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biznatch · 03-18-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cyrnel

M-U-S-T S-T-A-Y A-W-A-Y.

Does not compute.
I'm already hooked, and haven't tried it yet. Just thinking about it makes feel like a 6 year old on the night before christmas.

MexicanOnABike · 03-18-2006, 03:15 PM

i dont think it'll affect me too much. even the craziest games dont keep me interested for long. and i mean lenght of a session. i still play games that came out 10years ago. i just dont play for hrs on end.

Fremen · 03-18-2006, 05:42 PM

Will this be a strictly pc game, or will it also be for consoles? Anyone know?

Ace_O_Spades · 03-18-2006, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fremen

Will this be a strictly pc game, or will it also be for consoles? Anyone know?

word on the street is that EA is hiring people to port it to handheld consoles...

pacaveli · 03-18-2006, 06:38 PM

i doubt it will be on TV consoles, this is one of those games that wouldn't be as fun on console, just like sim city and warcraft 2

Fremen · 03-19-2006, 12:54 AM

Well then, I hope I don't need to spend an arm and a leg to upgrade my pc to play.

Thanks for the info, Ace & paca.

pacaveli · 03-19-2006, 12:09 PM

prolly going to need around a gb of harddrive space, and a decent video card

xepherys · 03-19-2006, 10:50 PM

I've seen two posted release dates that say 16. October 2006 and 24. October, and a handful that teeter across Q3/Q4 of this year. Also, to the earlier discussion about this being like Creatures and not being a new concept... that's like comparing a matchbox car to a Saleen S7. Sure, they both physicall look like cars, but one you roll around, the other you DRIVE. The concepts of the two are quite different. Creatures allowed you to build a creature, sure... but not with as many dynamic options. It also didn't have RTS elements or extended sim elements or interaction with other players content. Silly people! :-p

MexicanOnABike · 03-20-2006, 12:53 PM

i dont think it'll take too much room on your HD. i mean everything is procedural and you create all your creatures. nothing is preset as far as i saw from the video.

i wonder if the sound effects are diffrent depending on the structure of the creature. ... i hope this comes out soon!

xepherys · 03-20-2006, 02:16 PM

Yeah, specs-wise I'd be suprised if it was too intensive. The screenshots show the graphics to be GOOD, but not "life-like" per se, so the poly count is probably reasonable enough. And yeah, the procedural coding of everything means the actual data footprint of the game, including downloaded content (asynch content), will probbly be pretty small.

Fremen · 03-20-2006, 02:23 PM

What quarter of the year do new video cards come out in? Or does it change from card to card?
Also, when they do come out, do the older cards always drop in price as a result?

Zeraph · 03-20-2006, 06:30 PM

Woa, wow, wowza...how did I miss this? Can't wait to see how this turns out.

xepherys · 03-20-2006, 08:57 PM

Freman... video cards can come out year round. There's some ryhme and reason to it, but it's mostly marketing and PR, so, who knows. And yes, older cards will inevitably drop in price. I really doubt, however, that you'll need too much horsepower, video-wise, for this game.

And yeah, Zeraph, I'm in the same boat. I first saw anything about it yesterday. It's the sleeper hit of the year apparently.

Bacchanal · 03-20-2006, 11:16 PM

I also just ran across this yesterday, and was/am still amazed with it.

I picked up the April 2006 issue of Wired magazine today. It has Will Wright on the cover, and has a very small "sneak peek" of the game. If you've seen the video, you've seen everything this has to offer, except it says "EA will release Spore next year." Quite a wait ahead... dammit.

shakran · 03-20-2006, 11:28 PM

I wonder if it will be Vista only. . .

xepherys · 03-21-2006, 06:48 AM

haha Shakran, I doubt it. Halo 2 is only going that route because of Microsoft Game Studios. I REALLY doubt MS can convince Maxis to go that route. Especially since I'd be shocked if it wasn't dual-platform right from the beginning (Mac/Win) and that would make it laughable to say it "required" Vista.

ScottKuma · 03-21-2006, 06:53 AM

Can't wait to see it.....

And like some of the previous posters, I hope I don't have to spend an arm and a leg to upgrade for it.

shakran · 03-21-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottKuma

Can't wait to see it.....

And like some of the previous posters, I hope I don't have to spend an arm and a leg to upgrade for it.

