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A ''Card'' (.PNG file) is a character template containing physical and behavial settings. Card data are saved into .PNG custom data layer. Usually, these data are parameters and references instead of the actual data. References of [[Artificial_Academy_2/Mod_and_uncensor|mods]] requires the mod already [[Artificial_Academy_2#Add-on_and_community_improvements|installed]] (e.g. [[Artificial_Academy_2/Mod_and_uncensor|custom hair mod]] 3D model; personality voice audio files; [[#Modules tab|module]] codes). Optionally, a card can [[#General_tab|store/embed]] some actual data (''a modcard''). | A ''Card'' (.PNG file) is a character template containing physical and behavial settings. Card data are saved into .PNG custom data layer. Usually, these data are parameters and references instead of the actual data. References of [[Artificial_Academy_2/Mod_and_uncensor|mods]] requires the mod already [[Artificial_Academy_2#Add-on_and_community_improvements|installed]] (e.g. [[Artificial_Academy_2/Mod_and_uncensor|custom hair mod]] 3D model; personality voice audio files; [[#Modules tab|module]] codes). Optionally, a card can [[#General_tab|store/embed]] some actual data (''a modcard''). | ||
| − | Editing a | + | Editing a Card (.PNG file) does not change any character in-game, and vice versa. In-game character data and Card data are separate. Cards do not contain any [[Artificial_Academy_2/Mood_and_Opinion|mood and opinion (link contains SPOILER)]] etc yet. See also [[Artificial_Academy_2/Save_file_editor|Save file editor]]. |
The card editor is also known as Maker, きゃらめいく, Charameiku. | The card editor is also known as Maker, きゃらめいく, Charameiku. | ||
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'''Orientation''' | '''Orientation''' | ||
| − | * <span style="background-color:darkred; color:white; padding: 0 1em">IMPORTANT</span> Determines ''possibility'', success rate and outcome of sexual | + | * <span style="background-color:darkred; color:white; padding: 0 1em">IMPORTANT</span> Determines ''possibility'', success rate and outcome of sexual advances (or get friendzoned forever). |
| − | * | + | * Learn incompatibility in-game through [[Artificial_Academy_2/Free_roam_(no_spoiler)#Interaction_buttons|interaction]]. NPC's reponse may change among interactions. |
* There is a hint for players to spot out '''Orientation''' without interactions. | * There is a hint for players to spot out '''Orientation''' without interactions. | ||
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# Select it under '''AAU switchable styles (#2)'''. | # Select it under '''AAU switchable styles (#2)'''. | ||
| − | # Wear the clothes ( | + | # Wear the clothes (if the data exists) to see it. Under [[#System_tab|Basic settings window > System tab]], enter '''1''' in '''State''', click '''Apply'''. |
:Notes: | :Notes: | ||
:* [[#Essentials|Card pictures]] are generate from the displayed Style{{ref|8|8}}. | :* [[#Essentials|Card pictures]] are generate from the displayed Style{{ref|8|8}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 25 October 2025
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all characters are at least 18
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- Game Description
- Mod and uncensor
- Free roam (no spoiler)
- Card editor (no spoiler)
- Mouse and Keyboard shortcuts
- How-to (Free roam)
- How-to (Modding)
- AA2Edit.exe Card (character template) editor ◀◀◀
- AA2Play.exe Free roam
- AA2QtEdit.exe Save file editor
- Poser 3D scene editor similar to Koikatu Chara Studio
A Card (.PNG file) is a character template containing physical and behavial settings. Card data are saved into .PNG custom data layer. Usually, these data are parameters and references instead of the actual data. References of mods requires the mod already installed (e.g. custom hair mod 3D model; personality voice audio files; module codes). Optionally, a card can store/embed some actual data (a modcard).
Editing a Card (.PNG file) does not change any character in-game, and vice versa. In-game character data and Card data are separate. Cards do not contain any mood and opinion (link contains SPOILER) etc yet. See also Save file editor.
The card editor is also known as Maker, きゃらめいく, Charameiku.
Contents
- 1 Essentials
- 2 Basic settings window
- 3 Extended settings window (AAUnlimited)
- 4 Snowflaking
- 5 External links
- 6 References
Essentials
Open AA2Edit.exe . Click Launch the editor to see
- 1. 3D view : See Mouse and Keyboard shortcuts.
- 2. Preview window
Either
- create new card, click Make Female/Male Character -> New Character, or
- edit existing card, click Make Female/Male Character -> Open
the three windows shown are,
- 1. 3D view : See Mouse and Keyboard shortcuts.
- 2. Basic settings window
- 3. Extended settings window : Additional settings made possible by AAUnlimited (AAU) mod.
To save, see Basic settings - System tab.
