Quake modding

Based on <a href="/facts/Id_Software/NsbHCMsV">id Software</a>'s open stance towards game modifications, their <a href="/facts/Quake_series/1RF59k4q">Quake series</a> became a popular subject for player <a href="/facts/Mod_(video_gaming)/Keze0GUe">mods</a> beginning with <a href="/facts/Quake_(video_game)/M5YkzHvT">Quake</a> in 1996. Spurred by user-created hacked content on their previous games and the company's desire to encourage the <a href="/facts/Hacker_ethic/PUM7qMPC">hacker ethic</a>, Id included dedicated modification tools into Quake, including the QuakeC programming language and a <a href="/facts/Level_editor/jj3NuhAx">level editor</a>. As a game that popularized online <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person shooter</a> multiplayer, early games were team- and strategy-based and led to prominent mods like <a href="/facts/Team_Fortress/lqPbNo6G">Team Fortress</a>, whose developers were later hired by <a href="/facts/Valve_Corporation/zlRE5vJL">Valve</a> to create a dedicated version for the company. Id's openness and modding tools led to a "Quake movie" community, which altered gameplay data to add camera angles in post-production, a practice that became known as <a href="/facts/Machinima/h4ylswuu">machinima</a>.

Quake modding open-in-new

Quake modding