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1 Are their unreachable Grox Worlds * I know there are * The real question would be Is there a way to reach them without MODS?

2 If there are ways to reach them without MODS can we get maxis to detail the steps in a walkthrough ?

3 If there is no way to reach them without MODS then what are you doing to fix this so the game is fair for all and a player has a real chance at beating this enemy?

4 If your not doing anything to fix it then please explain why?

We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

Expanded Travel Radius Mod

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here:
[color=green]http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package[/color]
http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196369.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196369.page GMT But I'm not a developer. Having a developer answer a thread is just down to luck.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196376.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196376.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196382.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196382.page GMT
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196386.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196386.page GMT Nah, I'm guessing they did test that part by significantly shrinking the number of planets owned by the The Grox empire. You can do that with mods.

[quote=Ashloc]Oh well I think we need an answer for this. I will copy the question and send pms to every Mod and Spore masters Until I hear one and bump this thread until I am blue in the face and not from being uprated.[/quote]
That'll likely get you in trouble. Especially considering that the SporeMasters are not a part of Maxis.
Plus, I sincerely doubt Maxis are going to be all that helpful to someone who'se insulting their company in their signature.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196388.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196388.page GMT
If they refuse to answer or ban me for asking they only prove the truthfulness of my SIG.

I have checked the TOS there is no violation for asking a question of this manner.

Its simple

Yes we are aware of the issue and are fixing it
or
we are not fixing it.

They can ask me to remove my sig ! I will remove it at the same speed they address this issue LOL!

Also I am insulting EA not MAXIS! EA is the parent company.


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I played spore last night for about 4 hours.

Of those 4 I spent 2 testing every method of reaching unreachable grox worlds.

Slingshot and waiting. Slingshot doesnt work with the grox worlds close to the core but between galatic arms they are to far.

Waiting does NOTHING 60 minutes on one world red line pointed toward a planet just out of reach.

In 60 minutes its distance NEVER once changed. not even .01 nothing! Those who say they beat the grox with out mods are full of Spode.

Unless any of these claims can be verified by Video ( at the very least) then they are BS.

BTW mooki I was asking for a reply from Maxis devs not you. I know what you think I have read this same crap from you in other threads]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196431.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196431.page GMT
Now just consider for a moment that this was ANY other game, by ANY other development team.. There is NO way that they would just ignore such an issue as this.
Destroying the grox is the Ultimate goal in spore, and it has been flawed so that it is now impossible to do.

If the Lich King was unbeatable, would WoW players pay to play it? If Malacath couldnt be killed, would Oblivion players buy it? If Sephiroth was unkillable, would ANYONE bother to play through FF7? NO, They Wouldnt!

On the OFF chance that "maxis" is trying to make new content pertaining to the grox, it is still stupid to leave the players in the dark. For now, we are forced to use "iffy" mods, or cheat and lose our achievements.

"Make Your Choice - Achievements or Completion Percentage".... That's just not right.

I agree with the OP, and his signature is an expression of his own opinion, which I share. Parts packs are no answer for lack of gameplay, Ignoring fans/customers is no way to run a successful company, and Developers should be req'd by law to respond to high-traffic issues.

They're already pushing the "false advertisement" issue, the least they could do is offer their support on this.
And NO, sry but SporeMasters' responses aren't sufficient, we want an actual response from an actual developer/programmer. And the Cute-Team's #1 Fanboy, WW himself "should" be the one to respond, since this is supposed to be his "masterpiece."

Imagine if the Mona Lisa turned out to look like picaso painted it... wouldnt really be a masterpiece would it?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196523.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196523.page GMT
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I played spore last night for about 4 hours.

Of those 4 I spent 2 testing every method of reaching unreachable grox worlds.

Slingshot and waiting. Slingshot doesnt work with the grox worlds close to the core but between galatic arms they are to far.

Waiting does NOTHING 60 minutes on one world red line pointed toward a planet just out of reach.

In 60 minutes its distance NEVER once changed. not even .01 nothing! Those who say they beat the grox with out mods are full of Spode.

Unless any of these claims can be verified by Video ( at the very least) then they are BS.

BTW mooki I was asking for a reply from Maxis devs not you. I know what you think I have read this same crap from you in other threads[/quote]

sorry but i have gotten to one of the unreacheables on the way to galactic core, i slig shotted myself, and i have seen videos of stars moving, i just thought i was say these anyway since they could help.

[quote]
Jut as a note, Sporemasters, being volunteer forum moderators, are able to pass along information to Maxis / EA however it is at the discretion of Maxis / EA to respond to any particular thread. They do also independently read the forums.

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you could have atleast given us some sort of answer other then just saying nothing usefull to defeating grox...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196657.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/196657.page GMT
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( It seems that inspite of the reminder of the rules which I have recieved a few timesI never can seem to find a rule I have broken)

I understand that this question might not be answered today or tommorow or the next day so I simply ment that I will keep this thread or the question front and center until its addressed Officially)

Lets be honest Unreachable Grox worlds is kinda like a carrot tied to a stick hanging on the back of the rabbit.
They can see it and almost touch it but not quite.

I am not complaining about depth or DRM or any of the other thing that people have every right to complain about.
I am complaining about a Flaw in the game that is nearing 4 months old and has never been addressed.

Lastly

Bump Bump Bumpitty BUMP BUMP! Thanks you



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(I am not doing that I am asking a question)

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( It seems that inspite of the reminder of the rules which I have recieved a few timesI never can seem to find a rule I have broken)

I understand that this question might not be answered today or tommorow or the next day so I simply ment that I will keep this thread or the question front and center until its addressed Officially)

Lets be honest Unreachable Grox worlds is kinda like a carrot tied to a stick hanging on the back of the rabbit.
They can see it and almost touch it but not quite.

I am not complaining about depth or DRM or any of the other thing that people have every right to complain about.
I am complaining about a Flaw in the game that is nearing 4 months old and has never been addressed.

Lastly

Bump Bump Bumpitty BUMP BUMP! Thanks you



[/quote]

too much rules to follow.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197092.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197092.page GMT
It will come in the form of either a Post or the locking of this thread.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197125.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197125.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197177.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197177.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197237.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197237.page GMT
Look Its all well and good that they want toi keep us wanting for more( alot more since there is so much not there)

Its all well and good that they don't want to give away a surprise in an upcomming exapansion but this doesn't excuse the silence on this issue.


Look I respect the mods and sporemasters for the effort they take to take their free time and moderate the forums.They can pass on msgs to dev or management !Great! but without a reply their efforts quickly becomes pointless since they are unable to gather the requested information.

I could see how this would be frustrating for them and eventually turn them towards locking threads that they can't deal with.

Unreachable Grox planets are like these examples.
1) Great book missing the last chapter
2) Movies without endings * like- Broken flowers*
3) A sandox with a turd in it !and this is a big BIG TURD!

If the Sporemasters, Mods and Maxis(enternick) can't answer this stuff then who can and how do I get ahold of them?

When you have an issue with a product that can't be resolved with the frontline people who talk with the majority of customers you have to push your way up the ladder until you get to someone who knows the answer or can atleast give you one.

I am so sick of the generic answers that are given. I want a real answer!!!!!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197385.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197385.page GMT
Just answer it and for the love of God tell us why it is that way so I'll at least know whether I shot myself in the foot by using a mod to get the last couple of dozen systems.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197437.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/197437.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198032.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198032.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198170.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198170.page GMT
You actually expect an answer from Maxis, or EA?

[img]http://www.2flashgames.com/2fgkjn134kjlh1cfn81vc34/flash/f-Planning-5869.jpg[/img]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198185.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198185.page GMT
I expect a response maybe not the one I want but something .

Either they quash the thread or answer the question ban me or something . Any of those would be an answer.

I don't understand why this is a hard thing to address.

Unreachable planets exist making the grox undefeatable!

Why is it that to beat this enemy I must cheat. Why can't they take this simple issue address it as it has been the subject of many threads and just say . Yep we see that okay well fix it in the next patch!

I dont want an apology or anything and I don't think they did it on purpose.

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198295.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198295.page GMT
You actually expect an answer from Maxis, or EA?

[img]http://www.2flashgames.com/2fgkjn134kjlh1cfn81vc34/flash/f-Planning-5869.jpg[/img][/quote]

Maxis tends to avoid replying to threads aimed directly at them.... Trust me though, they do read this stuff.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198306.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198306.page GMT
I'm glad to hear they're literate, but they are anything but pro-active.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198317.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198317.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198336.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198336.page GMT
I mean, I have to believe that they're still working on stuff that is spore-related. And they'd almost have to monitor these threads. Im aware of the strangle hold that EA has put on the whole dev/programing team concerning their posts here (basically Maxis/EA told the team NOT to post here), but this particular issue is pretty big, and its super strange that they havent even mentioned it, considering all the fixes that have already been implemented. *sigh* I hope that all makes sense to you guys lol]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198339.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198339.page GMT
I mean, I have to believe that they're still working on stuff that is spore-related. And they'd almost have to monitor these threads. Im aware of the strangle hold that EA has put on the whole dev/programing team concerning their posts here (basically Maxis/EA told the team NOT to post here), but this particular issue is pretty big, and its super strange that they havent even mentioned it, considering all the fixes that have already been implemented. *sigh* I hope that all makes sense to you guys lol[/quote]

They've effectively ignored greater issues than this.

How long do we have to wait on a web-based de-authorization tool?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198344.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198344.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198366.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198366.page GMT
see this is such a simple fix !I mean I would use the mod and have before but then I stopped. I don't like the idea of having to cheat to beat a game.

Why cant they just take ten minutes and fix it. don't move the planets just increase the range a person can travel near the core or

set an achievement increases it

for example

Achievement- Master Navigator * must successfully travel navigate to 80% of all core stars or across the core 6 times)

for getting this you get

No travel restriction near the core.

really anything would work. how is the density of the core greater then the worm/blackhole?

hell they dont have to say a word just fix it ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198376.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198376.page GMT Quite probably there will be a solution to this problem, but you'll have to pay 40 quid for it.

There is a space adventures EP due out Q1 next year, I would imagine/hope there is something inherent in that that addresses this issue. I suspect they didn't test to see if the Grox could be defeated - it seems they were a bit of a late add-on to the game, probably after someone played it for a bit and thought, um... this is a bit thin... so they stuck in an unachievable goal to keep everyone duly occupied.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198379.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198379.page GMT Quite probably there will be a solution to this problem, but you'll have to pay 40 quid for it.

There is a space adventures EP due out Q1 next year, I would imagine/hope there is something inherent in that that addresses this issue. I suspect they didn't test to see if the Grox could be defeated - it seems they were a bit of a late add-on to the game, probably after someone played it for a bit and thought, um... this is a bit thin... so they stuck in an unachievable goal to keep everyone duly occupied.[/quote]

your probably right there, with the expansion, they probably made an un acheivable goal to keep people occupied while they bring out an expansion that will make it acheivable, it will probably add to the Grox story line, so if you defeat them all it will ruin your game since the expansion will have no story line]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198415.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198415.page GMT
Well I will keep pushing for an answer because if this is the case then they did it on purpose and that will be the end of the spore experience for me!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198727.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198727.page GMT
I have sent Msgs to 6 Mods 2 of which were admins and have yet to get a single reply.

The 2 admins are online right now.

I wish I could say I have even got a reply saying they are looking into it but as of yet I have not even earned that much of a reply.

When you are developing new products to add to Spore our opinion matters but when we ask you ab out flaws in the current game we dont matter.

So when you want us to spend more money we and our input are important but once we have been separated with our cash we no longer are worthy of your time. Unless its to tell us we are coming close to breaking a rule of the forum or TOS.

The complete lack of any feedback directly or indirectly from MAxis or EA is disgusting.
I am well aware of the fact there are thousands of threads spanning hundreds of topics and that they can not reply to every single one.

When the community was ready to TAR and FEATHER Chris Hecker for dumbing down the game this got the lead developer Will Wright to jump into the conversation . Halfassed as the reply was at least it was something.

I would understand a thread raising questions about DRM or Copywrites not being answered since those are questions best left to lawyers.
Some other questions asked here are either pure speculation or might be boardering on future expansions.

This might fall into the last catagory or it might not.
If the unreachable Grox worlds are there as a matter of purposeful design then I don't need details on what they are being used for in the future only that the world will be made reachable in future expansion.

If its not a matter of an expansion then what is being done to fix the issue now that players have made you aware.
I can give you links to pages of spore mods that fix the corelimit issue if need be!I would rather play and defeat the grox using a revised limit near the core created by Maxis and say I did it legit then cheat my way to vicotry.

I don't understand how MAXIS or EA can request for us the players to remain Postive and constuctive when they offer no dialog in return other then to givce dismissive answers or defend their obviously poor development and marketing tactics.

You want to be treated with respect by the community then return the favor. You are not above us you are held up by us( the customer) keep treating us like crap and ignoring us and see how long your companies last.
I have no doubt you can sustain your buisness model for a long time to come by cnabalizing smaller up and comming game companies but somewhere down the road you will either have to change the way you deal with us or one of these smaller companies will reject your next offer and create a game and a method of dealing with it customers that will appeal to the masses of gamers and we will leave you behind like an EX girl friend we don't want to talk to anymore.

Your company will wither and die making pisspoor sports games until it winks out of existance or is absorbed by a more successful rival company.

Back to the topic at hand

This Question only needs a very quick response.

1 We are aware and we are fixinn it in a patch
2. We are aware and are not fixing it until exapansion
3. We are not fixing it and then explain why.

Now
1 is the answerI hope for
2 Is the answer I feel aswell as other feel is most likely and by far the most dishonest. Expansions should enhance game play not be there to allow you to finish it.
3 Leave me wondering if they either A . Dont care B Are slowly moving away from SPOOR to another project leaving this experiment of a game to have its lasst Exapnsion and die.


