Development Info Roguelike Updates - GearHead 2, Powder

Tags: Gearhead 2

Joseph Hewitt's mechatastic roguelike <b><a href="http://www.gearheadrpg.com/?p=84" target="blank">GearHead 2</a></b> has made it to v0.625.
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Enemy mecha will now be deployed in coherent units, rather than just a random grab-bag of designs.
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Added a personadex so you can examine the characters your PC knows.
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Lancemate Awareness skill now works on outdoors maps.
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Initiative has been toned down; most characters now move faster.
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Several Lancemate quit/join bugs fixed.
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Upper level monsters are better at dodging.
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Several new mecha added, including the Chameleon variants from GH1.
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Not content with dominating Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, GBA, and NDS, Jeff Lait moved <b><a href="http://www.zincland.com/powder/index.php?pagename=news" target="blank">Powder</a></b> over to the abomination known as the iPhone.
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<blockquote>You will note that the iPhone version is different in another significant fashion: to enable the wizard codes and access the last ten levels, you need to use the in-app purchase to upgrade. In the case of the wizard codes, this is no different from other platforms where these are the reward for those who donate. As for the level lock? Since many players can spend months trying to get to level 15, let alone past it, I don't consider the second aspect something that makes this crippleware. </blockquote>
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Can horse armor be far behind?

 

Powder was on GBA first anyway. So iShit is not a big step down. =P

Playing a mage at the beginning sucks. Atheist too.
And you basically need the Detect Curse divination spell at the start. When becoming a lich you actually start to suck more... Life regenerates 5 times faster than mana and liches dont eat and cant get full to regenerate life even faster...
Playing wizards sucks cause there are no shortcuts for individual spells. You can drag them into your screen interface an select with the mouse... rofl. There you have your GBA awesomeness...

Orgasm, the unstoppable, hammer +6! wielding killing machine.


Utility staff +3 - no need to be a mage ^^


Staff of Death - no need to be a lich ^^


Warhammer of EPiC +6, two-handers are overpowered in the game, especially with Charge


I took the easy way.


Her boy toys =P



Anybody else played/playing? Whats your build?

 

Unstoppable badass barbarian, getting treats from both Hruth and Klaskov. Unstoppable until he runs out of favor and gets stoned by cock-a-trice.
Sometimes, this does not happen until the last level.