This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival and China’s National Day fall on separate dates.
Will you have to choose just one of the two holidays to go home?
Either way, remember to take some time for yourself—and give the people who miss you a call.

Having the two holidays back-to-back does have its perks.
It’s definitely not because the development team wanted to bundle two updates together so they could slack off!

Were you disappointed that you didn’t see any mooncakes handmade by Lolis this year?
Think mooncakes can only be found under Food? That’s how the weak think.
Have you checked under Gifts?

Whether it’s a mooncake or another item symbolizing reunion,
each one carries heartfelt wishes for the festival and fond thoughts of those we miss.

Lolis wishes all players a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Two new illustrations and a new mooncake item have been added.
The new illustrations use the new Statistics feature, so it’s normal if you haven’t unlocked them yet.


VPet Simulator can now run on macOS and Linux. Cross-platform support is currently in beta. If you encounter any bugs, please report them to service@exlb.net.

In the cross-platform version, MODs without Code Plugins should work normally. MODs that contain Code Plugins may need to be updated for cross-platform compatibility. A tutorial will be added in a future update. Plugins designed for cross-platform compatibility can also be used on Windows.

Note: Cross-platform support is not the development team’s primary focus. Future features may therefore be supported on Windows first.
Some content, such as DLC, may not be available in the cross-platform version.



Optimized PNG animation performance

Added Steam Remote Storage support
Added the Save Manager feature

Added source information to the DLL reference list

Added APNG animation support
Upgraded the exclusive badge system
Added birthday update content
Added new work activities

Updated Click-to-Talk lines for the new work activities
Updated the Birthday Photo Gallery
The Photo Gallery now supports Player Birthday and Qixi Festival tags
Updated Qixi Festival-exclusive photos

Added dynamic loading support for the MOD list
Added MOD search and Code Plugin MOD verification
Updated the Statistics feature
Added Unified Hash Signature support

Updated translations
MODs that fail verification can no longer be enabled
Added version verification and export features
Added caching for verification results


Fixed an issue that prevented some Code Plugin MODs from loading
Optimized asynchronous calls by adding ConfigureAwait(false) to improve performance and resolve UI-thread deadlocks
Fixed an issue where the inventory failed to load when loading historical saves
Fixed issues related to level breakthroughs
Optimized the logic for checking sidebar hiding mode
Optimized UI-thread handling in the SetNowScreenActivate method
Fixed an issue that caused the inventory to load twice
Fixed an issue that prevented BetterBuy from automatically purchasing items
Fixed an issue with Click-to-Talk
Fixed display issues with the grilled sausage animation
Removed redundant MOD references
Fixed Steam save failures not being reported
Refactored VPet.Solution
Removed redundant console output
Completed most changes to the Settings Editor in VPet.Solution
Removed draft-related prompts
Changed file hashing to process DLL files only

Fixed potential errors on older system versions
Fixed a Steam Statistics overflow issue
Fixed an issue that prevented players with outstanding debts from opening BetterBuy


Moved tutorials to wiki.exlb.net
Hid the multiplier slider when unavailable
Added nullable reference type support
Updated the .NET version

See [https://github.com/LorisYounger/VPet/commits/main](https://github.com/LorisYounger/VPet/commits/main) for full update details.

Thanks to the following testers:

douzongze, 啾啾, 天边的椰子, 什么是真实的, A Piercing Through My Heart, LeninAsto, roxas-tan, car1etsky, EgoisticEscapist, and everyone else who participated in testing or submitted issues.

Boss’s note: The reason the employees are “voluntarily” working overtime is that they failed to get their work done before the Mid-Autumn Festival and spent all day slacking off. They didn’t send me the artwork or copy until the afternoon of the festival. I’m docking their pay this time, no matter what.

The dev team immediately launched an investigation after discovering the issue; some items went from being published to being verified and banned in less than a day. We will continue to monitor related reports, verify newly discovered suspicious items one by one, and take necessary actions based on the results.

Banning the involved MODs can prevent more players from subscribing to and using them, but it cannot automatically restore devices that have run these MODs to a safe state. If you have used suspicious items, or notice abnormal Steam logins, trades, or inventory items, please follow the recommendations in Part 2 below promptly. All MODs were banned before 23:00 on September 19

Scratch Card v1.0.4 published on September 18 at 4:18 AM id=3803401951
Author 步眠 (76561198452222178)

VPet Rhythm Mode | QQ Music / NetEase Cloud Music adapted published on September 18 at 5:11 AM id=3803426816
Author 全体dps停手 (76561198263364253)

SmartPet — AI Smart VPet Hosting Plugin published on September 16 at 12:12 AM id=3802193404
Author 辣鸡DT (76561198379881878)

Note: These MODs are all stolen popular MODs from the Workshop, injected with viruses and re-uploaded to the Workshop. Please do not mistakenly target the original MOD authors.
If you have not subscribed to any MOD between September 16 and September 20, 2026, then you do not need to worry about being infected.

