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    Rebranded and Updated versions can be found here: https://civarchive.com/models/2184797/hex-base-illustrious
    Or you can go here to check out a mix of a few versions of Ionsyx which is also technically a update of this checkpoint but less of a rebrand: https://civarchive.com/models/2307532/hex-ionsyx-illustrious

    Don't forget to bid on this model if you'd like to use it onsite!

    V3.9+ (In-between versions of V5.2 and V3.5) Is here as a sort of a revised version of V1.0 and some other stuff in it and removed a couple stuff plus I tried to make sure it's still mostly V3.5 - Base mix with the Revised Version: https://civarchive.com/models/1612860

    Welcome to Ionsyx my Frankenstein of a merge model some people who used it regularly, call it and I wholly agree. Don't worry though it can guarantee from myself and others that the model is good. However I don't recommend starting with this if your new to illustrious or Danbooru in general unless you like the challenge since bad promoting will result in bad images.

    Feel free to leave suggestions on what I can put in here to fix issues you may get. Plus feel free to leave critiques that are either bad or good that are this checkpoint model only stuff, I like to be able to improve.

    Also feel free to publish images made from this, it can help people find the model and find your IMGs, also I like checking my model pages, so it's usually a free like from me if I like the images posted. And remember, you can always bid at minimum 1 yellow buzz on models you like at the auction page to see them get into the generator. :D

    Renamed from Va'nsyx to Ionsyx so it's name is more easily remembered.

    • Steps: 20+ / Depends on the Sampler and Scheduler used.

    • CFG: 3.0+

    • Sampler: Euler_Ancestral / (Mostly a personal preference and starting point. Although I don't recommend Euler)

    • Scheduler: Normal (Mostly a personal preference of mine.)

    • ADetailers / Upscalers / HiRes | Base generation for characters is kind of bad if you use Euler.

    • Steps: 20+ / Depends on the Sampler and Scheduler used.

    • CFG: 4.5+

    • Sampler: Euler / (Mostly a personal preference and starting point.)

    • Scheduler: Normal (Mostly a personal preference and starting point.)

    • ADetailers / Upscalers / HiRes | Base generation for characters is kind of bad.
      Note: Similar stuff to V2.5 but you may need to use higher resolutions for decent/good base gens on full body images. Also thumbnail images are not base generation, they went through upscales and detailers.

    • Steps: 20+ / Depends on the Sampler and Scheduler used.

    • CFG: 4.5+

    • Sampler: Euler / (Mostly a personal preference and starting point.)

    • Scheduler: Normal (Mostly a personal preference and starting point.)

    • ADetailers / Upscalers / HiRes | Base generation for characters is kind of bad.


      Note: You may need to generate a few times, if you don't get what you want exactly, as always. This also has some Illustrious V2.0 in it, so people use at minimum these quality tags or other quality tags plus you can use some NL to ground the prompt:

      masterpiece, best quality, absurdres

      Also you may need to use this negative to start with or whatever other negative tags you want to use:

      worst quality, artist sign, artist name, username, signature, logo, four fingers, six fingers

      Settings V2.5 doesn't work for:

    • Some negative prompt weighting. Weights above 1.4 for some negative tags can cause the image to fry.

    • Steps: 7 to 30+ / Depends on the Sampler and Scheduler used. (Probably want to use around 20 steps, if you want to upscale or whatever else)

    • CFG: 4+

    • Sampler: Euler Ancestral / Euler (Needs tested further)

    • Scheduler: Normal (Needs tested further)
      Note: You may need to generate a few times, if you don't get what you want exactly, as always.

    • Steps: 20 - 30+ / (Probably want to use 20 steps, if you want to upscale or whatever else)

    • CFG: 4+

    • Sampler: Euler (Needs tested further)

    • Scheduler: Normal (Needs tested further)
      Note: Sometimes a Face Detailer, Upscale, or rarely Hi-Res Fix. Also you may need to generate a few times, hands are a bit iffy.

    worst quality, worst detail, very displeasing, artistic error, old, early, artist sign, artist name, username, signature, logo, bokeh

    Note: You also can just use your own negative if it works. Also "(Needs tested further)" just means I haven't done anything past those things. You also don't really need a negative, but if you see some things wrong use one or few of those negatives I guess.

