id Tech 5
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id Tech 5 is a game engine developed by id Software, known for its advanced megatexture technology and use in visually rich first-person and survival horror titles.
All labels observed (1)
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| id Tech 5 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11252074 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: id Tech 5 Context triple: [The Evil Within, gameEngine, id Tech 5]
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id Tech 1
id Tech 1 is a pioneering first-person shooter game engine best known for powering id Software’s classic titles like Doom and Heretic, and for popularizing fast, real-time 3D-like graphics in the early 1990s.
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a team-based tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment, and the fourth main installment in the Counter-Strike series.
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id Tech engine
The id Tech engine is a series of influential game engines created by id Software, powering landmark first-person shooters like Doom and Quake and helping define real-time 3D graphics in video games.
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Quake Champions
Quake Champions is a fast-paced, arena-style first-person shooter that modernizes the classic Quake formula with hero-based gameplay and online competitive modes.
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Quake Live
Quake Live is a free-to-play, browser-based adaptation of the classic arena shooter Quake III Arena, focused on fast-paced multiplayer combat and competitive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: id Tech 5 Target entity description: id Tech 5 is a game engine developed by id Software, known for its advanced megatexture technology and use in visually rich first-person and survival horror titles.
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A.
id Tech 1
id Tech 1 is a pioneering first-person shooter game engine best known for powering id Software’s classic titles like Doom and Heretic, and for popularizing fast, real-time 3D-like graphics in the early 1990s.
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B.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a team-based tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment, and the fourth main installment in the Counter-Strike series.
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C.
id Tech engine
The id Tech engine is a series of influential game engines created by id Software, powering landmark first-person shooters like Doom and Quake and helping define real-time 3D graphics in video games.
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D.
Quake Champions
Quake Champions is a fast-paced, arena-style first-person shooter that modernizes the classic Quake formula with hero-based gameplay and online competitive modes.
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E.
Quake Live
Quake Live is a free-to-play, browser-based adaptation of the classic arena shooter Quake III Arena, focused on fast-paced multiplayer combat and competitive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | game engine ⓘ |
| announcedAt | Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2007 ⓘ |
| announcedBy | John Carmack ⓘ |
| developer | id Software ⓘ |
| feature |
cross‑platform rendering
ⓘ
deferred shading ⓘ dynamic lighting ⓘ high‑resolution textures ⓘ megatexture technology ⓘ multi‑core CPU support ⓘ virtual texturing ⓘ |
| firstReleaseGame | Rage ⓘ |
| genre | game engine ⓘ |
| licenseModel | proprietary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large seamless worlds
ⓘ
unique texture for every surface ⓘ visually rich environments ⓘ |
| owner | ZeniMax Media ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
OS X ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Sony PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 ⓘ Xbox 360 ⓘ Xbox One ⓘ |
| predecessor | id Tech 4 ⓘ |
| publisher | id Software ⓘ |
| renderingTechnique | virtual megatexture ⓘ |
| successor | id Tech 6 ⓘ |
| supports |
Direct3D
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OpenGL ⓘ id Studio toolchain ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Arkane Studios
ⓘ
MachineGames ⓘ Tango Gameworks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
first‑person shooter games
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single‑player narrative games ⓘ survival horror games ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dishonored (remaster version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Dishonored: Definitive Edition ⓘ
linked to:
Dishonored
Doom 3 BFG Edition ⓘ
linked to:
Doom 3: BFG Edition
Prey (2017 prototype builds) ⓘ Rage ⓘ Rage: The Scorchers ⓘ The Evil Within ⓘ The Evil Within 2 ⓘ Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot ⓘ Wolfenstein: The New Colossus ⓘ
linked to:
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein: The New Order ⓘ Wolfenstein: The Old Blood ⓘ Wolfenstein: Youngblood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: id Tech 5 Description of subject: id Tech 5 is a game engine developed by id Software, known for its advanced megatexture technology and use in visually rich first-person and survival horror titles.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.