"id Software releases GtkRadiant source code under GPL&

(nUllSkillZ) #1

News found at qeradiant.com:

id Software releases GtkRadiant source code under GPL
February 17th 11:25:27 AM 2006 - Updated by [ TTimo ]

Following last summer’s release of Quake III Arena source code and tools under the GPL license, id is now placing GtkRadiant and q3map2 under GPL license. We are also providing in this release a number of Quake II tools that never made it under GPL when we packaged Quake II source code.

GtkRadiant [1] is the heavily modified version of QERadiant and Q3Radiant ( id’s level editors used during Quake II and Quake III Arena development ). It runs on Microsoft Windows platforms, GNU/Linux, MacOS X, and supports level editing for many id technology games [2].

A tarball of the initial release is available from our ftp server [3], and the development website [4] now holds a subversion repository with the GPL code. We expect development on the editor to continue as usual, and hope that many new developers will join us [5] :slight_smile:

(S14Y3R) #2

right on, so I guess now alot of other games will be able modify Radiant for mapping for their games? Anyone check out the “unreleased” quake2 tools? Can’t wait for QuakeWars Mapping kit :slight_smile:

(leifhv) #3

Thats good news…tbh, I belived GTKRadiant was GPL’ed allready but…

In preperation for ETQW I recently tried to do some mapping for Quake 4 but the included editor was terrible! GTKRadiant isn’t the most stable application around but the Q4 editor was even worse…and it didn’t even have mouse look in the 3d window so you are forced to navigate your level using the cursor keys. :eek2:

Hopefully development on GTKRadiant will pick up speed now so the Q series of Radiant can be retired for good!

I really hope SD has a better editor for ETQW…either an improved version of GTKRadiant, a much improved version of Q4Radiant…or a brand new feature rich and rock solid editor!