id Tech 5
Original author(s) | John Carmack |
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Developer(s) | id Software |
Written in | C++, AMPL, Clipper, Python (AI) |
Platform | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
Predecessor | id Tech 4 |
Successor | id Tech 6 |
License | Proprietary |
Website | idsoftware |
id Tech 5 is a
Features
The initial demonstration of the engine featured 20 GB of texture data (using a more advanced
One of the visually evident features the renderer included is a
The engine comes with a content-creation tools package called id Studio, which is supposed to be much more user-friendly and polished than in earlier versions. Previously, content creation required artists to run various command-line tools beyond the level editor's own tools, while id Tech 5 allows for all work to be done 'in-engine'.
While id Software will be using the engine solely for creating shooter games, the engine also has the capability to operate outside of this genre. Steve Nix from id Software stated that "Not only do we think people can make games outside the action-shooter space with our technology, we encourage it. We'd actually like to see those games made."[3]
Marketing and licensing
The engine was first publicly shown during the 2007 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address, then was later shown privately to an audience of potential licensees at
An interview with John Carmack, the lead graphics engine developer at id (at the time), indicated that like its predecessors, id Tech 5 would eventually be released as
At QuakeCon 2010, id CEO Todd Hollenshead announced that while id Tech 5 could be shared with internal ZeniMax Media developers, the engine will not be available for external licensing.[7] On November 10, 2010 it was announced that the first ZeniMax internal developer to work with the engine would be MachineGames.
Arkane's "Void" engine and Tango Gameworks's "Stem" engine
During the development of Dishonored 2, Arkane Studios rewrote majority of the id Tech 5 for purposes required for the development of the game.[8] The new version of the engine was named "Void" engine. Arkane removed unneeded elements from the engine like the mini open world and overhauled the graphics. The new engine is intended to improve in-game lighting and post-processing to help the game's visuals,[9] and allows the game to visualize subsurface scattering.[10] The same engine was used in a standalone expansion pack Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. Arkane later made their 2021 game Deathloop also using upgraded Void engine.[11]
During the development of The Evil Within, Tango Gameworks has also made changes to the id Tech 5 engine, adding tessellation and new dynamic renderer enabling dynamic lighting to the game.[12][13] During the development of The Evil Within 2 further changes were made; the new version of the engine was named the "Stem" engine.[14][15]
Games using id Tech 5
Year | Title | Developer |
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2011 | Rage | id Software |
2014 | Wolfenstein: The New Order | MachineGames |
The Evil Within | Tango Gameworks | |
2015 | Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | MachineGames |
2017 | The Evil Within 2 | Tango Gameworks |
See also
References
- ^ "Cain's Carmack Quickie". Gaminggroove.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ "From Texture Virtualization to Massive Parallelization" (PDF). Id Software. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ a b Yu, James. "E3 Q&A: id's Nix on Tech 5 Engine licensing". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "RAGE 60fps demo on iPhone 4 by John Carmack". YouTube. August 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-18.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Adams, Dan. "E3 2007: id Into the Future". IGN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- ^ "LinuxGames - Embrace your inner penguin". Archived from the original on 2008-10-03.
- ^ Graft, Kris. "id Tech 5 Rage Engine No Longer Up For External Licensing". Gamasutra. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Void engine allows Arkane to push the boundaries in every corner". Gameplanet. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
It is based on the Id Tech 5 engine, but we kept like 20 percent of the engine and we did the AI stuff.
- ^ Thursten, Chris (17 May 2016). "Dishonored 2: A deeper, stranger stealth sim". PC Gamer.
- ^ "Harvey Smith wants Dishonored to become a pen and paper RPG". 21 June 2016.
- ^ Hayton, Phil (15 September 2021). "Arkane is investigating Deathloop's performance issues "as a priority"". PCGamesN. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "The Evil within | Polygon E3 2014". Polygon.
- ^ "Shinji Mikami's New Game is the Evil within". 19 April 2013.
- ^ "The Evil within 2 Powered by Modified idTech: STEM Engine". 23 September 2017.
- ^ "The Evil within 2 will be powered by the STEM Engine; custom-built engine based on idTech". 24 September 2017.
External links
- Official id Tech 5 licensing page at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2009)
- id Tech 5 press release at the Wayback Machine (archived November 18, 2007)
- From Texture Virtualization to Massive Parallelization (SIGGRAPH 2009)
- Timothee Besset's Blog post on possible porting to Linux