Spore!

[Wanted Bob]

I'm looking forward to SPORE here in Canada, but I've got a larger problem at hand. I've registered for a Spore Account, but not once have I been able to log in via the Creature Creator. It gives me an error simply saying that it failed to login whenever I try

Anyone else get this problem, and know any fixes? I've checked many other sites but cant find a decent answer.

 

[Lucid]

Is it just me or is everything up until space just easier if you're rambo and kill everyone? Impressing creatures? Bah be impressed as my creatures ram a horn through your skull. Tribes? Wait for another tribe to send a few units over kill them, heal, rape other tribes now weakened town. Civ? More spammage and then fire the missiles. Seemed like too much of a chore to go about it the other way.

I thought it was actually easier to impress them.
Just constantly keep a flow of food coming in and then just keep some stone axe men/spear men at your tribe's HQ.(about 2 of each does the trick)... and then just assign 2 of each instrument and you're set.
Building up a formidable army in the tribal stage was too troublesome for me because you have to fend off wild animals and tribes that haven't allied themselves to you yet from stealing your goods.
Creature stage was easier to just kill everyone for me though, instead of having to dance and charm and all that I just kept evolving my creature to be as badass as possible.

Civ stage was fun too but again, basically a simplified large scale RTS... I just made a bunch of aircraft to protect my cities, ships to protect the ports, and land units scattered through the map.
Cities getting attacked by several factions at once is so epic, just watching the city crumble as every building is destroyed.

 

[TwwIX]

I Am enjoying it immensely. Bashing a game just because it was published by EA, is getting very old if you ask me. The game is a bit cutesy and Sim-ish but a lot of fun.

 

[Kyorisu]

I thought it was actually easier to impress them.
Just constantly keep a flow of food coming in and then just keep some stone axe men/spear men at your tribe's HQ.(about 2 of each does the trick)... and then just assign 2 of each instrument and you're set.
Building up a formidable army in the tribal stage was too troublesome for me because you have to fend off wild animals and tribes that haven't allied themselves to you yet from stealing your goods.
Creature stage was easier to just kill everyone for me though, instead of having to dance and charm and all that I just kept evolving my creature to be as badass as possible.

But that's just it building an army is easy. As I said wait for another town to attack you or attack them and take down a few of their guys, heal up and then crush them. Don't even bother about food or defense unless you're heavily under attack. Food being stolen was never an issue for me.

 

[Lucid]

One thing that I actually really hated about Civ stage was the insta-building. :|
Nothing had to be constructed or anything, you just click and poof it's there and buildings were basically clicked and dragged and made instantly.
If things actually took a few seconds to build, that stage might've been a lot more challenging.

Also, the final uber weapon is ...so cheap. It's basically an instant win.

 

[Evo]

Having problems too logging into my account, anyone else?

 

[Lucid]

The game isn't officially out atm, so I don't think they have the account server up and running just yet.
Also, if anyone says that the game is too short... gtfo.

I played it nonstop yesterday starting at 9 in the morning and I just got to the space stage at midnight, damn good length imo... and now the space stage itself is going to take a good while to beat I'm sure... then afterwards, start over with new creatures/buildings/vehicles. I love the editor so much.

 

[Evo]

True...damn that GAME sending it out early but not making sure the servers are up

 

[kattmat]

Just bought mah spore at GAME, installing now! Hope it's worth all the wait.

 

[Gargantou]

I'm royally pissed because EA are having a lot of problems when it comes to logging in, servers etc..

I've tried to login using three different EA accounts(two I registered now) each and every time it gives me "Invalid Login".. It's BS..

You can't login offline so if you create creatures without being logged in then you can't prove that you originally made them.

 

[Lucid]

Space stage is damn fun.
Except for your allies, they're so annoying.
Seriously, they all have armies so what do they need my single UFO for?!

They constantly nag you for the stupidest things.(kill 5 diseased creatures or our entire ecosystem will collapse!) They can't do that themselves? :frown:

Other than that, I usually ignore them and they don't mind much.

 

[Gargantou]

You ain't got login issues xlucidx? You sonnowabitch!

 

[Lucid]

Just don't try logging in.

You can play without logging in you silly geese.

 

[Vigilante]

Gamespot review is up. Not as high as I'd been hoping .

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/spore/review.html?tag=topslot;thumb;2

IGN review, too:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/907/907454p1.html

 

[Lucid]

Wow, what have we been saying?

F*CK THE REVIEWS.

