Zone of Discord

Agent Skye "Phantom"

· Role: EUS Sniper and Scout
Appearance: A slender woman of average height. Her face is usually hidden by a balaclava and tactical goggles. She moves silently, like a shadow.
Personality: A loner by nature. Silent, reserved, and perfectly self-controlled. Spends her days in towers and attics, observing the city through the scope of her M2010 Enhanced rifle. She considers sniping not just a job, but an art form.
· Philosophy: "From a kilometer away, all ideologies look the same. Only the shot counts."
· What it gives quests for: Tasks for targeted eliminations (BEER squad leaders, their snipers), route reconnaissance and cover for assault groups from a long distance.

Sergeant Mike "Juggernaut" Thompson

· Role: Commander of assault groups, "strongman" of the squad.
Appearance: A huge, muscular fighter with a shaved head. He favors heavy equipment: M249 machine guns, grenade launchers. His body armor weighs as much as a small car.
Personality: Aggressive, straightforward, believes only in brute force. Disdains the cat-and-mouse tactics used by BEER. Loves explosives and powerful weapons. A loyal soldier, but not the brightest thinker.
· Philosophy: "Why cheat when you have C4? If all else fails, use more force."
· What it gives quests for: "Destruction" missions: blowing up bridges, demolishing buildings where BEER fighters have fortified themselves, clearing areas using maximum firepower.

Process Engineer Dr. Elena "Protea" Shaw

· Role: Chief Technician and the "brains" of the EUS, responsible for technology, communications and equipment.
Appearance: A frail woman in her 30s, wearing glasses and a white (already slightly soiled) coat over a bulletproof vest. She's constantly fiddling with a tablet or soldering iron.
Personality: A brilliant but absent-minded techie. Obsessed with technology and rebuilding infrastructure. She often uses technical jargon in conversation. She's indifferent to politics; she just wants her "toys" to work.
· Philosophy: "Data is the new oil. And a stable signal is worth more than gold."
· What it gives quests for: Tasks to repair/install repeaters, steal or destroy BEER server equipment, find components for reconnaissance drones or air defense systems.

Captain Alex "Raider" Miller

· Role: EUS Operation Commander, your main contact.
Appearance: A fit African American man in his 40s, with a perfect military bearing. Always dressed in a clean, modern uniform. Speaks calmly and confidently, like a newscaster.
Personality: A cool-headed strategist and careerist. He views conflict zones not as a tragedy, but as a testing ground for new tactics and an opportunity to advance. He treats the locals (and you) as tactical assets, not as people.
· Philosophy: "We bring order to this chaos. Every successful operation is a nail in the coffin of anarchy. Don't let us down."
· What it gives quests for: Strategic missions to capture key points (heights, bridges), destroy BEER command centers and obtain strategic data.

"Shadow" (Former FSO officer, name unknown)

· Role: Invisible saboteur, specialist in covert operations.
Appearance: Almost no one has seen him in person. Usually, it's just a voice on the radio or a silhouette in the dark. If he does appear, it's in a full mask and without identifying marks.
Personality: A completely cold and calculating professional. He speaks briefly and without emotion. He does the dirtiest work. Even the "Old Man" treats him with suspicion.
· Philosophy: "The goal justifies inaction. The best fight is the one that never happened."
· What quests are awarded for: Extremely difficult missions for covert infiltration: stealing documents from the EUS commander, eliminating key enemy specialists without making a sound, installing wiretaps in their headquarters.

