NadekoBot 7.0 Changelog: What's New

NadekoBot 7.0.12

17 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.12

Added

.nom command that feeds a waifu to improve food

Changed

.hug, .kiss, .pat, .nom now show a random gif in the response
.hug, .kiss, .pat, .nom now support multiple users at once (e.g. .hug @user1 @user2) and arbitrary strings - non waifus don't receive the effect
.wbuy now asks for confirmation

NadekoBot 7.0.11

17 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.11

Changed

Hangman will now re-post once every 5 messages
.log now supports UserMuted event logging (mute/unmute)
You can now .fish out currency
.hug, .pat, .kiss now work on non-waifu users with a "no effect!" message instead of an error

Fixed

yt-dlp errors due to unavailable formats

NadekoBot 7.0.10

16 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.10

Changed

Better randomness
.qse reworked to search across all fields
.join now accepts a voice channel, optionally

NadekoBot 7.0.9

15 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.9

Fixed

Docker .so library overwrite fix
Version notification formatting

NadekoBot 7.0.8

15 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.8

Fixed

Important new waifu system related fixes

NadekoBot 7.0.7

15 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.7

Added

yt-dlp now automatically uses cookies from data/ytcookies.txt if the file exists, enabling downloads from sites that require authentication

Changed

.inrole now accepts multiple roles and shows users who have all of them

Fixed

Antispam now detects repeated attachment spam (images, files) in addition to text-only spam
Fixed YouTube RSS feed thumbnails not showing in embeds
Waifu system code reworked, again. More scalable

For self-hosters (1)

Waifu system code cleanup and improvements

NadekoBot 7.0.6

14 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.6

Added

Translations for 16 languages
.wlb now sorts by backing by default; use .wlb price for price-based ranking

Fixed

Fixed version update notification being re-sent on every bot restart
Fixed missed waifu cycle payouts when the bot restarts across a cycle boundary

For self-hosters (1)

Added tests for locale string validation

NadekoBot 7.0.5

13 Mar 2026 Commands in 7.0.5

Changed

Waifu card layout and localization improvements
.wlb now sorts by backing by default; use .wlb price for price-based ranking

Fixed

Fixed Docker builds
Fixed publish strings merger

NadekoBot 7.0.0

13 Mar 2026

Added

DAVE protocol support for Discord voice end-to-end encryption (E2EE)
Added .hands command - see a list of currently raised hands in your stage channel, in the chronological order
Added .lineup commands - users can line-up with an optional reason
- Moderators commands:
  - .lineupcreate - Creates a new lineup that users can join
  - .lineupnext - Removes the next user from the lineup and sends a message with that user's name
  - .lineupclear - Clears the lineup
  - .lineupremove - Removes a user from the lineup
- User Commands:
  - .lineup - join the line
  - .lineuplist - see the current lineup
  - .lineupleave - leave the lineup if you've previously joined
Added .fishspotchange command - use a Spot Coin to change the fishing spot of the current channel
Added .mereload / .medusareload command - unloads and reloads a medusa in one step

Changed

Waifus are now a separate top-level module (moved out of Gambling)
Owner commands are now a separate top-level module in .mdls
Waifus reworked
- New backing system: fans delegate bank balance to waifus, earning returns each cycle
- Managers replace claimers - buy the manager position to earn a cut of returns
- Managers can manage any number of waifus; fan backing limited to one waifu
- New .waifuhelp / .whelp command - shows an overview of the waifu system, roles, commands, and cycle mechanics
- New .waifuoptin / .woptin command - opt into the waifu system (costs currency)
- New .waifuoptout / .woptout command - opt out of the waifu system
- New .waifuback / .wback / .wfan command - become a fan of a waifu (toggle backing on/off, or switch)
- New .waifubuy / .wbuy / .wclaim command - buy the manager position for a waifu
- New .waifufee / .wfee command - set your waifu fee percentage (1-5%)
- New .waifufans / .wfans command - show all fans backing a waifu and their last cycle earnings
- New .waifugiftshop / .wgs command - shows today's rotating gift shop items
- New .waifuleaderboard / .wlb command - leaderboard ranked by realized return rate
- New .waifuresign command to resign from managing a specific waifu
- Use .wpayout or the Collect button on .w to claim currency
- New .waifulist / .wlist command to view all waifus you manage
- Mood and food stats with decay, improved by gifts and actions (hug/kiss/pat)
- Daily rotating gift shop (6 items across 6 price tiers)
- Gift tracking: all received gifts are persisted and displayed on the waifu card
- Cycle-based payout system with projected earnings on the card
- Waifus with price >= 1000 are automatically migrated from the old system; claimers become managers, gift history is preserved
- New data/waifu.yml config file for selfhosters to configure the waifu economy (cycle length, rates, fees, caps, etc.)
Nunchi renamed to CountUp, with visual improvements
Fishing leaderboard and stars leaderboard now show 10 entries per page instead of 9
Music player: improved packet timing to prevent audio drift, sends silence frames between tracks to avoid Opus artifacts

Fixed

Fixed mute role not being saved correctly in some cases
Fixed .vcrole resetting on bot restarts

Removed

Removed .medusasearch / .mesearch command
Removed old waifu commands: .waifureset, .waifuclaims, .waifuclaim, .waifutransfer, .divorce, .affinity (replaced by the new waifu system)

For self-hosters (5)

DAVE (Discord Audio/Video Encryption) native library (libdave.so / libdave.dll) shipped with the bot
Voice client: pre-allocated RTP/nonce buffers, reduced per-packet heap allocations
Strings now live next to each feature, they are merged in a pre-build msbuild task and sent to output
Responses, cmds and names (previously aliases) are now all .yml
Administration and Searches commands split into smaller submodules