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yeah my game crashed too when i was playing space stage, took me right back to the start of the stage coz that was my last save, turned out to be good though, i needed that first go to learn the ropes and now in half the time my empire is 2x better than before.bennisboy wrote:
Well, I figured we might as well have a thread for talk about the game as a whole.
I got the game earlier today, I'm not blown away by it, but its pretty unique, makes for a nice change of pace from stalker.
I played for a few hours, have to say at first when I did the Cell stage I was a bit like but I got into it and decided not to take it to seriously, which is where I think you really get to enjoy the game.
Played a bit of creature phase as well before the game crashed and I lost ALL my play
Looked pretty promising.
So what does everyone else think?
Btw space stage == more than half the game.
My Star Destroyer owns.
Last edited by Vilham (2008-09-05 18:26:45)
I'm on civilization stage. I have 2 cities, attacked a 3rd, captured it then got absolutely bum raped by about 15 ships. I hate military ships!
Fuck it, I'm gonna pick up my copy on Monday.
Or tomorrow if I'm fucked driving into town after work.
Or tomorrow if I'm fucked driving into town after work.
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(@ Sup too).GateKeeper{NL} wrote:
indeed, the closed+ open beta was alsmost 5 months together.
if i make a project with a server with a network but it fails i cant say " lol hiccups and crashes are normal grade me in about one month"
and you downloaded it illigaly with this reason " I'd rather see the games industry shrivel up and die than take any more steps towards encouraging this DRM-protection / SecuROM crap"
this attitude ofd you is just like ours "EA fails me again"
Closed Beta testing doesn't quite test and stress the network structure and server hardware on the scale that launch-day hysteria does. Come on .Sup, you're a technology buff, you know this. Why are you really whining about the Online servers being faulty on the worldwide release of a hugely-hyped game? It's a minor inconvenience at best... go get your Cell up to Tribe stage and before you know it you'll be logging in easily. No need for such crying.
I'm loving the game too at the moment; I guess I'm the sort of "creative player" that all of the surprisingly-modest reviews describe, because I'm just losing myself in hours of video-making and random building/vehicle creation. I actually found the Civilisation stage a bit of a chore because it just reminded me of any other RTS game on the market (and RTS games are pure tedious boredom on a disc to me), but Space stage is genuinely epic.
Have recorded so many little videos... http://www.xfire.com/video/235d7/ being an example . Such a refreshing game!
My attitude isn't "EA fails again", either. I was highly skeptical of the DRM-protection and the implications it had for casual (and legitime) players. After playing the single-player torrent-version all the way through, and after witnessing the epic scale and the huge potential for a 'different' kind of fun to FPS games, - I've ordered it and expect my legitimate copy to arrive in 2-3 days. There's nothing wrong with that method of game-testing in my opinion. If they had taken the trouble to release a gameplay-demo then I wouldn't have pirated the game. And I certainly will not be whining about any online service difficulties when I get it. It'll all be fixed by the time the week is up! Heaven forbid any of you fellas play a MMORPG from release-day!
Last edited by Uzique (2008-09-05 18:48:23)
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can anyone tell me the best way to trade with other systems? trade with their homeland or what?
almost at the center of the galaxy now
pro tip: save alot. a couple of times i was playing for 3 hours without saving, and my game crashed on me so bye bye 3 hours
pro tip: save alot. a couple of times i was playing for 3 hours without saving, and my game crashed on me so bye bye 3 hours
I'm on Civ, I'm completely surrounded by 9 Green Nation civs, I can't fight back coz I'm rubbish and I can't make allies with them because I've given them enough money already (((((
had the same, till some 3,000HP monster fucked him up...kptk92 wrote:
I'm on Civ, I'm completely surrounded by 9 Green Nation civs, I can't fight back coz I'm rubbish and I can't make allies with them because I've given them enough money already (((((
first there was 1 enemy then all of a sudden all 4 were against me because of my "too big of a nation" joy.....
I wish I had a 3000HP monster fuck them up for me^*AlphA*^ wrote:
had the same, till some 3,000HP monster fucked him up...kptk92 wrote:
I'm on Civ, I'm completely surrounded by 9 Green Nation civs, I can't fight back coz I'm rubbish and I can't make allies with them because I've given them enough money already (((((
Wheres an Epic Known Hackers when I need one. Silly Sam!!