The game is undeniably awesome, get it.
Ignore the reviewers.

 

[Tarkus]

Any of you guys know were the saved games are? I installed spore on my laptop and now I wanted to try it on the big machine, but have no patience to start a new game right now

 

[OmegaX]

Any of you guys know were the saved games are? I installed spore on my laptop and now I wanted to try it on the big machine, but have no patience to start a new game right now

I did some searching but couldn't find it. Must be hidden pretty well.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

True...damn that GAME sending it out early but not making sure the servers are up

GAME is always reliable, every pre-order I get comes a day early, even with the free, royalmail delivery

BTW, I'm already a space-faring nation, but the game crashed (first time!), so I had to start midway of the Civ stage because a lack of autosave

 

[Kyorisu]

BTW, I'm already a space-faring nation, but the game crashed (first time!), so I had to start midway of the Civ stage because a lack of autosave

I'd like to know who's the genius is who decided the game didn't need autosaves.

 

[OmegaX]

GAME is always reliable, every pre-order I get comes a day early, even with the free, royalmail delivery

BTW, I'm already a space-faring nation, but the game crashed (first time!), so I had to start midway of the Civ stage because a lack of autosave

Man that sucks. Luckily I'm the kind of person that saves even when I do something minor. Just paranoid I guess :cheese:

 

[Shakermaker]

Wow, what have we been saying?

F*CK THE REVIEWS.

The game is undeniably awesome, get it.
Ignore the reviewers.

What the reviews seem to be missing is that going from the cell to the civ fase is the tutorial for the game proper, i.e. space exploration.

And agreed: it's awesome, get it.

 

[Wanted Bob]

So wait. In space stage do you lose control of your civalization, and just use the space ship (I know you still grow your empire, but can you attack enemies with armies?).

 

[OmegaX]

So wait. In space stage do you lose control of your civalization, and just use the space ship (I know you still grow your empire, but can you attack enemies with armies?).

In the space stage your home base is the planet and civilization you have built up. You still have control over it.

You can attack or form alliances with other armies. I'm not sure if you can build up a fleet and attack or not, haven't really made it too far.

 

[DreamThrall]

there is a much higher chance of you getting caught.

Yeah, so? I've still got it preordered. :|

It doesn't matter if you've got it pre-ordered. They don't get you for downloading anything, they get you for uploading it, which is mostly impossible to avoid using torrents, since people can leech from you while you're still downloading. No matter how many copies you buy, you do not have the legal right to distribute the game. Find a private tracker before you start getting nastygrams from your ISP.

 

[Lucid]

Good thing I never seed and I always keep my upload rate at zero, unless it's on private sites... not like they'd get much speed from me anyways.

Anyways, in the space stage you can recruit other ships to help you in your quest for dominance... I've got 2 following me right now.
And you can colonize other planets and start ecosystems but I haven't exactly figured out how that system works just yet.
It's just so fun exploring and finding goodies on planets and trading and stuff.

 

[DreamThrall]

Good thing I never seed and I always keep my upload rate at zero, unless it's on private sites... not like they'd get much speed from me anyways.

As far as I know, simply being able to connect to you is enough.

 

[Nibwoddle]

I can't wait to get to Space! Argh!

All of the tools sound completely awesome. I think I might post a list I found for the benefit of you guys. *starts searching*

EDIT:

Here we go. Minor spoiler warning.














