Evo City

> *"I need to get the hell to Evo City. It's quite... important. Heh."*
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--Nathan, talking to Jeremy.

**Evo City** is a major American city encountered by the survivor(s) throughout their journies. It is based off the Garry's Mod map rp\_evocity, however there have been multiple versions of this map, each featured in different episodes. The city itself has more than 1 location, for e.g. east, west, etc. It appears recently, upon Nathan's visit, that central Evo City had become a safe zone run by the military.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Prior to the outbreak, Evo City was a very prominent city in the U.S. Due to the large size of the town and it's building, it was home to many residents. It was also likely the workplace of many of these residents, as the town also held many businesses such as a gas station, shops, and offices.

## Post-Apocalypse

Evo City is first encountered by David Hawkings in the final episode of Season 1. For a long time, the city likely remained abandoned, littered with crashed vehicles and debris. For an unknown reason, a clone of Doctor Breen, unguarded, was sent to Evo City, with several Antlions, abducted by the Combine from Xen. It is likely that he was only sent there to be bait for David.

It was seen again in Episode 8 of Season 2. This time, David arrives with Nick and Eric in search of a military evacuation. The evacuation in the city was going well, as one of the survivors stated, however a helicopter crashed for unknown reasons, possibly because the pilot being infected, and the infected became drawn to the noise, overrunning the site. David leaves the city, while Nick and Eric help the remaining military get any survivors out safely.

Allan and Ramirez return to Evo City in Last Hope, and find the city different from when David had left. It appears that the military attempted to make a foothold in the city, and set up a fairly large outpost. It is possible that this is the result of the military evacuation after David left Evo City in Season 2. The military certainly had a large presence in the area, with lots of vehicles, supplies, and even a helicopter within the outpost. It is possible that the military maintained order in the city for some time, as there are several notices seen around the city warning the populace of infected, and most of the debris is cleared. Regardless, the city was eventually overrun as it was previously.

Most recently, the military has finally gotten Evo City within their control. The city seems to be heavily guarded, with a very large amount of National Guard soldiers and Army Rangers guarding the site. The military even went as far to have stationed an M1 Abrams in the city. It is likely a very high-profile safezone, as it was the former residence of General Robertson up until he was captured by the JSF.

## Layout

Central Evo City is probably the largest, and most well-developed area of the city, before and after the outbreak. It is home to numerous high-rises, including the largest skyscraper in the city, which appears to be some sort of office building. Below the building is a parking garage, and a small underground complex including an armory, where all the military-grade weapons are stored. The first floor of the building has a main lobby, and an elevator which leads to the upper floors. It is unknown what most of these contain, however, on seemingly the uppermost floors of the building, there is a conference room where General Robertson met with Nathan, as well as General Robertson's office.

The rest of the street contains various abandoned businesses, including a gas station, a bank, and a fast food restaurant. There is also a small side-street which includes a small building which appears to be a warehouse of sorts, containing 2 large rooms, one being for storage likely. This is where the initial evacuation seen in Season 2 was set up, and also overrun.

The outskirts of Evo City appear to be mostly abandoned, save for the occasional military patrolman, with abandoned vehicles scattered about, and infected roaming free. The buildings on the outskirts of the city appear to be mostly factories and industrial buildings, however, also located on the outskirts of the city is a small hospital. The hospital contains a lobby/reception area for new admissions, with various corridors branching off into operating rooms. This is also where Roger left his note which lead to Allan and Ramirez finding him in Torrington.

Evo City is located in a very mountainous region, thus, the area is separated by many tunnels running through cliffs and mountainsides.

## Current Status

Evo City appears to currently be very heavily fortified and defended by the military. It is home to many residents and soldiers alike, and even General Robertson. With Robertson captured, however, it is currently unknown to the military who is in control of the zone. Quite recently, it seems there was a breach in the city walls, allowing a horde of infected to break in. However, it seems this breach was dealt with before Nathan left, by the large amount of soldiers present guarding the city.

## Sources

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/tbLWrYAbRA4?list=PLl7tPKKmq7yEHF06oa-45Gdu8QE97IxPF&t=582
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8yDqkvlDmU&index=13&list=PLl7tPKKmq7yEHF06oa-45Gdu8QE97IxPF
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/KpyHGWvMpak?list=PLl7tPKKmq7yGIztCqWoBWi0LGQknmikb1&t=620
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/urSpVipQO\_g?list=PLl7tPKKmq7yHwLWhXXLLhSHRyY60O3IFT&t=371