"The Bearded Man" (Evgeny "Zhenya" Petrov)

· Role: Hunter, tracker and local expert.
Appearance: A man in his late 60s with a huge, bushy beard, dressed in a sheepskin coat and a fur hat with earflaps, no matter the weather. Armed with an old but well-maintained Tiger hunting rifle.
Personality: A sullen, silent type, but he treats nature and the city as if they were living things. He navigates the surrounding area perfectly, knows all the paths and dangerous places. He views military conflicts with disdain, but helps BEER because he sees them as the "lesser of two evils."
Philosophy: "The city is like a beast. If you make noise, it hides. If you listen, it will show you the way."
· What it gives quests for: Tasks related to tracking enemy movements, hunting dangerous mutated animals (for example, a pack of feral man-eating dogs), searching for caches and forgotten routes into the EUS defense

"The She-Bear" (Senior Sergeant Anna Zaitseva)

· Role: Gunsmith and Jack of all trades BEER.
Appearance: A woman of about 35-40 years old, her hands covered in oil and burns, and her hair short and practical. She wears an oil-stained jumpsuit, under which a bulletproof vest is visible. She speaks loudly and clearly.
Personality: Straightforward, caustic, doesn't suffer fools. She counts every shell casing and every ration. She approaches her work with religious awe. She can assemble a silencer from scrap or repair a gunstock in a matter of minutes.
Philosophy: "What works is the report card. What doesn't work is scrap metal. Bring the scrap metal, we'll make a report card."
· What quests are awarded for: Finding unique weapon parts (SVD sniper rifle barrel, rare tools), destroying EUS ammunition depots, testing new homemade weapons in combat

"The Old Man" (Major Dmitry Volkov)

· Role: BEER squad leader, your main contact and quest giver.
Appearance: A man of about 50, with a gray stubble and tired but piercing eyes. He wears a worn officer's uniform jacket over a modern combat vest. He walks with a cane (due to an old leg injury), but he's a tough man to follow in combat.
Personality: Stern, pragmatic, with a sense of trench humor. He doesn't abandon his own people and despises "American mercenaries." He speaks little, but with authority. A former career officer, he served in "hot spots."
· Philosophy: "We didn't come here to be heroes. We're here to survive. And to clear this land of strangers. All of it."
· What it rewards quests for: Strategic tasks to weaken the EUS, extract critical resources, and strengthen the BEER position.

Needs: You need to monitor your hunger, thirst, health, and sleep. Food and water can be found in destroyed houses, shops, or looted from enemies.
Radiation and pollution: Some areas are contaminated due to destroyed industries. Gas masks and hazmat suits are needed.
Weather: Severe weather conditions: rain, snow, blizzard, which affect visibility and speed of movement.
Crafting: From the "garbage" you find (wires, glue, scrap metal, first aid kits), you can create weapons, armor, ammunition, medicine, and upgrades for your stash.

EUS (Eagles United States):
Style: They focus on technology, stealth and precision.
Equipment: American weapons (M4, M16, sniper rifles), tactical vests, night vision devices, portable reconnaissance drones.
Philosophy: "We establish order and bring democracy to this chaos."
EUS is mostly American, but there are also warriors from other countries.

BEER is a large faction composed exclusively of Russians. They guard factories in the "Zone of Discord" and some high-rise buildings. BEER is at odds with another similarly large faction in the EUS Zone. BEER's style is assault and deadly force. Their equipment includes: AK-74, Saiga, and AS Val weapons; homemade armor made from thick aluminum plates with level 3 protection; reinforced helmets with a closed face; and medium-weight vests. BEER's philosophy is "We defend Russian soil from invaders. This is our home."

A stash is your refuge, a place where you can stay safe and prepare for another dangerous expedition to gather food, items, ammunition, and weapons. You can set up anything you want in your stash, including workbenches, sewing machines, storage areas, and gun racks. You can also communicate with other people and complete missions for rewards.

A dark, melancholic atmosphere in the spirit of Dmitry Gushchin's paintings or Tarkovsky's films. Gray tones, abandoned Soviet monuments, and dilapidated panel houses contrast with modern military equipment. The sound design had to be key: the howling of the wind through broken windows, distant gunshots, the creaking of metal, patrol radio chatter.

"Zone of Discord" is a world where tactical survival in a harsh environment intertwines with moral choices and strategic loyalty. Your allegiance determines not only the ending but also how you fight and survive each day.