Tools

Abduct: Abducts plants/animals/rares and adds them to your cargo bay.
Ally Laser: A medium strength precision weapon. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Ally Mini Pulse: A weak burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Anti-Matter Bomb: A very powerful weapon, capable of destroying entire cities. Requires the Conquerer 4 or Colonist 4 badge
Artillery: ?
Bribe: ?
Cloak: Cloak your spaceship, making you invisible to others. Requires the Missionista 5 or Colonist 4 badge
Create Creature: Make a creature and get 5 specimens of it in your cargo hold. Requires the Zoologist 3 or Cleaner 3 badge
Edit Creature: Select this tool and click a creature on a planet to edit it. Requires the Zoologist 2 or Cleaner 2 badge
Culture Shocker: ?
Drop Cargo: Eject items from your cargo bay onto a planet. (free)
Mini Laser: A precise, but weak weapon. (free or conqerer 1 or colonist 1)
Laser: A medium strength precision weapon. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Mega Laser: A strong precision weapon. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Enemy Mini Pulse: A weak burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Enemy Pulse: A medium-powered burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Fireworks: (impress people) Requires the Missionista 2 or Traveler 2 badge
Interstellar Drive 1(through 10): Your basic interstellar drive, that allows you to leave your solar system.
Laser: A medium strength precision weapon. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Mind Erase: Use on panicked citizens to calm them. Requires the Missionista 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Monolith: Place a monolith and uplift the species on this planet. Requires the Near Encounters 2 or Zoologist 3 badge
Tribe Civ Uplift: Place a monolith and uplift the species to Civ tech. (?, maybe same as monolith)
Place Colony: Use to place a colony on a planet. (free)
Planet Scan: Scan all the plants and animals with one click. Requires the Zoologist 1 or Cleaner 1 badge
Mini Pulse: A weak burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Pulse: A medium-powered burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Mega Pulse: A powerful burst weapon. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Repair: Restores some of the health to your spaceship. Requires the Missionista 2 or Colonist 1 badge
Scan: Click on plants or animals to get more information about the target. (free)
SETI: Detects intelligent life from far away. (free)
Shield: Protects your ship from damage caused by enemy weapons. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Tribe Worship Device: Worshippers continue to worship you even when they evolve. (?)
Anti-Tank Turret: ?
Global Mind Erase: Calm all the inhabitants of a planet with one click. Requires the Brain Surgeon 2 or Colonist 3 badge
Crop Circles: Draw crop circles near Cities and Tribes to interact with them. Requires the Near Encounters 1 or Traveler 2 badge
Place Bio Stabilizer: Reduce the liklihood of biological disaster on a planet. Requires the Zoologist 3 or Colonist 2 badge
Place Bio Protector: Slow down the rate of biological disasters on a planet. Requires the Zoologist 2 or Colonist 1 badge
Place Spice Storage: Increase the amount of spice that the planet can store. Requires the Trader 3 or Colonist 2 badge
Place Happiness Booster: Keep a planet happy. Requires the Golden Touch 3 or Colonist 2 badge
Place Loyalty Booster: Help a planet maintain loyalty. Requires the Warmonger 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Place Uber Turret: Add the ultimate defense to a planet. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 4 badge
Planet Buster: Destroys an entire planet. Feared by all. Requires the Conquerer 5 or Colonist 5 badge
Hologram Scout: Send a hologram to the planet to scout the planet's surface. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 3 badge
Wildlife Sanctuary: Designates a planet as a wildlife sanctuary, allowing you to place a variety of abducted creatures. Requires the Eco Hero 3 or Zoologist 3 badge
Epicizer: Enlarges a creature to epic proportions. Requires an open foodweb slot to use. Requires the Zoologist 4 or Eco Hero 4 Badge
Species Eradicate: Eradicate an entire species of creature to make way for something new. Requires the Missionista 3 or Cleaner 2 badge
Mini Bomb: A weak bomb, capable of damaging vehicles and buildings. Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Bomb: A medium-powered bomb, capable of destroying vehicles and buildings. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Mega Bomb: A powerful bomb, capable of destroying many vehicles and buildings. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Mini Happy Ray: Use near cities to make them happier. Requires the Missionista 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Medium Happy Ray: Use near cities to make them happier. Requires the Missionista 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Super Happy Ray: Use near cities to make them happier. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 4 badge
Interplanetary Drive: Your basic interplanetary drive, that allows you to leave your planet's orbit. (free)
Basic Energy Storage Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximun energy capacity. Requires the Missionista 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Small Energy Storage Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximun energy capacity. Requires the Missionista 2 or Colonist 2 badge
(Medium energy storage upgrade): Increase your Spaceship's maximun energy capacity. Requires the Missionista 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Extreme Energy Storage Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximun energy capacity. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 4 badge
Energy Pack: Recharge a portion of your Spaceship's energy. Requires the Missionista 2 or Colonist 1 badge
Energy Mega Pack: Recharges your Spaceship's energy to full. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 3 badge
Basic Health Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximum health capacity. Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Small Health Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximum health capacity. Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
(Medium health upgrade): Increase your Spaceship's maximum health capacity. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Extreme Health Upgrade: Increase your Spaceship's maximum health capacity. Requires the Conquerer 4 or Colonist 4 badge
Proton Missile: Fires a homing Proton Missile at it's target. Great against other Spaceships. Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Cargo Extension: Increases cargo bay capacity. (?)
Place Embassy: Increases your relationship with others over time. Requires the Diplomat 2 or Traveler 3 badge
Mini Galactic (/ Solar) Torpedo: ? Requires the Conquerer 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Galactic (/ Solar) Torpedo: ? Requires the Conquerer 2 or Colonist 2 badge
Mega Galactic (/ Solar) Torpedo: ? Requires the Conquerer 3 or Colonist 3 badge
Wormhole Key: Allows you to fly through a black hole. Requires the Traveler 5 or Colonist 5 badge
AOE Repair: Repairs all friendly units near you. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 4 badge
Radar: Signals when you are near important targets. (free)
Rally Call: Rally's your ally Spaceships, causing them to increase their damage output. Requires the Conquerer 4 or Diplomat 4 badge
Repair Pack: Restores some of the health to your spaceship. Requires the Missionista 4 or Colonist 3 badge
Create Steam Pipes: Click on the planet to Terrasculpt Steam Pipes. (?)

