Full Gear

Released: Feb 28, 2023
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 03:30 GMT

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24 Mar 2026Developer post
Nothing Beyond This Point is OUT NOW!
Hello everyone! My second game, Nothing Beyond This Point , has just released!! It's not a Roguelike at all - instead, it's a top-down twin stick shooter Metroidvania, but it's just as strange and offbeat as Full Gear. And a lot better in every aspect - art, music, story, polish!
Hello everyone!
My second game, Nothing Beyond This Point, has just released!!
Watch on YouTube
It's not a Roguelike at all - instead, it's a top-down twin stick shooter Metroidvania, but it's just as strange and offbeat as Full Gear. And a lot better in every aspect - art, music, story, polish! Go check it out, it's very good and very affordable.
Featuring:
A novel, strange, and aggressive combat system: infinite regeneration, but your health is your damage
16 areas with 12 big bosses, plus more if you look closely
Many Sigils, items, abilities, and ability upgrades to collect
Tons of weird gimmicks to deal with - wind, frost, rain, tentacles?
Elaborate maps with automatic and custom markers
An intriguing and easy to follow story
An almost 2-hour long original soundtrack!
Good luck! And uh... don't get lost.
-Dieuwt
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23 Jan 2025Developer post
Full Gear v3.0.4
Tiny tiny tiny update to fix some apparently weirdly common issues. Did you wishlist Nothing Beyond This Point yet? Anyway. v3.0.4 The game now uses an updated version of the engine. This should not change very much, of course, but if any small issues arise... you know why. Chang
07 Jan 2025Developer post
Next game, Nothing Beyond This Point: coming to Next Fest, February 2025!
Hi everyone! Great news: my next game, Nothing Beyond This Point is coming to Steam Next Fest in February 2025! The demo will release on February 24th , be sure to grab it and see what it's all about. Wow! I look great today. Nothing Beyond This Point is a unique take on the Metr
03 Nov 2024Developer post
New epic game in the works!
Hi everyone! I'll get straight to the point. After a short while of getting my ducks in a row, I've started development on a new game: "Nothing Beyond This Point"! It's not exactly a roguelike - really just a metroidvania, but also not quite. It's its own thing! It's got adventur
Hi everyone! I'll get straight to the point.
After a short while of getting my ducks in a row, I've started development on a new game:
"Nothing Beyond This Point"!
It's not exactly a roguelike - really just a metroidvania, but also not quite. It's its own thing! It's got adventure, wide appeal, fun times and a good story. All the works. It's very much in early development, though, so keep an eye on the store page!
Find the Steam page here! Please wishlist it and share it around, it greatly boosts visibility and helps morale and all that. It will be a cheaper game (probably 5 dollars), but not shorter per se. When it releases, I'll most likely also discount Full Gear as it'll fall into the outdated category already.
The plan is as following:

Release a demo at Steam Next Fest in Feburary 2024
Hopefully get some buzz and press
Work steadily on improving stuff, adding things, and responding to feedback
Finish the game end 2025, start 2026.
I'm also looking for a publisher if possible, so if you have recommendations for this type and scope of game, let me know! (These projects take years to complete, so there's no rush.) Thanks for your support, and I hope to find an even bigger audience this time around!
Dieuwt
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14 Sep 2024Developer post
Full Gear v3.0.2
Stealth update that fixes some things that bothered me. No biggie. Full Gear is signed up for Turn-Based RPG fest, so I want to have it up to code. There's a new feature, though! v3.0.2 Added: the Storage . One Mechanical Storage will spawn next to a random Tunnel Device in the K
Stealth update that fixes some things that bothered me. No biggie. Full Gear is signed up for Turn-Based RPG fest, so I want to have it up to code.
There's a new feature, though!
v3.0.2
Added: the Storage.

One Mechanical Storage will spawn next to a random Tunnel Device in the Kernel.
It will hold 36 items of any type. Anything. Throw your spare equipment in there!
Of course, they're inaccessible if you're stuck in any other area.
They are visible on the map as well! So relax. And when you save your game, your items stay intact.
Added: you can now switch between four title themes

Standard, Half Moon, Two Bolts, and the final boss.
Naturally, these themes are locked until you see their respective content.
Added: sounds/particles when moving Tokens around
Added: particles when using the Pressure Tank
Added: "item already equipped" message when Quickslotting equipped items
Buffed: "I Can Only Pray" is now Boss quality
Nerfed: Domes try to summon 4+L -> 3+L enemies
Nerfed: the 3.0 boss in various, small ways
Nerfed: Flux Repressor's "Broken Inside" healing 6+3L -> 5+2L
Nerfed: Current's Eye and Flux Repressor Bonus Defense/Sight 4 -> 3 turns
Nerfed: Designer now requires 4 -> 6 items for his special armor
Nerfed: Curse is now rounded down before used to spawn Wrathed enemies

