Difference between revisions of "Marathon"
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'''General information''' | '''General information''' |
Revision as of 04:06, 25 August 2018
Developers | |
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Bungie Software | |
Engines | |
Marathon Engine 1.0 | |
Release dates | |
Mac OS (Classic) | December 21, 1994 |
Marathon | |
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Marathon | 1994 |
Marathon 2: Durandal | 1995 |
Marathon Infinity | 1996 |
Key points
- The game was made free to download in 2005. Note that it is NOT open source
- Aleph One supports modern systems and allows modding
- Small but dedicated community
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Cannot change settings while in a game
- Cannot manually reload weapons. Also cannot switch directly to a weapon (keys 1-9 serve no purpose by default) or rebind zoom key (F7).
General information
- Bungie.net - The developer's site
- Pfhorpedia - A wiki for everything Marathon related
- Traxus Project - Another Marathon wiki
- Marathon.Bungie.org - One of the biggest Marathon fan sites around
- Simplici7y - A fan site for downloading mods and maps for the Marathon Trilogy
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Official website | See Marathon (Original) for details. |
Version differences
Marathon (Original)
The original Mac only version of the game and its manual are available to download for free at http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/. Individual files can also be downloaded as opposed to the full game. The game has also been modified to no longer require serial keys to install.
Note that they are provided as is and will only run on a classic Macintosh. The game is also using an older version of the Marathon engine, so features provided in the sequels such as mod support are unavailable.
It is recommended to use the Aleph One version as it adds modern PC support and a port to the newer engine.
Aleph One
Aleph One is an open source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine. Along with bringing all the benefits of the newer engine to the original Marathon, it makes the game more modern and accessible with many different improvements such as cross-platform support, widescreen resolutions, and improved multiplayer networking.
For Windows and OS X, everything is provided as a single app/folder. For Linux, the engine need to be downloaded separately from the game files, compiled, and merged in.
Both the engine and the game files can be downloaded at https://alephone.lhowon.org/.
As a bonus, the game files provided by Aleph One include HD textures, a revamped HUD, and a new UI.
- Aleph One 1.1 and later can run Marathon 1; prior to this there was a fan made remake of Marathon 1 for Aleph One called M1A1. Despite using the original Marathon 1 assets, M1A1 has a different resource structure so mods created for it are not compatible with the official Marathon 1. M1A1 was officially deemed obsolete after support for the official Marathon 1 data files were added to Aleph One.
Essential improvements
Marathon Serial Key Generator
A legal serial key generator for the retail versions of all Marathon games. Refresh the page to get a new batch of keys. Marathon keys are stated with "M1" before the codes.
It can be found at http://marathon.bungie.org/maraserialgen/.
Aleph One Mods
- M1 Weapons Redux - HD replacements for weapons, projectiles and most items.
- xBR Monsters for M1 - HD upscaled (not remastered or redrawn) monsters and their corpses.
- Marathon Music Remasterd - Marathon's MID! music resampled on modern synthesizers. Also check out TheMarathonMusic.com; if the tracks are renamed correctly they too can be used in Aleph One.
- TTEP @ 1024x1024 - the Total Texture Enhancement Package is already included in the Aleph One download of the game, however this version is at 1024x1024 resolution vs the included version's 512x512. Recommend using with the Updated Starscape or StarScape DDS:unzip the starscape.zip then make 3 copies of the starscape.dds, rename each "04.dds", "24.dds", and "21.dds" then replace image "04.dds" inside folder 02. Replace image "24.dds" inside folder 17. And finally replace image "21.dds" inside folder 18.
Other
- 3D scenery for M1 - Replaces the 2D scenery sprites with 3D objects. Note that some players do not like 3D objects in Marathon due to it's 2.5D nature however there aren't any HD scenery packs yet, unfortunately.
- Marathon over Tau Ceti E-I Landscape - Gives more realistic landscape however has bugs on some systems. Quallity can generally be reduced in settings if it causes lag, however a smaller version is available here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Mac OS (Classic) |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Make FOV file[1] |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Use Aleph One. |
Ports
- No port information; you can edit this page to add it.
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.0, 1.0 | Use Aleph One. OpenGL "Classic" is 1.0, "Shader" is 2.0 |
Software renderer |
Middleware
Classic HUD Plugins (Aleph One)
Aleph One plugins that change the in-game HUD to match the original release. There are two variants available:
- Marathon Classic HUD - Matches the full retail release
- Marathon Demo v0.0 HUD - Matches the Marathon Demo v0.0 release
System requirements
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.5 | 7 or higher |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 or better processor | |
System memory (RAM) | 3 MB | 6 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 colour capable |