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Version 3.1.0（current）

Released: Aug 28, 2024

UI Improvements
- Revamped ChatBox UI
- Improved mobile UI
- Implemented chat disabling feature
- Added usage limit exceeded notification
- Dialog box added for no API Key scenario
API and Backend
- Refactored ProcessUserQuery for better transcript handling
- Implemented fuzzy matching for Action System
- Ready Player Me and CC_Tools automatic import process
Character and Animation
- Updated Character Importer Pipeline
- Added OVR effectors for RPM characters
- Fixed animators for all characters
- Provided Weight Multiplier for LipSync user preference
- RPM Characters will have Lipsync added when imported

Bug Fixes
- Fixed character resuming dialogue after toggle
- Fixed section deletion issue in NarrativeDesignManager
- Fixed layer issues
- Optimised Convai LipSync
Developer Tools and Workflow
- Improved Convai Logger System
- Updated namespace and formatting for all editor scripts
- Removed CC Tools Folder and other temporary/junk files
- Added "Update Triggers" button to NarrativeDesignTrigger inspector
- Implemented approximate string matching for actions system
Miscellaneous
- Added PlayerDataHandler and PlayerDataSO
- Updated NPC positions and topics in demo scenes
- Fixed Convai logo in Convai Setup window

Released: Jun 21, 2024

Released: Jun 13, 2024

Added Narrative Design-related files and trigger narrative section function.
Refactored Narrative Design API, created new behavior trees for movement and added section change events.
Folder Restructuring
- Complete folder and scripts folder restructure
Gender-Based Animator: Added gender-based Animator controller
Feedback System
- Implemented a feedback system with thumb icons and animations
- Updated Transcript UI Prefabs with feedback buttons
Convai Custom Packages: Updated Convai Custom Package Installer and added iOS DLL Downloader
Scene Perception: Added feature to allow players to point at game objects and talk about them

Texture and Material Compression
- Compressed Amelia and other images (POT and Crunch)
- Updated image names and removed unused image assets
UI Updates
- Updated UI prefabs, including Transcript UI, Mobile UI, and Mobile QA UI
- Transcript UIs and text updated
- Updated logos and logo paths
System Improvements
- Refactored Lipsync system with added teeth support and implemented facial expression proto files
- Updated ConvaiURPConverterPackage, burst and TMPro packages; Convai Custom Package Installer/Exporter
- Updated NavMesh and NPC2NPC character rotation
- Added new demo scene and RPM characters
- Updated various demo scenes for consistency
Microphone Manager: Updated Microphone Manager to a singleton class
API Key Access: Simplified API Key access
Convai Scene Template: Created new scene template and dynamic input system assigner
Demo Scenes
- Added NPC2NPC demo scene
- Added Narrative Design demo scene
- Added new demo scene with all features encompassed
- "Convai Essentials" prefab for desktop and mobile
Lipsync Overhaul
- Overhauled lipsync system, added AR-Kit and Reallusion character support
- Updated version and added various improvements to frame processing
Input System
- Added new input system pragma checks and Convai Character Layer
- Simplified Input Manager and ensured future-proofing

Transcript UI Bug Fixes: Fixed bugs and improved system for Transcript UI character list
Microphone Permission: Fixed Android and iOS microphone permission issues

VR Support: Implement Virtual Reality features to create a fully immersive experience with the press of a button.
AR Support: Integrate Augmented Reality capabilities, allowing characters and environments to interact with you in the real world with the press of a button.
Settings Panel: Introduce a comprehensive settings panel that allows users to customize their experience.
Microphone Test System: Incorporate a microphone testing feature to ensure optimal audio input quality.
Notification System: Implement a robust notification system to inform users of in-game events - specifically microphone-based issues.
Input Manager: Develop a custom input management system that supports various input devices such as keyboards, gamepads, and touchscreens using Unity's new Input System.

Fixed: Head Tracking Doesn’t Work Without Action Component issue fixed.
Improvement: Added support for a customizable and dynamic Chatbox.
Improvement: Improved Lip-Sync Smoothing and audio-visual synchronization.
Improvement: Implement Action Events and Event Callbacks.
Improvement: Improved Logging System.
Improvement: Added ability to interrupt Character Response with Voice Interruption.
Improvement: Improved mobile platform transcription UI.

Lip-sync: Integrate off-the-shelf Lip-sync for Reallusion and Oculus-based Characters.
Text-in Voice-out: Chat with the character using text.
Character Importer: Import Ready Player Me characters created on the Convai Playground.
Feature Control System: Enable Convai features as needed through the Convai NPC component.
Logging System: Have better control over what Convai information you see on the debug console.
Enhanced player controller: Automatically triggers the characters when you focus on them and then deactivates them when your focus has shifted.
URP Upgrader: Upgrade the Render Pipeline to Universal Render Pipeline with the URP Upgrader package (present in the Convai Folder).
UI Improvements: Improved user experience with automatically fading UI canvas.

Fixed: Unlocking the cursor will still cause the first-person camera to move around.
Fixed: Exiting play mode before the character is done speaking will cause Unity to crash or not complete compilation.
Fixed: Extra space between multiple chunks of text in the UI Text Fields.
Fixed: Actions crashing the Android scene.
Fixed: Empty responses from the server will not crash the game but only throw an error.
Improvement: Smoothened Blinking.
Improvement: Smoothened Gaze-Following-based Neck movement.
Improvement: Plugin structure reorganization.

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