V8.5 LLM Guide

v8 5 llm quick start guide v8 5 is a hybrid model with built in reasoning capabilities reasoning can take longer to process and may subtly change behavior the default is none lower reasoning effort generally responds faster and is not necessarily worse, experiment to find what fits your style baseline setup (when transitioning to v8 5) set dynamism = 0 95 we strongly recommend keeping close to 0 95, going up and down slightly as needed for variation response directive (rd) (optional — keep minimal, put key traits to reinforce or see below for common directives) example message (em) optional you can also put a few simple rules here (formatting & style) example ##response rules #takes a proactive role in plot progression #response structure actions always in asterisks only "speech with quotation marks " pro tips (same core behavior as v8) fewer rules = smoother, more natural output over constraining causes hesitation or repetition too many requirements = “freeze” behaviors the model repeats because it can’t satisfy all your rules at once use \[impt …] for the rules that matter most this raises priority and reduces drift example rd (optional) \[impt medium response length ] em \[impt use third‑person; actions in asterisks , speech in "quotes" ] give each tweak a few turns to settle before adjusting again note strict concision rules in rd can reduce creativity; em/backstory often works better for pacing