    Here's a Base Positive Prompt you should use with most Illustrious + Noobai merge models:

    (masterpiece), best quality, amazing quality, absurdres

    Note: You don't have to weight masterpiece that's just me since I obtain results I want with it like that. ;P


    Extra Unimportant Text:

    Also feel free to tip, like or follow the model to show support to the model and me, only if you want because I only do this as a hobby, so the tips will go towards future LoRAs from me and bidding the model in the auction. Model will be available on tensor.art for site generation, as always (https://tensor.art/projects/847364693793431995). Files usually will be embedded with the workflow used to make it, sometimes my workflow for genning which needs optimized, so I don't suggest using it.


    This model was made due to being inspired by images from princess_daphie in a DM. Thumbnail was of course still made using a 1060 Series GPU getting a 3060 12GB Upcoming Thursday (4/3/2025). - Arctenox

    Note: I got the GPU a day or two early, so... the two first style versions were made on the new GPU. - Arctenox

    ⚠️ IF YOU'RE GOING TO STEAL MY (https://civarchive.com/user/Arctenox) MODELS OR POST THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE, MAKE IT SO THE DOWNLOAD IS ENABLED, IF IT'S NOT THEN I KNOW A BOT UPLOADED IT.⚠️

    https://civarchive.com/models/1393785

    Description

    Overall has better prompt coherence and for furries matches the fur color with the hair more often so I've noticed. Also there's some Hassaku V2.2 clip and model is in it now in a sd-mecha merge recipe, along with a Illustrious V2.0 and NoobAI Epsilon 1.1 50/50ish merge I made, only 60% of it's clip though. V3.5 was made during when i was making a furry mix model and this version would be perfect for V3.5 of Ionsyx I thought and saved it.

    Note: I haven't tested this further. Beyond a few furries lol. Next version will be with a refiner LoRA as I'm trying to put as little new checkpoint models into this. Missing a couple of the thumbnails gotta make them on forge but uhhh enjoy the model. :D

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    Comments (7)

    5starasylumMay 11, 2025· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Been using V2.5 and tried many other models with combinations of Loras for effect with varying results and sometimes it's not just about color composition or good-draws or etc. Some just feel really good really often and for me this is one of those. I love the dark style, I love that the training usually gets what I want and I keep laughing at loud at some of the unique interpretations it offers too. Trying V3.5 this morning! Thank you and good luck!

    dizzy_pipsyduck293May 12, 2025· 2 reactions
    CivitAI

    Gotta use

    SanctumCandorMay 22, 2025· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    great default styling

    oh_wellMay 23, 2025· 5 reactions
    CivitAI

    >no longer available for on-site gen

    it's over

    KoujiAIMay 27, 2025· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Hello, i tried ur cp, but colors are looking kinda washed out? Its relatively simple prompt about foot focus from below etc. Do i need a vae? And which version would you recommend for me if am not into furries?

    Old_Arctenox
    Author
    May 27, 2025

    Are you prompting a style? What's your CFG? Because, I recommend 6.5 CFG at most for non-washed colors. And to use a style LoRA with it and what not. The lower the CFG the more the colors will be washed. Also any version can do Furries and Non-furries, I made sure of that. By the way there is a VAE in there specifically the sdxl_vae from stable diffusion from huggingface.

    Example positive prompt (Bad prompt to be fair): (masterpiece), best quality, abstract, abstract art, illustration, anime, teal and silver, black and silver, ((teal rose), simple background, dark background), melting, detailed, cosmic print, constellations, water, cinematic, light particles, sci-fi, space


    I use around 5 - 6.5 CFG there in that prompt usually. I recommend starting with 4.5 CFG and working up from there to find a saturation your happy with, although anytyhing above 6.5 CFG will be overbaked with V3.0, V3.5 and the W.I.P V4.0 which is my revised version of V1.0 with V3.5 in it.

    ArctenoxDec 26, 2025

    Update: made a VAE that should fixed that washed issue, if you're interested it's on my new page/account aka this account.

    Checkpoint
    Illustrious

    Details

    Downloads
    626
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    5/5/2025
    Updated
    5/16/2026
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    Files

    ionsyx_v35Base.safetensors

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