Quake
35 Achievements
1,000
2-3h
PC
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Discharge
In deathmatch, electrocute an enemy in water without dying.
30
0.49%
How to unlock the Discharge achievement in Quake - Definitive Guide
You can achieve this through Local Play in the Multiplayer menu.
Either use a second controller with another profile/Guest (confirmed by commenter (AirNath)), or go solo against a low difficulty Bot (confirmed by commenter (C64 Mat)).
The only setting I changed was the Map to DM5: The Cistern.
Once you start you should find your way to the lower levels where a few rooms are filled with water. There are three different ways to access these areas and are not hard to get to.
Drop through a hole in a room above (it has three columns with nearby armor), drop into a pit down stairs past the aforementioned hole, or walk down submerged stairs under the walkway with a button.
The room of importance is easy to find, it's a large room mostly filled with water with three columns. Within the room there is a ledge/area in a corner that you can jump onto out of the water.
In this area you can find a Thunderbolt gun, and a Pentagram of Protection. You'll want to grab both.
Have your second profile/player drop into the water/wait for a bot to enter the water, then kill them with the Thunderbolt.
Please note, as a commenter (AirNath) below mentioned, and something I forgot to make clear initially, you both need to be submerged in the water.
Either use a second controller with another profile/Guest (confirmed by commenter (AirNath)), or go solo against a low difficulty Bot (confirmed by commenter (C64 Mat)).
The only setting I changed was the Map to DM5: The Cistern.
Once you start you should find your way to the lower levels where a few rooms are filled with water. There are three different ways to access these areas and are not hard to get to.
Drop through a hole in a room above (it has three columns with nearby armor), drop into a pit down stairs past the aforementioned hole, or walk down submerged stairs under the walkway with a button.
The room of importance is easy to find, it's a large room mostly filled with water with three columns. Within the room there is a ledge/area in a corner that you can jump onto out of the water.
In this area you can find a Thunderbolt gun, and a Pentagram of Protection. You'll want to grab both.
Have your second profile/player drop into the water/wait for a bot to enter the water, then kill them with the Thunderbolt.
Please note, as a commenter (AirNath) below mentioned, and something I forgot to make clear initially, you both need to be submerged in the water.
11 Comments
Thanks, I did it with a guest, you to have to both be submerged in the water.
By AirNath on 19 Aug 2021 21:29
Thanks for reminding me, forgot to make that clear.
Thanks for confirming that a Guest works as well.
I've added them to the Guide.
Thanks for confirming that a Guest works as well.
I've added them to the Guide.
By Vashall M on 19 Aug 2021 22:19
For Xbox players follow this simple guide to get this achievement. Time around 5-10minutes.
Video guide -
Video guide -
2 Comments
Got it 1st try, thx. +1
By motter on 30 Aug 2021 16:22
Awesome! thanks!
By ProstheticTorso on 26 Mar 2023 04:16