Comments on: The Staring Eyes of Spore

By: Thomas Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:35:35 +0000

It did.

By: Thomas Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:54:14 +0000

I decided on impulse (more fool me) to buy the full version of this via EA’s download store. Thus far, it crashes every time I try to run it. Updating graphics drivers didn’t help. Surveying EA’s troubleshooting site reveal that the game can conflict with…. EA’s own Download Manager.

So not only does this program sit on my computer ensuring I have correct DRM authorisation to run the game I bought, it actually prevents said game from working while it is installed. EA love finding new ways to plumb the depths of suck.

Apparently I can uninstall the EA Download Manager. I’ll let you know if that works.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:34:52 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8j0ITtjVEk

That’s my favourite effort of mine so far.

I had scoffed at the idea of buying the full version but I can see the limited options of the free demo not sating my Dr. Frankenstein needs. :(

By: Yargh

Yargh — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:42:40 +0000

The muscles on the different legs show quite a big variation when you start bulking them up.

Brawnysaurus remains a simple tube, Phatella seems more like a chicken drumstick while Thundercalf grows to juicing body-builder shapes.

For a good example build a long horizontal body, place one set of each leg, grow the hip joint a lot and expand the muscles.

A brief look at the arms shows similar variations. Not to mention that you can pull the hands off arms and add feet to turn them into legs as well. And the arms don’t have the same muscle distribution as the legs.

By: Malagate

Malagate — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:59:46 +0000

Dooh silly EA, I wanted to buy the full creator creator tonight but looks like a little longer to wait, le sigh.

I can at least spend the time making more creatures, or looking at the galaxy on the Spore beginning screen and spinning it really fast so that the face of God appears…
(click on the middle part and try it).

By: Cigol

Cigol — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:18:29 +0000

Hah, that’ll teach me to buy anything from EA directly. Other places have already gotten the game legally but EA are delaying theirs until tonight… which ends up being Tomorrow for us in the UK.

Brilliant service.

By: Donald Duck

Donald Duck — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:36:40 +0000

Buttonbasher on RPS? Where IS the world coming to!
See you on Zog you buttonbasher you.
-Abd.

By: K

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:35:12 +0000

I think most people are going to reach a point where they want more control over individual parts; bigger teeth within a mouth, claw length, more flexible painting, turning off symmetry, and, of course, the moans they make when they're acting like bonobos. (NSFW) I didn't notice hair, did they have hair?

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:16 +0000

“Acquiring the full Spore creator will mean using EA’s digital download service I assume? I think I will wait for the game if that is the case.”

You can buy the Creature Creator in the shops on Friday. Game are advertising it on their website for £5, same as on the EA site.

By: Zed

Zed — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:11:01 +0000

No tentacles, no squid/octopus beak. :o/ Sign me next to the grumpy people.

By: Pod

Pod — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:51:14 +0000

http://dykebeard.drinkhound.com/porn/bonerSPORE.rar
I saw that in the SA thread. It’s a trainer that allows you not to max out on complexity. If it deletes your computer or something, don’t blame me.

here

By: BonSequitur

BonSequitur — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:31:15 +0000

You can make limbs with a near-limitless number of joints. Just hold control while holding a limb, and it’ll attach to the joints of any other limb.

My biggest gripe is that real tentacles are not available, which makes baby Cthulhu angry.

And I think it comes out at midnight, June 17th CST. But don’t quote me on that.