Basic settings window
System tab
To save a card,
- Optionally wear clothes: Enter 1 in State -> click Apply
- Either,
- save with pictures automatically created: Fill in File Name -> click Save, or
- save with custom pictures (snowflaking)
To change clothes, or check any card's clothes settings, see Extended settings window - General tab
Thumbnail pictures inside a card
Each card contains 2 pictures,
- Cover picture, the thumbnail shown in OS file explorers (Explorer / Files / Nemo / Finder) and card sharing site, and
- Rooster picture (seating plan picture), seen in free roam.
Figure tab
Lowest Height for male character may cause unnatural H-scene animations 7
Bust tab
Size
| Small | 0~33% |
| Normal | 34~66% |
| Big | 67%+ |
Body Color tab
Face tab
Eyes tab
Eye Color tab
Eyebrows tab
Face Details tab
Hair tab
- 3 catalog (preview): download links in "Hair" tables in Artificial Academy 2 Data Reserve spreadsheet
Hair Color tab
Character tab
Last Name and First Name : To avoid bugs, leave least one whitespace, rather than completely empty.
Intelligence : Affects non-physical related performance.
Strength : Affects physical related performance, movement speed and fight skill.
Fighting Style : Affects fight outcome, in the manner of rock-paper-scissors game.
Virtue : Sexual moral standard.
Orientation
- IMPORTANT Determines possibility, success rate and outcome of sexual advances (or get friendzoned forever).
- Learn incompatibility in-game through interaction. NPC's reponse may change among interactions.
- There is a hint for players to spot out Orientation without interactions.
| Orientation details some may consider SPOILER |
|---|
|
See also Card editor (contains SPOILER)
Personality tab
- Personality determines dialogue and voice.
- Characters with different personalities tend to get along better.
- Missing Personality defaults to the Sweet. Happens to downloaded cards. 6
| Description and Voice actress (CV) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Personality 1 | Description 2 | Voice actress (CV) |
| 活 Lively | Very spontaneous and energetic high school girl. very easy to engage her in anything that seems fun, like sports, the arcade, and karaoke. Talking about hobbies, things she does for fun, is a good way to get her to open up. She's unlikely to study or develop her club skills without someone she enjoys being with, but with them she puts in the effort enthusiastically.
|
Hidzuki Hiori
陽月ひより |
| 薄 Delicate | Hesitant, sensitive, considerate and shy. Cares about the feelings of everyone around her as well as hers.
|
Aoi Miu |
| 朗 Cheerful | Always happy and cheerful. Keeps this attitude even when she's sad.
|
Akino Hana |
| 淡 Quiet (Stoic) | Very soft-spoken and emotionally reserved, with a dry sense of humor. Often sleeps after class session.
|
Ruhana Aka
琉花あか |
| 然 Playful | She often tells you she's like a cat in heat. Even without Lewd trait she likes having sex all the time, anywhere, and when she asks you to follow, you never know if it's to a quiet room to talk or the girl's room stall. She likes taking the lead, but she also likes someone who can grab the lead themselves.
Note that virtue still determines the way she plays.
|
Misonoo Mei |
| 晴 Frisky (Energetic,Pleasant) | Cheerful but somewhat over excited. She can be easily turned on by interests, makes a lot of exclamation "Kyaa~!".
|
Mamiya Yuzu |
| 寧 Kind | Pleasant, polite and easy-going, easily making others happy. Becomes very cheerful once she's in a relationship.
|
Hoshino Mirin
星野みりん |
| 笑 Joyful (Upbeat) | Relaxed, easygoing, and an ultimate poker face. She acts as a comfy mate, but when she opens her eyes with that sly grin on the face, a natural predator inside. Tends to laugh regardless of her mood.
|
Itawa Isogami
井田羽沙深 |
| 月 Ordinary (Normal) | Chatty, lighthearted, interested in 'girl things' that reminds of ordinary school girls.
|
Yukimura Toa |
| 激 Irritated (Irritable) | Tsundere who rants and complains endlessly about now-days. She acts very girly in front of the one she loves.
|
Oka Madoka
岡まどか |
| 尖 Harsh (Uptight) | Apathetic, negative, and abusive later on. She shows off her indifferent manner openly. But once she gets intimated, she starts talking with insulting manner which is to conceal her actual sentiment. Reading her mood is easier from her tone rather than from her dialogue.
|
Kitami Rikka |
| 楚 Sweet (Friendly) | Pleasant, easy-going, and a master of politeness judo, able to get what she wants harmoniously, making others happy, even grateful, to give it to her. However, she can turn cold if losing control of a situation, and delivers her polite demands firmly and sharply.
|
Shirotsuki Kaname |
| 肝 Creepy | A fujoshi, or a yaoi fangirl in English terms, who is enthusiastic about 'boy's love' fiction and homoerotica. She tends to seclude herself from "normalfags" with self-mocking manner, laughs maniacally when excited; "ku-huhu", "KE-hehe!". She adapts "real-life" relationship awkwardly later on.
|
Kimishima Tooko
君嶋とおこ |
| 慎 Reserved | Extremely passive character. She stutters, pauses on words frequently, holds back an action even if she prompted it first.
