So, I bought the creature creator, installed it, and when I tried to play it, all the text was replaced with black blurs. So, I reinstalled it, and now It won't start. Just turns the screen black for a second before going back to the desktop. I reinstalled it again, no luck.
Help, please.
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When I was harping about Andalites and Hork-Bajr in this thread last month, I did not expect to find so many. It was like looking through the Animorphs phone book and sex offender registery.
When I was harping about Andalites and Hork-Bajr in this thread last month, I did not expect to find so many. It was like looking through the Animorphs phone book and sex offender registery.
She was 18 when I started, but morphed to a 17 year old, I swear!
Pretty please with a cherry on top that's not a Squig in disguise...
I think he is reluctant to because it is a submission to a contest. Someone could base their own squig of it, or even just make some minor adjustments and recolor it. I'm sure he will post it when the contest is over.
How come your drop bear keeps its balls on the end of trees?
Hahahahahahaha... yeah, I didn't notice that until now. Good stuff. I put two legs down there so that the trees would animate better, but failed to notice that they look like balls. I'll just keep em that way.
So, I bought the creature creator, installed it, and when I tried to play it, all the text was replaced with black blurs. So, I reinstalled it, and now It won't start. Just turns the screen black for a second before going back to the desktop. I reinstalled it again, no luck.
Help, please.
If you bought it from the EA store, uninstall the EA download manager after you install it. Thats the only way I can get my copy to work. :P
So, I bought the creature creator, installed it, and when I tried to play it, all the text was replaced with black blurs. So, I reinstalled it, and now It won't start. Just turns the screen black for a second before going back to the desktop. I reinstalled it again, no luck.
Help, please.
If you bought it from the EA store, uninstall the EA download manager after you install it. Thats the only way I can get my copy to work. :P
I didn't buy it from the EA store.
Also, Uninstalling the EADM still does not let me play.
Commissar Demosthenes on
Steam name: Chicago Ted.
oh god I am not good at battlefield
Are you sure it's not a shader issue with your video card? Open your card's video options and make sure you're giving program access to all of the random shaders and stuff. I had a similar problem trying to run the demo version on my laptop.
Not that it's an encouraging comparison, since it simply won't run on the old brick.
Sorry, went to bed immediately after posting that.
Most likely, there's an icon for your card (nVidia or ATI logo, usually) in your taskbar. If not, there'll be a folder in the Start menu. Either way, find the Settings or Options, uh, option, and somewhere in that menu you should find checkboxes or dropdown menus for changing your shader settings (disable/enable/program-controlled, iirc).
Falls a little short of its promise at every stage but keep in mind its concept is the closest we've come to a game of the Lord our God.
Simple, cute and fun.
Every phase of the journey is a caricatured minigame and focuses on the principles of survival into game mechanics.
At every stage there are things weaker and things that are stronger. Can attack, flee or befriend. The methods for doing these things range from crude to decent. But it's the lifeforms you encounter that are the lifeblood of the game.
On his first playthru at the tribe stage a 150ft monster shaped like a chair attacked a village of old men in wheel chairs. (you can check who made each creature and their description of it). He laughed his ass off watching the battle. The old men in wheel chairs thru spears at the chair until it ran away, the tribe of old men in wheel chairs then celebrated.
Maxis creations are kinda crap compared to the greatness of those created by the public so far. You can't prevent maxis built in creature from appearing.
Giant penis' etc are quickly removed by Maxis but there are still plenty of grotesque creatures to enjoy.
You will love your cells, creatures, vehicles, buildings and spaceships more than other peoples even if you suck at making them. It also feels awesome taking down finely crafted models with your ugly shit.
Sublime nonsensical brilliance will happen at all times.. You will eventually supress the urge to call everyone over anytime something insane happens.
The cell stage is a elegant blend of toy and game.
Creature stage is awkward conflict of game and toy.
Tribe stage is all game and no toy.
Civ stage is all toy and not enough game.
Space stage is a huge game with a sprinkle of toys if you get bored.
Over half the game is epic empire building in space.
cell stage
combat is physics based, if you bump into something and you have a spike you will damage it. Biggest range of beasties, things stronger than you can be up to 10 times bigger, his creature gained an ability to basically drink other cells through a straw, they try to wiggle free until they are pulled apart into meaty chunks.
