Introduction

This page aims to put a list of URLs for someone that wants to get into the code or just just have some deeper knowledge of the engine.

Coding

• Source code of the game: ​https://github.com/smokin-guns/SmokinGuns
• Wikipedia page of the engine: ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Tech_3
• Original source code of Quake 3 Arena: ​https://github.com/id-Software/Quake-III-Arena
• ioquake3 website (there is a wiki over there): ​http://ioquake3.org/
• Source code of ioquake3: ​https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3
• UI Design for Quake 3: ​http://rfactory.org/

Analysis

• Analysis of the Quake 3 source code: ​http://fabiensanglard.net/quake3/index.php
• Looking at the source code of Quake 3 by Element 61
  • part 1 ​http://element61.blogspot.ch/2005/08/looking-at-quake-3-source-part-1.html
  • part 2 ​http://element61.blogspot.ch/2005/08/looking-at-quake-3-source-part-2.html
  • part 3 ​http://element61.blogspot.ch/2005/09/looking-at-quake-3-source-part-3.html

Other

• Presentation of the engine at GDC 1999
  • video: ​https://archive.org/details/1999-gdc-brianhookquake3
  • notes: ​http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/quake3/bwh_gdc99.txt
• John Carmack's notes: ​http://www.floodyberry.com/carmack/plan.html
• FTP of Id Software: ​ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/

Mapping

• Joe Kari's blog about mapping in the game: ​http://sgq3-mapping.blogspot.ch/
• Custom maps for quake 3 (they may work with our game, who knows?): ​http://lvlworld.com/
• Quark official page (an alternative editor for the game): ​http://quark.sourceforge.net/

Radiant

• GTKRadiant's homepage: ​https://icculus.org/gtkradiant/
• GtkRadiant? on wikibooks: ​https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GtkRadiant
• NetRadiant? on wikibooks: ​https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/NetRadiant

Q3Map2

• Q3Map2's website (with shader manual): ​http://robotrenegade.com/q3map2/
• Q3Map2 on wikibooks: ​https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Q3Map2

EasyGen?

• EasyGen? homepage: ​http://www.webalice.it/bancala/
• EasyGen? source code on ET:Legacy's Github account: ​https://github.com/etlegacy/EasyGen

Models

• Exporting to md3 with Blender: ​http://www.katsbits.com/tools/#md3

Mod DB

• Smokin' Guns on Mod DB: ​http://www.moddb.com/games/smokin-guns
• Quake 3 on Mod DB: ​http://www.moddb.com/games/quake-iii-arena

Other

• List of commands: ​http://www.joz3d.net/html/q3console.html

You may also find other resources on this wiki, on the website or in the forum.