End

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[e][h]Shub-Niggurath's Pit
End mini.jpg
Creator:
John Romero
Released:
1996
Gametype:
dmm4
Size:
Small

End is the final map from the original release of Quake 1, where you face the boss Shub-Niggurath. You kill her by entering the teleport and collapsing into her, causing a telefrag.

Shub-Niggurath is a fictional creature often mentioned by the writer H. P. Lovecraft. She is often associated with the phrase "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young", also described as "The Lord of the Wood". Lovecraft explicitly defined Shub-Niggurath as a mother goddess, the "All-Mother".

Due to the smallness of the map, which consist of one large room with 4 nearby spawnpoints the map has become one of the most popular maps in Quakeworld with the DMM4 mode, but where you play without Lightning_Gun and instead with Rocket Launcher only.

Illustration of H.P Lovecraft's Shub-Niggurath:
End-shub.jpg
Shub-Niggurath as the final boss of Quake:
End-shub2.jpg

Gallery

Issues

However the layout of the map require a type of "gentleman's agreement" to play offensive and go for the center area, without falling back or delaying your spawn position by the teleporter.