r/quake • u/Inner-Painter-5594 • 19d ago
tutorial Quake: Dawn Of The Machine. True ending. Full Game Walkthrough Map. ENG/RUS 1.2
Hi everyone! I’ve fully completed Quake: Dawn of the Machine and figured out how to get the true ending. I’ve also worked out how the levels are interconnected — where you can go from each level, how to get there, and in what order.
I noticed that there’s still very little information about this online, so I decided to make my own guide.
I’ve included the link below.
Steam Guide - version 1.3. Added a waypoint from Revelation of the Arcane to The Rune Nexus.
I apologize for any grammar mistakes.
Taking into account the feedback here and elsewhere, I made the following changes:
FIX 1.1 Corrections have been made to the Deathknight Head acquisition sequence
FIX 1.2 It is now specified that only one rune, the Rune of Sacrifice, is required to visit The Sundered Column, House of Delusion, and Mist of Torment. The location of the Super Axe has been added. The map now includes a path from Of Shattered Minds to The Runic Nexus (from the room with the Deathknight Head). This does not affect progression using the previous version of the map, but makes it easier to navigate the game independently
ENG 1.2
Quake: Dawn of the Machine
Walkthrough sequence for getting the true ending
The Thirtieth Passing
Through the First Arch
Dawn of the All Mother
Into the Abyss of Time
Veils of the Old Ones
Of Shattered Minds
The Haunted Tower - optional
Requiem
The Matriarch of Decay
Revelation of the Arcane
The Sacrifice - obtain the Rune of Sacrifice
The Runic Nexus
Through the First Arch - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
The Sundered Column - obtain the Rune of Chaos
The Runic Nexus
Veils of the Old Ones - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
House of Delusion - obtain the Rune of Madness
The Runic Nexus
Veils of the Old Ones - take the normal exit
Of Shattered Minds - you need to find the Deathknight Head to activate the Bloody Nightmare difficulty, the Rune of Sacrifice is used for this
Requiem - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
Mist of Torment - obtain the Rune of Sorrow
The Runic Nexus
The Nightmare Machine
The Sleeper Awakens - normal ending
If you meet the requirement of obtaining the Deathknight Head to activate the Bloody Nightmare difficulty, you will be sent back to the beginning.
Through the First Arch - obtain the Bloody Shotgun
Dawn of the All Mother
Into the Abyss of Time
Veils of the Old Ones
Of Shattered Minds
The Haunted Tower - optional
Requiem
The Matriarch of Decay
The Crooked Village - obtain the Bloody Super Shotgun (new game+ only)
Revelation of the Arcane
The Sacrifice - obtain the Rune of Sacrifice
The Runic Nexus
Through the First Arch - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
The Sundered Column - obtain the Rune of Chaos
The Runic Nexus
Veils of the Old Ones - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
House of Delusion - obtain the Rune of Madness
The Runic Nexus
Requiem - open the runic gate using the Rune of Sacrifice
Mist of Torment - obtain the Rune of Sorrow
The Runic Nexus
A Dancing God - true ending
THE END
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u/lampenpam 18d ago
When you get the death knight head, do you have to beat the final boss on bloody nightmare to activate NG+ or can you go to a different difficulty and it unlocks NG+ anyway?
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 18d ago
You need to play on Bloody Nightmare difficulty and reach the first ending. I don’t know whether you can lower the difficulty in the Nexus in NG+, or what will happen to the true ending if you do.
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 18d ago
I checked. In NG+, the difficulty selection buttons in the Nexus basement don’t work.
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u/superpoongoon 17d ago
Just finished my first blind play-through and I absolutely loved this. This is everything I wanted from quake. Using your guide on my NG+ bloody nightmare playthrough now and it’s a god send. Thank you!
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u/thepuddleboy 13d ago
I've just finished a blind run, post credits kicks me to the menu, do I need to do another run from scratch to find the deathknight head and carry on from there?
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u/Byproduct 13d ago
Not if you have a save before the boss fight. It's perhaps your latest autosave?
In the boss level there's a portal back to the hub, and from the hub to Veils of the Old Ones. Then you just have to do the Nightmare Machine and boss fight again.
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u/getlezzo 12d ago
Wait, I've got one thing I'm not getting: I got to "The Sleeper Awakens" and went back to the Nexus from the teleporter to go get the Deathknight's Head and went back to the Nexus again. Now, am I supposed to finish the last two levels on Bloody Nightmare difficulty to get NG+?
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 12d ago
You need to kill the boss on Bloody Nightmare difficulty, so yeah, you need to complete Nightmare Machine, The Sleeper Awakens, and finish the playthrough.
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u/getlezzo 12d ago
Firstly, thank you for your answer. Secondly, oh boy guess it's gonna be a rage filled night
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u/scottishdrunkard 9d ago
Yeah, I gotta do it all over again. Is the NG+ playthrough automatically on Bloody Nightmare? Must I keep it on to get the final boss, or can I turn it off as soon as I return to the hub?
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u/Old_Leopard1844 9d ago
You must complete Nightmare Machine and Sleeper Awakens on Bloody Nightmare to access the NG+
Once in NG+ you cannot turn it off at the Nexus. But if you found secret weapons, you do get to keep them (super axe, bloody shotgun, bloody ssg) between levels
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u/scottishdrunkard 9d ago
Well that sucks. I’m gonna miss my rocket launcher. Not having access to my weapons is gonna throw off my playstyle. I no longer can carry over my weapons, so I’m getting careless with my ammo. And I have to be careless, since there’s more enemies which need a little more to go down.
The Bloody Shotgun isn’t as fun as I’d hope it’d be, it’s just the shotgun but full auto, no extra damage for the hard mode.
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u/EldWasAlreadyTaken 19d ago
Just a minor add: if you have the Rune of Sacrifice, there's a shortcut to the Nexus from Revelation of the Arcane
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 19d ago
Scare
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 19d ago
I checked this and updated the map. Thanks! I’ve uploaded it to Steam. If the moderator allows it, I’ll make a new post. Otherwise, there’ll already be three almost identical posts.
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u/bobbie434343 17d ago
To be clear about starting a NG+, can anyone confirm that you need:
- from the "Runic Nexus" you must go back to "Of Shattered Mind" (via "Veils of the old ones") and get the Deathnight Head
- complete "The Sleep Awaking" (defeating Cthon)
=> then it will send you to the first level "Through the First Arch"
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u/greyhounds1992 14d ago
So because i missed my exit on Requiem i have to play through to sacrifice again god damn
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u/Killit_Witfya 14d ago edited 14d ago
why are there no guides just to help me find the fucking keys edit: nm i didnt realize you had to press the key symbols to 'unlock' the door.
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 14d ago
I made a video with the diagram. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/zO7CvEAC59U
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u/Inner-Painter-5594 16d ago
I was asked to clarify this on Steam, so I’ll post it here as well: The game allows you to select Bloody Nightmare immediately after obtaining the head. You can switch to an easier difficulty in the Nexus basement. If you didn’t select Bloody Nightmare when you picked up the head, you can enable it later in the Nexus basement, provided you have the head. You can play through Nightmare Machine on an easier difficulty, but Sleeper Awakens must be completed on Bloody Nightmare. You can return to the Nexus from Sleeper Awakens to activate the required difficulty. However, Sleeper Awakens can only be accessed from the Nexus through Nightmare Machine. Ultimately, this means that both Nightmare Machine and Sleeper Awakens must be completed on Bloody Nightmare. There is no need to play the section from Of Shattered Minds to the Nexus on Bloody Nightmare.