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NOW UPDATED TO SUPPORT MARATHON 1 AND MOST CUSTOM SCENARIOS!

This plugin allows you to experience Marathon 2's original 1995 classic status bar HUD, but modified to better support today's widescreen displays. This plugin supports Marathon 2, Marathon Infinity, and many scenarios, and even provides an M2-like HUD for Marathon 1.

This widescreen HUD has 2 flavors, a 'lite' version and an 'enhanced' version:

CLASSIC M2 (UNRESTRICTED VIEW): The original HUD, uses original graphics, but removes the letterboxing on the 3D game view, allowing any widescreen aspect ratio, should be compatible with all scenarios

CLASSIC M2 (WIDESCREEN ENHANCED): Extends the status bar graphics to fill a 16:9 screen. To utilize the extra space, a second inventory page is displayed. In Netgames, this second page shows the scoreboard.

Due to the necessity of custom graphics, "Widescreen Enhanced" HUD is only guaranteed to work with the following scenarios:

• Marathon 1, Marathon 2, and Marathon Infinity
• Any scenarios which use the default M2/MI HUD graphics, such as: Tempus Irae, Phoenix, EVIL, and many more
• The following scenarios with custom HUD graphics: Apotheosis, Apotheosis X, Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge, Marathon Squadron, Portal of Sigma, RED, Return To Marathon, Rubicon/Rubicon X, Trojan

See included Readme for installation instructions.

All Lua work is based on "M2 Default HUD" posted here by Hopper, as well as the scenarios' original art, with additions by me to support the enhanced widescreen features.

Widescreen Marathon 1 Classic HUD is available here

Notes for version 2.03:

v2.03: fix errors with Linux version of Aleph One

v2.02: code tweaks to prevent redundant background fills; no visual changes

v2.01: fix terminals at 'Largest' setting scaling improperly at very low game resolutions

v2.0: add marathon 1 and trojan huds, and code cleanup

v1.9: add scenarios support, resize HUD to be a perfect 2x scale at 1080p, add lite version

2,790 downloads, 2 reviews, 6 screenshots, 5.0 rating

CFP is a complete set of high definition textures for Marathon Infinity and Durandal. Based on the original Freeverse Marathon 2 Durandal XBLA textures, these have been further enhanced by the Alephone community with glowmaps and made to support Marathon Infinity.

Note: If load times are too slow, try uncompromising the plugin in the plugin folder.

Contributors:

Freeverse, Hopper, Treellama, TheDoc45, General Tacticus, J2k, Spurious Interrupt, Tfear7

This is the weapons/items portion of the plugin and can only be used for Marathon 2 Durandal. A Marathon Infinity version is available.

Other CFP Packages

CFP Walls M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-walls-m2

CFP Monsters - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-monsters

CFP Scenery - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-scenery

CFP Weapons Inf - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons

Masters of textures for CFP can be found here: https://github.com/JoshuaPettus/Marathon-Community-Freeverse-Textures.git

Notes for version 2.2:

Fixed dumb oversite that stopped weapons from showing

4,607 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

CFP is a complete set of high definition textures for Marathon Infinity and Durandal. Based on the original Freeverse Marathon 2 Durandal XBLA textures, these have been further enhanced by the Alephone community with glowmaps and made to support Marathon Infinity.

Contributors:

Freeverse, Hopper, Treellama, TheDoc45, General Tacticus, J2k, Spurious Interrupt, Tfear7

This is the weapons/items portion of the plugin and can only be used for Marathon Infinity. A Marathon 2 version is available.

Other CFP Packages

CFP Monsters - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-monsters

CFP Scenery - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-scenery

CFP Weapons M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons-m2

CFP Walls M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-walls-m2

Masters of textures for CFP can be found here: https://github.com/JoshuaPettus/Marathon-Community-Freeverse-Textures.git

Notes for version 2.3:

Fixed dumb oversite that stopped weapons from showing

4,717 downloads, 1 review, 2 screenshots, 2.0 rating

EMR 3.0 is a unique scenario based upon the Aleph One (Marathon) engine. As a Federation Marine resting after your last mission, you start aboard the exploration class Starship Kronos where you are re-acquainted with the AI Merlin, who introduces you to Kronos time traveling technology, and reveals your new mission: to save mankind from the clutches of Morgana and her minions.

