Spore

[pixelcurious]

I'm getting Spore for my birthday and in anticipation, I've been playing with the free Spore Creature Creator. It's pretty limited in terms of parts and patterns, but it's still fun. And you can share in the derp, below the cut.

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[gheez]

The Bandiscouts look so proud, loving that little one walking in front of the big one in the second picture down

[pixelcurious]

I didn't know you had a stealth Spore journal. (Or did I? My memory resembles Swiss cheese.) I am enjoying looking through it - I will get around to commenting eventually. :)

The colors really are beautiful. And your pics are lovely, so no more running them down!

Thanks for the compliments! I don't think mine are nearly as creative as yours. I started looking through yours on the Sporepedia and was amazed at the surfeit of cuteness. Now I'm off to see your latest post... and the kitty video...

[gheez]

I probably didn't share it, the stealth Spore journal (lol) I mean. I remember you posting years ago when you originally trialled the creature creator and I may have done the same. Then my computer broke and I couldn't play TS2 anymore. So I sort of sulked and vanished for a bit as no internet, etc. Then got the laptop and the only thing I could play, until TS3, was Spore. (Though I finally found a fix for TS2, it still misbehaves.)

- oh gosh, it's gone 4am here, I'm tired and rambly sorry -

Anyway, I don't remember the log-in for that LJ, so no comments necessary as I'm not necessarily going to know that they are there to read them.

Yours are cute and creative. And, once you have the game, you'll surprise yourself at what actually appears out of that ball of play-dough or as you are playing. I'm looking forward to seeing. I'd kind of forgotten what fun it was and what a brilliant stress buster / way to forget down mood.

(I'm not sure what date your birthday is?)

PS Just noticed Crocotauren's udders! Lol

[pixelcurious]

After 4:00am? :O Go to bed!

Haha, I wondered if the udders were too subtle. They'd stand out more if they were pink...

Ball of play-dough is a very good description. It's so much fun to just mold it, too. Now I'm going to subliminally smell that salty play-dough smell whenever I'm in the creature creator.

My birthday was officially yesterday, but I've declared the rest of the month as still my birthday, because it might take me that long to get around to putting up my Smith kids for download, which I wanted to do as a reverse birthday gift.

Also, my family is notoriously late with birthdays. I once got a package from my mom in October. Someone asked what was the occasion and I said it was my birthday present. They were appalled to find out my birthday had been two months prior. But to me it seems normal.

[gheez]

Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday and that it does feel like your birthday continues for many many more days. (The end of the month can be stretchy, lol.)

I'm kind of curious if the udders wobble as it walks but I guess they may be up a little high for that and possibly the parts are a bit rigid. Ears are wobbly but whether they could be morphed into the right shape...

Really hope that you do enjoy it when you finally start playing.

[pixelcurious]

Thank you! It still feels birthdayish to me... just saw a good movie, and the weather's gorgeous too! Nice day! :)

I don't remember an udder wobble, but that would be hilarious. :D I used the "spiracle" part (I think that's what it's called).

ETA: I checked and they don't really wobble while walking, but do a bit while dancing - then I replaced them (temporarily) with the "mantenna" part and there was significant wobbling! xD

[gheez]

:D for wobbling!

(Glad you had a good day)