My point exactly! ;)
Also, yeah, probably. On the sporewiki, there's actually an article on Humans and so far it looks like Earth and the rest of our solar system could be in Spore!

On the sporewiki, there's actually an article on Humans and so far it looks like Earth and the rest of our solar system could be in Spore!

That'd be neat. We could abduct ourselves! :lol:

My point exactly! ;)
Also, yeah, probably. On the sporewiki, there's actually an article on Humans and so far it looks like Earth and the rest of our solar system could be in Spore!

Have you not seen the video where Will Wright goes to Earth. It's in every galaxy but you have to find the solar system out of all the others.

Have you not seen the video where Will Wright goes to Earth. It's in every galaxy but you have to find the solar system out of all the others.

Hrmm. I thought I saw all the spore videos. Would you happen to have a link to such a video? I'd like to see that.

Hrmm. I thought I saw all the spore videos. Would you happen to have a link to such a video? I'd like to see that.

Google his presentation at NASA.

Google his presentation at NASA.

Oh why did you mention that! :cry: I didn't know you could get out of your UFO and explore the surface yourself as well as our solar system!

I WANT THIS GAME NOOOOWW

So I was looking at some creatures and came upon this gem:
http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=ast-500000148317%3Asast-500000148317

Thats loving amazing.

Impressive. How does it move?

OK. It's midnight. What the heck? I can't download spore!!

Rats. It'll be up in the morning, probably.

They might be releasing it midnight PST since I think its already midnight in the EST and its not out yet.

Check back on it in around 3 hours and it should probably be up.

Must...have...Creature...Creator...can't...wait...

I think I'll just curl up in a ball in the corner and rock back and forth until it arrives...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/PrinceScamp/spore/CRE_Armfor-068109ba_ful.png

My first attempt.

I was very disapointed that I could not make the legs, arms and eyes any smaller. ANd I did add some black eyes to it after I took this.

Downloading the creature creator, I hope it works on this computer...

Downloading it... Come on! faster, can't wait...

Here goes the download! Everybody keep your fingers crossed for GFM!

Faster! *whips download of legitimate Spore CC*

I got the free trial! :woohoo:

Here was my first creature, Fluhla-Bluhla.

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/8127/crefluhlabluhla0681af28ns6.png


My first attempt at GFM has failed, but it then became the Boneserang, a really cool creature.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4611/creboneserang0681af29fuod1.png

Where are it's organs O_o

Anyways, last night when I checked there were already 15,000+ creatures made, and only 1500 were in the last 24 hours! The leak must have been popular!

Something weird has happened. I uploaded my two creatures and made another, and my original two are gone from my creations list! What happened?! I still have the pictures, but the creatures themselves are gone. Imagine if it were GFM, gone forever!

Do creatures disapear when you upload them? Is there a way to make a copy for yourself?

@ bigfoot: this happened to me too, I think it's server issues

anyway, a few of my creations!

Plains Stalker
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/abculatter_2/CRE_PlainsStalker-06812261_sml.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/abculatter_2/CRE_PlainsStalker-06812262_sml.jpg

Forest Strider
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/abculatter_2/CRE_ForestStrider-0681423f_sml.jpg

Scuttle Bug
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/abculatter_2/CRE_ScuttleBug-06814240_sml.jpg

Spine Strider
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r31/abculatter_2/CRE_SpineStrider-06814239_sml.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/PrinceScamp/spore/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_00-44-25.gif

abcullater. Outstanding! Especially the forest strider. But I think you need to get a little creative with your names.

Case in point: Heebie-Jeebie Monster.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/5418/creheebiejeebiemonster0gg6.png


I also made this fellow, Super Worm. (Ok, thats not so creative)

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7923/cresuperworm0681c7c2fullh8.png


Stick figures come out way creepier than I imagined...

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8092/cre0681cd06fuldz9.png

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/PrinceScamp/spore/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_00-44-25.gif

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3470/sporegif20080617192434kw7.gif

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3470/sporegif20080617192434kw7.gif

Biggles!!

Question. Do you choose the animation or does it just do some random action?

After you press 'animate avatar' you can get him to do something and it'll show up. That's why there's a pause before Biggles charges, though I like the bark he gives before, that happened by chance.

I already had Armfor doing something when I clicked the button.

I call him... Funky Monkey.

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/1618/sporegif20080617145136qg3.gif

Oh, and I checked the spore website. My 2 original creatures are still in the catalog, just gone from my creator. So they could still appear in someones game, and people can still look at them, I just can't edit them or anything.

download them from the catalog and put them back into your game maybe?

Wow. There's now over 50,000 creatures uploaded.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/PrinceScamp/spore/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_12-28-18.gif

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/PrinceScamp/spore/CRE_Siusco-0681b01f_sml.jpg

download them from the catalog and put them back into your game maybe?

I bet it would work. How might I go about doing that?

Wow. There's now over 50,000 creatures uploaded.

That's extreme. It was only 15,000 just a few hours ago.

Your creature reminds me of those dinosaur enemies from ocarina of time. Dodongos?

Grr, I stayed up until 1:00 AM PDT, and didn't get the download. It must have come online just after I went to sleep.

I'll start the creature creator when I get home.

We should share our names for the creature creator so we can share creatures.

Save the png of the creature (it should have a link to download it) and put it into the Creatures folder in My Documents\My Spore Creations

(And yes, the creature data is in a friggin png..)

Save the png of the creature (it should have a link to download it) and put it into the Creatures folder in My Documents\My Spore Creations

No, thats not it. The creature data for both of them is still in the creatures folder, they just don't show up when I open creator. Are you sure that PNG is the actual creature data? When I hit download it just shows a small picture of it.

Im pretty certain since the directions they give to install specify putting the png into there..
They also say you can drag the picture right into creature creator.

I tried the click and drag method, no dice. I even tried just some random one from the list and it didn't work either. It's strange, Boneserang appears on my spore page but not on the creature creator! It's really bizzare.

Thanks a lot for trying though.

I'm amazed that you can make a creature in which the size is 64kb and can literally be shown as a picture file.

I'm amazed that you can make a creature in which the size is 64kb and can literally be shown as a picture file.

Well, as far as I know, you can't!

OK, the one who is first to make a Radioactive Monkey, wins a cookie! :p

Total number of creatures uploaded: 61926
Total number of users: 80277
Creatures uploaded in last 24 hours: 50082
New users in last 24 hours: 66284
Days until Spore ships: 81

First creature :D


http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_15-48-13.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_-0681c9ac_ful.png

OK, the one who is first to make a Radioactive Monkey, wins a cookie! :p

Does funky monkey not count?

