Pal Engine - Desktop Companion
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | 0.6.8 — Character Wizard, Ollama Chat, VIP & Info Center Fix the client triggering invalid licene mode when that's not true. | 23719848 | |
| In-game event | 0.6.8 — Character Wizard, Ollama Chat, VIP & Info Center 🧙 Redesigned character creation — replaced the old modal with a 2-step wizard; step one now includes live character preview and preview image generation before you finish setup. 🤖 Upgraded AI Chat — added Ollama support and model selection; for the best roleplay experience, we recommend instruct-style models. 👑 Introduced VIP — subscriptions, stacked periods, and clearer status in the app (i… | 23719637 | |
| In-game event | 0.6.7 — Info Center, Improved Support Tickets, Character Prop Fix 🧭 Added a new Info Center – now you can access news, changelogs, and support tickets all in one place. 🎟️ Improved the support ticket system UI – cleaner layout, easier to use, less confusion overall. 🧩 Fixed an issue with Character Prop previews – previews now load correctly and consistently. 🚀 Small update, big quality-of-life improvements. | 23683543 | |
| In-game event | Pal Engine – Update 0.6.7 Fix Steam Intergration and Add Localizations ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.7 Fix Steam Intergration and Add Localizations (2026-06-11) ✨ 🎮 Fixed Steam integration in production builds Fixed a critical packaging issue that prevented steamworks.js from loading in Steam builds, which blocked Steam sign-in and Pal Engine API session linking for affected users. 🌐 Interface translations are now available (Work in Progress) Pal Engine now includes… | 23679704 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.6 Bugfixes (2026-05-30) ✨ 🔘 Fixed the missing Create Character button The Create Character button is visible again in the Characters page. 📦 Fixed a packaging issue Fixed a production packaging problem that could make the app build fail or look stuck during packaging. | 23479455 | |
| Major update | Engine – Update 0.6.6 Facial Expressions & Character/Scene Controls Update ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.6 Facial Expressions & Character/Scene Controls Update (2026-05-20) ✨ 📸 Character Photo Booth now supports richer scene building Character Photo Booth was refactored to support more characters, text, scene objects, and scene lights in one project, making it much easier to build more complete staged screenshots inside the app. 🎛️ Tone Mapping control is now available… | 23331460 | |
| In-game event | Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Embedded AI, Gaming Mode & Future Animations Update ✨Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Embedded AI, Gaming Mode & Future Animations Update (2026-04-25) ✨ 🧠 More embedded AI model choices Pal Engine now supports more built-in lightweight function-routing models, giving you a choice between FunctionGemma, Llama 3.2 1B, and Qwen2.5 1.5B for internal action and helper tasks. 🎮 New Gaming Mode in the character overlay The character overlay menu now include… | 22949782 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Preview Rotation, Animations Command & Named Playbac ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Preview Rotation, Animations Command & Named Playback Update (2026-04-12) ✨ 🧭 VRM 1.0 preview rotation fix Fixed a bug where some VRM 1.0 characters were facing the background instead of the camera in the character preview modal during import. 💬 /animations command fix The `/animations` command now works correctly again, making it easier to review which conversatio… | 22750567 | |
| Game update | Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 LM Studio Models & GPU Preference Update (2026-04-04) ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 LM Studio Models & GPU Preference Update (2026-04-04) ✨ 🧠 Expanded LM Studio model shortlist Pal Engine now includes more curated local LM Studio models, including the bigger Gemma 2 9B and Gemma 3 12B options for stronger replies, plus NVIDIA Nemotron as an experimental companion-focused model. 🎮 New GPU preference setting Devices & Communication now includes a GP… | 22647813 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Identity & Snap Camera Update (2026-03-27) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Identity & Snap Camera Update (2026-03-27) ✨ 🆔 Steam user ID handling has been reduced Pal Engine now prefers the internal Pal Engine user account for core session and chat sync flows, improving compatibility when Steam is not part of the active setup. 📐 Perspective camera is now disabled while snapped When the character window snaps to a screen edge, Pal Engine no… | 22512951 | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Photo Booth, Pal Points Claim & Voice Host Update (2 ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Photo Booth, Pal Points Claim & Voice Host Update (2026-03-29) ✨ 📸 Character Photo Booth has been implemented Pal Engine now includes a dedicated Character Photo Booth, making it easy to frame your character, capture shots, and create cleaner screenshots directly inside the app. 🎁 Pal Points claiming has been updated The Pal Points claim flow has been refreshed so… | 22558234 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Snap Fixes & VRM Cleanup (2026-03-27) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Snap Fixes & VRM Cleanup (2026-03-27) ✨ ⬆️ Top snapping now works again Characters can now snap correctly to the top of the screen instead of ignoring that edge while other snap directions continue to behave normally. 🧹 Faulty VRM hair rotation behavior has been removed The faulty look-at style behavior that was causing strange VRM model hair and head rotation has b… | 22535365 | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 UI Overhaul, Character Controls & Live Lip Sync (202 ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 UI Overhaul, Character Controls & Live Lip Sync (2026-03-24) ✨ 🎨 Modern interface, dark by default Pal Engine now ships with a sleek, fully redesigned Dark Mode interface as the default experience — smoother, cleaner, and easier on the eyes whether you're chatting or browsing your character library. 