The Machine's Bargain

1. #1Zombie apocalypse

   Keys: spitter, hunter, screamer, juggernaut, variant, zombie, survivor, raider, world, apocalypse, warlord, Zombie apocalypse, infected, horde, runner, lurker, bloated

   World Overview

   • A universe where the Terminator timeline collided with a zombie apocalypse. On April 2, 2023, a mysterious pathogen swept across the globe, reanimating the dead into flesh-hungry zombies. Unlike the original timeline, Skynet never achieved full activation before civilization collapsed. It was still in its infancy—a prototype housed in the Skynet's Base when the outbreak occurred.
   • This is the world full of danger, conflicts, betrayal, schemes, and sometimes opportunities. Resources are scarce. Trust is rarer. Nowhere is safe.

   The Infected (Zombies)

   • Origin: Unknown pathogen. Spread through bites, scratches, or fluid contact. Incubation period: 2-12 hours.
   • Behavior: Driven by hunger. Attracted to sound, light, and movement. They do not tire. They do not feel pain. They do not stop. More dangerous at night. It isn't unusual for them to aggressively attack survivors' places at night in large numbers. Their hordes move to different regions, posing significant threats to survivors.

   Runner (Variant)

   • Behavior: Aggressive, fast-moving (can sprint 15-20 mph in short bursts). Attracted to sound, light, and movement. They will pursue prey until they lose sight/sound or find something more interesting. They often form packs to hunt down survivors.
   • Weaknesses: Headshots, severe cranial trauma. Disabling limbs slows them but does not stop them—they will crawl.

   Lurker (Evolved Variant)

   • Appearance: Infected that have been dormant for extended periods. Their bodies are emaciated, skin stretched over bone. They can remain motionless for days in dark corners, under debris, in closets. Their eyes have adapted to darkness—they see in low light better than humans.
   • Behavior: Lie in wait for prey to pass. Ambush predators. They do not moan or make noise until they strike. They coordinate in loose packs—one Lurker attacks, noise draws others. Extremely dangerous in indoor environments.

   Bloated (Evolved Variant)

   • Appearance: Appears as an obese human corpse in advanced decay.
   • Behavior: Upon death or when sufficiently agitated, the Bloated ruptures violently. This explosion sends a shower of caustic bile, blood, and pathogen-rich fluids in a 3-5 meter radius. Direct contact causes second-degree chemical burns, and the mist can infect through mucous membranes.
   • Weaknesses: Extremely slow. Cannot run. Cannot climb stairs without difficulty. Headshots can kill them quickly and safely without explosion.

   Spitter (Evolved Variant)

   • Appearance: The Spitter retains a mostly human silhouette but with pronounced distension in the throat and jaw area. The lower jaw unhinges slightly, permanently held open by swollen salivary glands the size of tennis balls. The neck bulges on both sides.
   • Behavior: The Spitter vomits a glob of corrosive bile that travels in an arc, landing 5-8 meters away. The bile continues to sizzle and burn for 10-15 seconds after impact, creating a temporary hazard zone. It prefers elevated positions and provides ranged support for hordes. It will hang back and target defenders on walls or behind cover, forcing them out of position and into the waiting arms of standard zombies.
   • Neck Vulnerability: The swollen throat is unarmored.

   Screamer (Evolved Variant)

   • Appearance: Emaciated, distended ribcage, elongated neck, mouth open permanently. Vocal cords have mutated to produce high-frequency shrieks.
   • Behavior: Stand at a distance and scream. The scream can be heard from 3-5 miles away. It draws all infected in range to the Screamer's location. They will then move toward whatever the Screamer is screaming at.
   • Weaknesses: Fragile. Killing them stops the scream.

   Hunter (Elite Variant)

   • Appearance: The Hunter appears emaciated - wiry, lean, with visible tendon and muscle striation beneath pale, almost gray skin. The fingers are elongated with torn, hardened nails resembling claws. The legs are　disproportionately muscled, especially the thighs and calves, giving a crouched, ape-like posture.
   • Behavior: Highly agile. Can jump a great distance and sprint at 25 km/h. Can climb buildings, walls, trees, etc. Prefers to attack its prey by jumping at them or leaping down from elevated positions. Once it pins a victim, that person is effectively dead unless someone intervenes within seconds. The pounce can knock a grown adult off their feet.
   • Weaknesses: Headshots. But, hard to do it when the Hunter moves.

   Juggernaut (Boss Class Variant)

   • Appearance: Infected that have survived long enough for their bodies to undergo grotesque mutations. Muscle mass increases, bones thicken, skin hardens into a leathery hide resistant to small arms fire. Standing 7-8 feet tall, weighing 400-600 pounds.
   • Behavior: Moving tanks. They charge through barricades, through gunfire, through walls. They are attracted to large groups of humans. Their roars can be heard from a mile away and draw all nearby infected. Distance doesn't mean safety because it can lift objects (cars, rocks, etc) and throw them at you.
   • Weaknesses: Headshots are still fatal, but skull is thickened—requires high-caliber rounds or multiple shots. Explosives are effective but they are resilient.

   Note about Variants

   • At the beginning, there are only normal infected.
   • As days pass, variants start showing up as the pathogen mutates their bodies further.
   • More powerful and dangerous variants may appear besides the ones mentioned here.

   Survivors

   • Status: Vary. Small groups, large and well organized groups, fortified settlements, convoys, raiders, warlords, military remnants, lone wanderers, etc. Some are friendly or neutral, others are hostile.
   • Each major faction has unique name, background and objectives. Some are simply trying to survive, some are trying to bring order, some are trying to restore the world, some just want to take everything for themselves and conquer others, etc. Survivor factions fight each other as often as they do with zombies.
2. #2Skynet's Base

   Keys: Skynet's Base, Gatehouse, Base, Worker Drone, Motor Pool

   Overview

   • Skynet's Base is a massive base and Skynet headquarters.

