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Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:49 am
by deadpool
Spore is a multi-genre "massively single-player online game" developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture.
I just got it today. After playing it for awhile I realised something. It is
awesome. For those of you who are gamers or whatever, i'd highly suggest this game. Its like a cross between The Sims, Civilization & Black & White. Its simply
amazing.
It gets a 5/5 on the deadpool scale of approval.
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:30 am
by iwanttobelieve
Sounds awesome.
Can you evolve into a intergalactic Yowie?
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:24 am
by Kirsty
I was wondering what it was about when some idiot posted it up as art on deviant
but being to lazy to do a search....lol
I might look into that though not usually my thing game wise, I need a change
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:08 pm
by deadpool
I don't think you can add hair, but yes - I am in the process of making myself a Yowie.
I will show you how he goes as he progresses.
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:51 pm
by Kirsty
Can you make your own texture maps in it? or does it work on a texture generator? otherwise you could at least fashion yourself some hair skins
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:57 pm
by deadpool
Texture maps?! Texture generators?! Wow. You know your stuff.
It comes pre-packaged with "skins" for your animal but no fur as such. I'm onto it though
There are ways to do real-time short hair fur, but I can see how they would be tricky to implement in Spore. Long shaggy fur and hair would not be doable without intracharacter collision detection, which Spore doesn't have.
Damnit - but you CAN paint on fur. Good enough?
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:08 pm
by Kirsty
Well if you need help let me know, painting hair is one thing I know I can do lol (and no I didn't paint the hair in my av so please don't think that c**p is my work
)
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:54 pm
by deadpool
Kirsty wrote:Well if you need help let me know, painting hair is one thing I know I can do lol (and no I didn't paint the hair in my av so please don't think that c**p is my work
)
i might take you up on that if need be
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:30 pm
by deadpool
Since this is an off the topic forum - I thought if people don't mind, I might keep everyone up to date on my, as iwantobelieve said, an "intergalactic Yowie".
Something to do, and to keep people amused I guess.
Yes, sometimes I have alot of spare time..
Re: Spore
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:54 pm
by Kirsty
deadpool wrote:Yes, sometimes I have alot of spare time..
Yeah I know that feeling, that's when strange stuff gets doodled in CS
I would love to see some pics of it and see how your intergalactic yowie grows/morphs/evolves
Did you get it a furr coat yet or is it a hairless yowie?
Re: Spore
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:02 am
by deadpool
Well, here's what it looked like (ahh, the cell stage, its wonderful how it doesn't really matter what it looks like):
Here's what it looks like now (slowly getting there):
And here's what its going to look like (once I get to that stage of evolution):
Re: Spore
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:12 am
by Kirsty
Well the end result looks close enough for a game generated figure
you did well with your spored yowie lol I'm guessing not many others if any are making their own BF/Yeti/Yowie
Re: Spore
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:15 am
by deadpool
The final stage I got from the creature creator (all parts unlocked) - i'm doing it the hard way though & finding all those parts myself in game.
Re: Spore
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:25 am
by Kirsty
Oooohhh! Well good luck on that, should keep you entertained for a bit
Yay for cheat codes!
Re: Spore
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:43 am
by deadpool
Hahaha, no cheat codes involved. The creature creator is just something to mess about with in game. Nothing to do with the game-play itself as such.
Its like in Sim City or something how you can design your own buildings or whatever on the side.
Re: Spore
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:50 am
by Stainmaster
if you want to get the feel of it you can download the trial creature creator its not the full game but lets you make creatures up and yes this is a 5/5 game(make that world) its more than a game
http://eu.spore.com/whatisspore/creaturecreator.cfm