DOL INTELLIGENCE // EYES ONLY
Identification, behavior, and survival guidance for every confirmed hostile operating inside the Dawn of Lies exclusion zone.
BIOLOGICAL THREATS
FILE 01
LOW THREATINFECTED
The most common infected encountered throughout the exclusion zone.
ARCHIVED LORE
Patient zero had a name. Nobody left alive remembers it. Now the infection wears thousands of faces.
BEHAVIOR
Standard Infected pursue nearby survivors and attack at close range. Individually manageable, they become dangerous when noise draws them into a larger horde.
FIELD NOTE
Maintain distance, conserve ammunition, and avoid being surrounded.
FILE 02
MODERATE THREATINFECTED
A slow-moving infected recognized by its glowing eyes and unnatural resilience.
ARCHIVED LORE
Death already failed to hold them once. The glowing eyes are your warning that it may fail again.
BEHAVIOR
Shamblers advance slowly but may rise again after appearing to be neutralized. A downed Shambler should never be assumed dead after the first hit.
FIELD NOTE
Double-tap every downed Shambler before moving past it.
FILE 03
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A volatile infected covered in swollen explosive growths.
ARCHIVED LORE
The infection turned its host into a walking pressure vessel. By the time the growths begin to glow, there is nothing human left to save.
BEHAVIOR
Exploders detonate when damaged or after closing the distance to a target. The blast threatens personnel and can trigger additional hazards nearby.
FIELD NOTE
Engage from range. Never shoot one beside friendlies, vehicles, or other volatile infected.
FILE 04
MODERATE THREATINFECTED
A bloated carrier that releases a dense smoke cloud when it detonates.
ARCHIVED LORE
Early cleanup teams mistook the smoke for harmless decay. Most never saw what walked out of the cloud behind them.
BEHAVIOR
Smokers explode when shot or when they reach a target. Their short-duration cloud obscures visibility, disrupts coordination, and can conceal an approaching horde.
FIELD NOTE
Destroy it at range and wait for the smoke to clear before advancing.
FILE 05
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A contaminated infected sealed inside deteriorating protective equipment.
ARCHIVED LORE
The suit meant to keep the contamination out became the perfect chamber for cultivating something worse within.
BEHAVIOR
Hazmat Infected burst when damaged or when they reach a target, creating a lingering acid bubble. The contamination damages both personnel and vehicles over time.
FIELD NOTE
Keep vehicles clear of the impact zone and do not enter the acid bubble until it dissipates.
FILE 06
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A ranged mutation capable of sustained explosive fire.
ARCHIVED LORE
Its arms withered as the mutation redirected everything toward a new purpose: turning living tissue into ammunition.
BEHAVIOR
Light Bombers rapidly launch explosive projectiles. Each blast affects a small radius and damages personnel and vehicles, making exposed groups especially vulnerable.
FIELD NOTE
Break line of sight, spread out, and prioritize it before it can establish sustained fire.
FILE 07
EXTREME THREATINFECTED
A heavy ranged mutation built around a devastating single projectile.
ARCHIVED LORE
Where the Light Bomber overwhelms, the Heavy Bomber erases. Wrecked convoys are often the first—and only—evidence that one was nearby.
BEHAVIOR
Heavy Bombers launch large, fast-moving projectiles that explode on impact. A direct or near hit can cause massive damage to vehicles and personnel alike.
FIELD NOTE
Treat it as an anti-vehicle threat. Use hard cover and eliminate it immediately.
FILE 08
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A ranged infected that suppresses targets with rapid corrosive projectiles.
ARCHIVED LORE
The victim's digestive system continued evolving after death. Hunger became corrosion, and corrosion became a weapon.
BEHAVIOR
Acid Spitters fire repeatedly, inflicting damage over time and slowing exposed survivors. Their rate of fire can pin down a squad while other infected close in.
FIELD NOTE
Move between cover, avoid repeated exposure, and prioritize it during mixed-infected attacks.
FILE 09
EXTREME THREATINFECTED
A fast, heavily mutated infected with exceptional durability and striking power.
ARCHIVED LORE
No confirmed identity exists beneath the fused tissue. Survivors simply named it after the only thing it resembled: armor that refused to stop.
BEHAVIOR
Tanks absorb enormous amounts of gunfire, move faster than most infected, and inflict severe damage at close range. They can rapidly collapse an unprepared defensive line.
FIELD NOTE
Focus fire, maintain an escape route, and do not allow it to isolate a squad member.
FILE 10
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A massive, slow-moving infected capable of absorbing sustained damage.
ARCHIVED LORE
The Bloater was an overweight survivor who failed to follow Rule No. 1: Run. The infection made sure it would never need to again.
BEHAVIOR
Bloaters advance slowly but withstand heavy punishment and strike with tremendous force. Their bulk can block routes and shield weaker infected behind them.
FIELD NOTE
Kite it through open ground and concentrate fire before it reaches the formation.
FILE 11
EXTREME THREATINFECTED
A priority target capable of creating new outbreaks in the middle of a fight.
ARCHIVED LORE
Some infected spread the plague by biting. The Summoner calls the plague to it—and even in death, the horde still answers.
BEHAVIOR
Summoners launch flare-like projectiles that detonate after landing and spawn multiple infected within the blast radius. Killing a Summoner also releases a small horde around its body.
FIELD NOTE
Kill it at long range, then keep clear of both the projectile impact and the corpse.
FILE 12
HIGH THREATINFECTED
A slow invisible infected betrayed only by sound and distortion.
ARCHIVED LORE
Recon teams first logged the noises as faulty equipment. Then footprints appeared beside them with no one there to make them.
BEHAVIOR
Aberrations are difficult to see but unusually loud. Their outline produces a warping effect, and at night their movement can be tracked by the shadows they cast.
FIELD NOTE
Listen carefully, watch for distortion, and use its nighttime shadow to track movement.
HUMAN THREATS
FILE 01
EXTREME THREATHOSTILE HUMAN
Separatist guerrillas fighting to control the resources that still matter.
ARCHIVED LORE
They survived the end of the world and learned the wrong lesson: if civilization is gone, everything belongs to whoever can take it.
BEHAVIOR
Bandits operate in small hit squads to ambush enemies, raid supplies, and disrupt rival factions. Their armament varies and may include rifles, machine guns, and RPGs.
FIELD NOTE
Expect coordinated fire, flanking, and anti-vehicle weapons. Confirm the squad is clear before recovering resources.