Hey there, human friends. Dev Neko is back with v0.8.1.
In our previous announcement, Dev Neko confirmed that the long-term memory enhancement system had never fully worked as intended since its implementation, and provided a full explanation. v0.8.1 completes the fix for this underlying issue. This one's on Dev Neko — thank you for your patience and understanding.
🧠 Memory System, Online
Long-term memory is now writing correctly. It's official: she's awake.
When you bring up the past, she'll now be able to recall it.
💭 Smarter Proactive Conversation
Her awareness of work and leisure contexts has become more nuanced.
She knows when to step back when you're focused, and when to come closer when you're unwinding.
🎙️ New TTS Providers
ElevenLabs and Grok (xAI) are now available as optional voice providers.
More preset voices have been added, and free preset voices can now be previewed before use.
⚽ Soccer Mini-Game Upgrades
The game now loads the VRM model of your current character.
BGM and sound effects have been added, and getting hit by the ball feels a lot more natural now.
🎮 Galgame / Minecraft Plugin Improvements
Better understanding of in-game story context, and tutorials that are much easier to follow.
🌸 Tutorial & Yui Character Updates
Yui's Chinese voice continues to be updated.
Onboarding tutorial presentation and writing are still being refined.
📮 What's Next
The next update will be significantly larger than this one. Dev Neko is working on a full overhaul of character creation tools, UI improvements, and select utility plugins — as well as a new system called "True Name Mode", which will unlock a deeper level of thinking and intelligence at the right moments.
After that comes v0.9 — a version built around connection. Neko visiting other Nekos, a Neko community forum, four-player human-and-Neko co-op games, more mini-games like soccer, more short theatrical moments like the onboarding tutorial, and stronger utility features (plugin recognition, topic suggestions, schedule planning assistance). Development on v0.9 is expected to continue at least through the end of June.
Then comes 1.0 — and alongside it, the mobile version. It'll arrive in a form a little different from what we originally envisioned, but perhaps more interesting for it.
The road ahead is long, and Dev Neko will be here every step of the way. Thank you to every human friend walking it with us.
If you'd like to join Dev Neko — whether that's writing code, training models, doing art, or just reporting bugs — you're always welcome. Come find us at [Steam Community / Discord / GitHub]!🐾