The world was devastated by nuclear war in 2032, leading to a decade of starvation and disease. In 2055, Lake Mead, Arizona, the CDF has been forced to cooperate with the USCPF, while the Southwest Libertarian Front seeks to create a new libertarian government. The year is 2055, Lake Mead, Arizona. The CDF, a fraction of what they once were, have been forced into cooperating with the USCPF, taking refuge in the Goldfield Mountain Complex.