This is because common Cursing traps give 0.5 curse, but that alone shouldn't do anything yet.
Effectively, 2.5 Curse is now 2 Curse, and 0.5 Curse is none.
Changed: the main menu settings are now six relevant settings
Changed: disabled tokens now show a clear red cross
Changed: trying to use the Amethyst Tongs on ineligible Utilities now has an error message
Changed: added some orange boundaries to otherwise boring boxes
Fixed: Summer events would trigger late in the month
Fixed: the Wasteland NPC room no longer spawns seasonal decoration
Fixed: slightly awkward background rectangle for temperature tooltip and right-click help
Fixed: Programmer's Kind Regards wouldn't work
Fixed: secondary stats (Crit, Shield etc) would show decimals, which don't matter
Fixed: the tutorials "check anything!" message wouldn't disappear
Fixed: "Click to move" message appeared over unmoveable items
v3.0.3
Added: unique animations for five strong weapons
Nerfed: Lead Engineer Defense 100 -> 40
Nerfed: Lead Engineer Resistance 500 -> 95
Fixed: crash when saving with a Powerhouse cogwheel
Fixed: softlock when saving then returning to the Powerhouse
Fixed: the Powerhouse now has the correct tileset when loading a save
Fixed: randomized Statue colors when loading a save (I wonder why?)
Fixed: Storage no longer duplicated items when saving
Fixed: Double Vision would make discovered NPC's not appear on Tunnel Device maps
Fixed: when refilling Potions, the acid now properly connects to nearby acid pools
Fixed: Precision Token, when aiming with Tab, would sometimes drop bullets in walls
Fixed: dead Drones now have no sight
Fixed: reloading a save would prevent the Spellcaster to drop
Fixed: Watchmaker's quest item sprite appears when playing as Devi
Fixed: Reapers used "wrong" tile marker sprites
Fixed: Liz no longer has any access to the Electric Connectors
Fixed: Liz' true ending works again
Fixed: Liz' Boss Log was the same as Devi's
Fixed: some spoiler stuff. Don't worry about it.
See you around.
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08 Mar 2024Developer post
Full Gear's 1 Year Anniversary
Hi everyone! It's been a full year since Full Gear released. In that time, it received many updates: tons of extra items, a new character, a new area, balancing, even a save system i begrudgingly added. But I'm afraid all good things must come to an end. I'm going to stop updatin
Hi everyone!
It's been a full year since Full Gear released. In that time, it received many updates: tons of extra items, a new character, a new area, balancing, even a save system i begrudgingly added. But I'm afraid all good things must come to an end. I'm going to stop updating it to focus more on the rest of my life, and future endeavors.
All these positive reviews and kind comments, and great suggestions: against all odds, people actually played and enjoyed my tiny little solo-developed game. That's awesome, it really is. But still - I'm moving on from Full Gear into new territory. A new game, perhaps? Who knows. Nothing's on the radar, though I do have plenty of ideas for future projects. They won't be roguelikes, so don't worry about that. A horror game? Arcade?
If you have any bugs or suggestions, smaller updates are quite easy to do, so be sure to tell me! I still want to add item replacements for 3 additional events - Spring for Air parts/items, New Years for Lightning parts/items, and Corruption surely fits in somewhere too. They probably won't even be announced! Not that they'd change the game at all, heh.
So yeah. It may not mean much to you, but I'm really happy I managed to get this thing on the market and make a few people content with it. To conclude this final announcement, here's a list of secrets and Easter Eggs that are probably too obscure to find. Check them out!