I figured out what I was doing wrong. The wrong folder. Thanks everybody!!

OK, the one who is first to make a Radioactive Monkey, wins a cookie! :p

How's this?

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_16-09-56.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_GiantRadioactiveMonkey-0681e5fc.png




:yeah:

Here's a test creature I made - It's only 2 backbones, but very fat. It's kind of buggy when it walks, though.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2051/cttestcreaturebq3.jpg

Ok, I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is, I can download creatures, just not my 2 originals.

The good news is, I have a prototype GFM! :woohoo:

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9190/cregiantfrisbeemonster0jn3.png

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/7747/sporegif20080617182221wb8.gif

Thanks to everybody who believed in GFM and all that he stands for. And to those who had no faith, I say there!

I'm sure that I can either make him better with the full version, or redesign him so that he's horizontal, though it'll be tough.

Wow, good job!
5 of my first creatures.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Civfanatic/spore10.png
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Civfanatic/spore11.png
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Civfanatic/spore12.png
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Civfanatic/spore13.png
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f56/Civfanatic/spore14.png

Has anyone actually gotten their hands on the full version? Cus it seems that here in the US the release day was pushed back till tomorrow (the 18th)

Has anyone actually gotten their hands on the full version? Cus it seems that here in the US the release day was pushed back till tomorrow (the 18th)

No, but you can get it from the EA Europe site. In fact, it appears to be on spore.com now.

What is the benefit to buying the full creature creator now, as opposed to buying the game (with the creature creator already in it, I assume) and downloading the freebie?


Edit: I approve wholeheartedly of this trial.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/715/sporegif20080618193450mp4.gif

You get more creature parts if you pay 10 dollars now.

All of them, I think.

You get more creature parts if you pay 10 dollars now.

All of them, I think.

But that's irrelevant if the game is coming out in 80 days WITH the creature creator included. If I'm wrong, please correct me, but that just seems like a waste of $10 just for a 3 months in advance teaser.

I think you can claim the price back if you buy the full game afterwards.

His name is Bumpy.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4076/sporegif20080617192629co0.gif

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7932/crebumpy0682177bfulsz1.png

I think you can claim the price back if you buy the full game afterwards.

Ah, many thanks.

I think you can claim the price back if you buy the full game afterwards.

I didn't hear that, but I guess they owe it to us... after making all those creatures for them and all.

HEY EVERYBODY:

On the trial's main menu, you can use the mouse buttons and make the background swirl. If you do it really fast, Will Wright's picture comes out.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7955/willwrightmv2.png

I knew you could swirl it but I didnt know you could make his picture come out.

Nice find!

I purchased from the European site but still got the trial version even though it was labelled as the full version. Nice one, EA :)

I'm more interested in your username, GumboVariation?

How come whenever I create something and click the Share button, it disappears and doesn't appear in the Creature Creator or on the Sporepedia?

I'm more interested in your username, GumboVariation?

The Gumbo Variations is the name of my favorite Frank Zappa song. It's my internet name most other internet places besides here.

Also, some usernames are just weird, but thats ok too I guess.

How come whenever I create something and click the Share button, it disappears and doesn't appear in the Creature Creator or on the Sporepedia?

It's a bug. There's several variations of it, too - a bit annoying. Also, you can only upload 1 creature at a time. To upload more, exit the "game", and start it up again.


I'm already starting to hate the fact that the editor is a bit limited in that you can't build a creature too complex. If I want a 18 legged creature, I should be able to build that, and still put on a head, and a few other things. I miss the fluidness (phsyics, too) of the editor in GDC2005, too.

Well, here are some newer creations of mine:


Closest I could get it to look like a monkey/man
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/CRE_-06821a45_ful.png
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/CRE_-06821a47_ful.png

Its got a big head, 4 arms and 3 mouths. What more do you need?
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/CRE_Beaky-06821a44_ful.png
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/CRE_Beaky-06821a43_sml.jpg

I'm already starting to hate the fact that the editor is a bit limited in that you can't build a creature too complex. If I want a 18 legged creature, I should be able to build that, and still put on a head, and a few other things.

Me too, a little. I was dissapointed that I couldn't make a horizontally round creature. I guess extremley complex creatures would take up too much memory, or something. There's still incredible possibility, but at the same time impassible boundaries.


Stickciv you've got the complete version? Nice.

Here's two of mine, both of which have completely vanished, despite being saved and shared...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_18-44-47.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_-06820ae9_sml.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_20-12-59.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Spiney-068222e6_ful.png

How do I upgrade to the full version? I've already paid for it.

If you're in the US you have to wait until tomorrow (12:00:00 PDT June 18 I think it was ) to download it.

Here's two of mine, both of which have completely vanished, despite being saved and shared...

The same thing happened to me, man. :( I don't think there's anything you can do. At least other people could possibly have them in their games.

Also, what's this talk of getting back the $10 when spore comes out? Nothing about it on the spore website, and you'd think they'd advertise a thing like that.

I call this one Thresher

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Thresher-06823279_ful.png
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Thresher-0682327a_ful.png
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_22-04-23.gif

My Sporepedia page. (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-NordKoenig) I really like the Bellyback, personally. :)

The Sporepedia has now passed 100,000 creations! :run:

And my profile:

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/subii

My nick is

Maniacal

The Oddvark!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Oddvark-06824e3c_ful.png
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_23-29-29.gif

http://i32.tinypic.com/qoyirp.jpg

And here is my spore page.

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Janusi

Wow. Just wow. Almost 150 000 creatures uploaded. :faint:

I'm at my granny's house, now I'm thinking whether I should try to download the creator and test if it works on her computer... :D

Here's two of mine, both of which have completely vanished, despite being saved and shared...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_18-44-47.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_-06820ae9_sml.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-17_20-12-59.gif
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Spiney-068222e6_ful.pngThat happened to me as well. Before my account was registered, I created 8 creatures. Now, they have completely disappeared, although the program still insists that I have 8 entries in the 'my creations' section.

Oh well, I can always remake- but they'll never be quite the same as the originals... :(

My profile name is Sphore (I can't believe that a name so similar to Spore hadn't been taken yet).

Lucky only two of mine vanished. Anyway, my username is GumboVariations (One word), but I don't see any way you can search by username on the spore website. Is there?

I think that I'll HAVE TO get the complete version after seeing some creations made here and elsewhere... Oh, and I had fun reading first couple of pages. At first people thought that Spore would come out in the autumn of 2006. :D

Downloading the full creature creator as we speak :D

Keep us informed what it's like. I am contemplating weather to buy the full version or not.

