Gearhead is now up to version .820, but you'll have to grab it from the Gearhead Dev Yahoo Group as that's the only download site for it right now. There are two versions available, the ASCII one and the one that uses the SDL library. Here's a list of changes:

• Can now switch visible enemies when selecting target (gflooker.pp)
• Lancemates will use social skills if known (aibrain.pp)
• Can swap places with lancemate in roguelike interface (pcaction.pp)
• Added GlobalStoryPattern ASL command (arenascript.pp)
• Added Animal Trainer talent (ghchars.pp)
• PCSkillVal, XPV changed from macros to hardcoded functions (arenascript.pp)
• Story XP awards divided evenly among lancemates (arenascript.pp)
• If no damage found, repair skills applied as clue skills (pcaction.pp)
• Repair skills may now be used in a direction (pcaction.pp)
• Fixed crash when trying to learn new skill with no XP (pcaction.pp)
• SOLO tag in Scene TYPE SAtt blocks deployment of lancemates (interact.pp)
• Added Leadership, Dominate Animal, Robotics skills (ghchars.pp,skilluse.pp)
• Lancemates will use repair skills if supplies present (aibrain.pp)
• Character file deleted at start, restored at victory (navigate.pp)
• Install and Extract now use team Mecha Engineering skill (backpack.pp)
• SkRoll ASL function now uses TeamSkill (arenascript.pp)
• PC may activate the clue skills known by lancemates (backpack.pp,pcaction.pp)
• Lancemates may be assigned mecha (backpack.pp)
• Added Lancemate Viewer to FieldHQ (pcaction.pp)
• Lancemates won't normally be selected for plots (arenascript.pp)
• Lancemates use blank personas while members of party (arenascript.pp)
• At shops lancemates will also be repaired, reloaded (services.pp)
• Can transfer items to lancemates (backpack.pp)
• Lancemates should appear near PC in scene (locale.pp)
• Lancemates follow PC (arenaplay.pp)
• Personal allies may join the PC's lance (arenascript.pp)
• Fixed bug in bumpattack (pcaction.pp)
• XPV command will give experience even if PC not on map (arenascript.pp)
• RLInterface will perform minimal turn to do bumpattack (pcaction.pp)

So now you can create robot monsters and control animals. Ain't that just nifty?

Thanks, EEVIAC!