BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: UESC LOCKDOWN
OBJECTIVES
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UESC LOCKDOWN
rnnrqterm.cdx.access - -:- -.- -.- -:- -.- - =================================================================== RUNNERS' GUIDE v.1.001.07.tciv SCAVENGING: UESC LOCKDOWN =================================================================== OPPORTUNITY: UESC LOCKDOWN THREAT: UESC Data Blockade, UESC Security Forces RISK: SHELL deterioration and death REWARD: Highly contested loot OVERVIEW: The UESC use massive "data blockades" to cordon off an area from RUNNER activity. A data blockade is an anti-RUNNER defensive measure that covers a large portion of a REGION with an invasive signal programmed specifically to confuse a SHELL's bio-cybernetic connections, making it increasingly dangerous to be within its range as a RUNNER's neural integrity will eventually fray. As scary as that sounds, a UESC LOCKDOWN tends to mean there is something of value worth the effort somewhere within the blockade's area of effect [AOE]. Daring RUNNERS [read: most RUNNERS at TAU CETI] see a LOCKDOWN as an opportunity worth the risks. The trick to surviving is multi-phased but hinges on the technical requirements of a blockade's operation. First, to cover an area of any significant size the UESC must deploy a STEWARD operational support vessel. These are in short supply on Tau Ceti, so from the start the blockade requires dedicated resources that may limit the UESC's efforts or response across other ZONES. Second, the blockade requires the STEWARD to connect with an end-point signal node somewhere within the affected area—essentially a digital link must be established to trigger and maintain the blockade's AOE. If the LOCKDOWN requires a planet-side connection, that's something a RUNNER can locate and disrupt. That's sssuming they can survive the invasive data assault long enough to get around UESC Security deployments, find the "off switch" and any loot worth the pain, then escape. No easy task. But prepared RUNNERS can buffer their SHELL's systems with an ANTI-VIRUS PACK, buying them time to push their luck. • OBSERVE UESC STEWARD overhead • OBSERVE data blockade area of effect • APPROACH • POP an ANTI-VIRUS PACK • SEARCH for the blockade node • SHUT IT DOWN • LOOT. FIGHT. SURVIVE REMARK: To pull this off, expect reinforcements. =================================================================== [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.