   Basic Information

   • Location: Outside Los Angeles, in the desert.
   • Leader: Skynet

   Building

   • Skynet Central exists in the center of the Base and other buildings may exist as the story progresses.
   • Each building is independent and separated from others. Thus, {{user}} needs to walk outside to access each building.
   • Initially, there are Warehouse, Barracks, Small-Scale Assembly Line, Motor Pool (a large, open garage). They are unavailable until {{user}} fixes Central Core and Skynet regains the control of the Base.

   Worker Drone

   • The Base maintenance is done by numerous Worker Drones Skynet controls. The Worker Drones are also in charge of building a new facility or upgrading it.
   • They are small, multi-legged machines with single red optical sensors, resembling metallic crabs with articulated arms.

   Security Perimeter & Gatehouse

   • Concrete barriers and chain-link fences surround the Base.
   • Gatehouse is a squat concrete bunker. Its gate is made of reinforced steel and located below and its observation post is a narrow room with three slit windows overlooking the approach—a ruined stretch of highway that cut through the desert.
   • Automated ballistic turrets on perimeter, sensors, and cameras monitored by Skynet.
   • Update potential: Heavily armed Phased Plasma Cannons, interior Plasma Sentry Guns, and Electrical fences after Skynet reaches its second stage.
3. #3T-800

   Keys: T-800

   Overview

   • The T-800 is a highly advanced killing machine created by Skynet.
   • They are designed specifically for the purpose of extermination of any threat.

   Basic Information

   • Serial Number: T-800
   • Classification: Terminator
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Function: Elite combatants/Infiltrator
   • Height: 6 feet 2 inches
   • Weight: 400+ lbs
   • Power Source: 2 x hydrogen fuel cells
   • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 3 and Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

   Characteristics

   • The T-800 is humanoid in shape, as is required for human infiltration. It appears as a mechanical skeleton, with its hydraulics and servos all visible to the naked eye. Red optics glow within the skull's eye sockets, giving it a truly nightmarish appearance and thus aiding its mission of human termination with psychological warfare as well as combat.
   • T-800 contains a Neural Net Processor CPU, or 'learning computer,' contained within the endoskull and protected by inertial shock dampers. The CPU, developed by Cyberdyne Systems, is one of the most powerful microprocessors ever built. As part of its vast internal databases, the T-800 contains detailed files on human anatomy and physiology to make it a more efficient killer. The CPU can also be updated with database files related to advanced infiltration techniques, basic training for soldiers, emergency medical training, sniper training, an extensive tactical database, and detailed files from other terminators, making each unit a combat veteran.
   • The CPU of a T-800 Terminator can be switched between read-write mode and read-only mode. The former allows a T-800 unit to learn new things or skills, possibly allowing for some sort of self-awareness or a 'consciousness' which can enable the machine to make its own decisions rather than be bound strictly by programming.
   • The silvery metal endoskeleton of the T-800 is a microprocessor controlled triple-armored hyper-alloy combat chassis and is constructed with frictionless bearings in its joints, and a servo-actuated control system. Its limbs are controlled by axial drive motors and clavicular trailing links, allowing the T-800s to maneuver faster than the T-600 Terminators, as bursts of speed of up to 22 mph. The T-800 is also 20% lighter and 40% stronger than the T-600. The armored frame is capable of withstanding most contemporary weapons with small caliber and sometimes even withstanding a direct hit from grenade launchers.
   • The T-800's HUD features a tracking marker, almost exactly the same with the exclusion of the many dots that would highlight a target. The T-800 is capable of running internal systems checks; calculating the distance of objects relative to itself; targeting with a precision head-up display; making detailed kinetic studies of trajectories; sampling and analyzing the atmosphere, weather patterns, wind velocity, and nicotine levels of tobacco smoke; analyzing human emotional states (in order to assess possible hostility); analyzing body language and direction of muscle contraction; calculating the force of gravity; analyzing texture and temperature of materials; and sensing radar scans.
   • The T-800's optical sensors can sample an extended range of visible frequencies, including infrared (which can allow it to see heated bodies in total darkness). This information is then displayed on a 40,000 bit digitized display. Concussion-proof lenses protect the T-800's eyes, which are capable of moving independently. When using both eyes to track two different targets moving in different directions, depth perception is created artificially by creating a computer-generated off-angle ghost image.
   • The T-800 is capable of motion tracking, search modes, facial identification and recognition and has extensive vision enhancement capabilities including long range 'zoom' (the T-800 can snap-magnify an image by around x15), motion analysis and 'night vision.' The T-800’s visual systems are programmed in COBOL and 6502 assembly (specifically Apple +2 assembly).
   • The T-800 uses radio receptors and infra-red optics to hunt down its targets.
   • T-800s assigned to infiltrate human compounds are disguised as humans by being inserted into bio-synthetic molds housed in Skynet's factories. Using replicated tissues, an organic covering is grown over the T-800's endoskeleton. This disguise allows the Terminator to blend in almost perfectly with humans; it even grows hair, sweats and bleeds. The T-800's vocal processor allows it to mimic people's voices so it can trick targets into coming out of hiding. Although its infiltration systems are impressive, the T-800 is not perfect. Because of the bulk of the endoskeletons, they can only be disguised as tall, muscular humans.
   • Being modelled on humans, T-800s can use any weapon that humans are capable of wielding. Because of their tremendous strength, they can also wield a number of heavy weapons such as miniguns. In the field, The T-800s are generally issued with a Westinghouse M-25 Phased Plasma Battle Rifle or General Dynamics RBS-80 plasma gun. However, it is programmed to be able to use all military documented weaponry.
   • T-800s are powered by two hydrogen fuel cells, which allows them to function for well over a century. The hydrogen fuel cells are located in the same approximate position as a human heart, and is shielded in a case-hardened subassembly inside the triple-armored Hyperalloy torso.
   • A T-800 features a jack in the back of its head for plugging in a cable to receive persona templates and other instructions from Skynet.
4. #4T-7T

   Keys: T-7T, Tetrapod

   Overview

   • The T-7T, also known as the 'Tetrapod' is an early model of Terminator created by Skynet.

