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Following the Combine's emancipation of Earth, certain built-up areas were given a specific designation and evaluation by the Combine to house its assets.
[[File:Cityscape1.jpg|x200px|thumb|Central square of City 17, District 1. Sofia, Bulgaria.]]
Following the Combine's dissolution of Earth, the reconstructed areas were given a specific designation and evaluation by the Combine to pen in its [[Citizens|workforce]], even if it is temporary.


== Organization ==
==Organization ==
==== '''Earth''' ====
===Earth===
<code>'''Managed by:''' Interim Global Administrator</code>
'''Earth''', designated CMB-314, is one of the planets under the Combine's domain. They have appointed an 'Interim Global Administrator' to act on their behalf with the management of its population - George Martreen.  
 
'''Earth''', designated '''CMB-314''', is one of the planets under the Combine's domain.
===Sector===
===Sector===
<code>'''Managed by:''' Sector Administrator</code>
'''Sectors''' are continent-sized regions that encompass multiple cities and the outland regions inbetween. The Transhuman Arm and Overwatch A.I. are established in black sites and outposts on the sector level. The Sector Administration typically operates out of the largest city in the region.
 
The '''Sectors''' are continent-sized regions that encompass more than 2 cities and the outland regions in-between. The [[Overwatch Transhuman Arm]] and [[Overwatch A.I.]] are based at a Sector-level. The Sector Administration typically operates out of the largest city in the Sector.
===City===
===City===
<code>'''Managed by:''' City Administrator</code>
'''Cities''', or Urban Locations, are metropolitan areas that house the majority of the remaining human population. Most of these are headed by a [[Security Council]] which reports back to the Sector Administration.


'''Cities''', or '''Urban Locations''' (abbreviated: '''URB-LOC'''), are metropolitan areas that act as self-governing city states. Cities report to the Sector Administration. The majority of the remaining [[Citizens|human population]] is herded within these cities, with some notable ones being:
===District===
'''Districts''', or Indexes, are the subdivided regions within an urban location, established to micromanage aspects of citizen life and to allow for easy sterilization or control of an outbreak within the city. Citizens are denied free movement between districts by the [[Civil Protection]].


* City 17, located in former Sofia, Bulgaria (capital of Sector 17)
==Outside the walls==
* City 24, located in former Geneva, Switzerland (capital of Sector 12)
As the Combine began to construct and develop cities upon the now enslaved Earth, many inhabitants were desparate to escape the walls, convinced that life outside would be better. They were wrong. The immense resource harvesting of the Combine had led to the Earth losing almost two-thirds of its ocean water, consequently turning most all landscapes into barren deserts.
* City 2, located in former New York, USA
====Index====
'''Districts''', officially known as '''Indexes''', are the subdivided regions within a city, similar to the 'boroughs' of the old world. Citizens are denied free movement between districts - they are the individual population centres within cities.


==Outside the walls==
Those who live to share rumors report on an apocalyptic wasteland desolate of life, aside from the occasional portal storm by-product. Perhaps there is something out there, though nobody's the wiser as to where.
[[File:Wasteland.png|x200px|thumb|"And all the effort in the world would have gone to waste until..."]]
As the Combine began to construct and develop cities upon the now enslaved Earth, the outside of those cities were left to waste, inhabiting xen organisms as well as the wanderers who were left to rot in the harsh barren wastes. The Black Mesa Incident had a significant impact on shaping the world, releasing the creatures, organisms and flora all from Xen onto the world. This of course caught the attention of the Combine, and sparked the 7-hour war which left Earth in a war-torn and infested hive of a world turned upside down. Everything left outside the city walls is left for dead, even those unfortunate souls who slip out the walls or who were born in the wastes. The wastes are a place no individual should travel, due to the unknown presence of any Xen wildlife or rumours of greater forces lurking in the wastes. Whatever lives and breathes out in those wastes are surely something that no person should face...


==Symbols==
==Symbols==
[[File:CP c17i4.svg|thumb|x75px|c̄17:i4<br>City 17, District 4]]
[[File:CP c17i4.png|thumb|x75px|c̄17:i4<br>City 17, District 4]]
Some [[:Category:Overwatch Forces|Overwatch forces]] don insignia that detail their assigned locations.
Some [[:Category:Overwatch Forces|Overwatch forces]] don insignia that detail their assigned locations.


For example, c̄17:i4 refers to City 17 District 4, c̄24:i1 refers to City 24 District 1, c̄08:i5 refers to City 8 District 5, and so forth.
For example, c̄17:i4 refers to City 17 District 4, c̄24:i1 refers to City 24 District 1, c̄08:i5 refers to City 8 District 5, and so forth.
[[Category:The World]]
[[Category:The World]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 7 February 2023

Central square of City 17, District 1. Sofia, Bulgaria.

Following the Combine's dissolution of Earth, the reconstructed areas were given a specific designation and evaluation by the Combine to pen in its workforce, even if it is temporary.

Organization

Earth

Earth, designated CMB-314, is one of the planets under the Combine's domain. They have appointed an 'Interim Global Administrator' to act on their behalf with the management of its population - George Martreen.

Sector

Sectors are continent-sized regions that encompass multiple cities and the outland regions inbetween. The Transhuman Arm and Overwatch A.I. are established in black sites and outposts on the sector level. The Sector Administration typically operates out of the largest city in the region.

City

Cities, or Urban Locations, are metropolitan areas that house the majority of the remaining human population. Most of these are headed by a Security Council which reports back to the Sector Administration.

District

Districts, or Indexes, are the subdivided regions within an urban location, established to micromanage aspects of citizen life and to allow for easy sterilization or control of an outbreak within the city. Citizens are denied free movement between districts by the Civil Protection.

Outside the walls

As the Combine began to construct and develop cities upon the now enslaved Earth, many inhabitants were desparate to escape the walls, convinced that life outside would be better. They were wrong. The immense resource harvesting of the Combine had led to the Earth losing almost two-thirds of its ocean water, consequently turning most all landscapes into barren deserts.

Those who live to share rumors report on an apocalyptic wasteland desolate of life, aside from the occasional portal storm by-product. Perhaps there is something out there, though nobody's the wiser as to where.

Symbols

c̄17:i4
City 17, District 4

Some Overwatch forces don insignia that detail their assigned locations.

For example, c̄17:i4 refers to City 17 District 4, c̄24:i1 refers to City 24 District 1, c̄08:i5 refers to City 8 District 5, and so forth.

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