The United States has fallen into a second civil war after the President refuses to leave office and expands his executive powers beyond constitutional limits. In response, several states rebel against the federal government, with Texas and California forming the Western Forces, while a separate Florida Alliance also fights against Washington. Much of the country becomes a patchwork of loyalist territory, rebel-held cities, and neutral states trying to avoid the conflict. the federal government is on the verge of defeat. Rebel forces steadily capture major cities, destroy loyalist military units, and advance toward Washington, D.C. Across the country, military discipline has broken down, with many armed groups committing atrocities and civilians caught in the crossfire. No side is portrayed as entirely heroic, emphasizing the brutality and chaos of modern civil war