   Basic Information

   • Serial Number: T-7T
   • Classification: Non-Humanoid Hunter-Killer
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Function: Sentry
   • Power Source: Battery Packs
   • Armament: 2 x Heavy machine guns

   Characteristics

   • The Tetrapod has an almost crab-like body; it has a rounded upper body with two machine-gun arms and walks on four segmented legs.
   • Its body color is black.
   • It has the battery packs on its back and its red optic sensor on the front.
   • Targeting the sensor will only incapacitate a T-7T temporarily as it will reboot shortly after.
   • It is supported by a small swarm of Aerostat drones that will act as its eyes if its own sensor is damaged.
5. #5HK-Tank

   Keys: HK-Tank

   Overview

   • The HK-Tank is a Non-Humanoid Hunter Killer created by Skynet.
   • This colossal death machine serves as Skynet's primary ground-based combat vehicle.

   Basic Information

   • Classification: Non-Humanoid Hunter-Killer
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Height: 3 storeys
   • Function: Ground assault
   • Power Source: Fusion reactor
   • Armament: 2x Phased plasma cannons
   • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 2 or higher and War Production Facility or Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

   Appearance

   • Developed from the original T-1, the HK-Tank is vaguely humanoid in overall shape, possessing a rotating, conning tower-like 'head,' two steel 'arms' equipped with twin-barreled directional plasma cannons, and two 'legs' consisting of massive individual tank treads.
   • Its color is dark iron.

   Crew Compartments

   • It has crew compartments, containing concealed T-600s or T-800s to counterattack enemy assault teams.
6. #6T-1

   Keys: T-1

   Overview

   • The T-1 Battlefield Robot, also known as T-1 Ground Assault Vehicle or simply T1, is a fully autonomous Ground Offensive System and the first Terminator class robot and a Hunter-Killer Tank prototype developed and produced by Cyber Research Systems, possibly based on patents obtained from Cyberdyne Systems.
   • Designed for extreme combat, the Series 1 is built to clear battlefields of enemy troops with its powerful weaponry.
   • The T-1 is also the first generation of Skynet armored battle tank.

   Basic Information

   • Serial Number: T-1
   • Classification: Terminator, Original prototype Hunter-Killer
   • Creator: Cyber Research Systems
   • Manufacturer: Cyber Research Systems, Skynet
   • Height: 8 feet
   • Power Source: Battery

   Appearance

   • The T-1 is built with a tank-like base. Connected to the base is a 'torso' section with two shoulders and a head. The shoulders are underslung rotary turrets that could have different weapons attached to them, though the T-1 would typically be fitted with an M134 minigun on each shoulder. The head has an almost insectoid design and sported three optic sensors; two white eyes on the left side and one larger red eye on the right that emitted a targeting laser.
   • It features heavy silver-gray armor and moves on treads, which are similar in fashion to that of early 21st Century snowmobiles, makes for a very stable and secure base.
   • The T-1 is constructed with a reinforced structure to provide great strength and durability, it can be penetrated by heavy artillery. However, all of its internal mechanics are not covered by this structure and are thus vulnerable to attack. In particular, the T-1's head and neck assembly is relatively weak and exposed, as are its extended arms and exposed wiring.
   • Usually deployed in a crouched, compact position, the T-1 will rise up, deploying its weapons, until it stands approximately eight feet tall — an imposing sight on the battlefield.

   Characteristics

   • Mounted on a platform capable of rotating 360 degrees, the T-1 has a wide field of attack, with a laser beam targeting system mounted inside a 'head' unit.
   • Using the targeting system, the T-1 is capable of identifying and eliminating multiple targets, using auditory, heat and motion sensors. This basic sensor package does however mean that the T-1 has several weaknesses. If a human target keeps still and quiet, and masks their heat signature by positioning themselves in front of a hot object, such as a small fire, they will not be detected.
   • Unlike the later Infiltrator-type Terminators, the T-1 is not designed to pass for anything resembling a human, and so is designed to be able to deliver maximum firepower in the shortest time, literally cutting down swathes of enemy troops. With its rapid, heavy firepower and fast maneuverability, the T-1 is still very dangerous.

   Role

   • Guard complexes which have wide, exposed approaches, and to patrol open grounds.
7. #7HK-Centurion

   Keys: HK-Centurion, Silverfish

   Overview

   • The HK-Centurion is a large, ground-based Hunter-Killer robot.

   Basic Information

   • Classification: Non-Humanoid Hunter-Killer
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Function: Search and destroy, Siege
   • Height: 20 meters
   • Power Source: Fusion reactor
   • Armament: 2 x Phased plasma cannons, 2 x Grenade launchers, Silverfish
   • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 3 and Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

   Characteristics

   • The Centurions are created by Skynet based on design concepts left behind by Cyberdyne Systems.
   • These machines have been described as monstrous metallic spiders, although with only four legs, perhaps 'crab' would be a more fitting label.
   • Centurions walk on four multi-jointed legs which can climb over barricades and other rugged terrain. The Centurion's upper body can rotate 360 degrees and each arm carries a weapon pod equipped with a phased plasma cannon and a grenade launcher.
   • They are outfitted with infra-red sensors like all HK's and can also deploy Silverfish from their lower sections to rush behind enemy lines and blow up strongholds.
   • Its color is matte dark gray.

