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Discharge

Discharge

In deathmatch, electrocute an enemy in water without dying.

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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.
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19 Aug 2021 20:42

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Thanks, I did it with a guest, you to have to both be submerged in the water.
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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.
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By Vashall M on 19 Aug 2021 22:19
Just done this against a training difficulty bot. Unlocked!

NO SECOND CONTROLLER NEEDED.
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By C64 Mat on 20 Aug 2021 13:46
Thanks, updated the Guide.
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By Vashall M on 20 Aug 2021 14:04
on that level i also found a secret pentagram of protection which i think makes me invincible for a while , it was in some secret area in the water.
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By ISnip3rwolfI on 21 Aug 2021 04:04
Tried multiple times and no achievement unlocked.
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By FullMoonBeaver on 23 Apr 2022 20:28
Can't unlock this one either, it seems glitched.

Edit: achievement didn't pop but now shows unlocked so my advice would be to keep trying.
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By Amael#4775 on 14 May 2022 07:13
Dudes, right next to the lightning gun is the invincibility pentagram. Have the other player get in the water, pick of shock gun and the pentagram, jump in the water, and then toast the other guy. Boom, cheevo unlocked!
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By DoomScott on 19 May 2022 22:28
FYI this works with bots too. Just select one and put on training difficulty. I just did that, waited for him to jump in the water, took the pentagram and jumped in. Cheevo unlocked instantly.
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By Balc0ra on 21 May 2023 14:19
I was able to do this with Bots and I could even enable cheats too. Just make sure to set sv_cheats 0 before killing the bot.
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By KleptoJack on 01 Aug 2023 21:04
The invincibility pentagram takes a much longer time to respawn than the lightning gun. If the bot gets it first, you might be better off restarting rather than waiting for it to come back.
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By Tozi Tiberius on 03 Sep 2023 08:52
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For Xbox players follow this simple guide to get this achievement. Time around 5-10minutes.

Video guide -
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21 Aug 2021 17:39

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Got it 1st try, thx. +1
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By motter on 30 Aug 2021 16:22
Awesome! thanks!
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By ProstheticTorso on 26 Mar 2023 04:16