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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This engine was also used with some of the consoles games like the 007 games for example, too bad they weren't available on pc though.
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"...id Tech 3 was the engine used to create games such as Quake II Arena..."
We have a TYPO here! :D
But i'd love to see Quake II Arena though ;)
GladiatorBot for Quake2's a pretty accurate approximation considering they're directly related
I really really wish someone.. someone can use this engine to remake the entire game of Heretic for us to play again of feeling of those childhood Nostalgia time.
Hmmm ill try!
prob the best game engine ever, just look at all the varied games thats based on it 8and then look at how many, or few, games thats built on the sad Xray engine lol.....)
WE LOVE YOU ID SOFTWAREEEEEEEE!
Oh man, that's beautiful..
Quake 3:A, Wolfenstein: ET, CoD 1 and 2...
All these awesome games!
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