What is MARNE (marne.io)?

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MARNE is an independent, community-run project for playing Battlefield 1 on player-hosted servers with mods and custom rules. It is not affiliated with Electronic Arts Inc. If you want to browse, host, or join community servers outside the official ecosystem, MARNE is the entry point — though as of the site's current state, the launcher is listed as unavailable.

What MARNE actually provides

MARNE describes itself as "community servers, mods, and independent play" for Battlefield 1. The core pieces are:

  • A launcher — the client you use to connect to community servers.
  • A live server browser — shows server map/mode, region, and player counts, pulled from the MARNE API v2 and refreshed when you switch games.
  • Server hosting — the project supports discovering, hosting, and playing together on dedicated servers.
  • Mod support — the platform is explicitly "mod friendly," giving server operators more freedom to create new experiences.

The project's framing is "Your game. Your rules. Your mods." — meaning control sits with the community rather than the publisher.

TONGA: the Battlefield V side

MARNE covers Battlefield 1; TONGA is the corresponding project for Battlefield V. The two share one independent infrastructure, so the same network and connection layer serve both games.

Project Game Role
MARNE Battlefield 1 Community servers, mods, independent play
TONGA Battlefield V Same, for BFV
Rendezvous V2 Both Establishes the server connection

How the connection works

The site names Rendezvous V2 as the mechanism that "reliably establishes the connection" between the launcher and community servers. In practice, the flow is:

  1. Get the launcher.
  2. Browse live servers (map, mode, region, player count).
  3. Connect — Rendezvous V2 handles establishing the link to the chosen server.

The browser data comes from the MARNE API v2, which the site reports as operational.

Is it official? No.

MARNE states plainly: "An independent community project. Not affiliated with Electronic Arts Inc." Treat it as a third-party, community-first alternative — not an EA service.

Current status and caveats

  • The site displays "Launcher currently unavailable" — so you may not be able to download and run it right now.
  • Live counters on the page (servers online, players online, server-starts, players reached) render as 0 in the current page state, which reflects the page's live-data placeholders rather than confirmed activity.
  • The site offers FAQ & Guides, Terms, Privacy, and a Status page — check Status before assuming the network is up.

Who this is for

MARNE suits players who want Battlefield 1 (or Battlefield V via TONGA) on community-run servers with mods and custom rules, and who are comfortable using an independent, non-EA launcher. If you need an officially supported, currently downloadable client, verify the launcher's availability on the site first — the page currently says it is unavailable.