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Title: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Melnibonean on May 03, 2020, 07:35:25 AM

Last year I started writing a set of solo zombie apocalypse rules and got stalled by a combination of apathy, excessive detail and Chain of Command. Recently I started playing Rangers of Shadow Deep solo and was really impressed by the game and my idea of a solo zed game has been reignited. I decided to try converting RoSD to a post apoc situation. So I did and it worked and I tried a game. It looked nice and it worked okay but it was lacking.

I did a bit of a write up on my blog regarding the test game. Please have a read and any feedback or ideas will be appreciated.
Blog: http://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/infection-z-whats-this.html

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Title: Re: Infection Z
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on May 03, 2020, 09:35:25 AM

Interesting concept and excellent execution. You make a good point about empty streets. That works for fast moving zombie but not the shambling hordes I prefer. I think you are on the right track although I have to admit I do not know the Frostgrave/RoSD rules very well.

PS... your table looks amazing!

Title: Re: Infection Z
Post by: Melnibonean on May 08, 2020, 12:18:16 PM

Quote from: Rick W. on May 03, 2020, 09:35:25 AM

Interesting concept and excellent execution. You make a good point about empty streets. That works for fast moving zombie but not the shambling hordes I prefer. I think you are on the right track although I have to admit I do not know the Frostgrave/RoSD rules very well.

PS... your table looks amazing!

Thanks Rick. I've been working of things a lot over the past week and getting things to a point where I've had a few test games and it seems to be working well. Still working on the finer details and much more play testing is needed.

Title: Re: Infection Z
Post by: Melnibonean on May 08, 2020, 12:25:22 PM

Some recent additions to my survivors and couple of zed's that have been patiently sitting on my desk gathering dust for the past few months. All of these survivor figures are from Studio Miniatures. The zombies are from a Zombiecide box.

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Title: Re: Infection Z - Some Survivors
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on May 08, 2020, 01:32:39 PM

Great stuff. You captured some personalities there!

Title: Re: Infection Z - Some Survivors
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on May 09, 2020, 08:03:34 AM

Nice painting.

Title: Re: Infection Z - Some Survivors
Post by: Melnibonean on May 16, 2020, 02:04:04 AM

I've been working on and play testing my solo zombie game which I'm hoping to publish some time in the near future. I've been writing, writing, writing. I've played a bunch of test games, then re-writing and re-writing some more. It's all coming together and is looking pretty solid. I'm sending it out for some critique later today and, no doubt, that will mean more re-writing.

There's a lot more detail on my blog at: http://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/more-painting-more-infection-z.html

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Title: Re: Infection Z - Update - 16 May
Post by: syrinx0 on May 16, 2020, 04:33:08 AM

As others have noted, that is a very nice board to play on with some nicely painted miniatures.  It will be interesting to see how you develop the solo rules.

Title: Re: Infection Z - 20 May- Still working at it.
Post by: Melnibonean on May 20, 2020, 07:40:05 AM

I'm still working on my solo zombie apocalypse rules. I know there are others out there but these ones are mine. I've sent them to be proof read and looking forward to some practical critique. In the meantime I've been doing some more play testing and it's really coming together. All the pieces work and it's really a matter of tweaking and finding holes.

If yo're interested have a look at my blog: https://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/play-testing-infection-z.html

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Title: Re: Infection Z - 20 May- Still working at it.
Post by: Easy E on May 22, 2020, 10:36:58 PM

Wow!  Nice board.... I lie the Max Headroom bit in the bus stop.

I am always excited to see people trying their hand at rules writing.   

Title: Re: Infection Z - 20 May- Still working at it.
Post by: Melnibonean on May 28, 2020, 11:54:22 PM

Quote from: Easy E on May 22, 2020, 10:36:58 PM

Wow!  Nice board.... I lie the Max Headroom bit in the bus stop.

I am always excited to see people trying their hand at rules writing.   

Thanks Easy E.

