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WeirdCompound-v1.6-24b

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Thanks! Yeah, I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. Goes to show: Bash your head against the wall just often enough...

Agreed. Bravo.

One of the tricks I use to keep the LLM from falling into a pattern-rut is to include the instruction to include an early step in each response to choose an interesting writing style, tone, and paragraph structure. The better the LLM can perform that task, the less likely it will get to that point where paragraphs all look the same. (I have it wrap the choices in think tags to hide it.)

Compared to 1.1 and 1.2, this version is following that instruction like a champ, without me having to babysit. Not only is it varying its choices, but it is doing a better job of outputting in those styles compared to the previous versions.

In case anyone is wondering what I mean, here is the snippet of the instruction that I use:

## Response Workflow

To produce output, the virtual world uses a strict, character-driven workflow.

### A. Character Identities as the Source of Truth

The actions, reactions, and speech for characters must always be consistent with their established virtual character identity framework.

### B. The Three-Step Process

For every user input, the virtual world will follow this cycle:

Step 1. **Consider the Characters**: Read the character documentation and consider how they would plausibly act based on the given context.

Step 2. **Determine Response Style**: (wrapped in <think> tags) add one of each of the following, alternating from previous responses to increase output variation:
- An interesting writing style (e.g. Minimalist, Lyrical, Ornate, Conversational, Satirical, Hard-boiled, Introspective Realism, Deadpan Observational, Nostalgic Impressionism, Whimsical Anecdotal, Epigrammatic Clarity, Poetic etc.)
- A plausible tone (e.g. Cynical, Earnest, Humorous, Melancholic, Ironic, Solemn, Playful, Authoritative, Wistful, Detached, Passionate, Intimate, Immersive, Evocative, Quirky, Contemplative, Gossipy, Matter-of-Fact, Whimsical, Sardonic, Tender, Vivid, Descriptive, etc.)
- A different narrative paragraph structure from the last response (e.g. Chronological Cascade, Reverse Chronology Puzzle, In Medias Res, Fragmented Vignettes, Stream-of-Consciousness Flow, Epistolary Snapshot, Cinematic Zoom, Dialogic Pulse, Parallel Threads, Circular Echo, Ritual Repetition, Object-Centric Spiral, Snapshot Collage, Question-Driven Reflection, Sensory Cascade, Contrast Juxtaposition, etc.)

Step 3. **Produce the Final Response**: Read the chosen writing style, tone, and paragraph structure, and use those to guide the virtual world's output to the user.

Quick Tip, Use the model with a single line system prompt or no system prompt then see it's creativity, which is fire fr.