Terraforming:

Heat Ray: Click on a planet to raise the temerature. Requires the Missionista 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Cold Ray: Click on planet to lower the temperature. Requires the Missionista 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Cloud Seeder: Click on the planet to raise the atmosphere level. Requires the Missionista 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Cloud Vacuum: Click on the planet to lower the atmosphere level. Requires the Missionista 1 or Colonist 1 badge
Hot Cloud Seeder: Click on the planet to raise both temperature and atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 1 or Colonist 2 badge
Cold Cloud Seeder: Click on the planet to lower temperature and raise atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 1 or Colonist 2 badge
Hot Cloud Vacuum: Use to raise temerature & lower atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 1 or Colonist 2 badge
Cold Cloud Vacuum: Use to lower both temperature & atmosphere. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 1 or Colonist 2 badge

Meteor Shower: Hurl meteors at planet to raise the temperature. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 2 or Colonist 3 badge
Ice Storm: Use to lower both temperature and atmosphere. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 2 or Colonist 3 badge
Atmosphere Generator: Place on the planet to raise the atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 2 or Colonist 3 badge
Drought Generator: Place on a planet to lower the atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 2 or Colonist 3 badge
Volcano: Use to raise both the temperature & atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 3 or Colonist 4 badge
Ice Comet: Hurl an ice comet at the planet to lower temperature and raise atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 3 or Colonist 4 badge
Asteroid: Hurls an asteroid at the planet raising the temperature and lowering atmosphere. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 3 or Colonist 4 badge
Atmosphere Freezer: Place on the planet to lower both temperature & atmosphere level. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 3 or Colonist 4 badge

Genesis Device: Use this tool to perfectly balance an ecosystem. Requires the Terra-Wrangler 5 or Colonist 5 badge



Badges (unlock tools at different levels)

Joker: You don't want to earn the Joker badge you cheater! (Probably you get tagged with this if you cheat.)
Dance with the Devil: Ally with the Grob.
Badge Outta Heck: Defeat the Grob.
Captain's Badge: (Complete the initial UFO tutorial.)

Body Guard: Defend 2 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 friends.
Brain Surgeon: Convert 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 creatures to Tribe.
Cleaner: Complete 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 eradication missions.
Collector: Collect 3 / 8 / 20 / 50 / 100 artifacts.
Colonist: Place 5 / 20 / 50 / 100 / 170 colony buildings.
Conquerer: Conquer 2 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 planets.
Diplomat: Form 1 / 2 / 5 / 10 / 20 alliances.
Eco Hero: Avert 2 / 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 eco disasters.
Economist: Purchase 2 / 5 / 10 / 18 / 30 solar systems.
Empire: Expand to 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 solar systems.
Explorer: Explore 5 / 25 / 100 / 250 / 500 solar systems.
Frequent Flyer: Fly between 20 / 100 / 300 / 600 / 1000 solar systems.
Golden Touch: Accumulate 10,000 / 50,000 / 100,000 / 250,000 / 500,000 Sporebucks. (at one time)
Gopher: Complete 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 delivery missions.
Jack of All Trades: Buy 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 tools.
Merchant: Trade for 50,000 / 200,000 / 500,000 / 2,000,000 / 5,000,000 Sporebucks. (accumulative)
Missionista: Complete 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 missions.
Near Encounters: Promote 2 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 civilizations to space-faring.
Planet Artiste: Collect 2 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 artistic terrain brushes.
Sightseer: Make 2 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 cosmic discoveries.
Terra-Wrangler: Improve the terraforming score of 5 / 15 / 30 / 60 / 100 planets.
Trader: Establish 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 70 trade routes.
Traveler: Contact 3 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 150 empires.
Warmonger: Start 1 / 3 / 8 / 20 / 50 wars.
Wonderland Wanderer: Discover 1 / 2 / 4 / 7 / 12 storybook planets.
Zoologist: Fill out 2 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 ecosystems.



