Dec 25
I was hoping to get the first complete release of DeadZone Drifter finished for today, but then last night while I was playing through the conclusion I found a major bug that has somehow gone unnoticed for the past year or so. Anyhow, I fixed the bug, and may or may not post a new …
Dec 02
GearHead Caramel v0.560 has been uploaded to GitHub. This one comes with some graphics upgrades, balance tweaks, and the ability to (finally!) retreat from combat… which you might need if you wander into the new Kerberos scenario. This means things are set up nicely for me to start work on the DeadZone Drifter conclusion. I’m …
Oct 20
Turns out that v0.550 crashes on a fresh install; many thanks to AmkG for reporting and fixing the problem. You can download v0.551 from GitHub. The only other change for now is that I changed the Corsair’s Heavy Rocket Pod back to 4 missiles from 5, since I’m working on a model of it for …
Aug 18
GearHead Caramel v0.542 has just been released. The big addition this time is dungeons: Wujung Undercity returns from GH1, and there’s a new adventure called the Mecha Graveyard. You can see the complete list of changes and download the binaries (or source) at GitHub.
Jul 31
I have just uploaded GearHead Caramel v0.540. Lots of new content this time around; every town gets its own randomized threat scenario, for instance. The Vadel and the Daum have been added from previous GearHead games. Give it a try and let me know what you think. The next big thing is going to be …
May 16
I’ve just uploaded a new release of GearHead Caramel, v0.520. Probably the most exciting change this time around is the addition of cybernetics; there are also improvements to the Mechanical Tarot scenario generator and cosmetic enhancements to Wujung. And you get to punch nazis. You can see the full list of pages at the GitHub …
May 09
I have just done an upgrade of the Mechanical Tarot scenario generator, and I think it’s ready for prime time. The concept behind the Mechanical Tarot is that various NPCs, factions, locations, and props get “Cards” attached to them. These cards define the role of whatever they’re attached to, and also define how this thing …
Apr 22
GearHead Caramel has been out for a week and a half, gotten its first update, and so far I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about it. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported GearHead development whether through code contributions and bug reports, itch.io and Patreon, or just sending me encouraging messages. One …
Jun 12
In previous GearHead games, dialogue trees had to be constructed manually. Each NPC could have an assigned dialogue tree, and random plots could override this with their own dialogue tree. This worked well but was labor intensive and somewhat inflexible. GearHead Caramel does things a bit differently. When a conversation starts, a list of all …
May 14
The last big part of GearHead Caramel that I need to work out before making a release is the mechanical tarot system. It’s sort of but not exactly a random story generator, since the idea is for it to create an interactive situation rather than a sequence of events. Sort of like the difference between …
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