Marathon Infinity

Marathon Infinity

Developers
	Bungie Software
Engines
	Marathon Engine 2.0
Release dates
Mac OS (Classic)	October 15, 1996
Windows	December 2, 2011
Linux	December 2, 2011

Marathon
Marathon	1994
Marathon 2: Durandal	1995
Marathon Infinity	1996

Key points

The game was made free to download in 2005. The game was made open source in 2011

The original game came bundled with modding tools, making it the best game out of the Trilogy to mod for. See Forge and Anvil

Small but dedicated community

The HD weapons and UI used in the Xbox Live Arcade version of Marathon 2: Durandal are included in the Aleph One release

Originally Mac exclusive, source ports are now available for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, among other systems. See Aleph One

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS (Fixed in April 8th 2021 update for Aleph One).

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

Marathon Infinity source code download page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Official website		See Marathon Infinity (Original) for details.
Official website		Aleph One version.

Version differences

Marathon Infinity (Original)

The original Mac OS 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.

It is recommended to use the Aleph One version as it adds support for modern systems and bug fixes.

Aleph One

Aleph One is an open source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine. 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 the HD weapons and UI used in the Xbox Live Arcade release of Marathon 2: Durandal.

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 Infinity keys are stated with "MI" before the codes.

It can be found at http://marathon.bungie.org/maraserialgen/.

Forge

A map creation tool bundled in with Marathon Infinity, it allows anyone to make professional levels for the Marathon Trilogy. It can be downloaded for free at http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/ along with the rest of the Trilogy. The Marathon Infinity manual contains a guide on how to use all of the Forge features and some example maps are also available for download.

Note that they are provided as is and will only run on a classic Macintosh.

Anvil

A file editor bundled in with Marathon Infinity, it allows anyone to modify Physics, Shapes, and Sounds files used by the Marathon Trilogy. It can be downloaded for free at http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/ along with the rest of the Trilogy. The Marathon Infinity manual contains a guide on how to use all of the Anvil features.

Note that they are provided as is and will only run on a classic Macintosh.

Aleph One Mods

• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Monsters - Enhanced version of the XBLA monster plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Scenery - Enhanced version of the XBLA scenery plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Weapons - Enhanced version of the XBLA weapons plugin the game includes, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Gorans Highres 4096x2160 - Gorans included HD landscapes are only 2048x1080.

other

• Gorans Animated Liquids - Animates water with a 24 frame animation.
• 3D Items Plugin - Replaces pickup items, including weapons and ammo, with 3D equivalents. A script that additionally makes the objects slowly rotate is available here (only works in single player).

Game data

In-game general graphics settings.

In-game general OpenGL settings.

In-game advanced OpenGL settings.

In-game key map settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Aleph One.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Aleph One allows windows to be larger than 640x480.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Run Aleph One in Windowed mode set to your display's native resolution. The game is displayed in smaller window for menus, however, during gameplay the screen will render at your chosen resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use Aleph One.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Use Aleph One.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Use Aleph One.
60 FPS		Use Aleph One.
120+ FPS		Use Aleph One.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Make FOV file
Go to Scripts in the installation folder. Make a new file called FOV.mml Add the following line: <marathon><view><fov normal="120" extra="160" tunnel="70" /></view></marathon> Replace 120 with whatever FOV you want. Extra and tunnel are FOV settings used for the extravision power-up and the tunnel-vision mode. Extra should be higher than your normal FOV while tunnel should be lower.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Aleph One allows previously hard-wired buttons to be remapped (function keys still cannot be rebound).
Mouse acceleration		Use Aleph One.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Use Aleph One.
Controller
Controller support		Aleph One adds modern controller support.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8	Co-op, Versus
Online play		8	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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
OpenGL	2.0, 1.0	Aleph One. OpenGL "Classic" is 1.0, "Shader" is 2.0
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows						For 64-bit use Aleph One.
Linux						Requires Aleph One.
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	ALSA, Speex	Aleph One only.
Interface	FreeType	Aleph One only.

System requirements

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

Linux

Mac OS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 or higher
Processor (CPU)	Motorola 68040 or better processor
System memory (RAM)	6 MB	12 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 colour capable