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2025-10-25 17:18:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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 rolled up to her elbows. Dark...
2025-10-24 14:38:10 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome 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, instead of most games that use ...
2025-10-21 23:28:31 +0000 UTC View PostAs 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 comments below.
2025-10-21 14:57:59 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the link:
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 sent to Hosted Games! 2025-10-16 00:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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 playing through the game on diffe...
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 sides, shoulders rigid under her c...
2025-10-09 16:48:31 +0000 UTC View Post“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 hair behind her ear. “I’d ...
2025-10-04 17:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostYou’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 his forearm. A rusty pistol h...
2025-10-03 18:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostMy 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 PostIf 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)
10/6 -- Content Sneak Pe...
2025-10-02 22:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostAmber’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 of you in there?"
The cr...
2025-09-29 18:37:25 +0000 UTC View PostI 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.
Here's the link:
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2025-09-25 18:23:16 +0000 UTC View Post
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 waist up. She has her hair pulled ...
2025-09-23 15:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome 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 write for the first twenty-five da...
2025-09-20 18:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostWith 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 PostRyan 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 digs through things. After a few...
2025-09-16 22:59:54 +0000 UTC View PostBelow 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 allies with them.
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2025-09-15 18:18:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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 on his left wrist.
This...
2025-09-12 22:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 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 game. I keep going back and f...
2025-09-11 00:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostI'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 try to stay with them, do you t...
2025-09-07 17:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostYou 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 brown hair hanging over his f...
2025-09-04 18:52:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt’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 choked with abandoned cars. Twist...
2025-09-03 22:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostIf 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)
9/6 -- Content Sneak Peek ...
2025-09-01 17:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostPharmacy, 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 peeked out farther, more people ...
2025-08-29 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the link:
Part 4 is over 985,000 words! Please check the log notes after loading the page above.
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2025-08-23 19:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome 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 mark for this part. I’m not...
2025-08-20 22:25:16 +0000 UTC View PostYou 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 so Ryan can hear you through ...
2025-08-16 17:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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 sunglasses, and a wristwatch on his lef...
2025-08-16 16:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post