I might come across as a SPORE but I call it how I see it ! I do expect some reply even if its to tell me to drop it.
If I am told that then I atleast know where all customes stand with this company/Parent company and developers and mods.


What game developer would create a game with an enemy that can't be defeated yet has an achievement for their defeat.!
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198824.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198824.page GMT Callmepopy, I love your siggie. I like the creature and I love the message.
Ashloc, thank you for starting this thread and for keeping it going. I love my Spore game, I have almost nothing negative to say but I too would like to know how to kick the crap out of the Grox and we need to reach those planets. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198857.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198857.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198861.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198861.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198953.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/198953.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199005.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199005.page GMT
I seriously think that they didn't fully test the game. I am a day 1 sims player. So I have been playing EA games since the beginning. They have never fully tested anything. So I think they are trying to come up with a patch or an expansion pack that will fix the problem. That is their standard way of doing things. Clam up, not deal with the community, and eventually release an untested and buggy patch that will "help" the problem. Then the patch causes so many issues, that the patch is taken down or needs to be repatched.

Why do I say this? It has happened with EVERY single sims expansion packs for the sims 1 and the sims 2.... even some of the stuff packs..... They even release expansion and stuff packs based on earlier builds of the game. Which means that the stuff that they add, isn't fully compatible with the items and gameplay released in other stuff packs/expansions. Sims players are used to this. So don't really count on an answer from EA or MAXIS any time soon. This is their standard M. O. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199250.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199250.page GMT
I seriously think that they didn't fully test the game. I am a day 1 sims player. So I have been playing EA games since the beginning. They have never fully tested anything. So I think they are trying to come up with a patch or an expansion pack that will fix the problem. That is their standard way of doing things. Clam up, not deal with the community, and eventually release an untested and buggy patch that will "help" the problem. Then the patch causes so many issues, that the patch is taken down or needs to be repatched.

Why do I say this? It has happened with EVERY single sims expansion packs for the sims 1 and the sims 2.... even some of the stuff packs..... They even release expansion and stuff packs based on earlier builds of the game. Which means that the stuff that they add, isn't fully compatible with the items and gameplay released in other stuff packs/expansions. Sims players are used to this. So don't really count on an answer from EA or MAXIS any time soon. This is their standard M. O. [/quote]

Incompetence is their standard M.O. huh?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199442.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199442.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199477.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199477.page GMT I'm quite busy eliminating them, but sure like to se a solution to the problem so I'm able to finish the trial.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199495.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199495.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199586.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199586.page GMT
And if they decide to make the grox essential for later expansions and I wind up having to wipe my game after over 200 hours of play then I am done with this game. I waited for two months for a fix or at least some word on the problem and resisted using any mods until I was completely fed up with being attacked by an enemy that I could no longer fight back against and finished the job. Now I have a nagging feeling that I'm going to be punished for doing something the game should have let me do from the start.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199636.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199636.page GMT Nonsense, if there's going to be an expansion for them where they're needed, then they can just be re-populated into the unoccupied planets. It wouldn't be that hard.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199658.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199658.page GMT Nonsense, if there's going to be an expansion for them where they're needed, then they can just be re-populated into the unoccupied planets. It wouldn't be that hard.[/quote]

If they do make them part of an expansion I'd bet money they won't bother taking the handful of people who used mods into account. I'm just hoping that if they do anything involving th grox in the future that it won't be something that causes problems for people who exterminated them through "other" means ealier.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199723.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199723.page GMT
The reason I say 3 times a week is this is what both the canadain and US goverment think is reasonable contact amounts per week when collecting a debt.

To exceed 3 contacts a week is viewed as harassment.

We are not collecting some might say but I beg to differ. We paid for a game that has key features missing.

Of all the features missing the one we are talking about in this topic is ability to complete the endgame or Defeat the grox as that would be the ultimate badge.

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All I did was say that a mod's response of "we sent an email" isnt enough to answer this issue, because they cant actually fix the problem... I got a response immediately saying "read the rules"... LAME

Ive got nothing against mods, heck I like em, they keep forums clean, and answer many many problems player are having everyday. They're awesome. But they cant change the game, and they cant answer development questions.

Next mod post coming in 4...3...2...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199781.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199781.page GMT
Wait let me ask a mod what the email is.................

What do you mean you can't give me that information..... Not authorized ............ Pay no attention to EA picking your pocke.....Awe man !]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199801.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/199801.page GMT
They will just make an announcement when its done.

The problem is IF its going to be done.

There is a chance that everyone has looked at Spores numbers and decided that its only throwing good money after bad to make any major changes, or even spend time on a patch. They won't tell you this either.

Its a ask me no questions I'll tell you no lies type of deal.

My personal guess is that they have already had meetings on 'What did we screw up so badly with Spore?' and 'Is it worth salvaging?' but as to the later question only time will tell what that answer was. My personal thought is it will be 'do the really easy stuff we have in the works but no major game changes.' ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201179.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201179.page GMT
I don't think this issue would be all that hard to address .. Honestly there is a mod that already does this .. I would just like for maxis to put the mod out themselves so I can say in all honesty I beat the game as it was given to me by those who made it.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201188.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201188.page GMT
I don't think this issue would be all that hard to address .. Honestly there is a mod that already does this .. I would just like for maxis to put the mod out themselves so I can say in all honesty I beat the game as it was given to me by those who made it.[/quote]

I'm thinking the "point" or ultimate "goal" of the game was to reach the center of the galaxy and become one with whatever Steve babbles about when you meet him. After that, it's anything goes. Wiping out the Grox seems to be a player created idea, not something suggested by the game itself. Based on that, you can "beat" the game by getting to the center of the galaxy, but the game doesn't really end there. It wouldn't end either if you somehow managed to wipe out the Grox, or every other race and species in the entire Spore universe. The "end" of this game would be the extinction of all matter/ anti-matter. Then there would be nothing left to interact with and no game left to play.

Back on topic, because Spore is an ever changing and expanding experience, just because we can't reach all Grox worlds now, doesn't mean it's impossible, it just means nobody knows how yet. Maybe an expansion pack will allow us to create capitol ships that can travel farther than we can now, or maybe a better engine will be developed, or maybe space stations will fill the void with an extra hop between us and the unreacheable destination. A finished game in regards to Spore would be a sad thing indeed. It would mean nothing would ever change, no hopes of improvement, new challenges, new content... and thats no good either.

So while Spore certainly has serious flaws at it's core, there is still a glimmer of hope that something great will some day emerge. Right now, it's about all Spore has going for it. Hope.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201217.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201217.page GMT I have GE edition - doubt it is different but cannot see where it states that there.

It can be requested it as a future feature

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Well I disagree by placing a badge for defeating them it was presented as a goal or milestone of the game experience.

Even if it was not the main goal. I realize the game does not end after the grox and that spore is more a toy then a goal based game. What game have you ever been handed that had an option to defeat something that would in the same breath make achievement unattainable?What toy comes with accessories you can touch?


Seems to me a sandbox(spore) would allow you at full omnipotent level to DO anything or near anything. Being all powerful in Spore sure leaves alot to be desired!

They set the goals in a list of badges. Defeating the grox might not be the Endgame but it currently is the only badge one cannot get without cheating and that is a serious flaw in gameplay.

I have been told by some that I am again being a jerk ripping on the devs.

I understand this was a labour of love for many of them. The game has much potential and positive points.
However just because the game has good points doesn't mean I have to be a sycophant to those that made it or moderate this forum. This isnt a private invite only forum. I paid for the right to post here.

I also paid for a game that thus far has been given more breaks and freerides then anyother game I have seen before it. With all the bugs, Lack of depth, Lack of communication about gameplay fixes and issues.
As it stand I never will again trust those sites and critics that are looped on the main page. This game at its very best is a 5/10 but I doubt any of those critics played it long enough to get to the Grox.

I am sorry if I come across as a jerk to the devs but their feelings are not my concern. They obviously worked very hard on this project.Anyone can see they did. Somewhere along the line someone dropped the ball and the whole thing fell apart. There was a serious lack of testing or quality control.



]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201315.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201315.page GMT
Sling shotting doesn't always work, some stars truly are isolated.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201328.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201328.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201335.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201335.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201340.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201340.page GMT And no it wouldnt solve the problem. It would only take away the only (Ima call it deep, but its not merited, its not deep, just time-consuming and large-scale) deep aspect to the space stage. That would cause a slew of new problems, namely players who would be disgusted with such an act, when they could have just fixed it much more easily by extending the distance you can travel near the core in a simple patch.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201368.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/201368.page GMT
This will be my last post on this thread until it gets an official reply. If it never gets one then it can fade away.
I am going back to writing story ideas for the mission creator and mapping the wormholes.

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I'm 90% sure they just screwed up and didn't take the distance limit into account. I think the distance limit near the core was added very late in development to keep people from just bum rushing the core.

What worries me is that I have no idea what they intend to do about it and what they ultimately decide to do may have some negative consequences for people that went ahead and used mods to finish the job.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/217767.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/217767.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/219192.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/219192.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/227206.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/227206.page GMT
I was informed an answer would be forth coming if I could just wait? Since that time I ahve sent 2 msgs just asking not for the answer but just an ETA on the answer.

Can we expect a reply in
a) 1 week * from today
b) 2 weeks * from today
c) When you SPORING good and ready!?!

Honestly for claiming you give a crap about your players you have a funny way of showing it. The dead silence speaks volumes of how you see the community.

Here I will show you how simple it is to ask this question

Send email or walk down the hall to people who are incharge of the space stage of the game

Q- Did you know there are unreachable Grox worlds?
A - No we didn't know that -or- Yes we were aware!

Q - Are you doing anything to fix it?
A - Yes we are ! or No we are not !

Q - Okay since your fixing it when can we expect your fix to be done?
A - We are not sure but soon - or - We are working on it now but it might take awhile since there are many other things we are fixing first.

Then after you get these answers inform your customer of the result of the Question so they know what to expect and when.

Really this my last question for you.

Are you running a Buisness or a Hobby?

If your running a Buisness then start acting like it and get the Question answered for the customer.
If your running a hobby say so and continue on as is because as it stands the silent treatment and the half finished game along with the HalfEssed feedback amounts to nothing but blowing smoke and sunshine of our cornholes.

You can buy all the good reviews you want for this game

BUT if anyone wants a TRUE! HONEST ! NO BS review of the GAME watch NOOBTOOB Ep:110
on youtube . These guys nailed it.

Time for me to get back to getting an answer!
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/229106.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/229106.page GMT Honestly for claiming you give a crap about your players you have a funny way of showing it.
[/quote]

I don't recall them ever saying they gave a crap about the players. I think its pretty obvious from the quality of spore.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/230364.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/230364.page GMT
The Point is clear and yes I agree they actually don`t so i don`t actually expect an answer anymore. I also do expect them to do anything meaningful with this tragic failure of a project.
needless to say if they do a 180 I will be surprised but I don`t think this is something many people will forgive and Maxis . EA have lost me as a customer and I am sure it wont bother them a bit . Lets see if a few thousand more might change their mind. Doubt it .

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As someone else said, if this were ANY other game by ANY other team, the given information we have now points to the creation of some patch which will give the whole game new meaning.

If this were the case, I think its very likely that if would tie into the Spode religion.

However, we have no way of knowing as any other game would have returned with an immediate acknowledgment, at the least, of this issue. Which we've yet to see. I'm going to copy the first topic and try emailing it to a few mods and such. Might be the final straw, we'll see.


I just emailed EA about it. Perhaps they can do something. customerservice@ea.com if ya want to do the same]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/231029.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/231029.page GMT

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Sorry wrong window I wasn't trying to bump this thread mods! I had two windows open and typed in this one sorry. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/232911.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/232911.page GMT
[quote]
Hi ,

Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts.

Electronic Arts Technical Support does not offer any gameplay assistance. Try searching this database using the Game Features and Information category (and an appropriate sub-category if you would like to further narrow your search) to find guides, hints, and information.

For your convenience I have included the portion of the FAQ pertinent to your question below:

http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=8105

If you have any further questions or concerns please reply to this email or visit our extensive knowledge base online at http://support.ea.com.

If there is anything else please let us know, we are eager to help you.

Sincerely,

EA Rep Pragyan,
Player Relations
Electronic Arts[/quote]


Basicly, we arent the right people to ask. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/234869.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/234869.page GMT [i]The question I'm asking is if these unreachable planets are a glitch. As it stands, its impossible to finish certain aspects of the game, i.e. badges,achievements.

Are these planets meant to be unreachable or was this an oversight?[/i]

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/234884.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/234884.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235200.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235200.page GMT
You can log in with your EA information. Or create the account if you dont have one yet. But its EA not Maxis.
I can another more irksome reply. Its kinda starting to sound like they aren't reading my message.

Anyway, he replied again giving me a list of links to other forums. Some not even spore related and told me to ask other players as this was an area of the game he was unable to answer.

I sent another response

[i]I thank you for your continued response. This should be my last update as I understand that this question is clearly outside your expertise.

The links you sent me were of no help unfortunately. This isn't a question other players can answer. Its been tossed around for quite awhile and as of yet Maxis has yet to address the issue on Spore's official forums. Hence why a number of us are seeking other means.

Spore is an unfinished game, we understand that updates will come out. All we want to know is whether this problem was an oversight or intended. We will be able to find some sort of closure in either answer. I understand that this isn't a question you can answer, however, you are in a position where you can find the answer out personally or can at least give me an email of someone else to contact. As it stands there is no way for us to contact anyone at Maxis.

I do appreciate everything you have done thus far and look forward to your response. [/i]

*crosses fingers*
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hmmmmm]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235233.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235233.page GMT
United States & Canada

Postal Address
Electronic Arts Inc.
Privacy Policy Administrator
209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
United States
Email Address privacy_policy@ea.com
Phone Number 650-628-1393


I'll prbly try contacting this information next. Heck I might even call.

