Zombie Exodus: Stronghold Test Version (Oct 25, 2025)
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Stronghold is being re-written! It's over 17,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.
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2025-10-25 17:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Nora from ZEXSH
Here is a another version of Nora from when you first meet her in chapter 1.
Description: the image shows Nora standing with gray hair pulled back neatly into a low bun and light-colored eyes. She is wearing a brown and green plaid button-up shirt over a light gray T-shirt, with the sleeves...
2025-10-24 14:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Game Updates, Stronghold
Welcome to my 96th newsletter!
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4, is officially in the hands of Hosted Games! I will let you know as soon as I get some indication of when they will finish editing the files. It will most likely be early next year. The good thing is that I use only one app, i...
2025-10-21 23:28:31 +0000 UTC View PostZEXSHp4 Credits
As part of your Patreon rewards, you may choose to have your name appear in the credits of Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4. Please indicate the name you would like to use. It can be your real name, nickname, or avatar.
Basically, anything that is not offensive.
List the name in the ...
2025-10-21 14:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Test Version (Oct 15, 2025)
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Part 4 is over 1,020,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.
This is the near final version that will be sen...
2025-10-16 00:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostWriting Updates
I’m about four days away from sending the files for Part 4 to Hosted Games. Right now, it’s sitting at just over 1 million words (1,019,320, to be exact), and that’s not counting the code or updates I’ve made to earlier parts.
What am I doing right now?
I’m pla...
ZE: Safe Haven Sneak Peek
I had to rewrite the confrontation between Bailey and Madison in chapter 15, because it didn't make sense within the continuity of the story. Below is a sneak peek of the rewrite.
Bailey and Madison stand nearly nose to nose, their bodies squared off. Bailey's hands are clenched at her side...
2025-10-09 16:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostMC POV - Interactive Story - 17
“Let’s go back to my place and grab the rest of my gear. We’re packing up my car and heading out of the city as soon as we can.”
Jessica brushes a strand of ...
2025-10-04 17:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostOutbreak Scenario 27
You’ve been on the road with your group for weeks. Food is nearly gone. Tonight, in the ruins of a gas station, you spot a man crouched behind a burned-out car. He’s mid-thirties, rail-thin, and shaking from exhaustion. His jacket is torn, one sleeve soaked with dried blood from a deep cut on...
2025-10-03 18:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven Artwork poll
My artist is working on Nora and will soon be ready to create another character portrait for Safe Haven. Which character would you like to see next?
2025-10-03 17:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for October, 2025
If you haven't checked out my latest newsletter, it is now open to every member.
10/3 -- Outbreak scenario poll (Free tier)
10/4 -- Zombie Exodus: Side Stories (MC POV) scene 17. ($3+ tiers)<...
2025-10-02 22:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostZE Outbreak Novel, Chapter 7
Amber’s Father’s House, Early Evening of Wednesday, May 9, 2012
"Don't come any closer," I said, my words echoing in the kitchen. "Do you understand me? Is there anything left ...
2025-09-29 18:37:25 +0000 UTC View PostZE: Safe Haven Part 4 Content Sneak Peek
I am adding minor events that occur to simulate realistic things that challenge the group. Below is a sample code to show how these events play out.
In this first example, heavy rains affect the junkyard. You can see that based on different structures, you may lose valuable resources.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Test Version (Sept 25, 2025)
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Part 4 is over 1,010,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.
On CoGDemos, you must ...
2025-09-25 18:23:16 +0000 UTC View PostNora from ZESH, version 1
Here is the initial sketch of Nora as she was seen when first introduced in Part 1. What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions to make her look more authentic?
For my visually impaired readers: The image is a black-and-white line drawing of Nora shown from the wais...
2025-09-23 15:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Game Updates, Future Plans
Welcome to my 95th newsletter! This has been a strange month. I’ve been working exclusively on Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4, and trying to work out the bugs, fix grammar and spelling issues, and add content that I missed before. It’s not been my normal work months, since I typically writ...
2025-09-20 18:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostFuture Development
With Part 4 of Safe Haven almost ready to hand in, I’m looking ahead at what comes next. I have a few big projects on the table, but I’d like to know what you want me to focus on first. Your feedback will help me decide where to put my energy after Part 4 is done.
2025-09-20 18:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostMC POV - Interactive Story - 16
Ryan jogs to the end of the hallway and disappears into a bedroom. You hear drawers sliding open and slamming shut, the muffled sound of Ryan muttering to himself as he di...
2025-09-16 22:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostContent Sneak Peek
Below is a new scene I wrote that takes place in chapter 16 only if you have a radio room built. Since you get to pick the radio operator, the example below is showing Woody as the radio operator. And since you may have different relationships with Thelma's gang, I wrote below as if you are allie...
2025-09-15 18:18:07 +0000 UTC View PostParker from ZE:SH, final version
This is the final version for Parker.
He wears a light blue hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and dark sunglasses. He has a thick gold chain hangs around his neck with a large gold cross pendant. His hair is dark brown, short on the sides and longer on top. He also wears a gold wristwatch ...
2025-09-12 22:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostWriting Updates
September is a busy month because I am supposed to hand in Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 before the end of the month. I will discuss that below, but coding, editing, and troubleshooting have taken up most of my time.
I’m also thinking about what happens after I turn in this part of the...
2025-09-11 00:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostZE: Safe Haven Content Questions
I'm writing more scenes where you are confronted by multiple romantic partners (those not interested in a poly/open relationship). Some have asked to have private conversations.
1. In the scene that follows, you discuss your relationship with one of your romantic partners. If you want to t...
2025-09-07 17:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostMC POV - Interactive Story - 15
You see the bathroom door unlock with a soft click. It cracks open just enough for a pale, narrow face to peek out. Ryan looks about fifteen, thin and lanky, with messy...
2025-09-04 18:52:47 +0000 UTC View PostOutbreak Scenario 26
It’s been four months since the outbreak, and most cities have fallen to the undead. You’ve been moving carefully through backroads and avoiding the main highways until now.
Your supplies are low, and the fastest route to the next safe zone runs straight through a massive interstate cho...
2025-09-03 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule for September, 2025
If you haven't checked out my latest newsletter, it is now open to every member.
9/3 -- Outbreak scenario poll (Free tier)
9/4 -- Zombie Exodus: Side Stories (MC POV) scene 15. ($3+ tiers) 2025-09-01 17:29:40 +0000 UTC View Post
ZE Outbreak Novel, Chapter 6
Pharmacy, Afternoon of Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A few customers ran near us and grabbed items off the shelf, stuffing them into bags without a second thought. As I pe...
2025-08-29 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Test Version (August 23, 2025)
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Part 4 is over 985,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.
On CoGDemos, you must cr...
2025-08-23 19:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostGames by JimD Newsletter – Game Updates, Trade System
Welcome to my 94th newsletter! This has been a great month. My health is getting better, and I am back to work full-time. Most of it has been spent on Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven, Part 4, especially the trade system I will discuss later in this newsletter. We are getting close to the 1-million-word...
2025-08-20 22:25:16 +0000 UTC View PostMC POV - Interactive Story - 14
You rest your hand against the bathroom door, speaking clearly so Ryan can hear you through the wood.
You rest your hand against the bathroom door, speaking clearly...
2025-08-16 17:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostParker from ZE:SH, version 2
Here is an updated image of Parker. I asked my artist to make him look a little older but relaxed. And I asked for a gold cross to be added to the necklace.
For my visually impaired readers: The sketch shows Parker standing, wearing a hoodie with the hood up, dark sunglasse...
2025-08-16 16:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post