Games by JimD Newsletter – Game News

February is a short month, but I’ve made great progress on my games in development. In this newsletter, I’ll share news on Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Vampire Fiction, and another potential project for the future.

Game Updates

Part 2-2 is finished! I completed Part 2-2 in mid-February and submitted the files to my editor at Hosted Games this past week. Here are all of the updates you will find:

• Chapter 6 – conversations with NPCs at camp.
• Chapter 6 – new mission to a gas station with Kelly.
• Chapter 7 – new mission to a farm with Brody, Madison, and Gina.
• Chapter 7 – new mission to a strip mall with Jaime, Parker, and Jillian.
• A new location to set up a SurvNet server for the hacker storyline.
• A new call from Colonel Goodman for the soldier storyline.
• New original graphical splash page by Defenestratin.
• New graphical chapter headings.
• Two new IAP are added. One adds 25 more Skill Points for $1 and one adds 20 attribute points for $1.

Thanks to my contributing writers: Ethan Underhill, Brittany Martin, and Mia. And thank you to my Patreon supporters for helping to offset the costs of production.

Two promised additions did not make it in: a Rosie RO and going on a scouting trip with Nathan, Benji, and Kelly. While I had hoped to include them (and Ethan wrote the scouting mission), this update was already much longer than anticipated. Plus, it may have taken another month or two to develop the content, which would push back the Part 3 timeline. To keep progressing, I decided to offer the above as Part 2-2., which is an additional 170,000+ words. Parts 1 and 2 are now over 1 million words combined!

As of now, I have no information on when Part 2-2 will be published. When you submit to Hosted Games, you are put in a queue. As soon as I hear of a release date, I will let everyone know.

Part 3: I have written 10,000 words of Part 3 and will be releasing it to my Patreon patrons ($10 level) tomorrow. Chapter 8 has the group of survivors travelling to the first true Safe Haven. In this first scene, you will see how the group handles a new location and a list of the Haven management features. I’m excited to show off new content and the new main storyline.

Vampire Fiction: Episodes 1-3 are currently available for iOS, and I am currently working on Episode 4, with a planned release for end of March.

Future Projects: I have a few other projects at the proposal stage, which will likely be in development after Part 3 of Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven is finished. One is a very exciting game, based on licensed content from a MAJOR publishing company. While it is a long shot to acquire the licensing, if things work out, this will be a game changer for me. I will keep everyone posted on any developments, but I don’t expect to hear anything for several months. I'm not allowed to discuss the project, but I will say I am a huge fan of this company and have been tracking their content for over 20 years.