How to acquire chem grenades from UESC stockpile in Marathon – Run/Hide 1 contract guide

Run/Hide 1 is the first contested contract you can complete for the MIDA faction in Marathon, and it’s one of the trickier ones, too.

For starters, a contested contract is different. Only one player or crew gets to complete it in a round, so expect to find rival runners on you if they have the same active contract. This guide will help you collect all the required items to finish the contract.

Marathon Run/Hide 1 contract walkthrough

The Run/Hide 1 contract can be broken down into the following parts.

• Acquire Chem Grenades from a UESC Stockpile in Maintenance.
• Use Chem Grenades to destroy lab equipment under AI Uplink.

How to acquire Chem Grenades from a UESC Stockpile in Maintenance

The first part of the contract is to reach the Maintenance POI in the southern part of the Dire Marsh map. There are two major ways to enter: one from the north and one from the south. Enter from the south and go to the first floor.

Look for the stairs that lead to the second floor, but don’t take them. Instead, go towards South past the stairs, and you’ll find the container with the grenades. The container will have a quest marker on it when you reach the stairs leading to the second floor.

How to use Chem Grenades to destroy lab equipment under AI Uplink

For the next task, head to the AI Uplink to find the containers. Reach the spot marked on the image above, and you’ll find the entrance to a building at the location. Take the stairs leading to the basement, and continue straight until you reach the point shown in the following image.

Once here, take the left doorway and turn left again. Keep heading straight until you reach the door in the following image. Turn left, and keep following the straight corridor from here.

Finally, you’ll reach another point where the corridor will branch off to one path going left and another going straight to a tick-infested room. Take the left path, and the quest marker will highlight the containers.

Throw the grenades to destroy all three containers, and you’ll have completed the Run/Hide 1 contract.

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The Command Wing is a specialized area in the Pinwheel Base on Outpost that you might need to visit in Marathon for various reasons.

For starters, you can find some amazing loot unless a runner has already searched it. You might also need to visit the area as part of certain contracts that will provide you with extra rewards. There’s plenty to gain in a nutshell, but for that, you have to unlock the area.

How to unlock the Command Wing in Marathon

When you reach the Command Wing for the first time, you’ll find that the area is locked. To unlock the area, you’ll need to find two access panels. These panels are located on the other wings of the Pinwheel Base. But before that, you’ll need to get into the Pinwheel Base to access the Command Wing.

While you can check out our guide for all the methods, I will recommend the Destroyed Wing route. You need to hit four white boxes to erase the barrier that prevents you from entering the Pinwheel Base in the first place, and you’ll find one of the required panels here (right at the entrance).

Once you enter through the base floor, hit the marked spot on the image above. You’ll find one of the two hidden access panels to your left (on the base of the floor). This is right next to the entrance, so it’s the easier one to spot (assuming you enter from the Destroyed Wing).

For the next panel, you need to head right to the end of the Drone Wing section while keeping close to the left wall (take the door that goes left from the Drone Wing entrance).

Ultimately, you’ll reach the room in the image above, and the wall extension hides the panel. Interact with the panel, and you’ll now have activated both. Return to the entrance of the Command Wing and interact with the door panel to gain access.

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