Game Features
Command Land, Sea & Air
Your aircraft carrier is the heart of your mobile base in Pandemic Mode, and its survival is critical to your success. If it’s destroyed, you lose the battle. Defend it at all costs as you face the relentless challenge of infected hordes, capable of turning your own units into their ranks. Utilize Winters, now a rebuildable hero, to lead your forces and command a diverse array of land, sea, and air units to hold the line in this unforgiving, post-apocalyptic world.
Doctrine Tree Progression
Experience dynamic gameplay systems that put you in control. Command the Operator as a hero unit in RTS mode or switch to Third-Person Shooter mode to take direct control of the battlefield. Progress through the Doctrine tree to unlock powerful weapons, unique units, and new support options to strengthen your forces. Customize Pandemic Mode to create your ideal challenge by adjusting gameplay options, disabling certain infected types, or designing custom scenarios. As your characters gain experience in combat, enhance their health and targeting efficiency, ensuring your survival in an ever-changing world.
Civilian Evacuation
Navigate a world driven by advanced systems and complex decisions. Line of sight and hearing-based AI will hunt your units based on what they can see and hear—stay stealthy or face overwhelming swarms. Explore massive, detailed maps featuring sprawling urban environments and varied locales, where every attack, defense, and civilian evacuation must be carefully planned to ensure survival. Interact with rogue civilian groups through dynamic diplomacy, recruiting allies, negotiating partnerships, or defending against hostile factions. Manage the fate of civilians with a detailed Civilian Administration Structure, customizing your intake system or using preset templates to make life-and-death decisions.
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Age: 24
Height: 5’4”
Sex: Female
Born: August 1, 1996
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California
Language: English
Residence: San Francisco, California
Classification: High-Risk Infected Host
Chelsey Trader, a kind and caring nurse at Treasure Island Community Hospital, struggled with anxiety and low self-esteem due to years of parental pressure and mental abuse. Her parents, a real estate agent and an ad executive, disapproved of her career choice, creating a strained relationship. The day before the San Francisco outbreak, Chelsey encountered a dying man infected with the Pangu Virus while visiting her grandmother in Half Moon Bay. Attempting to help, she unknowingly contracted the virus.
After returning to San Francisco, Chelsey became violently ill and unintentionally spread the virus to hospital patients. Sent home, she was overcome by rage fueled by the virus and murdered her abusive parents. Horrified by her actions, she fled to Treasure Island, disappearing as the island was quarantined by authorities.
Role: Critical Care Nurse
Rank: None
Service: Nurse (2 Years)
Full Name: Adrian Winter
Age: 30
Height 5’6”
Sex: Female
Born: June 02, 1990
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence: Fort Benning, Georgia
Affiliation 01: Center for Epidemic Research and Control (CERC)
Affiliation 02: United States Army
Role CERC: Special Operations and Field Research (SOFR)
Role Army: Army Ranger
Classification: "The Vanguard"
Adrian Winter, raised in a strict Roman Catholic household, defied expectations by joining the Army, where she excelled as a leader, completing three combat tours before becoming an elite Army Ranger and achieving the rank of captain.
In 2018, the loss of her sister in the Liberty Island Attack drove her to join CERC in 2019, combining military expertise with epidemic response to combat viral threats. By 2020, Winter had led three successful operations, demonstrating her sharp mind and resolve.
During the San Francisco Pangu Virus outbreak, Winter commanded a CERC research and tactical team, tasked with tracing the virus's origin and neutralizing hostile threats, cementing her role as a key figure in the fight against viral attacks.
Subject: Pangu Meteorite and Voyager Dawn Incident
Classification Level: Top Secret
The Chinese government seized the meteorite and research, with the military extracting and cultivating the virus, which could bind to and alter organic DNA. Scientists theorized the virus originated from a distant galaxy, possibly as a natural mutation or a weapon for colonizing alien worlds. By the mid-2000s, the Chinese military explored the virus's potential as a bioweapon.
Voyager Dawn
The Voyager Dawn beached in Half Moon Bay after a week and a half at sea. As the vessel was supposed to maintain radio silence, the U.S. government was not aware of the outbreak on board the ship until after it was beached. Before a search and rescue team could be sent, 24-year-old Chelsey Trader, who had been visiting her grandmother that weekend was walking along the beach when she noticed a body washed up on shore early in the morning, not too far from where the ship had beached. Working as a nurse, she rushed over to render aid, finding the man still alive, but close to death. The man tried to warn Chelsey, but his words were horribly distorted. Inadvertently, Chelsey was infected as the man died in her arms.
