Dead City, as it is called in-game, is a improperly defined district in Walled City 99 outside the The SafeZone of the Lower Level. The cat passes through this area in Chapter 2: Dead City.
There do appear to be at least some Companions venturing into the Dead City, as the cat encounters at least two unfortunate souls as he passes through, one already dead and one dying.
Other than Zurks, everyone in Walled City 99 is biologically "dead", so the name "Dead City" implies that it is not a place that Companions can live, either: a ghost town, or rather a ghost district of the city, caused by the depredations of the Zurk.
Zurks Takeover[]
Due to the absence of organic and inorganic life such as Humans or Companion Bots, the Zurks that were once artificial bacteria made by Neco Corp to eat trash and has evolved soon took over the parts of the city that is now called "Dead City".
Furthermore, the Zurks made nearly every place uninhabitable due to their large infestations across buildings. One such example is the construction of a tower, where it has been nearly coated by the Zurks infestation. These infestations can even create biological eyes, like the ones within the Sewers. Other than that, the Zurks are the main cause of the creation of Dead City.
Trivia[]
- Dead City is designed by Nicolas Millot (Zurk chase sequence (Map layout, Set Dressing, Lighting and first pass Zurk placement) and the following area up to B-12 flat (Map layout, Set dressing, first pass lighting)), Mathieu Audrain (Level Design, the final iterations on Zurk placement, balancing and triggered lights), Clara Perrissol (the area before B-12 Flat Design, Additional LA), Mathieu (Additional LD), Viv and Koola (final lighting/postprocess), Kime Honma (the first section of Dead City (Architectural assets conception, Vertex painting, Set dressing, Collisions, Lighting))
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