# [FTEQW](https://fteqw.org)

![FTEQW Logo](engine/client/fte_eukara.ico)

Powerful engine for playing and modding idTech based games.

# What is FTEQW?

FTEQW is an advanced and portable Quake engine. It supports multiple games running on idTech, plus its own set of games that developers have created.

Due to the vast amount of supported formats, features, and innovations inside the engine and its very own QuakeC compiler (FTEQCC), it's very much considered the swiss-army knife of Quake engines.

### Highlights:

- Single & multi-player support
- Supports multiple games
- Vast amount of map, model, & image formats are supported
- Advanced console, with descriptions & autocompletion
- Plugin support, enabling use of FFMPEG, Bullet/ODE physics & more
- Extensive suite of QuakeC/entity debugging features
- Deep integration with FTEQCC (fork of QuakeC created for FTEQW), which can even be executed in-game
- Support for split-screen local multiplayer
- Voice-chat via Opus & Speex
- Support for hundreds of players on a single server
- Works on Windows, Linux, OpenBSD... & more
- New features are added all the time in cooperation with modders

# Contributions

Contributions and help is always welcomed.

### Guidelines:

- Be kind and respectful
- GPL2 licensed contributions are preferred, but plugins can be different but GPL-compatbile licenses
- This codebase follows USA/EU/UK copyright laws
- Always give credit from other codebases and make sure licenses are compatible
- Test your changes and ensure nothing else has been broken (games, plugins, formats, etc)

# Reporting Issues

Bug reports are welcomed! :)

### Required Information:

- Your system information such as your **Operating System** and **Hardware** (GPU/CPU)
- If the binary is pre-built (e.g. from fteqw.org) or if it was built manually
- What version of FTEQW you're using (type `version` in console)
- If it is a supported game/mod/plugin/etc you're having issues with, then provide the version info for it, and tell us how it should be behaving
- Make sure you have read the included documentation and ensure you have done everything right
- Remember to double check the problem hasn't already been reported
- Screenshots and/or video are generally desired if it is a visual malfunction

**Windows Users**

Please make sure you have not renamed your executable, `fteqw.exe`, to be `winquake.exe` or `glquake.exe` as Windows attempts compatability fixes that are not required for FTEQW and will cause problems.

# Documentation

Please see the `documentation` folder inside the repo for building, using the engine, tools, and more.

The `specs` folder is for more advanced users seeking QuakeC and idTech file format related information or examples.

# Contact

### Matrix

https://matrix.to/#/#fte:matrix.org

### IRC

**Server:** irc.quakenet.org

**Channel:** #fte

### Forums

**[Spike](https://forums.insideqc.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=26)** and **[eukara](https://forums.insideqc.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=949)** can be found on [insideqc.com](https://forums.insideqc.com/)

### Discord

https://discord.gg/p2ag7x6Ca6

# Credits

Please see the `Credits.md` file.

# License

Copyright (c) 2004-2025 FTE's team and its contributors
Quake source (c) 1999 id Software

FTEQW is supplied to you under the terms of the same license as the
original Quake sources, the GNU General Public License Version 2.
Please read the `LICENSE` file for details.

# Download

The latest source & binaries are always available at:

[fteqw.org](https://fteqw.org)

[fteqcc.org](https://fteqcc.org)