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Poll #1 — Characters

How would you like the character system to work?

Community-created characters :

The site would rely entirely on its own characters. Registered users could create their own characters and share them with the community.

Community-created + imported characters

The site would allow users to create their own characters, **while also actively searching for characters from multiple other sites**, so users can have a large selection of active characters to interact with, even if their creators are not registered on the site.This means that if you have characters that Belongs you with evidence and you are not registered, you will need to call the help center to have them implanted. Clone characters will be automatically deleted.

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 21 hours ago

This is where we are currently at

"This will be constantly updated."

I'll send a photo as soon as the homepage HTML is finished.

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general interface 9,62% ⬆️

├── home 13% ⬆️

│ ├── html interface 98% ⬆️ (in progress)

│ ├── implantation of real character 0% ❌

│ ├── connection/disconnection detection 0% ❌

│ ├── automatic translation 0% ❌

│ │

│ ├── About us 0% ❌

│ │ ├── Help Center 0% ❌

│ │ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │ └── Safety Center 0% ❌

│ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │

│ ├── Contact us 33% ⬆️

│ │ ├── Blog 0% ❌

│ │ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │ ├── Press 100% ✅

│ │ │ └── html interface 100% ✅

│ │ └── Work with us 0% ❌

│ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │

│ ├── © 2023 Character Technologies Inc. 0% ❌

│ │ ├── Terms of Service 0% ❌

│ │ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │ ├── Privacy Policy 0% ❌

│ │ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │ └── Your Privacy Choices 0% ❌

│ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ │

│ ├── Research 0% ❌

│ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ ├── Book 0% ❌

│ │ └── html interface 0% ❌

│ └── Help 0% ❌

│ └── html interface 0% ❌

├── Feed 0% ❌

│ └── ??? (not yet searched)

├── Create 0% ❌

│ └── ??? (not yet searched)

├── Tchat 62% ⬆️

│ ├── html interface 100% ✅

│ ├── AI implementation 100% ✅

│ ├── image generation/implantation 0% ❌

│ └── Profile IA 0% ❌

│ └── html interface 0% ❌

├── Community 0% ❌

│ └── ??? (not yet searched)

└── Login / Create account 0% ❌

├── connect with Google 0% ❌

├── connect with Apple 0% ❌

├── create account 0% ❌

└── ??? (not yet searched)

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 3 days ago

🏠 Homepage Development Starts!

The test website is coming to an end, and I'm now going to start working on the homepage. 🚀

This is the next step of the project after all the work done on the chat system and the different tests.

I'm really excited to start building this new part of the project! ❤️

Time for the next step. 🚀

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 11 days ago

🔒 The Test Website Is Closing

The test website will be closing now.

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to test it, try different prompts, rate the AI, report bugs, and share your feedback. ❤️

This test helped me discover a lot of things that need to be improved, especially regarding the AI model, conversation quality, repetition, and overall stability.

The website was only a temporary sandbox, and now it's time for me to take everything I learned from this test and continue working on the actual project.

The next steps will be focused on building the rest of the platform, including the homepage, character system, and other features.

Thank you again to everyone who participated. You helped me move the project forward more than you probably realize. 🥹❤️

See you in the next step! 🚀

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 11 days ago

😭 YEAH... THE AI IS A LOSER

After reviewing the test results and the recorded conversations, I have to admit that this AI model is not ready for the project. 😅

The main problems are exactly what I was worried about:

  • It sometimes hallucinates information.
  • It repeats itself too often.
  • It struggles to keep a consistent conversation over time.

Because of this, I will remove this model for now. I don't want to keep an AI that gives a worse experience than expected.

For the moment, I will switch back to the previous AI model, which is much more stable for testing.

This test was still very useful because it helped identify the weaknesses of this model. The search for the right AI continues, because finding a model that can handle natural and long conversations is one of the most important parts of the project.

Thank you to everyone who tested it and provided feedback! ❤️

https://preview.redd.it/d0v4c18iyshh1.png?width=898&format=png&auto=webp&s=008cea3b8cff1973ff7686e3780daca1e6ecdf0d

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 14 days ago

Hi ! New Link for Mobile !! 📲✨

The website is now fully functional, and the AI is responding! 🎉

As a little gift to everyone, I'm keeping the server online all week, so you can test it whenever you want.

Feel free to explore, chat with the AI, and let me know what you think. Your feedback helps me improve the project even more!

Link : Character.AI Chat

Enjoy! 💙

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 17 days ago

📢 Small Update

The website is still online and active.

I'll do my best to get the AI running online tonight so people on mobile can try it too.

💡 Tip: For the best experience, use the website in landscape mode.

I'm doing my best to make sure everyone has a chance to test it, no matter what device they're using. Thank you all for your patience and support! ❤️

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 17 days ago

The wait is finally over — it's here! We rebuilt it 100% ! ✨

"After months of work, it's finally here — Old Character.AI Rebuild is now available!

