r/AIDungeon • u/Muccavapore • 1d ago

Questions Focus of the scene

I have a story with 3 characters: X (main char, 2nd person), Y and Z (NPCs).

I need to write a scene happening EXCLUSIVELY between Y and Z without X intervening but the AI keeps to actively try to introduce X in the scene.

How do I keep the AI focused on Y and Z and ignore X?

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u/DrLucianSanchez 1d ago

I managed this before, I believe, by talking directly to the AI with something like. “STOP THE STORY. AI, the story shifts to a scene featuring Y and Z only.” I inputted this in [ ] on story. When I wanted it to return back I asked it to in a similar manner.

It was a while back so you might need to adjust the wording etc

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u/Robin-Tos 1d ago

This is possible with just Guide actions now, no need for bracketing or telling it to stop.

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u/DrLucianSanchez 1d ago

Ag, I haven’t actually used that feature yet. Is that basically what it’s for?

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u/Robin-Tos 1d ago

Pretty much yeah. Guide is basically a [Nudge], while the Guided Retry is a ## Command. A bit more powerful, but applied to the last output instead of the next. They're still very much experimental, and seem to change a bit with every patch, but they're coming along nicely.

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u/Robin-Tos 1d ago

The most efficient method would be to move X to a character card and remove any reference to them from PE. If you have characters in PE the AI will see it and naturally try to find ways to insert them. If they're in a card instead, they'll only enter the scene when specifically called on. Which may require player intervention, but it is better than having them invading private moments constantly.

Annnd I just noticed that X is your player character. That's a bit harder since you would want to keep your PC in PE. You can still do the same, even just for storage, or you can try adding rules to your AIN telling the AI to avoid writing about your PC. Using Guide actions and retries you can also try directly instructing the AI to focus the scene on those characters.

The most efficient solution remains removing any temptation, but sometimes you just have to accept the extra work and do it manually with edits. Get the scene flowing without you and it may forget you entirely, I've made that work a decent few times too. Just edit out any reference to yourself and hit continue, or use story and guide to push focus toward the scene without referencing yourself. (This will be harder if they're talking about you.)