Creature stage
You cannot import creatures from the creature editor or any already made on the net (wtf), you can do it once you reached tribe but by them you are zoomed out and the personnal connection has been lost as you deal with more of your species.
Difficulty in choosing parts that look good and those that will actually be useful to your creature. Sometimes the best looking parts are the weakest, the strongest mouthpieces are particulary ugly.
Creature designing the highlight of this part.
You can charm other creatures to follow you around, but usually the good creatures will ignore you so you get a band of dna rejects following you. In fights they will not flee even if you tell them to, they'll die and you'll be back on your own. The player became friends with a pear shaped creature called peary that was viciously killed by a bigass dragon, he ate his friends corpse whilst crying. He then lured the evil dragon towards an even stronger creature thus killing the dragon.
Tribe
dozen or so tribe members.
small strategy style game can befriend or attack other tribes to gain weapons and food-gathering gear.
Brisk and satisfying simplification of the rts genre.
Can tame wild animals, play the didgeridoo, go fish, watch other tribes fight, tribal outfit editor but its limited (ugly pieces, can't pick colours, don't really work on weird creatures, there is a top hat and moustache though)
Civilisation stage.
Fun, fast and easy rts, only u have to take over 9 enemy cities of your own species.
This feel wrong, they are your damn creatures, now theres 9 different factions, the AI will build all sorts of vehicles and buildings that don't fit your creature.
You can import other peoples vehicles and weapons, the building editor doesn't actually affect anything its just cosmetic.
You have to zoom right in on your city to see your creature.
The vehicle editor is fantastic, huge variety in what u can build, robot legs, balloons, guns etc, it doesn't have the problem of the creature editor where the best parts aren't necessarily the best looking as it looks at what you've used and spreads points between power health and speed.
It is too easy, even on hard.
Space
UFO design is asthetic (like the building editor)
Once its made u can't change it so make sure it looks good.
Space is HUGE
Other planets are random, sometimes u get unlucky and get lots of very aggressive creatures that will declare war on you all at once.
You may even get declared war on by a race you've never even met.
Once war is declared its hard to end, either take EVERY city in their empire (which may be on lots and lots of planets) or pay them a LOT of money (which is hard due to them constantly attack your income sources). This happens even in easy, it took him 8 hours to end one war on easy.
The AI is programmed to be an asshole.
You can be punished for just exploring by getting all these unwanted wars.
If war comes before you are strong enough you are basically fucked, this is the games biggest flaw, but it could be easily fixed.
Despite this space is the best stage.
Mining colonies on planets. Have to be habitable, tools can be bought for your ufo to do this, includes use of the abduction ray.
The main quest is to get to the centre of the galaxy, its rule by an evil empire, the "ending" is very surprising.
UFO combat is fun once you've geared it up, you can get your allies to supply wingmen.
He used a $200,000 anti-matter missile to destroy a load of enemy ships after luring them into a tight cluster.
Can only be patched using the Ea Downloader.
There is no autosave AT ALL.
PC Gamer UK will have a sporecast that you can subscribe to that will have all the creatures they feel are worthwhile during their play.
Sorry, went to bed immediately after posting that.
Most likely, there's an icon for your card (nVidia or ATI logo, usually) in your taskbar. If not, there'll be a folder in the Start menu. Either way, find the Settings or Options, uh, option, and somewhere in that menu you should find checkboxes or dropdown menus for changing your shader settings (disable/enable/program-controlled, iirc).
If it's not that, I have no idea.
I am so confused.
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oh god I am not good at battlefield
I thought it was generally considered to be well known that the stages running up to Space were just there to prep your critter for it's inevitable galactic domination?
I do hope the rumours about each stage before Space being 15-45 minutes long were false, however.
I thought it was generally considered to be well known that the stages running up to Space were just there to prep your critter for it's inevitable galactic domination?
I do hope the rumours about each stage before Space being 15-45 minutes long were false, however.
Each stage should increase in the time it takes. Cell phase should last 15-45 minutes, the others longer.
So, Best Buy got smart apparently and realized that everyone and their retailing brother was selling the Galactic Edition for $79.99. I'm curious, from those who ordered it when it was $59.99, if they are honoring that price or trying to hit you up for an additional $20 now because of the increase?
I mean, the 100 page Galactic Handbook looks pretty damn sweet, but I don't know if it's worth an extra $30 to me because I'm not ALL that interested in the DVDs or the poster, although the art book sounds cool too.