Note to others. I'm not asking for them to answer but asking them who I can contact as they arent part of the team and it would abit stupid to assume that they would know the answer to a game they've prbly not even played]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235239.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235239.page GMT
There was an MMO that had an issue where the released a quest pack for the game but didn't put the quest rewards in because they forgot. Then when they realized it they didnt fix it right away because they figured they had time cause it was a long quest and NO ONE would beat it within the first month . Well one week later it hit the fan when a player with no life beat the quest and got absolutely nothing in game for it.

With the grow they ahve given you the reward ( the badge) but no way to get it . Its like a carrot on a stick.

Anyway here is a Maxis address I found not sure if its upto date.

Web Site http://www.maxis.com
Address 2 Theatre Square Orinda, CA 94563-3346
Phone (510) 254-9700
We could call and Start a phone call WAVE of players who want the game promised and these types of questions answered now not when they feel like it . AGAIN I SAY

Maxis has to choose run it like a buisness or a Hobby !PICK ONE!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235383.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/235383.page GMT
The guy responded and said that he was glad he could help me resolve the issue (-.-) yeaa.......

[b]HOWEVER[/b]

[i]I've already escalated your first question with incident number [081215-024607] to higher level/concerned department, and the issue is still waiting for a response from that team.[/i]

So he sent the issue to someone higher up and I should be getting a response back [/i]soon[i] he says.
I'll give it 5-6 days and if I dont get a response I'll email him again. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237124.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237124.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237171.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237171.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237180.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237180.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237218.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237218.page GMT
I think that would be ok ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237537.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237537.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237947.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237956.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237956.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237972.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237972.page GMT That means private messages so it is what it means and why we can't show them on forums]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237999.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/237999.page GMT That means private messages so it is what it means and why we can't show them on forums[/quote]

yes it's clear that technically that conversation falls under that rule, I mean I don't think that is what they intended it to do.

See the safe haven law or any number of poorly written pieces of legislation for reference. That's why I think you should ask if it's ok to post the conversation]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238003.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238003.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238190.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238190.page GMT I'ts like its a sport to dodge questions for them. I contacted them if there was a way for me to "recover" my first installment of the game since I tossed out my old PC and bought a new one, all I got back from them is that they weren't able fo find the problem in my question, so thus they weren't able to provide an awnser...???????
Really......
A simple quesion could have a simple awnser.
Like this one in this thread. I would really like to see this one awnsered.
(no bumping here)
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238390.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/238390.page GMT Not necessarily. If you get into the logistics of how to actually solve the problem, it becomes quite complicated. The way I see it, they would essentially have to either force everyone to restart their galaxies from scratch (not cool), or restructure all existing galaxies so the problem is solved (the ideal solution, but potentially takes a lot work to implement).

Gameplay problems can require a lot of discussion to untangle, and I'd rather wait three weeks and then be told that they're fixing the problem and how, rather than get an immediate response saying they have no clue if or how they'll fix it. Any game developer will tell you that it's not worth keeping the community up-to-date on every single change or idea that goes on, because it takes away from time spent actually implementing those changes.

I'm not making excuses for EA here. It's no fun being left in the dark with no response at all. And letting something like this get into release was a goof on their part (one of many, but that's besides the point). But it should be kept in mind that even if/when they do reply, it's probably not going to get fixed right away.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/239571.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/239571.page GMT
There is a mod that exists that remoes the limit near the core, Fact is all I want is one updated by maxis so i can say honestly I beat the Grox without cheating.

I do agree that problems cant be addressed the same day they are asked but this one alone has been around since the first week the game was out. SO its not an old issue.
I have taken alot of heat over my posts about this topic and don't plan to stop until an answer is given or they ban my butt completely.

I don't think this will be a galaxy altering change just give a way to remove the limit or Add New ISDlevels 6 ,7,8,9,10

I would love to see an auto nav function aswell but thats a topic for a different post.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/239698.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/239698.page GMT Yes we know, or oh...my bad

After that, as Ashloc said, its be really easy to fix. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240030.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240030.page GMT
Spore is to busy winning awards - God knows who was paid off to get those. Honestly if spore has earned any award it the biggest disapointment award.

Yes alot of hard work went into the game but that doesnt mean it should be praised.iIts a ground breaking concept but don't think its a new one. I had the idea of spore( Not the name) but the game like it years ago while playing civ ,sim earth and MOO2. I would play them in order and imagine a game that could allow me to go from one stage to the next.

I wish I had the technical know how to make it.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240089.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240089.page GMT
Spore is to busy winning awards - God knows who was paid off to get those. Honestly if spore has earned any award it the biggest disapointment award.

Yes alot of hard work went into the game but that doesnt mean it should be praised.iIts a ground breaking concept but don't think its a new one. I had the idea of spore( Not the name) but the game like it years ago while playing civ ,sim earth and MOO2. I would play them in order and imagine a game that could allow me to go from one stage to the next.

I wish I had the technical know how to make it.[/quote]

It actually did win most dissapointing game of 2008.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240399.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240399.page GMT ty pepper]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240997.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/240997.page GMT
Where did you see this?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/241126.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/241126.page GMT
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/12/disappointing-g.html
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Lets face it SPORE is an EPIC let down with big issues and lots of little one that equal one game thats no fun to play. Honestly the only reason I still post here or play is because I was looking forward to this game for years. Now after all that waiting I get this ! I need to vent and will likely do just that until I know for sure that spore will ever get any better.

Onec that is clear to me I'll move on and never again pay a dime to MAXIS or EA ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242704.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242704.page GMT
i didnt because I wanted to support this awesome game which turned out to be less then that.
Dont get me wrong. I still love spore in its entirety, but its hard to be loyal to something which doesnt care about you at all. Maxis doesnt care about us. So I'll not care so much about supporting Maxis.


Itll be along time before i quit playing though. the gameplay is awesome. Just no support at all from their side ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242813.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242813.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242999.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/242999.page GMT Like, we're working on it, or, never going to happen. I understand the solution to our problem may be a bit harder.
(No bumping here)]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243155.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243155.page GMT
MAXIS! please answer!
i said please

its now 15 days since e-mail!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243156.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243156.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243218.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/243218.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/244461.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/244461.page GMT
Ok I stand corrected then you did get a response. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/246597.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/246597.page GMT
The is stupid MAXIS , JUst give an answer to the question or..... I will start typing in bold letters. God I hate the internet.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/246786.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/246786.page GMT
(No bumping here)]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/248946.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/248946.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/248951.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/248951.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249360.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249360.page GMT
So, I'll just leave on this note: realize the game before you realize the merchandise. When people are saying their Spore figurines (which cost the same price as the game) are a better deal than the game itself, you know you need to fix something.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249413.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249413.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249575.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/249575.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/250659.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/250659.page GMT
Honestly I am thinking of returning my game via mail directly to Maxis. Just ship it at my cost to them with a nice Note attached listing the reasons why I am returning it and a Kinda request for a refund ( which I know will not be given)


Spore is the Best presented over hyped peice of Garbage I have ever had the displeasure of playing.
I still play it when I have nothing else to do. However I have started have crash issues with it again and Between unreachable grox worlds , Muddy textures and random crashes , not getting achievements I have earned and lack of overall gameplay there is nothing left in spore that I have any interest to reach for.

I still play Masters of Orion 2 .... Spore held my interest for 2 weeks in play, and a few months in anger
MOO2 over a decade and its still enjoyable to play.

Its sad !]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/251312.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/251312.page GMT
http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20081013005190&newsLang=en

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Removed information pending decision by Maxis staff.

Hi folks, Kaliena here, I've met one of the very nice PR folks during my trip in CA. I'm pretty sure that calling the folks that do press releases is not going to get you answers to your unreachable Grox questions. Their contact information is available through google, yes, but I do ask politely to not bother them. If Maxis staff advices that it is okay to have their information directly listed here I will put it back in place.

Update: Posting public knowledge information regarding contacts to EA / Maxis representatives is okay on the forum.
[/i]

Ahhh Good point ! Calling the people who sell the lies of this game might not be the fastest was to get to the truth!


I havent but I will .]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/251483.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/251483.page GMT
Removed information pending decision by Maxis staff.

Hi folks, Kaliena here, I've met one of the very nice PR folks during my trip in CA. I'm pretty sure that calling the folks that do press releases is not going to get you answers to your unreachable Grox questions. Their contact information is available through google, yes, but I do ask politely to not bother them. If Maxis staff advices that it is okay to have their information directly listed here I will put it back in place.[/i]


I havent but I will .[/quote]

Pretty sure this is not entirely youre post, asloc?
What happened?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/253484.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/253484.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256136.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256136.page GMT http://www.maxis.com
Address 2 Theatre Square Orinda, CA 94563-3346
Phone (510) 254-9700

Is this contact info okay!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256145.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256145.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256148.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256148.page GMT
[img]http://ll-070.ea.com/spore/static/image/500/218/070/500218070443_lrg.png[/img]
[url]http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=sast-500218070443[/url]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256177.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256177.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256216.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256216.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256278.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/256278.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/300.page
this is another thread that is also a big issue. They have answered this one by saying its how its supposed to be. I am thinking this will be the same for this issue maybe.

Maxis is not winnng any award for customer service.

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this question will either get answered or I will suddenly not be able to post on sporum.

Asking people to wait for answers is reasonable.

Waiting 17 days not reasonable.
Saying muddy textures are okay and running as intended = Not reasonable
Suspending people ( me) for bumping my own thread 3-4 time when other people do it 10x as much = unreasonable

promising a deep rich game with tons of neat stuff for 8 years then handing us hellokitty meets digital playdoh= unreasonable.

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/258571.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/258571.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259294.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259294.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259880.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259880.page GMT Not a clue]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259889.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/259889.page GMT


]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/262992.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/262992.page GMT

On a side note do you think Will wright and the team leads at Maxis promised Xmas bonuses? And if they did do you think they gave them out or just dumbed them down and gave the devs a 10% off spore gift card instead?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/262997.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/262997.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263010.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263010.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263047.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263047.page GMT
Because I ONLY play this game. I don't have time for it, much less other games. I waited for this game for years. I was highly disappointed. Didn't complain. Looked on the bright side which was the creativity factor and the hope of expansions. But this is just unacceptable, yet has to be accepted. It is insult to injury.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263048.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/263048.page GMT
To

Maxis


I am writing this letter to tell you how utterly displeased I am with both the product quality of Spore and its customer or community feedback,

Players have been asking for months about the unreachable Grox worlds and have received nothing but automated replies or have been told to wait. Now waiting isn’t the issue and I am well aware that you have other issues with spore that are more pressing then this. However it seems clear to me now that this and other issues won’t be answered in any reasonable timeframe.
If it had Maxis on the Box I was ensured it was a quality product.
Somewhere along the way Maxis has * Maybe with help from EA* Lost sight of how to keep customers happy or at the very least informed.
1 week to get a reply to a question like those I have asked is reasonable.
2 Weeks for such a simple question is not reasonable.

It seems clear from where I am sitting that this was a gross oversight. How and Why Maxis would create such a Bloated oversized enemy and then not check to ensure they were defeat able is beyond me and may others.

Quote from Mr. Wright

[quote]A genre-spanning game like Spore is almost by its very nature experimental. Not only do we not have an existing game to learn design lessons from, we also don’t initially know what the demographic of our players will be (and hence their expectations for complexity and depth). As we move forward with the franchise we plan to listen closely and learn. Our plans for the first Spore expansions are already revolving heavily around what we’re hearing from our players so far.”[/quote]

I understand that this was a new quest into game design but honestly the above statement is such a load of junk I can’t even begin to express my anger. Now if he means in size and scope then I can agree with him but if he means the level dynamics and complexity then I do not.

Maxis and EA had years to pick a target audience. When I started reading up on Spore it seemed that the demographic had been picked.* Players who liked Maxis games of the past.*

Even if the above quote is completely 100% true, I don’t feel I wish to be a part of this experiment any longer. Not if it is going to cost me $30 each time Maxis wishes to test a new method of game design.




Then there is the issue of Texture baking. It is bad enough that the game is completely lacking in any depth. I know I have played many hours of spore just looking for the depth. The one saving grace of the game was the editors and the content people could create. Now we find out that is an illusion as well. WE can create what appears at first in the editors to be a beautiful piece of art and when we load it into the Playable universe it looks like junk. To top that issue off the community has been told that this is the game” Running as Intended!”?

There is no doubt I have been a very vocal member of the forum when it comes to Spore. I find that my views are supported very often by the actions or lack there of by those in positions of authority. However this letter has less to do with my forum experiences which need not be talked about.

I have many things I wished to point out about the game itself but no longer wish to waste my time typing them out to those that will never give me any feedback as to when the issues will be addressed or even how long it might be until they can address them.

I am officially requesting that I receive my money back for the purchase of this game. If you can not grant me this then please direct me to someone who can. When I say someone I do not mean EA customer service. They are as useless as SPORE on a bull. I want someone of management level to take 5 minutes out of their busy day and reply to this.

I will even take the time to send you back your game to whatever mail address you give. At my own cost. Now if your company refuses to refund my purchase then I assume my continued use of it will not be hindered because of this letter.
Even though I would prefer my money back if that is refused I feel entitled to nitpick about this games many shortcomings since it might be the most entertaining part of my personal Spore experience.

Lastly
I will inform you or any other that reads this letter. I have been purchasing Maxis games since I was 11 years old. I played Sim Earth, Sim Life and Sim City 1,2,3,4 you name it I had tried it.
I would play Sim City until my eyes hurt. Playing Sim Earth was not an intense experience but it was deeply interesting to me and inspired me to learn about much of the science behind it. A long list of Maxis games found endless hours of play time in my home growing up and on into adulthood.










