Introducing: MIDA

Introducing: MIDA is a CyberAcme Liaison contract that acts as the formal handshake between Runners and the anti-corporate resistance movement known as MIDA. Unlike the other faction introductions, MIDA's trial is less about stealth or precision and more about demonstrating willingness to cause disruption. MIDA is a radical anarchist organization opposed to both the UESC and corporate control across the star system, and the contract's objectives reflect that philosophy: fight the UESC and break things. Completing it proves to MIDA that a Runner is not simply a corporate asset.

The contract has two objectives that can be completed across any zone: defeat 15 UESC combat units in total, and smash 20 pieces of glass in buildings across maps. The glass-smashing objective is best completed with melee strikes to conserve ammunition, as nearly every building in Marathon contains breakable panes. Completing both objectives awards 180 Faction Reputation, 1,000 Credits, and a selection of grenades including Chem, EMP, and Flechette variants, and unlocks MIDA as a playable faction. The reward loadout previews MIDA's upgrade tree, which focuses on grenade-based and disruptive combat tools.