Difference between revisions of "Spore"
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− | {{Fixbox|description=Symlink the DLCs prefixes to the main game prefix|fix= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Symlink the DLCs prefixes to the main game prefix|ref=<ref>https://www.protondb.com/app/17440#Sr6IRhA0jQ</ref>|fix= |
# Go to {{folder|{{p|steam}}/compatdata}} | # Go to {{folder|{{p|steam}}/compatdata}} | ||
# Check for the presence of the folders {{folder|17390/}}, {{folder|17440/}} and {{folder|24720/}} | # Check for the presence of the folders {{folder|17390/}}, {{folder|17440/}} and {{folder|24720/}} | ||
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## <code>ln -s 17390/ 24720</code> | ## <code>ln -s 17390/ 24720</code> | ||
# Re-run the game and the DLCs at least once | # Re-run the game and the DLCs at least once | ||
+ | {{ii}} It's also possible to fix the Spore DLC while keeping separate prefixes, this requires registry edits to link to the main game <ref>https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/514#issuecomment-416420377</ref>. However it is recommend to share the same prefix instead. | ||
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Revision as of 15:30, 25 June 2024
Developers | |
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Maxis | |
macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc.[1] |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 7, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | September 7, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 94 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack, Subscription gaming service |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person, Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Life sim, RPG, Strategy |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Spore |
Spore | |
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Spore | 2008 |
Darkspore | 2011 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Spore is a singleplayer third-person and bird's-eye view life sim, RPG and strategy game in the Spore series.
A major game-breaking bug can be triggered during the Tribal stage, rendering a save game corrupt under certain circumstances.[2] See save game data location.
General information
- Spore Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Davoonline's spore modding forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM PA DRM, serial key can be used up to five times. Use this tool to free an activation slot. | |||
GOG.com | Includes all expansion packs. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included exclusively with Xbox Game Pass for PC as part of its version of EA Play. | |||
Origin | Full game. Includes all the main gameplay features. Buy this for the full Spore experience. Included with EA Play. |
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Origin | Limited version that only includes the Spore Creature Creator. Do not buy this if you want the full Spore experience. |
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Steam | Contact EA Support to activate Spore keys on Origin. Included with EA Play (Steam). |
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Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [3] |
- Retail version of Spore can't get the March 2017 update, so online functionality doesn't work. GOG.com, Origin, and Steam versions have this update. Contact EA support to activate retail Spore keys on Origin.[4]
- Avoid having Spore and its DLC's installed from several sources, as this will cause severe issues with savegames and modding.
Spore Creature Creator
- A limited free version of the creature creator from the game; can only be used to create creatures; does not include any other gameplay.
- All creatures created in this utility can be carried over to the full game.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion packs include customization options and missions. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via EA Play. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Creepy & Cute Parts Pack | Adds new parts and animations to the creature creator. | |
Galactic Adventures | Expansion adds new missions to the galactic stage. | |
Spore Bot Parts Pack | Limited promotion during 2010 with Dr. Pepper (USA) which added mech styled parts to the creature creator. |
- Dr. Pepper Bot Parts Pack is notoriously buggy and will cause your game to crash whenever a creature attempts to sing with a bot parts mouth.
- Dr. Pepper Bot Parts Pack has been reported to mess up game installations to the point of being unable to properly re-install the game after uninstalling. It is strongly discouraged to have this DLC installed.
- Galactic Adventures expansion is required to install any mods after the 2017 patch.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches can be installed through the launcher or manually
- Digital versions of Spore do not require manual installations of any patches.
