Citizen (Evolution)
The Citizens of City 17 have gone through many design revisions, with most, if not all have had media released for.
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Version 1: Gasmask Citizen
This version of the Citizen is the earliest version of the citizen we have. Internal file naming conventions imply this model to be named "Citizen_17.mdl". It's defining features are the large green gasmask and hazard suit it wears along with a red armband, black leather gloves and a desaturated brown apron. We can see this Citizen as late as 2000-2001, being attacked by a Strider.
Strider chasing Gasmask Citizens.
Gasmask Citizen stealing a television.
Version 2: Wasteland Citizen
The wasteland citizen is the second earliest rendition of the citizen model. A multitude of citizen models are referenced and missing throughout the WC mappack, so it is difficult to discern which models in particular had used this form of citizen, although it is known in the very least that "wastelandcitizen1.mdl" was used in some places. This model was to be seen with a brown shirt, grey pants, brown shoes, and a red armband similar to that of the Gasmask citizen. By the time of the leak, all original "wasteland citizen" models had disappeared from the repository, but the model "Samuel.mdl" still exists within the files, using a different version of Art's head mesh and facemap than the final, and allows for users to take a look into how these models may have appeared in game.
Full shot of Samuel
A shot showcasing the official Wasteland Zombie (on the ground.)
"base.vtf," the only texture inside the Wastelandcitizen folder.
Version 3: Orange Collar Citizen
The "orange collar" or "city" citizen only exists as a set of textures found in the "citizen/city" folder. This model appears to reuse portions of other models, including Samuel's hands, as well as reusing some textures but baked onto different UVs, notably the shoe texture being the same shoe as the gasmask citizen. A render of the model was supposedly leaked on the VCC Discord server, but it is not confirmed whether this is a legitimate render or simply a recreation/hoax. Judging by the fidelity, as well as the reused portions of the model, it is likely that this model proceeds the wasteland citizen, but it is impossible to know for certain at the current time. None of the textures have any normal maps or alpha channels. One more thing of note is that the "minimal" stenographer chasm citizen appears to have been based off of this rendition of the model, as said model's textures include the same collar shape as the orange collar citizen.
Supposed render of the official model posted on the VCC Discord.
A recreation of the model using Samuel and Cohrt as a basis.
Front Torso Texture
Back Torso Texture
White hand texture, almost identical to Samuel's hand texture with a slight color difference.
Black hand texture. Interestingly, there is no black version for the palm.
Palm texture.
Head texture found in the city folder. This texture is identical to the one found in the Stenographer Chasm worker's folder.
Left Leg Texture
Right Leg Texture
Right Arm Texture. There is no Left equivalent, implying the model most likely had no armband.
Shoe texture. The shoe itself is identical to the Gasmask citizen's, but uses a different UV and is on its own file.
Version 4: E3 2002 Citizen
The e3 2002 citizen marks the first of a long list of various citizen textures reusing the same mesh with few differences, which had continued up into the leak, and can even be seen in the final game, with cheaple.mdl using a low LOD of this model. The main shirt portion of the texture can be found in Dr Kleiner's texture folder and, although the arms no longer exist, a later version can be found in the "citizen/city" folder using a different color. As a result, a near perfect recreation can be made. Its main points of interest include the unknown emblem on the citizen's back, the blue shirt, the brown pants, and the black gloves. Although the meshes appear to remain mostly the same, the model seen in screenshots appears to have a slightly different collar than the citizens found in the leak.
A promotional image featuring an e3 2002 citizen on a car in the wasteland.
Two blue shirted rebels on a roof in E3 Terminal.
