v1.6.0
August 2026- Comic booklets — Pro+ users can generate a downloadable landscape PDF with AI-generated comic panels (left) and story prose (right). Uses Gemini nano banana for high-quality anime images. Max 40 images per comic, 3 comics per month. PDFs are internally locked — no edits after generation.
- Stories & Comics page — stories index renamed with comic badges, 'Comics only' filter toggle, and cover previews.
- Story reader comic integration — download PDF button (Pro/Pro+), inline comic cover preview, 'Generate Comic' button for story owners, live generation status indicator.
- Roleplay formatting in stories — story chapters now render *actions* as muted italic and "dialogue" as bold, matching the chat experience.
- Characters & Personas page — 'My characters' moved from dashboard to the personas page, now with two tabs: Characters (default) and Personas. Nav link updated.
- Billing auth fix — portal, checkout, and status endpoints fixed to use publishable key for auth verification (service role key doesn't work with new sb_secret_ format).
- Supabase key fix — SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY updated to sb_secret_ format; raw base64 key was returning 401 on PostgREST.
v1.5.0
August 2026- Proactive character messages — characters reach out on their own based on relationship state (affection, mood) with natural delays and toast notifications.
- Web push notifications — native OS-level notifications via service worker + VAPID, so users get notified even when the app is closed.
- Shared with me — invited collaborative chats now appear in a dedicated dashboard tab with role badges (GM / Player / Observer).
- Username search invite — live dropdown with avatars when inviting participants to a collaborative chat.
- NSFW persona-driven intimacy — explicit content now channels the character's specific personality, speech patterns, and emotional truth.
- Literary storytelling — system prompt rewritten for novel-quality prose: environmental detail, sensory immersion, internal monologue, subtext, slow-burn pacing.
- Emotion-based scene images — auto-scene images only generate on real emotional beats with a 10-message cooldown; NSFW characters get uncensored prompts.
- Avatar moderation — vision-based review blocks SFW characters from having NSFW avatars on save and update.
- OOC display — ooc: lines now appear in chat as yellow bold text instead of being stripped.
- Anti-repetition — model sees its last 5 replies as context, tuned penalties, random seed per generation.
- Admin relationship state — affection/trust/mood visible in chat sidebar for admins.
- User controls — proactive message toggle, quiet hours, and daily limit in Preferences.
v1.4.0
August 2026- Comprehensive documentation — 22 docs files across Technical, User Guides, and Design System categories.
- PM2 production deployment — ecosystem.config.cjs with all 20+ server-side environment variables.
- Fixed 500 error on chat page — resolved missing LITELLM_API_KEY and LITELLM_BASE_URL in PM2 runtime.
- Moderation route fixes — corrected links to /u/$username and /characters/$id on admin pages and chat sidebar.
- Environment management — .env.production.template and PM2_DEPLOYMENT.md deployment guide.
v1.3.0
August 2026- AI image generation — generate character and persona avatars from a prompt or auto-build from character details, with random anime image fallback.
- AI-narrated stories — publish chats as narrated stories with 4 narration styles (Novel, First Person, Script, Light Novel), optional chapters, and custom author rules.
- Story reader redesign — stories render as prose with chapter navigation instead of raw chat bubbles.
- Story login gate — guests can browse story cards but must sign in to read the full story.
- Dashboard tab reorder — Archived moved to the end after My characters.
- Story reader RLS fix — messages and chat characters now readable for published stories.
- Character profiles FK fix — character owner profile data loads correctly in chat sidebar.
v1.2.0
August 2026- Long-term memory — characters remember details from past conversations using pgvector semantic search.
- Swipe & branch — generate alternate reply variants and pick your favorite.
- Semantic character search — find characters by meaning, not just tags.
- Character mood & relationships — characters track affection, trust, and mood across your interactions.
- Public stories — publish any chat as a read-only story for others to read.
- Inline persona editing — rename and update personas without leaving the chat.
v1.1.0
August 2026- Chat archive — soft-delete chats to an Archived tab, restore or permanently delete with confirmation.
- Chat sidebar — toggle a panel showing character info, chat history, and settings.
- Sidebar 3-dot menu — share chat link, view character page, or report character.
- Sidebar tabs — Character Info (description + tags), Chat History (other chats), Settings (persona, memory, group chat).
- Group chat management — add characters to a chat from the sidebar settings tab.
- Stories link in site header — browse published roleplays from anywhere.
v1.0.0
August 2026- Explore — browse public anime characters with search and filters.
- Chat — one-on-one roleplay with AI-powered characters.
- Group scenes — multi-character group chats.
- Character creator — build and publish your own characters.
- Personas — save reusable personas for roleplay.
- Profiles — public creator profiles showcasing your characters.
- Moderation — report messages, queue review, and admin tools.
- Guidelines — published Community Guidelines and content rules.