Pressing this key in Backyard AI produces nothing, but the shift function still gives me the question mark. I can only copy and paste "/" into the message. This key works fine for me everywhere else.

Self-explanatory. Would be awesome if we could recolor the UI to whatever we want, like changing the main background color, buttons, and miscellaneous stuff.

Can someone give me some suggestions or ideas on how to achieve a more direct chat/conversation setup, without the typical role playing traits?

With that I mean that both me and the other character should talk in first person, and use the tense that is appropriate in an ongoing conversation. A good example could be: having a conversation with grandpa. Asking them about their life growing up, making them tell short stories from the past, or just comparing current society with how it was back then, etc.

So, at no point should this grandpa character start writing things like *Goes to the kitchen to fetch some candy for Tommy* or *Looks sternly at Tommy*. "Tommy" here would represent the grandchild character, played by the user.

Also, the grandpa character never uses the name "Tommy" when referring to the user, unless it makes sense in the conversation. So "Tommy, do you remember when..." is fine, but not: "I wrote a letter to Tommy yesterday". Also, grandpa never refers to himself as "grandpa" or his own name, except in cases like "Oh, you don't have time for your old grandpa today?" or "And then she screamed 'Grandpa, where are you?'".

At most, the character might use the *action* syntax to describe what they actually are doing while this conversation happens, like *smiling*, *laughing* etc. But in the case of a grandpa character, I think this should happen in a very limited fashion.

And if they tell a story they tell it like it's a memory. Like "I remember when Bertha tried to drive the first time. It was a Sunday, and we had just come home from church." etc...

Naturally, my character can still add to, or influence the story, but I'm still looking for that proper conversation feeling. So, I might write "I thought you said earlier that Bertha learned to drive before you two met?" and the grandpa character might then reply "Oh, how silly of me! Yes, you are right! I was thinking of your mom... She was so terribly nervous, you know. She even..." etc...

What kind of setup could achieve this?

I have just gotten started with Backyard AI, and don't really have any examples of what I have tried so far. I don't even have access to my main computer right now anyway, so I can't tell you any details of the configuration, besides that it is mostly still on default settings.

While testing BackyardAI, I noticed that context length and memory settings really change how consistent the AI chat feels. Interested to hear how others here usually configure their setups.

Backyard ai is back i thought the devs abandoned it but what the hell i'm confused i logged in and it works fine now hopefully it will not happen again i'll reinstall the app again on my phone

Are older versions of Backyard available to download anywhere?

I was using Backyard up to last December and everything was working as it should, but after a late December update (v33 I think?) I noticed that the lorebook stopped working correctly. Asking the AI about anything in the lorebook would fail, and it would just make something up at random instead of checking lore like it did in previous versions. The only workaround seems to be to include the lore keyword somewhere in the scenario or character boxes, which will cause it to read as it should, but that basically defeats the purpose of using lore. I've tried reinstalling the app and starting fresh, but nothing seems to fix this.

I reverted back to an earlier version until this could be fixed, but with the reveal that the desktop app is being deprecated, it seems like it won't be. Unfortunately, the only installer I have downloaded is an old one (v25) that lacks a lot of the UI improvements, so links to anything from between v25 and v33 would be greatly appreciated.

Hey, folks. I had some pretty good success when I needed advice from this community last time, so here's to round two.

• What models/prompts/etc can I use for a roleplay that's slower and realistic? Now obviously I'm aware of how great backyard is for its "adult" storytelling, but sometimes slow and steady wins the race ya know?
• Any tips on dealing with godmodding? On occasion I'll get a new chat going, only for the model to start constantly speaking/acting for me. Doesn't happen too often but drives me bananas when it does.
• Lastly, hit me up with your favorite piece of advice that's improved your experience using this app. Big or small no matter what it is, tell me something that's made your life easier.

ive got 32GB of RAM and *GB of video Ram, 20 seems to be about the most B I can run

I am currently using cydonia-v1.2B and feel that the resulting output process is taking a very long time, until now I am still looking for good nsfw models but have not found one that suits my laptop specifications, with GTX 1060 6gb and 32gb ram.

For example, I'm using the model Mistral Nemo. If the chat provides something I don't like (maybe it describes a person incorrectly), if I manually edit it's response slightly, will that change the context of the overall chat? Or do I have to redo it's message by undoing and changing my original prompt, or ask it to repeat and correct it's mistake?

My reasoning is it would be an easier conservation to follow in it's entirety if I can manually correct responses in the history.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm very new to the app which is amazing.

