Expansions planned

[GoodGame]

An interview confirmed that expansions are already planned. Expect the Sims2 model to be revisted.

One may be focused on plant species.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169375

 

[mrt144]

My girlfriend definitely wants the plant thing to come to reality. She and I are hoping for a marine mammal and also more feline like things. This is good news though considering the Sims model allows you to work with all your expansions at the same time.

 

[Leonel]

I look forward to the expansions! Right now for me, Spore is already so amazing I can't comprehend how it could get any better. A flora editor would be cool but I can't think of anything else that would be cool. Maybe build able space objects or a feudal phase that serves as a transition between tribal and civilization phases or even adding infantry and a more powerful overall costume editor for individual critters?

 

[Jerrymander]

Of course expansions are planned, that's how companies make all their money.
you pay about 2/3rds the cost of the original product for, what? 15% more content?

 

[GenMarshall]

If they are going to do a boatload of expansion packs like they did with the Sims, I may have to wait until the Deluxe edition.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Well, if they do it like the Sims, then the game should still work just fine without the expansions. I expect that the Sporepedia will have effective filters to sort things between different game versions.

 

[Civfan333]

If they are going to do a boatload of expansion packs like they did with the Sims, I may have to wait until the Deluxe edition.

agreed, I don't want to waste a boat-load of money just to find out when I get home "NEW EXPANSION FOR SPORE RELEASES TOMORROW!!".........I'd say some words that can't be repeated here

 

[Angst]

Of course they would release expansions, it's Will Wright.

What to be added as new addons though?

Flora Expansion - customize your envirounment, flowers, trees.

Maritime Expansion - you can play as a water animal, fish, whale.

Aerial Expansion - fly in the skies and develop a race of constantly flying creatures.

Outer Space Expansion - construct space stations, not only colonies, and do the battle of the Death Star, in space, of course.

Planetary Expansion - new planet types, magma planets, dunes, waterworlds, gas planets, more parts for creatures.

Domestication Expansion - introduces the ability to tame or domesticate lesser-than-tribal races, and mount them or otherwise.

 

[GoodGame]

I'm really hoping tribal phase will have clothing, accessories, and tool editors.

 

[salty mud]

I'm really hoping tribal phase will have clothing, accessories, and tool editors.

There are clothing editors and accessories. Not too sure about tool editors though...

 

[Plexus]

Domestication Expansion - introduces the ability to tame or domesticate lesser-than-tribal races, and mount them or otherwise.[/FONT]

Domestication is already in the game; lesser races can be domesticated and they will produce food for your tribe. I do not believe riding is in there, though.

 

[Leonel]

I'd love to see a Feudal phase as a good transition between Tribal and Civilization.

 

[Civfan333]

yeah, that would be awesome..........

 

[Angst]

Domestication is already in the game; lesser races can be domesticated and they will produce food for your tribe. I do not believe riding is in there, though.

I hope that riding will become available. But I thought more about dogs&cats and such.

I'd love to see a Feudal phase as a good transition between Tribal and Civilization.

Or Rennaissance, Medieval, anything.

 

[Popcornlord]

Of course they would release expansions, it's Will Wright.

What to be added as new addons though?

Aerial Expansion - fly in the skies and develop a race of constantly flying creatures.

Isn't this already in? I'm sure you can put wings on your creatures.

Outer Space Expansion - and do the battle of the Death Star, in space, of course.

Death stars are already in, right?

Planetary Expansion - new planet types, magma planets, dunes, waterworlds, gas planets, more parts for creatures.

I know magma types are in, not sure about others.

Domestication Expansion - introduces the ability to tame or domesticate lesser-than-tribal races, and mount them or otherwise.[/FONT]

Again, think it's in.

Anyways, I don't think they'll release an expansion of just one phase. It wouldn't sell.

 

[Angst]

Isn't this already in? I'm sure you can put wings on your creatures.

But they're not based in air, are they? I don't know though...

Death stars are already in, right?

Can you fight in outer space? :O

I know magma types are in, not sure about others.

Just a suggestion if it wasn't in already

Again, think it's in.

I thought that it could be included to display mounted combat instead of just domestication.

Anyways, I don't think they'll release an expansion of just one phase. It wouldn't sell.

What do you mean? I think it would sell. It's like the innumberable Sims expansions - as if Firaxis chose to include Espionage and Corporations in different expansions, not only in BtS - and they're selling, aren't they?

 

[Bigfoot3814]

But they're not based in air, are they? I don't know though...

I'm pretty sure winged creatures can at most glide or hover for a short period of time. No taking to the skies, far as I know.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Of course they would release expansions, it's Will Wright.

Noting that Will Wright never did expansions until Maxis was acquired by EA.

I'd love to see a Feudal phase as a good transition between Tribal and Civilization.

They used to have a City Phase there, but integrated it into early Civilization.

 

[Popcornlord]

But they're not based in air, are they? I don't know though...

Mayby, mayby not. we'll just need to wait a week. (or five days for all those lucky people in europe)

Can you fight in outer space? :O

Same.

I thought that it could be included to display mounted combat instead of just domestication.

Same.

What do you mean? I think it would sell. It's like the innumberable Sims expansions - as if Firaxis chose to include Espionage and Corporations in different expansions, not only in BtS - and they're selling, aren't they?

Well, the sims expansion is a little harder to compare to. The original sims had one phase: life. Spore, however, has 5 unique phases. Even if you were talking about the sims 2, those 5 'phases' of life tie into each other fairly easily, so something mainly affecting adults would also effect kids. I think that spore would be different.

 

[Abaddon]

I can't imagine adding intermediary stages.. too faffy to make work, especially between those that do have that xp and don't.

I presume it will simply add lots of extra body parts, and as had been said, a plant/oceanic idea seems pretty obvious.