# Spore Creature Creator available today **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 17, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201 "2008-06-17T13:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/1 "2008-06-17T13:14:18Z")
Well, the trial version at least. You can download it [here](http://www.spore.com/trial). I’m not sure what the difference between the “free trial” and the real version is, given that it’s just a Creature Creator, not Spore itself. But I figure it’s worth $10 to find out. The real version isn’t available until tomorrow, so for now, I’m downloading the trial. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/2 "2008-06-17T13:47:06Z")
OK, so the difference between the $10 version and the free version is the free version doesn’t have a whole lot of body parts to play with. That said, it’s a pretty amazing piece of software. Very easy to create critters with, then you can “test” them and they animate beautifully. I can’t wait for the real game to be out! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/3 "2008-06-17T14:47:33Z")
It’s a blast! I thought I’d have loads of fun just making little weird critters … and I was right! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/4 "2008-06-17T14:56:06Z")
I heard about that and I was wondering if they were releasing the character editor early so they could get a database built of characters to populate the universes with. Do they upload like that, or are they just local. Either way as soon as I get home I’m gonna design the hell out of some creatures. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/5 "2008-06-17T15:23:19Z")
Yeah, they do want you to upload your creatures so when Spore is released, there will be a gazillion creatures out there populating the universe. I can’t wait until tomorrow when the real version is released - the trial version is pretty limited as far as the available parts are concerned. I can’t make my pug-critter without the appropriate curly tail! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/6 "2008-06-17T21:11:39Z")
:eek: Damned DSL line. Must… download… _faster!_ ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/7 "2008-06-17T22:24:24Z")
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this thing today. My favorite critter was a monopod- a ball with two arms and one big suction cup foot underneath it. It hops all over the place. One thing that annoys me, though… I preordered the full game, and I can’t figure out where to download the full version of the tool. I mean, I’d imagine that the preorder would also get you the full version of the tool, since buying the tool gives you a discount on the game itself. I can’t find any info on the Spore or the EA websites. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/8 "2008-06-17T22:36:08Z")
> [@](#): > > since buying the tool gives you a discount on the game itself. I can’t even mind that much. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/9 "2008-06-18T01:15:07Z")
[QUOTE=Lightnin’] I preordered the full game, and I can’t figure out where to download the full version of the tool. [/QUOTE] The OP said it wouldn’t be available until tomorrow. Not sure where she got her information, though. ---
**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/10 "2008-06-18T02:18:23Z")
Damnit this thing is already more addicting than The Sims was. Damn you Will Wright! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/11 "2008-06-18T03:01:10Z")
[QUOTE=Bosstone] The OP said it wouldn’t be available until tomorrow. Not sure where she got her information, though. [/QUOTE] No, the full game - that is, Spore itself - is not available until September or October. The full version of the Creature Creator, however, is available on Wednesday, June 18th. I got that info because I preordered it, and they sent me an email with the release date. The full version of the Creature Creator is $9.95. From what I can tell, the big difference between that and the free version is more body parts. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/12 "2008-06-18T03:12:01Z")
I just pre-ordered the full version of the tool too, and am downloading the trial now… ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/13 "2008-06-18T04:13:42Z")
…or I’ll waste $16. Damn sub-par AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52 1.60 GHz processor. One PC download of the full Creature Creator free to good home… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/14 "2008-06-18T13:19:02Z")
Bummer. Does the download of the full version actually work for you? I can’t figure out how to do it… no link on the pre-order page, and the “EA Downloader” app doesn’t say anything about it. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/15 "2008-06-18T13:37:33Z")
I have the full version now. All I can say is… good grief, that’s fun. I suppose I should alert my friends and my employer that I won’t be available for the next month or so. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/16 "2008-06-18T13:44:53Z")
Sorry, missed edit window: **Athena** , the odd thing is that now I’m not actually sure where the heck I found the link to buy the full version. I can’t see a link on the pre-order page either. I \*think \*I clicked on an upgrade option from somewhere within the trial version. Strange stuff indeed. Anyway, if you do figure it out, beware: it’s like cocaine. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/17 "2008-06-18T13:47:03Z")
It told me I coudn’t download it till 12:00 CDT. ☹ Doesn’t really matter, Im at work all day anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/18 "2008-06-18T14:11:30Z")
Heck if I can find out where to download it. I clicked around the Trial version, and every “download full version” link brought me to the web page… where I still couldn’t figure out how to download the full version. But yeah, I did see the 12:00 CDT thing. So I guess I’ll try later on today. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/19 "2008-06-18T21:19:34Z")
If you buy the full version of the creature creator now, do you save the whole $10 off the retail version of spore when it comes out? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201/20 "2008-06-18T23:03:05Z")
Annybody feel like sharing their creations? Spindleborr, (wolfman33) is my first attempt with the full editor. (Actually I’m just curious if it’s out there correctly, can anybody see it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spore-creature-creator-available-today/453201.md?page=2)