Spore

**Fragony** · 03-06-2006, 15:17

Looks like it is too ambitious for it's own good, it will probably end up like like a series of gimmicks. If they can make it a tight overall package, way to go, but I wouldn't count on it.

**Viking** · 03-06-2006, 19:35

I`ll give it a try, sure; but it`s probably like Civilization 4. Play it a couple of times, and you`ve had enough of it.

**Papewaio** · 03-06-2006, 23:34

Depends on how competitive it can be played... it would be interesting if there were other players at all levels that you could either compete with or help (symbiosis)...

**Crazed Rabbit** · 03-07-2006, 00:19

A civilization of large, sentient venus-fly traps would be great fun!

Crazed Rabbit

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 03-07-2006, 00:36

So if I create a bunch of vicious killing machines they'll appear in other players world's and cause them much grief?

**Zenicetus** · 03-07-2006, 03:08

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

So if I create a bunch of vicious killing machines they'll appear in other players world's and cause them much grief?

Yeah, it sounds like a master server grabs the designs you've created on your hard drive, and stuffs that into a master database. Then when you need an AI opponent (you climb out of the ocean, or discover another planet), the game grabs a design (at random?) from this database and starts running it.

That is a way cool idea.... although I don't know if there is any vetting for quality of the design. People vary in their creativity, and there could be a lot of really bad designs out there. But maybe the random quality makes up for it? You'd never know if your next AI opponent would be something really cool and nasty in an "Alien" kind of way, or a giant pink fluffy bunny, or a sentient Taco with extra hot sauce... or.....

**doc_bean** · 03-07-2006, 18:29

Originally Posted by Zenicetus

Yeah, it sounds like a master server grabs the designs you've created on your hard drive, and stuffs that into a master database. Then when you need an AI opponent (you climb out of the ocean, or discover another planet), the game grabs a design (at random?) from this database and starts running it.

That is a way cool idea.... although I don't know if there is any vetting for quality of the design. People vary in their creativity, and there could be a lot of really bad designs out there. But maybe the random quality makes up for it? You'd never know if your next AI opponent would be something really cool and nasty in an "Alien" kind of way, or a giant pink fluffy bunny, or a sentient Taco with extra hot sauce... or.....

It is supposed to fill in the "gaps" in your game world: predator, herbivore, weak, strong etc. so that you get a kind of ecosystem.

Personally I'm planning on making a whole lot of non-PG characters (is that a leg or... ?) and uploading them

I've also seen November listed, but I doubt it will be November 2006, the game has only been shown at the GDC so far...