Got it last night. Am delighted because it confirms I can create my Duck creatures that I wanted from the beginning. Just having a bit of difficulty getting the proportions right :lol:

Can anyone either confirm or deny this alledged reimbursment of the $10 come september?

Can anyone either confirm or deny this alledged reimbursment of the $10 come september?

EA? Reimbursement? LOLZ

EA? Reimbursement? LOLZ

SOMEbody said it back there. It sounded weird to me too.

Can anyone either confirm or deny this alledged reimbursment of the $10 come september?

When I bought it I got a code that I'm supposed to use "when I purchase the full game online" that'll take £5 off the price. That being said:

EA? Reimbursement? LOLZ

I find far more likely.

When I bought it I got a code that I'm supposed to use "when I purchase the full game online" that'll take £5 off the price.

Wait, five pounds is $10. So I do pretty much get my money back, but only if I buy the thing online... Hrm...

I guess I'll shell out the ten bucks. I suppose it's worth it.

I downloaded the game and recieved no such code. Is it the unlock code? I hope this wasn't a scotland exclusive!

My first creature with the full Creature Creator, the Awkstrich.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/CRE_Awkstrich-06832264_ful.png
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb79/subesia/Spore_GIF_2008-06-18_15-01-54.gif

EVERYONE!! THERE'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT!

If you have the trail version, and are downloading the complete version, make sure you UNINSTALL THE TRIAL FIRST! I was ready to put my fist through this thing before I checked the support section. They really ought to put that in larger print.

Also make sure that when uninstalling, you say YES to keeping the things you made with the trail.

Ole! My page
Clicky!

EVERYONE!! THERE'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT!

If you have the trail version, and are downloading the complete version, make sure you UNINSTALL THE TRIAL FIRST! I was ready to put my fist through this thing before I checked the support section. They really ought to put that in larger print.

Also make sure that when uninstalling, you say YES to keeping the things you made with the trail.
Thanks, I thought this might be this case. I downloaded the trial version 3 f'kn times (yeah I'm an idiot, but still.) Downloading full now.

Here's my page (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GumboVariations)

I checked your page out mythmonster. Your human is not very... Humany. It's more like a Humanzee, which I will name my next creature!

More good news, my original two creatures, supposedly lost forever... magically came back! Hooray!

And some more improvements to GFM. I made him a herbivore, because GFM is cool that way. And the new weapons are cool.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3146/cregiantfrisbeemonster0ai1.png

Eh, it's pretty hard to make one with not the full trial.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-4/1305571/CRE_Clawks-068349f1_sml.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-4/1305571/Spore_GIF_2008-06-18_18-36-32.gif

My page is here (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)

The Sporepedia is already at 267,000. Just imagine how high that will get when the game is released in 80 days.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-4/1305571/CRE_Clawks-068349f1_sml.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-4/1305571/Spore_GIF_2008-06-18_18-36-32.gif

My page is here (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)

Birds! :cry: I want to make sapient birds!

I decided to cancel my things with Amazon and just get it from the mall. The $5 discount would have been drowned out by the shipping and I can't wait until next week!

Hogstritch.

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2105/crehogsritch068373b0fulng0.png

My userpage!

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle

My userpage!

Pink Poodle = WTF?

Your bird is pretty good though. :goodjob:

Pink Poodle = WTF?

Your bird is pretty good though. :goodjob:

It's my gamer tag! Which would be more humiliating in a deathmatch game? Being killed by MURDERDETHKILL6969 or being killed by PinkPoodle?

It's my gamer tag! Which would be more humiliating in a deathmatch game? Being killed by MURDERDETHKILL6969 or being killed by PinkPoodle?

I suppose. Ask Princescamp. "You were just killed by A maniacal Pencil."


Anyway, it's not nearly as humiliating as being beaten by drippy here. I couldn't save him, because he has no actual mouth. Believe it or not, he actually has 3 spine bones.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4864/credrippy06838ddefulnc3.png

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4193/sporegif20080618220422nb0.gif

I'm getting the full version tomorrow!

I'm not sure, but I think it will be cheaper for me to order it from EA in the states and have it shipped then buying it from Futureshop.

@Mythmonstor: What the hell is wrong with you? Stop paying for a demo. God damnit. You're playing right into their filthy little hands.

Updated my crow! :D And the wings move with the arms too.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/leonel1982/CRE_Corvid-0684997c_ful.png
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc233/leonel1982/CRE_Corvid-0684997b_ful.png

Also vid;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZykMIGcDt_E

This aint mine but its still amazing:

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/CRE_X-Wing-06845c64_ful.png
and the .png if anyone wants to mess around with this creature

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/stickciv/1213492144114kk7.png

X-Wing monster!

My userpage!

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle

Evolved from a planet with four suns!? :crazyeye:

It's my gamer tag! Which would be more humiliating in a deathmatch game? Being killed by MURDERDETHKILL6969 or being killed by PinkPoodle?

MURDERDETHKILL6969 would be more humiliating because it's probably being used by an idiotic noob.

The Jersey Devil! My first real attempt to create something not my creation.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-4/1305571/CRE_JerseyDevil-06849ab3_sml.jpg

based on this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Nj_devil_notgreyscale.png

The Jersey Devil!!

I'm going to start making all my favorite cryptids. I already made the yeti, maybe the Mothman next.

My Spore page. (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Hitti-Litti)

Holy guacamole, creatures uploaded's almost reached half a million!

Holy guacamole, creatures uploaded's almost reached half a million!

Indeed! I wonder how many universes that fills...

I made one so far. :)

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4027/cre0684a35bfulba1.png

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4258/cre0684a35dfuluk1.png

One more for good measure.
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/8920/cre0684b857fulxt9.png

Here are some of mine!
Blimpie, Bobblecropeter, Goobstopper, and Studious Myffinous
http://croxis.net/spore/Blimpie.pnghttp://croxis.net/spore/Bobblecropeter.pnghttp://croxis.net/spore/Goobstopper.pnghttp://croxis.net/spore/Studious%20Myffinous.png

It's going to be a shame to have eliminate you all...

I come bearing cryptids.

The original mothman.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/817/mothmanstatue2005mo3.jpg

My creation.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3388/cremothman06860d9bfulgy4.png

I couldn't get the colors quite right, and even with the tripled-up wings they aren't as big as his, but it's still pretty good.

Question: Do we have to pay to have our game connect to the online spore universe?

Question: Do we have to pay to have our game connect to the online spore universe?

There has been no mention of that so far, but I highly doubt it. This is one of the main selling points of the game, and to charge for it might just wreck the whole thing.

