How to complete the Introducing: NuCaloric contract in Marathon

Like other extraction shooters, Marathon builds its world with quests called Contracts that you complete for various factions in the game.

In one early-game quest in Marathon, you need to complete multiple objectives in a single run. If you finish one step but not the other, you won’t get credit for completing it and won’t get the delicious rewards.

Introducing: NuCaloric is the contract, and here’s how to complete it.

Marathon – Introducing: NuCaloric quest guide

The first quest for NuCaloric takes you to the Columns POI on Perimeter. Columns can be found between Overflow and South Relay. The building sticks out in the area as it’s covered with tick nests and ticks crawling around it, along with some UESC turrets. It also seems difficult to get inside since there’s one door and you can’t open it.

In order to get inside the tick-infested building, you will need to climb the ladder onto the roof and then use your melee attack on the hatch (pictured below). Once you do, you can drop down inside, interact with the door, and head inside to find the NuCal Employee ID you need.

Once inside, ticks will be there waiting for you. First you have to restore the power with the console next to the door, open the door, and defeat the ticks. The ID card is on a nearby table, and it should be marked on your UI.

When you have the ID card, you can then scan the nearby terminal, which is in the same building behind a door that you need to open. Some tick enemies will spawn inside the room, so just shoot their nests and them to survive the encounter.

You can then interact with the terminal, pictured below, to finish the quest.

Once completed, return to NuCaloric to get your rewards and continue questing.

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One of the early contracts in Marathon requires you to scan the FTL Array at any USEC Radio Tower, and the task can be slightly tricky.

This is likely going to be your first contract where the game doesn’t tell you where you need to be. The task is actually rather simple once you know where you need to reach and be. This guide will simplify the process and allow you to get all the applicable rewards.

How to locate the FTL Array in Marathon

The first task is to receive and keep the contract active. As of writing, only a contract can be kept active at any given time. Once done, start a run. Ideally, I am finding it easier to complete contracts with teammates rather than going solo.

You begin on the Perimeter map since it’s part of the contract. Once the run begins, head to the Station location. While there can be more towers located in other parts of the map, the Station POI was the nearest one for me when I was about to complete this contract.

The Station is pretty easy to locate, but the same can’t be said about the FTL Array on the USEC Radio Tower. If you’re close to the tower, you’ll find the quest icon (yellow colored) appearing on your screen. The tower can be found about E 100 on the overhead compass. However, I have marked the exact location on the image below to make it easier for you. The location isn’t random, and you’ll always find the FTL Array at this location.

How to scan the FTL Array in Marathon

Once you’ve located the tower, use one of the attached ladders to climb up. Look for a blue-colored terminal, and it will have an interactable FTL Comms Chip on it. If you’re this close to the tower, you can simply follow the icon as well.

Interact with the FTL Array and complete the scan, and this will complete your contract. Once you end your run, you’ll be able to redeem all the applicable rewards as allotted by the contract.

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