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Revision as of 02:53, 24 July 2014
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Maxis | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 26, 2011 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Spore | |
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Spore | 2008 |
Darkspore | 2011 |
Key points
- Persistent internet connection required to play.
- Major bug, Error 73003, prevents random accounts from playing with no known fix.[1][2]
- As of August 23rd, 2013, no longer purchasable at retail and de-listed from digital download platforms.[3]
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- EA Game Page
- EA Answer HQ
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Official Twitter Account
- Official Tumblr Account
- Official YouTube Channel
Availability
- Not purchasable directly from official retailers.
- Windows only.
Version Differences
Limited Edition
- Considered the pre-order edition from all retailers other than directly from EA.
- Limited Edition Trailer (note that the stats of the items differ to those displayed in the video)
- Early unlock of Genetic Hero, Maldri γ (usually available to unlock at level 42).
- Three unique items that cannot be obtained by other means.[4]
Digital Deluxe Edition
- Considered the pre-order edition available directly from EA.
- Same unique items as the Limited Edition
- Early unlock of Genetic Hero, Meditron (which variant is unlocked is unknown).
Essential improvements
Installing mods
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- Modding Darkspore is against the terms of the Darkspore End User License Agreement.[5]
Demo
Download Darkspore from http://darkspore.com/download, once fully installed, log in using your Origin account (you will need to create one if you do not have one).
- Attempting to log into Darkspore without a Darkspore retail key registered to your Origin account will launch the demo.
- All demo progress carries over to the full game.
- Progress is limited to the first 6 levels (up to level 2-2) and a player level of 9, no other features are restricted.[6]
- The full game must be downloaded to play the demo.
- The behaviour when upgrading from the demo to the Limited Edition is unknown.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/99890/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
- All save game data is stored online on Maxis/EA's servers.
Video settings
Custom resolution
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- A re-install is required to change localisation.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian |
Issues fixed
Darkspore not available for play. Try again during a scheduled play test
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Patcher Error [102]
This occurs when Darkspore is installed into a directory that your user account cannot modify.
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Login Error [4001000]
This occurs when there is something invalid with your account details, likely an invalid date of birth.[7]
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Most Graphical Glitches/Bugs
A lot of forced graphics settings do not play nice with Darkspore and can mess with Darkspore's graphics. Known graphical glitches include:
- Green outlines around everything.
- Massively distorted 3D models.
- Missing text/icons.
- Very brightly glowing heroes.
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Originally, logging into Darkspore with an account that does not have a Darkspore retail key registered to it, would open an in-game web browser displaying a page where you could activate your retail key or cancel. This page is no longer available.
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System requirements
- A persistent internet connection is required at all times.[8]
Windows Minimum Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista, 7 Processor (CPU) 3.0 GHz P4 or Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent System memory (RAM) Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 supportError 73003
Effect
Affected users will find that they can start up Darkspore, but attempting to log into their account will fail, displaying error code 73003.
Brief History
- Error 73003 is a long standing, login issue with Darkspore that affects only specific users and has resisted multiple fix attempts by Maxis.
- The exact cause is unknown though the Error Code's description as provided by Maxis to the Official Darkspore Forums' Community Moderators is "Unable to login to sporenet".
- The error has been fixed for some users in the past following server updates, but at the same time, others users have found themselves become affected by it.
Attempting to determine the cause
All testing by the community so far leads to the issue being account side on EA/Maxis' end.
Known to have no effect:- Uninstalling Darkspore, removing all user data and then reinstalling it.
- Attempting to log in on a different computer on the same network.
- Attempting to log in on a different computer on a different internet connection.
Possible workaround for players yet to purchase Darkspore
Assuming that Error 73003 can affect players attempting to play the demo, players should download the Demo before purchasing Darkspore and should check that they can play the demo on their account. If they cannot, they should create a new Origin account and attempt to log into Darkspore with that account when playing Darkspore. This process should be repeated until an account is not affected by Error 73003. The player should then purchase Darkspore for this account.
Contacting EA if you are affected
A number of players have talked about how they have contacted an EA Game Advisor complaining about being affected by this error. A lot claim to have received money off of other games and in some cases, full games of similar value when trying to obtain a refund for their purchase. These claims cannot be confirmed however.
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/99890/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (99890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Darkspore Forums - Thread in Networking Issues sub-forum
- ↑ EA Answer HQ - Thread in Darkspore section
- ↑ Darkspore Forums - Darkspore Delist FAQ
- ↑ Darkspore Forums - Preorder Items
- ↑ Darkspore EULA
- ↑ Darkspore Forums - Original Demo Availability Thread
- ↑ Darkspore Forums - Post on error 4001000
- ↑ EA Help - Darkspore Minimum Requirements