Lava (Q1)

Lava (Q1)
Attack Damage	Lavaball (20) Per Second (30)
Found in	Quake
First appearance	Introduction

 

“	If you're quick and the lava's shallow, you might escape before you're burnt to a crisp, but don't bet on it.	”
—Quake Manual

Lava is a common, yet incredibly lethal Fluid found throughout the levels of Quake. It causes damage as soon as the player sets foot in it and can kill you in seconds, even with Armor. It injures the player at a much faster rate than Slime, although a Biosuit will reduce the Lava's damage rate to that of the latter fluid. The only way to survive in it is with a Pentagram of Protection.

Flaming rocks, known as Lavaballs, also commonly bounce out of Lava and may hit the player unexpectedly; however they are rather easy to dodge.

Chthon, the boss of Episode 1, resides in a giant pool of this substance.

Monsters are not harmed by contact with Lava, although they do take damage from the Lavaballs.

Death Messages

By falling into the Lava

• "Player" visits the Volcano God
• "Player" turned into hot slag
• "Player" burst into flames

By dying by a Lavaball

• "Player" ate a lavaball

Appearances

• Introduction
• E1M6: The Door to Chthon
• E1M7: The House of Chthon
• E1M8: Ziggurat Vertigo
• E3M2: The Vaults of Zin
• E3M3: The Tomb of Terror
• E3M4: Satan's Dark Delight
• E3M6: Chambers of Torment
• E3M7: The Haunted Halls
• E4M3: The Elder God Shrine
• E4M5: Hell's Atrium
• E4M8: The Nameless City
• Shub-Niggurath's Pit
• DM1: Place of Two Deaths
• DM2: Claustrophobopolis
• DM4: The Bad Place

Sounds

Gallery

A Lavaball

The texture for Lava

Texture map for the Lavaball