Last edited by kptk92 (2008-09-06 05:46:26)
Damn, I die a lot. Any advice?
what stage?.Sup wrote:
Damn, I die a lot. Any advice?
Just got out of water. Tribal? Btw wheres the default screenshot location? I can't seem to find mine.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
what stage?.Sup wrote:
Damn, I die a lot. Any advice?
Documents > My Spore Creations > Pictures.Sup wrote:
Just got out of water. Tribal? Btw wheres the default screen shot location? I can't seem to find mine.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
what stage?.Sup wrote:
Damn, I die a lot. Any advice?
if you've taken them with C.
if you just got outta the water it's Creature Stage...., I died quite a lot too till I could get a pact together with other of my species...
you have to dance or whatever in front of one of your own in your nest and then he joins you (remember only when you achieved this) then whenever you attack someone he/she is there too (up to 4 or something).
Well I made an alliance but it seems they are pussies. When I attacked some gorillas no one came to help me so I died.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Documents > My Spore Creations > Pictures.Sup wrote:
Just got out of water. Tribal? Btw wheres the default screen shot location? I can't seem to find mine.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
what stage?
if you've taken them with C.
if you just got outta the water it's Creature Stage...., I died quite a lot too till I could get a pact together with other of my species...
you have to dance or whatever in front of one of your own in your nest and then he joins you (remember only when you achieved this) then whenever you attack someone he/she is there too (up to 4 or something).
guess Carnivores are the Hulks of the woods then.Sup wrote:
Well I made an alliance but it seems they are pussies. When I attacked some gorillas no one came to help me so I died.^*AlphA*^ wrote:
Documents > My Spore Creations > Pictures.Sup wrote:
Just got out of water. Tribal? Btw wheres the default screen shot location? I can't seem to find mine.
if you've taken them with C.
if you just got outta the water it's Creature Stage...., I died quite a lot too till I could get a pact together with other of my species...
you have to dance or whatever in front of one of your own in your nest and then he joins you (remember only when you achieved this) then whenever you attack someone he/she is there too (up to 4 or something).
http://i36.tinypic.com/zvy16h.gif
mine even went ahead of me I was like "Wait up DUDEZZ!"
Do I need this game? It looks interesting, can anyone give me a general overview?
So far it looks like you make a race of creatures, and play "conquer the world". Anyone who can elaborate?
So far it looks like you make a race of creatures, and play "conquer the world". Anyone who can elaborate?
I'm not sure creature / tribal alliances do help you out in combat and conquest- but it would be awesome if they did! As far as I understand (and as far as the game explained to me whilst I was playing), alliances only serve as remote-bases and small outposts in the wilds. If you're bashing on some creature packs and need to reheal very quickly, simply run back to an allies' base and they heal you. That's all they do as far as I know . Shame because there is room for so much more... but maybe the devs thought it would take away from the simplicity of the game..Sup wrote:
Well I made an alliance but it seems they are pussies. When I attacked some gorillas no one came to help me so I died.
http://i36.tinypic.com/zvy16h.gif
Its a God-game on the biggest scale imaginable. Think The Sims meets Black & White meets every classic mini-game of gaming history, such as Pac-Man. You start off as a single-celled organism playing a very rudimentary version of Pac-Man, swimming around the primordial gloop eating other micro-bacteria smaller than yourself. You slowly grow and advance more and more through the consumption of other creature's DNA until you're basically the biggest fish in the tidepool. And then, to cut a long story short, you crawl onto land and become a creature; you gain some form of brain and sentience and form small creature-packs; you slowly develop a bigger and bigger creature family and 'group'; you then eventually become intelligent enough to discover fire and form tribes; you then dominate all other tribes (ala Age of Empires); you then advance and develop into a civilisation and go to conquer other civilisations (ala Command & Conquer, Civ-series); and then finally you enter the space-race and enter into a new conquest of galactic supremacy. You play God throughout the entire process... customising and deciding every little thing that makes your creature, what your creature looks like, what 'personality' and tendencies your creature has (loosely separated into Carnivores, Omnivores and Herbivores in the earlier stages), what vehicles and technology your creature has, what buildings and culture your society develops... it just goes on and on. But wait! The best thing about this massive concept is that it is done in a remarkably simplistic and artistic way.MadKatter wrote:
Do I need this game? It looks interesting, can anyone give me a general overview?