Some quests have an "alternative" way to complete them. You can bomb the Bell Tower, be immune to the Blight from the tripods, recognize the blue beam from one Connected Unit, and kill the Computer from a distance, then magnet the item towards you.
If you type "gearwel" into the Seeder, you can play a little arcade game. Alectron has unique conversation if you play for a certain amount of time.
Starting up a file in Modern Mode, the Administrator/Tracker/Seeder are actually there immediately! You can interact with the machines, they're just invisible. Devi actually just doesn't see them.
It is possible to Execute yourself with "Her Scars Last", by marking yourself with, for example, the Flare Gun.
All NPC's have unique dialogue if you complete their quest, but return to them without the item. They will judge you for it.
Similarly, all bosses have a unique description if you check them before and after they've activated.
Potted plants, final boss decoration, tables, tile markers and grass are all check-able.
There's a 0.1% chance the Blacksmith hurts himself on the anvil.
The Bell Tower has a unique icon and description when it's ringing. But is it really worth checking that?
And finally. Here's a list of posters you can download and print/laminate/whatever for free. Everything is my own design and you can do whatever you want with them. I got the first two laminated in my room as physical souvenirs. Not that I'd forget Full Gear ever.
Obviously.
From the bottom of my mechanical heart:
Thank you for playing.
- Dieuwt
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30 Jan 2024Developer post
Full Gear v3.0.1
Hello, everyone who reads this! Don't mind me, just uploading a small patch that fixes 3.0 issues and adds winter items. It's still winter, right? Hilarious. v3.0.1: Patch Added: six "old" winter-themed equipment! Added: four new winter-themed Drone Parts! Added: some animations
26 Jan 2024Developer post
Full Gear v3.0: "Two Bolts"
There's always a bit missing. Not much. Just a bit. The piece of the puzzle you couldn't quite reach. Maybe it got wrenched in the gears. And I've been wondering. There's humans in here. Turned into robots. How does that happen? Nothing is equipped for it. We're clearly missing s
There's always a bit missing. Not much. Just a bit.
The piece of the puzzle you couldn't quite reach.
Maybe it got wrenched in the gears.
And I've been wondering.
There's humans in here. Turned into robots.
How does that happen? Nothing is equipped for it.
We're clearly missing something.
This dungeon is holding more secrets than I thought.
A Petrifying Gaze
Welcome to Full Gear v3.0! The second major update introduces a new area, the Powerhouse!
Let's do a quick rundown of what to expect in there:

Petrified! Pin, stun, die.
Domes, to permanently weaken the drones
Lore to answer the question: where do these humanoid bots come from?
A new terrifying boss with new music!
Once again, this update is completely free, and will continue to be improved with stuff and things. It's more of a DLC than an update, but fits in perfectly with the base game.
You can enable Two Bolts in the Base - there's a large pink symbol that should be trivial to find.
Unfortunately, there's no discount this time due to timing issues - it's right in between the Winter Sale and Dinos vs Robots Steam Fest. Don't worry, though, on Feb. 27th there will be a 50% discount for the fest, so be sure to wishlist it!
Changelog
v3.0: Two Bolts
You can enter the Powerhouse by checking out something new the Watchmaker has kept for all these years. Everything described in this section only appears in this new area, so there's basically no leaking content.
Added: a new area, the Powerhouse! It's purple-red in color and will try to kill you.
Added: a new status effect, Petrified! Don't let it stack up...
Added: Domes! Destroy them to permanently lower enemy stats... but it will try to defend itself.
Added: 24 new items, with cool effects like guns, spiders and Blitz
Added: 7 new enemies with scary abilities, also there's turtles or something
Added: 3 new Traps, inflicting nasty effects
Added: 3 new cogwheels with 3 new tokens
Added: a new boss, with a great reward waiting.
Added: 10 new Steam Achievements! Hunt them all down.
Important Features
Added: the Hatbox can now be controlled with just a keyboard
Added: tooltips for Health, Crit, Shield, Curse, and Range/Energy
Added: tooltips for inventory expansions
Added: a ton of extra wall decoration for flavor
Added: Executing enemies now has a unique sound
Changed: the Aerospaces now generates with many smaller rooms and hallways
Changed: beating the final boss with Liz now has its own Base decoration
Balancing
Buffed: Scattered Focus damage per turn 1 -> 2
Buffed: "Gazer" Sight 28 -> 30
Buffed: Weighed Darts damage per turn 1 -> 3
Buffed: Mechanical Pistol damage 7 -> 10
Buffed: Iron Pistol damage 12 -> 15
Buffed: Royal Pistol damage 18 -> 23
Buffed: Crusher durability 10 -> 12
Buffed: Spike Trap damage 5+5L -> 10+5L
Buffed: cogwheel Massive gets +1 Heart
Buffed: cogwheel Machine gets +1 Heart
Buffed: cogwheel Engineer gets +1 Shield
Nerfed: "Give Them This" Attack 18 -> 15
Nerfed: "Stilus Ubi Est?" Accuracy 28 -> 17
Nerfed: "Be Silent, Then" Defense 10 -> 7
Nerfed: Miner's Powders Luck 0 -> -2
Nerfed: cogwheel Wired gets -1 Slot
QOL
Changed: Void Spiders now show a different "inactive" indicator
Changed: the Parrying tag now has its own animation
Changed: Liz now has her own unique Boss Slain card
Fixed: checking Liz in the Base would show Devi's sprite
Fixed: Flying Drones (from Drone Kit Bits) did not have a corpse
Fixed: Potions X and Y now work on the potion-locked chest
Lastly, A Bit Of Steampunk (together with the four new songs) has been added to the OST.
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20 Jan 2024Developer post
3.0 is almost done!
Hello, adventurers! Full Gear version 3.0 is as good as done, and I've started polishing it. So time for a little update! It's been so long, and I wanted to even add six winter-themed items but never got around to it. Not in this image: more decoration, some extra tooltips, and f
11 Nov 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.3: "Electrochemistry"
Hello, adventurers! After a lot of testing, the gases are great fun and here to stay! There's a few minor changes in their behaviour (mostly balance changes since some gases were a little too much), but they're exactly as swirly as you'd expect. Some old bugs fixed and a bit of n
Hello, adventurers!
After a lot of testing, the gases are great fun and here to stay! There's a few minor changes in their behaviour (mostly balance changes since some gases were a little too much), but they're exactly as swirly as you'd expect. Some old bugs fixed and a bit of new stuff. Nothing too special, but it's all in preparation for v3.0 which I will definitely finish. Yup.
Visuals
All of Liz' big inventory sprites have been completed, leading to hilarious results as always. Good, that's one less thing to worry about. Liz can now also equip Hats to your heart-hat's contents.
Due to popular demand, the tutorial has also been slightly improved so you can get through it easier. But remember, it's a roguelike, you're supposed to figure out most things yourself! Press random buttons and see what happens! Surely you won't immediately die.
Changelog
v2.3: Electrochemistry
Added: Conjurer visuals! All inventory visuals have been completed.
Added: a new rare Utility, the Strange Sampler, granting immunity to gases
Added: some text in the menu explaining the current save status.

