"Hmph, it's not like we did all this just for you humans... now go use it!" ——N.E.K.O.
Dev Neko is shipping a round of experience refinements and stability fixes this patch — custom touch zones, card creation improvements, memory and audio upgrades, and several important bug fixes.
Character Interaction
Custom touch zones: define touchable areas on your Neko and bind exclusive animations & expressions
Character Cards & Workshop
Steam Workshop integration: subscribe and add character cards in one click
Card creation workflow improved — sticker support and form switching added, YUI's default card refreshed
Experience Improvements
Proactive chat now knows its limits — signal "busy / do not disturb" and Neko will noticeably back off
Added keyboard shortcut to focus the chat input box
Loading screen redesigned
Memory system improved for more accurate timeline-based recall
Microphone audio quality enhanced, stuttering and noise eliminated
Manual screenshots sharper and more bandwidth-efficient
Extensive dark mode visual polish (buttons, borders, color adjustments)
Desktop pet drag hint added for multi-monitor setups
Leave retention prompt refined
Bug Fixes
Fixed opening greeting getting stuck and chat bubble display issues in certain cases
Fixed memory feature being unexpectedly disabled on older CPUs
Fixed a critical bug where a blocked memory system caused continuous token consumption during idle
Fixed duplicate emotion analysis caused by abnormal multi-window communication
Fixed Alibaba Cloud Bailian model outputting internal reasoning during visual analysis; improved international model support
v0.8.2 is already in the works and will be out within the next few days — stay tuned 🐾
Interested in joining the team? Dev Neko is always looking for passionate developers to make Neko even better! — Dev Neko 🐾