Spore

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Spore
Developers

	Maxis
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	September 7, 2008
OS X	September 7, 2008

Spore
Spore	2008
Darkspore	2011

Key points

A major gamebreaking bug can be triggered during the Tribal stage, rendering a save game corrupt under certain circumstances.^[1] See Save game data location.

Locked at 30FPS. To unlock the framerate, see this post for instructions.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Uses SecuROM, a serial key can be used up to five times. Use this tool in order to free an activation slot.
GOG.com		Includes all expansion packs.
Origin		The full base game. Includes all the main gameplay features.
Origin		Does not include the full game. Purchase Spore instead.
Steam		Contact the EA Support to activate any Spore keys on Origin. Does not use the SecuROM DRM.

Spore Creature Creator[edit]

Only the Creature Creator has been included in this version of the game.

All creatures created in this utility can be carried over to the full game.

Spore Creature Creator and Spore should not be installed on the same machine at the same time. Existing save games may corrupt and other issues may arise.^{[citation needed]}

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
Galactic Adventures

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip Intro^{[citation needed]} Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Config\Properties.txt` Add `property playOpeningMovie (hash(playOpeningMovie)) bool` at the end of the file and save. Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Config\ConfigManager.txt` Add `boolProp playOpeningMovie false` at the end of the file and save.

Skip Intro^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Config\Properties.txt
Add property playOpeningMovie (hash(playOpeningMovie)) bool at the end of the file and save.
Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Config\ConfigManager.txt
Add boolProp playOpeningMovie false at the end of the file and save.

Patches[edit]

Patches can be installed through the launcher or manually:

Windows: Patch 1.05.001
OS X: Patch 5.1

Installing mods[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]} Drop any mod packages to `<path-to-game>\Spore\Data`

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Drop any mod packages to <path-to-game>\Spore\Data

Spore Master[edit]

Allows the game's packages to be easily changed and modified.

450 mods archive[edit]

Contains a wide array of mods, which have been stored for archival purposes.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\SPORE\Preferences\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Spore\Games %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Spore Creations
macOS (OS X)

A backup should be made before reaching the Tribal stage. Avoid saving the game, or evolving, while befriending any creatures, or the main save game will corrupt.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Position affects gameplay.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Force through graphics card control panel.
60 FPS	Locked at 30FPS. To unlock the framerate, see this post for instructions.
120+ FPS	See this post.

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Widescreen resolution^{[citation needed]} See Command line arguments. Use `-r:YourWidthxYourHeight`

Widescreen resolution^{[citation needed]}

See Command line arguments.
Use -r:YourWidthxYourHeight

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		In its second stage (the 'tribal' stage), you cannot adjust the y-axis inversion of the camera control.
Controller
Controller support

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		On by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Issues fixed[edit]

Runtime Error R6025[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]} Go to the configuration file(s) location. Delete `Login.prop` and `Preferences.prop`

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Delete Login.prop and Preferences.prop

Launch Error [2000] and [1004][edit]

Fix broken registry keys^{[citation needed]} Go to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\SPORE` Make sure DataDir is your `<path-to-game>\Data\` folder Make sure InstallLoc is your `<path-to-game>` folder Create a 32 bit word named ReIndexYesOrNo with a value of 0 Create a 32 bit word named InstallCompleted with a value of 1

Fix broken registry keys^{[citation needed]}

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\SPORE
Make sure DataDir is your <path-to-game>\Data\ folder
Make sure InstallLoc is your <path-to-game> folder
Create a 32 bit word named ReIndexYesOrNo with a value of 0
Create a 32 bit word named InstallCompleted with a value of 1

No Trees visible on planet from Creature Stage onwards[edit]

After completion of the initial cell stage, the player is prompted to modify their creature for life on land. Immediately after the editor is exited, a cut-scene will show depicting the species migrating onto land. The player may skip this cutscene, but doing so may trigger a semi game-breaking bug where no trees are rendered on that save-game's planet, even after reloading the game. The only fix is to start a new save-game and to let the cut-scene play through. The fact that the game can be started from any stage and all previously created creatures are available for selection at the creation screen means this should cause little disruption.