I dunno that you really will unless xepherys is wrong - in which case you'd have to upgrade to run Vista. And xepherys makes a convincing argument. . . I'd bet he's right.

I think it was the gamespy article (but I'm probably wrong) that compared Spore's graphics processing to the processing-on-the-fly graphics they used to have in the demo scene. From what I understood (and again I could be wrong) it's essentially the same concept. Anyone remember Future Crew? They were getting stunningly good graphical animations to run on a 286. I wouldn't be surprised if this game will run on even low end systems.

xepherys · 03-21-2006, 08:07 PM

Well, the procedural calls that build the creatures, make them work and design the world you play in means that code is pretty slim (events don't have to be coded as much) which means less CPU intensive decisions in the game (for the most part).

shakran · 03-21-2006, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by xepherys

Well, the procedural calls that build the creatures, make them work and design the world you play in means that code is pretty slim (events don't have to be coded as much) which means less CPU intensive decisions in the game (for the most part).

My guess is the only actual traditional graphics will be the interface. . .

xepherys · 03-21-2006, 08:25 PM

It seems that way from what's been shown so far.

Ace_O_Spades · 03-25-2006, 12:19 AM

Yes, they said that the focus was to make it as small and efficient as possible. Each creature file should only be a few Kb each. And the system requirements should be laughably low compared to most contemporary games, and this game will probably blow them out of the water in the FUN department.

Play games not graphics!!

LeviticusMky · 03-27-2006, 10:34 AM

It's on my list.

I'm buying it as soon as it comes out. Normally I wait for a few months, to see what reactions are, but I can't see any reason to wait for this one.

xepherys · 05-11-2006, 03:16 PM

Trailer:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006

Demonstration:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006

And:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006

w00t!

Also note that GameStop is now taking reservations!

MexicanOnABike · 05-15-2006, 06:47 PM

fuck that looked good!

Loup · 05-18-2006, 05:53 PM

Robin Williams demos Spore ... +50 for being awesome

MexicanOnABike · 05-19-2006, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Loup

Robin Williams demos Spore ... +50 for being awesome

ahha! that was freaking awsesome! plus, now we know how easy it really is.

Kadath · 05-19-2006, 10:07 AM

So the program crashes at the end of the Robin Williams demo? Oof.

crow_daw · 05-26-2006, 12:18 PM

Yeah, I heard about this in an interview with Wright for The Week magazine, and he definitely made it sound really cool. You can tell that the man is a genius.

He definitely has put a LOT of thought into this project himself, so I think we can count on it being pretty damn intricate and encompassing. Not to mention fun.

03-18-2006, 03:15 PM	#42 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	i dont think it'll affect me too much. even the craziest games dont keep me interested for long. and i mean lenght of a session. i still play games that came out 10years ago. i just dont play for hrs on end. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

03-18-2006, 05:42 PM	#43 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Will this be a strictly pc game, or will it also be for consoles? Anyone know? __________________ Google

03-18-2006, 06:38 PM	#45 (permalink)
pacaveli Psycho Location: MD	i doubt it will be on TV consoles, this is one of those games that wouldn't be as fun on console, just like sim city and warcraft 2 __________________ Check my blog out. Basically me talking about video games http://gginsights.blogspot.com/

03-19-2006, 12:54 AM	#46 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	Well then, I hope I don't need to spend an arm and a leg to upgrade my pc to play. Thanks for the info, Ace & paca. __________________ Google

03-19-2006, 12:09 PM	#47 (permalink)
pacaveli Psycho Location: MD	prolly going to need around a gb of harddrive space, and a decent video card __________________ Check my blog out. Basically me talking about video games http://gginsights.blogspot.com/

03-19-2006, 10:50 PM	#48 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	I've seen two posted release dates that say 16. October 2006 and 24. October, and a handful that teeter across Q3/Q4 of this year. Also, to the earlier discussion about this being like Creatures and not being a new concept... that's like comparing a matchbox car to a Saleen S7. Sure, they both physicall look like cars, but one you roll around, the other you DRIVE. The concepts of the two are quite different. Creatures allowed you to build a creature, sure... but not with as many dynamic options. It also didn't have RTS elements or extended sim elements or interaction with other players content. Silly people! :-p

03-20-2006, 12:53 PM	#49 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	i dont think it'll take too much room on your HD. i mean everything is procedural and you create all your creatures. nothing is preset as far as i saw from the video. i wonder if the sound effects are diffrent depending on the structure of the creature. ... i hope this comes out soon! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

03-20-2006, 02:16 PM	#50 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Yeah, specs-wise I'd be suprised if it was too intensive. The screenshots show the graphics to be GOOD, but not "life-like" per se, so the poly count is probably reasonable enough. And yeah, the procedural coding of everything means the actual data footprint of the game, including downloaded content (asynch content), will probbly be pretty small.

