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* BodyOfBodies: The Infected towers are composed of multiple rotting corpses, and their function is to spread the infection around the area to generate more infected.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: All helicopters can be [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cepheus_protocol_wtf_helicopter_stacking.png stacked]] on the very same helipad without issue, despite the problems that arise such as the rotors blades being ''too'' close (or even collide) to each other.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: All helicopters can be Before it got patched out, it is possible to [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cepheus_protocol_wtf_helicopter_stacking.png stacked]] stack]] helicopters on the very same helipad without issue, issue despite the problems that arise arise, such as the rotors blades being ''too'' close (or even collide) to each other.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: All helicopters can be [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cepheus_protocol_wtf_helicopter_stacking.png stacked]] on the very same helipad without issue, despite the problems that arise such as the rotors blades being ''too'' close (or even collide) to each other.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Alternatively, nothing's really stopping you from [[KillThemAll killing everyone on sight]] whether or not they're infected. On top of that, some of the higher-tier military options are geared towards inflicting as much collateral damage as possible, at the expense of everyone in the vicinity.
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''Cepheus Protocol'' is an Open-World RealTimeStrategy game by indie studio Halcyon Winds, taking inspiration from titles such as ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict'', as well as the book Literature/WorldWarZ''.
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''Cepheus Protocol'' is an Open-World RealTimeStrategy game by indie studio Halcyon Winds, taking inspiration from titles such as ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict'', as well as the book Literature/WorldWarZ''.''Literature/WorldWarZ''.
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* CannonFodder: A few bursts of gunfire can take down a sizable mass of basic infected. Unfortunately, there's a lot more where they came from.
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* EasyLogistics: Subverted. While you're easily resupplied through airdrops, that also includes keeping tabs on ammunition, which can run out rather quickly if you don't pay too much attention.
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* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Even if the rest of your CERC troops are still in fighting order, you automatically lose if Captain Winter's killed.
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* ApocalypseAnarchy: By the time the CERC is deployed, order within the containment zone has all but collapsed, with some of the survivors being just as likely to attack you as the infected.
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* BodyHorror: The Pangu Virus is capable of morphing organic matter, especially the human body, into new and grotesque forms.
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* ZergRush: Basic infected enemies, while easily gunned down, remain consistently dangerous even later in the game due to sheer numbers.
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* ApocalypticLog: The in-game news ticker not only gives reports on the outbreak's progress, but also how conditions across San Francisco are deteriorating in the face of the ZombieApocalypse.
* ClosedCircle: The containment zone allows no one to go in or out. This even extends to the CERC, which has to rely on resource drops and reinforcements from the air to keep supplied.
* ClosedCircle: The containment zone allows no one to go in or out. This even extends to the CERC, which has to rely on resource drops and reinforcements from the air to keep supplied.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Alternatively, nothing's really stopping you from [[KillThemAll killing everyone on sight]] whether or not they're infected. On top of that, some of the higher-tier military options are geared towards inflicting as much collateral damage as possible, at the expense of everyone in the vicinity.
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Alternatively, nothing's really stopping you from [[KillThemAll killing everyone on sight]] whether or not they're infected. On top of that, some of the higher-tier military options are geared towards inflicting as much collateral damage as possible, at the expense of everyone in the vicinity.vicinity.
* ZombieApocalypse: The game's premise has you stopping one in-progress before it becomes a global crisis.
* ZombieApocalypse: The game's premise has you stopping one in-progress before it becomes a global crisis.
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* ItCanThink: The Pangu Virus is shown to not only produce swarms of infected, but show some signs of coordination, while some are mutated into forms that can counter aircraft and even tanks. Even early on, these clue the CERC in that ''some'' higher intelligence is directing the outbreak, and it might not even be PatientZero.
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* AnarchyIsChaos: Subverted. The Anarchists are militant and hostile to the government for leaving them to rot. On the other hand, they're also just trying to survive for the most part and could potentially align themselves with the CERC.
* CommandAndConquerEconomy: Money can be gained by seizing strategic points and setting up the logistical structures. While base-building is largely done by air-dropping mostly-finished buildings directly on-site.
* CommandAndConquerEconomy: Money can be gained by seizing strategic points and setting up the logistical structures. While base-building is largely done by air-dropping mostly-finished buildings directly on-site.
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* ShownTheirWork: The currently-available maps, while not direct mirrors of San Francisco and its environs, take significant inspiration from them.
