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# 🎮 DOLINA SMRTI - COMPLETE GAME STORY
## Kompleten Scenarij in Narativna Struktura

**Žanr:** Post-Apocalyptic Dark Comedy Farming Survival RPG  
**Setting:** Dolina Smrti (Slovenia), 5 let po zombie apokalipsi  
**Teme:** Družina, preživetje, iskanje upanja, resnica v kaosu, črni humor

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## 📖 **BACKSTORY - KAJ SE JE ZGODILO?**

### **Pred 5 Leti - "Dogodek":**

**Dan Zero (T-0):**
- Eksperimentalni virus (Koda IME: "PROJEKT ZARJA") pobegne iz tajne vladne laboratorije v Ljubljani
- Virus se širi hitro - preko zraka, vode, insektov
- 72 ur kasneje: 80% svetovne populacije okuženih
- Simptomi: nenadna smrt → reanimacija v ~6 ur → undead zombi brez zavesti

**Tedni 1-4:**
- Popoln družbeni kolaps
- Vojska poskuša zajeziti virus → fail
- Mesta postanejo zombi gnezda
- Preživeli bežijo na podeželje, v gore, v bunkerje

**Meseci 1-6:**
- Oblikujejo se mala skupina preživelih
- Vladne strukture padejo
- Elektrika, voda, komunikacije → izpadejo
- Začne se nova realnost: survival of the fittest

**Leta 1-5 (do sedaj):**
- Zombiji obvladujejo mesta
- Preživeli živijo v majhnih komun ah, baricadiranih farmah, mestecih
- Medicina, tehnologija, civilizacija → regression
- Narava počasi prevzema nazaj urbane prostore

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## 👨‍🦰 **GLAVNI LIKI - KDO SO?**

### **🔴 KAI (Protagonist - Igralec):**

**Osnovni podatki:**
- Starost: 24 let
- Lokacija: Dolina Smrti (Slovenija, regija Ljubljana)
- Poklic (pred): Študent gozdarstva + part-time barista
- Appearance: Pink + green dreadlocks, piercings, ear gauges, rdeče oči

**Personality:**
- ADHD brain (potrebuje stalno stimulacijo)
- Optimist kljub vsemu (črni humor kot coping mehanizem)
- Pragmatičen - dela kar je treba za preživetje
- Deeply loyal do družine

**Motivacija:**
- **CORE DRIVE:** Najti sestro Ano, ki je izginila med Dogodkom
- Zgraditi varen dom upanja v obupni realnosti
- Razumeti, kaj se je RESNIČNO zgodilo (zarota?)

**Skills:**
- Gojenje (marihuana + vegetables - ilegalen hobi je postal survival skill!)
- Osnovne survival veščine (sekanje drv, gradnja)
- Improvizirane melee bojne vešč ine (baseball bat, sekira)

**Trauma:**
- Zadnjič videl Ano na dan T-0, ko je šla v Ljubljano "samo hitro po nekaj"
- Nikoli se ni vrnila
- 5 let traume, vprašanj, krivde

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### **💜 ANA (Kai's Twin Sister - Missing):**

**Osnovni podatki:**
- Starost: 24 let (dvojčka)
- Lokacija: UNKNOWN (Kai jo išče!)
- Poklic (pred): Biokemijska znanstvenica, mlada raziskovalka
- Appearance: Pink/magenta hair, tactical vest, podobne poteze kot Kai

**Personality:**
- Briljantna, analitična
- Skrivnostna - imela je dostop do zaupnih raziskav
- Zaščitniška do Kaija (vedno ga je branila)

**Skrivnost:**
- Ana JE VEDELA za PROJEKT ZARJA
- Delala je na terenu za vlado kot "field observer"
- Izginila je DAN PRED izbruhom virusa
- Kai ne ve, da je bila vpletena

**Resnica (player jo odkrije skozi igro):**
- Ana je poskusila UNIČITI PROJEKT ZARJA, preden pobegne
- Nekdo jo je ustavil → ukradel vzorce → sprožil outbreak
- Ana je bila zaprt a v tajni bunker kot "svedkinja"
- Zdaj je na begu, skriva se, išče dokaze

**Arc:**
- Kai najde njene sledi → zapiske → spozna resnico
- Srečata se v Act 3 → emotional reunion
- Skupaj razkrijeta zaroto