Through untamed raptor-infested jungles, castle arenas, and war-torn streets of the future, you will wield weapons from all time periods - including the Sword of Power, Excalibur - in an effort to thwart the diabolical plot that unfolds. The EMR adventure, spread across 42 solo levels, weaves a tale of truth and honor, knighthood and bravery, and darkness and treachery. EMR also delivers 27 adrenaline pumped network levels. EMR immerses you in an amazing new world, creating an addictive, fun and unique gaming experience.

Notes for version 3.0:

This version incorporates the LUA plugin patch by pfhore into a complete download ZIP, playable "as is" with the most recent version of Aleph One (2025-03-02 release at time of writing).

434 downloads, 1 review, 5 screenshots, 4.0 rating

CFP is a complete set of high definition textures for Marathon Infinity and Durandal. Based on the original Freeverse Marathon 2 Durandal XBLA textures, these have been further enhanced by the Alephone community with glowmaps and made to support Marathon Infinity.

Contributors:

Freeverse, Hopper, Treellama, TheDoc45, General Tacticus, J2k, Spurious Interrupt, Tfear7

This is the monsters portion of the plugin.

Installation: The downloaded file must be decompressed before moving to the plugin folder or the load time on every level will be about 5 minutes.

Other CFP Packages:

CFP Scenery - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-scenery

CFP Weapons Inf - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons

CFP Weapons M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons-m2

CFP Walls M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-walls-m2

Masters of textures for CFP can be found here: https://github.com/JoshuaPettus/Marathon-Community-Freeverse-Textures.git

Notes for version 2.11.1:

• Redo the player shapes patch file as there were a bunch of minor issues with it. -[Update] More fixes to the player shapes patch

6,207 downloads, 1 review, 5 screenshots, 5.0 rating

You are a doll

An undead with the heart of a human made to serve. You are tasked with fighting to serve the Life Vessel, a massive vehicle carrying what remains of humanity. The world is dead, ruled by the undead and gods made by humanity's own hand.

You are strong

Your mutated body gives you enough strength to crush lesser foes in a single blow, but even that strength alone will not be enough. Throw your pistol, fire an impractical amount of shotguns, or charge up divine lighting.

You are clueless

With only scraps of memory of your past and little knowledge of the present, the future is a worrying prospect. You have little choice but to fight and hope some sense will emerge from your trials.

This 7 map scenario is only the first chapter of a black and white story.

It is recommended to play the alpha demo first as it functions as a prologue, though it is not required. You can find the demo here https://simplici7y.com/items/divine-twilight-alpha-demo/

Hint for those unfamiliar with Marathon: Switches can be hit from a distance with grenades or a thrown pistol.

Notes for version 1.0:

The first release of Chapter 1, Kiwi hopes you will enjoy it.

594 downloads, 1 review, 5 screenshots, 5.0 rating

A single level map that acts as both a demo and prologue for Divine Twilight, a black and white scenario with an original story separate from Marathon.

Notes for version 1.0:

This is pretty much being released as is and won't be updated to reflect changes done in later chapters.

540 downloads, 0 reviews, 2 screenshots

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Marathon 2's release, this is a 28-level scenario using the same story of the original game and similar constraints, blending together classic and modern level design styles to make an exciting revisit to Lh'owon.

Made by aperturegrillz, BaudrillardBoy, cassis, future you, hypersleep, Kovacs#2398, MurgenROfF, RyokoTK, and windbreaker.

Notes for version v1.0.1.1:

This is the actual fix for the evil spawn point problem.

