id Tech 4 s a GPLv3 licensed game engine written in [[C++]]. - Website - [GitHub](https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM-3-BFG) - AlternativeTo > **id Tech 4**, popularly known as the **_Doom 3_ engine**, is a [game engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine "Game engine") developed by [id Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Software "Id Software") and first used in the [video game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game "Video game") _[Doom 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_3 "Doom 3")_. \- via [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Tech_4) # Notability The generational successor to [[id Tech 3]]. The direct predecessor to [[id Tech 5]] (which remains proprietary). ## Games - Doom 3 - Quake 4 - Prey (2006) - Wolfenstein (2009) - Brink - [The Dark Mod](https://www.thedarkmod.com) - [Quadrilateral Cowboy](https://blendogames.com/qc/) # Philosophy # OS Support ## Building on Linux ```cardlink url: https://www.moddb.com/games/doom-iii/tutorials/building-the-doom3-source-code-on-linux-ubuntu title: "Building the doom3 source code on linux (Ubuntu) tutorial" description: "So i'm sure you know that the Doom3 source code was recently released under GPL. after the legal problems that they faced with the comically named Carmacks Reverse and Creatives Patent upon it. So reading this you're probably thinking to yourself \"It..." host: www.moddb.com favicon: https://www.moddb.com/favicon.ico image: https://media.moddb.com/images/articles/1/94/93816/scree-doom-2.jpg ``` # Features # Tips # References