"BAD_DATA" Names[edit]

This bug can appear after installing Patch 1.04 or SPORE: Galactic Adventures. The fixes only affects all future names, any previous objects named BAD_DATA must be changed manually.^[2]

Launch the game with -locale:en-us parameter^{[citation needed]}

Launch the game with -locale:en-us parameter^{[citation needed]}

Missing NameGeneration File^{[citation needed]} Go into the folder `<path-to-game>\DATA\LOCALE\EN-US\`. Right click on the file named NameGeneration.package and click Copy. Go back to `<path-to-game>\DATA\LOCALE\` and enter the folder `EN-GB` Right click within the folder and click Paste

Missing NameGeneration File^{[citation needed]}

Go into the folder <path-to-game>\DATA\LOCALE\EN-US\.
Right click on the file named NameGeneration.package and click Copy.
Go back to <path-to-game>\DATA\LOCALE\ and enter the folder EN-GB
Right click within the folder and click Paste

SporeMaster 2.0^{[citation needed]} This fix is useful for languages other than English and you want to use your original Name Generator, or if you use custom random names. Download SporeMaster 2.0. If you don't have it, download .NET Framework 3.5. Insert your SPORE disc into your disc drive. Go to `X:\Spore\Data\Locale\`, with X the letter of your disc drive. Copy the folder of your language and paste to your desktop, followed by a folder of any other language. Go into the copied folder of your language. Rename NameGeneration.package to whatever you want. Open SporeMaster twice. In the first, go to the Mod tab, Open the NameGenerator of the other language, press Unpack, go to the Files tab, expand the folder named `#0461227D` and click on `#0FD9C1E3.prop.xml`. In the second, do the same with your NameGenerator. Within `#0FD9C1E3.prop.xml` is the information of the different names. Copy all the names in the file and replace the others. You can add your own custom names. When finished, go to the Mod tab, Press Pack on the second language NameGenerator and replace the `<path-to-game>\Data\Locale\yourlanguage\NameGeneration.package` with the new one.

SporeMaster 2.0^{[citation needed]}

This fix is useful for languages other than English and you want to use your original Name Generator, or if you use custom random names.

Download SporeMaster 2.0.
If you don't have it, download .NET Framework 3.5.
Insert your SPORE disc into your disc drive.
Go to X:\Spore\Data\Locale\, with X the letter of your disc drive.
Copy the folder of your language and paste to your desktop, followed by a folder of any other language.
Go into the copied folder of your language.
Rename NameGeneration.package to whatever you want.
Open SporeMaster twice.
In the first, go to the Mod tab, Open the NameGenerator of the other language, press Unpack, go to the Files tab, expand the folder named #0461227D and click on #0FD9C1E3.prop.xml.
In the second, do the same with your NameGenerator.
Within #0FD9C1E3.prop.xml is the information of the different names. Copy all the names in the file and replace the others. You can add your own custom names.
When finished, go to the Mod tab, Press Pack on the second language NameGenerator and replace the <path-to-game>\Data\Locale\yourlanguage\NameGeneration.package with the new one.

Change Planet and Star Names Manually^{[citation needed]} This fix doesn't invoke the Joker Badge. In the Space Stage, go to another Solar System that isn't yours (or another save game). Press `CTRL`+`C`+`⇧ Shift`. Enter these codes to change names: `rename star X` - Where "X" is the desired name `rename planet X` - Where "X" is the desired name You can rename everything in your own system EXCEPT your home world.

Change Planet and Star Names Manually^{[citation needed]}

This fix doesn't invoke the Joker Badge.

In the Space Stage, go to another Solar System that isn't yours (or another save game).
Press CTRL+C+⇧ Shift.
Enter these codes to change names:

rename star X - Where "X" is the desired name
rename planet X - Where "X" is the desired name

You can rename everything in your own system EXCEPT your home world.

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP1, Vista
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (XP) 768 MB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

OS X
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.3 or higher
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo Processor
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI X1600 Nvidia 7300 GT Intel Integrated GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM

Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 9500, 9600, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850

Supported Nvidia chipsets: FX 5900, FX 5950, 6200, 6500, 6600, 6800, 7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280

Supported Intel integrated graphics chipsets: Windows: GMA 950, GMA 3x00 series. Mac: GMA X3100

The game does not support PowerPC based Macs or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards

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