Quote from MR Wright

[quote]As the lead designer my goal through most of the project was to make sure the game play didn’t end up too complex, which resulted in simplifying many of the level dynamics and editor consequences. I felt like we were already asking quite a bit from the players as we took them through the various level genres. This was totally my judgment call and not even part of the agenda of the “cute” team, and certainly not the fault of Chris Hecker. So to make a long story short I’m the one to be blamed for any faults in the game play, that’s my job on the team.[[/quote]

This was by far the most insulting thing I had ever seen on the forums.
Frankly I think it is a complete and utter falsehood. There has never been any level of the game that any reasonable person could find complex beyond the editors. I only say the editors because there are endless combinations which make playing with them very interesting if that’s all you want to do. If this is truly how he feels about the intelligence of those playing his games then he has truly stepped away from those great games of the past. For that statement alone I do blame him for the Weak game Spore is. Not that taking one for his team amounts to anything. If he wants to truly accept blame then he can cut me a cheque for his mistake, otherwise it’s just words that means nothing while he’s rolling in the money for a slapped together game with overpriced expansions and other product addition meant to distract from the fact there is no game, toy or sandbox to be had with Spore.

I will never purchase another Maxis game unless your company does some serious Soul searching and gives me a reason sometime in the future to come back.



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Sucks. I knew ea wasnt in charge but i hoped they might be able to send a message along.

I think we are stuck with mods ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270096.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270096.page GMT
Keep in mind that the sims games are EA and maxis' pet baby. It is the game series that launched their popularity. Yet they avoided and ignored most of the community for years. If it wasn't for the awesome modding and hacking community that helped create hacks and unofficial patches, the game would have died out a long time ago. Infact many times EA and maxis couldn't even figure out the problems with their own games. So they took and copied the unofficial community made patches just to release something. They have admitted to doing it as well.

I am not trying to burst anyone's bubble.... but I just want to show you, that EA and Maxis have long histories of ignoring pleas for help and answers and bug fixes. They do their own thing and care very little for the people in the community. They may say different.... but then again there is that saying.... "Actions speak louder than words." I have witnessed Their actions since feb 4 2000 ( sims original launch date ). Sadly, nothing has improved. It has only gotten worse. 19 days of no answers suck for most companies. But these are companies that have been ignoring and avoiding things for almost 9 years. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270410.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270410.page GMT
1.This only affects advanced players in spore so not many people will bother.
2.Screw EA.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270446.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270446.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270593.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/270593.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271329.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271329.page GMT

LOL It took less time for some guy to write a MOd that fixes this . I will foward it to them if its too hard for them to fix it on there own.

These things take time. They need to have 4 weekly meetings to sit down as discuse profit v effort. Then drink a coffee by the water cooler and talk about how much I am SPORE them all off. then forward an email to their masters at EA and wait for a reply as to if they will fix it or not.

Once they send that off EA must consult the mystic game gods with a weejee board. Once the game gods have given a sign to John Riccitiello . He must sacrifice a virgin to bless the reply he will give. Lucky for him he works with computer nerds so there is no shortage of Virgins to sacrifice. Needless to say once that is concluded he will send a msg back to maxis giving the go ahead to fix this oversight.

Once Maxis is done Mourning the loss of one of their developers ( the one sacrificed to please the game gods)
they will have 4 more weeks of meeting to discuse the best way to take action on this matter before actually coming to a resolution of what they plan to do and how.

Once they have an action plan in place they will take it to Will wright for final approval.

Will Wright will look at it for 6- 10 weeks in Meditation. During meditation he will answer many of the secrets of the spore universe to himself but never tell us. Sending an email also back to John Riccitiello letting him know how the team plans to fix the bug.

John Riccitiello Will sacrifice another virgin to the game gods to ensure they are pleased with the action plan to fix the bug. Once they are pleased he will send another go ahead aproving the final plan to fix the bug.

Again! back at Maxis they will mourn yet another loss to there team for a week .Then spend 6-8 weeks more trying to find a replacement for him since the last virgin sacrificed just happened to be the same guy who was able to fix this problem.

BUT

Don't worry it will get done!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271411.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271411.page GMT
Sucks. I knew ea wasnt in charge but i hoped they might be able to send a message along.

I think we are stuck with mods [/quote]


where is this response?

link?

tx.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271724.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271724.page GMT If it wasn't for the awesome modding and hacking community that helped create hacks and unofficial patches, the game would have died out a long time ago. Infact many times EA and maxis couldn't even figure out the problems with their own games. So they took and copied the unofficial community made patches just to release something. They have admitted to doing it as well. [/quote]

You may have hit on something there... If we could get some of those modders to work on spore, we could in a sense create our OWN patchs for the game to fix bugs. I have no programing experience whatsoever (except for simple c++ commands off of online tutorials ) but I think this could be accomplished.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271807.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/271807.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/272737.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/272737.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/273137.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/273137.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/273142.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/273142.page GMT
It's only been 3 months so far and I'm still in the dark about this issue.

Also regarding modding Spore: I haven't checked if it's safe within the EULA to start poking around and doing that, but I code C++ and wouldn't mind having a crack at it if I could figure out where to begin (although I must admit I've never tried writing bugfixes for a game which I do not have the source code for!).

In my mind. the ideal solution is to have something parse your game save for systems that are more than 2pc away from any other within the area of the 'near middle of galaxy' and insert a new system(s) directly in the path between the two thus bridging all gaps in the known universe.

However, this would be a hugely slow pathfinding operation so would effectively be a third party tool, unless, when the map is initially generated this kind of algorithm is taken into account.

It would be interesting to get some insight into how they create the maps as I know they're pseudorandom (only a few locations are truely static, like Sol).

Hmmmm!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/275586.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/275586.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/276251.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/276251.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/280843.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/280843.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284209.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284209.page GMT
[Being a newb here] I know you're very frustrated with the game and that EA has made a lot of bad judgment calls, but I feel like you're just making them out to be one big bad evil guy who's only desire is to make your life worse. That's a pretty immature line of thought. Patience is a hard thing to ask for, but just annoying them and becoming "that guy" to them is only going to make them unhappier and get you farther away from your goal. There's persistence, and then there's just spite.

All I'm suggesting is a little serenity and maybe some tolerance. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284237.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284237.page GMT
[Being a newb here] I know you're very frustrated with the game and that EA has made a lot of bad judgment calls, but I feel like you're just making them out to be one big bad evil guy who's only desire is to make your life worse. That's a pretty immature line of thought. Patience is a hard thing to ask for, but just annoying them and becoming "that guy" to them is only going to make them unhappier and get you farther away from your goal. There's persistence, and then there's just spite.

All I'm suggesting is a little serenity and maybe some tolerance. [/quote]

i think you are confused here. have you read this entire thread? this is just one thread among others on this same topic. it is not just ashloc. we have had patience long enough that serenity is impossible. it is mind-boggling the way we are being ignored.

it's not a petty issue and companies are supposed to supply something called 'customer service'. when something this major is wrong, we, the customers have a right to be answered promptly. it is not even the problem with the game any more. it is their LACK OF ANY KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT to it. this is unprofessional and unacceptable.



]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284257.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284257.page GMT Ashloc wrote:
LOL I dont expect any further feedback on this issue. now I am working on annoying EA/Maxis into a refund. I think more people should just try that.


[Being a newb here] I know you're very frustrated with the game and that EA has made a lot of bad judgment calls, but I feel like you're just making them out to be one big bad evil guy who's only desire is to make your life worse. That's a pretty immature line of thought. Patience is a hard thing to ask for, but just annoying them and becoming "that guy" to them is only going to make them unhappier and get you farther away from your goal. There's persistence, and then there's just spite.

All I'm suggesting is a little serenity and maybe some tolerance.


i think you are confused here. have you read this entire thread? this is just one thread among others on this same topic. it is not just ashloc. we have had patience long enough that serenity is impossible. it is mind-boggling the way we are being ignored.

it's not a petty issue and companies are supposed to supply something called 'customer service'. when something this major is wrong, we, the customers have a right to be answered promptly. it is not even the problem with the game any more. it is their LACK OF ANY KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT to it. this is unprofessional and unacceptable.
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I have 0 respect left for Maxis ans EA because of this and may other issues with spore. If they didn't cover their SPORE with these stupid forum rule I would post a Hell storm of replies to a number of issues I have requested answers to. However that would result in my being banned from the servers.
Let me break downmy response to you.

[quote]Being a newb here] I know you're very frustrated with the game and that EA has made a lot of bad judgment calls[/quote]

I agree 100% they have made some very very bad judgement calls with regards to ths ( whatever you want o call it).
But being new here you might ot see the complete picture! I have been following spore since Wired announced its development and all the related articles and videos. I knew what they promised it would do , Hoped it could do ( as muh as they told us) and Ultimately what it did do. I purchased Spore the DAY it was released. I could have downloaded it from TPB a week early but I rejected that Idea wanting to experience everything Spore was going to offer.

A week after I purchased it I was so angery I ranted like a mad man until I started to calm down and tried being positive about spore going forward. It was a short lived change of heart. WHY!

Well lets break it down.

1.) I had my very first rant about Spore Locked for no other reason then to shut me up because it was within thefirst week of release. Bad time to have Rants like mine floaing in a place where potential Buyers migh read it and turn to something else.

2) I have cross swords with MODs ( rarely) over forum rules about what is and isnt allowed.
I was Suspended for a short time because I was UNaware of what a BUMP was , Then again for this Thread. They say it wasn't because of it but I wasn't writing anything else at the time.

3) Edited Posts
I have had several posted edited with content of those posts removed for no other reason then they were striking a cord. I had posted some email addresses for MAxis and for 3 EA PR peopel that were removed.



But to continue

[quote]I feel like you're just making them out to be one big bad evil guy who's only desire is to make your life worse[/quote]

I have no Idea what you mean I think thye are trying to make my life worse. How is it that you think my life is bad?
I think they are money grubbing tards who pumped out a low quality product and should be held accountable for it .I have personally requested my money back 3 times.

I don't think they are evil I think they are greedy. I think they ignore people like me until we go away so that only those who like the game remain . This will allow them to get away with profitting from my mistake to purchase the game without having to do anything about it.

I think the promises that were made for SPore and what we got comes dangerously close to false advertising.


[quote]That's a pretty immature line of thought. Patience is a hard thing to ask for, but just annoying them and becoming "that guy" to them is only going to make them unhappier and get you farther away from your goal. There's persistence, and then there's just spite[/quote]

Every hear the phrase the Squeakest wheel gets the grease!

I and Many others have run the gambit with EA and MAxis and ave nothing but canned replies or hot air blown back us.

The closest thing I got to an host reply on any topic was:

[quote] I did edit that post--previously, on the other board, a similar post was changed so as to not list such information--I've asked Maxis how they want to handle this and probably due to the holidays I haven't heard back. Believe me--we've asked for comment on that thread before, but the EA / Maxis staff are pretty selective on what they choose to comment on.

Regarding muddy textures, everything I've gleaned pretty much points to the situation as being as far on the back burner as you can get. Would it be nice to improve it, sure, but unless they are lying, it's the way they meant it to be, and they've got bugs to hunt down and there has been the whole DRM and 5 Profile issue that has been a priority in the recent past. [/quote]

Now this might get me in trouble but I DID NOT post who it was from . I thank the person who wrote it for their honesty but it gives a clearer view into the Worlds of EA and Maxis.

At the end of the day I will be around for a long time. I am like a Parasite. Once I get mad about something I latch onto it until its resolved or I am forced out of the conversation.

There are 3 ways to resolve my issues with Spore.

1) Address the issues in a timely fashion ( timely to the customer 1-2 weeks)

2) Ban me from being a member of the sporum ( ad idea without cause to suspend my service for anything more then voicing honest and fair critism of this game. Also a lot of poeope think it a privilae to post here.. UMM NO as I can only do so with a valid Spore account that means to post here I had to purchase the game in some form! paid for the right to post * Followed by legal mumbo jumbo.

3) Give me my money back

I have no patients left for this game of cat and mouse. Had I pirated Spore I would still have been angry for wasting the Bandwidth. The Cracked version atleast wasnt including Securom 7 .I also heard rumors it was less buggy.

I had A bunch of friends ask if they should by spore or just pirate it. I said no to both.

Spore is SO bad right now its not worth getting for free. If thats an immature line to take then so be it.
I challenge Maxis to make it right or be prepares to be taunted endlessly.

Oh and before you ask me why I just play something else or move on or something like that.

I repeat I am not going anywhere until Iget m moey back or get a REAL reply to my questions.
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I have 0 respect left for Maxis ans EA because of this and may other issues with spore. If they didn't cover their SPORE with these stupid forum rule I would post a Hell storm of replies to a number of issues I have requested answers to. However that would result in my being banned from the servers.[/quote]

I'm confused. Are you saying you'd be banned because you decided to talk about game issues? If that's the case, you and I both know that's one big lie.

Or are you saying you'd banned because if you did reply you'd be unable to restrain yourself and post vulgarities every other word? If this is the case, then you're really blowing things out of proportion. It's a $50 game. If you can't stop yourself from doing something like this when responding to someone's answer (no matter how convoluted), then you should really take some time off and find something else to do.

Either way, you're not casting yourself in a very good light here, Ashloc.

If I'm mistaken in my interpretation, please tell me.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284847.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/284847.page GMT
Or are you saying you'd banned because if you did reply you'd be unable to restrain yourself and post vulgarities every other word? If this is the case, then you're really blowing things out of proportion. It's a $50 game. If you can't stop yourself from doing something like this when responding to someone's answer (no matter how convoluted), then you should really take some time off and find something else to do.

Either way, you're not casting yourself in a very good light here, Ashloc.

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To the first part No I said I would be banned if I posted every reply to a question I have asked as it was a rule of the forum not to post messages from mods to open forum. Also I was suspended not banned for this topic alone for a very very questionable reason which was later admited too * but again posting the proof of that would violate the rules of the forum. So as to that being one big lie . Its not a lie its how I interpret the facts I was presented with.

I purchased GE and CC and took CCPP from a friend who got it for Xmax because his GF didnt know it wasnt its own game. All together I have shelled out 124.30 after Taxes.


I can't say your mistaken . I might have just read it wrong but honestly I am really not worried how I am seen, Just that I get a result and frankly my methods have worked with remarkable success in other battles with companies.
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Odd comparison ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288174.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288174.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288180.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288180.page GMT [/quote]
Odd comparison [/quote]

i was bumping the thread. guess it went over your head. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288181.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288181.page GMT [/quote]
Odd comparison [/quote]

i was bumping the thread. guess it went over your head. [/quote]
No I knew, just seemed like an odd way to do it]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288189.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288189.page GMT [/quote]
Odd comparison [/quote]

i was bumping the thread. guess it went over your head. [/quote]
No I knew, just seemed like an odd way to do it[/quote]


odd is a good thing IMO. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288198.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288198.page GMT Ashloc wrote:

I have 0 respect left for Maxis ans EA because of this and may other issues with spore.
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To be fair. I think EA has had excellent customer support. They just couldnt do anything about it. You might send them a message asking about how you could get your money back.

Its perfectly clear that Maxis will continue to ignore this issue and will never respond to their customers ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288248.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288248.page GMT
Instead EA just leaves it in Maxis hands and Maxis does nothing .]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288593.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/288593.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/290930.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/290930.page GMT
http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Grox

Check the How to defeat the Grox]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/291947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/291947.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/291994.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/291994.page GMT
i'm inclined to agree. yet, i am optimistic to a fault sometimes. patches and expansions are my hope. mods are my last resort. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292019.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292019.page GMT
I am still on hold *
[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

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[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

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[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

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[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

* Hello Maxis Support Tim Speaking How can I help you?

Question - Oh thank god someone finaly answered. I am wondering if there is going to be a fix for the unreachable Grox systems.

Tim - Please Hold !

Me - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

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[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

Tim - Hello Sir ?

Me - Yes *[i]Still weeping[/i]

Tim - This is the game running as intended! However we value your buisness so we wanted to inform you of *[b]BANG![/b]* Sir? Sir?

Dear god the man killed himself! We really need to start playing some better music when we put them on hold. Hanna Montana does this too much!


MAxis you earned THIS

[size=18][b]Due to the issues with the Unreachable Grox Systems in Spore and how upset our loyal customers are about that we are again raising the price of all future releases and expansions to recoup the loses of their purchase. Please note Your complaints have been logged and Ignored thank you[/b][/size]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292095.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292095.page GMT
I am still on hold *
[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

* Hello Maxis Support Tim Speaking How can I help you?

Question - Oh thank god someone finaly answered. I am wondering if there is going to be a fix for the unreachable Grox systems.

Tim - Please Hold !

Me - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] * ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

[i]Listening to elevator music[/i] ([i]Please Hold your Question is Important to us[/i])

Tim - Hello Sir ?

Me - Yes *[i]Still weeping[/i]

Tim - This is the game running as intended! However we value your buisness so we wanted to inform you of *[b]BANG![/b]* Sir? Sir?

Dear god the man killed himself! e really need to start playing some better music when we put them on hold. Hanna Montana does this too much!
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hahahahahhaha]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292097.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292097.page GMT
Customer- Hello Maxis! Are you going to fix the unreachable Grox Systems?

Maxis - I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

Customer - WHAT!

Maxis - If ignorance is bliss, this Question would appear to be a deliberate attempt to deprive me of happiness, the pursuit of which is my unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence. I therefore assert my patriotic prerogative to not know this . Stop telling us spore isnt working your ruining our buzz mann

Customer - What the heck are you talking about?

Maxis -The large print giveth, but the small print taketh away.

Customer - your not going to help us are you.

Maxis - Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile way and you have their shoes.

Never mind.

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I am quite confident that they (at least the customer service bods) are perfectly aware of the issue, but nothing will happen about it. The reason being is that one has to observe how the game industry currently works in order to understand why.

Currently, game companies create games and are funded entirely by the publisher. The game developer therefore is at the behest of said publisher, in this case Maxis must do as EA commands.

Generally speaking, EA would want spore out just before the run up to Christmas, so that they can maximise their profits and get a return on the original investment they made to Maxis. Spore had already been in development for quite a while and EA were probably getting a tad impatient with another year of funding costing them more than they were willing to pay.

So BAM, buggy product gets a release due to the game developers being pressured by the publisher to release asap. (For an extreme case of EA's unscrupulous methods of pressuring game devs, have a google search for ea_spouse and you'll soon gain some insight as to how the game industry works).

Anyway, game is now released. What money does Maxis make from it now? Zilch, zero. They've already been paid by EA, now all the funds go to EA (the publisher). Maxis must now be working on something else that can bring in cash (and pay their wages, feed mouths etc), either add-ons (to sell) or an entirely new game. Again, this funding comes from their publisher.

Do Bug Fixes get put high on the priority scale? Not really, they might patch a bit here and there if they have a moment, but generally speaking they must be working hard to appease the hand that feeds them in order to be able to earn their monthly paycheque.

The hand that feeds them is EA, not us. Our money goes to EA which pays off for the RISK that they made by paying Maxis a wedge in advance to produce the game for the past few years.

As such, it doesn't make business sense to be working on fixing an old product that they already have our money for, but makes great sense to work on something new that we would pay for.

It's really down to EA to fund Maxis to clean up the mess of bugs in spore at the end of the day. Maxis would probably try and fix whatever they can for a short period, but after that their efforts really have to be on a new product otherwise they will not be putting food on the table.

All that said, I still wish for this bug to be fixed, but I am not confident that it will regardless of how many bods are made aware of it.

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I am quite confident that they (at least the customer service bods) are perfectly aware of the issue, but nothing will happen about it. The reason being is that one has to observe how the game industry currently works in order to understand why.

Currently, game companies create games and are funded entirely by the publisher. The game developer therefore is at the behest of said publisher, in this case Maxis must do as EA commands.

Generally speaking, EA would want spore out just before the run up to Christmas, so that they can maximise their profits and get a return on the original investment they made to Maxis. Spore had already been in development for quite a while and EA were probably getting a tad impatient with another year of funding costing them more than they were willing to pay.

So BAM, buggy product gets a release due to the game developers being pressured by the publisher to release asap. (For an extreme case of EA's unscrupulous methods of pressuring game devs, have a google search for ea_spouse and you'll soon gain some insight as to how the game industry works).

Anyway, game is now released. What money does Maxis make from it now? Zilch, zero. They've already been paid by EA, now all the funds go to EA (the publisher). Maxis must now be working on something else that can bring in cash (and pay their wages, feed mouths etc), either add-ons (to sell) or an entirely new game. Again, this funding comes from their publisher.

Do Bug Fixes get put high on the priority scale? Not really, they might patch a bit here and there if they have a moment, but generally speaking they must be working hard to appease the hand that feeds them in order to be able to earn their monthly paycheque.

The hand that feeds them is EA, not us. Our money goes to EA which pays off for the RISK that they made by paying Maxis a wedge in advance to produce the game for the past few years.

As such, it doesn't make business sense to be working on fixing an old product that they already have our money for, but makes great sense to work on something new that we would pay for.

It's really down to EA to fund Maxis to clean up the mess of bugs in spore at the end of the day. Maxis would probably try and fix whatever they can for a short period, but after that their efforts really have to be on a new product otherwise they will not be putting food on the table.

All that said, I still wish for this bug to be fixed, but I am not confident that it will regardless of how many bods are made aware of it.

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dude makes sense. to my dismay.....]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292307.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292307.page GMT If it wasn't for the awesome modding and hacking community that helped create hacks and unofficial patches, the game would have died out a long time ago. Infact many times EA and maxis couldn't even figure out the problems with their own games. So they took and copied the unofficial community made patches just to release something. They have admitted to doing it as well. [/quote]

You may have hit on something there... If we could get some of those modders to work on spore, we could in a sense create our OWN patchs for the game to fix bugs. I have no programing experience whatsoever (except for simple c++ commands off of online tutorials ) but I think this could be accomplished.[/quote]

The problem is..... almost none of the modders and hackers in the sims community want anything to do with spore. They called it for what it is..... a repetitive, buggy/glitchy, short, too easy, boring, creature creator and the stages are just demos for you to try your creature in. All of that came from dozens and dozens of the most respected and beloved sims modders. I would post more, but it would probably get me banned hehe.

A majority have already said that they wouldn't even touch spore even if someone offered to pay them. That the coding is all screwed up and that it is just 1 jumbled mess of a game. They go on to say that no wonder there is so many problems with it. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292316.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292316.page GMT
I do intend to *acquire* C&C and all further additions. I still like the game. but only because of people like futurefilms who helps make mods.
Speaking of which, is there is mod for storybook planets? id love some sort of alert like for artifacts or somthing ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292322.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292322.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292323.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292323.page GMT I think that "taunting" or making silly jokes about the issue won't help any towards getting it resolved. I also feel that maxis/EA will not respond to this issue (EA Especially, go google search for ea_spouse to see why I seriously don't trust the company). [/quote]

True enough! Since they won't respond to this anyway then taunting them is how I plan to enjoy my Spore experience. I find it more entertaining then the game and far more challenging.

NEW Achievements added!
_ The CRYING Dev Award -
_ tech Support taunter

[quote]Currently, game companies create games and are funded entirely by the publisher. The game developer therefore is at the behest of said publisher, in this case Maxis must do as EA commands.

Generally speaking, EA would want spore out just before the run up to Christmas, so that they can maximise their profits and get a return on the original investment they made to Maxis. Spore had already been in development for quite a while and EA were probably getting a tad impatient with another year of funding costing them more than they were willing to pay.

So BAM, buggy product gets a release due to the game developers being pressured by the publisher to release asap. (For an extreme case of EA's unscrupulous methods of pressuring game devs, have a google search for ea_spouse and you'll soon gain some insight as to how the game industry works).
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I have posted about this kind of thing before. I do understand how it functions. However there is an exception to every rule. If customers remain willing to play along with this type of buisness then the companies have no reason to change. I am only 1 voice that is being ignored among many being ignored. However my relentless badgering does have a purpose. I am smarter then the average Bear! So although to the untrained eye my taunts and rants may seem or even be annoying there is more to them then just mindless blather.


[quote]It's really down to EA to fund Maxis to clean up the mess of bugs in spore at the end of the day. Maxis would probably try and fix whatever they can for a short period, but after that their efforts really have to be on a new product otherwise they will not be putting food on the table.

All that said, I still wish for this bug to be fixed, but I am not confident that it will regardless of how many bods are made aware of it. [/quote]

I am trying to arrange a way to literally assult EA phoneline with complaint calls and their server with emails. but gamers ,casual or otherwise are like Potheads when it comes to motivating them to action. It takes something big to really get them moving or a really good snack! So as it stands I am an army of 1. Lucky for me I am like a sliver you just can't seem to dig out of your skin.I have a few friends and family in the industry ( Not maxis buy other development companies) that are telling me where I can go to get - Legal advice for a possible False advertising case against maxis/ea. Which by the way I think is more likely to win in a court then the DRM.

I also have a 50/50 chance of getting some of this posted in a Magazine. Not specifically anything I write but just the overall situation with the poor feedback of Maxis/EA tech support and Spores issues. So far teh most negative things you hear about spore out side of player reviews is.

The game is buggy and lacks Depth. Spore problems are way bigger then that. Those review are extreem over simplifications of Spores real issues. LOL strange just like the game.

I sent a Email a few days ago to Maxis Cactus with a followup post requesting I get my money back or be given a contact for someone who had the authority to even have that talk with me.

Anyway

back to taunting !




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where did they acknowledge the issue?! i heard someone say this before but i haven't seen it. link plz? ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292383.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292383.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292793.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292793.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292820.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292820.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292861.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292861.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]

[b]i am a happy camper. ty VERY much Mr. Cactus!!!!! [/b]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292865.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/292865.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293152.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293152.page GMT




Thanks Maxis cactus.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293225.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293225.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293273.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293273.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]

Hooray, what a result!
It's nice to know that the issue is going to get looked at. Cheers!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293328.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293328.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293355.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293355.page GMT
not an option messing with program files for my niece and nephew that i bought spore for for christmas....]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293445.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293445.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]
It's a miracle we got a response! Thanks finally Cactus]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293467.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293467.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293621.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293621.page GMT We just got the response on the page before this one it's still new]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293698.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293698.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus [/quote]

Pause the taunt monster! Counting down!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293725.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293725.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293734.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/293734.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/294120.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/294120.page GMT ?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/294158.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/294158.page GMT
I might be imagining things but that had a cold snap to it when I read it. Sent a shiver down my spine and right through my Inzerv!
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Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]

I can't help but think that you did enormous damage to yourselves by not just saying this sooner.

Well I hope whatever you decide in the end doesn't cause issues if we decided to "solve" the problem ourselves. I hope it's just something common sense like a drive range tweak or just removing the range reduction after reaching the core, even another drive. Nothing exotic, I don't want my game freaking out post patch (or whatever) because I have no grox left.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295122.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295122.page GMT
Question has recieved some response.

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295167.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295167.page GMT

[quote=peppersprayed][quote=MaxisCactus]This issue is on our radar and we're currently looking into solutions. We know this is a frustrating problem for those players trying to defeat the Grox and we've been listening to your feedback.

Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]

I can't help but think that you did enormous damage to yourselves by not just saying this sooner.

Well I hope whatever you decide in the end doesn't cause issues if we decided to "solve" the problem ourselves. I hope it's just something common sense like a drive range tweak or just removing the range reduction after reaching the core, even another drive. Nothing exotic, I don't want my game freaking out post patch (or whatever) because I have no grox left.[/quote]


MaxisCactus, this is the question we need answered now.

But we can deduct a few things from this. They know its an issue and they are working on it. It makes it sound like its ok to eradicate them. That this wasn't done on purpose.


[quote=deadlineclick][quote=AgressiveInliner]This will never be fixed. I will never purchase another product from Maxis. Perhaps EA could do more, but they have at least acknowledged the issue.
[/quote]

where did they acknowledge the issue?! i heard someone say this before but i haven't seen it. link plz? [/quote]

I sent a question to EA's help. They replied within hours and over the coarse of a week to sum it up they basicly said that it wasnt an issue they were aware of, they were sorry about it, but that they didnt have the means to get ahold of anyone and we were SOL. And that again, they were sorry

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Muddy textures. I will use my annoying powers for the good of spore.

I am the SporeCrusader join my army !

Oh and to all the people who Pm'd me or otherwise said I was never going to get anywhere with this in less the polite ways. GFYS!

To those that said that but were nice no hard feelings I was starting to agree.

Never ever under estimate the power of being a complete ( CENSOR)

Oh and just because I feel like it * even if its not true* LOL I take complete credit along with those that agreeed with me for getting this closer to being solved.

LOL joking . I don't care how it gets done just as long as it gets done.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295749.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295749.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295761.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295761.page GMT
what next in your mind? need to be addressed I dont mind pushing an issue? let me hear it,]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295765.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295765.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295769.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/295769.page GMT This is important ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296404.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296404.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296442.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296442.page GMT It won't take a year, no one said anything about blowing up planets, and no mods are cheating and your the one using bad grammer .]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296566.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296566.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296677.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/296677.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/297885.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/297885.page GMT
Muddy textures. I will use my annoying powers for the good of spore.
[/quote]

maxis already responded to that. they said it was done on purpose.


]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298552.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298552.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298636.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298636.page GMT What do you mean we are glad that we got a response finally or at least I am ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298918.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/298918.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/299473.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/299473.page GMT
I know this requires that another empire be near the Grox planet, and you have to make them your ally.

Hope that will help you out for now.

-MaxisCactus
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/299734.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/299734.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/300094.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/300094.page GMT
I know this requires that another empire be near the Grox planet, and you have to make them your ally.

Hope that will help you out for now.[/quote]


AGHHHHHHHH........[i]*Grabs chest in rage induced heart attack* [/i]

If you could only see the shock on my face when I read that. Its the same look I gave my son the first time he punch me in my junk! I hope that was a joke or at the very least not the final solution you guys are givving . cause that doesn't work.

Planet king has it right . You can't hire NPC s to attack grox worlds your have not been too. And they wont attack them on there own.

agh!

[quote]
You campaign and campaign for a response and get one. I see the level of gratitude is not exactly staggering, as predicted. And doesn't "Ceasefire" imply some kind of war? I don't know how you don't realise grains of sugar go further than barrels of salt... [/quote]

You like adding random posts to topics that make you sound mature don't you. Howeve in this instance my way worked. Thanks anyway!


[quote] you don't realise grains of sugar go further than barrels of salt[/quote]

A few grains of Sugar will still leave my coffee bitter and Salt was once worth its weight it gold. I am doing just fine handling myself they way I see fit. If I need leasons in being PC or polite I ask for them from you first.
I don't think they will take.


[quote]maxis already responded to that. they said it was done on purpose[/quote]

I know and I call BS on that! That one I didnt start affecting my game until the patches came out. It was fine before them aside form the bugs, crashes and lack of gameplay spore ran fine. Looked good anyway.

LOL running as intended is not going to cut it .]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301009.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301009.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301774.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301774.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301802.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/301802.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/302293.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/302293.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/302321.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/302321.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/305598.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/305598.page GMT Kidding. Yaay! Grox-destroying fun ahead!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/307470.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/307470.page GMT
If your Spore installation has not crashed, then you have a problem. Uninstall and reinstall Spore until it crashes sporatically.

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Master Navigator -Discription
You have navigated through Wormholes, Around planets and through the galaxy. ou have been the the heart of the Galaxy and have returned safely to speak of it.

Requirement - Must travel to 50% of the systems in the Core or Must travel through every wormhole

Prize
UNlock instellar Drive 6,7,8,9,X

Once you achieve ISD-X you can pick a star anywhere in the galaxy and bang your their like floding space. Wormholes are for lesser races.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/320548.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/320548.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/323364.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/323364.page GMT
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Here you go! I figured I would be of some help! It is getting close to a few weeks now and for a simple fix like this thats a little long!

Here I figured I would post link to a mod that in esenese fixes the issue for your review.

[url]http://www.sporemods.org/forum/index.php/topic,251.0.html[/url]

there you go!
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/333126.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/333126.page GMT MaxisCactus

Developer

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This issue is on our radar and we're currently looking into solutions. We know this is a frustrating problem for those players trying to defeat the Grox and we've been listening to your feedback.

Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus
[/quote]

sorry correction its been 12 days]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/333373.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/333373.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/340234.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/340234.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/340336.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/340336.page GMT
LOL. After I defeat them I am finished playing spore until someone tells me if GAE or SAP is making it worth playing again.

other then that I will come here and see what else I can try and convince maxis to fix]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/341736.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/341736.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/345920.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/345920.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347790.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347790.page GMT
Let the testing begin.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347837.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347837.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote]

*loads planet busters* Now teh grox shall fear mah wrath! Yes grox, fear the mod FEAR IT! ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347876.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/347876.page GMT
Expanded Travel Radius Mod

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/E...RadiusNearGalacticCore.package [/quote]


Thank you

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There's still a limit when using this mod. It's more like a piece of the game that was missing when it was released.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348017.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348017.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348020.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348020.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348025.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348025.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348026.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348026.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348028.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348028.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]
Just where do I put it?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348038.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348038.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348043.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348043.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348061.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348061.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348063.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348063.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote]

NVM... it's really easy getting to the core now ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348068.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348068.page GMT [/quote]

To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348434.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348434.page GMT [/quote]

To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote]
Thanks again Cactus and here, [url]http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/18395.page[/url] you can lock my thread asking about it if you want ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348445.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348445.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]

I do. Now [i][b]where do we put the mod?[/b][/i]

EDIT: Found it in another thread. I'll post it here for convenience...

[quote]To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348504.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348504.page GMT
It's right above your post.

[quote=MaxisCactus]To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote]

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348515.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348515.page GMT
It's right above your post.

[quote=MaxisCactus]To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote]

[/quote]

No, it's right [i]in[/i] my post. Read more thoroughly, please.

EDIT: >_< I can't keep up with you people. Yes, it appears I waited too long to make my post, and my questions were answered as I typed (notice the time listed for each post). Disregard everything I've said...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348689.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/348689.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349044.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349044.page GMT [URL=http://g.imageshack.us/img110/groxdefeatedforrealthissp9.png/1/][IMG]http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/groxdefeatedforrealthissp9.png/1/w640.png[/IMG][/URL]

I am done]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349053.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349053.page GMT

Poor Grox]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349316.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349316.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349402.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349402.page GMT
I exited without saving several times just to enjoy the moment over and over, But after 10 times I saved and exited.. never again will the grox taint my galaxy.... UNtil the next install]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349541.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349541.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349568.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349568.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349585.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349585.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349676.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349676.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349700.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349700.page GMT [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2wfpfev.jpg[/IMG]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349717.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349717.page GMT [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2wfpfev.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

Hmm, yeah, that's not really going to work.

It goes here: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349727.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349727.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349730.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349730.page GMT [/quote]She is wierd: She dies her hair an odd red, she loves old loony bins (asilums) and she LOVES "Sweeny Todd and "V for Vendeta! And she is an unhelpful dork...


I will install it in the PROPER place now...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349745.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349745.page GMT [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/2wfpfev.jpg[/IMG][/quote]

Hmm, yeah, that's not really going to work.

It goes here: C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]Thanks]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349747.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349747.page GMT
I don´t see any Question outlined in the topic... ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349751.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349751.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349753.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349753.page GMT
I don´t see any Question outlined in the topic... [/quote]
Because it has been answered.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349754.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349754.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349768.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/349768.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote]

Thank you MaxisCactus.
But i have a question: What can you say about the compatibility with other mods, especially BetterSpore? ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/350904.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/350904.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/350919.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/350919.page GMT i know the dude who made betterspore and it does remove the limit completely so you dont need this thing that modders made months ago]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351850.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351850.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351863.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351863.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351869.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/351869.page GMT
cause Our mods > The pathetic Maxis Mod attempt]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352416.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352416.page GMT
BetterSpore will not [i]currently[/i] work with this mod. Due to maxis releasing this mod i have moved the time of release for the next edition of betterspore earlier and should have a small update tomorrow which will put this mod [b]fully[/b] into better spore with no changes to the maxis files.

Regards

Ball Lightning (Future Films here)]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352456.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352456.page GMT
Thanks Maxis/Numertors!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352534.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352534.page GMT
http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352652.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352652.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

[/quote]

Bad work, Maxis!
Needed at least to earn this explanded travel radius, but not the mod.
Bad work, Maxis!
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352956.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/352956.page GMT
Really, I don't understand why they didn't release a patch, with some kind of item that eliminates the effects of the gravity well? That would at least still be a challenge. You'd need money and badges. But no, we can just click a few times, wait a few minutes, and BOOM, no challenge. I'm very dissapointed.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353689.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353689.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353720.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353720.page GMT Anyway, does anybody know if it's beeing inooporated (did I spell that right) into the next patch?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353727.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353727.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353798.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353798.page GMT
I am fairly new here, and I down loaded this MOD - not sure if I will use it, but It is aggravating to not be able to get from point A to point B, I have tried every thing.

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353878.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353878.page GMT
For the sharing part... Moded asymetry (which you can get without moding, although a pain...) opens a world of possibilities for content creation, while "complexiy cheating/moding" won't get to show you creation on anyone's game... mostly won't upload either, so it's only for experimentation/creation purposses.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353879.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/353879.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/354662.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/354662.page GMT
If this is not your goal or ever will be then be happy you DON"T have to download and install this mod into your DATA folder.

If it is then this is the ONLY official way you can say you beat the GROX within the limits MAXIS has set,
True its not the origional limits but those limits didnt allow for anyone to achieve this goal.

I would have used other mods made on Spordom or Sporemods.org but I wanted Maxis to make their game beatable under conditions they set. This was for me a very important difference between a Maxis fix and a PLayer fix.

AS for moding the game beings cheating. Everytime something in your game changes because of a patch its in some way being modded. The only difference is the method of getting said mod into your game files,

The only sad parts about this MOD are

a. People not good with computers might screw up their games because they dont know what they are doing
b. It took nearly 60 days to get a fix less then 1 kb in size
c. It had to be made at all!

I however will not continue to rage against Maxis over this issue. It was resolved in a way that allowed me by all accounts to do something no one else has done.

Beat the Grox without using anything more then Maxis gave me . I don't the claim to be the absolute first to beat them. Just the first to do it without using a 3rd party mod.

So basically the first to do it without cheating.

Out of 2503256 users I am the first to Destroy the Grox within the rules as laid out by Maxis.
I didn't use a mod to reduce their systems, Extend my travel range ( aside from MAXIS mod)
I didn't make them friendly or any other mod that involves them or anything that would speed up my conquest of them.

I didn't mod my ships health to millions of health.

Since beating th grox I have started requesting and modding the living snot out of my game to do something I have wanted to do.

Its too bad there isnt an achievement linked to defeating this enemy but whatever they are gone , DONE and I am a happier player for it.

For those complaining about the reduced challenge of getting to the core.

1. It was never hard
2. If it was for you play on easy or ally the grox
3. If you really think and want the challenge of getting to the core to remain intact DONT install the mod unless you want to defeat the grox.

4. Once you do defeat them the difficulty of getting to the core is forever gone anyway.

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355002.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355002.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355016.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355016.page GMT
For the ones worried about how easy is to move through the core now... Just tell them to do what Ashloc did... Go for all Grox systems, but the unreachable ones... and then install the MOD. There, no advantages.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355028.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355028.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355278.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355278.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355279.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355279.page GMT

I for once, would post to the Masters they should correctly post a stickied download Thread, where discussions are forbidden...

That´s generally a good idea...one Thread only for downloads (to easy find them), the other for Discussions...what do you think @Moderators ?

Edit: Oh, and by the way...I still don´t see the questions related to the poll ?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355292.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355292.page GMT
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355331.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355331.page GMT
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq [/quote]

Your help is really appreciatet...but I won´t download official Mods, from non-official sources...

Oh @FutureFilms, aren´t you one of the Modders. I have one question. Why do you force people to register in your Forums to download Mods ? Normally, i´m 100% supporting Modders and their work...but being forced to register to a Website, just to download some Mods, literally SPORES. Isn´t there a way to change your minds about that ?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355344.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355344.page GMT
1. It was never hard
2. If it was for you play on easy or ally the grox
3. If you really think and want the challenge of getting to the core to remain intact DONT install the mod unless you want to defeat the grox.

4. Once you do defeat them the difficulty of getting to the core is forever gone anyway. [/quote]
Also;
5. Remove the mod after you beat them if you want or whenever you want to try and get to the core without it

I don't get why people are complaining about it ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355531.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355531.page GMT Thank you Maxis for listening and for fixing this. oooooh, I can't wait to go slaughter those little...Obi! Watch your language! bad girl, tap on the nose for you! ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355718.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355718.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355727.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355727.page GMT
[quote=MaxisCactus]To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder.[/quote]

Unfortunately, I don't quite remember which directory that is.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355777.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355777.page GMT
[quote=MaxisCactus]To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder.[/quote]

Unfortunately, I don't quite remember which directory that is.[/quote]

Thanks, I followed this path, (I'm abbreviating so forgive me) C, programs file, Electronic Arts, Spore, Data.
MinionJoe, I didn't put all the proper symbols in, lazy, but you probably know what I mean. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355780.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355780.page GMT
[quote=MaxisCactus]To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder.[/quote]

Unfortunately, I don't quite remember which directory that is.[/quote]


If you need help with installing mods, use this tutorial:
http://sporedum.net/spore-modding/how-to-install-mods/

[quote=williwalli][quote]If the official link doesn't work, try this one:

http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq [/quote]

Your help is really appreciatet...but I won´t download official Mods, from non-official sources...