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### **👨‍🦲 GRONK (Best Friend / Merchant NPC):**

**Osnovni podatki:**
- Starost: ~28 let
- Lokacija: Bazni tabor (pojavi se v Act 1)
- Poklic (pred): DJ / underground promoter
- Poklic (sedaj): Nomadic trader, scavenger, informant
- Appearance: Pink dreadlocks, piercings, **BOX-MOD VAPE** (signature item!), tribal tattoos

**Personality:**
- Laid-back, chill vibe (kljub apokalipsi)
- Humorističen, sarkastičen
- Surprisingly resourceful - najde KARKOLI za pravo ceno
- Loyal friend - pozna Kaija že iz pred-apocalypse dni

**Funkcija v igri:**
- **Merchant System:** Trguje z rare items, seeds, tools
- **Information broker:** Deli govorice, sledi, lokacije settlement-ov
- **Comic relief:** One-liners, vape cloud jokes
- **Emotional anchor:** Reminds Kai of better times

**Posebnost:**
- Box-mod vape je njegov ritual - pravi: "Če ni več vape juice-a, je resnično konec civilizacije!"
- Vedno ima novo sorto (ganja extracts - trade exclusive)

**Side quest:**
- Gronk išče svoj "ultimate vape setup" parts scattered across map
- Player mu pomaga → unlock special merchant tiers

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### **🦕 SUSI (Baby Dinosaur Companion):**

**Osnovni podatki:**
- Species: Neznano - possibly prehistoric species, revived by virus mutation?
- Starost: Baby/juvenile
- Appearance: Chibi cute, pink collar with name tag, innocent big eyes

**Kako Kai najde Susi:**
- Act 1: Kai raziskuje staro laboratorijsko območje
- Najde majhno, skrivnostno jajce (weird energy readings?)
- Jajce se razpoka → Susi se izvali ven → imprinting!
- Susi misli, da je Kai njena mama 😂

**Personality:**
- Adorable, playful
- Curious - vedno research all okoli sebe
- Protective of Kai (despite being tiny)
- Communicates z cute dino sounds

**Funkcija v igri:**
- **Companion Pet:** Follows player, helps dig items
- **Emotional Support:** Cute moments reduce Kai's stress meter
- **Special Ability:** Može zaznati hidden items / dangers (enhanced senses)
- **Story importance:** Susi's DNA je ključ do razumevanja virus mutation

**Bond mechanic:**
- Feed Susi → pet her → play fetch
- Unlocks companion skills (faster digging, danger alerts, rare item sniffing)

**Arc:**
- Susi grows throughout game (baby → juvenile → adult?)
- Final form: Rideable? Mount mechanic in late-game!

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## 📜 **ACT-BY-ACT STORY PROGRESSION:**

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## **ACT 1: SURVIVAL BEGINS - "Dolina Smrti Awakening"**

### **Opening Scene:**

**Cutscene (narrated by Kai):**
```
> 5 let. 5 dolgih let odkar se je svet ustavil.
> Še vedno sanjam o tistem dnevu. Ana je rekla: "Bom nazaj v uri."
> Nikoli se ni vrnila.
> 
> Zdaj? Zdaj preživim. Ker mogoče - samo mogoče - jo bom nekega dne našel.
```

**Fade in:**
- Kai se prebudi v improviziranem šotoru
- Radijska komunikacija (static → broken voice): "...any survivors... Valley of Death... safe zone..."
- Player prevzame kontrolo

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### **Tutorial Section:**

**Learning basics:**
1. **Movement** - WASD, explore camp
2. **Interaction** - E za interact z objekti
3. **Gathering** - Poberi veje, kamne (basic resources)
4. **Crafting** - Naredi first improvised tool (stone axe)

**First zombie encounter:**
- Zombie digging pri fence-u tabora
- Tutorial combat: Hit from behind (stealth bonus)
- TWIST: Zombie ne umre - "respawns" v grobu
- **Learn mechanic:** Zombies are immortal → can only be "tamed"

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### **Kai's First Discovery - ZOMBIE TRANSFORMATION:**

**Event:**
- After killing zombie, strange "poof" cloud pojavi se
- Zombie **transforms** into ZOMBIE WORKER (Gardener)
- Začne avtomatsko kopal zemljo za farming plots

**Revelation:**
Kai realizes: "Wait... če lahko zombije *nadzorujemo*, jih lahko uporabimo za delo?"

**Core Gameplay Loop unlocked:**
1. Find zombies
2. Defeat them
3. Transform them into workers (Gardener, Miner, Lumberjack, Scavenger)
4. Build sustainable farm/base

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### **Gronk Appears:**

**Cutscene:**
- Sound of Jeep engine
- Gronk drives into camp, obscena količina vape smoke
- "Yoooo Kai! Still alive, huh? Respect, bro."

