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id Tech 4

game engine developed by id Software
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id Tech 4

Summary

id Tech 4 is a game engine[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • id Tech 4's instance of is recorded as game engine[3].
  • id Tech 4's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • id Tech 4 followed id Tech 3[5].
  • id Tech 4 was followed by id Tech 5[6].
  • id Tech 4's developer is recorded as id Software[7].
  • id Tech 4's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].
  • id Tech 4's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[9].
  • id Tech 4's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • id Tech 4's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • id Tech 4's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • id Tech 4's platform is recorded as Q132020[13].
  • id Tech 4's official website is recorded as https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM-3-BFG[14].
  • id Tech 4's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Id Tech 4 games[15].
  • id Tech 4's programmer is recorded as John Carmack[16].
  • id Tech 4's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/id-Software/DOOM-3-BFG[17].
  • id Tech 4's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[18].

Body

Publication

id Tech 4's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Subject and Themes

id Tech 4's part of the series is recorded as id Tech[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

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

Why It Matters

id Tech 4 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

C++ Enemy Territory: Quake Wars free software id Software John Carmack Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . 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, Q132020
    Aliases → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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