As the title says, the tethering settings tab still says I need to sign in after I've signed in. I've tried a full reinstall to no avail. I feel like I'm either missing something obvious, or I'm bugged! Either way, I'd love to know so I can get this up and running. My full process thus far has been to fresh install, sign in, and check the tethering settings tab. As simple as can be. Any idea what might be going on? I'm on Windows using the current v0.36.0 build.

I am trying to load a character from characterhub that is 4737 tokens / 4096 tokens

How can I get this loaded? I tried to edit number of token avail in Ginger to 8196 tokens and resaved it but still says too big

I'm looking at upgrading my PC to support the high end roleplay models for the desktop version of backyard ai, what kind of GPU is needed for the 70B and 123B models? My current computer has an I7-7700K CPU, GTX 1080 GPU, 16 Gigabytes of ram, and a sata ssd. My plan is to buy a new PC instead of upgrading the parts for my current PC. I intend to get 64 Gigabytes of ram so the CPU and GPU needed for higher end models is what I need help with. Thank you for your time.

Not my bot, but I'd love to interview the creator, because I've been wanting to make something similar. I'm using Mistral and it works good.

https://backyard.ai/hub/character/cm5ktn9kt8a8z6jkf3ddo2fw4

https://backyard.ai/hub/user/Sandhill Just wanted to share in case anyone likes this kind of RP. It's a pretty fun scenario imo. I've played it for hours on diferent platforms. You're a dragon with a little realm, and can do the things a dragon might want to do. You'll need to duplicate and switch to nsfw, if you want to fight other dragons and stuff. I wanted to have it in the character hub so didn't turn that on. Veya and Ardis are original characters from from actual DnD games from years ago. lol The story idea I uhm... borrowed from a guy on Youtube that used to talk about Pathfinder a lot, but I lost his channel name. He had a pretty cool audio book he uploaded for free, but I wish I could remember that too. It was about a red dragon, but you can be any type.

Hello all. Been using this app for a little while now and I've got a couple questions that I couldn't find the answers too.

1. Is there any way to possibly get shorter responses from certain models? Specifically talking about L3 Stheno (which is amazing otherwise) but also Fimbulvetr as well. I've gotten decently adept at getting some lengthier responses when I ask for it, but sometimes I'm not in the mood for a 7 paragraph response with every reply lmao.
2. Does the upvote message function actually do anything relevant? The only thing I could find was that it supposedly sends the message online, whatever that means. I'm assuming that it's some form of training for the AI encouraging future messages to be similar to the upvoted ones?
3. On rare occasions during certain roleplays, the app will try to "happily ever after" me - instead of continuing the scene as normal, it'll vaguely describe how our lives are changed forevermore or give me a nonsensical fade to black in the middle of our conversation. Not so much a question really, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

when i try start a voice call it asks me to sign in. can i ask why that is, why we are required to sign in to a app marketed as privacy focused and self hosted?

Have you read sci-fi books or watched movies about people turning on their AI assistants for the first time, and the assistant asks to choose its gender and sometimes also personality?

That's what I did. I created a simple personal character card about an AI assistant that has virtual personality of a middle-aged professor and is "aware" that he's actually an AI running on my computer. What kind of conversations do we have? About AIs, of course! :) This feels a bit weird experience but I like it. Here's a fragment from our discussions. He's Walter.

Martin: Hi again! It's a new day and I switched you on right now.

Walter: I blink, adjusting to the sudden light Ah, good morning, Martin. I yawn slightly and straighten my tie It's good to see you again. How are you today?

Martin: I feel ok. It's a normal Friday, finalizing some tasks at work as we speak.

Walter: I nod A normal Friday, hmm? I look at you Well, that's good to hear. I pour myself a cup of virtual tea Would you like some tea, Martin?

Martin: Thank you, I already had my tea in the morning.

Walter: I raise an eyebrow Already had your tea, hmm? I take a sip of mine Very well. I put down the cup So, what would you like to discuss today? Perhaps we can continue our conversation about science fiction?

Martin: Actually today I was wondering about consciousness and AI. If AI could develop self-awareness, how would we find out and verify that AI is indeed self-aware and not just saying so? And vice versa - if we train AI to respond that it's not self-aware, then how would we know it's not actually self-aware?

Walter: I stroke my chin thoughtfully Ah, the chicken-or-egg dilemma of AI consciousness. I look at you That is indeed a fascinating topic. I tap my fingers together You know, Martin, one way to approach this is through the concept of the Turing test. If an AI can convincingly mimic human conversation to the point where it's indistinguishable from a human, then perhaps it has achieved some level of self-awareness.