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The reviews make it looks as if all my worst fears for the game have come true and a broad focus has become a lack of interest in any given stage. Its still a first day purchase, but I'm just so dissapointed that what should have been an amazing evolution game is just a hack and slash (creature phase) I hope someone takes their engine and produces a game which is actually about evolving exciting creatures and seeing how they stack up against each other.
So, Best Buy got smart apparently and realized that everyone and their retailing brother was selling the Galactic Edition for $79.99. I'm curious, from those who ordered it when it was $59.99, if they are honoring that price or trying to hit you up for an additional $20 now because of the increase?
I mean, the 100 page Galactic Handbook looks pretty damn sweet, but I don't know if it's worth an extra $30 to me because I'm not ALL that interested in the DVDs or the poster, although the art book sounds cool too.
That must be what happened. I went looking for it yesterday and couldn't find it at any BBs near my house.
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The reviews make it looks as if all my worst fears for the game have come true and a broad focus has become a lack of interest in any given stage. Its still a first day purchase, but I'm just so dissapointed that what should have been an amazing evolution game is just a hack and slash (creature phase) I hope someone takes their engine and produces a game which is actually about evolving exciting creatures and seeing how they stack up against each other.
Eh...I don't know what you were expecting. I don't see where the majority of your "fear" has been confirmed via the reviews. So you have four basic attacks...via the parts available, in the game, that makes sense. You can still have your epic evolutionary battles because the creature parts have LOADS more use than just aesthetic purposes. If you attack something big and nasty looking by yourself, you're probably going to die.
I don't read the reviews as a lack of focus. This isn't designed to be 5 complete games in one. This is designed to go from point A to B. Maxis, being the kings of wanting players to do whatever the hell they want, has decided you can skip to any point of the game pretty much whenever, but the appeal is to play it through, just like the reviews said. THAT being said, I must say that if you're a fan of X stage, the gameplay is going to appeal enough to you for that to be a worthwhile part.
I'm serious though, I mean, based on ANYTHING that they've been showing for the game for the past forever, where exactly did your expectation of anything other than a hack'n'slash come from? I mean, shit, with successive generations where you are gaining new parts and points by eating things and making friends, where is the evolution NOT there?
I'm happy beyond happy to hear that Cell stage decisions actually do make a difference later in the game. That's awesome, that's what they said would happen, so, cool.
The lengthier, PDF review gave it a 9. That's pretty damn good for essentially a sandbox game. You want to talk about a sandbox game that didn't live up to expectations (of players or of the devs), look no further than The Movies.
I didn't mean to write a dissertation defending the game, but I'm just confused about why your fears are fears and what in the blue hell led you to expect anything different. I'm also curious as to how you could expand on the Creature stage. I know that's a tough question to ask, but I'm asking what are things that they could add for the game to meet your expectations of "what it should have been."
I'm still wondering if it's possible, actually. I mean, the procedural animation and stuff is awesome, but I'm not sure the tech exists to give players complete freedom AND animate it realistically with appropriate attention paid to how the things would actually function. I think there would be a trade off involved, and because of my personal tastes, I would rather have near limitless creativity over a more realistic procedural sim any day because I could almost PROMISE you that the Sporepedia would be infinitely smaller than it currently is if they were going for total procedural realism.
Actually, I'd go as far as to say that such a game would NEVER be released because it seems like they have to account for and code for every possibility.
Anywho...so, this comes out in like...two weeks. How fucking awesome is that?
Any thoughts on whether Best Buy would be obligated to honor their previously posted $59.99 price?
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oh god I am not good at battlefield
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
She was 18 when I started, but morphed to a 17 year old, I swear!
That is unbelievably good.
You have to post the creature for us!
Pretty please with a cherry on top that's not a Squig in disguise...
I think he is reluctant to because it is a submission to a contest. Someone could base their own squig of it, or even just make some minor adjustments and recolor it. I'm sure he will post it when the contest is over.
How come your drop bear keeps its balls on the end of trees?
Hahahahahahaha... yeah, I didn't notice that until now. Good stuff. I put two legs down there so that the trees would animate better, but failed to notice that they look like balls. I'll just keep em that way.
What do you mean failed?
This is one of the best creatures in this thread!
Second best creature in this thread.
Now where's the PNG?
PS: make new creatures for our enjoyment, jerks!
