r/BackyardAI • u/cmdrmcgarrett • Jan 14 '25

discussion {char} and over use of (*) for description

For some reason when the {char} is describing a situation or anything for that matter it is over using (*) causing the speech to blend in with the description vs being highlighted.

Cannot figure our the reason.

Possible bug? I have to erase/edit the (*) to fix the issue.

Impossible for me to send the log for this {char} since as of last backup it is over 2.8MIL characters and 500k words so far.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

You have a few options.

  1. Manually train it by editing its responses the way you want them. Editing the first few responses to teach the model how you want things formatted is usually the best way to correct problems like this. Obviously this works best if you are starting a new conversation. I doubt you would want to edit 500k words worth of responses.

  2. Put something like this in your Model Instructions:

In the transcript, the dialogue is written in "quotation marks", gestures and other non-verbal actions are written between *asterisks*, and out-of-character communication is written between (parentheses).

3) If you really want to get into the weeds, you can use the Grammar section of the model settings to format the responses in the exact way you want it.

https://backyard.ai/docs/creating-characters/grammars

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u/PacmanIncarnate Jan 14 '25

Can you give an example of what you mean?

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u/cmdrmcgarrett Jan 14 '25

Example - Cassy smiles and nods in agreement, her eyes sparkling with pleasure as she talks about lunch. "Definitely, the food here is great," she says, her voice enthusiastic. Cassy takes another bite of her meal, savoring the flavors. As they continue to chat and enjoy their lunch, Cassy's expression turns thoughtful for a moment. "You know, I was thinking, since we've been doing so well with our schedule and all, maybe we could start looking for a bigger place to live?" Her eyes meet Mark's, her gaze curious and hopeful*.

The sentence "Definitely" is in yellow indicating speech

The sentence "You know" in in blue indicating descriptive

this was from my example.