21st September 2006, 4:31 PM
Another Spore thread. Personally, I think a name change may be in order. I'd like something that more accuratly captures the game, or at least is more of an audience grabber.
Anyway, I have one question. I am very impressed by this game and the freedom we seem to have in making creatures, at least, generic Monsters Inc type creatures. But, how unique can the creatures actually look? I'm seeing the flesh colors and certain lacking things and I have to ask myself. Can I create a lion, or a monkey (I have yet to see any creatures with hair)? Can I create an intelligent plant creature (have yet to see leaves)? But, most of all, can I create, and this is a novel concept I'm sure, a human? Will I end up with a human creature that's stylized, or will I end up with some lumpy troll creature with the same odd rocky "monster style" skin all the other creatures have, and bald?
I ask because I plan on taking the massive powers of the engine and my own imagination unleashed and making humans with them.
Anyway, I have one question. I am very impressed by this game and the freedom we seem to have in making creatures, at least, generic Monsters Inc type creatures. But, how unique can the creatures actually look? I'm seeing the flesh colors and certain lacking things and I have to ask myself. Can I create a lion, or a monkey (I have yet to see any creatures with hair)? Can I create an intelligent plant creature (have yet to see leaves)? But, most of all, can I create, and this is a novel concept I'm sure, a human? Will I end up with a human creature that's stylized, or will I end up with some lumpy troll creature with the same odd rocky "monster style" skin all the other creatures have, and bald?
I ask because I plan on taking the massive powers of the engine and my own imagination unleashed and making humans with them.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)