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A Guide to defeating Shub-Niggurath, codename: Quake
The Demon Mother on her own is not a fighter, making her not as good as the Skaarj Queen who not only mothers the Skaarj Army but is also a powerful fighter in her own right.
Nevertheless the battle to kill Shub is a difficult one if you've grown to hate fighting the Shamblers and Vores.
Part 1- Swimming with the Fishes
�Shub-Niggurath awaits you�
At the start you shall fall into a pool of water with about five Rotfish, and like starting the episodes, you will only have the Shotgun, but if you need anything bigger to kill the Rotfish then quit the game and never return.
Gun down the Rotfish and swim down the tunnel and shoot the last Rotfish. Wait for the steel bars to lower and swim up to the surface and kill the Scrag. Collect the Super Shotgun and ammo but return to the water to collect the Lightning Gun. Enter the lava portal to reach Shub-Niggurath.
Part II- Shamblers, Vores and Traps
If you lost a bit of health against the Scrag and Rotfish, try to avoid picking up the health packs here since you will need them for the next bit. Follow the path, taking note of the spiked ball which flies past, and collect all the ammo and guns.
When the path opens out to the pool of lava, you�ll Shub and a Shambler sit on the platform. Although the Rocket Launcher is 50% less effective against Shamblers, I prefer to use it against this one because no matter how long it takes, you can easily take cover from its attack (and it gives you more nails and cells for where it matters in the next part).
As soon as the Shambler dies, a door opens leading onwards, run away from the door and take cover, with your Lightning Gun ready. About four to six Shamblers will drop down and come after you so make every cell count. Use the Super Nail Gun when out of cells but if you see a Vore at the front, switch to the Rocket Launcher to take it out, being alert to its attack.
Once you�re sure you�ve killed all the Shamblers and Vores in this area, continue on, collect the Ammo, take a look at the Shub and be careful of the traps. Remember to take the cells which are hidden right next to the lava.
As you walk along the path you�ll meet a couple more Shamblers and Vores so take them out with the Lighting Gun (more Cells ahead) and Super Nail Gun when you run out of Cells again.
Part III- Final Showdown
After one more trap, you�ll see a portal. Walk carefully towards and a Vore may or may not appear. It seems to be a glitch which might stop the Vore from teleporting in front of you. If the Vore does appear, kill it how you choose and then watch the spiked ball flying around the arena.
When the ball flies into Shub, enter the portal and you should see a close up of Shub in pain before exploding. You�ll be standing in her place, Telefrag baby! Read the message and then that�s it, you�ve defeated Quake, both the monster and the game.
(Note: Sometimes when Shub explodes, a Vore appears and starts to attack the CGI model of you standing there with an axe. This might be the Vore that doesn�t appear at the end before the portal or it might be one that should have exploded with the Shub, as with the Chthon, its explosion is actually Shamblers exploding so the Shubs death is probably a load of Vores exploding. So this Vore that appears with you in Shubs place is probably a script error).
That was my guide to defeating Shub-Niggurath, codename: Quake.
The Demon Mother on her own is not a fighter, making her not as good as the Skaarj Queen who not only mothers the Skaarj Army but is also a powerful fighter in her own right.
Nevertheless the battle to kill Shub is a difficult one if you've grown to hate fighting the Shamblers and Vores.
Part 1- Swimming with the Fishes
�Shub-Niggurath awaits you�
At the start you shall fall into a pool of water with about five Rotfish, and like starting the episodes, you will only have the Shotgun, but if you need anything bigger to kill the Rotfish then quit the game and never return.
Gun down the Rotfish and swim down the tunnel and shoot the last Rotfish. Wait for the steel bars to lower and swim up to the surface and kill the Scrag. Collect the Super Shotgun and ammo but return to the water to collect the Lightning Gun. Enter the lava portal to reach Shub-Niggurath.
Part II- Shamblers, Vores and Traps
If you lost a bit of health against the Scrag and Rotfish, try to avoid picking up the health packs here since you will need them for the next bit. Follow the path, taking note of the spiked ball which flies past, and collect all the ammo and guns.
When the path opens out to the pool of lava, you�ll Shub and a Shambler sit on the platform. Although the Rocket Launcher is 50% less effective against Shamblers, I prefer to use it against this one because no matter how long it takes, you can easily take cover from its attack (and it gives you more nails and cells for where it matters in the next part).
As soon as the Shambler dies, a door opens leading onwards, run away from the door and take cover, with your Lightning Gun ready. About four to six Shamblers will drop down and come after you so make every cell count. Use the Super Nail Gun when out of cells but if you see a Vore at the front, switch to the Rocket Launcher to take it out, being alert to its attack.
Once you�re sure you�ve killed all the Shamblers and Vores in this area, continue on, collect the Ammo, take a look at the Shub and be careful of the traps. Remember to take the cells which are hidden right next to the lava.
As you walk along the path you�ll meet a couple more Shamblers and Vores so take them out with the Lighting Gun (more Cells ahead) and Super Nail Gun when you run out of Cells again.
Part III- Final Showdown
After one more trap, you�ll see a portal. Walk carefully towards and a Vore may or may not appear. It seems to be a glitch which might stop the Vore from teleporting in front of you. If the Vore does appear, kill it how you choose and then watch the spiked ball flying around the arena.
When the ball flies into Shub, enter the portal and you should see a close up of Shub in pain before exploding. You�ll be standing in her place, Telefrag baby! Read the message and then that�s it, you�ve defeated Quake, both the monster and the game.
(Note: Sometimes when Shub explodes, a Vore appears and starts to attack the CGI model of you standing there with an axe. This might be the Vore that doesn�t appear at the end before the portal or it might be one that should have exploded with the Shub, as with the Chthon, its explosion is actually Shamblers exploding so the Shubs death is probably a load of Vores exploding. So this Vore that appears with you in Shubs place is probably a script error).
That was my guide to defeating Shub-Niggurath, codename: Quake.
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