**Dialogue:**
```
GRONK: Heard you were holed up in this shithole. Thought I'd check if you 
       finally became zombie chow.
       
KAI:   Nah, takes more than undead bastards to kill me. You still trading?

GRONK: Always, my dude. Got seeds, tools, info... hell, I even got premium 
       ganja strains if you're into that therapeutic shit.
       
KAI:   (smirks) You know me too well.

GRONK: Listen, real talk - I heard some weird radio chatter. Someone 
       mentioned "Ana" near the Old City ruins. Might be worth checking.
       
KAI:   (freezes) ...Ana? You sure?

GRONK: 70% sure. But hey, what else you got to lose?
```

**Quest unlocked:** "Echoes in the Ruins" - investigate Ana's potential sighting

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### **Act 1 Objectives:**

**Main Quest:**
- ✅ Establish base camp (upgrade from tent → cabin)
- ✅ Learn farming system (plant first ganja crop)
- ✅ Transform first zombie worker
- ✅ Survive first full night (zombie assault)
- ✅ Unlock Gronk merchant access
- ⏳ Investigate ruins for Ana clues

**Side Quests:**
- "Gronk's Vape Parts" (collect 3/5 components)
- "Clear the Graveyard" (transform 5 zombies)
- "First Harvest" (successfully grow + harvest crop)

**Act 1 Climax:**
- Kai finds **Ana's Journal - Entry #1** in ruins
- Reads: *"If you're reading this, Kai... I'm so sorry. I can't come home. They're watching. PROJEKT ZARJA must be stopped. Follow the Red Markers. -A"*
- **Revelation:** Ana is alive! But in danger!

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## **ACT 2: THE SEARCH - "Following Red Markers"**

### **New Area Unlocked: Overgrown City**

**Setting:**
- Former Ljubljanske suburbs, now zombie-infested
- Nature reclaiming pavement (vines, moss, broken buildings)
- Red spray-paint markers on walls → Ana's trail

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### **Ana's Voice (Audio Logs):**

**Throughout Act 2, Kai finds USB sticks with Ana's recordings:**

**Log 1:**
```
"Day 47. I'm in hiding. The people who released the virus - they're 
 still out there. Government collapse was a cover. They WANTED this. 
 I have evidence. But I need to stay alive long enough to share it."
```

**Log 2:**
```
"Kai, if you ever hear this... know that I think about you every day. 
 I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye. I was trying to protect you. 
 The virus isn't what they say it is. It's... adaptive. Intelligent?"
```

**Log 3:**
```
"I found something. In the old bio lab. The virus didn't just turn 
 people into mindless zombies. It's *changing* them. Evolving them. 
 Some are different. Smarter. Oh god, what have we done?"
```

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### **New Zombie Types:**

**Special Zombies appear:**
1. **Fast Zombies** (former athletes - sprint)
2. **Armored Zombies** (former cops/military - tougher)
3. **Spitter Zombies** (mutation - ranged attacks)

**Boss Battle:** "The Alpha" - intelligent zombie leader
- Coordinatesother zombies
- Can speak broken sentences: "...leave... territory..."
- Drops "Alpha Tissue Sample" → quest item

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### **Mystery Deepens - The Bunker:**

**Kai discovers underground government bunker:**
- Computers still powered (backup generator)
- Classified files: "PROJEKT ZARJA - Stage 3 Activation"
- **Revelation:** The virus was INTENTIONAL population control
- Elite politicians/billionaires have antidote → hiding in secure zones

**Emotional moment:**
- Kai finds security footage from Day Zero
- Sees Ana being DRAGGED AWAY by armed soldiers
- Timestamp: 6 hours before outbreak
- **Realization:** Ana was taken BEFORE it started - she knew!

