Yep, the rumors are true: SideQuest is back!
The feedback, the participation and especially your amazing images last time were absolutely incredible!
And honestly — I got pretty bored once the first SideQuest ended.
I planned to relaunch it earlier, but life happened and delayed things a bit.
No worries — it’s back now! 🔥
We’ve tweaked the rules a bit to keep things chill, fair and of course, even more fun.
👉 So rule number one: READ THE RULES! 😜
Grab your favorite models and jump into another round of Buzz, fun and killer images! 🐻✨
📅 When?
Start: Sunday, July 6, 2025, 00:00 UTC (Daily Challenge switch time)
End: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 23:59 UTC
Note: You have one additional hour after each Daily Challenge ends to submit your images here.
https://www.utctime.net/
🧠 What’s it about?
For one week, you can earn extra Buzz in the Daily Challenges by creatively combining my models with that Daily LoRA.
It’s chill, no stress — but with chances for more visibility, cool rewards and a bit of glory! 😎
🐻 Which models can you use?
Besides my classic LoRAs, there are two brand-new checkpoints for you:
MoonToon Mix (Illustrious) – Checkpoint for Illustrious
MoonArt Cauldron Mix (SDXL) – Checkpoint
Here’s the full list of eligible LoRAs:
All LoRAs are SDXL-based, but might work with Illustrious or Pony — though that’s more at your own risk. 😄
And if I drop new LoRAs during the SideQuest — use them! They count, too!
✅ Important notes:
This SideQuest applies only to SDXL and Illustrious-based Daily Challenges (at least the checkpoints are available for Illustrious).
FLUX-only days are excluded (no fitting models for those).
🐴 Illustrious or Pony Days? Feel free to try the LoRAs — but at your own risk. 😅
🏆 What can you win?
Two ways to earn Buzz:
🎯 1. Top 3 placements in the official Daily Challenge:
If your image with one of my models ranks in the top 3:
🥇 350 Buzz for 1st place
🥈 250 Buzz for 2nd place
🥉 150 Buzz for 3rd place
💥 2. My daily SideQuest Picks:
🥇 1000 Buzz for 1st place
🥈 750 Buzz for 2nd place
🥉 500 Buzz for 3rd place
🔥 Bonus: Use more than one of my models in a single image? Extra Buzz for you:
➕ 100 Buzz for 2 models
➕ 250 Buzz for 3 or more models
(More than that doesn’t add anything else — keep it stylish 😉)
✅ How to participate:
Use the official Daily Challenge LoRA plus at least one of my models (LoRA, checkpoint, etc.)
Submit your image officially to the Daily Challenge (only then you qualify!)
Post between 3 and 6 images under the daily comment here on this article
That changed since the last SideQuest. Without the comment with the links, no participation!
I’ll pick 2 images per user for the daily selection, then choose the winners from those
Submissions remain open for 1 hour after the end of each Daily Challenge.
The use of the LoRAs should be visible — subtle is fine, but you gotta see it. (Enhancements like deeper detail from the Tomato LoRA with light weighting count too.)
(No tomato showers or rice blasts required, just visible 😉)
Checkpoints count directly (obviously).
Using multiple models ups your Buzz rewards but not your chances to win.
If it looks good and fits artistically — go for it!
Winners will be determined within 24 hours of the end of each daily challenge.
Buzz rewards and pins will follow shortly after selection.
👉 Just like last time, the daily winners will be listed in the Daily section.
(The section for each day is already added below.)
⚠️ Important:
Only images officially submitted to the Daily Challenge and posted under the Daily Comment section below will count.
(You’ll see “You have submitted this image to the XYZ Contest.” on the image page.)
DON'T BE LIKE GRU! -> https://civitai.com/images/86454019
✨ Extra recognition:
Winning images get pinned on the respective model’s page — so everyone can find them easily.
All SideQuest Picks will be added to public collection galleries so you can celebrate and inspire each other!
Old pins have been removed to make room for the new pins!
🎨 Why do this?
I love seeing how creatively you use my models. Some combos last time really blew me away.
Plus, these events just add some fun and fresh energy to the Daily Challenges.
The new submission process is important to me so I can focus more on judging.
No one knows your images better than you do — so you pick your best 3–6 images and I select the favorites from those.
Makes it fairer and easier for everyone.
💬 Feedback?
Got ideas, wishes or critiques for my models?
Please post them directly on the respective model page! That way nothing gets lost and I can react better.
