Spore

[Coffee Warlord]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thum...irmed-detailed

Parts and pieces only, they're saying about 100ish.

And a SECOND expansion in 2009, which updates gameplay.

Fuck EA.

[Groundhog]

UPDATES gameplay, or ADDS gameplay?

[TimGuru]

I don't consciously not buy their games, but they really do have a rapacious business model between the Sims treadmill, Madden and now this.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Good Lord, they're already bringing out a $20 expansion pack in November?

Hooked on Spore - Ultimate Spore Fansite

Fuck that, I'll be playing Fallout 3 in November.

Same answer goes for the 2009 expansion as well (hopefully).

[Schmidty]

I'm not going to read 10 pages.

I just bought it, but haven't opened it yet. Should I? Is it good and if so, for how long?

[RendeR]

Yes

it is

For at least a dozen plays through start to space age.

Your mielage may vary on that.

[sachmo71]

New Spore patch 1.2 out

Spore Patch 2

The focus of this patch is to fix bugs that have been reported via our customer service department and directly from the Spore Community.

In addition, we've modified some gameplay tuning, added a way for you to select multiple items for deleting or banning while in Sporepedia and included a cool new planet style.

To get the patch, launch the EA Download Manager to download and install it. If you didn't install the EADM when you installed Spore, you can get it from

http://files.ea.com/downloads/eacore/eadm-installer.exe

This is a PC only patch. Mac users should check back soon.

Note: Please be patient as the patch installs. Depending on your system configuration, the patch install speed may vary.

Features

* Hold down the Control key in Sporepedia to select multiple creations for deleting or banning.
* Hold down the Shift key in Sporepedia to select a range of creations for deleting or banning.
* New planet style: Cubes.

Graphics/Aesthetics

* Fix for game entry screen turning black when banning a creature in a Saved game.
* Fixed issue with flora card in Sporepedia.
* Space phase: Fixed graphic issue with water levels not updating properly with terraform tools so that visible water and atmosphere levels will now correspond in the Atmosphere monitor.
* Fixed problems introduced via atmospheric and drought terraforming tools.
* Improved gaits for multi-legged creatures.
* Improved gaits for creatures with 2 limbs, but without any feet.

Audio

* Space phase: Fixed missing VOX in some animations in Comm Screen.
* Fixed audio issue with switching mode to 5.1 breaking music and VOX.
* Fixed audio syncing issue when minimizing and/or maximizing Spore before opening video.
* Fixed crash with city music player when Save and Load dialogs are present.
* Fix for audio lag and missing models due background loading slow-down on certain single-processor machine configurations. This fix improved overall stability on this machine configuration.

Tuning

* Space phase: Tuned relationship status to update in communication window after completing a mission.
* Tribe phase: Tuned Normal difficulty mode to make social game easier.

Miscellaneous

* Fixed the ESC key to consistently skip the Spore introduction movie.
* Creators: YouTube video uploads are set to private. Go to YouTube.com and log in. Then go to Account >> My Videos to set them to Public if you want to share your videos with the world.
* Creators: Fixed limb joints not being selectable behind other limbs.
* Tribe phase: Fixed crash while harvesting fruit and fish.
* Space phase: Fixed timing bug using Planet Buster during Grox invasion.
* Space phase: Fixed destroyed turrets mission.
* Space phase: Fixed crash when zooming out to full galactic view from the center of the galaxy.
* Fixed for game entry screen staying zoomed in after deleting a game and entering/exiting Sporepedia.
* Space phase: Fixed City Hall updating bug. City Hall will now update to correct version if player has chosen a new City Hall during the transition from Civilization phase to Space phase.
* Space phase: Fixed Vehicles updating bug. Vehicles chosen in the Colony planner will now update without requiring the player to leave and re-enter a planet's atmosphere.
* Fixed crash when transitioning from Tribe phase to Civilization phase
* Discontinued the Bad Baby Achievement.

[sachmo71]

Interesting article on the dumbing down of Spore:

The Escapist : News : The Man Who Made Spore Suckier

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by sachmo71

Interesting article on the dumbing down of Spore:

The Escapist : News : The Man Who Made Spore Suckier

"In the extremely early versions that I toyed around with, I was able to make creatures that shifted under their own weight," explained mflux. "Creatures that exploited the length of their arms or legs for greater reach. Creatures that behave and move true to how they were built. A short bunny-creature would definitely be out-run by the long-legged dragon-giraffe. That was very neat, and it implied several exciting possibilities in gameplay...The strategy that earlier prototypes implied went beyond placement of parts. The length of limbs or spine felt like it mattered. If you had a forward-heavy animal with legs placed in the back, it would run poorly as it tries (and fails) to counteract its own weight."


That sounds like fun. Sucks we didn't get that game.

[Galaril]

I have a new copy of spore opened but played only twice by my daughter. I selling it for $20 plus afew dollars for shipping. If anyone is interested pm me.