech 4

Get Started to use iDTech 4

Client Side Coding Tutorial 6 comments

Hello What do to starting used iDTech 4? Hardware: Recomend: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 /Phenom X3 8850/Phenom X4 9100e Nvidia Geforce GTX 260/GTX 460 AMD...

Battlefront Style Star Wars Pack For Doom 3
Doom III

Battlefront Style Star Wars Pack For Doom 3

Doom III 2 comments

A content pack of Star Wars themed levels designed for 8 to 32 players. Point Capture is the emphasis, with deathmatch options. Levels include: Hoth Cloud...

Doom 3 Levels Pack and Models Conversion With Pics
Doom III

Doom 3 Levels Pack and Models Conversion With Pics

Doom III 5 comments

Announcing 30 levels of new Doom content for Doom 3, with a classic monsters update to follow. There will be 2 level pack releases of 15 each, all new...

Doom 3 Source Code Released
Doom III

Doom 3 Source Code Released

Doom III 85 comments

Doom 3 Source Code released! Read on to find out more!

Doom 3 Speed Mapping Contest #1 Results
Doom III

Doom 3 Speed Mapping Contest #1 Results

Doom III 5 comments

The results of the Doom 3 Speedmapping Contest #1!

Milkshape 3D Basics & Fundamentals

Milkshape 3D Basics & Fundamentals

Other Tutorial 11 comments

A tutorial on the fundamentals and basic use of Milkshape 3D by Ben "Zom-B" Wilson. I cover the GUI of Milkshape, creating simple shapes using two different...

Carmack talks Rage, Doom 4, and modding

Carmack talks Rage, Doom 4, and modding

ID Tech 4 Modders 20 comments

"I don't expect a vibrant [iD Tech 5] mod scene," says father of modern FPS game technology.

Doom 3 Boss Contest Is Over!
Doom III

Doom 3 Boss Contest Is Over!

Doom III 11 comments

Here's the downloads/screens of the entrants! Check out what people have been working on for a little over a month!

PC Version of Unreal Baseball May Not Be Unreal...

PC Version of Unreal Baseball May Not Be Unreal...

News 3 comments

While losing potential graphics power, (Unreal) Baseball would be more accessible to the masses as a standalone game...

Prey extended, single player maps review
Prey

Prey extended, single player maps review

Prey 2 comments

For those of you wanting a little more action out of Human Head Studio’s and 3D Realms gravity flipping game 'Prey', we have a small selection of reviews...

Make a door and a keypad
Doom III

Make a door and a keypad

Doom III Mapping/Technical 8 comments

This tutorial will guide you through the making of two rooms, a door, and a keypad. We will also make the door unlock when the correct code is entered...

How to create a RoQ video-file

How to create a RoQ video-file

Other Tutorial 14 comments

This is a little tutorial on how to create a RoQ video file for ID games like Quake 3 or Doom 3.

Photo to Seamless texture

Photo to Seamless texture

Textures Tutorial 13 comments

How to make a seamless/well tiling texture from a photo and add additional parts to make the texture "your own".

Material Shaders for Id Tech 4 (Doom 3)
Doom III

Material Shaders for Id Tech 4 (Doom 3)

Doom III Textures 3 comments

Using the Textures created in my 'Building Texture maps for Material Shaders using Photoshop' Tutorial, we go through the process of getting a Basic...

Prey - Pre(y)view
Prey

Prey - Pre(y)view

Prey 27 comments

Prey, once thought to be lost in the endless chasm of vapourware alongside Duke Nukem Forever, is finally but a few weeks away from release. We take a...

G T X Interview
Quake 4

G T X Interview

G T X Q4

As much as the gameplay of Doom 3 split the community in half, there was little dispute over the graphics. However GTX plans to push dooms engine further...

Half-Life 2

First Epidemic Mod Interview!

Epidemic 4 comments

There are quite a few zombie mods for so many different game engines. Most of these mods have a similar, if not even the same plot. However, breaks all...