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id Tech 3

game engine developed by id Software
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id Tech 3

Summary

id Tech 3 is a game engine[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • id Tech 3's instance of is recorded as game engine[3].
  • id Tech 3's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • id Tech 3 followed id Tech 2[5].
  • id Tech 3 was followed by id Tech 4[6].
  • id Tech 3's developer is recorded as id Software[7].
  • id Tech 3's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].
  • id Tech 3's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[9].
  • id Tech 3's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • id Tech 3 is a type of id Tech[11].
  • id Tech 3's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • id Tech 3's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • id Tech 3's operating system is recorded as Mac OS operating systems[14].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Q184198[16].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Q10680[17].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[18].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Linux[19].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as macOS[20].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Nintendo GameCube[21].
  • id Tech 3's platform is recorded as Q132020[22].
  • 1999 marks the founding of id Tech 3[23].
  • id Tech 3's official website is recorded as http://www.idsoftware.com/business/idtech3/[24].
  • id Tech 3's source code repository URL is recorded as ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/source/quake3-1.32b-source.zip[25].
  • id Tech 3's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/id-Software/Quake-III-Arena[26].
  • id Tech 3's derivative work is recorded as IW[27].

Body

Publication

id Tech 3's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Subject and Themes

id Tech 3's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

id Tech 3 followed id Tech 2[5]. It was followed by id Tech 4[6].

Why It Matters

id Tech 3 has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Classic Mac OS free software Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 id Software id Tech 2 ioquake3 Linux macOS Mac OS operating systems Microsoft Windows Star Trek: Elite Force II

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . games.slashdot.org. games.slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . games.slashdot.org. games.slashdot.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Gorilli09 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Part of series → —
    Platform → Microsoft Windows, Q184198, Q10680 +5
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