CFG (Guidance scale) seems to be ignored, and attempting to use different flow match samplers also give the same result

Test

Prompt 1: photorealistic girl in bookshop choosing the book in romantic stories shelf. smiling

Execution: Time: 5m 26.09s | total 326.12 pipeline 320.52 decode 5.53 | GPU 15602 MB 12% | RAM 4.25 GB 3%

Prompt 2: Create a close-up photograph of a woman's face and hand, with her hand raised to her chin. She is wearing a white blazer and has a gold ring on her finger. Her nails are neatly manicured and her hair is pulled back into a low bun. She is smiling and has a radiant expression on her face. The background is a plain light gray color. The overall mood of the photo is elegant and sophisticated. The photo should have a soft, natural light and a slight warmth to it. The woman's hair is dark brown and pulled back into a low bun, with a few loose strands framing her face.

Prompt 3: Generate a photo of a woman's legs, with her feet crossed and wearing white high-heeled shoes with ribbons tied around her ankles. The shoes should have a pointed toe and a stiletto heel. The woman's legs should be smooth and tanned, with a slight sheen to them. The background should be a light gray color. The photo should be taken from a low angle, looking up at the woman's legs. The ribbons should be tied in a bow shape around the ankles. The shoes should have a red sole. The woman's legs should be slightly bent at the knee.

Execution: Time: 2m 2.34s | total 122.37 pipeline 117.51 decode 4.80 | GPU 15602 MB 12% | RAM 4.19 GB 3%

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System

app: sdnext.git updated: 2025-07-07 hash: 9700cc76 url: https://github.com/vladmandic/sdnext.git/tree/dev
arch: x86_64 cpu: x86_64 system: Linux release: 6.11.0-29-generic
python: 3.12.3 Torch 2.7.1+xpu
device: Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics (1) ipex: 
ram: free:122.13 used:3.2 total:125.33
xformers: diffusers: 0.35.0.dev0 transformers: 4.53.1
active: xpu dtype: torch.bfloat16 vae: torch.bfloat16 unet: torch.bfloat16

Model

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