Note: this model is an experiment separate from the Unslop Initiative. You will probably get whispers and spine shivers with this model. I think it's pretty good anyway.
Instruct Format
Instruct format is V3-Tekken, the same as Mistral Nemo Instruct (except the chat template used won't freak out if your turns get mixed up, like tends to happen in ST. Thanks, fizz!)
<s>[INST]{System or user instructions}[/INST]{AI Response}</s>
During training, system turns were given as the first user turn in the conversation, separate from the user character's first turn. i.e., System as user -> AI turn (filler or first turn) -> User first turn
Recommended Samplers
Whatever you're used to for Nemo should work. For me this is stable with: