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Codex Lore: WELCOME PACKAGE
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ANALYZING… FILE TYPE: Pamphlet PERIOD: Colony Era TOPIC: Cryo Recovery SUMMARY: An informational document distributed to Tau Ceti colonists after cryothaw. The document covers frequently asked questions about cryogenic sleep and its possible effects. =================================================================== WAKING UP FROM CRYOSLEEP: Frequently Asked Questions "Why do I feel like no time has passed?" This is called "temporal misorientation," and your experience of it is perfectly normal. Your mind and body believe you just went into cryo, despite the length of time that passed while you were asleep. Your perception of this will normalize over the next several weeks. "How long will my body take to recover from cryo?" Your body is actually in the same physical condition as when we departed. While you slept, your muscles were subjected to a series of electrical currents, a process called "electrical myostimulation." These currents prevented muscular atrophy during cryogenic suspension. Any ill-effects you may feel in your body are entirely psychological and will pass within 24 to 48 hours. "When will I feel warm again?" Cryogenic sleep is a state of suspended animation that involves lowering the body's temperature dramatically. Our cryomanagement experts ensured that you remained unconscious while your body was slowly restored to normal function, including temperature regulation, but your mind is still adjusting. In rare cases, enduring feelings of cold can persist for 6 to 8 weeks. "When will I see my family?" To prevent overwhelming the Colony Intake Team, the UESC Marathon is engaging in a rolling schedule for cryothaw. If you're curious about a loved one's cryo status, submit a query to the Colony Intake Team. Critical pod failures are extremely rare. If anything has happened to your loved ones' pods, the Colony Intake Team will inform you as soon as they can. "Was I dead?" Cryogenic sleep is a complex state that's difficult to define. We encourage everyone to make sense of it in the context of their own spiritual beliefs and practices. If you experience persistent feelings of dread, loneliness, or depersonalization, please contact the Colony Intake Team. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]
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.