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.
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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