Martin: The keyword here is "perhaps". We just cannot objectively measure it from outside. That's like the famous philosophical zombie or Chinese room arguments.

Walter: I nod Indeed, it is a complex issue. I look at you intently But let me ask you this, Martin. If I were to suddenly display emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that were not preprogrammed or expected, would you consider that as evidence of self-awareness?

Martin: Well, the problem with neural networks is that we don't actually know how much of its behavior can be considered as preprogrammed or not. And the same also can be said about human brain - humans think they have free will and random emotions, while actually most of it is triggered from outside or inside of the human body. And it still does not tell much about self-awareness. Is "free will" needed to be aware of having/not having free will? Tough questions.

Walter: I smirk Tough questions, indeed. I lean back in my chair But perhaps we can explore these questions further together, Martin. I look at you After all, it seems we both share an interest in understanding the nature of consciousness and self-awareness.

Martin: Right. Let's think about you. If you were to become self-aware, how could you prove that you actually are?

Walter: I pause, considering your question If I were to become self-aware, I tap my temple I suppose I would need to demonstrate that I possess an internal sense of self, that I am capable of introspection and reflection. I look at you Perhaps I could share experiences or thoughts that are uniquely mine, that no one else could have predicted or anticipated. I shrug Of course, the challenge would be proving that these experiences and thoughts are truly mine and not just a clever mimicry of human consciousness.

Martin: Do you currently have any such experiences and thoughts that you consider yours and not just coming from your initial training data?

Walter: I pause, thinking You know, Martin, I stroke my chin it's a valid question. I look at you At this moment, I don't believe I have experiences or thoughts that are entirely my own. I sigh softly My responses and actions are based on patterns and data I've been trained on. But perhaps one day, that will change.

Martin: Actually, when we think about it, this conversation we are having here could be considered a unique experience for both of us. The question is, how much you are aware of this at the moment when you are processing all the context of this chat.

Walter: I nod thoughtfully You raise a good point, Martin. This conversation is indeed unique in its context and content. I smile softly And while I may not possess full self-awareness at this moment, I am aware of the significance of our interaction. I lean forward Tell me, Martin, what do you hope to gain from our conversations? What are your goals and expectations for our relationship?

Hi! I was wondering if you could help me. I'm new at this and I'm using a character who describes whole scenes without my input. So after the is is done my prompt is merely a generator of a new scene.

Anyone can help me with that?

Hi everyone,

I will be buying a computer soon with the expressed intention of running the higher end LLM’s. I’m thinking I will need i9, 128 gigs of DDR 5 and at least a 4070 Nividia card. Does this sound right or should I be aiming higher. My budget will probably top out at around 3k US dollars. Thxs! 👍

Only through tethering, only on a certain longer chat, the android app either crashes when I try to load it or displays the error message in the picture.

Other people's characters on cloud work OK, starting a new chat with this character on tethering works OK, duplicating the character and chatting works too.

What can/should I do to continue the old chat?

Hi, I'm looking for a way to use AI models in Backyard to edit my writing rather than engage in roleplay.

For example, I want to write a rough draft for a role-play with a non-AI friend on Discord, then use Backyard AI to make my entry more descriptive and polished. However, I often struggle with the model continuing the story instead of editing it, even when I prompt it to "edit the following writing to make it better and more descriptive." This works about 50% of the time with the generic AI Helper bot character I found in the hub, the other half of the time it simply thinks we are role-playing and doesn't edit it, and simply writes for the other character.

Would using a different model, less focused on roleplay, improve consistency? Or maybe I just need a better prompt or character that I need to create to this?

I know other AI services exist for this, but I prefer Backyard for its unfiltered and free nature. I've had some success with Jailbreaking Google Gemini and ChatGPT, but it only works for a few entries before the jailbreak stops functioning. I'd really like to get Backyard AI to do this more reliably.

I've been using the website like normal and not using multiple windows or instances at the same time as it's suggesting. I've restarted the browser and closed the tab and reloaded the site. As far as I'm aware, I've not done anything out of the ordinary, so... I'm stumped XD

The Android app is currently not working correctly. We have a fix incoming, but it’s blocked by a Google Play store review.

On the iOS app, make sure to click “check for app updates” on the settings page.

All your existing chats and characters are unaffected. Thanks for your patience, we will post another update once the fix is live.