In Marathon, your guns are only as good as their mods. Mastering the basics of weaponcrafting is a quick path toward winning more firefights.
Have you ever found a mod that changed the course of a run?
Matchmaking is a complex series of wires and circuits trying to connect players to give them the best time to match while also providing quality matches. In that complex nest of things we found a bug related to regional matchmaking that is affecting a very small set of players that is unintentionally putting them in matches they’re not supposed to be in. We’re prepping a fix to get in for Tuesday morning 4/21 PT to fix this.
Thanks for helping us find this, we’ll work on smoothing it out.
[#MarathonGame] Maintenance: Update 1.0.6
🚀Marathon Login is being brought back online and will be available momentarily.
REMAINING TIMELINE
🔚Maintenance End: ~10 AM PDT (-7 UTC)
UPDATE: FREE KIT FRENZY - EXPERIMENTAL QUEUE - DIRE MARSH SPONSORED
Thank you to all of you who participated in the Duos Experiments we've had over the past few weeks. We're currently working on making duos a real feature in Season 2 and are diligently working on delivering that to all of you who are eagerly awaiting its return.
ABOUT EXPERIMENTAL QUEUES:
The experimental queue is a time limited queue that allows us to preview features in development with you, often with a less-than-complete feature set. This queue allows the Marathon development team to learn and obtain feedback that helps us deliver a more completed feature set down the line. For the sake of queue health and focus we only run one experimental queue at a time. Once we have learned enough to understand our next steps for this feature, we start work on finalizing the feature and move on to the next experiment. Your participation in any experiment is greatly appreciated and is very helpful to us in developing features down the line.
THE NEXT EXPERIMENT:
What happens when you bring a knife... to a knife fight? For our next experiment, starting Wednesday, 4/15 at 10AM PT, we will be enabling the Dire Marsh - Sponsored Queue. This is a new experimental queue that is focused on learning a bit more about our early gear ecosystem. In this queue all players will enter with a free sponsored kit and be challenged to use what they find on Dire Marsh to upgrade themselves and get out! Details below.
DIRE MARSH SPONSORED
Details: The experiment will run for approximately 2 weeks, from 4/15 @ 10AM PT to 4/29 @ 10AM PT. We may change the end timing depending on anything we discover along the way that might warrant us to make an adjustment.
--You will only be eligible to enter the queue if you (and your crew) have a free sponsored kit (white tier) equipped.
--You can enter as a premade duo (crew fill off), premade trio, or crew fill into a trio.
--The queue will only be for the Dire Marsh Zone.
--To enter this queue, you can select "Dire Marsh Sponsored" from the zone list.
What we will be observing and looking to understand:
--How the game plays out with low fixed set gear conditions and caps.
--How the zero to hero play works in low starting set gear conditions and caps.
--Any technical issues that arise.
There are many other changes and additions coming on Wednesday 4/15 PT as well so stay tuned to learn more from the Marathon Discord, and across all the social channels for MarathonTheGame / MarathonDevTeam. Thanks everyone. We appreciate your passion and all the commitment you have to providing us feedback and helping us learn more to evolve Marathon!
We’ve seen a lot of feedback around console sensitivity - both how fast you can swing the camera and how snappy the cursor feels in menus.
We wanted to confirm that both of these are actively on our radar. At the moment we're hard at work looking into how to up the cursor sensitivity, and will continue to look at how we can bump up the sensitivity options for how fast your camera turns. But, concrete changes may take a little while to finalize.
So worry not console sensitivity folks. We see and hear you, and will let you know about future changes once we have full details.
🔔ACECRAFT Update Notice🔔
Dear Pilots,
Cloudia is undergoing new changes. Here are the details of this update.
⏰Update Time
Starts 04/01/2026 7:00 PM (UTC-8). Expected to last 30 minutes, may finish earlier or later depending on maintenance progress.
*You can enter the game normally during the update and will receive a notification when the update is complete. Simply restart the game, and you'll be able to obtain and download the updated content.
🎁Update Compensation
Content: 300 Diamonds. The compensation will be sent to you via mail after the update ends. Please claim them promptly.
I. Game Mode Updates🌟
🤝Co-Pilot Mode
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- A new round of Co-Pilot Mode is live! Team up to clear stages together! Challenge Co-Pilot stages for great rewards, including Recruit Tickets, and tons of Gold, EXP, and Diamonds!
🧬Tempus Trek
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- A new period of Tempus Trek is here! Challenge new themed stages, reach target scores, and claim great rewards!
II. Event Updates📃
🦌Sylas Skyward Recruit
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- Sylas's exclusive Skyward Recruit returns! Use Skyward Recruit Tickets or Diamonds to recruit Epic Pilot Sylas. Every 10 draws guarantees an Excellent or higher Pilot! Rack up enough draws, and you'll also snag Power Cubes to recruit his Signature Wingman.
*Path of Growth is not available for Sylas's Skyward Recruit.