- Windows (1.05.001, 2009): Patches-Scrolls, Softpedia. See also: official patch info
- OS X (1.05.001, 2009): Patches-Scrolls
Skip intro videos
Edit files[5] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\SPORE\Preferences\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17390/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Spore\Games %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Spore Creations\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17390/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 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.[2]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Position affects gameplay. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K. Buttons have improperly aligned hitboxes. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Only enabled when texture quality set to High. Unknown amount. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | Locked at 30 FPS. See High frame rate. | ||
120+ FPS | Locked at 30 FPS. See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen resolution[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Change the frame rate limiter[6] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
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 |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | On by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Use the -locale:en-gb or the -locale:en-us parameter. |
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Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | Use the -locale:cs-cz parameter. |
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Danish | Use the -locale:da-dk parameter. |
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Dutch | Use the -locale:nl-nl parameter. |
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Finnish | Use the -locale:fi-fi parameter. |
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French | Use the -locale:fr-fr parameter. |
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German | Use the -locale:de-de parameter. |
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Greek | ||||
Hungarian | Use the -locale:hu-hu parameter. |
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Italian | Use the -locale:it-it parameter. |
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Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | Use the -locale:no-no parameter. |
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Polish | Use the -locale:pl-pl parameter. |
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Portuguese | Use the -locale:pt-pt parameter. |
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Brazilian Portuguese | Use the -locale:pt-br parameter. |
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Russian | Use the -locale:ru-ru parameter. |
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Spanish | Use the -locale:es-es parameter. |
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Swedish | Use the -locale:sv-se parameter. |
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Thai |
Issues fixed
Runtime Error R6025
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Launch Error [2000] and [1004]
Fix broken registry keys[citation needed] |
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No trees visible on planet from Creature Stage onwards
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
This bug can appear after installing patch 1.04 or the Galactic Adventures expansion. The fixes only affects all future names; any previous objects named BAD_DATA must be changed manually.[7]
Launch the game with -locale:en-us parameter[citation needed] |
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Missing NameGeneration File[citation needed] |
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SporeMaster 2.0[citation needed] |
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This fix is useful for languages other than English and the original Name Generator will be used, or if custom random names are desired.
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Change Planet and Star Names Manually[citation needed] |
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This fix doesn't invoke the Joker Badge.
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Rogues change to babies after evolving/evolve with wrong size
Evolve again.
Launch Error "SporeApp.exe - Entry Point Not Found"
This error occurs when you install SweetFX incorrectly.
Delete dxgi.fx and dxgi.dll |
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DLCs issues on Proton
Spore's DLCs (Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
and Galactic Adventures
) are sold as if they are separate games on Steam. While running under Windows will cause no issues, under Proton each one will have its separate prefix, preventing them from seeing each others files and configs.
- Make note of the Steam ids for Spore and its DLCs:
- Spore:
17390
- Creepy & Cute Parts Pack:
17440
- Galactic Adventures:
24720
Symlink the DLCs prefixes to the main game prefix[8] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
Shader Model support | 2.0, 3.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Modifications
Installing mods
- Mods created after the 2017 patch will not work on the base game; Galactic Adventures expansion will be required.
Base game method (not recommended)[citation needed] |
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Galactic Adventures method (not recommended)[citation needed] |
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GALACTIC ADVENTURES MANUAL METHOD (Not recommended)
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Galactic Adventures method with Spore Modding API (recommended)[citation needed] |
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Sporemodder FX
One of the main modding tools for Spore. Includes easier coding formats, UI editor, texture viewer and model viewer.
Spore ModAPI SDK
The Spore ModAPI SDK allows the creation of C++ mods for Spore. These mods are compiled into .dll
files, that can then be used by the ModAPI Launcher Kit to inject them into Spore.
- Many tutorials are available.
- Goes hand in hand with other mod development tools.
SporeModder Blender Addons
Blender add-ons that include tools for modding Spore.
- RW4 Exporter: Used to export models into Spore to use them for your mods, with support for textures, materials, animations...
- ANIMATION Exporter: Used to export animations that can be played by creatures in Spore.
- GMDL Importer: Used to import Spore creations into Blender (.gmdl files).
- RW4 Importer: Used to import most models in the game into Blender, so you can see how they are made.
- Many tutorials are available.
Spore 450 mods archive
A collection of mods for Spore.
- Contains a wide array of mods, which have been stored for archival purposes.
- The modding community heavily discourages installing these mods. Many are likely to not work and may break your game.
Davoonline Spore Modding Forums
The most used community hub for Spore modding. Contains a huge array of mods.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP1, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB (XP) 768 MB (Vista) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
- 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: GMA 950, GMA 3x00 series
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT Intel Integrated GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM |
- Does not support PowerPC based Macs or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (17390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ EA Reveals SPORE(TM) for the Mac - Market Wired - last accessed on 2017-12-31
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spore Wiki - Major Glitches
- ↑ Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace - last accessed on 20 August 2022
- ↑ Spore Updates - The Sporum - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:aaronth07 on 2017-10-27
- ↑ DavoOnline.com - How to play Spore at 60 fps!!! - Remove 30 fps limit - last accessed on 2018-02-15
- ↑ Bad_Data name for planets and star systems after Patch 1.04 - The Sporum - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ https://www.protondb.com/app/17440#Sr6IRhA0jQ
- ↑ https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/514#issuecomment-416420377