There has been no mention of that so far, but I highly doubt it. This is one of the main selling points of the game, and to charge for it might just wreck the whole thing.

Even so each creature file is only like 20kb so even if you got a million creations, it'd only take up 19gb of space. And with 60gb servers going as low as $4 a month, I think EA Games can spare it compared to the tsunami of money that will be barreling towards them when Spore is released.

My user page (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/tuxedohamm).

I finally got home from my trip and bought the full version.

I just uploaded this one, I call it Potbellysaurus.
http://ll-397.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/002/397/500002397532_lrg.png

Here's my page:

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GoodGame


On the inappropriate species, I think it'll be a lot of fun to use their form as a casu belli, or to prove that your Tyranno* is the best.


EDIT: If you like the FSM, check out this:
http://ll-707.ea.com/spore/static/thumb/500/002/707/500002707640.png

Edit: Just discovered something funny about the creature creator. I was doing a little experiment by editing and saving anew a series of creatures (as a little slime mold to snail to crab evolution minigame). Apparently at about the 7th save of creations from editing the last creature, you can't save a new creature in series. I was able to save when I created a new creature. Seems like they don't want any meta-gaming in the creature creator, or I guess a protection against some kind of Denial of Service hack.

Alright! The creatures that I had feared were gone forever have showed up on my profile several days after the fact. The unfortunate side effect is that, in struggling to upload one animal, I have in fact uploaded it no less than seven times, under a variety of names. :p Additionally, there are a few creatures of whom I created second copies, so now I have multiple versions of them. I'll get around to removing them shortly.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9947/arixzr2.png

There's a creature that any of you who are aware of Daftpanzer's Neslife 3 might know about.

Now, for a handy resource. I'll be adding more links when the server stops getting errors all the time. If you want to see someone who isn't on the list just add their Spore Username after "http://www.spore.com/view/profile/" :

Civfanatics Usernames: Spore Usernames

Bigfoot3814: GumboVariations (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GumboVariations)
GoodGame: GoodGame (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GoodGame)
Hitti-Litti: Hitti-Litti (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Hitti-Litti)
Janusi: Janusi (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Janusi)
JtheJackal: MechanizedTimber (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)
Leonel: PinkPoodle (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle)
Lord_Iggy: Sphore (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Sphore)
mythmonster2: mythmonster2 (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/mythmonster2)
North King: NordKoenig (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/NordKoenig)
PrinceScamp: Maniacal (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Maniacal)
SuperBeaverInc.: subii (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/subii)
tuxedohamm: tuxedohamm (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/tuxedohamm)

Seems like the server is undergoing some kind of maintenance today as I can't upload anything new. On the upside, the number of creatures is very close to 1 million.

977 200, last I checked.

Aye, but how many are duplicates? I say one page that had 17 of the exact same creature although that was on day two after the official release.

I'd say at least 10% are dupes. Just scan through the first 10 pages of the newest additions and some of the same guys pop up on every other page.

I think EA will have to bit-match the files an eliminate the dupes later on.

I myself am guilty of 'evolving' my creatures. 3 or 4 will look very similar, except a bit different in gait and features. :)


EDIT: BTW, some useless trivea: if you ever seem to appear to 'lose' creatures from the editor (happens if the system/program craps out suddenly), but they're still in your MySpore directory, there's a way to reload them again, but it involves saving them in a slightly different form, since you apparently can't save work that the editor doesn't think you made (even if it has your tag name on it). I suspect that is generating some of the duplicate creatures.

Yeah, I struggled to upload one of my creatures (Chirik/Silikan) for quite a while to no avail, then suddenly 7 of them appeared on the directory. I later cleared them out, except for two which were quite different, as one was a remake of the first, which had mysteriously disappeared from my directory.

1003480 1 million. Impressive for only being out a week.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9323/evolutioov1.png

He's actually a pretty nice guy.

While feasting upon the souls of children? :lol:

Nice one. :thumbsup:

It would be funnier if somehow that creature was a herbivore. :lol:

Tragically, I don't have the 10 dollar full version, so I can only use carnivore mouths.

Tragically, I don't have the 10 dollar full version, so I can only use carnivore mouths.

Yeah, kinda sucks when you're trying to go for the nice creature region :p

I really want to start my Corvid on Earth. But I don't want to have to find it. :(

Tragically, I don't have the 10 dollar full version, so I can only use carnivore mouths.

I do. So I guess if you want to email me a creature file I can put a made-to-order mouth on it. :lol:

I do. So I guess if you want to email me a creature file I can put a made-to-order mouth on it. :lol:

Why don't you just check his spore page?

Curious, we can actually download and open creatures in the CC? I tried that with my page, but it didn't seem to support it.

I don't think you can do it with your own creatures. Other peoples are easy. Just copy the PNG into your creatures folder. They probably didn't want you downloading your own creatures so that you couldn't spam upload your own.

Ok well if you got a creature you want adjusted, post the link here and the head you want and I'll mod it.

Ummm... when we start a new game, can we make our own planet for our creature to evolve on, or does it start on a pre-made game planet?

I don't think you can create your own planet. I think the only things that are actually player-created are the creatures, buildings, and vehicles. Which is still a lot.

I don't think there is a planet designer either. The idea was that the asynchronous sharing would work such that any game that a player had on a particular planet might be copied into another player's universe, as that would make designing the universe easier on the computer system. How one player played their race and planet would influence how that planet and race appeared in other players's games. I think that probably will still hold, just because they are keeping the idea that the universe is large with many solar systems, each with potentially multiple planets.

quoting the wikipedia, which basically was what the 2006 video (the ~35 minute one on youtube ):
During Wright's Long Now Foundation seminar with Brian Eno in June 26, 2006, he mentioned that players would receive statistics of how their creatures would be faring in other players' games, referring to this as the alternate realities of the Spore metaverse. The game would report to the player on how other players interacted with them (for example, how many times other players destroyed their planet). The personalities of user-created species are dependent on how the user played them.[23]

Youtube has a great number of Spore videos of earlier designer notes, just that the problem is some stuff was cut out.

YOu should be able to terraform the planet enough so that its almost like you are creating a planet though.

Right, I forgot about that. However, you can only do that once you reach the space section, and by then your creature is all evolved up. I think you can abduct creatures and put them on your new planets, so if you wanted to monitor evolution I guess you could.

Yeah one of the UFO tricks is to drop monoliths which will instantly take a race from the creature phase to the tribe phase.

