Be Excellent To Each Other

Munkeh is great!

You should post the creature files so we can all RIP YOU OFF.

Oh, I haven't worked out how to do that yet, but I will read the instructions and do so.

God damn you all. I lost two hours to fiddling with this last night. If my wife ever sees this game I'll never get near the computer again.

I'm bored of the creator now. I just want the game already, so I can no doubt get bored of that within a week as well. Man, games just don't keep my attention.

Maybe the game will handily be bolstered by Wall-E when it comes out, giving us the urge to explore and laugh at slapstick. Or something.

Man, I'm even more excited about Wall-E than Spore, somehow. I haven't played on the Creature Creator for a few days now, but I have been very busy so that's okay. Aim to get some more creative fun-time tonight.

A quick question - but how do I go about sharing these creatures with everyone here? In a way that they can use/edit them, if possible, rather than just making a youtube vid.

Also, here is Errol:

There should be a folder in My Documents called 'My Spore Creations'. There are .png files in the Creatures folder in there.

Only 3 more weeks for Wall-E

Although I must stop looking at Wall-e toys on Amazon

Oh - are they what you use to share creatures? Just those little png files?

Yes.

Also, if you chose to "share" them then we can get them via the craptastic spore.com (edit: and if you do, remember to tag them with "BETEO" folks!)

eg : #qry=usr-Poddster">http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Poddster
Just go on there, and drag and drop any one of those creature files into your open spore window. TADA! Modern day magic. A png file _is_ the creature file.

Hey Pod, they are great!

I shall tag my creatures BETEO, and I shall share them to the sporepedia, too.

Here are Errol and Spigly

Errol bears a most excellent resemblance to the lead singer in Jabba's house band.

Hey kids, my latest Spore creature, the Snickerty Sneak!



And here's the critter for you to download.

Hilarious and scary

I'm goign to have a go at making a recognisable character or two, and see if you can guess who they are when i am done...

Hey Mimi, do you know how to post comments on other people's creatures? I've received two so far, but have no idea how to reply because the website is so rudimentary.

I got one for my puppeteer that said they have only one eye on each head. I checked, and they're right! D'oh! Nice comment for my Triffid though, praising its accuracy.

No, I did try to comment on a picture today, but I can't actually type in the comments box - I assumed it was my browser.

Here are two new ones.

One is a character you may recognise.

Aieee!

I fear him.

Excellent Kermit there, Mimi. Though isn't it scary how you can start tinkering and look up, and find an hour has passed, eh?

Kermit? I thought the first one was Stu?

Ah, my little dinosaur pal - he has rather large feet.

I love him lots!

These are great, Mimi! Kermit is excellent. I have no idea what the first one is but if it _is_ Stu, well, it's brilliant. Especially the grumpy grin.

Nah, it's just a guy, the fact that he has something approaching a bad flat-top is *purely coincidental*. The character you may recognise was Kermit

Was anyone at the apple store on saturday then?
The only thing I've seen about it so far is this: http://www.angry-gamer.net/ag/index.php ... tails.html
Anyone got any more?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlZZ16_c8Eg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVzPp...eature=related
check the viddies!

I made myself a big fat six-legged beastie with insect wings and a crocodile gob last night. He's called the Bumblepotamus. I can feel the full version of the creature creator calling me like a big teasy calling thing.

Lots of good Spore news today. For myself, I loaded it up again after a break and was overjoyed to find some comments left about my triffid.

Khazar for example says...



Whilst Hunter272 comments...



Thank you and keep those comments coming in, you know we love to hear from you. /BBC presenter.

Anyway - now for the big news!

http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=12766

Yup, a twenty minute presentation by Will Wright on the civilization and space part of the game. It's mesmerising, funny and looks completely and utterly fantastic! This looks like a game that you'll lose months to. Brrrr. I'm certain it will alleviate any qualms about the game on this board, if there are still any. Think I'll watch it again and make another creature.

