Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Retail versions use SecuROM DRM.
- A major gamebreaking bug can happen during the Tribal stage rendering a save game corrupt under certain circumstances.[1] See Save game data location.
General information
- Official game site
- Official forums
- Sporepedia - The official database for all user creations in Spore
- SporeWiki - A huge wiki dedicated to all Spore games
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Installing mods
- Contains a wide array of mods for archival purposes.
Demos
- It contains only the creature creator portion of the full game with all possible body parts and skins available to use.
- All creatures created in the utility can be carried over to the full game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- A backup should be made before reaching the Tribal stage or the save game might otherwise completely corrupt because of a bug. Do not save the game while befriending any creatures in order to avoid this.
Video settings
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Issues fixed
Runtime Error R6025
Launch Error [2000] and [1004]
"BAD_DATA" Names
This bug can appear after installing Patch 1.04 or SPORE: Galactic Adventures. The fixes only affects all future names, any previous objects named BAD_DATA must be changed manually.[2]
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP SP1, Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
2.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.3 or higher |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo Processor |
System memory (RAM) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) |
5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI X1600 Nvidia 7300 GT Intel Integrated GMA X3100 128 MB of VRAM |
- Supported ATI Radeon chipsets: 9500, 9600, 9800, X300, X600, X700, X800, X850, X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, 2400, 2600, 2900, 3450, 3650, 3850, 3870, 4850
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: FX 5900, FX 5950, 6200, 6500, 6600, 6800, 7200, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8400, 8500, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800, GTX 260, GTX 280
- Supported Intel integrated graphics chipsets: Windows: GMA 950, GMA 3x00 series. Mac: GMA X3100
- The game does not support PowerPC based Macs or the GMA 950 class of integrated video cards
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References