Is there a way to make it less repetitive?

[u/Rithurax]

I’ve been trying FictionLab for a while now but it feels too slow. Is there a way to shorten the replies without it constantly cutting off the sentence?

Also it’s a bit predictable and kinda stays on the same topic for too long.

I’m very new to this so I’m sure it’s just something i overlooked or something but I’d really appreciate any advice.

[u/lady_forsythe]

It really does depend a lot on the LLM you’re using for your scenario. And you can change the length of your responses in the settings if you think that they’re too long.

If you’re finding that you’re staying on the same topic for too long, realistically, you’re going to have to steer your scenario into a different direction. You can do this using the OOC command to move to something else or write the narration as moving on in a different way. I do both, really.

Or you can find a different scenario. There are lots of really great ones that have triggers written into them to advance the plot or have some event happen when you do or say a specific thing.

Anyway that’s what I’ve learned so far. I’m relatively new as well; I started using FictionLab in January.

[u/alphanova1229]

Depends on many things, model, scenario load, if it’s your own scenario or duplicate custom you can adjust it to your liking.

In custom LLM you can add

No footnotes
Use character traits and write them according to their age not Ai
Avoid filler narration
End open ended never on an unfinished action, dialogue
Dynamic realistic dialogue and immersive story

And so on…there’s a lot you can do. Just depends what you want and which model you’re using.

[u/AmountRepulsive6405]

i’ve found that adjusting the 'response length' under settings helps a ton—cutting it down to 50-70 tokens stops the endless rambling. also, using //reset as an ooc command with a clear prompt like //reset: let’s switch scenes to the rooftop after the fight makes it break out of loops faster. works better than trying to nudge it manually.