Oh @FutureFilms, aren´t you one of the Modders. I have one question. Why do you force people to register in your Forums to download Mods ? Normally, i´m 100% supporting Modders and their work...but being forced to register to a Website, just to download some Mods, literally SPORES. Isn´t there a way to change your minds about that ?[/quote]

Sadly it isn't my decision whether mods on sporemods need membership or not, that is one reason why i host all my mods on mediafire or modDB, so you don't need to sign up. I agree with you about how it should be no membership. However it isn't that hard to do it still.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355860.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355860.page GMT
LOL "toups" You hae to upload the pic to the web first, the internet doesn't have access you you're computer.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355888.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/355888.page GMT
1. It was never hard
2. If it was for you play on easy or ally the grox
3. If you really think and want the challenge of getting to the core to remain intact DONT install the mod unless you want to defeat the grox.

4. Once you do defeat them the difficulty of getting to the core is forever gone anyway. [/quote]
Also;
5. Remove the mod after you beat them if you want or whenever you want to try and get to the core without it

I don't get why people are complaining about it [/quote]



good points mr. planet king



ya' know people, getting to the core isn't all that hard if you just do a little prep work. be sure to arm yourself with the auto-turret (the highest grade), and have plenty of health and energy packs to use. also keep an eye out for unclaimed planets within the central part of the galaxy (grox occupies most planets, but not all). you can use these to establish colonies to refill energy and heal yourself if you need to. the downside of this is, when you're trying to escape the grox to the outter regions, and you keep dying, then you'll of course keep reviving in grox territory, which sucks.

so, be prepared for the trip in AND the trip out. getting out is just as tough.



i made my way in, got the staff, but didn't save it. i just wanted to see how tough it was. i wasn't prepared for the return trip and it was just no fun. i think i'll download the mod now that i've faced the challenge. it's just ridiculous that some systems are simply not reachable!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356836.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356836.page GMT
1. Why not make this an official update to Spore? If its possible to destroy (use this term loosely as im not sure if it is) any other civilization, why not make it possible to destroy the Grox in the game? No one is saying make it easy to kill them, just make it possible without having to do X amount of keystrokes or mods, or special mouse moves that require ninja fingers (meaning fast).

2. At the same time, make the two hidden badges visible and not hidden. That way, users know there's more to the game other than just fighting for your life from the Grox and making allies and enemies. If i were not a user of this forum, I would never have known there were two extra badges.

3. Has this patch been officially tested by Maxis? Does it cause any problems with the game?

4. Is there anyway of backing up my data in the event that this mod does not work and breaks the game? I'm very hesitant about adding this mod with fear that all that i worked for could just be gone due to something I did.

5. I'm a mod dummy and dont understand much about as i want to play the game the way it's designed. Is all i have to do (im on a Mac) is just drop that package file into the data folder? Is there anything else that is necessary?





]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356947.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356993.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356993.page GMT 3. Has this patch been officially tested by Maxis? Does it cause any problems with the game?[/quote]

It probably has been tested, and it won't cause any problems anyway.

[quote=crFido]4. Is there anyway of backing up my data in the event that this mod does not work and breaks the game? I'm very hesitant about adding this mod with fear that all that i worked for could just be gone due to something I did.[/quote]

Use this tutorial, but instead of deleting your galaxy copy it into a safe place:
http://www.sporemods.org/forum/index.php/topic,576.0.html

[quote=crFido]5. I'm a mod dummy and dont understand much about as i want to play the game the way it's designed. Is all i have to do (im on a Mac) is just drop that package file into the data folder? Is there anything else that is necessary? [/quote]

No nothing else is nessacary. If you still need help in finding where or how to install mods try this tutorial:

[url=http://sporedum.wordpress.com/spore-modding/how-to-install-mods/]How to Install Mods[/url]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356995.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/356995.page GMT
Yeah... that didn't work either. No place available to download. On a Mac btw.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358016.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358016.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358089.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358089.page GMT Maybe you can try this one.

[url]http://sporedum.net/2009/01/21/eas-mod-expanded-travel-radius-mod/[/url]

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358149.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358149.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358466.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358466.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote][/quote]
Yea... I dunno if its just me but that one isn't working either... :/]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358471.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358471.page GMT
Yeah... that didn't work either. No place available to download. On a Mac btw.[/quote]
This is where you put it on a Mac,

[quote=MaxisCactus]
To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote]]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358476.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358476.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358477.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358477.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote][/quote]
Yea... I dunno if its just me but that one isn't working either... :/[/quote]
It doesn't take you to an actuall page a blank one comes up and it automatically downloads it]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358478.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358478.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote][/quote]
Yea... I dunno if its just me but that one isn't working either... :/[/quote]
It doesn't take you to an actuall page a blank one comes up and it automatically downloads it[/quote]
When I click on the link it just takes me to a page with lots of these things ---> �
No download pops up ._.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358496.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358496.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote][/quote]
Yea... I dunno if its just me but that one isn't working either... :/[/quote]
It doesn't take you to an actuall page a blank one comes up and it automatically downloads it[/quote]
When I click on the link it just takes me to a page with lots of these things ---> �
No download pops up ._.[/quote]
Have you tried checking wherever your computer saves your downloads to? Also have you tried using the original link posted on page 17? Not sure why you would get a bunch of ?'s, also what internet browser are you using and do you have any other ones on your computer?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358523.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358523.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358691.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358691.page GMT
If this is not your goal or ever will be then be happy you DON"T have to download and install this mod into your DATA folder.

If it is then this is the ONLY official way you can say you beat the GROX within the limits MAXIS has set,
True its not the origional limits but those limits didnt allow for anyone to achieve this goal.

I would have used other mods made on Spordom or Sporemods.org but I wanted Maxis to make their game beatable under conditions they set. This was for me a very important difference between a Maxis fix and a PLayer fix.

AS for moding the game beings cheating. Everytime something in your game changes because of a patch its in some way being modded. The only difference is the method of getting said mod into your game files,

The only sad parts about this MOD are

a. People not good with computers might screw up their games because they dont know what they are doing
b. It took nearly 60 days to get a fix less then 1 kb in size
c. It had to be made at all!

I however will not continue to rage against Maxis over this issue. It was resolved in a way that allowed me by all accounts to do something no one else has done.

Beat the Grox without using anything more then Maxis gave me . I don't the claim to be the absolute first to beat them. Just the first to do it without using a 3rd party mod.

So basically the first to do it without cheating.

Out of 2503256 users I am the first to Destroy the Grox within the rules as laid out by Maxis.
I didn't use a mod to reduce their systems, Extend my travel range ( aside from MAXIS mod)
I didn't make them friendly or any other mod that involves them or anything that would speed up my conquest of them.

I didn't mod my ships health to millions of health.

Since beating th grox I have started requesting and modding the living snot out of my game to do something I have wanted to do.

Its too bad there isnt an achievement linked to defeating this enemy but whatever they are gone , DONE and I am a happier player for it.

For those complaining about the reduced challenge of getting to the core.

1. It was never hard
2. If it was for you play on easy or ally the grox
3. If you really think and want the challenge of getting to the core to remain intact DONT install the mod unless you want to defeat the grox.

4. Once you do defeat them the difficulty of getting to the core is forever gone anyway.

[/quote]

I know. Just saying ... It's sorta a good thing...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358815.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358815.page GMT The original one is on page 17 but try this it works for me

[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote][/quote]
Yea... I dunno if its just me but that one isn't working either... :/[/quote]
It doesn't take you to an actuall page a blank one comes up and it automatically downloads it[/quote]
When I click on the link it just takes me to a page with lots of these things ---> �
No download pops up ._.[/quote]
Have you tried checking wherever your computer saves your downloads to? Also have you tried using the original link posted on page 17? Not sure why you would get a bunch of ?'s, also what internet browser are you using and do you have any other ones on your computer?[/quote]
Aha! The original link on page 17 worked, and I have IE and FireFox, but I'm using FireFox. - Thanks ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358886.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358886.page GMT http://sporedum.net/2009/01/21/eas-mod-expanded-travel-radius-mod/

If none of them work you can get it from Mediafire here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/358947.page GMT but after we have wiped the Grox from the Galaxy, what will happen in new games when your homeworld foolishly orders you to go make contact with the Grox? In the past I have tried deleting that mission because it is so stupid but it kept coming back.
Any thoughts on that? BTW, I love that I can now fly all the way around the core, just because I can. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/359039.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/359039.page GMT but after we have wiped the Grox from the Galaxy, what will happen in new games when your homeworld foolishly orders you to go make contact with the Grox? In the past I have tried deleting that mission because it is so stupid but it kept coming back.
Any thoughts on that? BTW, I love that I can now fly all the way around the core, just because I can. [/quote]
Other people that have beaten the Grox (with unofficial mods until now) and I think Ashloc might have also said somewhere that they still give you the mission and the ally missions that are "A mysterious ship has arrived at planet ______ and refuses to communicate. Could this be the Grox?" are still there but when you go it's just pirates.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/359493.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/359493.page GMT but after we have wiped the Grox from the Galaxy, what will happen in new games when your homeworld foolishly orders you to go make contact with the Grox? In the past I have tried deleting that mission because it is so stupid but it kept coming back.
Any thoughts on that? BTW, I love that I can now fly all the way around the core, just because I can. [/quote]
Other people that have beaten the Grox (with unofficial mods until now) and I think Ashloc might have also said somewhere that they still give you the mission and the ally missions that are "A mysterious ship has arrived at planet ______ and refuses to communicate. Could this be the Grox?" are still there but when you go it's just pirates.[/quote]

Okay, thanks PlanetKing, that's kind of what I figured.

Homeworld: we want you to locate the mysterious Grox
Obi: Mysterious my foot, they're murdering plundering marauders, what are you nuts?
Homeworld: you realize that's completely redundant
Obi: Bite me]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/360065.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/360065.page GMT

your new games will still send you to find them. They are not there so the mission is useless.

Also when an unknown species attacks your and it says COULD IT BE THE GROX

its not its just pirates.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/360343.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/360343.page GMT

your new games will still send you to find them. They are not there so the mission is useless.

Also when an unknown species attacks your and it says COULD IT BE THE GROX

its not its just pirates.[/quote]

Hey I'm still geeking about the fact that you got this fixed for us Ashloc. ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363326.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363326.page GMT

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363562.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363562.page GMT
Now just consider for a moment that this was ANY other game, by ANY other development team.. There is NO way that they would just ignore such an issue as this.
Destroying the grox is the Ultimate goal in spore, and it has been flawed so that it is now impossible to do.

If the Lich King was unbeatable, would WoW players pay to play it? If Malacath couldnt be killed, would Oblivion players buy it? If Sephiroth was unkillable, would ANYONE bother to play through FF7? NO, They Wouldnt!

On the OFF chance that "maxis" is trying to make new content pertaining to the grox, it is still stupid to leave the players in the dark. For now, we are forced to use "iffy" mods, or cheat and lose our achievements.

"Make Your Choice - Achievements or Completion Percentage".... That's just not right.

I agree with the OP, and his signature is an expression of his own opinion, which I share. Parts packs are no answer for lack of gameplay, Ignoring fans/customers is no way to run a successful company, and Developers should be req'd by law to respond to high-traffic issues.

They're already pushing the "false advertisement" issue, the least they could do is offer their support on this.
And NO, sry but SporeMasters' responses aren't sufficient, we want an actual response from an actual developer/programmer. And the Cute-Team's #1 Fanboy, WW himself "should" be the one to respond, since this is supposed to be his "masterpiece."

Imagine if the Mona Lisa turned out to look like picaso painted it... wouldnt really be a masterpiece would it?[/quote]



This issue plagued EverQuest for awhile during Planes of Power the devs didn't have time to finish the expansion so some of the content was unbeatable because what was after wasn't there yet.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363835.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/363835.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365736.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365736.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365738.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365738.page GMT
Yeah... that didn't work either. No place available to download. On a Mac btw.[/quote]
This is where you put it on a Mac,

[quote=MaxisCactus]
To add it to your data folder on a Mac, right click on Spore icon, choose Show Package Contents - > Contents -> Resources -> transgaming -> c_drive -> Spore -> Data[/quote][/quote]

Thank you PlanetKing. This was extremely helpful.

For Mac users these links do not work unless you use the Mozilla Fire Fox Browser. After the download tool down loads it. Close the tool and go to documents where you will find and pull it to your desk top. Then open the above mentioned data file and drag to that folder.

Once again PlanetKing... Thank you Mac has made changes to the Safari browser and many things don't work with it. I now can only check my email with the Fire Fox Browser.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365827.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/365827.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366276.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366276.page GMT

[/quote]

You're welcome Ashloc, but...it works just fine for me.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366400.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366400.page GMT It wasn't in a patch you have to manually download it and put it in your data folder here is the link:
[quote=MaxisCactus]We've released an official mod that will resolve the unreachable grox worlds issue:

[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
[/quote]

Some people have had the copied links not work for them, if this is the case for you as well try the original post by Cactus on page 17 which seems to work better for people.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366557.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/366557.page GMT
Please modify your link in your first post, becuase the "xpandedTravel" part is missing from the package.

Thanks for posting this!

BTW, so how did you defeat the Grox with no cheats/mods? Sorry, 23 pages to this thread is kinda long...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368056.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368056.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368105.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368105.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368119.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368119.page GMT
I have reposted the link 3 times and it never works very long. Use the page 17 link.

