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1st-person point-of-view for a main character

For the story of the month, the top votes went to a first-person point of view story.

We can now vote for a main character. I thought that this could be one that we create together, or we can pick one of the popular characters in the MC's group.

If the top vote of this poll is "A new ...

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Test Version (May 25, 2024)

Here's the link:

Test version (click here)

Part 4 is over 568,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.

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Stronghold Content Sneak Peek

Since I have wrapped up the nephew mission for Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, I have been working on Stronghold.

The scene below is from chapter 4. You and your group are trying to cross a walkway that is guarded by soldiers as you escape a horde of zombies.

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The walkway to Zone ...

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Woody Commissioned art

Here is a sketch of Woody from Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven. This is an early sketch and the artist can make changes. What are your thoughts on this representation of him?

Description (for my visually impaired readers): Woody is shown with shaggy, unkempt dark brown hair and a full, bushy bear...

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Games by JimD Newsletter – Game Updates, Nephew Mission, RO Conflict

Welcome to my 80th newsletter! 

The word for this month is inspiration. Since I finished the university mission, I have started on my list of smaller missions. I will review this in the Safe Haven section below, but I wrote out a nephew training mission this month. It was one of the mo...

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Content Poll

As many of you know, I’m a fan of the slow burn approach in storytelling. I love weaving together multiple storylines, allowing them to develop over time, and ultimately delivering a satisfying payoff. Today, I want to discuss a highly requested topic: drama between romantic interests.

Im...

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Zombie Exodus: Stronghold update!

Zombie Exodus: Stronghold has been updated and now includes chapter 3. Outfit your character with new weapons and accessories, and meet a brand-new character exclusive to this version on Hosted Games.

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Content Poll

As I continue to work on the game, I plan to add specific content such as age customization in the future. Additionally, I’d like to enrich earlier parts of the game with new content. This includes expanding content for Challenges, adding new conversations between the MC and NPCs, and introduci...

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Rachel - Interactive Story - scene 9

continued from scene 8

Rachel secures her weapons and heads out the front door, her steps purposeful. First stop - Bailey. The poor girl is likely beside herself, holed up wherever she's renting t...

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Content Sneak Peek

This next scene contains a spoiler, but it's a great example of the scene I'm writing between the MC and the nephew (from the Dependent challenge).

The MC is taking the nephew out into the middle of the woods for some survival training. As they make their way into a grassy meadow, the MC pi...

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Game updates

This month, I'm focusing on Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, particularly a special mission involving the nephew. If you're taking on the Dependent challenge and enjoy your nephew's company, this scene is tailor-made for you. Please note, the following details contain spoilers.

In this m...

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New story poll

Here is the poll for the original story this month. Please feel free to make suggestions for new story subjects in the comments below.

This month, I am also going to offer a new style of story — a first-person story from the point of view of a main character, starting in Part 1.

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Content Sneak Peek and Poll

I am currently writing a scavenging and survival training trip that the MC can take with the nephew. After searching an area around the junkyard, the MC and nephew spot an abandoned shack. Here is the first draft of the section and the choice (note: ${dep_name} is a variable expression that repre...

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Rachel - Interactive Story - scene 8

continued from scene 7

Keeping the pistol firmly pressed against the back of Briggs' head, Rachel starts leading him backward, putting distance between them and the other soldiers. Their focus is ...

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Outbreak Scenario 10

Three months into the apocalypse, you've settled into a semblance of stability, living with a group of ten on a small farm. You all work hard, raising animals and tending to the fields, although the crops are stubbornly slow to yield their first vegetables.

Recently, another group of surviv...

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Schedule for May, 2024

5/2 -- Outbreak scenario poll (Free tier)

5/4 -- Zombie Exodus: Side Stories (Rachel) scene 8. ($3+ tiers)

5/6 -- Content Sneak Peek ($3+ tiers)

5/8 -- Story of the Month Poll ($10+ tiers)

5/9 - Game updates (Free tier)

5/11 -- Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Artwork ...

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Elsie, Continuing the Start of the Outbreak

continued from Part 1

I collapse on the cool tile floor of the camping store, my breathing heavy, trying to make sense of everything. Bob is gone. The world outside possibly crumbling. It takes a f...

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Test Version (April 25, 2024)

Test version (click here)

Part 4 is over 547,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.

I am using DashingDon's new site for this test version. O...

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Zombie Exodus: Stronghold Content Poll

For those of you who have played Stronghold, you already know the general plot of the game. For those who have not, or do not wish to be spoiled, please do not proceed as this poll involves large spoilers about what happens to the MC at the end of chapter 1.

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4 Content Poll

As I am wrapping up the Central Colorado University mission, I am preparing to write smaller missions and random events going forward. Which of the following would you like me to start on next?

As a reminder, here are the planned random events:

Medical Emergency

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Games by JimD Newsletter – Game Updates, Beta Feedback

Welcome to my 79th newsletter! This month has been a struggle for me in my writing. I have still been productive and am close to my goal for both ZE:SH and Stronghold. However, my regular job has been so busy that I am more tired at night when I usually write. I've also had no days off from work ...

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Poll

Which group are you most interested in encountering again in Part 4?

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Billie from Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

Description of the image:

Billie has a fair complexion and a fit physique. Her hair is styled in a wavy bob, with light brown tones. She has defined cheekbones, a straight nose, and full lips.

She's dressed in a rolled-up, long-sleeved safari shirt tied at the waist, revealing a slend...

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Rachel - Interactive Story - scene 7

continued from scene 6

Rachel's shoulders slump in a display of submissiveness, but her eyes remain alert, carefully watching Sergeant Briggs' every move. She makes no attempt to comply with his o...

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Zombie Exodus: Stronghold update

Chapter 2 has been added to the test version of Zombie Exodus: Stronghold. A change log has been added, which shows major updates. However, a few choice options were added in chapter 1.

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Content Sneak Peek and Poll

One of the new developments I am planning for Part 4 is to have a new kind of alliance between different groups that are managed by the main character's group. Once a group becomes an ally of the main group, they may be offered to work more closely with them. Such an arrangement would involve the...

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Artwork poll

My artist is finishing Billie and is getting started on Woody. Who should come after that?

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New story poll

Here is the poll for the original story this month. Please feel free to make suggestions for new story subjects in the comments below.

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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Content Sneak Peak

The last few days I have been working on a path involving a character that you meet at the college campus. In this specific path, you can choose to rob Alexey, who has turned the library into his safe haven.

I thought you may be interested in seeing the code that handles the fight scene you...

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Rachel - Interactive Story - scene 6

continued from scene 5

Rachel slowly extends her arm, holding the Glock parallel to the ground in a gesture of surrender. "I mean you no harm," she says, her voice steady despite the rifles traine...

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