03-20-2006, 02:23 PM	#51 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	What quarter of the year do new video cards come out in? Or does it change from card to card? Also, when they do come out, do the older cards always drop in price as a result? __________________ Google Last edited by Fremen; 03-20-2006 at 02:26 PM..

03-20-2006, 06:30 PM	#52 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Woa, wow, wowza...how did I miss this? Can't wait to see how this turns out.

03-20-2006, 08:57 PM	#53 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Freman... video cards can come out year round. There's some ryhme and reason to it, but it's mostly marketing and PR, so, who knows. And yes, older cards will inevitably drop in price. I really doubt, however, that you'll need too much horsepower, video-wise, for this game. And yeah, Zeraph, I'm in the same boat. I first saw anything about it yesterday. It's the sleeper hit of the year apparently.

03-20-2006, 11:16 PM	#54 (permalink)
Bacchanal Laid back Location: Jayhawkland	I also just ran across this yesterday, and was/am still amazed with it. I picked up the April 2006 issue of Wired magazine today. It has Will Wright on the cover, and has a very small "sneak peek" of the game. If you've seen the video, you've seen everything this has to offer, except it says "EA will release Spore next year." Quite a wait ahead... dammit.

03-20-2006, 11:28 PM	#55 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	I wonder if it will be Vista only. . .

03-21-2006, 06:48 AM	#56 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	haha Shakran, I doubt it. Halo 2 is only going that route because of Microsoft Game Studios. I REALLY doubt MS can convince Maxis to go that route. Especially since I'd be shocked if it wasn't dual-platform right from the beginning (Mac/Win) and that would make it laughable to say it "required" Vista.

03-21-2006, 06:53 AM	#57 (permalink)
ScottKuma Insane Location: Maineville, OH	Can't wait to see it..... And like some of the previous posters, I hope I don't have to spend an arm and a leg to upgrade for it. __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take from you everything you have. -Gerald R. Ford GoogleMap Me

05-18-2006, 05:53 PM	#66 (permalink)
Loup Pup no More Location: Voted the Best	Robin Williams demos Spore ... +50 for being awesome __________________ "If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it." ~ Frank Tyger

03-21-2006, 08:07 PM	#59 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Well, the procedural calls that build the creatures, make them work and design the world you play in means that code is pretty slim (events don't have to be coded as much) which means less CPU intensive decisions in the game (for the most part).

03-21-2006, 08:25 PM	#61 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	It seems that way from what's been shown so far.

03-25-2006, 12:19 AM	#62 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	Yes, they said that the focus was to make it as small and efficient as possible. Each creature file should only be a few Kb each. And the system requirements should be laughably low compared to most contemporary games, and this game will probably blow them out of the water in the FUN department. Play games not graphics!! __________________ Feh.

03-27-2006, 10:34 AM	#63 (permalink)
LeviticusMky Crazy Location: Minnesota	It's on my list. I'm buying it as soon as it comes out. Normally I wait for a few months, to see what reactions are, but I can't see any reason to wait for this one. __________________ Fact: Global levels of Oxygen are depleting. Fact: Global levels Carbon Dioxide are increasing. (icy hell)Mars<------EARTH------>Venus(burning hell)

05-11-2006, 03:16 PM	#64 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Trailer: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006 Demonstration: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006 And: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=spore+e3+2006 w00t! Also note that GameStop is now taking reservations!

05-15-2006, 06:47 PM	#65 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	fuck that looked good! __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

05-19-2006, 10:07 AM	#68 (permalink)
Kadath Muffled Location: Camazotz	So the program crashes at the end of the Robin Williams demo? Oof. __________________ it's quiet in here

05-26-2006, 12:18 PM	#69 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	Yeah, I heard about this in an interview with Wright for The Week magazine, and he definitely made it sound really cool. You can tell that the man is a genius. He definitely has put a LOT of thought into this project himself, so I think we can count on it being pretty damn intricate and encompassing. Not to mention fun. __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons