ESWAT/john-carmack-plan-archive resource
Collection of John Carmack’s .plan files observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
53/100
- Activity 46
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4227
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 324
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1416 stars · 160 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A mirror of the John Carmack .plan file archive, containing his famous development updates from his id Software years, organized by day and year. It preserves a piece of game development history as exported ZIP files of plain-text updates.
Use cases
- read John Carmack's original .plan updates from the Doom and Quake era
- research the history of id Software and early 3D game development
- cite Carmack's own words in articles or talks about game engine history
- archive and preserve classic .plan files locally
- explore how Carmack discussed graphics and engine work over the years
When to choose
- you want the primary-source text of Carmack's .plan updates
- you are researching game development history or id Software
- you need an offline, organized copy of the floodyberry.com archive
When to avoid
- you need a searchable database or API rather than raw text files
- you want modern Carmack writings such as his blog or Twitter posts
- you expect maintained software with a license rather than a static archive
Facets
dataset · maturity maintenance
documentation gaming-tools developer-tools tutorials cross-platform john-carmack plan-files archive id-software gaming-history doom quake
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ESWAT/john-carmack-plan-archive · fetched 2026-08-28 · 60c4e37d8e31
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ESWAT/john-carmack-plan-archive | main | 53 |
For agents
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