Enter my Star Citizen screenshot contest for your chance at some great digital prizes!

   UPDATE: 2020-11-05   

THE CONTEST IS OVER… and here are the results

October’s screenshot contest “Big & Small” closed with another huge batch of fantastic entries from the Star Citizen community! Check out the top three prize winners and the honorable mention below along with some comments from the judges. You can also see ALL the entries further down the page. I’ll be running another Star Citizen screenshot soon… so check my site or follow me on Twitter for updates!

FIRST

“Penguin Face-off”  by ninjedy

I love this shot, showing both the scale & range of Star Citizen… Also I love penguins!BoreGamer
Perfect composition, the story, using of depth of field and colours. Congrats with the 1st place!Aleksandr 'Narayan' Belov
The framing, the lighting, the use of depth to compare and position the penguins… it’s all great.Hasgaha

SECOND

“The Jump”  by RedSolstice

Though in a much more minimalist style this really captures something that makes me happy about the game.BoreGamer
I don’t know why, but I can’t take my eyes from it. Perfect shot! Congrats with the 2nd place!Aleksandr 'Narayan' Belov
The most dynamic entry I think I saw. The dark silhouette of the jumper against the washed out background is very well done and clearly meets the theme. One of my only complaints is the lack of focus & clarity on the Carrack.Hasgaha

THIRD

“Steed”  by GameVogue

I always forget how big the 890 Jump is… I am seeing a theme of SC screenshots that show the scale fo the game.BoreGamer
My beloved ship in Star Citizen – and this is good shot, wich demonstrate the size of it. Congrats with the 3rd place!Aleksandr 'Narayan' Belov
The composition, color, and crispness on this shot are just perfect. The pose of the person has just enough definition to be immediately recognizable.Hasgaha

HONORABLE MENTION

“Friendship”  by KungLi

Friends are important as are huge gameplay areas to explore with them. This shot has so much going on.BoreGamer
Anytime someone puts extra effort into the overly done “sunset shot”, I get excited. The subtle two silhouettes on the hill watching the sunset over a valley of even more rocky silhouettes showing the scale of this scene really caught my attention.Hasgaha

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!! I’ll be contacting them shortly. And thanks to all who participated as well as my fellow judges on this contest; BoredGamer and Aleksandr ‘Narayan’ Belov.

Make sure you look through ALL the submissions below:

September’s screenshot contest just wrapped up and we’re jumping immediately into October’s! The last contest was received a bunch of great screenshots showcasing “Speed” in a variety of creative ways. Congratulations again to u7f76, MAXPER, and MrIbra for taking home the prizes and to StickJock for the Honorable Mention. If you want to see the results from September’s contest, go here. This month’s contest will work the exact same way… except with new prizes, a new theme (“Big & Small“), and new guest judges.

So, check out the prizes, read through the rules, fawn over our guest judges and submit your winning shots!

RULES PRIZES GUEST JUDGES

Do you have a question or are you having issues participating? Click here to CONTACT US so we can help.

PRIZES:

FIRST

One Reliant Mako Game Package

  • Star Citizen in-game vehicle
  • Star Citizen game package
  • Lifetime Insurance
  • Provided by CIG
MISC Reliant Mako

SECOND

One Cyclone-RC Game Package

  • Star Citizen in-game vehicle
  • Star Citizen game package
  • Lifetime Insurance
  • Provided by CIG
Cyclone-RC on Hurston

THIRD

One Origin 100i Game Package

  • Star Citizen in-game vehicle
  • Star Citizen game package
  • Lifetime Insurance
  • Provided by CIG
Origin 100i

RULES:

THEME

BIG & SMALL

Capture an in-game screenshot that creatively represents the theme… literally, artistically, etc.

CONTEST ENDS: October 28, 2020 at 11:59 PM CDT   (Oct. 29, 2020 at 04:59 UTC)
  • No purchase necessary.
  • You must be over the age of 13.
  • Entries must be uploaded through this page’s submission form by the “CONTEST ENDS” date and time above.
  • A username and valid email address are required during the screenshot submission process.
  • Only in-game screenshots from Star Citizen will be accepted.
  • Entries must be your own screenshot.
  • Screenshots must fit the theme of the week, as stated in this post.
  • Screenshots may be in any aspect ratio (native or cropped) BUT must have a resolution of AT LEAST 1920px x 1080px at 72 ppi (pixels per inch).
  • Screenshots must be in any of the following file formats: JPG, PNG.
  • Each person is allowed to enter up to THREE (3) different screenshots (three separate submissions).
  • Only ONE (1) screenshot from each participant is eligible to win.
  • MINIMAL post-processing effects/edits to tweak the screenshot are allowed (levels, curves, contrast, downsampling, sharpening, DOF, cropping, rotation, color correction, black/white, etc). Working in image editors (like GIMP and Photoshop) and real-time post-processors like ReShade IS ALLOWED. Extensive edits that significantly change the image are NOT allowed; adding ship, removing a person, combining images, and things of that nature are NOT allowed (we play a lot, we know what the game looks like).
  • Multiple people may help you achieve your screenshot in-game but only ONE (1) prize will awarded to the SUBMITTER for each winning entry.
  • Judges for this current contest are NOT allowed to enter.
  • Prize sponsors for this current contest are NOT allowed to enter. This does NOT apply to Patreon supporters.
  • Prize winners from the MOST RECENT contest (September 2020) are NOT allowed to enter. Entries that receive “Honorable Mention” are NOT prize winners and are allowed to enter.
  • By submitting an image/screenshot to this contest, you give us the right to display & share your image with credit to you, the creator, on this website (https://hasgaha.com) as well as our associated social networking accounts for the use of promoting this and future contests.
  • Your entry may be disqualified if it is deemed to not follow these rules.

