UPDATE: Pretty sure that IlluQuaint v0.8 will make it for onsite generation on CivitAI next week (30 Jan - 5 Feb 2026). Thank you so much to everyone who helped!
First and foremost, I would like to thank every one of you who tried out IlluQuaint v0.8 over the past couple of weeks. I am honoured and humbled that out of the thousands of Illustrious checkpoints available here on CivitAI, you decided to give IlluQuaint a spin.
I am also very happy to see that many of you have created really amazing generations with it and I hope that you will be elated with the outputs that you've gotten from it as well!
I am not a paying member of CivitAI, therefore my only yellow buzz income from this site comes from the kind buzz donations by generous members of this community. The primary use of the yellow buzz I have is to submit bids so that IlluQuaint will be available for onsite generations.
Based on recent minimal bid requirements to get listed and contrasting it to the weekly yellow buzz income I received, I have to say that it definitely will not be sustainable for me to continue this. Therefore, I have to reluctantly post this request for help.
Mind you, I am not asking for buzz donations. However, if you enjoyed IlluQuaint and would like to share this joy with others in the CivitAI community, all I ask is that you consider submitting a bid for IlluQuaint to be listed for onsite generation for the next week. If collectively successful, IlluQuaint will be available for onsite generations, and in the worst case that it did not make it to the top 300 list, then your buzz will be refunded.
If it is within your means to help me out in this endeavour, please help me out. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Have a great day ahead!