Mod:DUST Survival Simulator/Spore Carriers

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Overview
The origins of the Spore Carriers can be traced back to Vault 22, an agricultural Vault dedicated to the development of super-crops to combat global hunger. One of said super-crops was the Beauveria Mordicana fungus made for pest control. However, the fungus was deceptively infectious and once it got into the ventilation system, it infected everyone in the Vault; mutating them into vicious plant-zombies.

In DUST
An NCR expedition into Vault 22 inadvertently released the Mordicana spores into the atmosphere. The Spores made their way to Zion National Park and ravaged the entire wilderness during The Fall. Shortly after the infection claimed the life of Joshua Graham, a massive Spore Carrier was sighted and given the name of Wendigo. No sooner did the creature make its presence known that the SM-5 Cloud variant spread over the Park and practically merged with the Spores; covering Zion in an infectious fog that killed almost everything and mutated what was left. The remaining Tribals fled through the Pine Creek Tunnel with Daniel locking the door behind them, leaving him to perish at the hands of the elite Spore-monster.

By the time the Survivor reaches Zion, it's little more than a swamp purged of nearly all life by the aggressive Spore Carriers. These monsters litter the once-bountiful wilderness, attacking anything and everything they see.

Variants
Carrier Brutes are bigger, tougher and slower than their brethren. They can knock a Survivor to the ground with a well-placed punch, leaving them open to the rest of the horde.