BRIEF SUMMARY
Codex Lore: PERIMETER: INITIATION
OBJECTIVES
NO TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THIS NODE.
PERIMETER: INITIATION
rnnrqterm.cdx.access - -:- -.- -.- -:- -.- - =================================================================== RUNNERS' GUIDE v.1.001.03.tciv ZONE EXPLORATION: PERIMETER =================================================================== ZONE: PERIMETER LOCATION: Colony Outskirts FUNCTION: Colony Edge-Site Expansion ENVIRON: Wilderness REGIONS: • STATION • DATA WALL • HAULER • NORTH RELAY • SOUTH RELAY • OVERFLOW STATUS: Dormant. All activity stalled well before expansion to this zone could commence. Presence of a DATA WALL and dual RELAYS suggests heavy geologic surveillance and large-store data compilation and transference. OVERVIEW: PERIMETER appears to have been part of colony expansion efforts. Initial observations indicate the site was focused on reshaping the western slope in preparation for future development. However, the location of the HAULER and the deployment of a DATA WALL in conjunction with the construction of two massive RELAYS indicates that colony efforts to expand its core development were hampered by TAU CETI IV's unique energy emissions, causing a redirect in priorities from terra-platforming to anomalous radiological and focused geological surveillance. REMARK: Be cautious through chokepoints. Too much noise, and you may alert trouble without a convenient exit. =================================================================== [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.