[@AdorableSaucer] That's another question I should ask, then. Will there be NPC factions/communities? Or are we all there is? I imagine building new settlements from scratch would take a very long time to form any sort of expansive/significant geopolitical entity

I suppose it is the post apocalypse, and perhaps that's not the point. More like a bunch of petty factions squabbling over what remains of the old world. Any way is fine with me