I've been working hard to get the Infection Z rules together. A lot of play testing, writing and re-writing. Since my last post I've been knocking the whole thing into shape and putting it into a desktop publishing document so I can produce a nice looking pdf. Things are still not set in stone and liable to change, but it's about 95% there. It works. It feels right and it make a fun game.

Lots more on my blog @: http://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/infection-z-its-almost-there.html

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Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: syrinx0 on May 29, 2020, 01:45:23 AM

Great battle report.

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Melnibonean on May 29, 2020, 06:35:34 AM

Quote from: syrinx0 on May 29, 2020, 01:45:23 AM

Great battle report.

Thanks Syrinx0

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Swordisdrawn on May 29, 2020, 01:16:39 PM

Lovely stuff. Excellent bat report too. Really enjoyed it :D

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Easy E on May 29, 2020, 09:13:43 PM

Instead of InDesign or something along those lines.... I just use PowerPoint and it works great! 

I have not used Scribus.   I will look into it.  Thanks for the tip!

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Melnibonean on May 30, 2020, 01:30:51 AM

Quote from: Swordisdrawn on May 29, 2020, 01:16:39 PM

Lovely stuff. Excellent bat report too. Really enjoyed it :D

Thanks.

Quote from: Easy E on May 29, 2020, 09:13:43 PM

Instead of InDesign or something along those lines.... I just use PowerPoint and it works great! 

I have not used Scribus.   I will look into it.  Thanks for the tip!

I've heard about people doing that. But can it be saved as an A4 pdf? I'm a bit rusty on PowerPoint. It's been about 10 years since I last really put it to much use.

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Easy E on June 01, 2020, 11:08:43 PM

Yes, it can be saved as an A4 PDF. 

If you have questions feel free to PM me.

Title: Re: Infection Z - Finished... What now?
Post by: Melnibonean on June 23, 2020, 12:08:00 PM

So after much play testing and re-writing (etc.) I finally have a finished set of rules. I'm not sure what to do with them now. Get other people to play test them, publish them???? I'm unsure.

Have a look at my blog and have a read. Any advice will be welcome.
https://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/06/infection-z-its-finished.html

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Treebeard on June 23, 2020, 02:58:33 PM

That looks interesting. Maybe distributed it over a limited number of trusted people in order to get some feedback on the rules and may be some play-testing might be interesting before an official release.
When you write mechanisms that you have invented it sometime sounds obvious to you but not to everybody.

Title: Re: Infection Z - Finished... What now?
Post by: Easy E on June 30, 2020, 04:58:23 PM

Quote from: Melnibonean on June 23, 2020, 12:08:00 PM

So after much play testing and re-writing (etc.) I finally have a finished set of rules. I'm not sure what to do with them now. Get other people to play test them, publish them???? I'm unsure.

Have a look at my blog and have a read. Any advice will be welcome.
https://this28mmlife.blogspot.com/2020/06/infection-z-its-finished.html

Once a few other folks have playtested, you will want to shop it around.  I tmight be tough as a lot of publishers all ready have a Zombie game though. 

If that doesn't work, you can self publish on the Wargame Vault as a PDF and print on demand.  That works pretty well for a lot of people. 

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: mjkerner on October 23, 2020, 01:49:45 PM

Some great AARs, melnibonean! When are we likely to see the rules on Wargame Vault?

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Melnibonean on October 25, 2020, 09:36:16 PM

Quote from: mjkerner on October 23, 2020, 01:49:45 PM

Some great AARs, melnibonean! When are we likely to see the rules on Wargame Vault?

mjkerner - Somewhere along the  line I got stalled and lost my way during the editing process and then got sidetracked. Thanks for the reminder, I need to get back on to it and get the thing out there.

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: manchesterreg on October 26, 2020, 09:59:00 AM

Where did you get the riot police from? Thanks

Title: Re: Infection Z - 29 May- It's almost there.
Post by: Melnibonean on October 27, 2020, 12:17:38 AM

Quote from: manchesterreg on October 26, 2020, 09:59:00 AM

Where did you get the riot police from? Thanks

I think they came from Offensive Miniatures. I got them a long time ago so I'm not 100% sure.