We have reported the relevant content to Steam Support and handed the virus samples to professionals for analysis.
To strengthen future community management, newly published or updated items must comply with the Workshop terms listed in Part 4 below; previously published items are expected to receive a rectification period of about one month.

Downloaded all code plugin MODs from the Workshop in one go. Kaspersky and the Red Letter dedicated removal tool both detected nothing.
Please be cautious when subscribing to and running MODs from unknown sources. Do not download additional programs as required by MOD pages, private messages, or pop-ups, and do not visit unfamiliar websites to log into Steam. Be especially wary of "Red Letter" or customer service messages impersonating Steam officials: if the other party asks for payment, recharge, transfer of inventory items, or claims that you must complete "verification" before lifting a ban, stop immediately.

If you need to verify your account status, please manually visit the official Steam Support website ( https://help.steampowered.com/ ). Do not click on customer service links provided in suspicious notifications, private messages, or from strangers.
It is recommended to use the mobile version of Steam; currently the virus cannot threaten mobile Steam.

If you have already run a suspicious MOD, stop using it immediately and check your device with trusted security software. At the same time, check authorized devices and transaction records on Steam from a trusted device; if necessary, change the passwords of Steam and associated email, and confirm that Steam Guard (Steam Mobile authenticator) is enabled. If you find abnormal logins or transactions, contact Steam Support.

If you find a MOD in the Workshop that may pose a security risk, please send the item link, discovered anomalies, and verifiable evidence to service@exlb.net

To reduce similar risks, the dev team worked overnight to update the high-risk MOD loading interception feature, which intercepts MODs confirmed to have security risks before loading and prompts the reason. Please update VPet Simulator normally through Steam to enable the relevant protection.

Currently, the unified hash signature feature is now available. When authors upload or update MODs, they need to use the built-in Workshop upload tool in VPet Simulator. This feature will provide the following protections:

• Perform integrity verification on MODs to confirm that the current file is consistent with the version signed and uploaded by the original author, reducing the risk of file replacement or tampering.
  
• Ensure that item names and MOD names are unique. After binding, other uploaders cannot reuse them, thereby reducing the risk of impersonating authors or committing fraud through items with the same name.

Uploading MODs with the same name is prohibited
MODs with tampered DLLs will also be identified
MODs that fail inspection are prohibited from loading and enabling
In addition to in-game protection, we have also written a daily inspection and security feedback process based on the BetterBuy redemption store's Workshop, targeting abnormal changes in subscription/like data for further review by the dev team.

• It is prohibited to embed malicious code in MODs, steal account information, or use item pages, pop-ups, etc. to induce players to download additional programs, make payments, or transfer items.
  
• Any plugin that runs code on players' devices must provide a complete source code link corresponding to the released version in the item description; when the code of the released version is updated, the public source code must also be updated synchronously.
  
• Code plugin MODs must keep the comment section open to facilitate player feedback on usage issues and security concerns.
  
• Uploading or updating code plugin MODs must use the built-in Workshop upload tool in VPet Simulator.
  
• Uploading code plugin MODs is prohibited for accounts with less than 10 hours of game time. This has been implemented in the unified hash signature.

How to Use the Built-in Upload Feature?
Place the completed mod folder in the "mod" folder within the game's root directory. Then, click "Upload MOD" in the VPet settings. It's incredibly convenient.
My MOD is prompted that the author's uploaded version is inconsistent
Currently, the method to detect consistency is to check all DLL files in the MOD directory. If your MOD has built-in interfaces or requires additional code to be downloaded, please use the Steam Workshop features to implement them. MOD dependencies and sorting are already in the update plan.
Currently, all code plugins are hashes I calculated after downloading from the Steam Workshop. However, for some MODs, I may have used them for a while, resulting in different content. This prompt may still appear; the author can simply update the MOD in MOD management.

My MOD has other prompts that I can't resolve
Feel free to email me at service@exlb.net. It could also be a weird bug I wrote.

I don't want to use the unified hash signature feature
The MOD folder in the game's root directory will not be checked.
If you are not logged into the game via Steam, it will not be checked either.

Special thanks to ChuYiyun & ycxom for monitoring and feedback. And the virus model analysis of lightdustqwq ZhouTienan.