Tag: xiap

New GH1 FieldHQ

I’ve arranged the new Field HQ display, which now shows info about the team’s mecha in the right side panel. Unfortunately, I can’t find several of the original mecha portrait files, which is a problem because I’m resizing them to 160×160 instead of 100×150*. One of the problems with the 100×150 GH2 mecha pics is …

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Lancemate Switching from Backpack

Today’s achievement is that you can now switch between lancemates using the left and right keys from the backpack display. This feature should be applied to the Character Viewer and Shop interfaces as well.

Things Dungeon Monkey Eternal can learn from GearHead 1

Continuing from yesterday’s post, there are also a lot of things that DME could take from GH1. Goals require meaningful choices One of the great things about GearHead is that there are a lot of paths for the player to take, each with their own risks and rewards. Many of these paths require particular skill …

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Xiap Victorious

Xiap and his lancemates in the wreckage of Typhon's fortress.

I just completed my recent playthrough of GearHead1. Xiap and his lancemates- the robot Omega 1004, guardian Meskyfer, and combat medic Joyjen- defeated Typhon and the Clan Ironwind army. During the final battle Xiap also managed to shoot down Yjin’s neko, which was a nice bonus. Overall I really enjoyed this playthrough. I think the …

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Young Joe was an arse.

Through playing GearHead-1 I’ve come to realize something many of you probably already know: my twentysomething self was a bit of an arse. I mean, in many ways he was also quite brilliant, but when my lancemates die of poisoning on the bus to downtown Snake Lake, despite the fact that they had plenty of …

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Martian Princess

Xiap’s job was, literally, to look for trouble. However, as a recon pilot stationed in Hogye, he never expected to actually find it. Nothing ever happens in Hogye. That changed a few days ago when he learned that the accident that killed his parents may not have been accidental, and was nearly done in by …

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