v1.3.018 — 2026-08-18

Improvements

• Spine version guidance now matches the actual runtime range. Notifications correctly identify Spine 1.6 through 4.3 as supported and ask newer models to be re-exported as 4.3 or earlier.

Fixes

• Workshop companions and their conversation data are now preserved across upgrades and subscription reconciliation. The app no longer treats a subscribed character as a disposable cache, restores character cards left in an interrupted 1.3.017 deletion state, rebuilds stable Workshop character identities from legacy metadata, and creates a byte-exact recovery evidence snapshot for affected installations before opening their live data.
• Pet selections synchronized from another PC can no longer prevent the app from starting. Device-local model paths are safely rebound when the same asset exists on this computer; when it does not, the app opens with a temporary built-in pet without overwriting the user's saved selection.
• Gemini no longer becomes unusable when only Google Search grounding has exhausted its quota or requires billing. The request is retried once without Search grounding, while genuine Gemini API quota and billing errors are still reported unchanged.
• Spine pets no longer start with their lower body or feet clipped after launching the app. Strict startup now removes the legacy fallback canvas before mounting the real Spine renderer, so a cold start uses the same correct viewport geometry as a model switch.