BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: ESTABLISH LINK: NUCALORIC
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
ESTABLISH LINK: NUCALORIC
rnnrqterm.cdx.access - -:- -.- -.- -:- -.- - =================================================================== RUNNERS' GUIDE v.1.001.04.tciv FACTIONS: NUCALORIC AGRICULTURAL =================================================================== FACTION: NUCALORIC AGRICULTURAL [NuCal] ROLE: Philanthropically minded consumer megacorp CLASSIFICATION: Megacorporation AGENT: Gaius OVERVIEW: NUCALORIC came to prominence for its humanitarian response to a devastating famine in the 2360s. The company's founder, Gus Moraine, aggressively centered public philanthropy as a pillar of NUCALORIC's corporate strategy. This mix of social utility and ruthless optimization transformed NUCALORIC into the dominant provider of basic consumer goods in Sol, diversifying beyond agriculture to everything from hab units to cosmetics. NUCALORIC signed a contract with the UESC to supply civilian goods for the UESC MARATHON, making them a legal stakeholder in the colony venture. However, their attempts to enforce salvage rights on TAU CETI IV are presently limited in scope. NUCALORIC does not appear interested in sustained confrontation with the UESC or other corporate stakeholders, preferring to gather historical data and specific intel using hired RUNNER operatives. =================================================================== [RNNRqterm] || CyberAcme Systems, Inc. ///REDACTED///
About Codex in Marathon
The Codex is one of the most important progression systems in Marathon because it keeps track of the things that stay with your account over time. It covers achievements, collections, lore entries, cosmetics, titles, and other rewards tied to what you do in the game, and you can check it outside of your runs.
What makes the Codex stand out is that it is not just a lore menu. Marathon connects it to contracts, narrative items, and other in-game milestones, so the more you explore and complete, the more entries and rewards you unlock. It also carries over between seasons, even when things like gear, faction progression, contract progression, and player level reset.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Codex is Marathon’s long-term progression hub. It tracks things like achievements, lore-related discoveries, cosmetics, titles, and other milestone-based rewards, and it can be viewed outside of runs.
The Codex keeps a record of what you have completed and found in Marathon. That includes progress from contracts, narrative items, and other achievements, along with the rewards tied to those goals.
Yes. Codex progression carries over between seasons, which makes it one of Marathon’s main long-term systems even when seasonal resets affect gear and other progression.
The Codex includes free cosmetics and other unlocks tied to objectives. You can get rewards like weapon styles, stickers, profile emblems, profile backgrounds, titles, runner shell cosmetics, and loadout packages.
Codex entries are unlocked by doing things like completing contracts, finding narrative items, completing objectives, and hitting other in-game milestones. As you keep playing, more entries and rewards open up.
The Marathon Codex page helps you understand what the Codex is, how it works, what kind of rewards it offers, and why it matters for long-term progression. It is also a useful place to get a simple view of the game’s achievement and reward tracking system.