when i actually want to put in the effort to for-sure have a lucid dream, ill use the "wild" technique or just meditate myself into one, which essentially works the same way as "wild" minus some steps plus a LOT more focus
during the first few months of me trying to go lucid the dream would gradually spiral into a nightmare after i realized i was only dreaming and acted on my own, and i'd always have wake myself up
im perfectly fine with it but i have almost no control or "special powers" unless i meditate into lucidity, which basically allows me to build a setting, characters, and mood for when the dream starts, but after that there isn't much more i can do. i usually put myself on a small, hilly, grassy island (1 square mile at most) - north shore is a cliff-y bay, south shore is a sandy beach, east side has a sea stack & arch, west side has a single walnut tree, center usually has a house if i want it there - doesn't take much visualization to build it all and it's a nice little vacation or training spot