Exploring the Possible Interpretations with Chaos Command

Midjourney has a great parameter feature that allows you to explore the possibilities of a prompt. The “chaos parameter” allows us to control the degree of variation in our image creations by adding a little “chaos” to Midjourney’s image generation algorithms.

--chaos [value from 0 to 100]

By entering integer values on a scale of 0 to 100 (higher values lead to more unusual and varied images), you can use this feature to explore different possible interpretations of your prompt, or add something unexpected or new to your images if you feel they have become too familiar.

For example:

same prompt (“film still, bus stop scene — seed 12729 — ar 3:2”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 0, middle = chaos 1 , right = chaos 5)

same prompt (“film still, bus stop scene — seed 12729 — ar 3:2”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 60, middle = chaos 63, right = chaos 65)

same prompt (“film still, bus stop scene — seed 12729 — ar 3:2”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 10, middle = chaos 50, right = chaos 100)

It turns out that with small changes in the chaos value one gets subtle changes in the image composition, while larger steps lead to changes both in terms of the content of the images and in the composition of the results.

same prompt (“a tomato — seed 23768”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 0, middle = chaos 3, right = chaos 5)

same prompt (“a tomato — seed 23768”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 80, middle = chaos 83, right = chaos 85)

same prompt (“a tomato — seed 23768”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 10, middle = chaos 50, right = chaos 100)

The use of the chaos parameter depends largely on what you are trying to achieve. If precision and accuracy are important, adding chaos may not be the best option. However, if the goal is to explore different possibilities, find inspiration and push the limits of your imagination, then it can be a great way to achieve interesting or unexpected results.

Note that the chaos parameter works differently for different seed values. Some seeds result in more variation when “chaos” is applied, while others give more consistent results despite the use of the parameter.

same prompt (“film still, bus stop scene, tomato — seed 39”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 0, middle = chaos 50, right = chaos 100)

same prompt (“film still, bus stop scene, tomato — seed 5000”) plus different chaos values: left = chaos 0, middle = chaos 50, right = chaos 100)