Marathon’s mid-season update is coming out today, which includes weapon adjustments, new Reward Pass additions, Runner shell tuning (Recon, we’ve got you), earnable Arachne shell styles, new equipment, and other updates. Read the full details in today’s patch notes.
As part of this update, we’re also introducing the CyberAcme Runner Reinforcement Initiative (C.A.R.R.I.), a new protocol from ONI that rewards solo Runners and coordinated crews for completing contract objectives and exfiling together, with rewards tuned to help newer and mid-progression players while still offering benefits to the Cryo Archive-veterans that walk among us.
Earn CyberAcme Commendations for your successes, then spend this new material at the C.A.R.R.I. Armory to unlock weapons, Reputation Packs which grant reputation for their associated faction, and more.
The C.A.R.R.I Protocol will run from the launch of the mid-season patch 1.0.6 through the end of Season 1.
Commendations and Rewards
Runners who work together to survive will be rewarded CyberAcme Commendations, a new currency to spend in C.A.R.R.I. Armory.
How to earn Commendations
When playing in a crew with other players, whether premade or filled, you’ll get CyberAcme Commendations for each contract objective you help them complete.
If you’re a solo Runner or a Rook, you’ll have some notable opportunities to get CyberAcme Commendations to call your own:
Solo Runners can earn Commendations by completing any individual contract objective.
Solo Runners and Rooks will both earn Commendations upon a successful solo exfil.
Want to risk some on-the-fly diplomacy for CyberAcme Commendations? As a solo player or a Rook, you’ll earn extra Commendations when you exfil with other players – regardless if they’re a Rook, Runner, or a full crew.
Additionally, there’s a new trinket of Enhanced rarity that can drop in all zones, which rewards CyberAcme Commendations every time you exfil with it.
CyberAcme Commendations will be sent directly to your Vault upon extraction and can stack up to 100.
Spend in the C.A.R.R.I. Armory
The new C.A.R.R.I. Armory available in the CyAc tab allows players to exchange CyberAcme Commendations for rewards, like a rotating selection of weapons, Salvage Crates that grant a random stack of Salvage, or Reputation Packs that grant reputation for their associated faction, among other rewards.
Salvage Crates and Sponsored Kit stocks refresh daily while other C.A.R.R.I. offers do not refresh, so keep an eye out for them every day!
New Tools for Collaboration
We’re introducing some new things to support you working with your crew, forming uneasy alliances, and bonus experience for new Runners.
New Feature: Stay Together
Stay Together is an end-of-run option that allows you to stay with the Runners you just successfully exfilled with by creating a new crew with them. Only one crewmate needs to successfully exfil for Stay Together to be available.
New Consumable: Mercy Kit
Sometimes you shoot first and ask questions later. If you down an enemy but think there’s potential to turn them into an ally, you can now use a Mercy Kit to revive them.
Only Runners who have been downed can be revived with a Mercy Kit.
Once they’ve been fully eliminated, you can't help them.
Mercy Kits cannot be used on your allies or yourself.
All Rooks now spawn with a Mercy Kit by default.
Proximity Chat Toggle
There’s a new “toggle to open” proximity chat option, so it’s easier to speak and agree to terms with other players.
Codex Challenges
Complete a new set of collaborative objectives to unlock a new Pacesetter Title. These challenges are a permanent addition and can be completed in future seasons.
Catch-Up Bonuses for New Players
Until Season 1 ends, new players will get a 15% boost to reputation earned for CyberAcme and NuCaloric for their first five ranks.
Additionally, Perimeter (Beginner) has been adjusted to better accommodate newer players. The map will be available as a solos-only map up to Runner Level 12 for those who prefer a bit more safety as they initially navigate Tau Ceti. Just don’t let your guard down; the UESC have no mercy.
Update 1.0.6 is Live
Our mid-season update has much more to offer, like a new Depleted Self-Revive kit for solo Runners, new weapon chips and shell implants to support collaboration, and more. If you want to know all about what's coming today, you can read the full mid-season patch notes here. Good luck out there!