Pal Engine - Desktop Companion · published · build 23845572

🔄 The Preview Overhaul We’ve refactored several core screens to ensure you get a proper, seamless visual experience. Enjoy accurate, real-time character previews across:
Character Creator Screen — Polished for a much more reliable visual representation.
Facial Expression Preset Screen — See your custom expressions applied perfectly in real-time.
Animation Creation Screen — Preview your custom moves flawlessly before saving.
⚡ Animation & Performance Boosts
Instant FBX to VRMA Conversion (Mixamo Only) — When you upload an FBX animation (currently optimized for Mixamo), the app now automatically converts it to VRMA on the spot. This cuts out the heavy lifting of re-mapping the animation code every single time, resulting in slightly faster character loading times!
Enhanced Animation Playback — Fixed backend issues with animation handling. Random dances now play smoothly and, more importantly, stop exactly when they are supposed to.
🗣️ TTS Voice Conversation Hotfix
Rock-Solid AI Connections — Fixed a critical bug where characters occasionally failed to connect to the cloud AI provider, resulting in dead silence. This sneaky issue was causing ghosts in the machine (and a painful wave of refund requests for us—yikes! =D 😢). Connections are now stable, and your characters will always talk back.
🚀 Summing it up: A dedicated optimization and polish update to smooth out creation, accelerate animation loading, fix the dance floor, and keep the cloud AI conversations flowing perfectly.