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Id Tech 6

id Tech 6 is a multiplatform game engine developed by id Software. It is the successor to id Tech 5 and was first used to create the 2016 video game Doom. Internally, the development team also used the codename id Tech 666 to refer to the engine. The PC version of the engine is based on the Vulkan API and the OpenGL API.

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Developer
id Software
License
Proprietary
Platform
Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Stadia
Predecessor
id Tech 5
Successor
id Tech 7
Written in
C++

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Id Tech 6

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples43
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Id Tech 6

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related to Technology · 19
Id Tech 6 → An, Bethesda, Caustics, Doom, FXAA, GPU, HDR, MegaTextures, On July, Physically, QuakeCon, Rage, SMAA, Software, Tech, The, TSSAA, Vulkan, When
related to Preliminary information · 12
Id Tech 6 → Carmack, Carmack's, However, In, In July, It's, John Carmack, QuakeCon, Software, Tech, The, This
Platform · 5
Id Tech 6 → Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One
Developer · 1
Id Tech 6 → id Software
License · 1
Id Tech 6 → Proprietary
Predecessor · 1
Id Tech 6 → id Tech 5
Successor · 1
Id Tech 6 → id Tech 7
Website · 1
Id Tech 6 → idsoftware.com
Written in · 1
Id Tech 6 → C++
is a · 1
Id Tech 6 → multiplatform game engine developed by id Software

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id tech engine software would also game doom development carmack version used zenimax media technology successor vulkan rage direction geometry

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Id Tech 6Developerid Software1.00infobox
Id Tech 6LicenseProprietary1.00infobox
Id Tech 6PlatformMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Id Tech 6PlatformPlayStation 41.00infobox
Id Tech 6PlatformXbox One1.00infobox
Id Tech 6PlatformNintendo Switch1.00infobox
Id Tech 6PlatformStadia1.00infobox
Id Tech 6Predecessorid Tech 51.00infobox
Id Tech 6Successorid Tech 71.00infobox
Id Tech 6Websiteidsoftware.com1.00infobox
Id Tech 6Written inC++1.00infobox
Id Tech 6is amultiplatform game engine developed by id Software0.90text

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