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The Exclusion Zone border is a large, fenced off area, separating Louisville from the Exclusion Zone. It mainly consists of multiple military checkpoints and refugee camps of various sizes.
Overview
Primary military checkpoint
- Main article: Louisville border camp
The largest checkpoint within the border, but also one of the easiest one to get to without any tools, either by breaking fenced gates, armored doors, or thought the broken fence to the East. The checkpoint itself has loads of containers and military chests, with firearms, medicament or military gear. Within the checkpoint, there is an interviewing booth, where General John McGrew, Professor Jake Wilson and many other notable figures possibly gave their speech. It is also one of the easiest ways to level up electrical skill, since it has loads of various electronics items. Border camp has almost no useful loot in it, apart from tents and generators. It is one of the few places where the metal drum can be found.
Military houses
To the east of the main border camp is a small, half-burned neighborhood. Within the fence, four houses used by the military can be found. Multiple houses outside the border are burnt down, probably by the army. Furniture can be found near each house, possibly moved to make more space for their use. There isn't that much loot, apart from firearms and medical items. Furniture and electronic devices can be disassembled to level up their respective skills.
Small military checkpoints
- Main article: Small military checkpoints
Two smaller military checkpoints can be found within the border to the east. They are before and after the burnt town. These are completely fenced off from the Valley Station side, necessitating the sledgehammer's destroy function or metalworking. However, they can easily be accessed from the Louisville side via openable gate. They consist of three tents, one is used as a barracks with a chest near each bed with various military gear, the second tent is used to store firearms, and the third is for communications. Small refugee camps can be found either by themself, or near houses close to the border.
Burnt town
- Main article: Burnt town
The burnt town is a small, unnamed town that was burned down before the Knox Event. It's unclear whether it was intentionally incinerated by the military or due to some disaster. It has a military tower with a small amount of office items and firearms. There isn't much left to salvage within town. There is also a small, burnt mobile home park not so far from it.
Lore
- July 6, 1993 A military checkpoint was erected along the Louisville border. Entrance and exit are forbidden. Reports of residents being turned away at gunpoint.
- July 8, 1993 More military personnel arrive from Fort Campbell.
- July 9, 1993 Gunshots heard within the Exclusion Zone close to the border perimeter. Many news stations take interviews from people, who had escaped the Exclusion zone within nearby refugee camps or primary military checkpoint. General John McGrew releases his statement from military boundary.
- July 10, 1993 Jake Wilson was interviewed within the primary military checkpoint.
- July 11, 1993 Knox Exclusion Zone boundary widened. More residents forcibly displaced.
- July 13, 1993 Media interviews with numerous survivors released from military captivity within the Zone painting a grim picture of hundreds of infected "hunting" the living. General McGrew gives his second speech within the primary military checkpoint.
- July 14, 1993 Despite heavy live fire, large numbers of infected, attracted by sounds of battle, reach the Exclusion Zone's border fence. Minor breaches occur in the fence. The sounds of battle continue to attract infected to the border fence. Larger breaches occur in the fence. Some military units begin pulling back. Panic ripples through the border camp. Ongoing sounds of battle attract thousands of infected from a large area of the Exclusion Zone. The military has limited success in corralling and splintering hordes. Panic in the Louisville suburbs. The Death of Frank from LBMW, who was within border camp.
- July 15, 1993 Intense overnight battles near Knox Boundary camp fail to stop tide of infected. Military begins pulling back north. Fall of the Exclusion Zone border.
Gallery
The entire exclusion zone border of Louisville marked out. Red: border, yellow: gap in the fence, green circles: military checkpoints
Isometric view of the Louisville border camp
Isometric view of the burnt town
Isometric view of the small military checkpoint east of burnt town
Isometric view of the small military checkpoint west of burnt town
Isometric view of military houses
