Creator: https://civitai.com/user/homoludens
About this version
R7i RC LowDMD == R7 Release Candidate. Most features delivered. Quick tests show good results. Kindly request for deeper tests. I need your support so hard to identify things that needs to be fixed / improved! Please comment and post your samples to highlight explicitly things that go not so well. Detailed and constructive critics are welcome as usual.
Rule for steps: 8 steps kinda works but gives smooth picture like LCM sampler but with any samplers; 16 steps starts to give details using contrast samplers like DPM++ 2S A; 25..30 steps sharp enough for single pass render, but small objects like eyes and fingers might be unstable; not yet tested on 40+ steps, but I don't expect significant quality improvement.
Euler A with CFG up to 6.0 and steps from 14 and greater works as LCM sampler for previous (DMD2 versions). Euler A gives low noise, very smooth pictures. Good for Text2Image with consequent HiRes fix using other samplers.
DPM++ 2S A + Karras with CFG near 2.5 and steps 20+ is good for realism and texture rendering/optimal to me as a Text-to-Image.