Hello Riftbreakers!
Just before the holiday season, we announced a Skin Design Contest. We asked you to come up with ideas for new designs for Mr. Riggs’ paint scheme. We received some great entries - you should all be proud of yourselves. However, we only have three spots for our winners. In this article we will highlight the winners, selected by our jury panel, consisting of the EXOR graphics designers. Congratulations!
The first winner is itsthompson88 with the Graffiti Mech skin.
Steam doesn't always want to zoom in after clicking on the image. You can find the original submission link right here:
https://imgur.com/a/P3ubSpP
This design made the cut for obvious reasons - it is a real, game-ready skin! itsthompson88 clearly put a lot of effort into it. The graffiti theme plays along very nicely with the purple and blue color palette. The giant skull on the windscreen is also a nice touch that we used ourselves in a couple of spots. Overall, we felt that this was the most complete skin and that it wouldn’t feel out of place among the designs available in the game. Good job!
The second winner is Cat on a phone.
Click on any of the images to view them in a larger window. Alternatively, you can find the original submission link right here:
https://imgur.com/a/GIR8EVh
There are a couple of potentially great designs here. Sure, you need to use your imagination to fully envision what the author wanted to show, but that’s not the point. The idea of Mr. Riggs dressed up as a cow made us laugh. The neon camo paint scheme made us think of the 80s glam metal image. The liquid metal skins could look great if they were animated and changed colors in real-time. It’s hard to even choose one here. Well done!
The last trophy goes out to akee3, the man who took down every competition we held so far!
Click the image to view it in a larger window. Alternatively, you can find the original submission link right here:
https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/akeeman
Akee’s entries bend the rules a little bit when it comes to not changing Mr. Riggs’ geometry. However, we decided to accept these because the slight modifications in the shape of the Mech are not the most important thing here. These designs stand out thanks to the great color combinations, unique patterns, and clever use of materials. The combinations of metal, plastic, glass, carbon fiber, and rubber look great here. We can’t wait to see what they might look like in the game.
The winners receive a set of Steam keys for all EXOR Studios games, as well as a care package with EXOR Studios merch, including a Mr. Riggs plushie (you can mod it and make your skin come to plush life!). Additionally, we will use your designs to create new skins for The Riftbreaker - they will arrive with the next World Expansion.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you, everyone, for taking part in our little contest. We have direct contact to itsthompson88 and akee3, but no way to reach Cat on a phone. Please shoot me an email with your contact information to piotr.bomak [at] exorstudios.com.
Be on the lookout for future contests!
EXOR Studios