Marathon Update 1.0.0.4

Mar 11, 2026 - Marathon Dev Team

Item Economy

Increased the number of Med Cabinets and Munitions Crates that can spawn on Perimeter
Increased the amount of starting ammo in MIDA, CyberAcme, and Arachne free Sponsored Kits
Reduced the frequency UESC Grenadiers drop EMP grenades

Combat

Fixed an issue where players could sometimes die instantly when stepping on certain world geometry*
Fixed an issue where the shield break screen effects could constantly play when you had a heal over time effect and a damage over time effect on you at the same time
Increased the range gunfire and explosions can be heard from

Weapons

Thermal Scopes

Reduced visual clarity on targets with thermal scopes
Adjusted max distances for thermal highlight:
- Pistols: 40 meters (down from 55)
- Rifles/LMGs/SMGs: 60 meters (down from 65)
- Precision Rifles: 80 meters (down from 100)
- Snipers: 100 meters (down from 180)

Overrun

Increased default ammo capacity by 5

Runners

Rook

Fixed an issue where backpacks could be deleted when exfiling with Rook
Fixed an issue where Rook’s position was not being displayed on the map screen.
Increased CyAc reputation gain from exfilling with Rook
Rook will now receive the same Faction reputation bonus from all sources that solo players receive*
Rook’s WSTR shotgun will now spawn as Compromised
- Compromised items require use of a Matter Fixative during the run to exfil with the item

UESC

Reduced health of most UESC enemies by ~10-15% and shield hp of UESC bosses by 25%*

DEVELOPER NOTE: With this change we hope to alleviate some of the resource burden in both Solos and Crews when it comes to engaging UESC in combat. The goal here is to allow your bullets and meds to go further without reducing too much of the UESCs bite. We see the feedback loud and clear that players appreciate the friction that our UESC combatants provide and we have no plans to change that direction.

Contracts

Increased default distance objective nav points appear from 10m to 20m

Introducing NuCaloric Contract

Fixed an issue where enemy Crews could receive NuCal contract VO audio and subtitles from a long distance away

Introducing Traxus Contract

Reduced the difficulty of the UESC Commander encounter

Zones

Outpost

Temporarily disabled switches access route to the Broken Wing on Outpost

DEVELOPER NOTE: We are temporarily disabling the "Broken Wing" entrance into the Pinwheel while we make some tuning changes to it. In its current state it trivializes entrance into the Pinwheel. We are making some tweaks to maintain the spirit of the "silent" entrance while better matching the risk / reward of the Pinwheel. Runners can continue to take advantage of all other ways into the Pinwheel (including the additional silent method) in the meantime.

Rewards Pass and Store

Fixed an issue where bundle prices could be displayed incorrectly
Fixed an issue where individual items in the Store were incorrectly showing "Savings" on preview screens when no discount was active*
Increased the LUX bundle from (1000 + 100) to (1000 + 120)

Stability

Fixed a rare issue that could cause dedicated server crashes
Fixed several issues that could cause client crashes

General

Fixed an issue where doors would lock preventing players from finishing the new player intro mission
Updated the description of Perimeter (Beginner) on the Zone Select screen
Fixed a bug where the Text Chat window could get stuck open
Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when attempting to use an IME Keyboard
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when typing quickly with an IME Keyboard
- DEVELOPER NOTE: Some issues may still remain with third-party IME software and we are continuing to investigate. Windows built-in IME may be a temporary workaround for users who are experiencing issues while we work on a permanent fix.
Adjusted the location of the IME keyboard to be closer to the Text Chat window
Players will no longer see an extended black screen during the map load sequence

*Minor updates to these notes were made after publish on 3/11/26