CATO: Buttered Cat News

Hi there! Halloween is almost here! CATO is thinking about what costume to wear for the Halloween party, and the Toast has some ideas....


🖌️Use the script below to draw your CATO, and share it to the Steam Community, or in this Tweet comment.



🏆Team Woll will select one TOAST art and make it into our game! (sorry no kitty art this time)

🍞The theme is not limited to Halloween! And Toast can be placed not limited on the back!

🗓️Contest Timeline:
Creation: October 21 - November 1, 23:59 (GMT+8) Announcement Phase: Winning entries will be revealed within 3 business days after the voting phase ends.

💬Contest Guidelines:
- Each participant can submit multiple entries, but can only win once.
- All submissions must be original works. Do not submit copied, plagiarized, or repeated content. The content must be appropriate and must not contain any elements related to pornography, violence, or anything NSFW, regulations, or public morals.
- Due to unclear copyright ownership of AI-generated images, such works will not be considered for the contest.
- Entries submitted for the contest must align with the contest's theme.
- By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to authorize the event organizer to use the artwork for purposes such as statistics, display, and further development.
- The award selection will be evaluated based on the content and its development potential. The organizer reserves the right to final interpretation.

[h2]Optimizations[/h2]
- Added floating animation to the stars in the roller coaster
- Players can now collect stars even when injured in the roller coaster

[h2]BUG Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed an issue where switching back to the CATO program from the system background caused a sound explosion
- Fixed an occasional issue where the toast model was missing after restarting
- Fixed lingering sound effects when exiting a BOSS battle midway
- Fixed an issue where CATO could easily get stuck when moving around the W02 BOSS
- Fixed repetitive dialogue triggers after the W03 BOSS battle ends
- Fixed the incorrect gravity direction of the toast after being ejected by the W05 BOSS
- Fixed abnormal swap behavior when respawning after dying in Swappy's slow-motion
- Fixed an issue where the skin window in the home could trigger the opening animation
- Fixed an issue where CATO could instantly enter the treadmill while in a separated state at home
- Fixed an animation error when continuing to use the treadmill after redeeming a skin

[h2]BUG Reporting Channels[/h2]
You can submit bugs via the bug submission button in the game's main menu or directly through the survey link: https://jsj.top/f/EMQrN3.
You are also welcome to join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/mEUkzz6qKQ

Thank you for your support!

[h2]New Features[/h2]
- Added pause functionality during Boss fights

[h2]BUG Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed an issue where resetting the game during Swappy's slow-motion caused problems
- Fixed a game flow error when resetting during the Boss's entrance
- Fixed an issue where the W02 Boss's flashing color did not reset after resetting the game during its flashing state
- Fixed an issue where dying at the start of the W02 Boss battle caused CATO to respawn stuck in the first room
- Fixed bugs caused by the W02 Boss's body vibrations
- Fixed an issue where the W02 Boss could still be attacked after the toast ejected in the third phase
- Fixed a bug where the toast would be lost if immediately ejected after being inserted into the W02 Boss
- Fixed an issue where the W02 Boss could still be defeated after ejection in the third phase
- Fixed an issue where the player could be accidentally crushed during the W02 Boss's fusion in the third phase
- Fixed a bug where the W02 Boss would embed into the ceiling after being hit in the third phase
- Fixed an issue where the cat would be carried away when attacking the lower weak point close to the W02 Boss
- Fixed a model loss issue when colliding with the W02 Boss and dying, then restarting

[h2]BUG Reporting Channels[/h2]
You can submit bugs via the bug submission button in the game's main menu or directly through the survey link: https://jsj.top/f/EMQrN3.
You are also welcome to join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/mEUkzz6qKQ

Thank you for your support!

🆕 We’re happy to share that CATO: Buttered Cat has received the Steam Deck Verified status from Steam.

🐧 The game uses a native Linux build and even supports Steam Deck vibration!

🔧 Key binding and multi-save features are currently under development—thank you for your patience!

[h2]Level Adjustments[/h2]
- Adjusted difficulty and design for the following levels:
- W02_L02
- W02_L11A
- W02_L32
- W02_L35
- W02_L35A
- W03_L20
- W03_L26
- W03_L26A
- W03_L26B
- W04_L12
- W04_L14D
- W05_L21
- W05_L24

[h2]Optimizations[/h2]
- Tweaked the level map styles
- Improved localization text
- Adjusted in-game menus to better fit 4:3 screens

[h2]Others[/h2]
We will be attending an game festival to promote CATO. We'll be back in a week to fix bugs! Thank you for your patience!

[h2]BUG Reporting Channels[/h2]
You can submit bugs via the bug submission button in the game's main menu or directly through the survey link: https://jsj.top/f/EMQrN3.
You are also welcome to join our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/mEUkzz6qKQ

Thank you for your support!