📅 September 2025 LoRA schedule (teaser) — 📢 Why some of my LoRAs are ~217 MB and others ~100 MB (and what’s next)

🧾 TL;DR

• I cap every training at 500 Buzz.

• I briefly posted some ~100 MB LoRAs to see if I could keep files small + cheap and still look great.

• Verdict (after Sensei + Discord chats): too greedy—the 100 MBs were less flexible and colors were meh on average.

• Going forward: new releases = ~217 MB. No more 100 MB options for now.

• Have an older ~100 MB model you love? If ≥5 people ask (or one comment gets 5 unique reactions), I’ll drop a ~217 MB upgrade.

• Tiny teaser of next month’s lineup below—saving some surprises. 😉

🔮 Next‑month mini‑teaser (not the full list!)

The collage above is a preview; it does not represent the final posting order. Lineup may change, and this isn’t the full list.

Keeping a few cards hidden for hype 😏

• Bikini Warriors

• Conception The Animation

• SKET Dance

• Monster Musume

• Gokusotsu Kraken

• Wakamono

• Fabiniku

• Random Doujin Character

• OtakuVS — Discord girls

🤹 What’s going on?

• I run every training under 500 Buzz. I wanted to see if I could make compact (~100 MB) LoRAs that were cheap to train, fast to download, and still look great.

• I also got a little competitive after seeing some creators ship 25–50 MB models. With limited storage, tiny files sounded awesome.

• But in practice the small builds showed limits: flatter color, less hard‑prompt capacity (edge combos like pose × outfit × lighting fail sooner), and worse stacking tolerance with complex prompts.

• When I asked around, Discord folks basically said “why shrink it?” and my sensei reminded me: a LoRA is like a container—the more you cut the size, the less information it can carry. Small LoRAs tend to be hard‑baked to a few poses/contexts and don’t generalize as well, especially when switching base models.

• Sensei’s take: ~217–218 MB is the sweet spot for my workflow—strong identity, better colors, and more consistent behavior across prompts and checkpoints. Also, keep it simple: one LoRA, one character, one dress beats cramming too much variation into one file.

Decision: I’m standardizing new releases at ~217 MB. The ~100 MB path is paused. I’ll still respect upgrade requests for older small posts (see policy below), but going forward I’m prioritizing consistency over compactness.

🧪 Why I tried 100 MB (a.k.a. the "snack‑size" phase)

I wanted snack‑size LoRAs: quick to download, budget friendly, still yummy. But I also wanted them to do everything—identity, outfits, lighting, play nice with other clothing LoRAs… basically I wanted a cupcake to be a wedding cake. 🧁➡️🎂

What I saw in practice:

• Flexibility: struggled with outfit/pose/lighting edge cases.

• Colors: tended to be flatter or a bit off across scenes.

• Hard‑prompt capacity: with the smaller builds I had less headroom for complex prompts; they could snap to generic outputs or require higher weights.

• Stacking tolerance: more interference when combined with clothing LoRAs; the larger build handles mixing better.

So—fun experiment, not my default.

📏 New policy (simple & shiny)

• From now on: I’m releasing ~217 MB builds. Period.

• No more 100 MB posts for the time being, unless if I already trained one and scheduled one in the future.

• Why? They’re more reliable across outfits/poses and generally hold colors better for how I train.

🗳️ Have an older ~100 MB you want upgraded?

I’ve got you. Do this on that model’s page:

1. Comment: Upgrade to 217MB please (or anything clear).

2. If ≥5 unique users ask, I’ll ship a ~217 MB version.

3. Or, one comment with 5 distinct reactions (different users) also triggers it.

4. I’ll cross‑link both versions and mark the page with a “217 MB Upgrade Available” badge.

🙋 Tiny FAQ (no tech lecture, promise)

❓ Q: Is bigger always better?
💬 A: Not automatically. For my workflow, ~217 MB behaves more consistently (identity, color, mixing) than ~100 MB in everyday use.

❓ Q: So 100 MB is gone forever?
💬 A: Paused, not banned. If a subject truly shines at 100 MB, I’ll say so. For now, new releases are ~217 MB only.

❓ Q: Will you upgrade older 100 MB posts?
💬 A: Yes—if ≥5 unique users request it on that model page or one comment gets 5 distinct reactions, I’ll publish a ~217 MB counterpart and cross-link it.

💌 Last thing

Thanks for the feedback—it’s literally steering my ship. Drop requests, reacts, or spicy opinions; I’m listening. See you in the comments! ✨