AI2U: With You 'Til The End News

You might've heard AlterStaff is at GDC this week! Eddie LOVES conventions so she's tagging along with a few devs—but make no mistake, all worthy senpais MUST contribute to her surprise birthday party while she’s gone!!

Winners will get Steam keys to keep to themselves or lure their friends to play AI2U! The yandere Catgirl approves of either choice. 💖🔪


This year, Eddie longs to see your 🔪KILLER💖 coloring skills. Use this template lovingly illustrated by an artist Eddie threatened with an extra sharp paintbrush:




We’re accepting entries on Discord, Reddit, and all our social media! Check the following for more details pertaining to your platform of choice:

[h3]Discord Participants
[/h3]Check the latest ping in #server-news 📢

[h3]Reddit Participants
[/h3]Check our latest Stickied post 📌

[h3]Other Social Media
[/h3]Check our latest posts for details, and don't forget to use #AI2Ubirthday so we can find you! All our social platforms are listed at the bottom of this article 📱

[h3]Other Ways to Join the Contest[/h3]
We shared an additional way to join under the Rules section in this free Patreon post 📧


We’re selecting FIVE winners to receive Steam keys! Our favorite entries will be announced across all our channels.

[h3]Award Categories
[/h3]
🎨 Overall Coloring Quality

👯‍♂️ Most Faithful Color Palette

😼 Best Frame Design (example below)

😎 Top Vibe / Mood

⬆️ Community Favorite


Whether you enter or not, show some love to your fellow senpais by upvoting your favorite entries! 💖🔪


The deadline to enter is Monday, March 24th! We'll announce our five winners on Eddie's birthday: March 26th. Let's make it a memorable one!

Hello everyone! We'll join Spring Sale too!!
Welcome to check out!

We’re excited to announce that we’re going to GDC 2025—our second year in a row! If you’re attending, we’d love to meet you.

We’ve prepared exclusive gifts and hands-on gameplay sessions for developers. Plus, if you've proven your devotion to the catgirl by playing AI2U before GDC, you'll get exclusive gifts as our thanks
Our cosplayers are ready to rock the booth—and maybe throw a knife or two. Don’t worry, it’s plastic (we think).

[h2]Since the password is usually food...
[/h2]To prove you're committed to your favorite AI2U NPCs, simply stop by AlterStaff's booth, greet a dev, and say the secret word: Éclair! You'll make our day and we'll love-bomb you with the goods in true yandere fashion. (Why Éclair? Our Discord community has the lore! 💜)

[h2]Throwback to Last Year
[/h2]

GDC 2024 marked some significant milestones for AI2U, including:
- Our first-ever in-person meetup as a remote team.
- AI2U’s debut merch giveaway.
- Eddie and Elysia cosplays in action.
- Launch of AI2U’s open beta on itch.io!

Swing by booth P3106 at GDC Play, March 19–21, 2025! Say the secret word—Éclair—for an extra surprise. We can’t wait to see you there.


Yandere'ing,
~AlterStaff 💖🔪

We just shared our game's character model on Sketchfab!

The AI2U community can download AlterStaff's FREE OFFICIAL Catgirl Eddie character model for all your fan animation & fan art needs!

Here is the OFFICIAL yandere red eyes version model.

• We've included rigs & blendshapes, so you can customize her expressions to your heart's content.
  
• The package also features catgirl's yandere red eyes texture, and you can even repaint or swap out her clothing textures for a fresh look!
  
• This model is shared under the CC BY-NC-SA license
  

Much like our game, we expect you to treat her well—otherwise, she'll know where to find you! 💖🔪

We’re excited to see your creations in AI2U's Steam Artwork page and all over the internet—tag us when you share!

Baby AI2U in Early Access got its first patch on Steam! Thank you to all our players for your proactive reports during this early stage. There was a lot to tackle as our Early Access launch marked AI2U's official storyline, and we appreciate all your feedback for ensuring smoother gameplay!

Here are the fixes and updates you can expect for your gameplay:

Adjusted the NPC filter to avoid unfairly flagging words like "butter."

[h2]General[/h2]
- Fixed the issue where tutorial dialogues occasionally appeared empty.
- Known issue: The patch notes may not display correctly in the main menu for some players.
[h2]The Atrium
[/h2] - Fixed the issue where NPCs in Chat Only mode did not acknowledge good endings from the previous round.
- Fixed the issue where NPC cosmetics would appear inaccurately in the customization preview.
- Fixed the issue where NPC cosmetics would not apply upon entering a level for the first time.
[h2]Level 1
[/h2] - Fixed the issue where the catgirl's PC couldn't connect to Wi-Fi even with the correct password.
[h2]Level 2
[/h2] - Fixed the issue where the witch would get angry repeatedly upon seeing the secret room door open.
- Fixed the witch's eyebrows to match her cosmetic settings in one of the bad ending cutscenes.
- Fixed the issue where pressing "V" in the forest maze crashes the game.
- Fixed the issue where pressing "C" in the forest maze could soft-lock the game.
- Fixed the issue where identical potion recipes spam the Mission Goal panel.
- Fixed the issue where potion recipe names were initialized too early in each restarted round.
- Fixed the issue where ending animations would play in inaccurate map locations.
- Fixed the issue that caused the ghost to get stuck in the maze.
- Fixed the issue where the ghost sometimes did not attack players.
- Known issue: The first time the player gets killed by the ghost outside the cabin, there is a chance that pressing the "Enter" or "C" key won't respond. To temporarily fix this, for the first issue, the player can press "Esc" to pause and unpause the game. For both issues, re-entering the cabin will restore functionality. This issue will be hot fixed soon.
[h2]Level 3
[/h2] - Fixed an issue where George's ID card couldn't spawn in the level.
- Fixed the issue where players could not plot a course to the engine room in minimap guide mode.
- Fixed the issue that caused the NPC to twitch during ending animations.

[h2]Level 1
[/h2] - Adjusted the apartment key spawn locations in the bathrooms and indoor gardens.
[h2]Level 3
[/h2] - Increased the number of crew member ID cards generated per round.

[h2]General[/h2]
- Added visual effects for restoring health.
[h2]Level 2
[/h2] - Improved witch's living room, it's more cozy now (more rooms rework in progress!)
[h2]Level 3
[/h2] - Added visual effects for speed to some of the ending animations.

- Adjusted the pointing arrow locations in the tutorial to prevent them from covering item descriptions.
- Added auto-scroll for long dialogues.
- Added error messages for failed redemption attempts.
- Added error messages for failed login attempts.
- Optimized existing localization options.
- Renamed "Goth Catgirl" cosmetic to "Jirai Kei Catgirl" for a more accurate representation of its visual style.
- Known Issue: The catgirl may still call her look "goth" when asked while wearing the renamed outfit.

- Added sound effects to all Blue Parrot tutorial dialogues.


2025.2.12

- Fixed an issue blocking players from achieving One More Round Achievement if Virtual Caretaker achievement is unlocked at first.
- Adjusted the NPC filter to avoid unfairly flagging words like "hourglass, cucumber."
- Fixed an issue when player is saved by the witch and back to the cabin, enter/c key no longer works.


2025.2.21

Adjusted the NPC filter to avoid unfairly flagging words like "titan".
Fixed a bug for level 2 potion recipe not displayed correctly in mission window.


2025.3.26

Add catgirl's birthday cake item!
Catgirl can now realize it is her birthday on March 26th.
Fixed a bug for some mission goals that can't be localized correctly.
Change Dark Blue Crystal to Sapphire.