SPORE SimEarth game

[Chieftess]

It *IS* single player. The only difference is that the worlds are populated by other player's content. Other players don't play with you.

Think of it in Civ terms if the game were to automatically adds units, civs, and other mods that people make here instead of you downloading them yourself. I'm pretty sure there'll be an option not to use the database, though.

 

[RoboPig]

I'm worried about the player interaction, because it doesn't seem like there is a single player version. At the end of the game he's talking about how this is some other player's planet, and then he goes ahead and explodes it. If this IS an online game, it'll be full of annoying griefers who like nothing more than to run around blowing up other planets. If there truly is a standalone single player version, then it should be fun.

no, the computer would simply take a world from another player's computer and play as it, so nothing that i do can affect you.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Actually, it WOULD be fun if you could put one of your races onto an online arena. But the 'massively singleplayer' thing looks like it's going to be quite fun.

 

[Phlegmak]

Well, there's no need for to say it, but I will anyway. SPORE LOOKS AWESOME. God damn, that is the coolest looking spoiler for a video game I've ever seen.

 

[Osymandias]

Just don't make Willosaurus sounds in the store when you do.

*lol* i think i will wander on the safe site and buy it online at amazon; there i can make those sounds in my room and nobody will hear and wonder about me and eventually call the nice men with the white jackets

 

[SilverKnight]

Well, there's no need for to say it, but I will anyway. SPORE LOOKS AWESOME. G** d***, that is the coolest looking spoiler for a video game I've ever seen.

Glad you like it as much as I do, but please, language. Forum rule #1.

Think of it in Civ terms if the game were to automatically adds units, civs, and other mods that people make here instead of you downloading them yourself. I'm pretty sure there'll be an option not to use the database, though.

Well, Will mentioned that everything was procedurally generated, which would lead me to believe that your computer can make the ecosystem based on your creature(s), but he follows it up by noting that [NOTAQUOTE]everything here is another player's creation[/NOTAQUOTE], as in other player's data is almost required. I'm assuming that the computer has or can create a small bank of plants and animals, but that players can totally customize their worlds, and thence upload their shtuff.

SilverKnight

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

What kind of computer might one need for the program? I ask because my computer couldn't handle civ4, and I fear it might not be able to handle Spore.

 

[Sub]

He was running it on a laptop in the presentation. To be honest, I don't think you're going to need a top of the line computer to play this game due to the way it's being built.

 

[Chieftess]

Keep in mind that development computers tend NOT to have a lot of software on them. (They're usually server-like computers in that they have minimal memory resident programs running on them).

Computers used by normal players will tend to have a firewall, AV program, a chat program or two, and other stuff.

BTW, new SPORE screenshots - sort of.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Keep in mind that development computers tend NOT to have a lot of software on them. (They're usually server-like computers in that they have minimal memory resident programs running on them).

Computers used by normal players will tend to have a firewall, AV program, a chat program or two, and other stuff.

BTW, new SPORE screenshots - sort of.

Ooooooh! Aaaaaah!

What magazine is that?

 

[Chieftess]

Not sure which one at the moment. I saw it on GamingSteve's site.

 

[a space oddity]

It's from Wired.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Niceness .

 

[Sub]

 

[a space oddity]

Much better, thanx Sub!

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Very nice indeed! Bravo!!!

 

[SilverKnight]

Wow! Looks fantastic, where did you get that picture from? And what happened to the writing in the black circle?

SilverKnight

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Doesn't Will Wright's next speech happen today? I'm pretty sure it does.

 

[a space oddity]

Indeedy. Actually there are a total of three speeches by members of the Spore team...

Over at Gaming steve's site Will Wright asked permission to show some of the creatures that are already drawn by the posters there. So Spore definately features is his speech today.

 

[Sub]

Yeah, if any of you are interested in this game, Gamingsteve.com is the place to go (The funny thing is I found out about that site from this site). Anyway, they put two powerpoint presentations from two of the speeches up for download. Right click and press save as

https://www.cmpevents.com/sessions/GD/S1541i1.ppt

https://www.cmpevents.com/sessions/GD/S1619i1.ppt