FTEQW
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FTEQW, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FTEQW's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free/open-source download | Free | QuakeWorld-compatible client and server · Source code available |
The facts
Each one read from FTEQW's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build dependencies
- The compiling guide says Windows builds can use MSYS2 or Cygwin, and Linux/BSD builds use make targets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dedicated server
- The compiling guide documents building a dedicated server binary with `make sv-rel`.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- FTEQW includes QuakeC and entity debugging features and integrates with FTEQCC, which can run in-game.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Formats
- The engine supports a wide range of map, model, and image formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Game support
- The site lists Quake, QuakeWorld, Quake II, Quake III Arena, and Hexen II.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub project README says FTEQW is provided under GNU General Public License version 2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Multiplayer
- It supports single-player and multiplayer, including split-screen local multiplayer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multiplayer tools
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Plugins
- Plugin support enables use of FFMPEG, Bullet and ODE physics, among other plugins.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FTEQW is a portable Quake engine that runs games based on idTech and games created for the engine.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and portability
- The compiling guide says hosted binaries statically link many dependencies for portability and link recent libc versions for security.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Server capacity
- The site says FTEQW supports hundreds of players on a single server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source code model
- open_sourcechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- The project lists Matrix, IRC, Discord, and XMPP contact channels on its site.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Voice chat
- Voice chat uses Opus and Speex.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The site lists Windows and Linux downloads and says the engine also works on OpenBSD and more.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,Androidchecked 24 Sep 2026
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