🎉 Let’s go!
Create, have fun & earn that Buzz!
Moonbear 🐻🐾
Side Quest – Day 1
Daily Challenge Theme: DonM – Xeno Organic
Total Entries: 23 brave creators (46 images made it into the collection!)
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11142585
What an incredible kickoff to Side Quest Part II!
The theme set the tone: eerie, otherworldly, and visually wild – and you delivered.
From alien dreamscapes to surreal cyber-bio-mech nightmares, you took this prompt and ran with it like facehuggers on overdrive.
It was very hard to decide, and we had a lot of discussion behind the scenes before settling on the winners!
🏆 WINNERS & PICKS:
🥇 1st Place – Moritanik
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86608396
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (Side Quest 1st Place)
➕ 250 Buzz Bonus (3 models used)
👉 Total: 1250 Buzz
Models used:
🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Cyberpunk Biomech Detail Enhancer, Anthropomorphic Coffee Mug
🥈 2nd Place – Ouinche
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86557040
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (Side Quest 2nd Place)
➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models used)
👉 Total: 850 Buzz
Models used:
Gothic Detail Enhancer, Celtic Detail Enhancer
🥉 3rd Place – 2N3055
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86615008
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (Side Quest 3rd Place)
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (only 1 model used)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used:
🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
✨ Additional Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus:
🏅 RVZX4649 – 3rd Place in the Official Daily Challenge
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86643365
➡️ Buzz reward: 150 Buzz (Daily Top 3)
➕ 250 Buzz Bonus (3 models used)
👉 Total: 400 Buzz
Models used:
🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer, Cyberpunk Biomech Detail Enhancer
🚀 Side Quest – Day 2
Daily Challenge Theme: Biolumens Universe
Total Entries: 22 amazing creators (44 images made it into the collection!)
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11142611
Welcome to a glowing spectacle of light and surreal beauty!
Day 2 of the Side Quest brought a mesmerizing wave of bioluminescent art to life, using Biolumens Universe by GenerationParadox as the creative spark.
From neon-lit creatures to cosmic dreamscapes and everyday scenes reimagined with luminous magic—your entries truly shone (literally). This round sparked some serious debate among the judges, with opinions diverging even more than yesterday. Choosing the winners was not easy!
Thank you to everyone who submitted—let’s dive into today’s
🏆 WINNERS & PICKS:
🥇 1st Place – Colorblind_Duck
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86785165
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest)
➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 1100 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Retro-Futurist Comic Engraving
🥈 2nd Place – icy799
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86821959
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest)
➕ 250 Buzz Bonus (3 models)
👉 Total: 1000 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer, Eggs Morph for icy799
🥉 3rd Place – nemosenchou798
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86761641
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest)
➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 600 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Cyberpunk Biomech Detail Enhancer
✨ Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus:
🏅 Moritanik – 2nd Place in the official Daily Challenge!
Image: https://civitai.com/images/86853125
➡️ Buzz reward: 250 Buzz (Daily Top 3)
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 250 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🚩 Side Quest – Day 3
Daily Challenge Theme: Indonesian Batik Morph
Total Entries: 27 creative souls (54 images made it into the collection!)
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11143770
What a day! Batik took over the Daily Challenge, and you answered with elegance, texture, and a splash of wild creativity.
Honestly, this one was brutal to judge—we ended up with 12 users in the final shortlist, and after a heated debate (plus calling in two neighbors over for beers 😄🍻), we finally locked in the picks. You made it very hard, and that’s exactly how we like it.
🏆 WINNERS
🥇 1st Place – mystifying
📷 Image: 86921329
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest)
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 1000 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🥈 2nd Place – 2N3055
📷 Image: 87003189
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest)
➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 850 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Celtic Detail Enhancer
🥉 3rd Place – MisterioM
📷 Image: 87101104
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest)
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
✨ Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus Winners:
🥇 varnaart – 1st Place in Official Daily Challenge
📷 Image: 87013142
➡️ Buzz reward: 350 Buzz
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus
👉 Total: 350 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🥈 RVZX4649 – 2nd Place in Official Daily Challenge
📷 Image: 86950520
➡️ Buzz reward: 250 Buzz
➕ 250 Buzz Bonus (3 models)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer, Cyberpunk Biomech Detail Enhancer
🥉 icy799 – 3rd Place in Official Daily Challenge
📷 Image: 87008323
➡️ Buzz reward: 150 Buzz
➕ 0 Buzz Bonus
👉 Total: 150 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
💬 Judging Note:
Seriously, this was one of the toughest days so far. So many outstanding entries, each with its own vibe, story, and artistic vision. Thank you for going all in—the Batik universe will never look the same again!
