Story for August - Questions
This month, I am writing the New Army Progress Report by Colonel Goodman. Since I want to give you the type of story you expect, let me know any questions you hope are answered.
2019-08-27 21:10:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Schedule changes.
If you've read my newsletter from today, you heard briefly about my health issues. I don't usually get into my personal life, not that I'm opposed to sharing, but because I'm assuming most people are here to talk about my games. So, here goes...
I've been dealing with kidney stones and other issues related to them. Yesterday, I spent the day in the emergency room. I had planned to spend this weekend finishing...
2019-08-25 20:10:10 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Zombies and Doctors
Hello friends, readers, and choice gamers! It’s the end of the summer, and I’ve been busy writing and planning out my schedule for the next year or so. This newsletter will include updates on my games as usual, and I’m also highlighting a large-scale mission going into Part 3. Finally, I have a bit of personal news to share will hopefully not affect the development of any of my games (but may).
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
This month, I’ll be publishing the n...
2019-08-25 17:49:57 +0000 UTC View PostNaming poll for a character - Vampire Fiction
I realize Vampire Fiction is not yet popular but as I write it, I'd like to get a sense of characters that readers of my games would like to see. Eventually, this game will be available on Android, which will hopefully allow more of you to read it.
The concept of the game is that you are a newly created vampire in modern days and a powerful one. You have access to numerous powers (called Gifts). I'd like to create a new enemy for the vampire along with a power not accessi...
2019-08-17 19:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9 Hotel Scenario, Poll 4
In our last poll, you chose an event that occurs on the 2nd floor while saving a family with children. In this poll, we will go one floor higher. What event occurs on floor 3?
Management Matters - several members of building management have sectioned themselves off in a suite. Several customers tell you the managers are hoarding food and supplies.
More zombies - this fl...
2019-08-14 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll
One aspect of Safe Haven I never expected to be so popular was the profession/background. I thought of professions and backgrounds as setting skills only. I figured your MC's past will fade away once the apocalypse was underway. Wow, was I wrong.
We already have storylines for military professions, scientists, teens, and hackers. I'd also argue that bank robbers have Reilly as a tie to their profession.
What other storylines would you like to see?
August Short Story Poll
This is a poll for you to choose the topic for August's original short story or article.
If you have story ideas for September, please list it in the comments.
2019-08-05 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus Novel, Chapter 11 - Devlin
Devlin splashed water from the sink on his face and rubbed a hand over scratch marks on his neck. “Damn, girl, you need to watch those fingernails.”
The woman stepped out of the bathroom stall, buttoning her blouse. “Some guys like to be choked,” she said with a sly smile. “Plus, you pulled my hair too hard.”
He liked her smile, the contours of her thick body, the smooth slope of her long nose, and her auburn hair. He was a sucker for redheads.
He fixed his own h...
2019-08-03 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for August
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
8/3 -- Chapter 11 of Zombie Exodus novel. ($3+ tiers)
8/5 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
8/9 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll.
8/14 -- New poll for Safe Haven Chapter 9 scenario ( Hotel). ($5+ tiers)
8/17 -- Naming poll for a character. ($5+ tiers)
8/24 -- Newsletter. ($1+ tiers)
8/26 -- Updat...
2019-08-01 17:32:13 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Q&A and Writing Help
Hello to my friends and readers. This newsletter will be a slightly different format. It’s been a while since my last question and answer session, so I’ll spend some time going over a few. Before that I’ll give brief updates on my games in development along with news on some extra progress coming for Part 3.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
Part 3 is up to 75,000 words of content (not including some extra parts of code). I’m not too happy with my progress but had to spend...
2019-07-24 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostQuestions for Newsletter
If you have any questions you'd like answered in this week's newsletter, let me know!
2019-07-23 00:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9 Hotel Scenario, Poll 3
In our last poll, you chose that the first-floor lobby has dozens of infected trapped inside. In this poll, we will decide on the next floor up in this 4-level building. There will be a mix of zombies and environmental obstacles along the way, but we will now pick a human-based challenge.
Mistaken identity - Several residents have banded together and attack the MC group on sit...
2019-07-14 18:38:46 +0000 UTC View PostMonthly Scenario Poll
Way back in February, I ran a poll for an event that occurs for those MCs who choose not to go on the Missed Rally/Helping Hands storyline. The voters chose a fight between two members of the main group.
In this poll, we will decide who is fighting and the reason for the fight. It will start as a verbal argument and may turn to a physical altercation.
Jaime vs. Reilly 2019-07-10 23:41:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Focus Group Opportunity for Amazon Gift Card
I was recently contacted by WattPad for an interview about my writing. They are interested in speaking with my patrons. Here is their message if anyone would like to be interviewed for a $60 Amazon gift card. Feel free to contact Emily directly and please message me if you do contact her.
Hi everyone!
My name is Emily and I am doing user research for a company called Wattpad.
I’m interested in doing 45 minute remote focus group interviews with players/patr...
2019-07-09 14:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Naming Poll - Safe Haven NPC
This poll will help name a character I will introduce in Part 3. The character may join the main group or not, depending on choices made.
Julius -- Hispanic male, 20s, metro-sexual. Fun-loving, decisive, but selfish. Good at Survival, Martial Arts, Persuasion. Bad eyesight without glasses.
Jed -- White male 30s, rugged look. Gentle, distrusting, boisterous, and requires positive feedback. Athletic, good at Scavenging and Searching. Hard of hearing.
Caleb -- Asian male 20s, g...
