jimdattilo
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Writing Updates
🕑 Added 2025-07-12 00:18:59 +0000 UTCIt’s been another rough few weeks. You may remember that I was in the hospital about a month ago. It turns out that I need to have surgery next week. I will probably be out of commission for a few days and recovering at home.
The good news is that I have made a lot of progress in writing ZESH Part 4. I have been focusing on writing and editing so much that I have already written over 39,000 new words this month. I don’t know if I will be able to write more than that due to my recovery, but I’m going to try.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven Part 4 Progress
I’m still writing and editing this month. If it weren’t for my health, I would send my files to my publisher this month. Unfortunately, it will have to be next month or maybe even September. Right now, the game is around 950,000 words. I would like to hit that 1 million mark before I hand it in. There are still lots of things I want to add before release that people want to see. I risk bad reviews if people don’t see continuations of major storylines.
I think late August or early September is a reasonable goal to hand in the files.
I’m also working on fixing the old parts, since I know some errors need to be repaired. For example, the crafting bug needs to be squashed. I’m waiting for Hosted Games to get back to me so that I can schedule the patch.
So far this month, I have been working on romantic content, an amazing get-together with Elsie (whom you meet in chapter 13 at the Southern Ute community), and more content for Challenges. I’ve also been editing and cleaning up some of the writing from earlier chapters.
I hope to have the final public version of the game next month. I will leave that version for feedback for a few weeks, and then the game will go away until it’s published.
Comments
Sakura Higanbana
Take your time Jim. Your health is more important in the long run. I'm sure all of us are willing to wait a little longer. I wish you a swift recovery.
Jim Dattilo
Thank you!
Tyler
Don't push yourself too hard. If you need a break, take one. We'll wait for you to feel better. Your health is more important than this game. We've waited this long for part four; we can wait a little longer.