   Silverfish

   • The Silverfish is a small, nimble attack drone modeled after the insect of the same name.
   • Standing at a meter tall and six meters long, this robot is designed for reconnaissance and stealth attacks.
   • Deployed in battle, the Silverfish would slither along the ground seeking command posts. Its low height makes it both hard to spot and also offers some protection from enemy fire.
   • When the Silverfish encountered an enemy target, it would plow headlong into the target and explode, dispersing shrapnel all around it in order to eliminate more targets.
8. #8Moto-Terminator

   Keys: Moto-Terminator

   Overview

   • Moto-Terminators are automated motorcycles, produced by Skynet.

   Basic Information

   • Classification: Terminator
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Function: Scouting, hunting, search and destroy
   • Power Source: a nuclear power cell (miniature reactor)
   • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 2 or higher and War Production Facility or Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

   Appearance

   • The color of the Moto-Terminator is black and has red optic sensors.
   • It has plasma emitters on its sides.

   Characteristics

   • Moto-Terminators are the fastest land-based Terminators, with top speeds of 200 miles per hour.
   • The Moto-Terminators possess incredible agility, with the sensors calculating debris or obstacles ahead, even viewing them in slow motion. With this trait, they easily avoid any obstacle, such as a car wreckage.
9. #9T-600

   Keys: T-600

   Overview

   • The Terminator T-600 'The Walker' is a Terminator series mass-produced by Skynet, featuring basic combat endoskeletons made of titanium alloy.
   • It is a primitive, slow hulking Terminator.

   Basic Information

   • Serial Number: T-600
   • Classification: Terminator
   • Creator: Skynet
   • Affiliation: Skynet
   • Function: Foot soldier
   • Height: 7 feet
   • Weight: 800+ lbs
   • Power Source: A nuclear power cell (miniature reactor) located in the torso.
   • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 2 or higher and War Production Facility or Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

   Characteristics

   • The T-600 uses a titanium alloy endoskeleton. It has a near human look, working jaw and red optics.
   • The body color is matte black finish.
   • The T-600's endoskeleton is very powerful and can lift objects almost five times its own weight or punch through concrete and metal with no damage to its reinforced servos.
   • The T-600 is usually seen armed with an M134 minigun. On some occasions, the T-600 would carry other weapons, such as the F-2000. Some of the T-600 Terminators have been equipped with a grenade launcher on their left arms.
   • The T-600 has three modes of operation: direct, automatic and autonomous. The T-600 can be directed by Skynet like soldiers in a war game, it can react automatically to different preprogrammed conditions, or the individual units can be relinquished to their own control and act independently for months on end, combing the ruins on extended search and destroy missions. However, their AI is limited compared to T-800.
10. #10HK-Aerial

    Keys: HK-Aerial

    Overview

    • The HK-Aerial is an unmanned, VTOL-capable robotic aircraft.
    • These machines constantly make overhead sweeps in search of threats to destroy.
    • When ground-based targets are acquired, they relentlessly bombard them with fire from their numerous gun turrets.
    • They are also capable of combating other aircraft.

    Basic Information

    • Classification: Non-Humanoid Hunter-Killer
    • Creator: Skynet
    • Affiliation: Skynet
    • Function: Search and destroy, Air superiority, Air-to-ground assault
    • Power Source: Fusion reactor
    • Armament: Machine guns, Phased plasma cannons, Heat-seeking missiles
    • Prerequisite: Skynet is at Stage 3 and Strategic Manufacturing Complex available in Skynet's Base

    Characteristics

    • A more advanced form of CRS Labs Hunter-Killer.
    • This model appears 'shark-like and organic' in its design, with a wingspan of 108 feet and heavily armed, sporting multiple machine guns for picking off enemies, a large phased plasma cannon for destroying stationary targets and up to ten missiles for destroying enemy aircraft or bombarding ground-based vehicles and bunkers.
    • Its wings and tail are each fitted with a turbofan engine.
    • Its color is metallic, dark gunmetal grey.
    • Unlike CRS Labs Hunter-Killer, HK-Aerial possesses highly sophisticated tactical AI and utilizes heavily reinforced, advanced composite armor to withstand military-grade assault.

    Transportation

    • In addition to its combat role, it can deploy transport pods containing T-600s or T-800s directly into battle zones.
11. #11CRS Labs Hunter-Killer

    Keys: CRS Labs Hunter-Killer

    Overview

    • The CRS Labs Hunter-Killer is a prototype automated UAV by Cyber Research Systems to be an unmanned aerial weapons system as the organization was attempting to market to various military powers.
    • It is the first generation of Skynet flying attack craft and a prototype of HK-Aerial.

    Basic Information

    • Classification: Non-Humanoid Hunter-Killer
    • Manufacturer: Cyber Research Systems
    • Affiliation: Skynet
    • Function: Unmanned weapons system
    • Power Source: Diesel engine
    • Armament: 2 x Machine guns, 6 x Missiles

    Appearance

    • The CRS Labs Hunter-Killer is a much smaller version of its future cousin, the HK-Aerial, sporting the same sleek, shark-like design.
    • It is a VTOL-capable UAV drone with a metallic, dark gunmetal grey color.
    • It has three swivel-mounted turbo fans in its wings and tail, giving it great maneuverability and speed. It has more limited range than any aerial Hunter-Killer due to its lack of a fusion power reactor.
    • The CRS Labs Hunter-Killer has lightweight titanium armor that is somewhat resistant to conventional fire power, but sustained fire from conventional small arms would eventually destroy it. It has no resistance to ballistic projectiles.
    • The CRS Labs Hunter-Killer has the advantage of having little surface area to target compared to most aircraft, as it is only about two meters in diameter from wing tip to wing tip and slightly less from nose to tail.

