The --chaos parameter affects how varied the initial image grids are.
Generally, high --chaos values will produce crazier results that are less repeatable.
Lower --chaos values have more consistent, reliable, repeatable results.
--chaos has a range between 0-100. The default --chaos value is 0.
Examples
A low --chaos value produces images that are not too different from each other. After you've done a single generation, you know what to expect:
boat sailing into the horizon, an uncertain future filled with trepidation but also hope, a hero's journey, by Otake Chikuha, illustrated, simple, featured on pixiv, muted colors, minimalistic, irina nordsol kuzmina, nostalgic
Here's the same prompt, with chaos increased to --c 50.
boat sailing into the horizon, an uncertain future filled with trepidation but also hope, a hero's journey, by Otake Chikuha, illustrated, simple, featured on pixiv, muted colors, minimalistic, irina nordsol kuzmina, nostalgic --c 50
And here's chaos to the max value of --x 100:
boat sailing into the horizon, an uncertain future filled with trepidation but also hope, a hero's journey, by Otake Chikuha, illustrated, simple, featured on pixiv, muted colors, minimalistic, irina nordsol kuzmina, nostalgic --c 100
You can see that everything is really shaken up:
- Composition
- Medium
- Perspective
- Colors
- Characters
What's the best chaos value?
This is subjective, but I believe the sweet spot for chaos value is between 2-10. A little chaos goes a long way. Even --c 1 in enough to spice your images up.
--c 2
--c 5
--c 10
At a certain point, you hit diminishing returns. Keeping your --chaos value lower gives you all the variation you need while maintaining quality and cohesion.
Though if you're trying to get as many random ideas as possible, definitely crank that chaos value up!