Highlights of the video: (Not really spoilers, but you may want the cool bits to be a total surprise)



It's all so awesome!

Just playing through The Simpsons Game on the XBOX and I had to smile at Homer taunting Will Wright with "I bet you $10 Spore doesn't come out".

Excellent stuff

So, is Will Wright a cameo character in the Simpsons game, Dimrill? I don't quite understand.

Yeah, he guards one of the levels.

Hope this works through Flickr, but here's a new creature creation of mine:

The Brechmose!



Edit: Hmm, there seems to be something wrong with the creature uploader.

Been making some more creatures. It's funny how you get bored of the idea of Creature Creator, but the moment you fire it up you're hooked again.

The Brechmose, tagged under beteo. It's a sort of moose, and is extremely affable.



Dinky PNG:

And the Tamla Rambla, also tagged under beteo. A vegetarian that munches fruits and vegetables from the ground, but also impales would-be predators with its unicorn's horn.



Dinky PNG:

C'mon Spore. Release already!

The moose is ace

That was ace, thanks! Looking forward to Spore again now.

The video ends quite abruptly, mid-sentence though. Is there no second part or anything?

Didn't seem to be. Maybe they'll upload more later.

Oh, and WANT:





Oh man, I'm becoming obsessed all of a sudden. I really want this game, and I really want it to be great. Full on space travel as well and genuine exploration!

Ooh, sounds ace!

I saw an awesome picture of one of my creatures giantified. It had been pulled into a review copy of Spore from the servers, and the guy sent me an email with a piccie showing it :} It was ace. I WANT SPOREeeeeeee

Six days to go.

Gnngh. Want now. WANT NOW.



Gas giants and Little Prince worlds? Want now!



Sweet little towns with infinitely creatable buildings? And WOOOSH!-Missiles? Want now!



Weird ass invasions? I want! I want!

Eight days, isn't it?

Yes, it is eight.

Though when I am looking forward to an event I miss off days.

So, it's eight days to Christmas*, but then take off today, and tomorrow (because it is nearly tomorrow, and then the actual day itself, of, and the day before, because I'll already be celebrating Christmas by then, and ta-da, it's only FOUR days to Christmas!

So maybe Nervy P is just excitedly counting.

Also, Viva Pinata is out on the same day, da daaaa!

* It is NOT REALLY eight days until Christmas, so don't panic.

That soon? I'd forgotten about this.

Hope I can play it one-handed

But, but, but it comes out on the 4th doesn't it?!

Friday 29th, Saturday 30th, Sunday 31st, Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd -

SPORE DAY!

Six days. Glee!

No, wait - Game says it's out on the 5th on the Game website. Which means seven days. 'cos yes, I don't count today or the release day.

Nervy P counts the Mimi way.

Ace stuff!

I always believed it to be the 5th - that's when I am expecting mine to arrive, anyway.

Hah. Momentarily forgetting your accident, I thought you were just really really excited about Spore.

Shit, I'd forgotten about that too.

Hope I can play it with a unicorn stick

Quality Spore preview and think-piece here at Rockpapershotgun:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/08 ... of-people/

Comments are pretty good too.

"Spore equal to Metal Gear Solid 4? It ain't gonna happen, hear me? You hear me!? I'M NOT HEARING THIS!"

I've started playing MGS4. I freaked out my mate by asking why the big robots souded like they were giving birth to calves. He said they were probably meant to sound like a bull, at which point I told him that the moo samples used were definitely from a calving cow and not a bull. He looked at me oddly.

FIVE DAYS! THREE IF YOU USE THE ODD BEEX-COUNTING METHOD!

The NervyPWatch blog estimates a 47% chance of localised hysteria for Nervous Pete, with a top-giggling rate of five giggles a minute. Local housemates are advised to skip his room.

Hmm, choices.

Shall I buy this as a direct download from EA with no physical product, or spend far less money buying the box from any games store and having something to keep? How can they justify charging £40 for an online download?

Should I upgrade to Leopard for this?