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Field Glossary: NPV-26

This glossary holds the first-party CRC terms you will see in the rest of the manual: Civil Recovery Corps, Responder, NPV-26, Phalanx pills, Supplies, Credits, Merits, early extraction, and final extraction. Each row is a sealed record with a short form and a definition. NPV-26 is the official X name for the infection. CRC is the organization that assigns the missions. Use the list as a lookup, then open the system pages for the full procedure.

Official Steam screenshot of a quarantined Roosevelt Av-Jackson Hts subway entrance with bodies, luggage, and deadly-force warning signs.
FIG. 9.1 — Pacifist stamp
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How to read a term

Each block is a sealed row: full term, short form, definition. Civil Recovery Corps shortens to CRC. NPV shortens to NPV-26. Phalanx pills shorten to Phalanx. Early extraction and final extraction are two different cashouts, not synonyms. If a community page uses a different expansion for CRC or a different virus name, this glossary stays on the first-party strings.

The subway still on this page is the official Broadway-adjacent image bound to the route. It is here so the glossary is not a wall of unillustrated terms. The Pacifist stamp is the second bound image. Neither image is a new definition. Both are first-party Steam art registered to this lookup route only.

Short forms are the tokens you will see in the chart and the arsenal: CRC, NPV-26, Phalanx, Credits, Merits. Do not invent a second expansion. If a community page uses a different virus name, this glossary stays on the official X string NPV-26 and the welcome-post NPV. The subway still and the Pacifist stamp are the two bound images on this lookup page.

Official Steam achievement icon titled Pacifist for app 292000.
FIG. 9.1 — Pacifist stamp
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CRC and extract terms

Open Civil Recovery Corps when you need the organization that assigns Responders. Open Responder when you need the three-slot volunteer rule. Open NPV when you need the infection name. Open Phalanx pills when you need the three-dose delay. Open Supplies, Credits, and Merits when you need the economy. Open the two extract terms when you need to know what a window pays.

Definitions stay short because the system pages hold the procedures. This list exists so a player who landed on NPV-26 from search can see the official expansion and jump to infection or the first-drop checklist instead of a synonym farm.

Jump from a term to the system page when you need the procedure. Infection holds the four-stage chart. CRC holds the three slots. Credits and Merits holds the Tuesday set and the Beacon. The glossary does not repeat those chapters. Early extraction and final extraction stay separate rows because they pay different XP and Credit shares. Phalanx stays a delay, not a shop row.

Civil Recovery Corps

Short
CRC
Definition
The organization that assigns Responders their missions after the NPV crisis.

Responder

Short
Responder
Definition
A CRC volunteer character. Players may keep up to three at the campsite; death can be permanent.

NPV

Short
NPV-26
Definition
The infection. Official welcome text says NPV; official X names NPV-26.

Phalanx pills

Short
Phalanx
Definition
Three-dose bottle that delays infection without curing it.

Supplies

Short
Supplies
Definition
Team quota collected in-match and converted to Credits at final extraction.

Credits

Short
Credits
Definition
Persistent currency for loadout items, skills, and cosmetics.

Merits

Short
Merits
Definition
Weekly-assignment currency for cosmetics and the Rescue Beacon.

Early extraction

Short
Early extract
Definition
Safety extract after a short timer; no character XP and only a small Credit share.

Final extraction

Short
Final extract
Definition
End-of-mission extract that grants character XP and the full team Supply cashout.

Official welcome notes

Related pages: NPV Infection Civil Recovery Corps Credits & Merits