Zombie Exodus: Aftermath, Scene 5
You sit on a tree stump next to Portland and rest. A gentle breeze blows through th...
2022-01-15 17:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Opinion Poll - Romance Options
I have run similar polls like this in the past, but as I reach closer to publishing Part 3, I want to add a method for choosing new romantic options in this part or renewing the romantic options yo...
2022-01-12 17:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral content poll
This poll is related to the new interactive story, Zombie Exodus: Aftermath. When I developed this idea to post an interactive story on Patreon, I did not know how it would be received. This poll w...
2022-01-07 15:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath, Scene 4
“Hey, Violet,” Butler says. “Go ahead past me. There’s a bu...
2022-01-03 17:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for January, 2022
Happy New Year!
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
1/3 -- Zombie Exodus: Aftermath scene 4 and poll. ($3+ tiers)
1/7-- General content poll. ($1+...
2022-01-01 16:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath, Scene 3
“Fine. I’ll wake everyone up, while you get dressed and ready. But dammit, hurr...
2021-12-29 18:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – ZESH, Vampires, New Game?
Welcome to my 51st newsletter! Happy Holidays to all. I’m really enjoying my December. I actually started a brand-new D&D campaign with some friends, my health is going well, and I’ve...
2021-12-20 18:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll
One criticism of the game is that certain Skills are more used than others. While some Skills get used based on your playstyle, I concede that some are underused. I could argue that some Skills pro...
2021-12-15 20:36:48 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral content poll
Now that Part 3 of Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven is set to release in March, 2022, I get a few questions each week asking how many parts the game will have. My answer has always been, "I will write thi...
2021-12-13 15:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath, Scene 2
You run into the courtyard, center of camp, maybe the worst place to be in this att...
2021-12-08 16:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll
As I continue to plan out Part 4, I am looking at all of the past groups and NPCs you have been meeting along the way. I have room to reintroduce some of these groups or NPCs and would like to know...
2021-12-04 17:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for December, 2021
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month. Please note the schedule has been rearranged.
12/4 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll. ($5+ tiers)
12/8 -- P...
2021-12-02 14:15:30 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath, Scene 1
You roll out of your cot and listen to the sounds of the air horn blaring through Tempest Point. You have only been here for six weeks, longer than some havens, but this is the first time you’ve ...
2021-11-29 19:52:12 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath Poll 3
It looks like our character for this interactive story will be female. The next poll will determine the perspective of the story.
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Zombie Exodus: Aftermath Poll 2
For the character poll, you have chosen the MC to be a woman. Now we will select a background for the MC. Remember, this is ten years after the outbreak.
2021-11-28 23:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Aftermath Poll
By a landslide, Zombie Exodus: Aftermath is the choice for our first interactive story. The way this is going to work is that each month, I will post a choice at the beginning of the month that wil...
2021-11-27 18:17:58 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Part 3, Part 4, and Vampires
Welcome to my 50th newsletter! I should have planned something major for the fiftieth newsletter, but I’ve been so busy writing that I haven’t thought about much else. The big news is tha...
2021-11-20 17:16:21 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4 Poll
The last poll I posted asked about the characters most likely to have a conflict or even start a fight with a another character. Though that poll is still receiving votes, I can already see clear w...
2021-11-16 00:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven General Poll
A few people have requested conflicts between members of the main group, and I have already started seeds of conflict between certain group members. In this poll, I would like you to vote on those ...
2021-11-13 02:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostInteractive Story Poll
Based on my poll early this month related to an alternative to monthly stories, it looks like the interactive story is the clear winner. So for this month, I'd like to get started. First we need to...
2021-11-11 20:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll
Someone mentioned to me that they enjoy chapters that are more nonlinear and open ended than those very straightforward chapters with little branching of choices. Of course it takes much longer to ...
2021-11-09 01:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostPoll for New Monthly Content
I want to run this poll to discuss new content and changes that I may make to the $1 and $3 tiers. I run these polls from time to time to get a sense of the kinds of rewards people enjoy on my Patr...
2021-11-05 14:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for November, 2021
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
11/4 -- Poll for new monthly content. ($3+ tiers)
11/8 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll. ($5+ tiers)
Upcoming beta upload
I am going to be posting the update for Safe Haven Part 3 by 9 PM ET. I just had surgery on Friday and am going a little slowly today. I had written a lot before my surgery, so I still want to show...
2021-10-25 20:02:54 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Development Timeline Updates
Welcome to my 49th newsletter! I can’t believe it’s already October, and there’s only two weeks left before I submit ZE:SH Part 3 for publication. I’m still writing new content every ...
2021-10-20 19:45:36 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven General Poll
I have introduced a few different styles of zombies throughout the ZE Universe from the quick moving ones (resembling Left 4 Dead's or 28 Days Later's style) to slow ones (like Th...
2021-10-16 14:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostGeneral poll - romance
Romance has become an integral part of any choice game. Players enjoy romantic storylines as much as they do the main plot. There are so many ways to handle introductions to romantic options (ROs) ...
2021-10-14 15:59:51 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven scenario poll
In the original Zombie Exodus, I included some paranormal events/characters that some readers enjoyed while others were against. So far in Safe Haven I have only included an imaginary character bas...
2021-10-08 22:29:47 +0000 UTC View PostOctober Story/Article Poll
This is the poll to choose this month's short story or article. If you have ideas for future articles or short stories, please let me know in the comments.
2021-10-04 21:08:44 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for October, 2021
Here is a schedule of things you can expect to see this month.
10/4 -- Poll for article of the month. ($3+ tiers)
10/5 -- Updated public beta, chapter 11 of Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven 2021-10-02 17:03:39 +0000 UTC View Post