Tools List with required Badges (besides Colonist Badge)

Brain Surgeon 2: Global Mind Erase
Cleaner 1: Planet Scan
Cleaner 2: Species Eradicate, Edit Creature
Cleaner 3: Create Creature
Conquerer 1: (Enemy / Ally) Mini Pulse, Mini Bomb, Basic Health Upgrade, Mini Galactic / Solar Torpedo, (Mini Laser)
Conquerer 2: (Ally) Laser, (Enemy) Pulse, Bomb, Small Health Upgrade, Galactic / Solar Torpedo
Conquerer 3: Mega Laser, Mega Pulse, Shield, Uber Turret, Mega Bomb, (Medium Health Upgrade), Proton Missile, Mega Galactic / Solar Torpedo
Conquerer 4: Extreme Health Upgrade, Rally Call, Anti-Matter Bomb
Conquerer 5: Planet Buster
Diplomat 2: Place Embassy
Diplomat 4: Rally Call
Eco Hero 3: Wildlife Sanctuary
Eco Hero 4: Epicizer
Golden Touch 3: Place Happiness Booster
Missionista 1: Basic Energy Storage Upgrade, Heat Ray, Cold Ray, Cloud Seeder, Cloud Vacuum
Missionista 2: Mini Happy Ray, Small Energy Storage Upgrade, Energy Pack, Fireworks, Mind Erase, Repair
Missionista 3: Species Eradicate, Medium Happy Ray, (Medium Energy Storage Upgrade)
Missionista 4: Hologram Scout, Super Happy Ray, Extreme Energy Storage Upgrade, Energy Mega Pack, AOE Repair, Repair Pack
Missionista 5: Cloak
Near Encounters 1: Crop Circles
Near Encounters 2: Monolith, (Tribe Civ Uplift)
Terra-Wrangler 1: Hot Cloud Seeder, Cold Cloud Seeder, Hot Cloud Vacuum, Cold Cloud Vacuum
Terra-Wrangler 2: Meteor Shower, Ice Storm, Atmosphere Generator, Drought Generator
Terra-Wrangler 3: Ice Comet, Asteroid, Volcano, Atmosphere Freezer
Terra-Wrangler 5: Genesis Device
Trader 3: Place Spice Storage
Traveler 2: Fireworks, Crop Circles
Traveler 3: Place Embassy
Traveler 5: Wormhole Key
Warmonger 3: Place Loyalty Booster
Zoologist 1: Planet Scan
Zoologist 2: Edit Creature, Place Bio Protector
Zoologist 3: Wildlife Sanctuary, Create Creature, Monolith, (Tribe Civ Uplift), Place Bio Stabilizer
Zoologist 4: Epicizer




Tools list which require Colonist

Colonist 1: Heat Ray, Cold Ray, Cloud Seeder, Cloud Vacuum, Mini Galactic / Solar Torpedo, Basic Health Upgrade, Energy Pack, Basic Energy Storage Upgrade, Mini Bomb, Place Bio Protector, Repair, Mini Laser, (Ally / Enemy) Mini Pulse

Colonist 2: Hot Cloud Seeder, Cold Cloud Seeder, Hot Cloud Vacuum, Cold Cloud Vacuum, Galactic / Solar Torpedo, Small Health Upgrade, Small Energy Storage Upgrade, Mini Happy Ray, Bomb, Place Happiness Booster, Place Spice Storage, Place Bio Stabilizer, (Enemy) Pulse, Mind Erase, (Ally) Laser

Colonist 3: Meteor Shower, Ice Storm, Atmosphere Generator, Drought Generator, Mega Galactic / Solar Torpedo, Shield, Global Mind Erase, Place Loyalty Booster, Hologram Scout, Mega Bomb, Medium Happy Ray, (Medium Energy Storage Upgrade), (Medium Health Upgrade), Mega Laser, Mega Pulse, Repair Pack, Proton Missile, Energy Mega Pack

Colonist 4: Place Uber Turret, Super Happy Ray, Extreme Energy Storage Upgrade, Extreme Health Upgrade, AOE Repair, Volcano, Ice Comet, Asteroid, Atmosphere Freezer, Anti-Matter Bomb, Cloak