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### **Act 2 Objectives:**

**Main Quest:**
- ✅ Follow 10 Red Markers across city
- ✅ Collect all Ana's audio logs
- ✅ Defeat Alpha Zombie boss
- ✅ Discover bunker + classified files
- ⏳ Locate Ana's current hideout

**Side Quests:**
- "The Lost Caravan" (rescue trapped survivors)
- "Medicinal Garden" (cultivate rare healing plants)
- "Susi's Growth Spurt" (Susi evolves to juvenile form)

**Act 2 Climax:**
- Final Red Marker points to **Church in Old Town**
- Kai enters → finds makeshift lab
- **ANA IS THERE!!!**
- Emotional reunion cutscene → but interrupted!
- Helicopter sounds → soldiers rappel down
- **BOSS:** Commander Kozlov (antagonist reveal)
- Ana and Kai escape via underground tunnels
- Act 2 ends with siblings reunited but on the run

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## **ACT 3: THE CONSPIRACY - "Project Zarja Exposed"**

### **Ana Joins Party (Temporary NPC):**

**Ana as companion:**
- Fights alongside Kai (stealth specialist)
- Provides scientific insight (analyse virus samples)
- Unlocks "sister banter" dialogue (emotional moments + humor)

**Exposition Dump:**

```
ANA:   Kai, I need to tell you everything. PROJEKT ZARJA wasn't an 
       accident. It was a controlled release.
       
KAI:   What? Why the fuck would anyone DO that?

ANA:   Population control. Resource wars. The elite needed to "reset" 
       society. They have safe zones. They have the cure. They're 
       waiting for us all to die.
       
KAI:   And you found out?

ANA:   I was part of the research team. I tried to blow the whistle. 
       They locked me up. I escaped during the chaos of Day Zero. 
       I've been hiding ever since, gathering evidence.
       
KAI:   So what now?

ANA:   We expose them. We find the antidote. We END this.
```

---

### **New Objective: Find "The Vault"**

**The Vault:**
- Secret facility holding antidote reserves
- Located in **Mythical Highlands** (mountain region)
- Guarded by elite military zombies (experimental soldiers)

**Journey to Highlands:**
- Travel through dangerous biomes:
  - Toxic Swamp (poison hazards)
  - Frozen Tundra (cold survival mechanics)
  - Cliff Caves (underground navigation)

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### **Gronk's Sacrifice:**

**Mid-Act 3 Event:**
- Kai, Ana, Gronk reach Vault entrance
- Ambushed by Commander Kozlov's forces
- Gronk: "Go! I'll hold them off!"
- **Gronk's Last Stand:** Epic battle scene (player watches cinematic)
- Gronk detonates explosives → collapses entrance on enemy
- Last words via radio: "Kai... find that cure, bro. And... save me some of that primo ganja for when I'm back as a zombie worker, yeah?" (bitter-sweet humor)
- **Gronk dies** 💔 (but can be "resurrected" post-game as zombie worker - emotional callback)

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### **The Vault - Final Dungeon:**

**Challenges:**
- Solve bio-lab puzzles (Ana helps with science)
- Fight elite zombie experiments (failed super-soldiers)
- Navigate moral choice moments:
  - Destroy antidote (prevent elite from using it) vs. Save it (cure survivors)

**Final Boss: Commander Kozlov (Mutated):**
- Injected himself with experimental serum → Zombie-Human Hybrid
- Smart, fast, deadly
- Boss fight mechanics: Phase 1 (human tactics) → Phase 2 (feral zombie strength)

**Defeat Kozlov:**
- Ana: "Kai, the serum in his blood - it's the KEY! We can synthesize antidote from him!"
- Extract sample after victory

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### **Act 3 Climax - THE CHOICE:**

**Endgame Decision:**

Kai and Ana have antidote formula. Two options:

**OPTION A: "Hope Ending"**
- Mass-produce antidote
- Distribute to survivors
- Begin slow rebuilding of civilization
- Epilogue: Kai runs community farm, Ana leads research, zombies gradually cured
- **Susi becomes community guardian**

**OPTION B: "Anarchy Ending"**
- Destroy antidote AND all virus research
- "Nature will balance itself"
- Humanity adapts to new reality (zombie workers, farming survival)
- Epilogue: Kai lives as nomadic farmer, Ana goes rogue scientist
- **Susi becomes Kai's lifelong travel companion**

