Zone 1-70

Commander, your presence has been requested to investigate Zone 1–70—a silently unfolding endless dimension beyond the limits of traditional science. After countless failed experiments, we have finally breached the boundary. With your leadership, we will map the unknown, extract clues and artifacts, and push humanity toward new frontiers. The Zone will test every discipline, every nerve, and every limit of patience as we seek to unlock humanity’s true potential.

First steps

Your team of scientists is trained across multiple disciplines and psychologically prepared to endure the tasks ahead. You will begin by gathering scraps and artifacts for initial study, building a catalog of items from the earliest expeditions. As expeditions push deeper into the Zone, zones with anomalous properties will emerge, demanding careful study, calibrated tools, and adaptive strategies. Every mission expands our understanding, while the Zone reshapes itself around our attempts.

Anomalies

Anomalies within Zone 1–70 manifest a wide range of properties, rendering the environment increasingly unstable. Light bends unnaturally; temperatures drain without cause; memories erode, and the mind may fracture under prolonged exposure. Our crews are equipped with specialized sensors to detect, catalog, and mark these zones before their effects become irreversible. These anomalies can be studied using machines designed to analyze and experiment on their properties, yielding D.A.T.A. of incalculable value to the organization. It is your duty to determine which experiments are most suitable for each anomaly.

• Light bends unnaturally and defies ordinary optics.
• Temperatures drain without a source or pattern.
• Memories erode, challenging identity and continuity.
• The mind fractures under prolonged exposure, testing resilience.
• Specialized sensors detect, catalog, and mark zones before irreversible effects.
• Experimental machines analyze properties and yield valuable D.A.T.A.
• Your decisions shape which experiments are assigned to each anomaly.

The Zone and its inhabitants

The Zone is a vast, monolithic structure, raising questions about whether something once lived here—or still does. Flesh-like structures emerge from the floor, growing like fungi, and lifeforms push back with unsettling tenacity. Firepower will be required, and research protocols must include armed escorts for science teams to prevent casualties and material losses. Volunteers, lured by promises of glory and mass-produced medals, step forward to fight and defend. Be warned, these lifeforms bite back. But bullets won’t suffice when they arrive: t̴̤͕̏̿ĥ̵̪̝͋é̶̻͙̈́ẏ̷̢ arrive.