Next Gen game by Will Wright: Spore

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-03-16 03:35pm

That game is definatly beyond alpha stage. I'd say beta.

And I think I just filled the cup.

I love how the game is supposed to figure out how to get a creature to move and work.

Mutant Headcrab · Post by **Mutant Headcrab** » 2005-03-16 04:00pm

The galaxy will burn when C'thulu and his star spawn are unleashed...With my help of course...

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2005-03-16 04:02pm

He'll have his work cut out.

I'm guessing roughly 50% of every species made by an SDnetter will have tentacles somewhere...

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-03-16 06:42pm

Vendetta wrote:He'll have his work cut out.

I'm guessing roughly 50% of every species made by an SDnetter will have tentacles somewhere...

And the other 50% will be catgirls, presumably. Then they'll meet and make sweet love.

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2005-03-16 08:37pm

Rye wrote:
Vendetta wrote:He'll have his work cut out.

I'm guessing roughly 50% of every species made by an SDnetter will have tentacles somewhere...
And the other 50% will be catgirls, presumably. Then they'll meet and make sweet love.

I'm going to make a citrus race!

Mopeyennuui · Post by **Mopeyennuui** » 2005-03-17 06:26am

My race will be like the Shadows. My secondary species (or spies) will look like spectre (with colorchanging skin). Shadow vessels will move across the world, over the dark sand of the destroyed and schorched planet.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-03-17 08:06am

Oh, man. I am SO creating the Vogons.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-03-17 09:36am

Rye wrote:That is fucking insane. The sheer amount of variability and scale is simply astounding. I felt like my head was going to explode with all the possibility.

I second this. If he pulls it off, SimCity and The Sims or even Populous and Black & White will look tame.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-03-17 10:38am

This is...this is really awesome. What about a civilization of furry lizardmen who dress like Romans and love the sitar? It's...it's possible!

...! I must have this game!

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2005-03-17 11:55am

I do hope the game would be more like Civilization than The Sims.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-03-17 12:39pm

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:I do hope the game would be more like Civilization than The Sims.

No The Sims in it, I think the furthest it will be will be getting him food and water, by the time your dealing with GuyS, plural, its allready in Populus mode.

McNum · Post by **McNum** » 2005-05-24 07:52pm

Necromancy, I know...

But I think a little video link might be good enough reason to revive this topic, don't you?

GDC Direct feed
You need to register, or do the bugmenot thing.

Spore looks very impressive im motion. We finally get to see Wright's Tripod move.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-05-25 02:11am

That is truly amazing. What a great idea for a game. This is worth buying any of the new systems for, assuming that it's pulled off reasonably well.

McNum · Post by **McNum** » 2005-05-25 02:29am

Master of Ossus wrote:That is truly amazing. What a great idea for a game. This is worth buying any of the new systems for, assuming that it's pulled off reasonably well.

A PC version is confirmed and rumors are floating about a Xbox360 version.

I'm getting the PC version.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-05-25 10:42am

Yeah, something of that complexity and depth /belongs/ on the PC. And I am soooo getting that....

Kaintukee_Bob · Post by **Kaintukee_Bob** » 2005-05-25 11:47am

I vote that the video was worth necroing.

And I've got to say, DAMN. I'd heard about this before, and seen some screenshots, but seeing this in action is damn impressive.

DarkSilver · Post by **DarkSilver** » 2005-05-25 08:49pm

indeed, everything being procedurally created, none of it scripted......

Wright has done it again....

I eagerly anticipate the game, and hope it comes out for consoles and PC's (I'll probably buy both versions)

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-05-26 05:20am

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Must have! Definitely!
I wonder what will be the game restrictions? As in what you can and can't develop with your species, genetically speaking...

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2005-05-26 06:49am

Dead_Ghost wrote:
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Must have! Definitely!
I wonder what will be the game restrictions? As in what you can and can't develop with your species, genetically speaking...

Going by Wright's description, you're limited by the laws of physics and little else. The only thing I can think of is maybe they don't let you place those little parts everywhere, though I don't see why not.

How much will work in the game is another matter. I can't see that giant tweety bird thing living very long. You can get as fancy as you want, but if your little dude doesn't live long enough to reproduce no matter how hard you try, well, sorry on you.

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-05-26 07:22am

RedImperator wrote:
Dead_Ghost wrote:I wonder what will be the game restrictions? As in what you can and can't develop with your species, genetically speaking...
Going by Wright's description, you're limited by the laws of physics and little else. The only thing I can think of is maybe they don't let you place those little parts everywhere, though I don't see why not.

Game mechanics proving themselves to be too complex, given the time "available" for creating and releasing the game. Well, that's my bet. After all, the possibilities provided by the imagination are infinite, but, unfortunately I might add, our skills with programming aren't, which leaves us with restricted games... Though there's always the chance that, if the game gets profitable enough (and I'm already hoping/assuming it will), then an expansion pack with more "choices" available is a safe bet, I'd say...

Red Imperator wrote:How much will work in the game is another matter. I can't see that giant tweety bird thing living very long. You can get as fancy as you want, but if your little dude doesn't live long enough to reproduce no matter how hard you try, well, sorry on you.

Indeed... Note to self: start researching books, for future reference, which explain easily the way genetic life "works"

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2005-05-26 08:35pm

Here's a presentation

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-05-26 09:07pm

If the laws of physics and natural/sexual selection are all the boundaries in the game, then even better.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-05-26 11:18pm

Rye wrote:
Vendetta wrote:He'll have his work cut out.

I'm guessing roughly 50% of every species made by an SDnetter will have tentacles somewhere...
And the other 50% will be catgirls, presumably. Then they'll meet and make sweet love.

Catgirls with tentacles ftw.

This sounds very exciting, and its well done, I'm definitely investing in this.