990 downloads, 4 reviews, 8 screenshots, 5.0 rating

NOTE: Simplici7y will not let me upload anything to the old entry, so this is a reupload.

Eupfhoria is a fully re-instrumented and re-scored soundtrack mod for the first Marathon. This replacement tries to remaster the original soundtrack while retaining the original feel. It IS the tracks you know and love, as it's based off the original MIDI files. Most tracks should fuller and more atmospheric, hopefully a bit like Marathon's younger brother, Halo.

To see if this is for you without downloading, you can stream it all here: Eupfhoria - Full Album Stream

Install like any other plugin, the old versions had you manually replace the stock music but this is no longer required. Run like any other plugin.

NOTE: Don't use this for your first playthrough. Really. This is for people who've played through it before and want a new experience. Updating those pesky textures is one thing, but save this for your second playthrough.

704 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

• Feed Ducks in a relaxing courtyard.
• Bask in the pitter-patter of raindrops on the ground and HUD.
• Gaze into the reflecting pool.
• Meditate on the sounds of your footsteps.

Teaser Video: https://youtu.be/vQ6sbB7itnE?si=QkkvPqLQUeK_2GFI

Notes for version 1.01:

Fixed file loading on Linux and Mac OS. Changed "\" to "/" in mml folder paths.

692 downloads, 0 reviews, 4 screenshots

A scenario set between Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity. Intended to enhance the story experience of playing Infinity by giving enough context to work out key plot points as they happen in game.

As Departure intended as a prequel to Infinity it's fairly short. Only 12 levels and some of them are fairly short.

Any feedback is welcome. Alternatively feel free to unpack the game file with Atque and make improvements.

Notes for version 2.1:

Version 1.1 - Fixed bug in smaller walkway area of Noctem where player could clip through wall and be trapped in centre

Version 2.0 - Fixed sticky polygons at start of Eye of Khfiva - Modified section with water level switch on Mallum Sommium, including adding a new path. - Various texture changes, ceiling modifications, and lighting tweaks, especially on Thirteen Bonfires and the larger areas of Elevate Injured Areas, Eye of Khfiva, and Endure. - Minor edits to some terminal text.

Version 2.1 - Fixed wrong start location in Mallum Sommium and polygon height to reenable Flick'ta beach assault (sorry about stuffing them up)

768 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

First time uploading anything here, hope I don't screw something up!

Only compatible with Marathon1.

I discovered the "MaraMag March '95 HUD" while trawling through the Marathon Tilogy Boxset disc and I really liked it. It was kind of like a dark mode for the original release.

So I decided to spend a little bit and whip up an edit of this hud found here: https://simplici7y.com/items/floatingxhud-m1a1-ultimate-version/

An Aleph One compatible version of the maramag hud can be found here: https://simplici7y.com/items/new-interface-maramag-march-95-11/

Neither of the above files are required for this release. However if its taboo to include the FloatingX files to make this work out of the box I apologize and will edit my upload and link the required files as appropriate. However currently I left in the two readme files for FloatinX and the M1 edit. So the original authors are credited.

Notes for version 1.1:

Made some quit edits so the plugin appears as "MaraMag FloatingX" and not just "FloatingX"

814 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

([2025-03-20] A new Marathon: Keyfinder map was added, "NEFX - Elegance Emerging Through Application of Bases". This can be downloaded individually or with other files in the Marathon: Keyfinder section at the link.)

NEFX loves you.

