Acknowledgements

This editor is dedicated to the retro-gaming and modding communities. Special thanks to id Software (Quake engine) and Valve Corporation (Half-Life/GoldSrc engine) for making their formats open and accessible.

Core References & Inspiration

• TrenchBroom: The industry-standard level editor. Inspired our noclip and fly-through 3D camera mouse/keyboard control layouts. GitHub
• PakFu: A robust archive editor for idTech games. Attributed as reference for PK3 zip inflation, game profiles, and archive support matrix design. GitHub
• Q1Tools: Client-side browser utilities for Quake assets. Guided patterns for binary model and texture decoders. GitHub
• Sutherland-Hodgman Algorithm: Used as the base math code for clipping polygons against the camera view plane in WebGL texture mapping.
• Brandon Jones (toji): Pioneering work on WebGL Quake 3 BSP rendering and map shaders. GitHub

Detailed Formats & Specifications Included

• Archives: PACK/PAK (Quake 1/2), WAD2/WAD3 (Quake/Half-Life).
• 3D Levels (BSP): Quake 1 (v29), Quake 2 (v38), Half-Life (v30), BSPX extensions lump directory table parsing.
• 3D Models: Quake 1 MDL, Half-Life MDL (IDST v10), Quake 2 MD2, IQM (InterQuake Model), Doom 3 MD5Mesh/MD5Anim skeletal animation files.
• 2D Graphics & Audio: PCX, TGA, WAL, Half-Life Sprites (v2), WAV audio metadata header parsing.

Community Thanks

A final huge thanks to the developers, compilers, and tool authors keeping vintage shooters and mapping tools alive in the browser!