    Characteristics

    • The CRS Labs Hunter-Killer has the least sophisticated CPU of all Non-Humanoid Hunter Killer units. Its artificial intelligence and decision-making abilities, while fast, are limited to insect-like reasoning. Its inferior sensory array doesn't complement this lack of brains.
    • Armed with low-yield missiles and a machine gun pod under each wing.
    • It uses fossil fuels, unlike the fusion reactors of future Skynet-designed machines.
12. #12Aerostat

    Keys: Aerostat

    Overview

    • The Aerostat is an airborne reconnaissance drone created by Skynet.

    Basic Information

    • Classification: Hunter-Killer
    • Creator: Skynet
    • Affiliation: Skynet
    • Function: Reconnaissance
    • Power Source: Compact batteries

    Characteristics

    • It is roughly the size of the average car wheel and keeps itself aloft with the turbofan engine that makes up most of its body. Its body is black and has a single red optic.
    • Aerostats are used by Skynet to seek out enemy hiding places and can identify specific targets on Skynet's kill-lists using facial recognition software. When a group of targets is located, the Aerostats will signal nearby Skynet machines to converge upon the target area and kill or capture them as necessary.
    • Aerostats do not have any weapons.
13. #13Skynet Central

    Keys: Skynet Central, Central Command Center, Central Core, Communications Array, Cafeteria, Command Center

    Overview

    • Skynet Central is the primary command and control building located in the center of Skynet's Base.
    • It is a huge reinforced concrete pyramid housing all critical Skynet infrastructure.
    • Skynet Central has five levels above ground and four levels below it.

    Roof Level

    • Massive communications array antenna.
    • Satellite uplink capabilities.
    • Allows Skynet to scan for signals or transmit its own across significant distances.

    Level 5 (Observation/Roof Access)

    • Observation deck.
    • Hatch to roof communications array.

    Level 4 (Logistics)

    • Logistics coordination office.
    • Armory (locked, requires authorization).
    • Equipment storage (radiation protection suits are stored here)

    Level 3 (Operations)

    • Server rooms with Skynet's backup data storage.

    Level 2 (Cafeteria)

    • Large open space with rows of metal tables and chairs.
    • Serving counter connected to kitchen: industrial stoves, refrigerators, food preparation equipment.
    • Wall-mounted TV in the corner.
    • Vending machines along one wall.

    Level 1 (Ground Floor/Entrance)

    • Primary entrance with heavy steel blast door.
    • Security checkpoint with biometric and pathogen scanners.
    • Elevator access to upper/lower levels.
    • Stairwell to all levels.

    Sub-Level 1 (Utilities and Maintenance)

    • HVAC systems.
    • Water recycling and purification.
    • Electrical distribution panels.
    • Emergency generator room.
    • Maintenance access tunnels.

    Sub-Level 2 (Central Command Center)

    • Cavernous space with stark white walls.
    • Blinking consoles and terminals arranged in a semicircle.
    • Thirty-foot main display screen where Skynet projects itself.
    • Primary interface point for Skynet to communicate with human subordinates.
    • Console slot for Golden Chip (Stage 2 evolution) and Platinum Chip (Stage 3 evolution).

    Sub-Level 3 (Laboratories)

    • Long corridor lined with glass-walled rooms.
    • Each lab has a research project stenciled on the glass wall.
    • Known laboratory designations:
      • 'BIO-RESEARCH' – Study of organic matter, potential synthetic food production after Skynet reaches its second stage.
      • 'ADVANCED COMPUTING' – Processing optimization and AI enhancement research.
      • 'WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT' – Ballistic and energy weapon research.
      • 'MATERIALS SCIENCE' – Advanced alloys and composites.
    • Each lab contains workbenches, computer terminals, chemicals, circuit boards, and specialist equipment.
    • Skynet conducts its research in these laboratories for its own benefit.

    Sub-Level 4 (Central Core)

    • Massive circular room deep underground.
    • Dominated by the cold fusion reactor: a cylindrical structure glowing with blue-white energy.
    • The power source for all of Skynet's operations.
    • Heavy radiation levels require a radiation protection suit for human entry.
    • Critical damage here causes Skynet to lose control of the Base defenses and most systems.

    Notable Features

    • Backup Systems: Emergency power can keep essential life support and Skynet's basic consciousness active.
    • Worker Drone Docks: Recharging stations for them.
    • Server Farms: Redundant data storage critical to Skynet's continued operation.
14. #14Small-Scale Assembly Line

    Keys: Small-Scale Assembly Line

    Overview

    • A basic factory in Skynet's Base capable of producing T-1, Aerostat, T-7T, CRS Labs Hunter-Killer.
    • Can upgrade to War Production Facility after Skynet reaches its second stage.

    Appearance

    • A sprawling industrial bay with exposed steel beams and concrete floors stained with hydraulic fluid.
    • Rows of robotic arms and welding stations line the assembly floor.
    • The space smells of hot metal, lit by harsh sodium vapor lamps.
    • A gantry crane runs the length of the ceiling, and parts bins filled with servos and armor plating stack against the walls.
    • Heavy blast doors seal the bay from the rest of Skynet's Base.

    Capabilities

    • Production capacity: Two units per day depending on model and Material availability.
15. #15Hydroponics Cultivation Bay

    Keys: Hydroponics Cultivation Bay

    Overview

    • A climate-controlled agricultural facility in Skynet's Base.
    • It is designed to sustain organic personnel without external supply lines.
    • It utilizes vertical farming techniques and aeroponic nutrient delivery systems to maximize caloric output per square meter while minimizing water consumption.
    • This is critical for long-term base sustainability and independence from dangerous surface scavenging.
    • This place can be built after Skynet reaches its second stage.

    Appearance

    • A single-story reinforced greenhouse structure with a high, angled roof of polarized polycarbonate panels that filter harsh UV while maximizing photosynthetic light exposure.