NEFX has been prolifically producing great Marathon/Aleph One inventions since 2017 (around 2.5 years after being founded) and uploading them to Simplici7y, in an increasing number of different upload pages that NEFX then frequently updates. This has occasionally lead to crowding of Simplici7y's front page with several different NEFX uploads, sometimes over a relatively short period. Understandably, some have objected to this as unfairly outcrowding and burying the wonderful contributions of our fellow travelers. We hear them. Therefore, to better serve the community as well as our Total Carnage Comrades, NEFX is now consolidating all additions and updates to its Marathon and Aleph One-related inventions on Simplici7y here on this one upload page, with a datemarked update timeline you can view below. Henceforth, all Marathon/Aleph One scenarios, campaigns, maps, mods, etc, and any updates to them, will be posted here. Of course, the webpage link connects to NEFX's Internet Archive homepage, where you can find all inventions by titled category. This includes:

NEFX Marathon Mods (i.e. physics files and Lua scripts for netplay)

NEFX Marathon Infinity Netmaps

NEFX Marathon Solomaps for others' scenarios, including the soundtracked 50-level pack for Aleph One: Wheels!

NEFX Marathon Mapmaking Templates for Weland

NEFX Marathon: Machina -- The Alien Machine Mind

NEFX Marathon: Keyfinder -- The Doomed Myth of Destiny's Halo

NEFX Marathon: Sucks

NEFX Marathon: Rules -- The Infinite Recombinations to the Way

NEFX Marathon: Pathsifter -- The Facing of the Legion Within

NEFX Marathon: Underrealm -- The Confronting of the Forgetting

NEFX Marathon: Colorguard -- The Grimmest Myriad Mirror

NEFX Marathon: Colorwash -- The Wresting of the Tides

NEFX Marathon: Ultramega Extreme Golfmaster Dinosaur Egg Championship Super Bowl 5000 3D -- The Quest

NEFX Marathon: BOBJam -- The Tranquil Chaos of Crowded Escape

NEFX Marathon: Revelation -- The Brutal Path to Knowing

NEFX Marathon: Nampa

NEFX Marathon: Encyclopedia -- The Rise of Bad Take Jake

NEFX Marathon: Corn Maze -- The Forced Wisdom of the Walls

NEFX Marathon: Shadervoid -- The Labywraths of Growth

NEFX Marathon: Green (You Snooze, You Lose)

NEFX Marathon: 52 Pickup

Thanks, everyone. We are glad to share this space with you.

Happy Carnage,

-Adminn_1

Update timeline:

[2025-03-20] A new Marathon: Keyfinder map was added, "NEFX - Elegance Emerging Through Application of Bases". This can be downloaded individually or with other files in the Marathon: Keyfinder section at the link.

Notes for version 2025-03-20:

[2025-03-20] A new Marathon: Keyfinder map was added, "NEFX - Elegance Emerging Through Application of Bases". This can be downloaded individually or with other files in the Marathon: Keyfinder section at the link.

1,342 downloads, 1 review, 1 screenshot, 1.0 rating

Tempus Irae Redux is the classic Marathon Infinity scenario, remastered. This final release features enhanced HD graphics, with every single texture having been completely rebuilt from scratch. In addition, several new textures have been created (including animated textures), and the four original landscapes have now been expanded to thirteen. Each level has been meticulously refined and enhanced (and in some cases expanded), while introducing stunning effects like rain, lightning, fog, volcanic cinders, and snow. The game has also been upgraded with an all new soundtrack, and improved co-op play. If that wasn’t enough, new levels have been added as we’ve bridged Tempus Irae with the follow up project The Lost levels for a combined total of 49 solo levels, and 79 net maps.

This is the definitive and complete collection, every add-on united, at last.

We sincerely hope you’ll find this fresh take on Tempus Irae, led by the original scenario designers, to be worthy of a new playthrough as you discover its new secrets and challenges. It’s been over 25 years since the original release of the scenario, and this new version is absolutely breathtaking. From all of us at Nardo, have fun, and enjoy!

