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Schedule for December

Happy Holidays! Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.

Note: I am listing tier levels for all rewards. For example, $5+ means all 5, 10, and 25 level patrons).

12/6 -- Chapters 1-3 of Zombie Exodus novel. We have been skipping around these last 6 months, but I want people to see the story beginning to end. ($3+ tiers)

12/8 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)

12/10 -- New Part 2-2 Beta update, Pharmacy mission ($10+ tiers)

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Games by JimD Newsletter – Details on Safe Haven Mission, Development Schedule

Happy Holiday season! I have a short series of updates today, mostly posted on Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven. I’m sure those of you who are fans of that game will be happy in the direction I’m going with my most-popular title. In this newsletter, I’ll tell you what I’ve been working on this past month, a few teasers on the upcoming Pharmacy Mission for Part 2-2, and a small update on my vampire story for FableLabs.

Past Month

Throughout November, I put a considerable amoun...

Shakefaces

Story and Art by Ethan David Underhill 

Before she’d retired to her two-story house an hour outside of Leupp, Arizona, Mo Mian spent her life cheating death. Born in international waters in 1932 as her parents immigrated from China to Canada, she survived the c-section that her mother did not. Growing up in Vancouver, a train nearly flattened her at the age of three after it derailed from the tracks. I...

New Tier Descriptions

Nothing has changed with the tiers. All I did was make them more readable and add specific reward details.

I also added a new $200 tier for those who want to add a different level of NPC to the game. You can join for 1 month to develop a character who will appear in one of my games, and then drop down to another tier the following month. Or stay at that tier and develop another NPC.

Updates

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating! To all of you, thanks for being a patron. You have really helped me to push along my games and work on what I love to do.

I will have more updates in my newsletter on Sunday, but here are some things to look for in December:

• A patron-only Discord chat live Q&A.
• A major update to the Safe Haven Part 2-2 beta, including the pharmacy mission. Sorry it is not going up this month. It's still being coded, and I want to give Ethan...
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Long-term mission: Teenager

So far, we have chosen that Eli gives you the number to a family friend's vacation house where the teen's parents were staying. Calling the number, the MC speaks with the father's friend, saying they left for Nightfall to search for the teen MC.

Assuming the MC continues this path of searching for their parents, what is the next step?

Broken-down Car: The MC finds their parents' car on the road into Nightfall. The car is abandoned and shot up, with blood on the windshiel...

Question on bonus points

One of the most requested additions for ZE: Safe Haven is to add one more option to purchase 25 skill points. I have always felt slimy doing it, but some people state they rather spend $1 to save time and try out the character they want. How do you feel about it?

Missed Rally Time/Helping Hands Scenario

In the last poll, we decided on a combined event. Below are the two descriptions:

Missed Rally Time - while out scavenging abandoned houses, your group of 6 split into teams of 2, each team taking a house. You plan to rally together in 2 hours. At the rally time, one team doesn't return, leaving 4 out of 6 of your group. Do you search for the missing team? For how long?

Helping hands - Your team is out scavenging and encounter a group of people surrounde...

November Short Story/Article

This is a poll for you to choose the topic for November's original short story or article. 

I have some older options from previous polls and new ones. I'm also adding in some articles for those interested in game design.

Zombie Exodus, chapter for November

For the next draft chapter of my upcoming Zombie Exodus novel, what chapter would you like to see? 

Schedule for November

Hey there, patrons. Happy Daylight Saving Time for those of you who live under this bizarre custom.

Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.

11/5 -- Poll for new chapter of Zombie Exodus novel.

11/7 -- Poll for article of the month. 

11/10 -- Zombie Exodus novel chapter posted.

11/16 -- New poll for Safe Haven Chapter 9 scenario (Missed Rally Time/Helping Hands).

11/19 --  New poll for teenager mission.&nb...

First look graphic

This is the first graphic I received for my upcoming vampire game for the Tales app.

Jaime, Don't Leave.

At the sound of the sputtering and crackling of a motorcycle’s engine, Jaime awoke in a cold sweat. The Harley’s thunderous retort matched his own heartbeat. Sweat covered him in a second skin and drenched the bed sheets. Little light came through the screened window. It was morning, and Jaime would be gone soon—gone from this nightmare into a new one. The dead were rising like a tidal wave over Nightfall. To survive, Jaime would leave Dillan’s group, pick up his friend, and escape the c...

How am I doing?

I have been running my Patreon account since March of this year and am overwhelmed by the support. Every few months, I like to check in and ask for feedback on how I'm doing and features people would like to see.

So far, I am 

• running 2-3 polls to help me develop new content for Safe Haven.
• posting 1 chapter from my ZE novel.
• writing one original story for Safe Haven along with original artwork.
• offering a beta link for Part 2-2, though I don't plan ...
  2018-10-27 22:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Games by JimD Newsletter – Game Progress, Q&A

Happy Halloween! This is one of my favorite seasons of the year. Growing up, I would spend the week ahead of 10/31 watching horror movies, usually one of the George Romero zombie flicks while eating sickening amounts of candy. This year, I am re-watching the 1978 Dawn of the Dead. I’ll also be writing about zombies, so I think that counts.

In this newsletter, I will give updates on my games and answer questions from my followers.

Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

This month, I...

Pick a title for my vampire game

I have been working on a project for a few month's now, code-named Vampire Fiction, and it's release is drawing closer. Please vote on your top choice for a title for the game.

Here's a summary:

 As a newly created vampire, you are born into a life of mystery. Just after rising for the first time, your Sire dies. How will you learn to survive? What are these dark powers you now possess? The city is yours to explore and when you discover others of your kind, will you embrace them...