Id Software

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Post by bane » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 12:11 AM UTC

Re: Id Software

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Post by vertexFarm » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 1:28 AM UTC

Id's move back in the day to open their software enough to allow a modding community was an early stroke of genius. I still play quake mods from time to time. It's amazing how much longevity they got out of those games, let alone the engines.

Modding quake was one of my first great bursts of curiosity and creativity. I really remember those days fondly.

Re: Id Software

#3

Post by sliken » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 1:36 AM UTC

I don't see anything new, last commit was 2012. maybe add "(2012) to the title?

Re: Id Software

#4

Post by shurcooL » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 1:38 AM UTC

sliken wrote: post #3

I don't see anything new, last commit was 2012. maybe add "(2012) to the title?

Commit dates don’t necessarily correspond 1:1 to the dates they became public though, so it might be hard to tell.

Re: Id Software

#5

Post by Scott_Sanderson » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 1:43 AM UTC

Has anyone tried compiling on os x?

Re: Id Software

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Post by jameskegel » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 1:59 AM UTC

This is a gift, just to have. Thanks for posting it. I have very fond memories of playing Wolf3d years ago on DOS. It will be fun to read through the source of the classics.

Re: Id Software

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Post by ovao » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 2:07 AM UTC

jameskegel wrote: post #6

This is a gift, just to have. Thanks for posting it. I have very fond memories of playing Wolf3d years ago on DOS. It will be fun to read through the source of the classics.

If you're looking for a high-level overview of some of id's source code releases, check out Fabien Sanglard's guides[0]. He's also written a book that goes into greater detail about the Wolf 3D engine.

[0]: http://fabiensanglard.net

Re: Id Software

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Post by ovao » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 2:09 AM UTC

Scott_Sanderson wrote: post #5

Has anyone tried compiling on os x?

I don't think any of the projects will compile on macOS as-is. You'll want to look at project forks if you're looking for something that'll compile out of the box.

Re: Id Software

#9

Post by sliken » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 2:12 AM UTC

shurcooL wrote: post #4

sliken wrote: post #3

I don't see anything new, last commit was 2012. maybe add "(2012) to the title?

Commit dates don’t necessarily correspond 1:1 to the dates they became public though, so it might be hard to tell.

From the OpenArena page on wikipedia: "The OpenArena project was established on August 19, 2005, one day after the id Tech 3 source code released under GNU GPL license."

The id Tech 3 wikipedia page "id Tech 3, popularly known as the Quake III Arena engine"

Someone tried for a pull request in Oct 2017 with 3,275 commits, still pending.

I can't find any evidence that anything new has happened.

Re: Id Software

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Post by CaliforniaKarl » Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 2:28 AM UTC

For some of the history of that time, I suggest checking out "Masters of Doom : how two guys created an empire and transformed pop culture", by David Kushner. The book is 15 years old (!!!) at this point, but I think it's still a compelling read.