- R2M1: Tempus Fugit
- R2M2: Elemental Fury I
- R2M3: Elemental Fury II
- R2M4: Curse of Osiris
- R2M5: Wizard's Keep
- R2M6: Blood Sacrifice
- R2M7: Last Bastion
- R2M8: Source of Evil
New Ammo Types
While Dissolution of Eternity doesn't add any new weapons to the Quake arsenal, all weapons save the shotguns are capable of using new types of ammo. When selecting armaments, hitting the weapon select button a second time will toggle its alternate ammo type. Just like the preexisting varieties of ammunition, the new ones come in small and large sizes.
 Lava Nails | Lava Nails
Lava Nails are intended for use with the Nailgun and Super Nailgun. Unlike the other new ammunition types available, Lava Nails functions exactly as their regular counterparts do, with the only change being a significant boost to damage, as well a small hiss emitted when letting off the trigger. A small box yields 25 nails, while a large one yields 50.
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 Multi Grenades/Rockets | Multi Grenades / Multi Rockets
A shared ammo type for the Grenade Launcher and Rocket Launcher, both Multi Grenades and Multi Rockets behave somewhat differently than the usual explosives. Multi Grenades are launched as a single grenade, though after a short period they will break off into five individual grenades before exploding. Multi Rocket ammo unleashes four individual rockets capable of hitting multiple targets or a single target multiple times. A small box of Multi ammo bestows 5 grenades/rockets, while a large box houses 10.
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 Plasma Cells | Plasma Cells
Designed for the Lightning Gun, Plasma Cells offer a distinct alternative to the standard firing mode. Rather than unleashing a solid stream of lightning, a singular ball of plasma energy is propelled toward its target. This ball explodes on contact, causing significant splash damage and sending tendrils of lightning toward nearby enemies. A small pack of Plasma Cells offers 6 uses, while a large pack contains 12.
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New Enemies
Dissolution of Eternity features no less than eleven new creatures, in addition to returning foes from the main game. While some are re-skins of existing monsters, many are entirely new, and even those that reuse existing models usually exhibit new properties not seen in their predecessors. Included among the new foes are bosses for both of the two new episodes.
 Electric Eel | Electric Eel
While visually distinct, the Electric Eel is functionally identical to the Quake Rotfish. They will attempt to get close enough to zap the player, though they are quite helpless if noticed before they are within this distance.
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 Phantom Swordsman | Phantom Swordsman
Disembodied swords that slash and lunge at nearby players, Phantom Swordsmen are easily identified by the bright aura that surrounds them once they begin their pursuit. Despite being somewhat harder to see than other monsters, the same tactics one would use against Knights or other melee foes works well against them.
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 Multi Grenade Ogre | Multi-Grenade Ogre
Looking even more hellish than the standard Ogre, the Multi-Grenade variety has taken to using the expansion's newly introduced Multi-Grenade ammo in place of their regular rounds. Aside from this change, Multi-Grenade Ogres are essentially just Ogres, with the same behaviour and stamina as their normal brethren. It is worth noting however that the larger radius of Multi-Grenades makes it easier for them to provoke monster infights.
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 Hell Spawn | HellspawnColoured a sickly green, Hellspawn might look and act much like the average Spawn, but they have one crucial difference: the ability to reproduce. Once it has noticed the player, a Hellspawn has a chance to split into two separate Hell Spawns, making it imperative to deal with them as quickly as possible.
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 Statues | Statue
Re-skinned versions of Knights and Death Knights, Statues appear only in the first level of the second episode, Tempus Fugit. They will stand motionless and invulnerable until they are specifically triggered, at which point they should be dealt with as one would usually deal with Knights and Death Knights.
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 Mummy | Mummy
With the appearance of a normal Quake Zombie wrapped in bandages, Mummies come standard with an exorbitant amount of hit points. Fortunately, they behave just like any other Zombie, which means it is not a complicated matter to simply plug away at them with any readily available weapon until they (eventually) go down. They appear only in the fourth level of episode two, Curse of Osiris.
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 Wraith | Wraith
Wraiths are floating robed skeletal beings that begin to appear toward the end of the first episode. They are minions of the Overlord, and their primary weapon is a red and black homing firepod similar to the one used by Vores. Upon being defeated, they collapse to the ground where they die in an explosion of bone fragments, which can harm the player.
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 Lava Elemental | Lava Elemental
Appearing exclusively in the third level of the second episode, Elemental Fury II, Lava Elementals are downscaled and re-textured Chthon models that behave in essentially the same way. Unlike Chthon, they are vulnerable to normal weapon fire. In the level in which they appear, the player is challenged to fight four of them in quick succession in order to unbar the exit.
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 Guardian | Guardian
Protecting the exits of specific levels throughout episode two, Guardians are fairly durable and furthermore summon additional reinforcements to aid them. While identical in appearance to their master, Guardians have far less hit points, and can also be distinguished by their tri-beam projectile attack, which is different in colour from that of a true Guardian.
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 Overlord | Overlord
The final boss of the first episode, the Overlord is the master of all Wraiths, and its projectile attack is essentially the same as its minions. It can additionally teleport and attack in melee range with the axe and mace it holds in its upper arms. A second Overlord appears in the second episode, though the frequent time travelling in that episode might indicate that it is in fact the same being and that it will recover from this fight so that you can kill it for reals in the first episode. Time travel is a confusing mistress.
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 Dragon | Dragon
The final boss of episode two and the ultimate enemy of the expansion pack, the Dragon flies around its lair, alternately launching either fireballs or electrified plasma balls at the player. While it is plenty strong, players will have more than enough firepower by this point in the game to be able to sufficiently deal with its threat.
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New Power-ups
The expansion includes two new power-ups, one of which appears to have been designed for the game's final boss battle. Though somewhat underwhelming when compared to the power-ups of the original game, they are not without their uses.
 Anti-Grav Belt | Anti-Grav Belt
A power-up which emulates the low-gravity environment seen previously in Quake's E1M8, Ziggurat Vertigo, the Anti-Grav Belt is fairly useful in the game's final confrontation, though questionably so anywhere else. The ability to jump higher is certainly useful, but players will be sitting ducks during their slow descent.
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 Power Shield | Power Shield
The poor man's Pentagram, the Power Shield decreases damage taken significantly, though not completely, making it more a temporary armour boost than a bona fide power-up. It could also apparently be used to propel hostile players long distances in deathmatch. Not a terrible power-up, but certainly not the most useful either.
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Soundtrack
Aided once again by
Rob Patterson's guitar work,
Jeehun Hwang returns after his previous work on
Scourge of Armagon to compose eight new tracks for
Dissolution of Eternity. Though somewhat lighter on electronic music than his previous score, Hwang's new compositions still include a wide variety of elements, from orchestral to industrial sounds, incorporating everything from guitars and drums to violin and piano accompaniment, often in the same song. As with his
Scourge soundtrack, Hwang abandons the original game's ambient musical arrangements in favor of a faster tempo.
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