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Greetings, Civitans! Welcome to the forty-second edition of Civitai Biweekly, your essential guide to all recent developments and updates within Civitai.

This week, we’ll cover some extremely exciting new Civitai & Generative AI developments, including…

• The Great Halloween Contest! 👻

• 25% off Flux Rapid LoRA Training 💸

• Blue Buzz - Now Useable in the LoRA Trainer! ⚡

• Community Dev Team, Assemble! 🆘

• Flux 1.1 Pro available on the Generator 🖼️

• Quality of Life Enhancements 🛟

…and more!

1️⃣ The Great Halloween Contest - Running Now!

It's that spooky time of year again, and we're thrilled to present The Great Halloween Contest! 👻 There’s hundreds of thousands of prize-Buzz to be won across five image generation categories, and three LoRA training categories! Details below!

2️⃣ Cut-Price Rapid Flux Training!

To celebrate The Great Halloween Contest’s LoRA Training component, we’ve discounted Rapid Flux Training by 25% through October 31st! If you haven’t tried it you’re missing out! Check out examples in our Quickstart Guide to Flux.1, then throw your data set into the LoRA Trainer and get training - phenomenal results in 5 minutes or less!

3️⃣ Blue Buzz Adjustments!

We’ve made significant updates to the Buzz system, expanding the utility of Blue Buzz! It can now be used not only for Image Generation but also for Training LoRAs. We’ve also revamped how you earn Blue Buzz through on-site activities. For all the details, check out our announcement article and the Guide to Buzz!

4️⃣ Calling all Developers!

We're excited to announce the launch of the Community Development Team! We launched Civitai as an open-source project, and we've always believed that the true value of an online community comes from its people. Now, we’re looking to deepen that connection by involving the community directly in the development of the platform!

With only 4.5 developers on our team, we're a small but dedicated group - and we need your help to bring new features and fixes to life faster. Your contributions can make a real difference in shaping the future of Civitai.

Read more about the initiative, here!

5️⃣ Flux, Now Even Better!

Flux, the phenomenal model from Black Forest Labs that has taken the image generation scene by storm, is back with a new, cheaper, faster, and all-round improved offering! Flux Pro 1.1 has just been released, and is available for use on the Civitai Image Generator - perfect timing for The Great Halloween Contest!

Plus, the original Flux Pro has also received a 50% speed boost to make your creations even faster!

6️⃣ Quality of Life: Enhanced!

You may notice some subtle improvements across the site, all designed to enhance the user-experience. Look for a “return to top” button when scrolling through image and model feeds, and enjoy the new auto-hiding footer, especially helpful on mobile where screen space is a premium. Be sure to check the changelog (see below!) for the latest updates!

🎃 The Great Halloween Contest 🎃

The Great Halloween Contest is upon us! Unleash your creativity and conjure up some Halloween magic in your image generation. Whether it’s spooky landscapes, bewitching characters, or eerie pumpkin displays, this contest is all about capturing the Halloween spirit! 👻

📖 Text-Tacular Showdown Contest 📖

The Text-Tacular Showdown has officially drawn to a close and entered the judging phase! A huge thank you to everyone who participated - we received some of the funniest and most creative images we’ve ever seen in a Civitai contest!

Stay tuned for the results, and in the meantime check out all the fabulous entries!

Studio Update Fifteen

As autumn paints the world with vibrant hues, we’re celebrating change and new beginnings in our latest studio update. We are thrilled to welcome Linda Dounia Rebeiz to our Artist in Residence program!

Dive into a conceptual exploration of Andre Oshea’s in-progress film, tentatively titled “Reassembling the Landscape.” This thought-provoking work fuses artificial intelligence, cinema history, and contemporary philosophy, challenging our perceptions of reality and the role of technology in reshaping it.

Check the full update for more on these incredible artists and projects!

Updated Guides

Civitai’s Guide To Buzz

With all the exciting updates to Buzz, we’ve revamped our Buzz Guide to provide you with the latest information on Blue Buzz; what it is, how it works, and most importantly, what’s changed from before!

Whether you're just beginning your Generative AI Art journey or you're already a seasoned pro, the Civitai Education Hub is your go-to destination for top-tier educational content - https://education.civitai.com 

👻 Ghost Style 👻 - LoRA for Flux

Civitai’s own Faeia kicks off the Spooky Season with Ghost Style 👻 for Flux! Great inspiration for our Halloween Contest!

Victorian Gothic Horror - LoRA for Flux

Creator Dark_Infinity transports us to a shadowy realm with their Victorian Gothic Horror LoRA for Flux, perfectly capturing the eerie elegance of a bygone era horrifying goat-women.

• Models Uploaded: 21k

• Images & Videos Uploaded: 2.2M

• Reviews: 784k

• Comments: 35k

• Image Reactions: 12.2M

• New Users: 161k

• Support Tickets Resolved: 970

• Blue Buzz User Confusion Index: 9

Changelog

You may not be aware that Civitai is an Open-Source project, and you can - should you wish - review all of our 12,000+ commits on the Civitai Github!

For a more condensed and curated view, check out our Changelog! Updated regularly throughout the month with the most relevant major and minor changes, it’s the perfect way to stay informed on all the important updates and improvements happening week by week.

Visit the Civitai Changelog

Newsletter Buzz Reward

Thanks for sticking with us all the way to the end! Here’s your well-earned Newsletter Buzz ⚡ - consider it a ‘thank you’ for being a valued, informed, member of the Civitai community!

Want to connect directly with the Civitai team, learn more about our platform, or gain insights from leading experts in Generative AI?

📅 Check out our Twitch streaming schedule and mark your calendar! In addition to our regularly scheduled Office Hours and AI Video streams, we have some thrilling, must-see events lined up that you won't want to miss!

We look forward to seeing you there!