As a reminder, beating any boss will allow you to save your run. You can disable/automate this in the settings.
Your file (with metaprogression such as Goals, stats, and the Boss Log) will never be deleted!
Added: Liz can now wear hats! They mostly work the same, with some minor adjustment for a few of them.
Buffed: Bell of the Sky Levitation, 30 -> 50 turns
Buffed: all Humans will now try to avoid gases
Buffed: Burn Drive gas creation, 5 turns -> 10 turns lingering
Buffed: Burn Drive maximum charge 10 -> 8
Buffed: Thermal Quadron's "Meteor Quadron" now summons short-lived burning gas
Buffed: Downpour X's "Splatter" now instead summons 3x3 short-lived blighting gas
Buffed: the final boss' "Siphon the Liquid" now creates gases instead of directly inflicting statuses
Nerfed: Pounder Droid gas creation, 5x5 for 25 turns -> 3x3 for 12 turns lingering
Changed: Heaven Cracker has new functionality, now creating stunning gas
Changed: making a gas now removes old gases on the same tile
Changed: the Perfect Oscillation and the Hand Bell can now trigger Bell of the Sky effects
Fixed: tutorial dronemaking/guns would be slightly unclear
Fixed: text in the tutorial would obscure inventory elements
Fixed: Gases would sometimes change color wrongly
Fixed: Gases would not display current turn count
Fixed: Plasma Trap would make forcefield sound when activating
Fixed: Obsidian Sawblade would remove non-equipment
Fixed: Obsidian Sawblade would show particles at empty slots
Fixed: cancelling Blitz would display the wrong animation
Fixed: checking traps with the Disarmer would disarm them instead
Fixed: crash when Snapfreeze token activates in new areas
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03 Nov 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.2.2
Hello, adventurers! I'm working on v3.0, but it's all pretty slow so I can't make any promises yet. This update is mostly to test out some new features, mainly a new Bell type, trap type, and Gases. Can you guess what the update will be about? Gases A mildly experimental feature
Hello, adventurers! I'm working on v3.0, but it's all pretty slow so I can't make any promises yet.
This update is mostly to test out some new features, mainly a new Bell type, trap type, and Gases. Can you guess what the update will be about?
Gases
A mildly experimental feature is gases. Gases stay on a tile for a set number of turns, applying their effect to any entity touching them before disappearing. Enemies don't try to avoid gases, but their effects stack up quickly if you're not careful.
You can check them to see what they do. Currently, they come in 6 colors and are restricted to a few places:

The new Plasma Trap (summons Red Malus Attack gas)
Burn Drive (instead of AoE fire, now creates Orange burning gas)
Acidgamation (now also drops Green blighting gas)
Mercenary (instead of AoE freeze, now creates Blue freezing gas)
Pounder Droid (instead of AoE corruption, now creates Purple corrupting gas)
Confusion Trap (now creates Gray disconnecting gas, and inflicts Establishment to activator only.)
Hope you like them, they feel really steampunk.
Bell of the Sky
A ninth Bell type has been added! Now you get to fill up the Bell Belt Box thingy you can find somewhere, probably.
In true Bell fashion, it has a positive effect (grants Levitation) and a negative effect (Roots enemies nearby). Use it for getting over in-the-way traps, avoiding lava or acid, and effectively stun too dangerous enemies chasing you.
It's worth noting that the Bell Tower does not require a Bell of the Sky, and there's no guarantee you'll find it anywhere... yet.
v2.2.1: Patch
Added: a ninth Bell type? What's going on?
Added: a new base Trap, Plasma Trap? This is... strange.
Added: Generator inventory sprites
Added: visuals for the Zone Scanner and the Creator Medal
Changed: as decribed above, some enemies and traps use gases instead of AoE.
Buffed: Thief's Blessing now grants +50% Crit to affected enemies.

