[FEATURE] Allow one-time buddy reroll or swap

Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 9 comments · opened Apr 1, 2026 · closed Apr 3, 2026

Hatched a ghost buddy named "Snitch" — the name has a negative connotation (informer/tattletale) that makes the companion feel unwelcoming rather than fun.

Since buddy assignment is account-locked with no way to change it, a one-time reroll or species swap would go a long way. Even just the ability to rename would help.

Related: #41766 (custom appearance)

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9 Comments

hii-blip · 5 months ago

Please add an option to fully disable the Buddy/Vellum companion. I don't want to customize it — I just want to hide it permanently and can't seem to turn it off now once launched.

evirunurm · 5 months ago
Please add an option to fully disable the Buddy/Vellum companion. I don't want to customize it — I just want to hide it permanently and can't seem to turn it off now once launched.

/buddy off

hii-blip · 5 months ago

thankss i didn't realize it was an april's fool

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ComputerPers · 5 months ago

I’m over my duck buddy—he’s just not my vibe. I’m looking for a rabbit that actually stands out: something radiant, neon-glowing, and sleek. I want the freedom to hand-pick a companion that matches my style.

hyeongrokheo · 5 months ago

https://github.com/grayashh/buddy-reroll

Will this project be helpful to you?

vancik01 · 5 months ago

Check out this tool and choose whatever buddy you want:
https://ccbuddy.dev/

MahammadNuriyev62 · 5 months ago

Buddy's getting removed after April 7. If you're stuck with a Common duck and want to spend your last days with a Legendary dragon, it takes you just one command: node choose-buddy.mjs dragon.

https://github.com/MahammadNuriyev62/choose-buddy

aady5566 · 4 months ago

After digging into how buddy generation works, I built a browser-based picker: pet-picker.y6huan9.site

Brute-forces salts entirely in your browser — no server, nothing leaves your machine. Pick your species/rarity/hat combo, get a one-liner to patch your local binary.

Single HTML file, no dependencies.

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