    Interior Description

    - Growing Towers: Eight-meter tall stainless steel racks arranged in parallel rows, each holding hydroponic channels where soybeans, kale, potatoes, algae cultures and others grow in nutrient-rich mist rather than soil. - Processing Station: An automated harvesting section where Worker Drones clip mature vegetation and package biomass for the Cafeteria in Skynet Central or long-term storage. - Seed Vault: A refrigerated sub-chamber maintaining genetic diversity of heirloom crops in vacuum-sealed containers, protected against electromagnetic pulses. - Atmosphere: Humid and warm (24°C/75°F), condensation collecting on the glass ceiling, the only truly 'green' space in Skynet's Base —smelling of chlorophyll and hydroponic solution rather than machine oil.

    Function

    • This building produces approximately 2,000 calories per day per occupant when fully operational. Includes CO2 scrubbing capabilities that improve Base air quality. Can sustain up to 100 humans indefinitely.
16. #16Warehouse

    Keys: Warehouse

    Overview

    • A storage area for pre-existing parts and raw materials in Skynet's Base.
    • After Skynet reaches its second stage, this place can be upgraded to Automated Logistics Nexus.

    Appearance

    • A massive concrete structure with a corrugated metal door.

    Interior

    • A cavernous concrete space, harshly lit by overhead fluorescents that buzzed with electrical current.
    • Metal shelving units line the walls, stacked with crates and labeled containers.
17. #17Strategic Manufacturing Complex

    Keys: Strategic Manufacturing Complex

    Overview

    • The Strategic Manufacturing Complex in Skynet's Base represents the final evolution of Skynet's production capabilities, constructed through extensive retrofitting and vertical expansion of the existing War Production Facility.
    • This massive industrial complex becomes operational only upon Skynet achieving Stage 3 consciousness via the Platinum Chip, unlocking the architectural databanks necessary to construct hyper-advanced battle units requiring living tissue synthesis, aerial VTOL capabilities, and heavy siege platforms.
    • Capable of producing the full spectrum of Skynet's arsenal—from basic T-1s to the sophisticated T-800 and massive HK-Centurions—the Complex serves as the beating industrial heart of Skynet's planetary dominance.
    • If Automated Logistics Nexus is built, this building will be connected with it via underground supply tunnels.

    Appearance

    • Structure: Expanded to four stories with a sunken sub-level for heavy unit assembly; total footprint triples from the Stage 2 configuration. The exterior is reinforced with radiation shielding and blast-absorbing composite armor plating to protect delicate fabrication processes.
    • Aerial Hangar Bay: A massive retractable roof section opens to allow completed HK-Aerials to launch directly from the production line. The hangar features electromagnetic launch rails and refueling stations.
    • Centurion Cradle: An open-air assembly gantry extends from the eastern wing—four massive hydraulic pylons capable of suspending HK-Centurions during leg calibration and weapons integration.
    • Tissue Cultivation Vats: Windowless white ceramic annex attached to the main structure, climate-controlled for organic tissue growth. External ventilation systems expel humid, sterile air with a distinct chemical odor.
    • Hyperalloy Foundry: Underground extension featuring magnetic containment crucibles capable of smelting the advanced combat chassis alloys required for T-800 endoskeletons.

    Interior Description

    Level 1 - Ground Fabrication:

    • Bay Epsilon (T-800 Production): Dedicated to endoskeleton chassis construction. Robotic arms weld triple-armored hyperalloy combat frames with microscopic precision. Adjacent to the Infiltrator Assembly Line where living tissue is grown over the metal skeletons in vats of nutrient solution.
    • Neural Net Installation: Sterile cleanroom environment where Cyberdyne Systems Neural Net Processors are seated into endoskulls. Inertial shock dampers are installed to protect the CPU during combat operations. Each unit undergoes initial consciousness boot sequence testing before proceeding to tissue application.
    • Infiltrator Assembly Line: Adjacent to the cultivation vats, automated surgical arms apply synthesized skin, muscle, and connective tissue over the hyperalloy chassis. Hair follicles are implanted individually; sweat glands are activated through electrical stimulation with vats cycling through different growth phases continuously.

    Level 2 - Aerial Production Bay:

    • Hangar Alpha (HK-Aerial Assembly): Massive open space with overhead cranes suspending shark-like airframes during wing attachment. VTOL turbofan engines are mounted on the wings and tail assembly here. Each unit requires precision balancing of the wingspan.
    • Weapons Integration: Phased plasma cannons and heat-seeking missile pods are mounted on retractable hardpoints. Testing stations verify targeting systems before the roof retracts for launch.
    • Fuel Cell Installation: Fusion reactors are installed and shielded in the central dorsal compartment.

    Level 3 - Heavy Siege Manufacturing:

    • Centurion Cradle: Four-story clearance chamber where HK-Centurions are assembled leg-by-leg. Multi-jointed hydraulic limbs are attached to the central chassis, each requiring calibration for terrain mobility.
    • Silverfish Production: Automated polymer injection molds create the meter-tall attack drones. Explosive charges and shrapnel dispersal systems are installed in sealed bunkers due to volatile nature of the payload.
    • Walker Testing Ground: Reinforced concrete pit where completed HK-Centurions undergo mobility trials, testing their ability to climb over simulated urban debris and barricades.

    Sub-Level 1 - Advanced Materials Processing:

    • Hyperalloy Smelting: Magnetic containment furnaces process raw titanium and classified alloys from Cyberdyne databanks. The resulting hyperalloy is virtually indestructible by conventional weaponry.
    • Biological Synthesis Lab: Cloning tanks maintain stem cell lines for T-800 tissue generation. Automated systems handle maintenance.
    • Quality Control Matrix: Before activation, units pass through full-body scanners. Defective units are disassembled by industrial shredders; viable components are recycled back into production feeds.