Personally, I don't think 4 billion planets is enough... :undecide:

Personally, I don't think 4 billion planets is enough... :undecide:

For me it probably is maybe! I'm going to do a Species Journal chronicling my Corvid's realization that the planet they live on is not their own and they were transported there by a long lost race of giants from Earth. Basically it'll be like the story to Homeworld with Earth being Hiigara and the robots as the opposing race.

Having Earth in Spore would be a really awesome easter egg in the game! :D

(Not to mention a needle in a 4 billion planet haystack)

Earth is in Spore IIRC, though it will be quite hard to find...

I can't wait to write a log of my species' adventures. BTW, I just got the 10 dollar full editor, so now I can build away! :D

Yay Iggy! Be sure to post pictures!

You can check them all out on the Sporepedia- my username is Sphore. There are some older things I didn't upload, but a lot of my things are online.

I had the chance to meet one of Spore's designers, Chaim Gingold, who worked on the editors. I've written a lengthy report for you to read here (http://spaceoddityblog.planets.gamespy.com/?p=682). Enjoy. :)

Muy bueno, senora! How'd you get to meet him?

Senora, actually. ;)

Thanks! He came to my hometown, where they held a game developers conference, he was listed to give the keynote. I had found his e-mail address, and in a bold move asked him if we could meet. To my delight he said yes. :)

Senora, actually. ;)

Thanks! He came to my hometown, where they held a game developers conference, he was listed to give the keynote. I had found his e-mail address, and in a bold move asked him if we could meet. To my delight he said yes. :)

I saw the conference on the news. Did you meet any other important. famous game developers? Like that guy that invented pong?

Bye the way: why wasn't Sid Meier there?

I wasn't at the conference itself, that would have been much too expensive. I'm not a student, so I would have had to pay several hundred euro.

September 7th is supposedly the release date according to EA.

I bought the character creation thingy for 10 bucks at Walmart. Pretty fun to make creatures but makes me want to play even more. Still fun for 10 bucks.

Oh man just thinking about all the things in my Species Report makes me wish it was September. The Corvid's discovery of their true creation story, evolving into a religious power in space and returning to their original home planet... :cry: 2 MONTHS TO GO!!

I heard from a Sims 2 player friend that SPORE is going to come with a bunch of crazy security software built into it, and it can apparently really mess up your computer. Is this allegation true??

It used to check your computer and connect to the internet every week or so, but they removed that. Other than that, I don't think so.

I heard from a Sims 2 player friend that SPORE is going to come with a bunch of crazy security software built into it, and it can apparently really mess up your computer. Is this allegation true??

According to wikipedia Spore is coming with Securom DRm software.

A disadvantage of this DRM software is that it does not allow one user to login to his/her Spore profile on another user's copy of the game, and that it has a proposed limit of 3 times a user can install the product. The installation limit is triggered each time a user changes a piece of hardware, reformat computer or install/upgrade a new operating system, it takes up one of the activations. Furthermore, when a user uninstalls Spore, the installation count is not reset.

So, if you reinstall your OS or change your hardware you might not be able play your legitimate copy wich you payed for. It isn't going to stop piracy, it's going to encourage it.

According to wikipedia Spore is coming with Securom DRm software.



So, if you reinstall your OS or change your hardware you might not be able play your legitimate copy wich you payed for. It isn't going to stop piracy, it's going to encourage it.
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Oh I don't think it'll be that bad. I mean after the allotted number of installs, you can call into EA Games and how many times do you need to uninstall and reinstall a game to play? It sounds like installing Windows XP after you finish your allotted number of installations and you have to call in.

I think the only really bad thing with this type of protection is that it ties your right to use the game to the existence of the company. If company doesn't exist then no tech support then no software.

I think the only really bad thing with this type of protection is that it ties your right to use the game to the existence of the company. If company doesn't exist then no tech support then no software.

Well if worse comes to worse, the cracks will live on forever. I mean there's still cracks for Civ 1 out there.

The game is only certificating your copy on the first start and when you download content or updates. Read yourself:
Hey Spore Fans -
We wanted to let you know that we've been hearing your concerns about the online authentication mentioned earlier this week. I didn't want to head into the weekend without getting back to you with some information about how Spore is planning on using this new system.

A few things we wanted you to know:

-We authenticate your game online when you install and launch it the first time.
-We'll re-authenticate when a player uses online features, downloads new content or a patch for their game.
-The new system means you don't have to play with the disc in your computer. And if you are like me, always losing discs, this will be a huge benefit.
-You'll still be able to install and play on multiple computers.
-You can play offline.
We do hope that players will play online - sharing creatures, buildings and vehicles with other players is something that is unique to Spore and one of the coolest features of the game. Every day, when I play the Creature Stage, I get to see wacky and awesome new creatures from my Buddies on the team coming over the hill at me and I can't wait to see what happens when our creative, passionate community starts sharing their creations.

I'd love to write more - but I need to get back to work. We've got a game to finish. :-)

-caryl

Source: http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2008/05/maxis-responds-to-the-spore-drm-controversy.php

Doesn't SPORE download content all the time?

SecuROM is just as useless as any other DRM, perhaps more so than others, but it is not as bad as Starcrap or whatever it's called.

Does the creature creator have that security "feature"?

Does the creature creator have that security "feature"?

Not that I know of. I haven't had any type of troubles with it yet. Of course, I downloaded it, so disks wouldn't be an issue.

If i install spore or creature creator on two separate computers, will I be able to access my spore page on both computers?

Yeah, me and my bro both use it.

Since the creature editor requires you to log into your account, I don't see why not.

what about using the same disk to install?

You can do that too.

Since the creature editor requires you to log into your account, I don't see why not.
Wait, so there going to do a thing similar to Steam? :confused:

Only for using the online user content (i.e. the Sporepedia). There is an offline mode for the CC editor, and I doubt that there won't be the same for Spore itself.

In more pleasant news, GFM has undergone some major changes...

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7884/cregiantfrisbeemonster0yu5.png

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/20/cregiantfrisbeemonster0ld2.png

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9053/sporegif20080710191657nt9.gif

I won't upload him yet... he's not quite perfect.

my spore page. :D

http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PlutonianEmpire

Well, in looking at the system requirements. I declare this game a borderline bloatware (Since I have a 2Ghz Pentium Chip in my laptop).

Also, I'm not too keen with Spore's Digital rights management with a limit of only three installation.

Yes the DRM kind of takes the semi-unpopular direct download management system and makes everyone use that. Supposedly you will be always able call EA's tech support to get your number of installations increased. The annoying thing is that possibly doing minor upgrades to your PC, or minor issues---RAM/CPU temporarily fails, will burn up an installation. At least that's my experience with direct download purchases.