Side Quest – Day 4
Daily Challenge Theme: Sunflower Morph
Total Entries: 20 creators – 40 images made it into the collection!
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11143775
This was not just a challenge—it was a sunflower-powered creative explosion! 🌻 From magical golden fields to surreal floral hybrids, you took the theme and made it bloom in ways we didn’t even imagine.
Choosing winners was brutal—tiny details made all the difference this time.
🏆 WINNERS
🥇 1st Place – Moritanik
Image: https://civitai.com/images/87228692
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest) ➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 1100 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer
🥈 2nd Place – ascherwarfeather
Image: https://civitai.com/images/87138128
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 750 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🥉 3rd Place – nemosenchou798
Image: https://civitai.com/images/87138487
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
No SideQuest Bonus for the official Daily Challenge today—no top 3 placements there.
🌌 SideQuest – Day 5
Daily Challenge Theme: Cosmic Style
Total Entries: 27 creators, 54 images in the collection
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11142617
Today, you reached for the stars—literally. With Umbrox's Cosmic Style - SDXL, you delivered visions of the universe that were bold, beautiful, and breathtaking. From galactic felines to stellar dragons, every image was a testament to imagination unbound by gravity.
The competition was intense, and as always, the decision was far from easy. But after much cosmic contemplation, here are the WINNERS & PICKS for Day 5:
🏆 WINNERS
🥇1st Place – DarthDamon
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 1000 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🥈2nd Place – toshakin
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 750 Buzz
Models used: Celtic Detail Enhancer
🥉3rd Place – Semikey
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest) ➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 600 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Retro-Futurist Comic Engraving
✨ Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus
🏅 ScratchyStar – 2. Place
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 250 Buzz (2nd place in Daily Challenge) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 250 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
Note: 1st place in the Daily Challenge was not eligible for SideQuest bonus, as it was my own image.
🟣 SideQuest – Day 6
Daily Challenge Theme: Jelly Style
Total Entries: 19 creators, 38 images made it into the collection!
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11142625
Welcome to the wobbliest showdown yet! With the vibrant Jelly Style LoRA by Vtaviscratch, today's images took on the bounciest of vibes—surreal, glossy, and absolutely delicious-looking. From surfing mice to gothic butterflies and translucent birds, your imaginations ran wild (and squishy).
It was not easy narrowing it down, but after careful debate (and some giggling at just how cute and weird some of these were), here are the WINNERS & PICKS for Day 6:
🏆 WINNERS
🥇1st Place – Takec5031
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 1000 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
🥈2nd Place – Darness92
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest) ➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 850 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer
🥉3rd Place – AISLR
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
✨ Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus
🏅 stk787 – 2. Place
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 250 Buzz (2nd place in Daily Challenge) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus
👉 Total: 250 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
📦 SideQuest – Day 7
Daily Challenge Theme: Cardboard Creativity
Total Entries: 22 creators, 44 images made it into the collection!
📚 Collection: https://civitai.com/collections/11142630
The final day brought a truly textured finish! Using CardboardRay (SDXL) by Squeej, you embraced corrugated chaos and turned flat sheets into fantasy realms. From musical boxes to forest spirits and cardboard titans, your entries had edge, depth, and that gritty, papery charm that made this theme unforgettable.
Judging was tough, but here are the last...
🏆 WINNERS
🥇 1st Place – sabin
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 1000 Buzz (1st place SideQuest) ➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 1100 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Cyberpunk Biomech Detail Enhancer
🥈 2nd Place – nemosenchou798
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 750 Buzz (2nd place SideQuest) ➕ 100 Buzz Bonus (2 models)
👉 Total: 850 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix, Gothic Detail Enhancer
🥉 3rd Place – KingNobbie
📷 Image
➡️ Buzz reward: 500 Buzz (3rd place SideQuest) ➕ 0 Buzz Bonus (1 model)
👉 Total: 500 Buzz
Models used: 🐻 MoonArt Cauldron Mix
✨ Daily Challenge Top 3 Bonus
No SideQuest players placed in the Daily Challenge top 3 — but the cardboard kingdom was beautifully conquered regardless!