[PC] Spore Gets Patched
Posted by Ramon Aranda on 10.17.2008
Details on what the patch includes inside.
Today, EA and Maxis released a new patch for Spore which came in response to community feedback. The patch will fix various reported bugs, tune gameplay, offer an added way of selecting multiple items to delete/ban and introduce a new cube planet style.
This is a PC only patch. There will be one available to Mac users in the near future.
Below are details on what the patch will include:
Features
* Hold down the Control key in Sporepedia to select multiple creations for deleting or banning
* Hold down the Shift key in Sporepedia to select a range of creations for deleting or banning
* New planet style: Cubes
Graphics/Aesthetics
* Fix for game entry screen turning black when banning a creature in a Saved game
* Fixed issue with flora card in Sporepedia
* Space phase: Fixed graphic issue with water levels not updating properly with terraform tools so that visible water and atmosphere levels will now correspond in the Atmosphere monitor
* Fixed problems introduced via atmospheric and drought terraforming tools
* Improved gaits for multi-legged creatures
* Improved gaits for creatures with 2 limbs, but without any feet
Audio
* Space phase: Fixed missing VOX in some animations in Comm Screen
* Fixed audio issue with switching mode to 5.1 breaking music and VOX
* Fixed audio syncing issue when minimizing and/or maximizing Spore before opening video
* Fixed crash with city music player when Save and Load dialogs are present
* Fix for audio lag and missing models due background loading slow-down on certain single-processor machine configurations. This fix improved overall stability on this machine configuration
Tuning
* Space phase: Tuned relationship status to update in communication window after completing a mission
* Tribe phase: Tuned Normal difficulty mode to make social game easier
Miscellaneous
* Fixed the ESC key to consistently skip the Spore introduction movie
* Creators: YouTube video uploads are set to private. Go to YouTube.com and log in. Then go to Account >> My Videos to set them to Public if you want to share your videos with the world
* Creators: Fixed limb joints not being selectable behind other limbs
* Tribe phase: Fixed crash while harvesting fruit and fish
* Space phase: Fixed timing bug using Planet Buster during Grox invasion
* Space phase: Fixed destroyed turrets mission
* Space phase: Fixed crash when zooming out to full galactic view from the center of the galaxy
* Fixed for game entry screen staying zoomed in after deleting a game and entering/exiting Sporepedia
* Space phase: Fixed City Hall updating bug. City Hall will now update to correct version if player has chosen a new City Hall during the transition from Civilization phase to Space phase
* Space phase: Fixed Vehicles updating bug. Vehicles chosen in the Colony planner will now update without requiring the player to leave and re-enter a planet's atmosphere
* Fixed crash when transitioning from Tribe phase to Civilization phase