…Borzz

The official Tempus Irae Redux website can be found here: https://nardo.bungie.org/tir

The Tempus Irae Redux trailer video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/XpG0sY-F4E8

A walkthrough of the beautifully crafted level "Library of Babel" that bridges "Tempus Irae" and "Tempus Irae 2 - The Lost Levels" can be seen here: https://youtu.be/AeD_IlAwq4E

1,384 downloads, 2 reviews, 10 screenshots, 5.0 rating

This is just the raw MML from M2 Pepperscapes by W'rkncacnter (not the uploader of this), without any of its actual landscapes. What it does is stretch landscapes across the entire screen, thus preventing any repetition/cut-off points. It looks a little goofy, but for high-FOV users, it may be preferable to the standard, small landscape size. It will work with Marathon 2, Infinity, and regular scenario landscapes (e.g. Phoenix's original landscapes). It will NOT affect modern HD landscapes, such as Phoenix's built-in HD landscapes plugin or Rubicon X's.

1,056 downloads, 1 review, 3 screenshots, 5.0 rating

A patch for fiddler_on_a_roof's Marathon Phoenix XBLA HUD. Makes the HUD correctly reflect the amount of arrows you can fire with the crossbow, which were updated from 3 to 4. Simply copy the contents of the patch over the original in the plugin folder.

1,026 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

CFP is a complete set of high definition textures for Marathon Infinity and Durandal. Based on the original Freeverse Marathon 2 Durandal XBLA textures, these have been further enhanced by the Alephone community with glowmaps and made to support Marathon Infinity.

IMPORTANT: These scenery textures are not compatible with the Transparent_Liquids plugin as that is for the default textures. Make sure that that plugin is disabled or it will interfere with the freeverse splash and puddle textures.

Contributors:

Freeverse, Hopper, Treellama, TheDoc45, General Tacticus, J2k, Spurious Interrupt, Tfear7

This is the scenery portion of the plugin.

Other CFP Packages

CFP Monsters - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-monsters

CFP Weapons Inf - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons

CFP Weapons M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons-m2

CFP Walls M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-walls-m2

Masters of textures for CFP can be found here: https://github.com/JoshuaPettus/Marathon-Community-Freeverse-Textures.git

Notes for version 2.1:

Replace all uncompressed DDS images with PNG

4,663 downloads, 0 reviews, 3 screenshots

CFP is a complete set of high definition textures for Marathon Infinity and Durandal. Based on the original Freeverse Marathon 2 Durandal XBLA textures, these have been further enhanced by the Alephone community with glowmaps and made to support Marathon Infinity.

Contributors:

Freeverse, Hopper, Treellama, TheDoc45, General Tacticus, J2k, Spurious Interrupt, Tfear7, Zetren

This is Zetren's 1024x1024 XBLA walls for M2 Durandal integrated with the bloom effects from thedoctor45's XBLA SuperPlugin and made to be compatible with the CFP set.

Installation: The downloaded file must be decompressed and the folder moved to the appropriate plugin folder.

Other CFP Packages

CFP Monsters - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-monsters

CFP Scenery - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-scenery

CFP Weapons Inf - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons

CFP Weapons M2 - http://simplici7y.com/items/community-freeverse-plugin-weapons-m2

Masters of textures for CFP can be found here: https://github.com/JoshuaPettus/Marathon-Community-Freeverse-Textures.git

Notes for version 2.0:

• Replaces all uncompressed DDS images with PNG
• Combined everything into a single plugin
• Added in upscaled landscapes to bring them closer with the high quality of the other textures

4,073 downloads, 0 reviews, 0 screenshots

One of the cooler features M1A1 took advantage of was animated textures. This plugin brings them back full circle to classic M1.

I made a few touch-ups, ranging from recoloring for accuracy to M1's palette, to smoothing out flickering pixels, to fixing some inconsistencies from the original game.

NOTES:

• I included the originals to any textures I made changes to, in case you prefer them or just want to see what I changed.

• The Durandal image on the puzzle switches is not used because (to my knowledge) it didn't appear in-game.

CREDITS:

• Original Textures - Bungie Software
• Animated Textures - The M1A1 Team

1,204 downloads, 0 reviews, 1 screenshot

AlephOne Solo campain(Map only)

Notes for version 1.0beta2:

Fix Level2 terminal teleporter. Change final level name

1,160 downloads, 1 review, 1 screenshot, 5.0 rating