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Upon its release Quake was a hit -- maybe not as huge as [Doom](doom.md), but that's perhaps only because Doom came first, struck like lightning and had little competition. Unlike Doom, Quake also wasn't universally revolutionary, its single player, enemies and [music](music.md) weren't as memorable, but the more innovation it brought in the area of [graphics](graphics.md) and competitive multiplayer where fast, skillful movement was as key to success as accurate aim. While Doom utilized a "[primitive/pseudo 3D](primitive_3d.md)" graphics with 2D enemy [sprites](sprite.md) and limitations imposed on level geometry, Quake engine implemented what we now call a "full/true 3D", i.e. it allowed unrestrained camera rotation and levels featuring all kinds of shapes, including sloped floor and ceiling, rooms above other rooms etc. Still by [historical](history.md) significance this has now been overshadowed by an incredibly addictive player movement mechanisms that Quake invented (partially through [bugs](bug.md) that turned out to add to the gameplay), a formula that's still being replicated today. In Quake movement is [art](art.md) and [science](science.md) in itself and this went as far as to spawning entire communities that essentially modded the game to become a racing game without any shooting, purely focusing on movement (see the *defrag* mods). Most notable are such techniques as *bunny hopping* (jumping during movement, increasing speed), *strafe jumping* (turning diagonally when bunny hopping, adding velocity, which actually wasn't intended by developers), *rocket jumping* (shooting rockets under own feet to jump higher), *circle jumping*, *air control*, landing on slopes to gain speed, and there are many more.
Just like with Doom, the game's plot is simple and gives way to gameplay, it revolves around some kind of badass soldier (the player) stopping an invasion led by an extraterrestrial oppressor codenamed *Quake*. The game's atmosphere is dark, violent and scary, emphasizing brutality and gore. Iconic were also the weapons of which there weren't many (8 in total), but which were very diverse. Each weapon had a specific use and most of them became a standard arsenal of [arena shooter games](afps.md), notably the shotgun, rocket launcher, grenade launcher and lightning gun.
## Code And Technical Details
In general the game is no longer as nice in its internals as Doom was, creeping of mainstream [capitalist](capitalism.md) [bullshit](bullshit.md) already started to show here.
The engine, also known as *Id Tech 2*, is written in [C89](c.md). The original source code release has just short of 100 [KLOC](loc.md). That's no longer really [suckless](suckless.md). The code itself looks alright, has consistent formatting and [comments](comment.md).
The engine, also known as *Id Tech 2*, is written in [C89](c.md). The original source code release has just short of 100 [KLOC](loc.md). That's no longer really [suckless](suckless.md). The code itself looks alright, has consistent formatting and [comments](comment.md). The game was developed on [NeXTSTEP](nextstep.md).
Quake engine features one highly embarrassing feature: a kind of [scripting](script.md) language called [QuakeC](quakec.md) (see also [HolyC](holyc.md)). This language compiled to [bytecode](bytecode.md) and allowed to mod the game without recompiling the engine (a feature that Doom engine lacked), which sounds cool and all, but it's [shit](shit.md): it's a new language, new compiler and huge [bloat](bloat.md).