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* ShownTheirWork: The currently-available maps, while not direct mirrors of San Francisco and its environs, take significant inspiration from them.them.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: You could try to save as many survivors as you can. Moreover, you could devote research more towards finding a cure to prevent further infection, assuming your forces are able to hold the line long enough.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Alternatively, nothing's really stopping you from [[KillThemAll killing everyone on sight]] whether or not they're infected. On top of that, some of the higher-tier military options are geared towards inflicting as much collateral damage as possible, at the expense of everyone in the vicinity.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: You could try to save as many survivors as you can. Moreover, you could devote research more towards finding a cure to prevent further infection, assuming your forces are able to hold the line long enough.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Alternatively, nothing's really stopping you from [[KillThemAll killing everyone on sight]] whether or not they're infected. On top of that, some of the higher-tier military options are geared towards inflicting as much collateral damage as possible, at the expense of everyone in the vicinity.
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* AlternateHistory: History diverges around 1998, when Chinese explorers discovered a meteorite in Antarctica, containing what became known as the Pangu Virus.
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* NoFEMAResponse: Subverted. While you ''are'' the response, the US Government is still forced to cordon off San Francisco in an attempt to contain the Pangu Virus. This unfortunately leaves the people still in the zone to fend for themselves.
* NoodleIncident: The Liberty Island Attack of 2018, a bioterror incident that led not only to the founding of the CERC, but Captain Winter's subsequent predicament in San Francisco.
* PatientZero: Chelsey Trader, a young nurse who not only survived direct contact with the Pangu Virus, but is responsible for the outbreak in San Francisco, all while still retaining her sapience and personality.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. While unable to fully maintain order, what's left of the police force is still active in trying to keep survivors safe. The CERC could potentially bring them on board as allies.
* SadisticChoice: As the outbreak mutates, Captain Winter and the CERC would eventually be forced to entertain the prospect of either saving as many as they can (with the risk that some may be secretly infected) or indiscriminate killing to stop the Pangu Virus (at the cost of sacrificing the entire city).
* NoodleIncident: The Liberty Island Attack of 2018, a bioterror incident that led not only to the founding of the CERC, but Captain Winter's subsequent predicament in San Francisco.
* PatientZero: Chelsey Trader, a young nurse who not only survived direct contact with the Pangu Virus, but is responsible for the outbreak in San Francisco, all while still retaining her sapience and personality.
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. While unable to fully maintain order, what's left of the police force is still active in trying to keep survivors safe. The CERC could potentially bring them on board as allies.
* SadisticChoice: As the outbreak mutates, Captain Winter and the CERC would eventually be forced to entertain the prospect of either saving as many as they can (with the risk that some may be secretly infected) or indiscriminate killing to stop the Pangu Virus (at the cost of sacrificing the entire city).
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''Cepheus Protocol'' is an Open-World RealTimeStrategy game by indie studio Halcyon Winds, taking inspiration from titles such as ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/WorldInConflict'', as well as the book Literature/WorldWarZ''.
Taking place in and around San Francisco amidst the outbreak of a mysterious alien pathogen called the Pangu Virus, you assume command over Captain Winter and the Center for Epidemic Research and Control – also known as the CERC - with the task of not only studying the contagion but also stopping the ensuing ZombieApocalypse by force before it becomes too big to contain. On top of dealing with the infected, you also have to deal with Anarchists, Police remnants, and other survivors left behind amidst the chaos. All the while, "Patient Zero" continues to elude capture and infects more organic matter. How this all ends, however, is up to you.
The game entered Steam's Early Access on May 15, 2020. More info can be found [[https://cepheusprotocol.com/ on its website]].
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* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The CERC is an armed amalgamation of FEMA and the CDC, with close ties with the US military.
* NoFEMAResponse: Subverted.
* ShownTheirWork: The currently-available maps, while not direct mirrors of San Francisco and its environs, take significant inspiration from them.
Taking place in and around San Francisco amidst the outbreak of a mysterious alien pathogen called the Pangu Virus, you assume command over Captain Winter and the Center for Epidemic Research and Control – also known as the CERC - with the task of not only studying the contagion but also stopping the ensuing ZombieApocalypse by force before it becomes too big to contain. On top of dealing with the infected, you also have to deal with Anarchists, Police remnants, and other survivors left behind amidst the chaos. All the while, "Patient Zero" continues to elude capture and infects more organic matter. How this all ends, however, is up to you.
The game entered Steam's Early Access on May 15, 2020. More info can be found [[https://cepheusprotocol.com/ on its website]].
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!!Tropes that apply to ''Cepheus Protocol'':
* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The CERC is an armed amalgamation of FEMA and the CDC, with close ties with the US military.
* NoFEMAResponse: Subverted.
* ShownTheirWork: The currently-available maps, while not direct mirrors of San Francisco and its environs, take significant inspiration from them.
