Spore has the hidden flora and cell editor, but there is also a city layout editor too!

Instead of cell/floraEditor, put:

State: PlannerThumbnailGen (with no space)

It's a city editor!
If you try it out, it has a list of tiny icons and you can make city hall, house, factory, entertainment, and FARM!

There is one problem though... nothing can be dragged out of the box... But it does seems like a very interesting inspiration for a city stage addon!

There is not much to be done at the moment, but maybe in a new expansion we could have farms and city layout editors!

What do you think this could be in Spore for?

I hadn't heard of it before. Is this real could you post a screenshot?

5PORETHINGS wrote:What do you think this could be in Spore for?

It's leftover code from all the things that were cut from the final version of Spore.

It doesn't mean it's going to be added later. It just means Maxis didn't clean up their mess before production.

warmslime wrote:I hadn't heard of it before. Is this real could you post a screenshot?

How do I take a screenshot if I don't have the prntscrn button?
And to see if it is real, just try it. But I will post a screenshot when I know how.

Edit: I can't put the file into a post...

MinionJoe wrote:
Post Nov 4, 2009 6:29:51 PM Subject: Spore City Editor!

5PORETHINGS wrote:What do you think this could be in Spore for?

It's leftover code from all the things that were cut from the final version of Spore.

It doesn't mean it's going to be added later. It just means Maxis didn't clean up their mess before production.

But there is a flora editor and that could be included in an addon, so why can't this?

I'd try it if I had Spore installed. You can press C in-game to take one.

5PORETHINGS wrote:But there is a flora editor and that could be included in an addon, so why can't this?

The flora editor is also leftover code. It was never intended to be "activated" by an add-on.

You're just playing around with broken, leftover bits of the game that were abandoned a long time ago.

There isn't a "flora editor" that is functional or integrated.

It, like the other editors, are artifacts, like MinionJoe said. There are other development artifacts in the game.

If you look at it from a developer's standpoint (which I can't help doing, since I am one) the whole console is not a "cheat console" but another development and testing artifact that is exposed and only slightly cleaner than those neutered editors that can be found scattered about.

MinionJoe wrote:

5PORETHINGS wrote:But there is a flora editor and that could be included in an addon, so why can't this?

The flora editor is also leftover code. It was never intended to be "activated" by an add-on.

You're just playing around with broken, leftover bits of the game that were abandoned a long time ago.

Doesn't mean they can't use it. But when was this editor meant to come into the game? It has tribal stage equipment eg digeridoos and the civilisation stage's scenery object like the fountain. I don't see how throwing spears would have any use when making a farm/building...

5PORETHINGS wrote:Doesn't mean they can't use it.

It does mean they can't use it since it doesn't work.

But when was this editor meant to come into the game?

I dont' think you understand how a complex program like Spore is written. It's created in chunks. Those chunks are combined, spliced, revised, and omitted as the program progresses and as the project changes.

The editor that you found was never meant to come into the game. Maybe, at one time, years ago, Maxis played around with the idea of players editing entire cities in Spore. But that idea was discarded and the leftover code was left in rather than taking the time to go in and delete it.

MinionJoe wrote:

5PORETHINGS wrote:Doesn't mean they can't use it.

It does mean they can't use it since it doesn't work.

But when was this editor meant to come into the game?

I dont' think you understand how a complex program like Spore is written. It's created in chunks. Those chunks are combined, spliced, revised, and omitted as the program progresses and as the project changes.

The editor that you found was never meant to come into the game. Maybe, at one time, years ago, Maxis played around with the idea of players editing entire cities in Spore. But that idea was discarded and the leftover code was left in rather than taking the time to go in and delete it.

I mean why do you need maraccas in a city?

5PORETHINGS wrote:I mean why do you need maraccas in a city?

You don't.

I was possibly used during development, and maybe was intended for a more robustly functional game than was delivered.

Don't mistake the presence of an artifact for intent.

In other words, just because you found some old junk, it doesn't me anything of the sort is in the works or will ever be delivered.

I do Believe Maxis Intended for Spore to be 100% User Created. But with Time Restraints & Budgeting, some things have to get Chopped. But as Spore Grows & More Interest & Money can be Made, im sure all of these Things will be Available to the Public.

Right Now they have more Pressing Issues like Bug Reporting & Server Failures. Which is one Reason I Believe why they left out Stuff, because with what they already have there Overloaded.

So Give Spore a Break, they made a Revolutionary Game for all of use to Enjoy.

In the orginal spore 05 version, you could place hte buildsing any were you want (the walls would atou streach to the buildings loations)

I tried it out and it just seems to be the building editor with a tab next to the sporepedia button that includes the different type of buildings with one that says farm. There is nothing to select and there is nothing to do.