2019-07-07 19:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostJuly Short Story Poll
This is a poll for you to choose the topic for July's original short story or article.
If you have story ideas for August, please list it in the comments.
2019-07-05 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus Novel, Chapter 10 - Jason
Jason rested his ear against the Pet Semetary movie poster and listened through the thin wall A bump and a long scrape repeated through the wall, over and over, moving from the right corner of the room to the left, near the back of the closet..
“Damn you, Lois and Clark!” he yelled through the wall as he listened to the shrill sounds of heavy breathing. His voice turned softer. “Damn you, Remo.”
He met Remo the day he moved in to the apartment buil...
2019-07-03 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for July
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
7/3 -- Chapter 10 of Zombie Exodus novel. ($3+ tiers)
7/5 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
7/7 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven naming poll for ($5+ tiers)
7/10 -- New scenario or mission poll.
7/14 -- New poll for Safe Haven Chapter 9 scenario ( Hotel). ($5+ tiers)
7/20 -- Naming discussion for new NPC in Zombie 2019-07-02 01:55:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Nate's Escape
Nate Milford twisted the wheel of his black BMW and peeled out to spin the car in a tight U-turn, aimed again towards his sister’s house. He lifted his phone to his ear and dialed the house phone. It rang twice and disconnected before anyone answered.
“Damn it,” he shouted and threw the phone to the passenger seat.
He hit the on-ramp to the highway and entered a sea of cars all traveling out of Nightfall. The shoulder was closed off with yellow barricades and farther down sa...
2019-06-29 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Game Progress and Dynamic Elements
Things are moving along with my games, and I have put a lot of effort into Safe Haven and Vampire Fiction in June. Finally in this newsletter, I’ll discuss a new “feature” I’ve worked on for Safe Haven called Dynamic Elements.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
Part 3 is up to 67,000 words, which is roughly 1/8 of the size I expect. I am starting to think a Part 4 is necessary to cover all existing storylines and resolve them. My publisher feels the game should end at Part ...
2019-06-26 22:10:23 +0000 UTC View PostGiveaway on social media
I am giving away Steam keys for CoG's newest Game, Asteroid Run. Patreon does not allow us creators to run giveaways to patrons due to odd laws, but I can advertise it here. So visit one of my social media accounts below if you want to enter.
Chapter 9 Hotel Scenario, Poll 2
This poll continues to build our chapter 9 scenario in which an away team scavenges a hotel. Specifically, the winning option was for, "Hotel: lower floors have infected while survivors still live in upper floors. " This mission will be initiated when a distress call via short-wave radio comes into the Junkyard. Residents of upper floors are offering food and supplies in exchange for aid in clearing out the infected.
In our last poll, you decided 2019-06-15 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
New scenario mission poll
Coinciding with the group naming poll, I'm building the first encounter with the bandit/raider group. This will occur as the MC and group are leaving the research station.
How should that interaction go?
2019-06-10 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Naming Poll - Safe Haven NPC
This poll will help establish the nickname of another, smaller group of survivors. They are bandits and fairly amoral, content with killing and robbing. Three are encountered leaving the Research Station in Part 3.
The Vixens -- an all female group.
June Short Story Poll
This is a poll for you to choose the topic for June's original short story or article.
If you have story ideas for July, please list it in the comments.
2019-06-06 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus Novel, Chapter 9 - Emma
Emma stared at her distorted image in the broken glass shards of the pharmacy window. Below the words, Fixman’s Apothecary, she watched a version of herself, reflected back, moving with her, mimicking each gesture. She smiled, and the Emma in the glass smiled, but it was crooked and harsh, like the mouth of one of the infected.
Is this how I’d look if I turned into one of those poor things?
No, you idiot. You’d look worse.
The wind blew with a sharp w...
2019-06-03 19:07:22 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for June
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
6/3 -- Chapter 9 of Zombie Exodus novel. ($3+ tiers)
6/6 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
6/8 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven naming poll for ($5+ tiers)
6/10 -- New scenario or mission poll.
6/15 -- New poll for Safe Haven Chapter 9 scenario ( Hotel). ($5+ tiers)
6/20 -- Naming discussion for new NPC in Zombie...
2019-06-02 16:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon Rewards Poll
I'm constantly thinking about new rewards for my patrons. I also think about current rewards and whether or not patrons enjoy them. My goal is to give you your money's worth while also expressing myself creatively.
Over the past year of being on Patreon, I have periodically asked for feedback on rewards. Polls usually get the most interaction, so I've put together a list of current rewards and possible future rewards. I won't explain current rewards but here are details on possible new ...
2019-05-31 15:37:10 +0000 UTC View PostThree Days on the Hilltop
Author’s Note: I tell this story from the perspective of a main character I created, Seth Campbell, whose character sheet is posted here. The story surfaced as a found journal in the glove compartment of a Lexus and conveys his experiences on a hilltop somewhere outside Nightfall, Colorado.
Monday, May 14, 2012
It’s day 2 of the Outbreak, and I see no end in sight...
2019-05-29 20:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostMy ZE:SH Survivor
One of my patrons asked me to share the survivor I use for my canon play of the game. Here he is...
PROFILE
Name: Seth Campbell
Gender: Male
Profession/Background: Laborer
Preferred Skill 1: Crafting
Preferred Skill 2: Scavenging
Primary Weapon: Machete
Secondary Weapon: AR-15
Armor: Kevlar Vest
Helmet: None
Clothes: Construction worker's clothes
CHALLENGES & PERKS
Allergy to Pollen, Dependent Child, Visual Impairment