Marathon Rubicon is a scenario for the Mac OS game Marathon Infinity. The project started in 1997 as Marathon Chimera. It features a nonlinear plotline that can be traversed in any number of ways, with different endings based upon a player's choices over the course of the game.Scenario features
- More than 360 new textures
- Over a dozen new characters
- New scenery
- 8 new weapons
- 67 solo levels
Weapons
- Magnum .44 Ultra Class Pistol : An improved variant on the original Magnum .44 Mega Class pistol. It can hold 12 bullets per clip, and fires at a much faster rate. These pistols can be duel-wielded as well, resulting in an incredible firing rate.
- MA-75B Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher¹ : The MA-75B Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher is not very different from the original Assault Rifle, except cosmetic changes. It appears to have the same firing rate for both triggers. It has a more compact design than the previous assault rifle, as well as different sounds. In the Chimera scenario, Durandal transfers different ammo in mid-teleport, giving it the ability to fire underwater, at a slow rate.
- Mercury A3 Fusion Rifle : The Mercury A3 Fusion Rifle is a combination of the Zeus B4 and D2 Fusion Pistols, which shoot out powerful bolts at a steady rate, and rapidly discharges small fusion bolts, respectively. Both of the triggers on the Fusion Rifle can be held down at once, as well, allowing for plenty of firepower overall.
- WSTE-M Combat Shotgun : Identical to the WSTE-M Combat Shotgun from the original series of Marathon. Still can be duel-wielded, and flipped over to reload it.
- SPNKR X-34 SSM Launcher : The rocket launcher for Marathon Rubicon. It has 3 barrels total, allowing for 3 missiles to be in the launcher at once. The secondary trigger for this weapon launches all the missiles at once, but less accurately.
- UESC Carpet Mortar : A heavy-duty assault weapon. The Carpet Mortar fires around 10 grenades in a single shot, for wide-spread attacks, and it has two barrels, allowing two shots to be fired before it must be reloaded.
- Dangi AI324b Maser : Created by the Dangi corporation onboard the UESC Salinger, the maser fires a constant, incredibly accurate, and deadly laser. An excellent sniper weapon, and can be used effectively on anything in Marathon Rubicon. When fired, it gives out a low hum. Various personnel with the Dangi corporation carry this weapon, as well, as may use it on the player.
- Alien Weapon : The weapon used by the Pfhor Enforcers in Marathon Rubicon, which can be stolen from them after they are defeated. The primary trigger sends out a bolt with a static-like texture on it, which will evaporate anything that it kills. When the Enforcers use it, the weapon will track it's target. They also have a secondary lightning effect with the weapon, almost instantly killing anything at close range.
¹ The Assault Rifle in the original (from Marathon 2 : Durandal and Marathon Infinity) was also called MA-75B Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher. The in-game terminals as well as the HUD call it the MA-75B Assault Rifle/Grenade Launcher. It may or may not be a typo.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Marathon Rubicon ]
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