Alright, I came up with this idea yesterday, and I realize it is probably too late to implement, but anyways, here it goes:
New Faction-The Mafia
Leader-The Godfather
Religious, Seafaring
Description-When the Godfather decided to buy a mansion on Paradise Island, it goes to follow that he brought organized crime with him. After setting up a succesful drug operation involving the Docks and a hidden lab on the island, business was booming when the Zombies hit. Due to the relative isolation of the mansion and narc lab from the city, the Mafia is still relatively intact.
Buildings:
The Mansion-The beautiful home of the Godfather.
Narc Laboratory-Dedicated to the happiness of Paradise Island's inhabitants, for a price.
The Docks-The place where all incoming goods are unloaded. Unfortunately when the Zombies hit all the transport ships were sunk apart from a small patrol boat.
Tony's Ristorante-Although a Fast Food Joint caters to regular people(who eat burgers) and zombies(who eat the aforementioned people), The Mafia prefer to have a more refined and inconspicious place to make deals. Chef Tony is willing to fight to keep this restaurant from Zombie hands until his last breath.
The Prison-What better time to stage a breakout than a Zombie uprising?
Units:
The Godfather-Located at his mansion, packs more punch than his age would suggest.
Limo-500 horsepower. Bulletproof glass. And a minibar.(I don't know if a unit has been created like this, but it be pretty cool, especially if there were gunmen shooting out the windows)
Thug-The basic ne'er do wells that can be found in the prison and around town.
Armed Robber-One was in prison that managed to get his hands on a gun from the storage. A few more were trying to rob the bank when the Zombies hit.
Contract Killer-The later units that appear when the Godfather uses his influence to bring in help from the mainland.
Chef Tony-located at his restaurant, Tony has a meat cleaver and knows how to use it.
Dr. Silvio- Head of the Narc Lab, he's sure to have some trick up his sleeve.
Bengal Tiger(hint hint)-Originally bought as a cub by the Godfather, this tiger is ready to fight tooth and claw against the hoards of zombies threatening the mansion.
-A few preplaced bodyguards in key areas, like the mansion, as well as a delivery car at the narc lab.
-A patrol boat(with mounted machine gun) produced at the docks every 15 turns.
This is probably way too much of a change that might completely throw the balance off the current design, but I just wanted to get this idea down, just in case it could work.
P.S. Police cruisers and/or motorcycle cops for the authorities
would be pretty awesome.
EDIT: I'm not averse to doing some civpedia entries if needed...