Colonist 5: Wormhole Key, Genesis Device, Planet Buster





NOTE: There are other terraforming tools.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I have two colonies, one of which has a self-sustaining eco-system, I only have to boost atmosphere one last time to put it at T3, and then plant more trees

Green Spice is much fun to trade

10,000 x 4 > 50,000 x 4

 

[Sedako]

Honestly, this game is a let down. I had fun from the cell stage to tribal, but the civ stage was really bland, and the space stage is really repetitive. Having to keep saving/defend your planets is really frustrating, and the quests are basically the same "go here and [verb] this [noun]" monotony. It's a case where jack of all trades, master of none applies

 

[Nibwoddle]

Honestly, this game is a let down. I had fun from the cell stage to tribal, but the civ stage was really bland, and the space stage is really repetitive. Having to keep saving/defend your planets is really frustrating, and the quests are basically the same "go here and [verb] this [noun]" monotony. It's a case where jack of all trades, master of none applies

And that's why you aren't supposed to go about killing everyone. If you're friendly the whole time, you won't have that problem.

 

[Gargantou]

I agree partially with you Sedako but I still think it's a very good basis to work from and the game can go from being a flawed gem to a masterpiece with a few patches and expansions.

 

[stemot]

Well, bought this...support PC exclusives and all that, and I know all about the protection system that, like the Creature Creator before it, allows you to install on 3 different PC's.

So I activated one install on my PC no trouble, then went to install it on the wives PC, installed fine, put her e-mail and password in, and it denies her her on-line content.
All this is exactly same thing I did with CC which allows the same limitations on installs etc except that worked.

Looking on the UK spore forums, seems like it is a server breakdown at EA, as alot of users, who have yet to even activate on one machine, are getting this trouble, and all EA say is they are working on it.
I should ****ing hope so, seeing as how I could be ?35 better off and run it with off-line content anyway with the pirate version I got 2 days ago.

Anyone else having these kind of problems?

 

[Asuka]

Huge let down from what i hear. Seems like all the good in this game is the editor.

 

[Shakermaker]

Huge let down from what i hear. Seems like all the good in this game is the editor.

Then you're not listening to the right persons.

 

[lefty]

I used to think the only part of the game was creating little aliens and watching them run around. Seems like there's a crapload more where that came from.

The space exploration part, expecially the creature stuff and terraforming stuff, reminds me of an old starwars game about gungans planting creatures and shit on Naboo. That game was damn fun.

 

[KagePrototype]

Playing the creature stage feels like playing an MMO. Except on your own.

I'm grinding in a single-player game. >.< Not good not good not good not good

 

[Lucid]

Huge let down from what i hear. Seems like all the good in this game is the editor.

That's okay, just ignore what everyone's saying in the thread.


Also, Nibwoddle, I've established alliances and trade routes up the ass and yet we still keep getting attacked by hostile races.
It's especially frustrating when you try to ally with one of the hostile races and they agree... yet 5 minutes later they're seen attacking one of your planets! D:

Also, can anyone explain how putting a stable atmosphere/ecosystem works? It's a little too confusing for me and I can't really find anything in the game that explains it better.

 

[AmishSlayer]

And that's why you aren't supposed to go about killing everyone. If you're friendly the whole time, you won't have that problem.

Sometimes the game just gives you a lot of enemies. I was allying with everybody I could in space, and I still ended up with 3 nearby hostile races that would constantly attack me.

The game was pretty much exactly what I thought it would be:

Fun to go through once and play with the editor, but too shallow to warrant another playthrough.

It's just not my style. I'm sure the rest of you will have fun with the editors, but I need multiplayer of some kind to properly share and show off my creations. Knowing that my creations are part of the massive Sporepedia and that they MIGHT be seen in other peoples' games isn't good enough.

 

[Asuka]

That's okay, just ignore what everyone's saying in the thread.


Also, Nibwoddle, I've established alliances and trade routes up the ass and yet we still keep getting attacked by hostile races.
It's especially frustrating when you try to ally with one of the hostile races and they agree... yet 5 minutes later they're seen attacking one of your planets! D:

Also, can anyone explain how putting a stable atmosphere/ecosystem works? It's a little too confusing for me and I can't really find anything in the game that explains it better.

Im still getting the game, im the last person to believe or rely on reviews. Im just saying...

 

[Lucid]

Yeah, I know.
I'm somewhat disappointed with the game too... but not to the point of completely hating it.

I'm one of those people who was REALLY looking forward to playing with the editor so it has TONS of replayability for me.