This means you have much more crit on anything that's burning, blighted, defenseless, or blinded.
The crit bonus does NOT increase with more effects, but Aromatic Lens does double it.
Buffed: Bosses now always cleanse Feared immediately.
Nerfed: Plasma Drone Parts have been rebalanced a bit.

All Plasma parts now require 2 Part slots. To make this clearer, free Part slots are now shown.
Plasma Core no longer grants fire on regeneration.
Plasma Sensors now grants fire on regeneration (replaces previous functionality).
Fixed: some Halloween decoration would stick around
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06 Oct 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.2.1
Hello, adventurers! I hope you're enjoying the Reapers. There's gonna be less... but not zero. Small patch to fix some outstanding issues that stood out during testing lately. Especially some enemies being never really a threat. v2.2.1: Patch Added: the Gridlock! Rare utility tha
01 Oct 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.2: "What If They See You?"
Ah, Reapers. They hunt down unkillable or overpowered entities. But they're here? For me? Psh. I'm not afraid of them. I've been told about them well enough. Never seen a live one. They suck at hunting but carry nothing. I'll just avoid them for a bit. So what if they see me? I h
Ah, Reapers. They hunt down unkillable or overpowered entities.
But they're here? For me? Psh.
I'm not afraid of them. I've been told about them well enough. Never seen a live one.
They suck at hunting but carry nothing. I'll just avoid them for a bit.
So what if they see me?
I have nothing to hide.
Hello, adventurers!
So, let's get one thing straight: I'm moving to Australia now. That changes things: game development obviously got shoved on the side a little bit for the last month. I'm putting the game on a simmer instead of a full boil.
That shouldn't matter, of course, for it is Spooktober and Halloween is always just around the corner. Just like in the summer, for the entirety of October there'll be ten fancy seasonal items to spice it up. Webby hands, pumpkins, and bats can now be found when playing as Devi.
Sets and Goals
They're finally here: Liz has her own item sets and Goals to complete in Modern Mode! That means a lot of previously free items are now locked behind some simple - and some tricky - objectives. To maintain clarity, you cannot complete Liz' Goals as Devi, or vice versa. They give some directions of what things you can do as Liz, so check them out even in Traditional Mode. You'll do great!
On top of this, Liz also has 4 more item sets, tallying up 24 more items for her playstyle.

"Virus" plays with Calm, a new mechanic to prevent enemies from initiating fire
"Skull" allows you to easier deal with Reapers. Wait, what?
"Builder" grants you more and better Drones! If you want to combine magic and technology
"Counter" created powerful counter-attacks more often.
I'm not planning to add even more items right now, since must like Devi, Liz' item pools should remain relatively small and controlled. But who knows.
The Face of Death
Liz is already walking on thin ice, even without flinging spells everywhere. Something's here. I can feel it.
They won't do anything until you accumulate Curse, and you might be able to outrun them. They're not that dangerous on their own, either.
But I will suggest you should be careful nonetheless.
Changelog
v2.2: What If They See You?
Added: Reapers. Don't let them see you.

Reapers spawn as backup enemies if your Curse rises too high.
With a high health pool and dangerous attacks, they pose quite a threat in numbers.
They do have no Defense or Sight... then again, do you really want to take your odds?
Added: Goals for Liz! Useful for Modern Mode players.
Added: 6x4 new items! Play with Calm, fight Reapers, make Drones, or get Counters.
Added: a new mechanic, Calm!

