http://www.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/02/spore_hands-on_preview/b2.jpg

Just replace the last number with an integer between 2 and 22. I can't be arsed to upload them all seperately. Be sure to give us a link though ;)

This might just become the first game i buy since Oblivion and GTA:SA. I like it, despite it being very unhip.

Tribute to Mankini Man? Hahaha

I've been waiting for this since when he first showed it off, I can't wait :D

Oh my

I thought you got unlimited DNA points after a certain stage.. Odd.


I'm happy to know we can have wings though! :D


Dragon creature here I come w00t :p


Btw..

You see, in The Sims, new items can’t be easily created and the expansions can consist mainly of new furniture and so forth.

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Can or can't? O.o

can't - i.e. there's no in-game tool to do it.

oh! my life will make a turn for the worst at september 7th :)

You lucky fart!

That game looks like so much fun, cant wait for it :D.

bah, the cellular stage doesn't look as cool as in the e3 videos and such imo.

also

Originally Posted by article
Now, the basic planet is always the same – you’ll have the same hills, the same continents and so forth.

HUH? i thought the planets were supposed to be procedurally generated so they're NOT always the same damn thing...

It was the first question I asked one of the games producers (interview forthcoming), and he said that that wasn't the case. The game uses the exact same planet everytime.

Originally Posted by CardJoe
http://www.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/02/spore_hands-on_preview/b2.jpg

Just replace the last number with an integer between 2 and 22. I can't be arsed to upload them all seperately. Be sure to give us a link though ;)

Awesome, you guys are the best

Maybe it's just me but it seems like the screen shots look a bit choppy. Obviously graphics aren't the only thing to a game but jaggies seem a bit too 1990s.

Glad to hear that Spore will be retaining most or all of it's promised glory, as really everything about it said "prune me down to something stupid while retaining all of the original hype!".

Looks delicious.

Must have

Always been a fan of Black & White series and Dungeon Keeper.

Originally Posted by Bionic-Blob
HUH? i thought the planets were supposed to be procedurally generated so they're NOT always the same damn thing...

They've obviously changed it, probably to make the beginning experience more user friendly and consistent. After all, it would suck if you ended up with a planet that was crappy somehow.

All the other planets should be though, I saw someone going through a demo of how the procedural planet generation works.

Wow , I can't wait. I wasn't even thinking that I'd get such a detailed preview of a game thats so far away from release date. You are very lucky Joe, and I'm glad you wrote the preview because I know you'd be honest about it. This will be one of those games that makes the honey-do list a mile long. :-P

What kind of machine did you guys run it on? Do you have any estimate of minimum and recommeded system requirements?

Wow, I've been waiting for this forever... Good to see some screens and hear your thoughts, I was worried it would be come vaporware after it didn't come out in '07.

Must... restrain... Must... have.... patience....

Someone's gotta help me freeze myself.

Originally Posted by Atomsk
What kind of machine did you guys run it on? Do you have any estimate of minimum and recommeded system requirements?

No idea on the systems we had - all I could see was that they had Cooler Master Cosmos cases and the laptops used for big screen introductions were XPS'. There's an interview coming later in the week that touches on this though.

so... multiplayer will be pretty wicked imho. I don't know how they will do it for the first two stages.

Originally Posted by OtakuHawk
so... multiplayer will be pretty wicked imho. I don't know how they will do it for the first two stages.

There is no multiplayer. As Joe said, MOSH; Massively Online Singleplayer Hybrid. It downloads content from other players, which is where it gets the online.

My jaw honestly dropped when I saw bit-tech got to do a preview. Been waiting for this game since it was announced back in... 2005? I'm EXTREMELY glad its still shaping up to be awesome.

I'm also glad that it'll be out a couple months after I get my new rig. :D

Just out of curiosity... how many times have you guys been dugg twice and slashdotted at least once in a day? This article showed up on both (and I'm sure on plenty of gaming blogs), plus an old project log where someone modded their apartment door to have a window etching hit the front page too. ;)