EDIT: anyone know if SPORE especially supports Dual-core?

EDIT: anyone know if SPORE especially supports Dual-core?
I would guess so long as your processor is above 2.0 Ghz there would not be a problem. Not sure if it would cause any false positives (As with the case in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast when Intel Core 2 or later/similar processors will trigger false warnings that the CPU is not fast enough to run the game)

as always, EA takes a great concept, and ruins it. [pissed]

It's laughable how companies are so damn obsessed with using copyprotection, that doesn't end up working anyways.

The challenge to software publishers usually isn't having invulnerable copyprotection, but rather to make it to difficult for joe blow to get a free copy. The publishers don't seriously lose money until joe blow has an easy choice between getting a free copy, and paying full retail.

The challenge to software publishers usually isn't having invulnerable copyprotection, but rather to make it to difficult for joe blow to get a free copy. The publishers don't seriously lose money until joe blow has an easy choice between getting a free copy, and paying full retail.

I think the fact that video games range in the Gb range and that few people have fast broadband connections is enough of a deterrent. In the same time it takes me to download a pirated game, I could have already gone down to the mall, picked up a copy, come back home, installed it and already have played half an hour.

Back when games could fit on floppy disks, it probably would have been a better alternative downloading over a 14.4, which could take an hour. But if I were to download something like Medieval War 2 with a 350k/s connection, it could take me days. Even if there was no DRM on a game, I'd rather get the game ASAP instead of waiting days.

Download times are not a deterrent if you really want the game, and the avereage joe who is downlaoding the game, the most copy protection you have to deal with is a CD key, which is either supplied via a key gen or more often a crack. You have way less DRM to deal with in a pirated copy than a legal copy (as far as I know).

The Spore E3 trailer was excellent

The Spore E3 trailer was excellent

It was! Grr I want this game so bad!

E3 2008 TRAILER @:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVH9Q8M8eaQ

I semi didn't care for the trailer, but nice touch with the movie-style preview. I'd have prefered they did a 300-style "THIS IS SPOREE!!!" rather than that vaguely-could be intelligent design-but it's really you (it's just a game) theme. Fingers-crossed for a dubbed, "300" machinima of Spore.

I think if the game is straight war path like the trailer implies, rather than highly variable like the batch of gameplay videos from a month agos, I'll play it for only a month. It's gonna need CIV4 variable play styles to keep me interested. The 500x versions of your favorite dinosaur, video game character, noveau art in the creature creator aren't interesting to me 1 month later. Same for the building & vehicle editors. If there isn't lots of functional game choices, it's gonna be dull window-dressing after a month of gaming.

Fingers-crossed.

E3 2008 TRAILER @:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVH9Q8M8eaQ

I semi didn't care for the trailer, but nice touch with the movie-style preview. I'd have prefered they did a 300-style "THIS IS SPOREE!!!" rather than that vaguely-could be intelligent design-but it's really you (it's just a game) theme. Fingers-crossed for a dubbed, "300" machinima of Spore.

I think if the game is straight war path like the trailer implies, rather than highly variable like the batch of gameplay videos from a month agos, I'll play it for only a month. It's gonna need CIV4 variable play styles to keep me interested. The 500x versions of your favorite dinosaur, video game character, noveau art in the creature creator aren't interesting to me 1 month later. Same for the building & vehicle editors. If there isn't lots of functional game choices, it's gonna be dull window-dressing after a month of gaming.

Fingers-crossed.

Spore supports intelligent design! DON'T PLAY IT!

Great video demonstration from Gamestop.com
Spore E3 2008 Stage Show Demo (http://www.gamespot.com/video/926714/6194325/videoplayerpop?rgroup=e32008_story)

Highlights

Explains how you can (if you want to) limit what creatures appear in your game
Shows the little seen tribal stage
You get to see the clothing editor!
Talks about epic creatures


Looks amazing

That is a nice video. Looks like they haven't tried to last minute revamp the game into a warmongering-only thing. Cool that the social tactic involves a bit of a mini-game. Kind of funny the way the one speaker used the social tactic as a set-up for murder.

This game sounds like it will give me a chance to play Starcraft from the perspective of the Xel'Naga! I will, of course, create the Zerg, because they are bad ass, and the most resource efficient race.
Technically, that would make it a 'sim Zerus' game.

Just an idea I picked up from the Gamingsteve forums- if we all tag our creatures with 'Civfanatics', then we can easily find anything made by another Civfanatican. I'll do this for all of my creatures soon, and it would be great if others could do the same.

I can do the same...I am already using a Sporeum tag for their site.

It's a crime that there hasn't been any actual news of Spore in this thread lately! So I present you with GOOD NEWS! And bad news...

First the bad news;
Spore Microtransactions Still On The Menu
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/85347-Spore-Microtransactions-Still-On-The-Menu

Basically the basics of sharing your critters online is still going to be free, no question about it. But essentially they might be going the route of a Sims 2 label in terms of the Stuff addon's. Personally I don't mind the expansions as I felt Nightlife's addition of drivable cars and Apartment Life's addition of apartments is truly necessary, but I can get better and far more numerous addon's from ModTheSims2.com when it comes to the Stuff boxes. But frankly I don't think things like Stuff boxes for Spore on the purpose of recouping development costs as this game will easily sell a million.

Apart from that, here's the good news!;
Spore Will Be Done in Roughly a Week
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169060

Less than a week before it goes gold! All that would be left is a 39 day wait as of this post before we can ruin our lives and have serious sleep problems!

Maxis had said at E3 that the only microtransactions would be the custom 3D figurines. Basically you could get a toy cut of your favorite creature. No doubt there'll be mad expansions like the Sims2.

Spore label inside of EA, because the back-end system works so well that we're able to monetize body parts, plant parts, car parts, planets - as a way to generate incremental revenue off an install base of several million active users

Though this is the CEO's plan. Personally I think there will be a backlash against such a move. They'll cook their golden goose.

Wait, so they'd charge small prices for new body/building/vehicle parts which they create? My first reaction is one of distaste, but isn't this pretty much the same as buying expansion packs?

Am I understanding this correctly? This is much more devious than expansion packs, as I'm a bit obsessive about having every patch and 'thingy' for each game I own, and this would just become a money drain.

Well, it'll improve my willpower, I suppose. There are plenty of parts as it is, though I could picture more very unique things... At any rate, I hope that this is just EA speculating on possibilities.

I think unless they are making it unmoddable, the only money they are getting from me would be may be scenario driven. Or maybe another evolutionary stage in there.