So far it looks like you make a race of creatures, and play "conquer the world". Anyone who can elaborate?
Great fun .
Last edited by Uzique (2008-09-06 11:06:50)
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What the hell is with EA games always crashing to desktop? hey're not even programmers, so why do all their games have problems with it
ingame name is Jyden,just got to tribe stage.Have to share with the missus pc hard-disc died today so im on me laptop with crappy graphics till i get it sorted.
Add me to friends list or ban!Uzique wrote:
I'm not sure creature / tribal alliances do help you out in combat and conquest- but it would be awesome if they did! As far as I understand (and as far as the game explained to me whilst I was playing), alliances only serve as remote-bases and small outposts in the wilds. If you're bashing on some creature packs and need to reheal very quickly, simply run back to an allies' base and they heal you. That's all they do as far as I know . Shame because there is room for so much more... but maybe the devs thought it would take away from the simplicity of the game..Sup wrote:
Well I made an alliance but it seems they are pussies. When I attacked some gorillas no one came to help me so I died.
http://i36.tinypic.com/zvy16h.gifGreat fun .MadKatter wrote:
Do I need this game? It looks interesting, can anyone give me a general overview?
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I really am stuck now:
I'm surrounded by 9 other cities on my planet (I'm on Civ Stage) all being controlled by Green Nation. I have given the max amount of gifts I can possibly give to boost my friendship with them. However, it isn't enough to become their ally and they're a massive nation: they have all the money via Spices. I don't have a sea city so no air vehicles for me. I can't use ICBMs either so all I have is a low amount of cash and not a very strong military. Now Green Nation have declared war on me, and I am getting absolutely fucked sideways. I can't capture any cities because their military is pounding mine into the ground.
I am truly fucked
I'm surrounded by 9 other cities on my planet (I'm on Civ Stage) all being controlled by Green Nation. I have given the max amount of gifts I can possibly give to boost my friendship with them. However, it isn't enough to become their ally and they're a massive nation: they have all the money via Spices. I don't have a sea city so no air vehicles for me. I can't use ICBMs either so all I have is a low amount of cash and not a very strong military. Now Green Nation have declared war on me, and I am getting absolutely fucked sideways. I can't capture any cities because their military is pounding mine into the ground.
I am truly fucked
Restart civ stage?kptk92 wrote:
I really am stuck now:
I'm surrounded by 9 other cities on my planet (I'm on Civ Stage) all being controlled by Green Nation. I have given the max amount of gifts I can possibly give to boost my friendship with them. However, it isn't enough to become their ally and they're a massive nation: they have all the money via Spices. I don't have a sea city so no air vehicles for me. I can't use ICBMs either so all I have is a low amount of cash and not a very strong military. Now Green Nation have declared war on me, and I am getting absolutely fucked sideways. I can't capture any cities because their military is pounding mine into the ground.
I am truly fucked
I started attacking other cities pretty much immediately; didn't give them a chance to build up.
I will when I get my legit copy, for now I've just worked through the torrented version of the game. My online-capable version is in the post ..Sup wrote:
Add me to friends list or ban!Uzique wrote:
I'm not sure creature / tribal alliances do help you out in combat and conquest- but it would be awesome if they did! As far as I understand (and as far as the game explained to me whilst I was playing), alliances only serve as remote-bases and small outposts in the wilds. If you're bashing on some creature packs and need to reheal very quickly, simply run back to an allies' base and they heal you. That's all they do as far as I know . Shame because there is room for so much more... but maybe the devs thought it would take away from the simplicity of the game..Sup wrote:
Well I made an alliance but it seems they are pussies. When I attacked some gorillas no one came to help me so I died.
http://i36.tinypic.com/zvy16h.gifGreat fun .MadKatter wrote:
Do I need this game? It looks interesting, can anyone give me a general overview?
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