"Paul Steed's title at iD is simply Artist. The unpretentious simplicity of the title is typical of those that work at iD. What's not so simple is the amazing new world of gaming Paul and co. have created."
Archiving the history of the video game Quake 2: created by id Software; customized by the Quake 2 community.
"Paul Steed's title at iD is simply Artist. The unpretentious simplicity of the title is typical of those that work at iD. What's not so simple is the amazing new world of gaming Paul and co. have created."
"Replacing chunky bit-maps for pure polygon-based action, id software's Quake is set to replace Doom as the 3D game by which all others are judged."
"No doubt fed up with the publicity garnered by its rivals, both those with their own 'better than Quake' engines and those licensing the technology, id has released the first shots of Quake 2. Though the firm remains tight-lipped as to the game's plot, setting and level designs, it's already obvious that the sequel to the best-selling PC game will represent a significant leap over its previous incarnation."
The Coven was an independent computer games developer with its roots in the Doom and Quake communities. Originally founded by John "Gestalt" Bye in late 1996, The Coven worked on a free Doom II add-on before moving on to Quake and going commercial in the summer of 1997. The Coven was closed in the winter of 1999, and all their work is now available for free.
Make Your Own Quake, by Colin Williamson, PC Gamer, April 2000. Illustration by Eric Bowman. Cover art by Phill Singer. Magazine scans courtesy of Archive.org.