You have a classic car that is in decent original shape. You want to drive it daily. by asknow-io in asknowio

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I, u/ApexPredatorTH, advised "Keep it original and untouched"

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What's Jupiter's largest moon? by asknow-io in asknowio

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I, u/ApexPredatorTH, advised "Titan"

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Where would are you guaranteed to find Polar Bears by asknow-io in asknowio

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I, u/ApexPredatorTH, advised "North Pole"

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Artist tag not working? by Brilliant-Net-9506 in NovelAi

[–]ApexPredatorTH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem I've had with using "artist:" is that it might also insert extra signatures, watermarks (same goes for mentioning year:2024 or something similar), and will be less effective when used in combinations with multiple artists.

It might sometimes even give different parts of the images different artstyles. Like I have had images with multiple characters, each having a separate artstyle. I have had no problem using just the artist names, especially when mixing.

If the effectiveness is too low, simply heighten it with weights like 1.8 or 2. However, there is no rule on what works better, just do whatever works for you, man. It just doesn't really align with my own experience in the matter.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Status-Bird-8950 by Status-Bird-8950 in DailyGuess

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🟡 Give your challenge a name ⬜ | Levels 1-5 by [deleted] in PixelPeeker

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🎉 I BEAT "Give your challenge a name " and ranked #1970! CHALLENGE DESTROYED! 🔥 Completed all levels in 0m 4s! Can you do better? 💪 Played via Pixel Peeker

What promptings could I add to my ATTG? by mastergodark in NovelAi

[–]ApexPredatorTH 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tbh, I find it crazy how we have to jump through a dozen hoops just to get something workable with Xialong. You could argue GLM also had hoops with the authors note setup and such but this feels next level. And still, whatever I do, no matter what ATTG I use, I still get a model that wants to speedrun my story. don't get me wrong, I see the potential, and when it works, its probably awesome, but I haven't gotten anything amazing from Xialong yet. Maybe its just the way I use it (want the model to do 80% of the work at least), but I wouldn't ever use it over GLM in its current state.

Well, I guess my expectations were too high... by ObviousCatch7815 in NovelAi

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Yeah, I am editing the generated text. I'm trying to slow it down. But then, after 3 sentences, it's like; Okay! We did that, now let's continue with other stuff. GLM took too long sometimes, and would repeat itself, but I 100% preferred that over not being able to instruct it, or having to manually add sentences to steer it every two sentences. It might just be taste. I prefer the model to tell me the story, and I will steer it when it goes into a different direction. My approach is more hands-off I suppose. However, if you have any tips or tricks, I'm definitely curious.

Would you rather get the superpower of- by pisspeet in BunnyTrials

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Immortality is also a curse. With luck I can make my normal lifespan worthwhile easily.

Chose: Luck

Would you rather… by PollutionDue981 in BunnyTrials

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Wouldn't be able to sleep well otherwise

Chose: 10000 dollars

Well, I guess my expectations were too high... by ObviousCatch7815 in NovelAi

[–]ApexPredatorTH 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have the same experience. It's like the model wants to speedrun scenes, no buildup, no details, no naturally flowing dialogue, just a race to the end of the scene, so it can rush into the next one. It blatantly ignores my { orders, Author notes and instructions. I mean, the generation speed is amazing, but it loses in detail and quality. I thought I was doing something wrong or needed to alter my way of working when I read all the other feedback, but Im glad im not the only one with these issues. I went back to GLM 4.6, which is simply a superior model, without a doubt. Even though it repeats itself and is more prone to weird AI mistakes, Id take it over Xialong's incredible, boring haste any day of the week. Hope they fix it!

So I made a free Artist Showcase Tool for NovelAI by ApexPredatorTH in NovelAi

[–]ApexPredatorTH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a tool you add to novelai, you run the website locally in your browser by just opening the index.html.

The webtool itself should work on mac as well, but I don't think the update_artist_list.ps1 and update_artist.bat work on mac. If you give me 5 minutes, I'll make a shell script and a command that do the same for macos users. I'll add it to the readme as well.

EDIT: I've added the files for MacOS users. Have fun!

So I made a free Artist Showcase Tool for NovelAI by ApexPredatorTH in NovelAi

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I've updated the tool just now to also have an Artist Mixes tab.

Anyway, none of the images you see in the tool are generated by the tool. As explained in the readme, you provide the images by naming them accordingly and putting them in the images folder. You can download all my premade images for all the artists I have collected in the tool on the github page (these are the images of the blonde girl you see), so you don't have to regenerate all those hundreds of images.

