Since the outbreak, the lack of government and any form of security caused the survival instinct of any civilian to surface. Grouping up in small towns and defending their territory from the infected, many civilians managed to survive. Those living outside the walls of the Federation are often people that were denied entrance to a colony mostly because they didn’t qualify for any positions currently available in the survivor cities. As much as they’re not fond of the Federation, they do not have an intense hatred towards it, those who did, however, quickly joined the Operation for the Apocalypse. The structure of a town inhabited by outsiders often vary from one another but in general, a security perimeter is maintained by older veterans (too old to join the San Francisco Force) or anyone possessing experience with guns. For most places, there is a certain number of residents but for most, the population of the town consists of soldiers (Federation and undercover OFTA followers), mercenaries and mostly ordinary travellers. The ambiance of the town is one of the few things that could remind someone of the days before the infected. Most of the towns have a marketplace with sellers/traders, businesses such as bars, weapon shops, disposable facilities, solar power/water centres and much more.