I am sorry I have no idea why its not working.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368765.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/368765.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]
Just where do I put it?[/quote]

The MAC, out by the curb with the rest of the trash.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/371563.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/371563.page GMT
Methinks they should have put this in a patch, or include it in a future patch. It would be easier.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/373058.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/373058.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/373290.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/373290.page GMT
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/374165.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/374165.page GMT wouldnt that be some sort of patch or something?

i know it's by maxiscactus but y doesnt he call it a "patch" i mean, i would feel much, much better if it was called a patch instead of a "mod".]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383356.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383356.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383761.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383761.page GMT
ok, but i am from a gaming comunity that has games where mods are things like in super smash brothers, to have samaus look like master chief and something like in halo where there is a modded map to have an army of chiefs on the map as part of a map]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383776.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383776.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383781.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/383781.page GMT
ok, but i am from a gaming comunity that has games where mods are things like in super smash brothers, to have samaus look like master chief and something like in halo where there is a modded map to have an army of chiefs on the map as part of a map[/quote]

The spore modding community is more mature, there are cheat mods, but there are alot of mods which just aim to make the game better.

And EA's mods are just to fix a problem if you want it to be fixed.


[quote=th155]Where can i get detailed info about what the patches have in them?[/quote]

Patch 3:
http://sporedum.net/2008/11/14/spore-patch-103-coming-soon-with-24-new-parts/

Patch 2:
http://sporedum.net/2008/10/17/spore-patch-102-avaible/

Patch 1:
http://sporedum.net/2008/09/19/patch-101-for-spore/

]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384920.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384920.page GMT
Patch 2 is more like it!]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384926.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384926.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/384947.page GMT But it still shrinks my travel radius. Why? Do I have to do something else?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386534.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386534.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386536.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386536.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386551.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/386551.page GMT
a) A patch

b) The Expansion.


It would be unfair to let so many miss out.....]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/387303.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/387303.page GMT a) A patch
b) The Expansion.
It would be unfair to let so many miss out.....[/quote]
I'm willing to guess that it'll be in the next patch (which should be before the expansion), and is only being released as a mod because it's a pressing issue, while the patch may not be released for another month or so.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/387757.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/387757.page GMT Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/E...RadiusNearGalacticCore.package
Thank you Maxis
[/quote]

Getting a 404 when I try to download this. What's up?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/388404.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/388404.page GMT Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/E...RadiusNearGalacticCore.package
Thank you Maxis
[/quote]

Getting a 404 when I try to download this. What's up?[/quote]
Most people seem to have problems with the link on the first page, try the original post on page 17 which seems to work for everyone.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/393150.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/393150.page GMT Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/E...RadiusNearGalacticCore.package
Thank you Maxis
[/quote]

Getting a 404 when I try to download this. What's up?[/quote]
Most people seem to have problems with the link on the first page, try the original post on page 17 which seems to work for everyone.[/quote]

Thanks very much! ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/395232.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/395232.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/398232.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/398232.page GMT [/color]
http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package

Should work correctly.

The Forum will automatically truncate links that are very long.

This link won't work because it's literally got three periods in it ... it isn't a truncated link although it looks like one, it doesn't work ...
[color=red]http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/E...RadiusNearGalacticCore.package[/color]

Be careful when you copy and paste links from the forum. If they have three periods in them you need to click through the link and copy the entire full link from the web browser's navigation bar.

I fixed the link on the first page.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/398244.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/398244.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/401539.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/401539.page GMT This is not for reaching the center of the galaxy, most of us here did that without this; this is for destroying all of the Grox as before this was released there were systems that could not be reached by any means making it impossible to get the badge for destroying them with out cheating by using unofficial mods.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/401738.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/401738.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/416140.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/416140.page GMT
http://sporedum.wordpress.com/spore-modding/how-to-install-mods/

It has instructions on how to install for windows and macs, and also if you downloaded used steam.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/416220.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/416220.page GMT Anyone got the actual file and can upload it with like some free file shares?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/466083.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/466083.page GMT Anyone got the actual file and can upload it with like some free file shares?[/quote]
Have you tried the original one on page 17? That one seems to work while the others always seem to give people problems.
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/470177.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/470177.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/475573.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/475573.page GMT
i run a mac mini if that helps.
I also can't find a "spore data" folder. Does it have a different name? Where should i put the mod when i find it?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/481557.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/481557.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521722.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521722.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521739.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521739.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521774.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/521774.page GMT http://sporedum.net/spore-modding/how-to-install-mods/
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/522033.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/522033.page GMT Anyone got the actual file and can upload it with like some free file shares?[/quote]
Have you tried the original one on page 17? That one seems to work while the others always seem to give people problems.
[/quote]

I'm having the same problem, and I've tried every link on this thread. I either get a bunch of symbols, or the 404 error.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/526299.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/526299.page GMT http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmzegn1zzq
]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/526301.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/526301.page GMT
Please be patient as we work to resolve this.

Thanks,
MaxisCactus[/quote]

Goodness! After half a year they finally owned up and admitted a major blunder that hasn't been found in testing! To me, that has renewed my faith in the future of Spore.

Last night, I was both at Maxis' and EA's offices.

Cactus was swishing around there on a board with little wheels he had borrowed from Will Wright. He popped into a PR relations office at EA, saying to a suit that was sitting behind the desk, "Look, we really have to do something about this issue. Some people are making legitimate complaints, and they don't go away as usual just because we ignore them for a long time."

The suit look up from some papers with stockmarket figures and said, "Goodness gracious!!! Have we ignored complaints for a long time? That won't do at all!!! How many people have complained?"

"A couple of dozen of people on the boards," said Cactus, slightly flustered.

"WUDD?" said the suit. "I thought we were talking about some hundreds of thousands! Not a handful of notorious troublemakers."

"They're actually not notorious troublemakers, sir," said Cactus, "they're very old and loyal customers who have found a serious flaw in the game, and all they want is for one of our developers to take 10 minutes to correct a number so the game works."

"But you said they were just a few dozens!" exploded the suit. "If they ask us to spend the wage for 10 minutes on something so ridiculous as a serious complaint, just hand them the LOBOTOMY philosophy, man! We're not running a charity here, we're running a business. We only address problems if they threaten to give us wide-spread negative publicity. Now, GET OUTTA MY OFFICE, I have to go get a cappucino."

Cactus got out of the office, but he wasn't quite satisfied. So, he said to himself, "That's really not good enough. We have to be decent to these people who were the ones to make MAXIS games a success in the first place. I guess I'll spin back over to Maxis who always had more focus on the quality of the games than the money people at EA."

Of course, I don't think he would have been talking out loud if he knew I was listening. He just thought he was talking to himself.

None the less, he headed for Maxis' offices and arrived just in time for a meeting about the GALAXY expansion.

He was a bit breathless, for which we must excuse the poor man, because it was quite a distance for the 2.7 minutes he had to get there. He came in and said, "Folks! We really have to do something about this unachievalbe badge that's in the game. It really isn't wholesome."

Will Wright wasn't heading the meeting. As the head developer of the project, he's job was over, and he was busy contemplating his next project. He did look up from the PHARAOH game running on his laptop, however, to say, "Oh, there's a bug??? How bad. Deal with it." And he went back to research how pomegranates grow in PHARAOH, for the benefit of the next project.

Blandman Obbleton, who was heading the meeting, told Cactus to sit down and wait his turn. There was an agenda which had to be followed.

"First things first," Obbleton admonished Cactus. "We have a deadline for the GALAXY expansion."

Several heads around the table turned to look disapprovingly at Cactus. He sat down, whispering to himself, "Okay, I'll wait until it's on the agenda." He still didn't know if was listening.

Cactus is a very patient man, mind you, so he just sat there and waited until they had gone through all the agendums on the agenda. The issue didn't come up, though. Not because Maxis staff doesn't care, mind you, quite on the contrary. They were just caring so much about tasks already assigned to them that they didn't have time to think about such a detail as their flagship currently in sales doesn't work.

So, when the meeting was almost over, and they had reached the final agendum entitled "Miscellaneous", Cactus thought it was time to try again.

"We have a serious problem with SPORE," he said. "The ultimate goal, the badge that we put in there just to keep people going, is actually unachievable."

"WUDD?" cried Blandman Obbleton. "Why hasn't anybody told me this before? THIS CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION! However, the time is up, and I have to get my children from kindergarten. Put it on the agenda for next meeting. It can fit in with the purchase of our new cappucino machine. Meeting's adjourned."

Cactus, although he's a very patient man at heart, got just a tiny bit fraction of a weeny bit morsel impetulant, and shouted, "But what am I going to tell those people?"

Will Wright, shutting down his laptop, said, "Well, tell them we're working on it. By the way, do you know what fascinating things pomegranates are? Unlike apples, they have seeds all over in their... hey! Don't walk out on me Cactus! You haven't heard all the fascinating facts about pomegranates yet!"

Then I woke up, bathed in sweat. Thank Spode! It was all just a dream. I wen't to get some orange juice and make coffee. It was quite early. I'm not used to waking up this early by myself. My hands were still trembling as I poured water into the coffee machine. "It's all right," I told myself. "They'll fix this issue. They really care about long-time players. They're not just after the money and the PR. They care! THEY CARE!"

And I took my orange juice and went to my computer to play SPORE.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601469.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601469.page GMT
Because it's bad publicty to admit an error.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601583.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601583.page GMT Change it for muddy textures, or another glitch/bug and the "he" for a "she", and you got a nice tale...]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601595.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601595.page GMT
It's been fixed, more or less. More less than more. I'm just amazed how EA/Maxis will always get away with blatant, insulting disregard of their core customers.

As I hinted in my Novel above, the clue is that, once they find the flaws, they've already coughed up the money. So let's get on to the next expansion pack, or whatever, to squezze them for whatever lemon juice that's left in them.

[EDIT:] By the way, saying that it's been fixed is REALLY pushing the limits. I can understand from several posts on the boards that there's an "official" mod somewhere. However, it doesn't appear on any help page, FAQ or anything published to a broader audience... it's hidden inside this thread, very deep down.

That's not publishing a solution to a major bug, to my mind. That's plain hiding it from public scrutiny to avoid bad PR.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601638.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601638.page GMT
I guess that's supposed to mean that Cactus is a "she" rahter than a "he"? Fat difference.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601661.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/601661.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/703167.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/703167.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]


me ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738342.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738342.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738857.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738857.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]


me [/quote]
My sympathies.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738897.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/738897.page GMT Where do i put it?
I use Vista, if that helps.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/781938.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/781938.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/783318.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/783318.page GMT If i click run it says that it can't find the file location or something.
If i click save it saves it but the icon says "shortcut" and if i click it it says the same as if i click run.

EDIT: Nevermind, I think I've got it.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/783623.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/783623.page GMT
[b]Expanded Travel Radius Mod[/b]

This mod increases the travel radius when in the galactic core zone to 10 parsecs (a travel radius of 9.8 parsecs is needed to reach all the stars in the galactic core area). This mod will work with your current saved games.

To use it, save it to your Spore Data folder. You’ll need to have updated to patch three in order to run this mod. If you patch your Spore game after using this mod, this file will be automatically deleted. To get the mod after patching, simply download it again.

This mod is available for both PC and Mac.

Download here: http://www.spore.com/static/war/images/community/ExpandedTravelRadiusNearGalacticCore.package
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i hope this mod works to get all grox killed off, i want to become the ultimate evil in my spore universe ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/818995.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/818995.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/819026.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/819026.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/819516.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/819516.page GMT Quite probably there will be a solution to this problem, but you'll have to pay 40 quid for it.

There is a space adventures EP due out Q1 next year, I would imagine/hope there is something inherent in that that addresses this issue. I suspect they didn't test to see if the Grox could be defeated - it seems they were a bit of a late add-on to the game, probably after someone played it for a bit and thought, um... this is a bit thin... so they stuck in an unachievable goal to keep everyone duly occupied.[/quote]

your probably right there, with the expansion, they probably made an un acheivable goal to keep people occupied while they bring out an expansion that will make it acheivable, it will probably add to the Grox story line, so if you defeat them all it will ruin your game since the expansion will have no story line[/quote]


I was under the impression that each "game planet" is a unique Galaxy, as far as species, evolution, alliances, territory, and philosophies go. Now, apparently items and such are not unique to a game galaxy as you could drop 30 million Spucks on a planet and have a different game go to that planet and pick it up...but as far as races go...I've actually run into my own species that exist in different games, this may warrant testing.

EDIT: I stopped reading after page 8, so I appologize if this question was previously brought up.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/883972.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/883972.page GMT
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i don't use my mac much (i only use it for bootcamp) and i even know it's not supposed to be like that. i think this must be that problem with quicktime 7.6 that stopped games from running. try and get the patch from aspyr.

PS: even the last post date is recent (the post above yours) i will still call this a necro.*

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The universe will explode
It will just increase your travel radius near the galactic core. If Maxis mods aren't safe, then... I don't know what is.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/971514.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/971514.page GMT [/quote]

C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data[/quote]
On a Mac not PC though[/quote]

Who uses Macs? >_>[/quote]
If they made it possible, I'd actually prefer to play spore on Ubuntu... than windows or mac... it annoys me having to constantly restart my computer in order to play spore.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1000585.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1000585.page GMT ]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1069905.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1069905.page GMT [/quote]

that's..... weird. what browser do you use?]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1069927.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1069927.page GMT
[quote=warmslime][quote]after I run to save it, what will happen???? [/quote]

The universe will explode
It will just increase your travel radius near the galactic core. If Maxis mods aren't safe, then... I don't know what is.[/quote]

Many mods are safe... This one in particular has the exact same code non-Maxis modders used to get this thing done.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1070058.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1070058.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079816.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079816.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079830.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079830.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079895.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079895.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079947.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1079947.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1080036.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1080036.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459155.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459155.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459160.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459160.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459165.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1459165.page GMT http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1577634.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1577634.page GMT
It's in the first page of the thread. Actually it's obsolete now, since the latest patch makes them all reachable. So simply patch your game.]]> http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1577855.page http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/preList/14002/1577855.page GMT