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Spore Creatures Now Outnumber Known Earth Species
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timothy
on Wednesday July 16, @02:21PM
from the does-not-count-the-hollow-earth-creatures dept.
from the does-not-count-the-hollow-earth-creatures dept.
GBC writes "AFP is reporting that, as of a week ago, the number of creatures in the "Spore" database exceeded the number of known species on Earth. They are created using 'Creature Creator,' which is available in a free (with limited parts) or paid download at the Spore website. Will Wright seems extremely happy with the progress so far: 'We hit 100K in 22 hours and a million by the end of the first week. The numbers are just blowing us away.'"
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What percentage are... (Score:5, Informative)
...penis creatures [ctrlaltdel-online.com]?
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:4, Funny)
No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. The author's a cad.
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:4, Funny)
Don't be angry, Buckley. Your art and comedic skills should improve...eventually.
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Re: (Score:3, Interesting)
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:4, Funny)
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Re: (Score:3, Funny)
It's not a penis creature, it's vermiform fauna. The fact that it shoots a viscous white goo when you pat its head is completely coincidental!
(having not played with the creature creator yet, I would be horrified to discover such a thing is possible)
Re:What percentage are... (Score:4, Funny)
But sooner or later, the novelty of creating giant animated penii will wear off.
If that's true, how do you explain Second Life's continued existence?
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:5, Funny)
But sooner or later, the novelty of creating giant animated penii will wear off.
Speak for yourself
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Re:What percentage are... (Score:4, Informative)
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Yes but... (Score:4, Funny)
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Worried (Score:4, Funny)
Should it worry me that there is more interest in fake creatures then real ones these days? This is turning into Pokemon on Meth...
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And it's only been out for a month (Score:3, Insightful)
I guess this takes the concept of Wikigroaning [somethingawful.com] to a whole new level.
Rob
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DRM on Creature Creator? (Score:3, Insightful)
I've mostly been staying away from Spore because of the fairly restrictive DRM it's supposed to be shipping with. Anyone know if the creature creator tool also installs the DRM?
I just recently re-formatted and re-installed windows, and I'm trying not to bog it down again with crapware like DRM systems that drag down my system performance.
Personally, since I can't get the full game without DRM, I'm not sure I'm too interested in the CC even if it *doesn't* have the DRM, since it's not *much* use creating a creature but never playing the game.
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Re:DRM on Creature Creator? (Score:5, Funny)
I just recently re-formatted and re-installed windows, and I'm trying not to bog it down again with crapware like DRM systems that drag down my system performance.
Then why did you install Windows?
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Tricky Geniuses at Maxis/EA (Score:4, Insightful)
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Re:Tricky Geniuses at Maxis/EA (Score:4, Interesting)
It's over-budget, behind schedule, and from what I've seen so far, totally kicks ass!
That's the way it should be. It's why Blizzard is one of the only group out there that makes a good product - Damn the release date! A better game is better for everyone in the long run. Really, that line should read:
They're putting every resource they have into making this the best, taking every day necessary to make it even more awesome, and from what I've seen so far, totally kicks ass!"
*insert joke about how DNF must be, ipso facto, the greatest game ever made*
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Re:Tricky Geniuses at Maxis/EA (Score:4, Insightful)
Quoth Shigeru Miyamoto: "A late game is only late for a while. A bad game is bad forever."
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Re:How many per user? (Score:5, Informative)
# Total number of creatures uploaded: 1906743
# Total Users Total number of users: 675241
# Creatures Uploaded in last 24 hours Creatures uploaded in last 24 hours: 30567
# New Users in the Last 24 Hours New users in last 24 hours: 7853
1906743 / 675241 = ~3 creatures per person. I've uploaded 130 myself, but there are a lot of of 1-time-only-creature creators too. As far as I've seen, very few users are over more than 200 and even 100 only somewhat common.
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Re:The creature creator would have been much coole (Score:3, Informative)
Really it would be a fun exercise and it and it could teach what can go horribly, horribly wrong with just a little nudge to the DNA here and there.
You obviously haven't seen the creatures that already have been created with this software. Some of them are the definition of "horribly wrong."
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It's more like .5 hours. I put my 12 year old brother in front of it for the first time and he made an impressive looking creature in about 30 minutes. It is an amazingly simple tool to use. If the other parts of Spore are as streamlined and elegant as the Creature Creator it'll be one of the most impressive games in years. I doubt that will be the case, though. There are some tutorials on the Spore website. You can watch a Maxis employee throw t
Re:The database is incomplete (Score:4, Informative)
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