Marathon maps and exfil: plan Tau Ceti routes around the contract

Choose the map and mode before the marker

The official Tau Ceti explorer introduces environments. Community map sites add their own tactical layers. Neither a promotional environment page nor an old screenshot proves that a particular exit is currently available to your Runner. Confirm the map variant and the conditions shown in your live match.

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Know what the map directory actually covers

TauCeti.gg’s checked map directory listed Perimeter, Dire Marsh, Outpost and Cryo Archive. Bungie separately documents Night Marsh. The four-entry directory should therefore not be described as a complete current map set. Use it for supported locations and retain the in-game map for a missing variant.

Source: Community map directory · Official Night Marsh context · Official environment explorer

October 20 patch: check Vault Breaker separately

Update 1.1.9.5 announces Vault Breaker for October 20–November 10. It notes that some tier-three standard contracts are unavailable in that activity and schedules Sponsored Night Marsh for October 22. Read the current activity card before choosing a contract or assuming an event-specific objective works in the standard mode.

Source: Bungie’s event and contract notes

Build a two-exit route

Before entering	During the run
One contract objective	Confirm that its required action applies to this activity.
Primary extraction	Check the actual activation condition, access and approach.
Fallback extraction	Reassess if the first exit becomes contested or unavailable.
Inventory allowance	Leave room for the objective and decide what optional loot to abandon.

A repeatable route note

Record map name, variant, activity and patch.
Mark the contract destination and the access conditions you already know.
Plan a primary return and a fallback from the objective, not only from your spawn.
When conditions change, shorten the loot loop before sacrificing the exit plan.
After the run, update only the facts you observed. Do not turn one open exit into a universal rule.

Why this guide does not provide fixed exfil coordinates

We have verified the public directories and official notes, not every live extraction condition. The diagram gives an editorial planning sequence. A map marker’s presence, a successful extraction and a contract completion are separate facts; your live interface decides whether the planned route is usable.

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Sources & scope

This article uses the official and individually identified community references linked below. It is not a hands-on review. Screenshots are credited to their original publishers; they are not evidence that we tested these steps. Game details can change after publication.