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I think, by RAW, you can actually use Overclock Gear off of your spellshape focus spell. The actual text of the spellshape rule is as follows:
Many spellcasters can gain access to spellshape actions, typically by selecting spellshape feats. Spellshape actions tweak the properties of your spells. You must use a spellshape action directly before casting the spell you want to alter. If you use any action (including free actions and reactions) other than casting a spell directly after, you waste the benefits of the spellshape action. The benefit is also lost if your turn ends before you cast the spell. Any additional effects added by a spellshape action are part of the spell’s effect, not of the spellshape action itself.
Note the bolded part. By RAW, I think you can cast the focus spell, then, because it is a spell and not a cantrip, you can immediately use Overclock Gear. The spellshape fizzles and does nothing, thus imposing a 1 action tax on Overclock Gear, but I think it technically works?
This is clearly not as intended, I think, but it's a loophole that does make the class functional.
What do y'all think?
Yep, totally works. However, I don't think the benefits of overclock gear are worth spending two actions and a focus point. It's just a very low impact round to do so, granting yourself a minor buff that in some cases only lasts 1 round. I certainly don't think using overclock gear this way "makes the class functional".
At high levels this is a non-issue anyway since you'll have plenty of slotted spells, while at low levels I think the intended design is that you don't always have gear overclocked, or that you jailbreak only rarely.
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Functional in the most technical sense. A one action spell is necessary to Overclock a summoned minion, DPS++, FORTRUN, and Viper can overclock every combat with this.
It's not good. You're right in that Overclock benefits are rather underwhelming. ServoShell still isn't playable, FORTRUN is still pointless, and Viper is still a money sink. But they can all technically function doing this, and without costing all of your spell slots.