A lack of self-esteem makes her hold back and isolate herself, leading to her being afraid of intimacy. Even becoming closer to her rewards you with general awkwardness in such situations, even though it is visible that she does yearns to belong and wishes to share her feelings. Her overall reservedness rewards the patient with adorkable yet sincere and loving relationship.
|
Katakura Hina |
| 凛 Dignified | Comes from a rich family. An archetype of matured woman; polite, contemplative, reflecting sea.
|
Kimura Ayaka |
| 独 Aloof (Assertive, Independent) | Classic kuudere, cool, distant and unapproachable on the surface, but scratch the surface and you'll find turbulent emotion beneath. Tomboyish and self-reliant. Denies affection, but becomes expressively passionate toward her lover.
|
Narazaki Kanoko
奈良かの子 |
| 聡 Smart (Sensitive) | A romantic who knows everything there is to know about romance from books. She's eager to have the real experience, and to feel what she feels when reading the passages derived from someone else's experience. Very literate and quick to pick up new knowledge, especially knowledge that supplements her understanding of the erotic. Becomes more self-deprecating the deeper in love she falls, as if she feels unworthy of the love she wants. Discussions about love and romance are more deeply personal for her and can win her heart.
|
Kasumi Ryou |
| 賢 Genuine (Virtuous, Sincere) | She tends to be attracted to serious people but other than that she's an ordinary girl.
|
Ueda Akane |
| 理 Mature | Worldly wise, with an unflappable pleasant grace. Becomes motherly and supportive with affection.
|
Kazuha |
| 怠 Lazy | She's...very economical with her energy. Her sudden and inexplicable spikes of motivation indicate she's holding back most of the time. Hedonistic, sensualist, but generous in sharing her pleasure with those who comfort her, emotionally, physically...and financially. She wants the easy life handed to her, so she's drawn to those with the potential to provide it, those with ranking on the leaderboards.
|
Suzune Kagetsu |
| 漢 Manly | Not a woman of words. If you can keep pace with her on at least one leaderboard, you'll have her respect. Hard massages would be appreciated; one of those would always improve her mood.
|
Kaori |
| 曹 Cadet 3 | Sharply regimental, always alert to duty and seeks validation for her performance, even on things she knows she's good at. She'll consistently improve her abilities without positive reinforcement, but a little praise goes a long way. Very loyal friend and lover.
|
Yuina |
| 慈 Caring 4 | A girl a little more mature. Becomes caring towards her lovers in a way few other personalities equals it.
|
Ayase Yuu |
| 軽 Carefree 5 | Chill and relaxed, with a childish expression.
|
Kusuhara Yui |
| ♂ 優 Gentle (Affectionate) | Introspective, modest, sensitive and considerate.
|
Shinjuki
真珠樹 |
| ♂ 陽 Positive | Cheery and loud, hyperactive in activity and conversation, expresses emotions frankly and transparently, sometimes plagued with self-doubt.
|
Ichigo Miruku |
| ♂ 宅 Otaku | Gestures like a manga character in an attempt to win over other people.
|
Houdentei Nodogashira
ほうでん亭ノドガシラ |
| ♂ 蛮 Savage (Rough) | Man of tough action, doesn't much like words but getting him to join you in any activity will improve his opinion of you. Very turbulent moods, and cooling him down or cheering him up when he needs it helps your relationship a lot. Reading his moods is somewhat difficult until you know him; even when he looks like a coiled spring, he may be in a good mood.
|
Aoshima Yaiba |
| ♂ 策 Schemer 4 | Gestures and speaks politely while also hiding a mastermind behind, used to help his friends and hinder his rivals.
|
Umesaki Chari
梅咲チャーリー |
| ♂ 温 Warm 5 | Ever-friendly guy who is considerate for others' feelings. Very loyal friend and lover.
|
Domon Atsushi |
Traits tab
Character Traits
- Main factor contributing to AI behaviors, and hence relationships.
- Affects possibilty of getting to Game Endings.
| SPOILER The trait that shuts several endings (for that card only) |
|---|
| Asexual |
| SPOILER The trait that opens a particular ending (for that card only) |
|---|
| Evil |
Items
- Trading item is a display of good relationship.
- Trading item solely improves mutual opinions.
- Items exchanged are always in the same category (e.g. Friend item with friend item).