If you bought it from the EA store, uninstall the EA download manager after you install it. Thats the only way I can get my copy to work. :P
I am a freaking nerd.
That's because nobody has posted the link yet.
I didn't buy it from the EA store.
Also, Uninstalling the EADM still does not let me play.
oh god I am not good at battlefield
oh god I am not good at battlefield
Not that it's an encouraging comparison, since it simply won't run on the old brick.
oh god I am not good at battlefield
Sorry, went to bed immediately after posting that.
Most likely, there's an icon for your card (nVidia or ATI logo, usually) in your taskbar. If not, there'll be a folder in the Start menu. Either way, find the Settings or Options, uh, option, and somewhere in that menu you should find checkboxes or dropdown menus for changing your shader settings (disable/enable/program-controlled, iirc).
If it's not that, I have no idea.
Yup, me too
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Review run through: Yes, I just used a spoiler for this game.
At least, I'd guess that, other than mention of the
Already having bene mentioned in interviews.
I'm reading $80.
I am so confused.
oh god I am not good at battlefield
The game has been gold for a while, so i guess he did.
Well, damn.
I do hope the rumours about each stage before Space being 15-45 minutes long were false, however.
That's pretty much what I was expecting. Can't wait for this game to come out, mainly for the creators and space stage.
Preorder cancelled
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Really hope this doesn't get patched.
Editing, man!
I uploaded two of my creations to Sporepedia, a Grox (based off a conversion) and a Hormagaunt, both tagged with "Penny Arcade".
I don't think the Nids are a good thing to make, since they keep coming out kind of cute. Funny though.
I mean, the 100 page Galactic Handbook looks pretty damn sweet, but I don't know if it's worth an extra $30 to me because I'm not ALL that interested in the DVDs or the poster, although the art book sounds cool too.
There was day, and there was night.
There was wrong, and there was right.
And then there was me.
That must be what happened. I went looking for it yesterday and couldn't find it at any BBs near my house.
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Eh...I don't know what you were expecting. I don't see where the majority of your "fear" has been confirmed via the reviews. So you have four basic attacks...via the parts available, in the game, that makes sense. You can still have your epic evolutionary battles because the creature parts have LOADS more use than just aesthetic purposes. If you attack something big and nasty looking by yourself, you're probably going to die.
I don't read the reviews as a lack of focus. This isn't designed to be 5 complete games in one. This is designed to go from point A to B. Maxis, being the kings of wanting players to do whatever the hell they want, has decided you can skip to any point of the game pretty much whenever, but the appeal is to play it through, just like the reviews said. THAT being said, I must say that if you're a fan of X stage, the gameplay is going to appeal enough to you for that to be a worthwhile part.
I'm serious though, I mean, based on ANYTHING that they've been showing for the game for the past forever, where exactly did your expectation of anything other than a hack'n'slash come from? I mean, shit, with successive generations where you are gaining new parts and points by eating things and making friends, where is the evolution NOT there?
I'm happy beyond happy to hear that Cell stage decisions actually do make a difference later in the game. That's awesome, that's what they said would happen, so, cool.
The lengthier, PDF review gave it a 9. That's pretty damn good for essentially a sandbox game. You want to talk about a sandbox game that didn't live up to expectations (of players or of the devs), look no further than The Movies.
I didn't mean to write a dissertation defending the game, but I'm just confused about why your fears are fears and what in the blue hell led you to expect anything different. I'm also curious as to how you could expand on the Creature stage. I know that's a tough question to ask, but I'm asking what are things that they could add for the game to meet your expectations of "what it should have been."
I'm still wondering if it's possible, actually. I mean, the procedural animation and stuff is awesome, but I'm not sure the tech exists to give players complete freedom AND animate it realistically with appropriate attention paid to how the things would actually function. I think there would be a trade off involved, and because of my personal tastes, I would rather have near limitless creativity over a more realistic procedural sim any day because I could almost PROMISE you that the Sporepedia would be infinitely smaller than it currently is if they were going for total procedural realism.
Actually, I'd go as far as to say that such a game would NEVER be released because it seems like they have to account for and code for every possibility.
Anywho...so, this comes out in like...two weeks. How fucking awesome is that?
Any thoughts on whether Best Buy would be obligated to honor their previously posted $59.99 price?
That's so mighty fine creature creatin' you did there, Lou.