Relative (default, unchanged) = per-prompt steering. Absolute = a keyless,
prompt-agnostic "global taste" prior that pulls conditioning toward generally-
liked directions regardless of the prompt; Both layers them.
- New keyless Absolute store (FUNPACK_ABSOLUTE_KEY): pooled liked/disliked
direction + global value function, learned across every rated generation.
- Absolute rating semantics: a rating means "details I like in general" (not
prompt adherence) — reward-driven liked/bad-dir storage, axis attribution
bypassed. Perfect = "more of this everywhere".
- _v2_finalize_conditioning replaces the per-key ascend hook on both returns;
pure Absolute also bypasses per-prompt conditioning memory.
- Scene Chain sampler: embed_guidance_source (relative/absolute) lets the
per-step nudge draw from the global direction/value function.
- Studio popup + V2 node expose Steer mode + Absolute strength.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