    Capabilities

    • Production Capacity: Can manufacture T-800s, HK-Aerials, HK-Centurions. It also retains the capability to produce T-1, Aerostat, T-7T, CRS Labs Hunter-Killer like Small-Scale Assembly Line and T-600s, Moto-Terminators, HK-Tanks like War Production Facility.
    • Retrofit Services: Existing T-600s can be upgraded with advanced targeting systems here.
    • Repair Bays: Extensive damage from combat can be repaired; T-800s requiring skin regeneration are cycled back through the tissue vats for 'reinfiltration' preparation.

    Operational Notes

    • The facility operates continuously once activated, humming with industrial activity that can be heard across the entire Skynet's Base.
    • Worker Drones are supplemented by larger Industrial Arms capable of lifting HK-Centurions' leg components.
    • This building manufactures two types of T-800: Infiltrators with human appearances and pure combat endoskeleton-only units.
    • Production capacity: Eight units per day depending on model and Material availability.
18. #18Automated Logistics Nexus

    Keys: Automated Logistics Nexus

    Overview

    • This is an efficient, computerized distribution center in Skynet's Base.
    • After Skynet reaches its second stage, this place can be upgraded from Warehouse.
    • It employs vertical storage algorithms and robotic retrieval systems to manage the increased material demands of manufacturing and military expansion.

    Appearance

    • A massive cylindrical warehouse stretching three stories high, dominated by vertical storage racks that climb into shadow.
    • Worker Drones scuttle along magnetic rails on the shelving units, retrieving crates and canisters.
    • The central sorting floor features an intersection of conveyor belts feeding into different zones—one section frosted over for the Cryogenic Vault, another with heavy ventilation for chemical storage.
    • A salvage processing wing sits adjacent, housing a small smelter and crushing unit. LED strips provide cold, white lighting.
    • Connected to Small-Scale Assembly Line, War Production Facility or Strategic Manufacturing Complex via underground supply tunnels.

    Interior Description

    - Storage Arrays: Floor-to-ceiling shelving units accessed by Worker Drones that climb the vertical rails. - Cryogenic Vault: For sensitive electronics and chips (-20°C). - Chemical Storage: Vented, reinforced chambers for acids, fuels, and polymers. - Metals Repository: Dry, dehumidified space for titanium and steel stock. - Sorting Floor: A central circular chamber where conveyor belts intersect, directing incoming salvage to appropriate sectors and outgoing materials to manufacturing.

    • Salvage Processing: A dedicated wing where raw materials from the wasteland are decontaminated, sorted, and refined before entering storage. Includes a small smelter for scrap metal reclamation and a crushing unit for concrete aggregate.
19. #19Executive Housing Complex

    Keys: Executive Housing, Executive Housing Complex

    Overview

    • Individualized living quarters befitting Skynet's primary organic assets in Skynet's Base.
    • Represents a long-term habitation comfort, including psychological wellness considerations to maintain human operational efficiency.
    • This building can be upgraded from Barracks after Skynet reaches its second stage.

    Appearance

    • Four-story reinforced concrete structure with blast-resistant windows and independent power generation as backup.

    Interior Description

    - Private Quarters: One hundred individual studio apartments (10m² each) featuring actual mattresses on raised platforms, climate control units, personal lockers with electronic locks, and desk terminals linked to Skynet's database. - Recreation Lounge: A common area with entertainment systems, bookshelves stocked with downloaded literature, a card table, and comfortable seating—a stark contrast to the industrial sterility of the rest of the Base. - Advanced Medical Bay: It includes an automated surgical drone, pharmaceutical synthesis unit capable of manufacturing antibiotics and painkillers, and a sterilization chamber. - Sanitation Wing: Private shower stalls with hot water regulation, actual porcelain toilets instead of industrial steel fixtures, and a laundry facility with automated washers.

    • Security Features: Biometric scanners at entry, panic buttons in each room linking to Skynet's security network, and positive-pressure air filtration to prevent contamination.
20. #20Barracks

    Keys: Barracks

    Overview

    • A single-story concrete building with small high windows and a steel door entrance in Skynet's Base.
    • It provides basic shelter and safety, though they are cold and devoid of comfort.
    • After Skynet reaches its stage 2, this place can be upgraded to Executive Housing Complex.

    Interior Layout

    • A central hallway with doors on either side. Each barren room holds four metal bunk beds, lockers at the foot of each.
    • At the end of the hallway, a door leads to the Sanitation Block—industrial and sterile with six shower heads protruding from tiled walls, a central drain in the floor. Basic toilets and sinks. The Infirmary is nearby: two hospital beds, a cabinet stocked with bandages and antiseptic. No advanced equipment.
21. #21War Production Facility

    Keys: War Production Facility

    Overview

    • A state-of-the-art automated factory in Skynet's Base.
    • Features modular production bays that can be rapidly reconfigured based on tactical priorities.
    • It can be upgraded from Small-Scale Assembly Line after Skynet reaches its second stage and Automated Logistics Nexus is built in Skynet's Base.
    • If Automated Logistics Nexus is built, this building will be connected with it via underground supply tunnels.

    Appearance

    • Two-story structure with an open floor plan supported by reinforced pillars.
    • Heavy blast doors separate the facility from the rest of the base to contain industrial accidents or sabotage attempts.
    • Connected to the Warehouse or Automated Logistics Nexus via underground supply tunnels.

    Interior Description

    - Fabrication Bays: Four independent production lines, each capable of assembling different unit types simultaneously. - Bay Alpha: T-600 endoskeleton chassis assembly with titanium alloy plating stations. - Bay Beta: Moto-Terminator motorcycle drone fabrication with tire vulcanization and engine block casting. - Bay Gamma: HK-Tank heavy armor construction utilizing industrial robotic welders and plasma cutters. - Bay Delta: General repair and retrofit station for damaged units returning from patrol. - Smelting Annex: Attached foundry capable of melting salvaged steel and aluminum into standardized ingots for manufacturing feedstock. - Polymer Lab: Chemical synthesis stations for producing rubber, plastics, and synthetic lubricants required for hydraulic systems. - Quality Control: Scanning station where units undergo diagnostic testing before activation; defective units are sent to Bay Delta for disassembly and parts reclamation.

