Marathon 2: Durandal

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Marathon 2: Durandal

Developers
	Bungie Software
Engines
	Marathon Engine 2.0
Release dates
Mac OS (Classic)	November 24, 1995
Windows	September 20, 1996
macOS (OS X)	December 1, 2011
Linux	December 1, 2011
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Marathon

Marathon
Marathon	1994
Marathon 2: Durandal	1995
Marathon Infinity	1996
Marathon (2026)	2026

Marathon 2: Durandal is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game in the Marathon series.

The game was made open-source in 2000, and free to download in 2005.

Aleph One is an open-source reimplementation of the game which supports modern systems.

General information

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

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		See Bungie.org. Keys are interchangeable between the Windows 95 and Macintosh versions.
Official website		See Marathon 2 (Original) for details.
Official website		Aleph One version.
Steam		Aleph One version.
ZOOM Platform		Aleph One version.

Version differences

Marathon 2 (Original)

The original Mac and Windows 95 versions of the game and its manual are available to download for free at here. 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 it is provided as-is and the Mac version will only run on a classic Macintosh.

The Windows version also has some changes in the level design and a secret not present in the Mac OS version. They also have a download for just the Windows map file (beneath the .iso download) for use with Aleph One or the Mac version.

Aleph One

Official website

An open-source continuation of the Marathon 2 engine.

Includes cross-platform support, widescreen resolutions, and improved multiplayer networking.

The art and UI from the Xbox 360 release are available as an optional addon.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Aleph One\Marathon 2 Preferences
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Quick Saves %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Recordings %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aleph One\Saved Games
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/AlephOne/Quick Saves/Marathon 2
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Aleph One.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use Aleph One.
Windowed		Aleph One allows windows to be larger than 640x480.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Run Aleph One in Windowed mode set to the display's native resolution. The game is displayed in smaller window for menus, however, during gameplay the screen will render at the 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.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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  In-game general OpenGL settings.

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  In-game advanced OpenGL settings.

Input

In-game general control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Aleph One allows previously hard-wired buttons to be remapped (function keys still cannot be rebound).
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Use Aleph One.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
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		Aleph One has Xbox controller support.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  In-game key map settings.

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  In-game mouse settings.

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  In-game joystick settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish				Fan translation.

Network

Multiplayer types

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

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	Use Aleph One. OpenGL "Classic" is 1.0, "Shader" is 2.0
Software renderer

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

Middleware

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

Aleph One Mods

• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Monsters - Enhanced version of the monsters present on the XBLA release, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Scenery - Enhanced version of the scenery present on the XBLA release, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Weapons - Enhanced version of the weapons present on the XBLA release, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Community/Freeverse Plugin - Walls M2 - Enhanced version of the environment textures present on the XBLA release, now with bloom effects and other adjustments.
• Gorans Animated Liquids - Animates water with a 24 frame animation.
• Remastered sounds - Replaces game sounds with enhanced, higher quality versions. Made for Marathon Infinity, but compatible with both games.
• 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).

System requirements

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Mac OS
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Motorola 68040 or better processor
System memory (RAM)	4 MB		8 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 colour capable

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	486/66
System memory (RAM)	8 MB		16 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)