Log into your copy of Spore to automatically grab patch 2 (You'll need to have the EA Download Manager installed). This is a PC only patch. Mac users should check back soon.

We’ve added a couple new features including a new cube planet style and multiple creation selection in the Sporepedia.

A number of issues have been fixed, including:
- Audio/gameplay lag and related “invisible” models and effects
- Crash bugs in Tribe, Civ, and Space stages
- Terraforming update bugs
- General stability issues

For a more detailed rundown of all the fixes, check out the patch notes here.

Note: Please be patient as the patch installs. Depending on your system configuration, the patch install speed may vary.

Please report any issues with this patch here.
Thanks!
~Shards



You may wish to make a backup of your games and files prior to applying the patch.
http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/0/8906.page#100115
-SporeMasterNumerator

Notes by SporeMasterNumerator:

This patches the game to version 1.02

This patch does not add multiple usernames.

You do not have to have the previous patch installed to install this patch.

The Bad Baby achievement is no longer being awarded and is not dependent on patch level.

The patch is downloaded to C:\ProgramData\Electronic Arts\EADM\cache\{ Anonymous }\spore_dd_patch_all_v2.exe

Yay, awesome. I don't have time to check it out right now, but thanks a lot anyway

No more Bad Baby, but that makes sense since it was encouraging people to get banned and also was too easy.

First attempt at patching failed, something about the files not being what it expected. (It found the files, but they weren't what they were supposed to be, so it stopped.) I'll try again and see what happens.

EDIT:
"Old file not found. However, a file of the same was found. No update done since contents differ."

Besides that, I love the list of updates. Can't wait.

EDIT: Fixed
If you've changed any configuration files, that will cause this problem. Go to your "SPORE\Data\Config\" directory and replace the files in there with the ones of the disk and you're good to go. Thanks for this tip to someone much later in the thread.

Thanks!

Finnical wrote:First attempt at patching failed, something about the files not being what it expected. (It found the files, but they weren't what they were supposed to be, so it stopped.) I'll try again and see what happens.

Yeah, that happened to me with the first patch I think it worked on the second try though... odd.

What files should I back up incase the patch goes bad?

My first try at patching failed....going to try again

Second times a charm. Hope it doesn't crash my game!!!!

thanks for the patch Maxis!!

Worldbreaker276 wrote:What files should I back up incase the patch goes bad?

See these threads:
What Each Package File / Directory Does
Backing Up Save Games

Hope that helps.
~Shards

MaxisCactus wrote:Log into your copy of Spore to automatically grab patch 2 (You'll need to have the EA Download Manager installed). This is a PC only patch. Mac users should check back soon.

We’ve added a couple new features including a new cube planet style and multiple creation selection in the Sporepedia.

A number of issues have been fixed, including:
- Audio/gameplay lag and related “invisible” models and effects
- Crash bugs in Tribe, Civ, and Space stages
- Terraforming update bugs
- General stability issues

For a more detailed rundown of all the fixes, check out the patch notes here.

Note: Please be patient as the patch installs. Depending on your system configuration, the patch install speed may vary.

As in, planets shaped like cubes?!?

Good.

Updating now. Fingers crossed re gameplay lag. Patching Files dialog still switches between 0 and 100%, so yeah, patience. It's taking a while.

ThrowerOfStones wrote:

MaxisCactus wrote:Log into your copy of Spore to automatically grab patch 2 (You'll need to have the EA Download Manager installed). This is a PC only patch. Mac users should check back soon.

We’ve added a couple new features including a new cube planet style and multiple creation selection in the Sporepedia.

A number of issues have been fixed, including:
- Audio/gameplay lag and related “invisible” models and effects
- Crash bugs in Tribe, Civ, and Space stages
- Terraforming update bugs
- General stability issues

For a more detailed rundown of all the fixes, check out the patch notes here.

Note: Please be patient as the patch installs. Depending on your system configuration, the patch install speed may vary.

As in, planets shaped like cubes?!?

i think as in terraforming tools... like Cute... don't klnow yet

If it is cubic planets, that would be AWESOME. But I doubt it. That'd be a bit difficult to add in a quick little patch I imagine.

First impressions: fullscreen full resolution, no invisible creatures in cell stage.