- NPC may trade with PC or another NPC. There is no PC->NPC trading command.
See also Card editor (contains spoiler)
Extended settings window (AAUnlimited)
Everything clearly explained in,
Feel free to re-use info here. This page serves as an alternative knowledge sharing platform for contribution without github account that is required to edit the AAU wiki.
General tab
Embed actual data
Most card data are parameters and references. References may not work as intended if the required data is not yet installed.
Optionally, a card can store/embed module codes, mesh/archive/tan overrides and eye textures8. Such card is referred to as a modcard. To embed,
- Tick General tab Bundle mod files
- Save
Change clothes
- Open AA2Play.exe Free roam, load any save
- At Home (Night),
and edit any target sex character 
- Adjust clothing as required
-
as .CLOTH file. - Back to card editor, load the .CLOTH file: press any of the 4 Set uniform/sports/swimsuit/club .cloth buttons under Styles outfits (#1 in the picture shown above).
Style
The # numbers below refers to those marked on the picture shown above
- A Style is a set of appearance settings in a card. It contains clothes, hair settings etc, but does not include settings under Character, Personality, and Traits tabs8.
- Each card has a (default) Style.
- In free roam, Styles can be applied programatically, if the character is created from a card with the relevant modules enabled (e.g.Fashionable, Pregnancy, Date Fashion etc). This is the only way to change a characters appearence other than using
in Home (Night).
To create a Style,
- Enter name under AAU switchable styles (just above #2). A specific name is usually required, check module's description. Do not create another "default".
- Press Add.
To display and edit a Style,
- Select it under AAU switchable styles (#2).
- Wear the clothes (if the data exists) to see it. Under Basic settings window > System tab, enter 1 in State, click Apply.
- Notes:
- Card pictures are generate from the displayed Style8.
- Each new character created in free roam uses its (default) Style at first8.
To rearrange Styles (the order is meaningful with e.g. Fashionable module),
- Select any under AAU switchable styles (#2)
- Press ▲ / ▼. The (default) Style is always at the top and cannot be rearranged.
To copy and overwrite Style data9,
- Select the source Style under AAU switchable styles (#2)
- Select the Style to be overwritten under Style data transfer (#4)
- Press ▼ Transfer ▼
To overwrite a Style of the current card with data from (default) Style of another card 9
- Select the Style to be overwritten under Style data transfer (#4)
- Tick all 13 boxes under Style data transfer (#3)
- Press ▼ Load... ▼ and select the other card
See also,
- AAU github wiki - General (last updated 2019) e.g. fashionable module.
- F95onze Zadke styles guide (2025).
- F95onze dfaker styles guide (2021).
- To bypass "settings removed after loading new clothes" bug e.g. pregnancy clothes, use a temporary dummy style. See F95onze BudgetPro guide, 2025
Check any card's clothes settings
- Create a character from the card in Free roam, save the game
- Open AA2QtEdit.exe (Save file editor), load the .SAV (/data/save/), see under her Maker Data tab > UNIFORM_SUIT_F/M , SPORT_SUIT_F/M, SWIMSUIT_SUIT_F/M, and CLUB_SUIT_F/M. The number is slot, listed on Artificial Academy 2 Data Reserve spreadsheet
Eye Textures tab
Tan tab
Hair tab
Mesh Overrides tab
Archive Overrides tab
Archive Redirects tab
Object Overrides tab
Body tab
Body Slider tab
- Extreme values may cause unnatural H-scene animations
Triggers tab
- Usually contains custom module's settings.
- AAU github wiki - Triggers
- Trigger running order, F95zone BudgetPro
Modules tab
Not to be confuesd with game mods.
- Modules are bundles of triggers that work as custom character traits. See AAU github wiki - modules.
- MiniPPX installation already includes common modules. To update, see the install guide mentioned in AA2Unlimited github wiki.
- Custom module's settings are usually found under Triggers tab
- Module such as fashionable may use multiple clothes sets (Styles). See General tab.
See also List of modules
Snowflaking
- Snowflaking is customization of card picture.
- Set custom card pictures just before saving - Hold Ctrl when pressing Save.
- See Snowflaking - AAUnlimited How-To Guide spreadsheet
External links
References
- 1. ^ Showing AAU, /hgg/ community translation; and Hongfire and other community translation in brackets.
- 2. ^ Revision 05:31, 10 September 2014, possibly written by XxGODLIKExx
- 3. ^ pre-order bonus content
- 4. ^ Append Set I content
- 5. ^ Append Set II content
- 6. ^ F95zone Grim
- 7. ^ F95zone reyonathrow
- 8. ^ General tab - AAUnlimited How-To Guide spreadsheet
- 9. ^ F95onze BudgetPro guide, 2025

