Dogtown

Dogtown is a Combat Zone in Night City. It is an upcoming location in.

Overview
Dogtown is a walled-off area located east of the Pacifica subdistricts of Coastview and West Wind Estate. It is divided into three subdistricts, all controlled by the Barghest. Its main entrance is located north of the EBM Petrochem Stadium, in Coastview.

Creation
At some point after the Time of the Red, investors funded the Pacifica district of Night City to become a wealthy touristic destination, with Militech being its major investor. However, the Unification War (2069 - 2070) halted Pacifica's success in its tracks. As fears mounted that the New United States would invade Night City from Southern California and Pacifica would then become a battlefield, corporations and other investors raced to withdraw their fundings from the district's ongoing projects.

It was during the war when NUSA Colonel Kurt Hansen asserted control of a portion of Pacifica. Hansen ignored his orders to leave the area after the war, showing his disdain for the Arvin Accord, and carved his own private paradise, eventually becoming some sort of military tyrant. With Night City's economy already on a downturn, the effect on Pacifica was disastrous and much of the district was left incomplete and lawless. Construction work was put on permanent hold, leaving most buildings as unfinished hulks of concrete and steel. Not long after, gangs and the homeless moved in. The worst areas of the district — controlled by Hansen's people — became a Combat Zone, and at some point were walled off from the rest of Pacifica. Although it was originally simply known as the Combat Zone, Hansen would rename it to Dogtown.

After establishing Dogtown's Black Market, gun trade and other unsavory dealings turned the former subdistrict of Pacifica into a very profitable business. As such, the powers-that-be decided to leave it alone, allowing Hansen to continue as its ruler.

2077
By 2077, Dogtown was still under the iron fist of Colonel Hansen and his Barghest militia. With no corporations or outside laws, Dogtown's upper echelon thrived in it, while the rest of the district's citizens teetered on the brink of poverty. For years, many people arrived to Dogtown in hopes of escaping their past and find a better life within its walls. What they didn't realize is that they were simply changing one overlord for another.

Around this time, NUSA President Myers's Space Force One was struck down above Night City, eventually crash-landing somewhere within Dogtown.

Locations

 * EBM Petrochem Stadium
 * Black Market
 * Haven
 * Heavy Hearts