FACTIONS
6 FACTIONS DOCUMENTED — TAU CETI IV POWER BROKERS
CyberAcme
Shell upgrades and survivability
Responsible for the systems that allow people to upload their consciousness into shells. By extracting valuable materials from Tau Ceti, CyberAcme will upgrade your shell, making you more durable than ever before.
Extract rare bio-synthetic components from marked caches
↳ Shell upgrade module
Survive X engagements in a single run without dying
↳ Faction XP + Credits
MIDA
Destruction and sabotage
Specialized in destruction and focused on sabotage and enemy damage. Their tasks range from the physical to the digital, including explosions and malware attacks.
Plant explosives on enemy infrastructure at marked locations
↳ Grenade + Claymore unlock
Eliminate X enemy runners using explosive damage
↳ MIDA weapon skin
Traxus
Resource extraction and economics
The richest and most powerful faction in Marathon. Traxus uses its money to influence Tau Ceti from the shadows, focusing on resource extraction and logistics.
Extract high-value cargo from Traxus-marked locations
↳ Traxus credits bonus
Complete X successful extractions in a season
↳ Loot value multiplier
Arachne
Intelligence and tech warfare
A shadowy network of information brokers and tech specialists. Arachne values intelligence above all else and rewards those who gather it.
Hack and extract data from enemy terminals
↳ Intel package + scan upgrade
Scout X enemy positions without being detected
↳ Recon implants
Sekiguchi
Precision weapons and engineering
A precision engineering collective focused on weapons and tactical systems. Sekiguchi crafts the finest long-range equipment on Tau Ceti IV.
Land X precision kills from 50m or greater distance
↳ Sekiguchi precision mod
Complete runs without taking any headshot damage
↳ Weapon accuracy upgrade
NuCaloric
Biological resources and healing
Food and biological supply conglomerate turned power player. NuCaloric controls the biological resources that keep runners functional in the field.
Collect biological samples from NuCaloric-marked zones
↳ Med-kit upgrade
Heal X total health across multiple runs
↳ Healing speed boost