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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.

Spore
Spore	2008
Darkspore	2011

Key points

A major gamebreaking bug can be triggered during the Tribal stage, rendering a save game corrupt under certain circumstances.^[1] See Save game data location.

Locked at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.

General information

Official forums

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Uses SecuROM, a serial key can be used up to five times. Use this tool in order to free an activation slot.
Origin		The full base game. Includes all the main gameplay features.
Origin		Does not include the full game. Purchase Spore instead.
Steam		Contact the EA Support to activate any Spore keys on Origin. Does not use the SecuROM DRM.

Spore Creature Creator

Only the Creature Creator has been included in this version of the game.

All creatures created in this utility can be carried over to the full game.

Spore Creature Creator and Spore should not be installed on the same machine at the same time. Existing save games may corrupt and other issues may arise.^{[citation needed]}

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Installing mods

Instructions

Spore Master

Allows the game's packages to be easily changed and modified.

450 mods archive

Contains a wide array of mods, which have been stored for archival purposes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

A backup should be made before reaching the Tribal stage. Avoid saving the game, or evolving, while befriending any creatures, or the main save game will corrupt.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Issues fixed

Runtime Error R6025

Instructions

Launch Error [2000] and [1004]

Instructions

No Trees visible on planet from Creature Stage onwards

After completion of the initial cell stage, the player is prompted to modify their creature for life on land. Immediately after the editor is exited, a cut-scene will show depicting the species migrating onto land. The player may skip this cutscene, but doing so may trigger a semi game-breaking bug where no trees are rendered on that save-game's planet, even after reloading the game. The only fix is to start a new save-game and to let the cut-scene play through. The fact that the game can be started from any stage and all previously created creatures are available for selection at the creation screen means this should cause little disruption.

"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]

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP1, Vista
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (XP) 768 MB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.3 or higher
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo Processor
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
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:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (17390) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (17390) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (17390) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Spore Wiki - Major Glitches

[3] Bad_Data name for planets and star systems after Patch 1.04 - The Sporum

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

@@ Line 113: / Line 113: @@
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
-|60 fps                     = true
+|60 fps                     = hackable
 |60 fps notes               = Locked at 30 FPS. See [http://davoonline.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&p=22668#p22666 this forum] how to.
 |high frame rate            = hackable

Developers

	Maxis
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows	September 7, 2008
macOS (OS X)	September 7, 2008