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Rarebit wrote:
They live in scotland or something? Is that the official statement of the devs? O_O
Zero-One was never wiped out in the first Man - Machine War. Mankind bombarded it with nuclear attacks and devestated much of it, but it was never wholly destroyed (otherwise the Machines would truly have lost the war, their ability to build new armies, replacements for their losses, and sustain a war would have been impossible on a scale worthy of defeating the human race). The Zero-One of the movies and of the current period are one and the same but the latter is likely much larger and more efficient than the original.
In real terms, consider the city of Dresden. The city was all but destroyed during WWII and much of it was left in ruins for a long period after the war, yet it was rebuilt anew and the destruction caused in the war was largely repaired (in fact it made way for a regeneration of the city in many ways). Zero One is no different, it was greatly damaged and weakened but never destroyed and after the war and the victory of the Machines it was built anew. Zero One was still in existence, still in production, when Operation Dark Storm commenced, this was after the supposed nuclear destruction of the city.
As for habitats, I never believed the Machines made provision for permanent living quarters for human operatives. The Hovercraft is a home in itself, just as the ships of the 19th Century / 18th Century navies sustained their crews for long periods of time. However, the Machines have likely provided resupply, repair, and docking facilities upon the surface or within the tunnels nearest to Zero One for the use of Machinist Operatives.