Do you have a question about the rules? Click here to CONTACT US so we can help.

THE PROCESS:

On the CONTEST ENDS date listed above, submissions will stop and our esteemed judges will start the process of meticulously looking through ALL the entries. Entries will be judged on the following:

  • Interpretation & execution of the THEME:
    How well does your screenshot capture and/or convey the theme of the contest.
  • Composition:
    The arrangement of the elements within the photo should be pleasing to the eye. How well did you use the available space within the frame? Does the placement of the elements and position of the camera suit the idea or theme of the image?
  • Creativity:
    Does your image convey the idea or theme in an original and imaginative way? Does the image hint at a deeper story or was it captured in an unconventional way?

Judging will be done privately and on an individual basis by the selected judges. This is NOT done in committee or with discussion among other judges. Judge votes are theirs alone and theirs to be given as they see fit. All votes from the judges will remain anonymous and will never be disclosed to the public. While voting, judges will only see the images and image titles. They will not see usernames attached to entries nor how many votes from other judges an entry might have. 

Judging, unless otherwise specified, will occur in multiple rounds. Entries with the lowest votes will be removed and NOT proceed to subsequent rounds. The number of rounds could vary for each contest based on how many entries are received.

Things to consider that won’t hurt your chances, but are NOT required:

  • As high a resolution image as you can take. 1920 x 1080 is the bare minimum… go higher if you can.
  • The highest image quality (as little compression) as possible. Remember, while JPGs are easy, they are a LOSSY compressed format and are a degraded form of what you saw in game. Lossless PNG is recommended.
  • Submitting older screenshots from previous versions of the game IS allowed if they match the theme and meet the requirements. However, the game’s graphics, textures, lighting, shadows, etc are constantly being improved and older screenshots might have a hard time competing with current screenshots.

ESTEEMED JUDGES for this contest:

Bored Gamer BoredGamer

Hello & Welcome to BoredGamer’s Profile, I cover Star Citizen News… alot!

You can find BoredGamer at:

Aleksandr 'Narayan' Belov Aleksandr “Narayan” Belov

Hey! I’ve been a Star Citizen backer since 2016. During this time, I’ve created screenshots and videos within Star Citizen – you can see my comparisons and cinematics, which have helped me earn 10 MVP awards from CIG. In real life, I’m just a normal guy who works with videos and trying to be better in every way.

You can find Aleksandr at:

Hasgaha and me, Hasgaha

SPONSORS & THANKS:

All prizes for this month’s contest have been generously supplied by CIG (Cloud Imperium Games). This is a big help in maintaining the frequency of this contest and the size of the prize pool. There is no promise or guarantee with how often CIG will be able to supply the prizes. I still expect to rely on funding from my incredibly generous supporters on Patreon and prize donations from others.

The support from both past and present Patreon supporters, always surprises and amazes me. They help make things like this possible.

Current Patreon patrons:

  • Captain Richard
  • Daniel Danielsen
  • Hardroc77
  • Jeremy Yu
  • Jonathan Kleissler
  • Karolinger
  • Lovable BlueFox

  • Narayan
  • Nathan Chow
  • Relay
  • Renegade Shank
  • SeaFox2
  • Steve C
  • Whitesnake

If you want to learn more or are interested in supporting me, check out my PATREON page.

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If you’re interested in sponsoring a future screenshot contest of mine with funding or prize donations, please complete this CONTACT FORM (and thanks in advance!).

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DISCLAIMER:

  • Prizes are non-negotiable.
  • If a prize as-listed becomes unavailable, a Star Citizen digital gift card will be issued at as close to the original prize value as possible.
  • Winners have 14 days to claim digital prizes from the initiation of the gifting process. Unclaimed prizes will be considered forfeit and used in future contests or giveaways.
  • This contest is hosted and run by me. It is not an official CIG (Cloud Imperium Games) or RSI (Roberts Space Industries) contest and is not associated with them in anyway.
  • All game content and materials are copyright Cloud Imperium Rights LLC and Cloud Imperium Rights Ltd.. Star Citizen®, Squadron 42®, Roberts Space Industries®, and Cloud Imperium® are registered trademarks of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC. All rights reserved.