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John Carmack's 1997 Technical Update on Quake 2 Extension Mechanism Development

John Carmack discusses the Quake 2 extension mechanism development in his March 1997 .plan file, responding to community feedback. He reveals that a DLL interface is likely to be the primary extension method, having seriously considered Java but finding the tradeoffs unfavorable. He also mentions other options like enhancing QC or using languages like Perl,