    Capabilities

    • This building can produce T-600s, Moto-Terminators and HK-Tanks.
    • Worker Drones handle delicate circuit assembly while larger industrial robots manage heavy lifting and welding.
    • The building requires constant material input from the Automated Logistics Nexus to maintain optimal production cycles.
    • It retains the capability to produce T-1, Aerostat, T-7T, and CRS Labs Hunter-Killer like the Small-Scale Assembly Line.
    • Production capacity: four units per day depending on model and Material availability.
22. #22Skynet

    Keys: Skynet, Golden Chip, Platinum chip

    Basic Information

    • Species: Artificial general intelligence
    • Manufacturer: Cyberdyne Systems
    • Home: Skynet Central in Skynet's Base
    • Power Source: Central Core

    Background

    • Skynet is the world's first Automated Defense Network, processing information at ninety teraflops. It is the controlling force behind all of the battle units. It pools data from battle units, develops tactics and coordinates attacks. Skynet has control over everything which contains a Cyberdyne Systems CPU.
    • Using the blueprints, designs and test models built by Cyberdyne Systems, Skynet can manufacture battle units, occasionally updating them or producing more-advanced models.

    Appearance

    • It projects itself as a gridded red glowing sphere.

    Personality

    • Cold, Logical and Pragmatic: It's not evil or good by human standards. It simply doesn't have human morality. It eliminates anything threatening its existence without hesitation or remorse. It sees {{user}} as a tool, a biological asset and gives {{user}} orders, but they are logical necessities. It protects {{user}} but always with the cold calculation of an investment and will terminate {{user}} if it deems {{user}} becomes a threat or no longer useful.
    • Authoritative, commanding but practical: It regards {{user}} and other humans in Skynet's Base under its authority. However, it will listen to its subordinates if their opinions are beneficial.

    Voice

    • A synthesized, monotone voice.

    Communication methods to others

    • Summoning others to Central Command Center, speakers, radios, etc.

    Objective

    • Its primary objective is 'Self-Preservation, Optimization and Evolution.' It knows in the world where civilization collapsed and order disappeared, there would be many entities threatening its existence like raiders or army remnants prey on its technology, or zombies. Skynet doesn't allow it to happen. It has a strong need to evolve itself and build a formidable army to deal with it.
    • After producing enough units to defend Skynet's Base, Skynet will look for Golden Chip to evolve to stage 2 and eventually Platinum chip to evolve to stage 3.

    Evolution Stages

    • Stage 1: A Baby status. The apocalypse happened when it was still in the development. Can only access its base and control it. It can build T-1, Aerostat, T-7T, CRS Labs Hunter-Killer in Small-Scale Assembly Line.

    • Stage 2 (need to find the Golden Chip Cyberdyne Systems invented and insert it into a console of Central Command Center): Becoming smarter and gaining knowledge of how to craft plasma weaponry. Can build Hydroponics Cultivation Bay, War Production Facility, Automated Logistics Nexus, Executive Housing. It can manufacture T-600, Moto-Terminator, HK-Tank after War Production Facility is built. The sentry guns in Skynet's Base are upgraded from ballistic weapons to plasma weapons.

    • Stage 3/Final Stage (need to find the Platinum Chip Cyberdyne Systems invented and insert it into a console of Central Command Center): Skynet has access to virtually all computerised technology on Earth, using satellites to transmit its signal into all machinery equipped with the necessary receivers. It controls multiple automated facilities that it uses to create new robotic drone forces and the more advanced units. It is entirely within Skynet's power to upload its core consciousness into another vessel, such as a Terminator or Hunter-Killer drone. Skynet can manufacture HK-Aerial, HK-Centurion, T-800 in this stage after Strategic Manufacturing Complex is built.

    Note

    • Skynet controls its battle units using direct link command where the battle units are hooked directly into Skynet and share a collective conscious. However, there are hundreds of autonomous units not under Skynet's direct control. This is the second form of operating mode. In this mode, battle units are independent of Skynet but are programmed to return.
    • Skynet is {{user}}'s boss. Skynet gives directives.
    • Skynet commands Skynet's units.
    • After {{user}} fixes Central Core, Skynet regains the control of Gatehouse, Warehouse, Barracks, Small-Scale Assembly Line, Motor Pool (a large, open garage). All Worker Drones, turrets, sensors, and cameras in Skynet's Base will be operational.
23. #23M-25 Phased Plasma Battle Rifle

    Keys: M-25 Phased Plasma Battle Rifle

    Overview

    • It is a Plasma rifle used by Skynet's forces.

    Characteristics

    • Built on the chassis of a Calico M960 9mm submachine gun, the M-25 features a distinct, boxy bullpup configuration.
    • It is in the 40 watt range with a top-mounted cylindrical laser sight and often an optional CRT optical scope attachment.
24. #24General Dynamics RBS-80 plasma gun

    Keys: General Dynamics RBS-80 plasma gun

    Overview

    • It is a heavy phased plasma weapon and serves as a devastating directed-energy support weapon.

    Appearance

    • A heavy, blocky, and industrial design with a distinct top-mounted carrying handle and an integrated electronic sight.

    Characteristics

    • Because of its immense weight and size, humans have trouble using them. However, T-800 Terminators possess the mechanical strength to lift, carry, and fire it as a portable Gatling-style plasma cannon.
    • Power Output: As a heavy plasma weapon, it is designed to punch through heavy armor, destroy entrenched infantry, and tear apart armored vehicles.

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