Changelog

Helmsay 1.0.8

A missing camera stays off, and the Windows build no longer crashes while MediaPipe is cleaning up.

A 1.0.6 or 1.0.7 install is offered this version. If you already have the newest version, Check for updates says you're up to date.

An image tool or a 3D tool runs only when it is selected. A tool you leave off is not called and is not charged. When you do not pick an image tool, an uploaded picture is the one the 3D tools use.

The same error on this PC is written once a minute, and the next launch asks about that group once. A crash with no traceback still records where it happened.

The names open the policy. You also confirm you are 16 or older. Product news is optional and starts unchecked.

You can send a ticket, follow the replies, and attach a crash log or diagnostics when you choose to.

Help > Report a problem builds the same report. It includes the stack, recent actions, and system info. It does not include your project files, prompts, passwords, or file contents.

Helmsay has a new app icon.

Helmsay 1.0.7

Face tracking no longer crashes the Expressions tab when the Windows build leaves out an unused MediaPipe package.

Body sliders move the 3D model and write their values into the project.

The Generate wizard disables cloud tools that are not set up and local tools that are not installed. A failed run can be retried, and Pause, Resume, and Stop stay available.

The new-project page starts over after a run, and the name keeps every character you type.

Restoring a snapshot explains a missing run instead of showing a raw file error.

Horns, a tail, and wings are not added to a model that does not have them.

The menu no longer repeats the old Settings list, the Edit menu, Customize toolbar, or the Account and Help menus that already live in the title bar.

Full-body trackers opens the tracker guide. Ask for a change has a Draw circle control, and its microphone types into that field.

Issue times use your local clock. Reset layout keeps a maximized window. Render output uses that name. Themes include Dusk, Harbor, and Follow Windows accent.

Theme choices and the PC and Quest switch are named controls. Older dialogs use the same surface colors as the rest of Helmsay. A project card shows the latest preview after the model has been on screen.

Drag to orbit, check the VRChat performance card, and change the body with sliders that save to your project.

Their commands are in the Helmsay menu, the command palette (Ctrl+K), and the left rail. Notifications open in a drawer, and Help opens without leaving the page.

The status bar shows the running task with time left, GPU use, video memory, and when the project was last saved. The service banner only shows when something is actually wrong, and you can dismiss it.

The outline opens as a drawer from the button at the left of the step tabs, and the other steps show their icons.

Accessibility previews the colors of the palette you pick. Restoring a snapshot opens in the window, and snapshot times are in your own time zone.

Projects lists your projects, and opening a recent project from Home goes straight to the Builder. glTF files import, the Builder can show the skeleton, and the preview can pop out into its own window.

Helmsay saves your project first. A later update check brings an open update dialog to the front instead of opening a second one.

You can open them again from Help.

Helmsay 1.0.5.

Tool steps are cards with a rank and Free, Cloud, or Paid. The builder shows the 3D view again, with orbit, pan, zoom, pop out, and open preview. Light mode repaints the pages and labels. Home greets you by name.

The Update button installs batches, and this shell is compiled into Helmsay.exe, so a batch cannot install it.

You can open them again from Help.

Restart to finish closes Helmsay, waits until it has exited, then replaces the files and opens Helmsay again. If that step stops halfway, the previous install is put back. A restart or a reboot after the download still finishes the update.

The Update button in 1.0.1 cannot replace files that copy is using.

You can open them again from Help.

Batch 1 is the current UI fixes: the VRChat menu page and its icons, touch and soft zones, face and lip sync, the effects and audio plan, export, and the sticker pack.

It does not jump ahead to a later batch. After it restarts, the next batch is offered on its own.

You can open them again from Help.

The setup installs for your Windows account without an administrator prompt and adds a Start menu entry, plus a desktop shortcut if you want one.

Stable is the default. Settings > Update channel lets you opt into Experimental builds, which are for testing.

Settings > Roll back to previous version puts it back. If a new version closes unexpectedly the first time it opens, Helmsay offers the rollback on the next start.

Open the sample avatar from the welcome screen or from Help to try the preview, a tweak, an expression, and a rank preset without an API key.

Every update is checked against its SHA-256 checksum and its release signature before the installer starts.

You can open them again from Help.