Marathon Update 1.1.9.6 Fixes Contract Bonuses and a Night Marsh Bug

Sponsored Perimeter will become available Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, as the update addresses solo and duo contract rewards and a UESC dropship issue.

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Marathon Update 1.1.9.6 fixes bonus reputation rewards for certain contracts completed solo or in duos, along with a Night Marsh issue that could leave players downed by an improperly spawning UESC dropship. Bungie’s update notes also schedule Sponsored Perimeter to become available Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026.

Marathon Update 1.1.9.6 Patch Notes

Events

Sponsored Perimeter will be available this weekend, starting Thursday, 10/29.

Contracts

Fixed an issue where players were not receiving the intended bonus reputation rewards when completing certain contracts solo or in duos.

Zones

Fixed an issue on Night Marsh where players could get downed by an improperly spawning UESC dropship.

Have you run into the contract-reputation issue or the Night Marsh dropship bug? Follow Marathon’s event and fix details on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

A PvP-focused extraction shooter set on the mysterious planet of Tau Ceti IV, Marathon will see players inhabit the bodies of Runners, cybernetic mercenaries who have been designed to survive the planet’s harsh environments and explore the lost colony that once inhabited Tau Ceti’s surface. Players will engage solo or in crews of three, searching for mysterious alien artifacts, as well as for valuable loot and new weapons and gear that they can add to their collection.