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#1 2008-06-16 11:50 pm
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Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Electronic Arts reminds us that legitimate downloads of the Spore Creature Creator are slated to begin tomorrow on the Spore Website:
Unleash your Creature Creativity!
How do you feel about tentacles? Why only two eyes? Create your own unique creatures and watch them come to life, then share them with the world!
BUILD using 228 drag-and-drop, flexible parts - is it fashion, function, or fashunction?
PAINT with unique patterns, make your creature stand out in a crowd.
PLAY with your creature as it comes to life with dances, poses, and emotions.
SHARE using built-in snapshot and video tools - make your creature a star!
Download the Creature Creator! (Available Tuesday, June 17th)
Thanks Blues. Um... have them critters ready for release day? 
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#2 2008-06-17 9:10 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
$10!?! I was under the impression that everything was going to be included w/ the game. EA has taken M$ business plan on how to nickel and dime a gamer to death.
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#3 2008-06-17 11:20 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
LLEVIATHANN wrote:
EA has taken M$ business plan on how to nickel and dime a gamer to death.
Have you seen how many different variations of the Sims there are? I think EA might be the sensei in this case.
If the game is as cool as the Demo, I don't care.
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#4 2008-06-17 2:38 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
That's microtran$actions in a nutshell.
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#5 2008-06-17 3:43 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
dvpierce wrote:
LLEVIATHANN wrote:
EA has taken M$ business plan on how to nickel and dime a gamer to death.
Have you seen how many different variations of the Sims there are? I think EA might be the sensei in this case.
If the game is as cool as the Demo, I don't care.
Ah good point.
And yeah I've been building critters all day too.
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#6 2008-06-17 10:48 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
I see the splash screen and then it quits.....stupid PC.
EDIT: Unistalled the EA Download Manager and now all is fine...stupid PC.
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#7 2008-06-18 12:31 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
groid wrote:
I see the splash screen and then it quits.....stupid PC.
EDIT: Unistalled the EA Download Manager and now all is fine...stupid PC.
Build smarter, not harder.
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#8 2008-06-18 10:35 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Best thing I've made so far is a flying biped moose.
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#9 2008-06-18 10:58 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
A Rocky/Bullwinkle hybrid?
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#10 2008-06-18 1:54 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
I'm downloading the full version now.
Hey, I'm a consumer whore.
/me continues making demon spiders.
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#11 2008-06-18 5:25 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
"Penis Monsters Invade Spore" (mildly NSFW)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar … p;site=cvg
This video is pretty funny too (also NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rezzXIsoTL4
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#12 2008-06-18 7:27 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Silly humans!
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#13 2008-06-18 11:52 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
How the hell did they make that smurf monster?
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#14 2008-06-19 1:31 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
dvpierce wrote:
How the hell did they make that smurf monster?
Very carefully...
I didn't figure out till last night that I can make the body bigger/smaller if I highlight a vertebrae and use the scroll wheel. Maybe I should have read the readme.
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#15 2008-06-19 9:42 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
groid wrote:
dvpierce wrote:
How the hell did they make that smurf monster?
Very carefully...
I didn't figure out till last night that I can make the body bigger/smaller if I highlight a vertebrae and use the scroll wheel. Maybe I should have read the readme.
That's no fun.
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#16 2008-06-19 11:39 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Booksley wrote:
That's no fun.
Then again...
groid wrote:
dvpierce wrote:
How the hell did they make that smurf monster?
Very carefully...
I didn't figure out till last night that I can make the body bigger/smaller if I highlight a vertebrae and use the scroll wheel. Maybe I should have read the readme... stupid PC.
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#17 2008-06-20 12:15 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
More Halo-related Spore Critters
We mentioned the Spore creation of KraZi Chief yesterday - a thread on our forum has exploded with new content from other creators. Browse through (starting here) for a Halo Wars concept critter, some grunts, some elites, and a jackal! In many cases, the creature file is included, if you want to play with it yourself. Nice work from TheSneak and thebadgerwithin! Update: Looks like Hawty McBloggy's getting in on the action, too. (Louis Wu 12:12:41 UTC)
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#18 2008-06-21 10:26 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
It's a hit.
Delaying the launch of Spore until 2008 apparently hasn't diminished anyone's appreciation for the game's Creature Creator editor. Although it was just released online for $10 earlier this week, EA is already reporting that more than 360,000 creatures have been uploaded to the official game website for sharing with other users.
“The response to the Spore Creature Creator has been overwhelming,” said Lucy Bradshaw, executive producer of Spore at Maxis. “The creativity and passion that the community is putting into their creatures is spectacular. The development team has spent the last 24 hours checking out the amazing creations racing in from all corners of the globe – with peak volume hitting more than 1,000 creatures being shared a minute.”
http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsart … chid=20582
So how many $10 downloads, Lucy?
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#19 2008-06-29 5:27 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
just wondering if anyone's had any problems running this game? I've got an Oct. 07 15" MBP with 10.5.3 and yet every time I click on to run the game I get a "Not found:GL:5538" error and refuses to open up.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail. Googling and searching the Spore website forum hasn't revealed anything either.
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#20 2008-07-03 8:22 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
I get the same error on a Mac Pro. I'm seeing a few more results in Google so maybe other people are finding it too. I logged a support request with EA.
I see this error in the Console too:
4/07/08 10:47:59 AM [0x0-0x261261].com.transgaming.sporecsa 2008-07-04 10:47:59.204 cider[8190:10b] CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData(): Old-style plist parser: missing semicolon in dictionary.
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#21 2008-07-03 8:37 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
EA... Transgaming.. Spore is Cider? Hope it's not a demanding game, and pr0fess0r, we need more info to begin troubleshooting. Particulars please?
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#22 2008-07-03 11:22 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
SCC runs fine for me. Made a cute little creature with three heads and two sets of feet. It's got a new version of Cider, which excites me for other reasons.
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#23 2008-08-04 7:22 pm
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
To alla youse makin' Sp0rn, word is they cracked down on that so's it won't get in the database. Otherwise, get ready to see Nag proved wrong soon, as...
EA's 'Spore' a week from being finished July 29, 2008 1:04 PM PDT
After more than three years of anticipation, Spore is almost finished.
Electronic Arts' evolution game, from legendary designer Will Wright's Maxis studio, is about a week from going "gold," I was told Tuesday by Thomas Vu, a producer on the game who gave me a demo Tuesday morning. Going gold, of course, means the game is about to be sent to manufacturing. EA has said that Spore will launch September 7.
So, most anytime. Go forth and multiply, 'bout 4 weeks from now.
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#24 2008-08-05 12:16 am
Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Spore actually runs well on the Mac. Cider doesn't mean that much of a performance hit. It's not too demanding a game wrt to graphics power, but is rather CPU intensive. Lots of RAM helps too.
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#25 2008-08-16 3:00 am
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Re: Spore Creature Creator 6/17
Maxis: Spore Doesn't Need Demo, Does Need DRM [August 15, 2008, 9:54 pm ET]
Eurogamer has word from Maxis that there will be no demo for Spore, the now-gold life simulation, quoting executive producer Lucy Bradshaw, who also told them "yes, we'll add to the experience," when asked about expansions, but also mentioned plans to eventually distribute the flora editor that was axed from the game. She also addresses the game's controversial DRM scheme, saying
"We do have copy protection, it is a necessary part of our biz, but we've worked to make it something that does not punish the legit owners," Bradshaw said.
"You need to authenticate once at the first install. This happens online. You can install on three separate computers and you do need to register for the online features."
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