GearHead Caramel

Devlog

• v0.930: Character Display Improvements + Bugfixes
  September 21, 2022 by GearHead

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  Version 0.930 doesn't have a lot of visible upgrades, but let me tell you, underneath the hood a whole lot of work has been done. (Slaps the hood of the game) this game can hold so many giant robots y... Continue reading

  
• v0.928: More Character Development!
  September 07, 2022 by GearHead

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  This version's release looks pretty minor... on the outside. There's a new intro scenario for DeadZone Drifter and some new enemy character development plots. On the inside, there are some bugfixes, m... Continue reading

  
• v0.927: Random Plots and Internationalization Starts
  August 29, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  Happy Mecha Monday! Today's update adds two big features: random plots and the beginnings of internationalization support. Random plots are events which are not directly connected to the core story of... Continue reading

  
• v0.925: Deadly Dungeon Developments
  August 22, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  Happy Mecha Monday! This release adds some new stuff for dungeons. Every dungeon level now comes with at least one special feature- an encounter or room that is a little bit out of the ordinary. Some... Continue reading

  
• v0.924: Pets! Navigation improvements! New mecha!
  August 15, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  The big change this time around is the addition of pets. Characters with a Wildcraft skill of 5 or greater can now call an animal companion. Each character can only have one companion active at a time... Continue reading

  
• v0.921: Can Redefine Cursor Keys to WASD, No Problem
  August 09, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  This is a quick bugfix/quality of life update for people who play using the keyboard. You can now edit the config.cfg file to use wasd for moving the map cursor. Also, there's a config option to disab... Continue reading

  
• v0.920: Bear Bastard's Mecha Camp
  August 08, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  v0.920 of GearHead Caramel has just been uploaded. This release adds a new tutorial- Bear Bastard's Mecha Camp. Learn everything you need to know about the game (mostly) from one of Earth's most notor... Continue reading

  
• GHC v0.910: The Power of Flight!
  July 31, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  Another major release of GearHead Caramel just one week after the previous major release? Inconceivable! And yet, undeniable! There are two major changes this time around. First, you can now build fly... Continue reading

  
• v0.905: More Bugfixes, More Descriptions
  July 24, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  A new version of GearHead Caramel has been released! Every day this week I have woken up, checked the email for bug reports, and uploaded a new version. Makes me feel like a real game developer. This... Continue reading

  
• v0.903: Big Changes, Big Bugfixes
  July 22, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  It's a big new release for GearHead Caramel! Version 0.903 brings a lot of big changes- and even more bugfixes. Plus, the itch.io version of GearHead Caramel now comes with a game manual packed with a... Continue reading

  
• v0.830: The Mystery Mecha
  June 21, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  I've just uploaded a new release of GearHead Caramel. A lot of work has been done under the hood, but the two main things that players will care about are the addition of random puzzle challenges and... Continue reading

  
• v0.821: Bugfix and Better Keyboard Controls
  March 31, 2022 by GearHead

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  #bugfix, #release

  Turns out that the Loverboy Facial Hair image file wasn't included in the previous release. I apologize to anyone who downloaded the game in the past 18 days and had it crash on them. Anyhow, the bug... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.820: New Challenges Await
  March 13, 2022 by GearHead

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  #release

  I have just uploaded a new version of GearHead Caramel. The big change this time around is the addition of Challenges- a new procedural narrative system that is a further refinement of the Mechanical... Continue reading

  
• New Challenge System in GearHead Caramel
  January 14, 2022 by GearHead

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  #procedural narrative

  I made a video this morning to show off the new procedural narrative system I'm developing for GearHead Caramel. The Challenge system is a further refinement of the Mechanical Tarot , which was based... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel Year in Review
  December 30, 2021 by GearHead

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  #year in review

  A BuruBuru stuck in the snow. It’s nearly the end of 2021, so I’d like to tell you about everything that has happened with GearHead, my other projects, and me personally in the past 12 months... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.810: Black Market Blues
  November 30, 2021 by GearHead

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  GHCaramel v0.810 has just been released. A lot of the work this time around was under the hood- things have been refactored and updated to make future development (especially of the scenario generator... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.800: Random Encounters
  September 30, 2021 by GearHead

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  #release

  I've just released a new version of GearHead Caramel. The big change this time around is random world map encounters-instead of fighting the same old foes on each stretch of road, there are now a bunc... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel Narrative Trailer
  June 26, 2021 by GearHead

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  #trailer, #video

  I have just finished making this narrative trailer for GearHead Caramel. It briefly explains the backstory of the GearHead Universe in 1970s giant robot cartoon style. All the backgrounds are hand pai... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.700: Scenario Editor
  June 13, 2021 by GearHead

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  #release

  It's been a while since I've made a release, but that's mostly because the change this time around is pretty big. I've added a GUI scenario creator to the game! You can use this to create your own Gea... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel Cinematic Trailer
  April 13, 2021 by GearHead

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  #video

  GearHead Caramel now has a cinematic trailer by the incomparable Matt Sandbrook... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.620: Content + Hotkeys
  April 09, 2021 by GearHead

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  #release

  I am pleased to announce a new release of GearHead Caramel. There are a lot of changes this time around- as you'd expect from the length of time it took me to release this version. Every town in DeadZ... Continue reading

  
• Create Your Own Adventure: Scenes and NPCs
  January 23, 2021 by GearHead

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  #Modding, #Python

  In part one of the tutorial , we created an empty city scene and stuck an exit in it. In this part we will add a building, a shopkeeper, and a shop. You can download the expanded script file from Drop... Continue reading
• GearHead now has a Discord
  January 22, 2021 by GearHead

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  #Discord

  GearHead Caramel now has a Discord! You can join at https://discord.gg/SsxGQKr57C ... Continue reading

  
• Create Your Own Adventure, Part One
  January 14, 2021 by GearHead

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  #modding, #tutorial

  One of the great new features of GearHead Caramel is the ability to add your own content that will automatically be loaded and used by the game. If you check your ghcaramel user folder (which should b... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel v0.612 Released
  January 13, 2021 by GearHead

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  #release

  Version 0.612 of GearHead Caramel has just been released. There was a problem with importing characters from GH1 in the previous version; this has been fixed. Also, I've added the Century mecha from G... Continue reading

  
• GearHead Caramel now on itch.io!
  January 08, 2021 by GearHead

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  #mecha, #release, #gearhead, #caramel

  I'm pleased to announce that GearHead Caramel is now available on itch. GHC is a tactics style roguelike mecha RPG; it's the third game in the GearHead series, but has been designed as a good stepping... Continue reading