BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: ARCHIVAL PSA RECORDINGS
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Public Service Announcement PERIOD: Colony Era SPEAKERS: AI subroutine [ID: AI06] TOPIC: UESC Marathon SUMMARY: A recording of a colony-wide PSA restricting access to the UESC Marathon, due to unspecified security incidents. =================================================================== [AI06]: Good morning, New Cascadia. Due to security incidents, the UESC Marathon remains off-limits to all but fully authorized personnel. If you were separated from family or coworkers, remain on New Cascadia. You will be notified when your companions are located. [AI06]: Anyone who was in an active cryopreservation pod during the security incident is still safely asleep. There is no cause for concern. Expect rotating waking shifts on a delayed schedule for the near future. [AI06]: Request forms are available for any personal items left aboard the Marathon. Please expect substantial delays. [AI06]: The UESC Marathon crew thanks you for your patience and understanding. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [X]
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.