Hello
all,
That’s
right I’m still alive, even if I’ve been severely neglecting this
blog outside of responding to comments. I currently
view this
blog as the place to post about work of mine that is in a
complete/released state. Thus since v0.10 of Terminal Desires is
STILL in
development (Current ETA Mid June 2023)
& none of the surrounding Terminal
projects have been completed, I haven’t felt the need to post here
in the meantime.
I find it far easier to tweet occasionally than to
write up full
blog posts, so follow me on
Twitter
here if you want to stay more in
the loop.
Of-course, the best way to stay in the loop is to
become a supporter on SubscribeStar
OR
Patreon.
The
$1 tier on
either platform gets
you
access
to all of the development blogs & the latest game builds upon
release. And
also access to the supporter discord server, another place more
active than this blog.
All that being said, something HAS finally been completed. And that’s
the reason for this random post all of the sudden. I previously
introduced the concept of “Terminal Quickies” being canon short
stories written by me & accompanied by commissioned 2D art from
various artists. With the core goal being to provide additional
lore/backstory insights that take place prior to the game’s story.
Since then, that concept has evolved from illustrated short stories
into full comics. One of which is being released publicly today.
Terminal
Quickies: The New Girl
is drawn by artist Lasga
Claven &
stars
Lara Wells
& Miguel Cortés
in events that took place 1 week prior to the initial Ashton
Lake outbreak(16 days before Tiffany &
Terry arrive in town at the start of Terminal Desires).
We
never got to see Lara & Miguel's relationship in the game, so I
figured a Terminal Quickies comic would be the best way to provide
that bit of missing lore. So The New
Girl is the story of how Lara came
into Miguel's service, prior to the events of the Terminal Desires
game.
If you wish to easily
download the full comic for yourself you can find the archive at THIS
MEGA LINK. Or keep reading here:
For
additional game context,
this story depicts
Lara's first night performing undercover at the Ashton Lake Casino's
club on Floor 1
(Where Tiffany can fight the gauntlet of zombies & encounter
Andre on The game’s 2nd
Day). The comic
closes with them in
Miguel's master bedroom on Floor 5 of the
Casino (The same
location where Tiffany & Lara confront Romeo on
the game’s 3rd
Day).
Also
included here are 2 reference renders I did of the characters
standing next to each other:
And
yes, "A
Case of Conception" (The other Lara TQ story) is
still in the works. Though the artist popsiclebunny
& I in the process of transitioning that story into a comic
for part 5 onward, after I've finished writing the already
illustrated parts 3 & 4 of the short story component.
Terminal Quickies comics (and any other canon bonus
content) will always be released publicly after they’ve been
completed, as I have done here. But if you wish to get early access
to individual pages as they release, consider supporting me at the $3
tier or higher on either SubscribeStar
OR Patreon.
None of this is possible
without my extremely patient supporters.
Until next time, which will hopefully be a lot
sooner... I do have plans for this blog, I’m just chronically slow
& busy with the game. :’)
~Jim