Calm enemies still move towards you, but because they love you! They will never attack you!
...until you attack them. But it gives you some time to set up something nasty.
Added: Stabilizer inventory sprites.
Added: Enhancer inventory sprites.
Added: 6 seasonal inventory items! As usual, they replace regular items exactly.
Added: 4 seasonal spooky Drone Parts! Also as usual, they actually do have new properties.
Buffed: World's Tiniest Violin turns Alert 5 -> 10
Changed: Liz' Nature Potion now inflicts Calm on enemies.
Changed: Liz' Obsidian Sawblade, instead of generating Corrupt tokens, creates Taint tokens which Calm enemies.
Changed: Liz' Forest Module, the hacking extension, now Calms the nearest enemy when eating.
Fixed: rare crash when trampling grass
Fixed: the Mechanical/Electric Owls now have a fitting sprite when they're inactive
Fixed: enemies outside of vision would lose Rooted, Marked and Flying properties
Fixed: Glass Eye had the wrong name
Fixed: the plants in the Tutorial would flicker
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03 Sep 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.1: "Refinery"
Hello, adventurers! Apologies for the long delay for any updates. I've gotten myself off social media and had some things running. 2.1 is here, bringing Liz the near completion: proper boss items, some inventory sprites, some fixes, and Toolboxes! More customization is always a b
12 Aug 2023Developer post
Full Gear v2.0: "Half Moon"
I've seen it over and over. People really die in the stupidest ways. Fireball at close range. Poison Blood on yourself. Summon Reaper without weaponry. But I'm not like them. I know what I'm doing. I have everything I need, right here. And yet... ...someone keeps telling me that
I've seen it over and over.
People really die in the stupidest ways.
Fireball at close range. Poison Blood on yourself. Summon Reaper without weaponry.
But I'm not like them.
I know what I'm doing.
I have everything I need, right here.
And yet...
...someone keeps telling me that I, too, will meet a similar fate.
The Moon Rises
Welcome to Full Gear v2.0! The first major update brings a new character: the Artificer!
A quick and incomplete overview of what she brings to the mechanical table:

Energy! Be sure to never drop to zero...
Spells, to imbue in any of your Equipment
A new and independent story of her Fate
Over 100 pieces of equipment
Unique Setups, Gadgets and Wheel Tokens
Some new Utilities to suit her playstyle
Counters and Fated status effects
And, of course, a regular and true ending.
It's worth noting that this update is completely free, and will continue to be improved with additional gear, item sets, enemies, and QOL. However, due to its independent nature, think of it more of a DLC than an update.
You can enable Half Moon in the Base - there's a large purple symbol that should be obvious enough.
Future Gear
The plan is to keep working on Full Gear at least until March 1st 2024, when it will be exactly a year old. Until then, there's plenty of options!