Well, they'll continue to earn money either through expansions, or through microtransactions, at any rate.

Is it just me or does it seem like you can't download other people's creatures anymore?

I think you're just paranoid. Unless you've been doing something other than downloading the .png file. But then again I haven't downloaded any critters lately but I'll check when I get home.

the download link wasn't there last time i checked...but you can still just right-click the image and "save as"

That's exactly what I do. BTW, more people need to start using the 'Civfanatics' tag.

The game looks like a good idea that will be ruined by attempting to throw in mass appeal.

I think that even despite some unattractive additions, the power of the game's core idea will be enough to make it great. Besides, is there any specific thing that has begun to bother you about the game since it started to change from the original 2005 video?

But essentially they might be going the route of a Sims 2 label in terms of the Stuff addon's.

Well other than being bloatware, that turned me off big time.

What exactly did the Sims2 do? I never bothered to get an expansion for it. Isn't it just periodically releasing expansion packs with more features/gimmicks?

What exactly did the Sims2 do? I never bothered to get an expansion for it. Isn't it just periodically releasing expansion packs with more features/gimmicks?
Same thing with the original The Sims. Lots and Lots of Expansion packs coming out almost each month. One or two expansion packs are fine. But a lot of them is just too much. May as well wait for a Deluxe edition that contains all of the expansion packs instead of worrying about losing CD and CD codes.

True, but really, they're still pick-and-choose. Nothing forces you to buy a new game, and if you really want the game that badly, then they probably have earned the money from you. Regardless of what I think of EA's practices, I certainly will support a good game if they make it.

As for supporting dollar and centing us to death with expansion packs, well, I hope that EA gets over that, but frankly, I'm hoping that EA backs down on its more draconian security measures as well, but neither seem very likely, and they don't seem to be things that will greatly affect them either.

I think that even despite some unattractive additions, the power of the game's core idea will be enough to make it great. Besides, is there any specific thing that has begun to bother you about the game since it started to change from the original 2005 video?

Yes, the fact that it looks like it lacks very much depth, the entire game looks like bells and whistles and gimmicks, like its a dumbed down version of something awesome.

I think that the depths is as great as it is in anything Maxis creates- the amount of variations you can make on things is infinite. Yes, there may be something of a directed type of gameplay to the earlier parts of the game, but look at the freedom offered by the editors. And beyond that, in the space phase, there is literally a galaxy full of stars to explore. I can see how some things are dumbed down and caricatured- it's impossible to do otherwise without making the game ridiculously complex or too advanced to play on anything but a supercomputer. If you refer to the 'cartoony' appearance of the game, I'd have to agree with you that I would prefer a more realistic appearance for the creatures, but I can still make amazing things with the creature editor that I'd only been able to imagine before.

I'm still convinced that this will be the most fun and engaging computer game that I have ever played.

BTW, could you define exactly what you mean by 'bells and whistles and gimmicks'? The whole game looks pretty integrated to me.

Harbinger I can't help but agree with you a little. i am still going nto get it and love it probably, but it does look sort of dumbed down. I think it may be the difference between getting a hardcore simcity 4 and a dumbed down variation called simcity societies.

I'm kind of surprised they didn't sell the core game with only the ability to make herbivores and sell expansions for different types. I have a feeling the expansions could include under water and flying creatures.

Societies was an abomination which fully converted me to playing City Life. And yeah, I do agree with you guys, to an extent. The game is simplified from reality- but I believe that this 'caricature' is necessary because a more accurate simulation would be prohibitively complex. However, there is still a colossal amount of things that we will be able to do. I view some of the complaints as (metaphorically) declaring that it is terrible that something has one million features instead of an expected one billion features. Yes, one million is only a thousandth of one billion, but both numbers are still almost inconceivably huge.

And anyway, could anyone specifically say what has dumbed down (other than the graphics)?

The whole thing from reality period, have you seen how simple combat, feeding, mating, herding and survival is period? The gimmicks are in the creature editor, who gives a damn, I dont care about the procedural generation . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . or how you can make any kind of creature you want, it will always regardless of how you make it always follow some stereotype, theres no escaping that. The millions of planets thing is also a bunch of bells and whistles, if there all randomly generated they will get boring with the simplistic gameplay, period. Just watch the gameplay stuff, it seems as if there isnt any strategy really at all and the game is meant more as an entertaining snippet rather than a game you can seriously play and hardcore get into for extended periods of time. Something Ill play through once if that and then mayby touch again a year later and then never again. But, I could be completely wrong.

Well, to each their own, I guess.

I expect the game to be far more varied than that, though I understand your fears that gameplay will become repetitive. However, I am the type of person who still finds playing on the Aquarium world in SimEarth to be fun, so even if the game is repetitive, I doubt that it will grow boring, at least for me.

From the initial GDC 05 presentation I see little change. They obviously removed the creature-water phase which looked simular to the non-water creature phase but with 3-axis movement. Unless they kept fully functioning flight in the original out-of-water phase(which looks to be reduced to gliding) the water phase would have been more advanced feeling gameplay-wise that would feel seem resricted once on land. Also, being simular in gameplay meant you would do the same thing for two phases in a row which would bore the average person looking to advance to something new at the end of a phase. The only option there would be to merge the two into one creature phase, and it looks as if they didn't do that. Likely a time saving choice that may be added in the future.

The only other change is the merging of the city and civ phases which only makes sense. Even in civilization we focus our time on building the cities up while also taking over our rivals. The city aspect of the game was too simple even in '05 to really be a whole phase to itself.

Personally I don't see any major changes to the game that make it any worse than what originally wowwed me back in 2005. The only major change is that I've been seeing the same game for the past 3 years and have gotten used to the overall concept. Add to that the potential for over expectation due to other fans imagining what might be possible without any real proof and you have the risk of the current game no longer being as amazing as one remembers.

I for one await its release.

I agree, tuxedohamm, the last demo by Will Wright for Comic-Con, shows the last two stages and very much worth watching:

http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=12766

The shallow game play doesn't concern me at all as I see the focus being primarily on creating.

I really consider Spore to be like the first SimCity. A kind of proof of concept. Perhaps they'll have civilization eras like the Classical or Industrial ages or include something deeper with Spore 2000 or beyond but for now, I'm absolutely ecstatic that there is an actual application in which such a game concept works.

I certainly know that I'm going to enjoy making my own units and exploring unique planets.

Anyone having links to their creations in Spore Creature Creator?

Anyone having links to their creations in Spore Creature Creator?

Someone made a list of all our Spore names earlier.

Yes, and creators from this site tag their work with 'civfanatics'.

BTW, I have a Public Service Announcement to make.

