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War Core Wednesday!

I've finished the outline of War Core book 2, Expeditionary Force and here is the introduction. I also have an illustration of Hugh's new tier five light mechs that we'll see later in the story. The fist image is a standard tier five mech and the second is one with upgrades (secondary weapons, improved armor, and grenade/smoke launchers).

Introduction.

He could feel it, the rage simmering just below the surface. Instead of the rush of the blood fury, only disappointment followed...

Cat Core 2, Introduction.

Here we go, the cats are back. I will need some more named kitties for Florence's newest dungeon, so if you would like to see your pets join the ranks of the dungeon defenders, leave me a comment with your cat's name and a description of them. I can't guarantee they will be used, but I will do my best to include those that volunteer for duty.


Introduction.

“My master, the adventurers draw close,” A voice hissed.

“They are of no consequence, a minor d...

An Orc in New York, chapter 3.

This is as far as I have written on this story. We get a glimpse of the necromancer that Gub was battling against. The story, and this chapter in particular, are a bit more grim than my usual work and a bit crunchier in terms of stats, let me know what you think. Chapters for Cat Core 2 will be going up in a couple of days and we'll also have our first installment of War Core Wednesday with the first chapter of book 2 in that series.


Chapter 3.

Lonnie DuMont felt something w...

An Orc in New York, Chapter 2.

Here's the next chapter in the orc series as well as an illustration of a Krixnas from War Core. The War Core 2 outline is going well and I should have the first chapter of it ready next week for War Core Wednesday. Cat core is also starting and the cover art in production now.


Chapter 2.

Gub was no coward, he would defeat this creature, confident that the gods of the system would reward his bravery. Readying his weapons, Gub began to stride toward his foe, the warriors betw...

What's on the agenda for this week, and a teaser for something new.

This week, in addition to fighting off a cold, I'm working to get the War Core manuscript ready for the editor. I won't have a whole lot of time to write this week, as I'll be outlining the next Cat Core and War Core novels. To give you something to read, I'll post a couple of chapters of something new.

While I work on my main fiction, I often need to take a break for a day or two and work on a side project to get the creative juices flowing again. One of those projects was something ...

War Core, Chapter 37.

This chapter wraps up book 1 for War Core. I have to switch gears to Cat Core 2 to have it ready in time for the narrator I really wanted for the series to do both books at once. War Core isn't over, though, and this weekend I'll finish up the outline for book 2 and start posting War Core chapters at least once a week. Look for War Core Wednesdays to be a thing. As an extra treat, I've attached some artist concept sketches for Hugh's infantry mechs, levels one, five, and ten.


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War Core, Chapter 36.

Chapter 36.

When they returned to the command post, the remainder of Hugh’s forces were built and ready to go, along with replacements for the casualties he had taken while securing the bonus objective. He had fifty infantry mechs, a machinegun team, eight T-7 light mechs, and four of the AI-controlled M4 Sherman medium mechs. It was an impressive force; the only question now was what the Krixnas had available to repulse his attack. The AI-controlled Sherman’s led the way. Hugh ha...

War Core, Chapter 35.

Chapter 35.

Do you wish to assume control over the command post? Yes/No.

Hugh hit yes as the second infantry mech arrived in a flash. His point of view shifted to the command post, and as he settled into his new home, Hugh could feel automated processes beginning as they did at the start of a normal battle. Five construction drones began to be produced on the assembly line and in the queue after drones were his defensive garrison forces, a total of twelve infant...

War Core, Chapter 34.

Chapter 34.

“It looks like the Krixnas have stopped feeding their units in piecemeal, sir” Captain Tran observed. Hugh continued to push his troops north through the Makonar tunnels. At first, the Krixnas had continued to send pairs of infantry into the tunnels every few minutes, but that stopped after his troops easily wiped out more than a few of the groups.

“I think our opponent is running out of resources, the Krixnas must have spent a lot of what they had to build the...

War Core, Chapter 33.

Chapter 33.

It took some time for the scouts to do their work. At least as a war core, Hugh could easily monitor their progress. To the south, just as he suspected, they found a rock giant mech. This must have been the one they had encountered earlier given the shattered infantry mech stuffed in the tunnel with it. Hugh ordered a squad supported by a light mech to take it out, no reason to leave a threat behind when they could likely get the drop on it and destroy the mech with minima...

War Core, Chapter 32.

Chapter 32.

By the time the last of Hugh’s light mechs walked off the assembly line, he had a hundred and twelve resources remaining. His drones and picked clean the debris fields and there was nothing else in this little valley for them to exploit. The question now became whether he should focus on upgrades or on expanding his forces. He really wanted the secondary machinegun for the light mechs but doing that would eat up all his resources to only unlock the upgrade and not leave ...

War Core, Chapter 31.

Chapter 31.

Hugh accepted command, noting that there were four buildings in various states of destruction under the control of his command post. There were also no resources, which would delay any repairs of the structures or his existing units. Taking stock of the damage, Hugh tried to decide where to focus his efforts.

Command Post, Level 3. Unit points n/a. There is no unit point restriction for this battle, the only restriction you will have are the limited resources...