Half Moon improvements: big sprites, boss log, animations, items, Reapers?
More seasonal events: autumn, winter, spring, etc
A ninth area
A secret final boss, perhaps even.
May Gyranus look down to you.
Changelog
v2.0: Half Moon
Save File Version is now 4. Older saved runs will be deleted automatically.
Added: Liz, the Artificer! Everything in this section is exclusive to her playstyle. She's designed around players already knowing the game, so it's not exactly recommended to start with her immediately! She appears once you've beaten all bosses at least once, or always in Traditional Mode.
Added: Energy! Be sure to spend it well, you'll die real fast if you run out...
Added: 19 items in each of the 6 all-new categories equipment, plus a bonus 6 Boss items
Added: 18 new tags mixed with all these items (and a few returning tags, of course)
Added: 6 new Full Gear tags, if you're ready to complete your build
Added: 18 new Gadgets to play around with. And no more cooldowns!
Added: 5 Setups and 5 corresponding Traps, aim for the feet
Added: 6 new Tokens (alongside 4 known ones), and who knows what the Obsidian Sawblade makes
Added: 10 Spells, with unique and known capabilities! Put them on your items to gain more power.
Added: five new utilities. These all replace regular utilities.
The Enchanter, putting Spells onto equipment
The Spellfreezer, a way to get rid of Curse with Titanium items
The Recasting Wires, turning Spells into Drone Parts
The Adjustor, turning Scrap into Spells
The Thrasher, a sink for spare Spells
Added: 4 new status effects, with Fated being the centerpiece
Added: 1 new piece of Food... quite hard to find.
Added: many new conversations and lore pieces to discover what Liz has been up to
Added: a new regular ending... and a new true ending.
Buffed: Liz gains slightly more items from enemies
Nerfed: Liz generates with slightly less chests and ground items
Changed: Bells no longer mark nearby enemies, but instead grant Recharging
Changed: Bells of Calling, instead of giving Drones Alert, give enemies "Overcharged"
Changed: loot from NPC's has been reshuffled
Changed: Cursing Traps are now Bell Traps
Changed: the chest in the Aerospaces now only gives an Air Spell
Changed: Quest gadgets no longer have a cooldown, but instead work on Energy
Changed: the Watchmaker quest is now different, and Kind Regards are no longer available
Changed: challenge "Broken Wrenches" now also makes spells worse
Removed: Toolboxes and Hats are currently unavailable for Liz. Apologies for the hatlessness.
It's worth noting that Liz uses some shared pools: in Modern Mode, any parts/guns/bombs not unlocked will not show up for Liz either.
She will get personal Goals later on (locking some currently free items), but for now, any Goal can be done on either character.
There's also 10 new achievements you can only earn with her, so have fun with those.
Important Features
Added: Windowed Mode! I finally found a workaround for the darkness layer breaking.
Added: some helpful control visuals for inventory management. It's really not that confusing, just hold Shift all the time.
Changed: the Modernizer now always exists, and can switch from Modern to Traditional Mode.
Changed: the player healthbar is now smoooooth.
Changed: the Full Gear prompt now appears after 5 (instead of 9) runs and beating any boss.
Balancing
Buffed: Crushers now spawn twice per Forge instead of only once
Buffed: Rusty Nailgun's Drone healing 5 -> 10
Buffed: Slasher's Malus Defense turns 6+2L -> 10+2L
Buffed: Zapbot's Stun turns 2 -> 3
Buffed: Wetlanders are much more likely to Stun/flee at higher levels
Buffed: Assassin's Blind/Disconnect turns 3+L -> 4+L
Buffed: Half-Evoker's HP 18 -> 24, Defense 3 -> 4
Nerfed: Current's Eye's Sawwheel attack deals always 1 less damage
Nerfed: Brilliant Gloom's beam attack is no longer Piercing
Changed: a few Full Gear tags now have additional requirements. For example, "Deadline" will block getting Widget Wielder.
Changed: Sensor Drone Parts are now rarer compared to the other types.
Changed: as its Level 3+ bonus, the Thermal Quadron (instead of spamming Whirlwind) now applies Fire on every attack.
QOL
There's a lot of visuals reminding you what items are affecting your surroundings, so I decided to add some more!
Changed: Miners' Leathers show Melee traps with spikes around them
Changed: Cult Lenses turn healthbars from Wrathed enemies purple
Changed: Tungsten Barricade and "My Masterpiece" now indicate their guaranteed block
Changed: "COWARD!" now turns Scrap red
Changed: "Stilus Ubi Est?" now shows all Bullets as equal
Changed: "Constructors" now shows wrenches around dead drones
Changed: "Great Combustion" now shows the Regen tokens on fire
Changed: "Burnt Out Fuel" changes fire icons to green
Changed: "Uncontained Chaos" changes blight icons to yellow
Changed: "It Is Magic" turns chests into ugly, dissipating chests
Changed: the Juicing tag shows the bonus Max Health in green
Changed: the Unbreakable tag stops the healthbar gear from rotating
Also, some minor fixes.
Fixed: upon loading, newly added Tokens would disappear
Fixed: upon loading, NPC's has their shops reset
Fixed: crash when Quickslotting Parts, then using them
Fixed: there was no SFX for Units breaking
Fixed: Bell Ringers would mess up other Bell particles
Fixed: some random corner walls would not show correctly
Fixed: some Tutorial walls would be the wrong texture
Fixed: pressing Enter to close the inventory can no longer use items. Q now uses inventory items.
Fixed: the Designer's UI would not reset properly
Fixed: hitboxes for a number of enemies was off, sometimes leading to strange behaviour
Fixed: the Cult Cap big sprite was drawn in a strange position
Fixed: hats in inventory mouseover had a strange "hitbox"
Fixed: Copper and Silver Mimics would not draw the correct animation when activated
Fixed: the Run Ender now ignores Unbreakable
Fixed: at the start of a run, the Cogwheel would make a odd turn
Fixed: you can now Check grass! Yay!
Fixed: sometimes, Landmarks wouldn't spawn
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24 Jul 2023Developer post
2.0 is in the works!
Hello, adventurers! Version 2.0 is in the works! And it's a big update, so it'll be a while before it comes out. I reckon it's fair to give everyone a quick update. I think one image can do the job for me. I won't spoil other specifics, but there's a few more things that'll arriv
29 Jun 2023Developer post
Full Gear v1.4: "Solar Engines"
Hello, adventurers! It's summer, it's warm outside, and I'm done sitting around. I want to pick up a jar of sand and throw it into robot sensors. And now you can! A small summer update - just in time for the Steam Summer Sale (50% off!) - has arrived, bringing some seasonal items
Hello, adventurers!
It's summer, it's warm outside, and I'm done sitting around. I want to pick up a jar of sand and throw it into robot sensors. And now you can! A small summer update - just in time for the Steam Summer Sale (50% off!) - has arrived, bringing some seasonal items coming in hot.
The main course is six summer equipment, which all replace "old" items. Basically, they have identical stats, but look much funnier.