💪Nova Voyage
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- New Recruit event begins! Every 50 draws guarantees a Pilot of your choice (Pris, Vivienne, or Asher)! Use Skyward Recruit Tickets or Diamonds to recruit them!
🔑Mystery Code
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- Clear Adventure Stage 3-6 to unlock.
- Complete missions during the event to obtain Mystery Codes. Reach the requirements to claim rich rewards!
🙌Emerald Encounter - Bingo Flip
- Available from 04/03/2026 12:00 AM (UTC-8).
- In the Bingo Flip event, you can obtain the event item "Lucky Card" by completing missions or making purchases during the event period. After flipping cards, when matching robot cards connect in a line, you clear the board. Accumulate clears to have a chance to obtain Recruit Ticket, Skyward Recruit Ticket, Power Cube, and other rewards!
#acecraft
We have seen reports from some players wanting more performance out of their high-end PC setups.
For launch, our team prioritized performance for low- and mid-spec PCs to ensure as many people as possible are able to play. But we also want performance to feel amazing on high-end hardware.
Near term: We’re working on a guide to help you get the most out of the hardware you have today.
Long term: Improvements benefiting high-spec PCs. We want to be transparent that this will take some time and won't come all "at once" in a single season.
We understand that for competitive shooters, performance is always going to be important. Like other critical technical systems, such as game security or PC hardware compatibility, it’s an area we will continue to advance over time.
We have resolved the issue preventing Steam players from acquiring their Deluxe Edition items. Please restart the Marathon game client and your items will automatically be available in the Customization menu.
We'll also be gifting 150 LUX currency to everyone affected by this delay. Please restart and login to Marathon by Friday, March 6 at 9 AM PT and we'll deliver your LUX by Saturday, March 7 at 9 AM PT.
Sorry for the wait and thanks for your reports!
We've got some tips to help you Server Slam!
☝️ GENERAL TIPS
Some contracts are zone-specific.
Hover over contract objectives on the map screen for info on where to complete them
Inspect weapons out of run (V / Triangle / Y) to bring up a mod workbench
Crouching makes heat dissipate faster
🥊 COMBAT TIPS
Entering smoke fully drops UESC aggro
Some weapons have Z / Left D-Pad functions like alt. scopes and gun shields
Headshots deal 50 to 140 percent bonus damage depending on weapon
Containers on the outskirts are more likely to have healing items
📦 AMMO TIPS
Sponsored Kits come with Ammo Crates
Check bodies for Ammo Crates, not just ammo
Conserve ammo by knifing low-level enemies
Containers on the outskirts are more likely to have ammo
💎 ARMORY TIPS
Faction shops periodically refresh. Check for good deals!
Some items are bartered for loot, not sold for credits
Track needed loot (R / R3) to mark drops in-game
Trade Unstable (gray-tier) materials for ammo and healing items
Server Slam day 1 carries on! Thanks to all of your feedback, we've got crucial intel that will help us make updates during the Slam and tie up any loose ends as we continue towards March 5. As we continue through the test, we wanted to give you a heads-up on what we're seeing:
Mouse input causing lag: We've seen reports that the mouse input stops working when players are running any form of streaming software (Discord, OBS, etc.). We've got a solid set of data on this as it stands, but please keep the reports coming.
Voice not working in-run: We've heard reports that in-game voice is working fine in the menus, but not inside of runs. We've got some great leads, but keep the reports coming.
Names changing to "Redacted": This issue has been resolved! But, to help make sure you get everything taken care of, we've issued everyone a new name change token (help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/artic…) or if you'd prefer, you can file an appeal to get some help changing your name back (help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/artic…)
Textures not loading in/performance issues: Hardware configurations can span far and wide, so thank you all for letting us know what you're running into. Thanks to you, we've got a lot of information which will help us ensure Marathon runs as smoothly as possible.
UI feedback: We've heard your thoughts and want to hear more! We have a feedback thread on our official Discord, waiting to hear what's on your mind: discord.com/channels/13038…
PvP frequency: We've seen reports that PvP isn't frequent enough overall. If you're looking for more PvP, we have some recommendations: Perimeter (Beginner) intentionally infils fewer Runners - head to Perimeter and then Dire Marsh for a greater challenge. Additionally, the UESC are deadlier than you might think and will wipe you off the map (thus limiting the lobby's PvP opportunities) if you let them swarm. Keep us posted on your feedback here: discord.com/channels/13038…
Thanks for all the feedback so far, and keep it coming! Join us on the Marathon Official Discord to let us know what you're thinking: discord.gg/marathonthegame
Enjoy your time on Tau Ceti - and onward to Day 2 🐛
We are seeing reports of mouse or other input issues:
If streaming, try streaming the whole screen and not the Marathon game window specifically.
If not streaming, or if the above doesn't work, try disabling Discord or Steam overlays. For Steam click Settings → In Game and then toggling off "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game".
We are aware of some third-party utilities that can introduce this problem. Try closing any screen sharing, screen capture, or screen measurement utilities.