The user 'Green' (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Green) has become a featured creator entirely by stealing other players creations, resizing the eyes, renaming and tagging them, and taking credit for them as his own. For example, look at Green's Cheeky (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=srt-hr%3Ausr-Green%3Asast-500007312688), then compare it to User 'Regalia' (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Regalia)s Snuffles (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Regalia%3Asast-500004873926%3Apg-20). Regalia's actually an excellent creator, by the way, check out some of his stuff. But that's getting off topic.

As a group, I feel it is our responsibility to vote down his stolen animals, vote up the originals, created by the hard work of other Sporeans, and report his work. We need to stomp down on this kind of behaviour now!

Lord_Iggy/Sphore

And here's the complete collection of Civfanatics who have provided their profiles:

Civfanatics Usernames: Spore Usernames

Bigfoot3814: GumboVariations (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GumboVariations)
GoodGame: GoodGame (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GoodGame)
Hitti-Litti: Hitti-Litti (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Hitti-Litti)
Janusi: Janusi (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Janusi)
JtheJackal: MechanizedTimber (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)
Leonel: PinkPoodle (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle)
Lord_Iggy: Sphore (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Sphore)
mythmonster2: mythmonster2 (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/mythmonster2)
North King: NordKoenig (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/NordKoenig)
PrinceScamp: Maniacal (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Maniacal)
SuperBeaverInc.: subii (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/subii)
tuxedohamm: tuxedohamm (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/tuxedohamm)

And here's the complete collection of Civfanatics who have provided their profiles:

Civfanatics Usernames: Spore Usernames

Bigfoot3814: GumboVariations (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GumboVariations)
GoodGame: GoodGame (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GoodGame)
Hitti-Litti: Hitti-Litti (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Hitti-Litti)
Janusi: Janusi (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Janusi)
JtheJackal: MechanizedTimber (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)
Leonel: PinkPoodle (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle)
Lord_Iggy: Sphore (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Sphore)
mythmonster2: mythmonster2 (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/mythmonster2)
North King: NordKoenig (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/NordKoenig)
PrinceScamp: Maniacal (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Maniacal)
SuperBeaverInc.: subii (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/subii)
tuxedohamm: tuxedohamm (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/tuxedohamm)

Good work! Now we need to petition for a Spore forum and put a database of people's sites.

Aww man, none of my uploaded creatures have the civfanatics tag. :sad:

And here's the complete collection of Civfanatics who have provided their profiles:

Civfanatics Usernames: Spore Usernames

Bigfoot3814: GumboVariations (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GumboVariations)
GoodGame: GoodGame (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/GoodGame)
Hitti-Litti: Hitti-Litti (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Hitti-Litti)
Janusi: Janusi (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Janusi)
JtheJackal: MechanizedTimber (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/MechanizedTimber)
Leonel: PinkPoodle (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/PinkPoodle)
Lord_Iggy: Sphore (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Sphore)
mythmonster2: mythmonster2 (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/mythmonster2)
North King: NordKoenig (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/NordKoenig)
PrinceScamp: Maniacal (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Maniacal)
SuperBeaverInc.: subii (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/subii)
tuxedohamm: tuxedohamm (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/tuxedohamm)

I thought I had put mine - guess not.

vbGamer (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/vbGamer)

Good ethics point, but strictly all creation are the property of Maxis, so I don't wait up at night worrying about issues like this. Just as bad is making critters ripping off the work done by the Nintendo artists and others. :raises hand: "I'm guilty".
In the end only EA is going to be going to the bank on this.

Yes, and creators from this site tag their work with 'civfanatics'.

BTW, I have a Public Service Announcement to make.

The user 'Green' (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Green) has become a featured creator entirely by stealing other players creations, resizing the eyes, renaming and tagging them, and taking credit for them as his own. For example, look at Green's Cheeky (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=srt-hr%3Ausr-Green%3Asast-500007312688), then compare it to User 'Regalia' (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Regalia)s Snuffles (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Regalia%3Asast-500004873926%3Apg-20). Regalia's actually an excellent creator, by the way, check out some of his stuff. But that's getting off topic.

As a group, I feel it is our responsibility to vote down his stolen animals, vote up the originals, created by the hard work of other Sporeans, and report his work. We need to stomp down on this kind of behaviour now!

Lord_Iggy/Sphore

My Spore ID is sephonjv btw.

My kids, my wife, and I have all made creatures under the username:

hobgoblin5

Here's mine:
Mechanikus (http://www.spore.com/view/profile/Mechanikus)

Ladies and gentlemen...

SPORE HAS GONE GOLD! Our near 4 year wait is nearly over!

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/08/spore-has-gone.html

Hau niehse.

Woot! Four years has turned into four weeks! :woohoo:

YES! Hallelujah! Now I gotta decide between Spore or Soulcalibur 4...

I'm already sketching up what stuff I'm going to build. :D

I'm already sketching up what stuff I'm going to build. :D

I'm probably going to play through it first, then start out with my Blue Holcyan (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=srch-holcyan%3Asast-500002326317) creature just to see how it handles flight. I'll have to see if I can find those drawings my little cousin and I were doing a few years back (of made up creatures). :D Too bad a creature can't have 17 legs - too complex (one of her drawings -- hey, she was in kindergarten at the time).

I still have to preorder a copy. I wonder how long I would have to wait if I didn't.

I am pre-ordering mine today, for the price of £30. ($60) :D

Not long to wait now. :woohoo:

YES! Hallelujah! Now I gotta decide between Spore or Soulcalibur 4...

Don't allow Mitsurugi to unleash his wrath of fury.

I'm probably going to play through it first, then start out with my Blue Holcyan (http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=srch-holcyan%3Asast-500002326317) creature just to see how it handles flight. I'll have to see if I can find those drawings my little cousin and I were doing a few years back (of made up creatures). :D Too bad a creature can't have 17 legs - too complex (one of her drawings -- hey, she was in kindergarten at the time).

I wonder how a creature like that flies a space ship?

I wonder how a creature like that flies a space ship?

They use one or two sets of graspers (they're under the large wings) to hold on to iron handles in the spaceship while using the other set(s) to manipulate controls and levers. :D

Is anyone planning on getting the 80$ Galactic Edition of Spore? It seems to me its a little overpriced for only two documentaries and 2 books.

Is anyone planning on getting the 80$ Galactic Edition of Spore? It seems to me its a little overpriced for only two documentaries and 2 books.

Not even going to waste my time getting the Galactic Edition as none of it is ingame. I'll be WAAAAAY too busy playing the actual game to look at the extras.