Link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/16zopZq5ES_ddKgHiV6uuh6Ck20wlNgfa/view?usp=sharing

Here are all the video links that helped me rebuild it :

https://youtu.be/eiyanweHgKU?si=cZpBHJ_UairJrB-1
https://youtu.be/xyU0W3k37z0?si=cHMYTfZngSudSsAF
https://youtu.be/ixlqiKDwLds?si=NDA0tih9vhjxdp2l
https://youtu.be/pALwAHsCIEg?si=Q92J1F87mhuHEaT8
https://youtu.be/0zE4gvJFOm0?si=C8MwLdudjdIoFR0b
https://youtu.be/tJwLgAt_KCE?si=_y_-9v-LQvMn5LOb
https://youtu.be/4psd1oUoZLQ?si=GoY7yAPvIw6ktmPR

You can try it out and test it. Let me know what you think about the differences, what you don't like, and what feels different compared to the original. I’ll update it based on your feedback.

**"Huge thanks to u/Sorry_Letter_5029 for the AI,
u/OrganizationSome839 for the images,
and also to:
u/Purple13
u/Due_Measurement_5078 for the screenshots,
as well as everyone else who contributed to this project!"**

Next stop: the website homepage.

u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 18 days ago
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📢 Development Update – Test Version Available on August 2!

Hello everyone!

If everything goes according to plan, the first test version chat will be available on August 2.

This version will not be publicly hosted online. Instead, it will be released as an open-source project that you can download, run, and test directly on your PC, even without an Internet connection.

⚠️ Minimum requirements:

  • A graphics card with at least 6 GB of VRAM.
  • If your GPU has less than 6 GB of VRAM, the AI will not be able to generate responses.

This version uses a real AI, but the complete character system is still under development.

The main goal of this release is to test the chat interface and make sure it feels as close as possible to the old Character.AI experience. I'd also love to hear if I've missed any features, if something behaves differently from the original site, or if there are any details that could be improved.

Your feedback—whether it's bug reports, suggestions, or differences you've noticed compared to the old version—will be incredibly valuable and will help shape future development.

Thank you all again for the incredible support. I honestly never expected this project to receive so much attention, and I can't wait to hear what you think of this first test version! ❤️

u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 15 days ago

Does anyone still have old Character.AI chat backups, screenshots, or recordings?

I’m currently recreating the old Character.AI chat interface as accurately as possible. Some parts of the interface had to be recreated from memory or made from scratch, so they may not be completely identical to the original.

If you still have old chat screenshots, saved conversations, screen recordings, or any other material showing the old interface, I’d really appreciate it if you could share them. They would help me compare details and make the reconstruction much closer to the original.

You can blur, remove, or hide any private information before sharing. I’m mainly interested in the interface itself: message layout, buttons, menus, animations, colors, spacing, and other visual details.

Thank you for helping preserve and recreate the old Character.AI experience! ❤️

P.S. For anyone wondering, the chat recreation is now 92% complete!

https://preview.redd.it/9r7dyst2s0gh1.png?width=727&format=png&auto=webp&s=da54bcc2af2d92c1b37276c56a613ff703277878

https://preview.redd.it/q0rlpfxzr0gh1.png?width=145&format=png&auto=webp&s=ecedfd829e588567e26bc1bf50b8f5209d6ccb47

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 23 days ago

I’m rebuilding the old Character.AI experience — the chat interface is now 80% complete!

I’ve added several new elements to the chat interface:

  • ✅ Chat loading animation
  • ✅ Textarea (message input) animation
  • ✅ Improved interactions to make the interface feel smoother
  • ✅ Some visual adjustments to get closer to the original style

inal improvements before 100% completion:

  • ❌ Add message editing functionality
  • ❌ Add an AI-powered message quality evaluation system with star ratings
  • ❌ Integrate a real AI instead of the current simulated responses

The HTML/CSS development of the chat interface is still progressing. I’m continuing to refine the small details to bring back the feeling of the old version as much as possible.

The project is slowly coming together. Thanks to everyone following the development and sharing feedback!

u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 27 days ago

I Started Recreating the Chat

Hi everyone! I've successfully recreated the old.character.ai chat interface. The original JavaScript couldn't be reused because it was broken on the website, so I had to rewrite it myself. There are still a few things to polish, but it's already working, and I'm almost finished!

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 1 month ago

I might have a way to see the old version of old.character.ai again.

Bonjour... Je pense que je pourrais créer une extension de navigateur qui modifie le CSS de Character.AI pour qu’il ressemble à l’ancien Character.AI. Mais pour ça, il me suffit d’un fichier HTML contenant une conversation téléchargée.

Et je ne parle pas de CAI Tools. Je parle d’une discussion complète sauvegardée, soit en utilisant Ctrl + S dans Microsoft Edge (ou un autre navigateur), soit en utilisant une extension de navigateur qui sauvegarde toute la page web (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.).

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u/Practical_Ad_5105 — 1 month ago