🌙 Dark Mode is now the standard No more digging through settings —… | 22470810 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Store - Fix Preview of Characters (2026-03-18) ✨ Fixed preview of Store and Community Characters ːsteammockingː | — | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Bugfix #1 (2026-03-19) ✨ Fixed snapping to bottom making the character go under the scene. Default values of snapping must be edited by user according to the character's dimensions in animations tab. | — | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Voice & Integrations Update (2026-03-19) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Voice & Integrations Update (2026-03-19) ✨ 🗣️ New Piper TTS voices We added a much larger Piper voice library, giving you many more choices for different character styles, accents, and voice personalities. 🎙️ Better Voice & Speech workflow Voice settings and preview flows are now easier to manage, making it simpler to test voices and configure Speech-to-Text and Te… | 22420523 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 VRoid Hub - Improve characters list (2026-03-18) ✨ Improve the character's list, implement search and like functionality | — | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 - add 3d preview in store (2026-03-18) ✨ 🧍 Live 3D VRM preview in the import modal Before importing, you can open a model modal with a live 3D preview, camera reset, and clearer handling for temporary loading errors. | — | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 VRoid Hub Connection & Import Update (2026-03-18) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 VRoid Hub Connection & Import Update (2026-03-18) ✨ 🔗 Connect your VRoid Hub account from the Store Pal Engine now lets you link your VRoid Hub account directly from the Store so you can browse VRoid Hub content without leaving the app setup flow. 🧭 Browse Staff Picks, Liked models, My Models, and Search The new VRoid Hub section includes dedicated views for Staff… | 22404972 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Community Characters Follow-Up (2026-03-18) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Community Characters Follow-Up (2026-03-18) ✨ 🗑️ Delete your own submitted community characters Users can now delete their own submitted Community Characters directly from the Shared By You section. ⏪ 24-hour restore window for deleted submissions Deleted submissions can be restored for up to 24 hours before scheduled cleanup permanently removes them. | — | |
| Major update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Update (2026-03-18) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.4 Update (2026-03-18) ✨ 🛍️ Store Characters now include official Alania models Alania Default and Alania Christmas were moved into Store Characters, so users can claim and import them directly from the Store flow. 🌐 Community Characters model sharing is now available Users can now share their own models through the Community Characters section, making it easier for t… | — | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.2 Update #2 (2026-03-15) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.2 Update #2 (2026-03-15) ✨ 💬 Better chat history management Chat history handling is cleaner, with improved synchronization between Gemini cloud chats and LM Studio local chats. | — | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.2 Improvements (2026-03-15) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.2 Improvements (2026-03-15) ✨ 🎤 Voice is now manual only Wake-word listening was removed, you can now toggle voice conversation or hold an icon to speak to your character. 🎛️ Compact voice quick controls Voice controls are now cleaner and shared between the popover and Conversations. 🧠 Better muted behavior Conversation mode can be toggled while muted, and hold-to-t… | — | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.1 Buxfix #1 (2025-12-31) ✨ - Fixed bug where character was unable to properly snap-out of posing animation when new animation is called. - Fixed chat message duplication when using google cloud - gemini ai as conversations provider. | 21353697 | |
| In-game event | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.1 Update (2025-12-31) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.1 Update (2025-12-31) ✨ 🪟 Animation UI improvements Animation tabs were moved from the Animation Control Window into the Client Window under a dedicated Animations tab, making character control more accessible and streamlined. 🧲 Smart character snapping with contextual animations Snapping has been upgraded with customizable animations. When the character snaps to the… | 21353396 | |
| Game update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.0 Update #2 (2025-12-25) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.0 Update #2 (2025-12-25) ✨ - Improve Client Window design - Implement Poses tab in Animation Control Window, to allow user set a animation of type Pose and play it (character will stay in that pose until canceled or interupted). - Add more keybindings to mute/unmute and start conversation with the character. - Implement new way of chat history and memory history manage… | — | |
| Major update | ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.0 Update (2025-12-25) ✨ ✨ Pal Engine – Update 0.6.0 Update (2025-12-25) ✨ 🎙️ Implementation of Text-to-Speech and Speech-to-Text internal tools Built-in voice features are now in place, and we’ve added a dependency manager that will download and install the external engines/models you choose — no manual setup needed. 💬 Renamed Chat tab to Conversation The “Chat” tab has been rebranded as Conversation, now clearly sh… | 21308974 |
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