FTEQW

Spec sheet

Purpose

FTEQW is a portable Quake engine that runs games based on idTech and games created for the engine.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The site lists Windows and Linux downloads and says the engine also works on OpenBSD and more.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Free plan

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · fteqw.org

Support

The project lists Matrix, IRC, Discord, and XMPP contact channels on its site.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

License

The GitHub project README says FTEQW is provided under GNU General Public License version 2.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build dependencies

The compiling guide says Windows builds can use MSYS2 or Cygwin, and Linux/BSD builds use make targets.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Dedicated server

The compiling guide documents building a dedicated server binary with `make sv-rel`.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Developer tools

FTEQW includes QuakeC and entity debugging features and integrates with FTEQCC, which can run in-game.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Formats

The engine supports a wide range of map, model, and image formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Game support

The site lists Quake, QuakeWorld, Quake II, Quake III Arena, and Hexen II.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Mobile export

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · fteqw.org

Multiplayer

It supports single-player and multiplayer, including split-screen local multiplayer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Multiplayer tools

YesRead 24 Sep 2026 · fteqw.org

Plugins

Plugin support enables use of FFMPEG, Bullet and ODE physics, among other plugins.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Security and portability

The compiling guide says hosted binaries statically link many dependencies for portability and link recent libc versions for security.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Server capacity

The site says FTEQW supports hundreds of players on a single server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Source code model

open_sourceRead 24 Sep 2026 · fteqw.org

Target platforms

Windows,macOS,Linux,AndroidRead 24 Sep 2026 · fteqw.org

Voice chat

Voice chat uses Opus and Speex.Read 11 Oct 2026 · fteqw.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Game Engine Software#61 of 928.0