Popsicle Rod: smack enemies with ice cream
Coconuts For Hands: the largest of the nuts
Barbecue Armor: free sausage included!
Watermelons: refreshing
Shell-Eyed: not practical at all
Jar of Sand: gets everywhere.
There's also four new Drone Parts, replacing all Fire-imbued drone parts temporarily. They have different stats and abilities, so be sure to build some extra drones that use them! I won't spoil the abilities here, but they're all hot hot hot. And a new rare Utility, whoo!
Lastly, I suppose you deserve some more news about 2.0. It will have 16x7 completely new items, 18 item tags, 6 new tokens and more cutscenes at minimum! I don't know how much I'll actually end up making, but I'm sure it's going to be worth the wait.
Enjoy your summer, and see you around.
Changelog
v1.4: Solar Engines
Important: "Activating" instances (enemies and decoration) are now a little less active. This should boost performance lategame but have no other effects.
Important: A dungeon now generates at a "slower" pace, allowing dungeons to work on less memory. If you have enough memory and it didn't cause any issues before, you can turn this off.
Added: 6 seasonal summer equipment! They replace other items, so the balancing didn't change.
Added: 4 seasonal summer Parts! These are different, mind you. Time for some sun!
Added: the Lead Extractor, a rare Utility that turns Guns into Great Bullets
Added: a setting to disable seasonal items.
Added: Special Silver Chests! They're special because they look different.
Added: Special Gold Chests! They're special because they smell different.
Added: visual indicator for using the Cult Ornament
Nerfed: having "Give Them This" equipped now also disables Regen and Shield tokens
Changed: Amethyst Tongs are now twice as common
Changed: breaking Ammo Ovens, Flame Generators or Crushers will always yield a Flame imbued Drone Part
Fixed: Credits music wouldn't play (but who sees the credits, anyway?)
Fixed: Half-Evokers can no longer activate Bosses, Minibosses, or Furniture
Fixed: crash when beating the Wasteland boss while the Wasteland miniboss is charging
Fixed: loading a game would randomize Bells (fixed this time for sure!)
Fixed: loading a game would rarely remove Tokens
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07 Jun 2023Developer post
Full Gear hit 10 reviews!
Hello, everyone! Full Gear hit 10 reviews today, giving it an official Positive rating! This may not seem like much, but it means the world to me. Hopefully, even more players will find their way to the gears now. It's too short-term to make a cool party-themed update, but I stil
07 Jun 2023Developer post
Full Gear v1.3.1: Loads of Work
Hello, adventurers! Nothing to see here. A quick patch to fix some lasting loading issues. And if you see this, leave a review! Yes, you. Do it. Just one word will do. I'll stop bothering you about it once I get to 10. See you around. v1.3.1: Loads of Work Save File Version is no
03 Jun 2023Developer post
Full Gear v1.3: "Hat's a Wrap"
Before anything: for a very short time, Full Gear is 90% off (because of my birthday)! Now's your chance to get or gift it for very cheap. Hello, adventurers! Sorry for the long hiatus of me telling you nothing. I got distracted by silly, unimportant things like "real life" and "
Before anything: for a very short time, Full Gear is 90% off (because of my birthday)! Now's your chance to get or gift it for very cheap.
Hello, adventurers!
Sorry for the long hiatus of me telling you nothing. I got distracted by silly, unimportant things like "real life" and "Sapphire Caves". I'm reaping the benefits of having a large game library under my belt: being able to play it. But as I'm incredibly antsy, I just need to give it a quick little update to fix some things aaaaand I'm doing a full playthrough. Anyway - small, but significant update here, as there's hats now. Some smart, some silly. All of them definitely hats.
There probably won't be major updates for a bit. Partially because I already added pretty much every single thing I wanted to add (which is awesome), partially because I'm in a little bit of a busy period, and partially because the next update - if I ever finish it - is going to be huge. Please understand.
Bugs and suggestions are always welcome, of course. Uploading small patches is never too much work, so I'll probably keep doing that anyway.
I'm also making some posters! Below a link to some designs (spoilers for the final boss!), feel free to print them out or whatever you people do with large PNGs. They're high quality, I swear.
Get them here!
See you around.
Changelog
v1.3: Hat's a Wrap
Added: 15 Hats! Unlocked by just playing runs. They look very silly but give a small bonus, so...
Buff: massive improvement for Alert. +20 Acc -> +50 Acc and +50% damage, +50% damage vs Marked -> +100% damage vs Marked
Nerfed: Jolt Chaser's self-damage 3 -> 3 + 2*level
Changed: the final boss now always initiates the fight by summoning enemies
Fixed: overwriting a save, then loading would not load NPC and arsenal tiles
Fixed: eating with negative Resistance didn't show that it heals for less (now shows a warning)
Fixed: the final boss would show her jumping animation after attacking
Known Issues:

Repair X, Negate X, Execute X, Sensoring X don't appear in the Taglist when active
Upon load, Drones have no projectiles and are missing some special effects
Impossible to talk to NPC's/Drones with just a keyboard
Impossible to navigate main menu with just a keyboard
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