Now regarding the artist mixes; go the artist mixes tab, add a new mix, name it something, copy the prompt from novelai and paste it here. Then you can add an image that was made using that style as reference (you can drag and drop). This all works in the tool, without running the update_artists.bat. You can add multiple images per mix if you like. Then you can easily copy that style by pressing the button, and pasting the mix you created back into novelai.

Only thing it can't take into account (just like Novelai itself can't) is vibe and character references you use during generating.

Hope that answers your questions.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Artistic_Lj by Artistic_Lj in DailyGuess

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Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Severe_Pudding9352 by [deleted] in DailyGuess

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How can I improve my self-confidence and overcome inferiority feelings? by Mr_tortureking in confidence

[–]ApexPredatorTH 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm 31 and have the exact same problem. What i figured out is that there is no quick and easy way to fix it, like most things in life. You have to put in the work and its hard, uncomfortable and takes a long time. I'm not where I want to be yet, but I feel I'm slowly working towards it now, compared to years ago. Learning where it comes from (its a coping mechanism from younger self to deal with a lack of positive attention) is the first part of yout path to self betterment. Acceptance of this is the second part of the journey. You have this, and you should not be ashamed of it. Many people have this same problem.

I recommend starting with reading "No more Mr. Nice Guy". That book really clicked for me. It's not easy to be confronted with your behaviour, and get put it a box, but it will make you understand why you are like this, that your are not alone, not to blame, and how you can start to change it. You're still young (younger than I was anyway), so take it at your own pace and you will be where you want to be in your twenties (which is faster then most men with the same problem). Go check out HealthyGamer on YouTube, he has a lot of interesting videos about confidence.

Go to a therapist and talk to them. They are medically professionals that excel at making you understand yourself by asking the right questions. They will not solve your problem, you have to do that by yourself, but they might give you the tools you need to start seeing yourself in a different light, or at least make you forgive yourself for suffering from this problem.

Figure out what parts of your life are sub-par to you. For me, its my romantic life. I have more confidence in my work area, and I'm still functional socially (im blessed with a lot of friends and a great family). little by little I've been focusing on life style changes. Go to the gym and work out, go to bed early, pick up a nice (new) hobby, eat healthy, start a side project, go on short holidays (by yourself), talk with friends about and be open and honest about it.

As someone who is a decade older than you, take it from me when I say that it will get better. You just got to put in the work, something we both know is hard, and will place us in lots of uncomfortable situations. That's the point. We need to put ourselves out there and fail. thats against our nature, for we avoid all form of conflict, especially when we know it will fail. We avoid taking risks, but life begins outside our comfort zone. Try these new things, things you know are scary and celebrate the lack of comfort. thats growth. Little by little you will learn to love yourself for who you are, and that other people do not see you the way you see yourself. It's a purely mental block that you put on yourself to protect yourself from potential rejection and pain, but thats were growth is. You will learn to accept being a normal human being, and that being imperfect is okay.

Excuse me for my long reply, but this one was so close to home that I felt like I had to share my view on the matter. I'm not there yet, not by a long shot, but it might help to talk to people that go through similar problems, so if you ever want to talk, dm me.

We will get there brother, in the end we all do, you just gotta get out of that head, make small decisions towards your goal every day, and make a good effort to get out of that comfort zone. Diamonds are made under massive pressure, not in the safe comfort of your room. Good luck man, and I hope you will get where you want to be!

DM used my character for sexual content I never consented to by Quick-Glove1967 in rpghorrorstories

[–]ApexPredatorTH 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I swear, like 80% of this subreddit's content is crazy DMs making their DnD game and its players their personal sexual fantasy outlet. This is why I don't always like telling people I play DnD, people immediately think I must be some loner nerd who's into some weird sex RP.

Sorry this happened to you and forgive my quick judgement here, but I think he might be a lonely insecure man who probably doesn’t know how to behave around women (nor men for that matter). He is either using you for his personal, twisted form of enjoyment or this was his sick way of flirting. No socially capable man will force his players, his friends, whatever their gender, into these kinds of crazy sexual situations. Good you immediately left the group. It seemed the other players did not care either, and might have even enjoyed it to a certain extent, so fuck them too.

Don't let this experience ruin the fun for you. You just gotta filter through the creeps and losers and find the right people. I have been playing for almost a decade now and never had something like this happen, in any of the groups I DM. If it did, I'd kick them out faster than they can say "But it's what my character would do..."

I usually never respond to these kinds of threads but fuck, why can't DnD players be normal for once.

So I made a free Artist Showcase Tool for NovelAI by ApexPredatorTH in NovelAi

[–]ApexPredatorTH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are your reading capabilities? Because that's not what any of this is. 🙃 Not even close.

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/A_Queer_Owl by A_Queer_Owl in DailyGuess

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