**OPTION C: "Secret Ending" (Hard Mode unlock):**
- Use antidote on SELF → become immune
- Keep formula secret → maintain power balance
- Kai becomes "Zombie Lord" - controls massive undead workforce
- Build utopian farm commune
- Epilogue: Kai as benevolent dictator of new world order

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## **EPILOGUE: 10 Years Later**

**Depending on ending chosen:**

### **Hope Ending:**
```
NARRATOR: "A decade has passed. The cure saved thousands. The world is 
           healing. Kai tends his farm in Dolina Smrti - now a thriving 
           settlement. Ana's research center finds new ways to coexist 
           with nature. Gronk... well, his spirit lives on in every 
           survivor who takes a moment to laugh in the face of chaos. 
           And Susi? She's a mother now. Life finds a way."
```

### **Anarchy Ending:**
```
NARRATOR: "Civilization fell. But from its ashes, something new grew. 
           Communities adapted. Zombies became tools, not threats. Kai 
           wanders the lands, sharing seeds and stories. Ana's research 
           was lost - perhaps for the better. Humanity starts anew, 
           humbled. And Susi? She's seen it al l, and still chooses hope."
```

### **Secret Ending:**
```
NARRATOR: "Power corrupts, but Kai wielded it differently. His zombie 
           army built a paradise. Visitors call it the 'Garden of the 
           Undead.' Kai, now older, sits beneath Ana's memorial statue. 
           She chose to stay mortal - he chose to evolve. 'Was it worth 
           it?' he wonders. Susi nuzzles his hand. Some questions have 
           no answers. Only consequences."
```

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## 🎭 **THEMES & DEEPER MEANING:**

1. **Family & Loyalty:**
   - Kai's search for Ana = unconditional love
   - Gronk's sacrifice = chosen family

2. **Hope vs. Pragmatism:**
   - Can you rebuild? Or accept new reality?
   - Farming = symbol of hope in darkness

3. **Control & Power:**
   - Zombie workers = metaphor for labor exploitation?
   - Who gets to decide humanity's future?

4. **Dark Humor as Survival:**
   - Gronk's vape jokes during apocalypse
   - Kai's ADHD brain finding joy in chaos
   - "If we can't laugh, we're already dead"

5. **Nature's Revenge:**
   - Virus as Earth's immune response to humanity?
   - Susi (prehistoric creature) = nature reclaiming dominance

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## 💬 **KEY MEMORABLE QUOTES:**

**Kai:**
- "Zombies are just people having a REALLY bad day."
- "Ana always said I'd amount to nothing. Guess zombie farmer wasn't on her list."
- "If ganja can survive the apocalypse, so can we."

**Ana:**
- "Science doesn't care about morality. But scientists should."
- "I didn't ask to be a hero, Kai. I just wanted to fix my mistake."

**Gronk:**
- "Vape clouds hide tears, my dude. Apocalypse pro tip."
- "When civilization falls, the DJ becomes the tribe's oral historian. Just with better beats."
- (Final words) "Tell 'em Gronk went out... in a cloud of epic fucking smoke."

**Susi:**
- "*happy dino chirps*" (no dialogue, but player understands her anyway)

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## 🎮 **POST-GAME CONTENT:**

**New Game+:**
- Keep zombie workers & Susi bond level
- Harder enemies
- Secret lore collectibles

**DLC Ideas:**
1. "Gronk's Mixtape" - Prequel campaign playing as Gronk
2. "Susi's Origins" - Reveal how dino egg appeared
3. "Ana's Lockdown" - Playable flashback levels during imprisonment

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## ✅ **STORY COMPLETION SUMMARY:**

**Total Acts:** 3 + Epilogue  
**Total Playtime:** 20-30 hours (main story)  
**Endings:** 3 (Hope, Anarchy, Secret)  
**Morality:** Gray choices (no pure good/evil)  
**Tone:** Dark comedy + emotional depth  
**Core Message:** "Even in ruin, we choose what to plant."

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**🎬 THIS IS DOLINA SMRTI - The Complete Story 🎬**

*Where zombie farming meets family drama, wrapped in Slovenian black humor.*

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*Story written: 03.01.2026 05:15 CET*  
*Narrative Designer: David Kotnik (with Agent assist)*  
*"May your crops grow tall and your zombies work hard." - Kai*