Spore Patch 1 Now Available *Mac version now available* - Page 3

DiabloTD1 · 22-09-2008, 11:08 PM

Version number: Sussed it - just r-click on properties on the spore icon in the spore directory on my hard drive, and open the version tab. Thanks to myself for sorting that / answering my own query!

v 1.1 it is - so why am I still being attacked in space so much? (maybe coz I got 2 enemy races at war with me simultaneously?)

Will try starting a new game and NOT go to war with anyone to see if that works. Will check back later to let you know how I get on!

Power to the waspyonefoots!

econundrum · 23-09-2008, 01:57 PM

The patch was slow to install and I had to run the install twice since it crashed the first time.

But no problems with the game, crashing, freezing or invisible creatures. No problems befor or after the patch. Guess I'm just lucky in having a good system with stable drivers.

By the way EADM is rubbish, come on guys is that the best EA could do it's so primitive and inflexible.

Ratchman · 25-09-2008, 01:37 PM

For all those people who have had to reinstall your game as a result of this patch, does that mean that you have lost another activation from your key?

If this then happens every time a patch comes out, does this mean nobody will be able to play the game after the fifth patch, even if they don't upgrade the PC?

Another compelling argument as to why the current SecureROM system is more of a hindrance than a benefit.

I would be a Spore fan against SecureROM, but I refuse to buy the game until a different form of anti-piracy measure is installed on it. Something that works, like Steam.

jonnyatom5 · 25-09-2008, 02:37 PM

Has any MAC users been presented with a download update? I did, it downloaded, expanded and froze for 3 minutes half way through and said files needed to be reloaded, I clicked cancel, the game still works ok, but every time I load Spore now it asks if I wish to download the patch and goes round in that cycle if I accept.

This game seems awfully buggy and dare I say it like it's been rushed to market. C'mon EA get you finger out.

DrakeBD · 25-09-2008, 03:22 PM

EA Think you need to hurry with Patch 2 before the community go nuts with anger of crashed and bugs that are in this game

on to the note about secureROM come on EA wake up the serial number is the only form of piracy protection needed in all modern games
people who pirate spore can not take part in the whole point of the game and thats to share your creations with the world and visa versa.
And i dont think the SecureROM worked anyway to stop the pirates because they managed to pirate the game with it so i dont see the point in it you are just shooting your self in the foot with this one EA.

Nakir · 25-09-2008, 03:47 PM

Ok, so before the patch I had no problems at all. Got all the way to the space stage, got half way to the center of the Universe, and then this patch comes up.

"Awesome." I thought. Now since downloading it, I was no longer able to play my game (although all of my brothers games and planets loaded fine) so I started a new one, since I had wanted to anyway. It's all going fine, until I get to the Tribal stage.

My leader constantly shoots into orbit. Now, this isn't a major problem really, I can still advance, but I want to be a neutral tribe, but because you need your leader to initiate any social actions, all I can do is burn, mail and kill. So pretty much, this patch for me made more problems then it solved. Thanks?

Burty85 · 26-09-2008, 11:17 AM

My patch ran and installed fine, performance is up but I have found any planet with a purple sea effect from the galaxy view corrupts on atmosphere entry. This is across the board... only purple and grey coloured planets are effected! I never had this before the patch. Removed the graphics cache and still am missing the textures.... very odd

Sporemeister · 26-09-2008, 05:43 PM

I was blessed with absolutely no problems before the patch, no crashes and no graphics problems. Along came the patch and now, I cannot enter Homeworld without a crash on any of my games. I have adjusted the graphics, with no effect whatsoever. I have tried high res, low res, low quality, med quality...The game is effectively unplayable. Is anyone in EA going to respond to the issues I am seeing in every part of this forum?

RetroRocket · 28-09-2008, 02:44 PM

I can no longer visit my homeworld (as the game crashes when I leave). I have bid farewell to the creatures there - I expect they will die off or disown me soon enough

Previous to the patch I suffered the issue with my chieften getting stuck and entering orbit. I also suffered from the issue where you couldnt cash in your first space mission.
Regarding the online features, I am now completely unable to seach for creatures etc as 'the spore server in unavailable' (no it isnt!) and Im also suffering from multiple copies of my creatures appearing in sporepeda after a crash

Spore
An avarage game, ruined by bugs

RetroRocket · 28-09-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nakir

Ok, so before the patch I had no problems at all. Got all the way to the space stage, got half way to the center of the Universe, and then this patch comes up.

"Awesome." I thought. Now since downloading it, I was no longer able to play my game (although all of my brothers games and planets loaded fine) so I started a new one, since I had wanted to anyway. It's all going fine, until I get to the Tribal stage.

My leader constantly shoots into orbit. Now, this isn't a major problem really, I can still advance, but I want to be a neutral tribe, but because you need your leader to initiate any social actions, all I can do is burn, mail and kill. So pretty much, this patch for me made more problems then it solved. Thanks?

This was a very prevelant issue pre-patch. I suffered from it, and I had to follow a path I didnt want to in order to advance. So much for freedom of choice.

SpumJango · 28-09-2008, 11:03 PM

Hi,

only bothered to find the forums at all because this blasted patch has broken the game for me.

Pre-patch I played through to space stage fine. However I had gone the kill-everything route and wanted to try again.

Post-patch when I get into space the first mission doesn't work. You get to the nearby planet and the cutscene doesn't work properly, and then there's no radar trace and no ship to find on the planet (believe, me, I've looked). Without that ship there is no drive and you can't go anywhere

This patch has totally broken the space part of the game for me. In normal (sane) circumstances I'd reinstall the original, but because of SecuROM I'm reluctant to use up one of the few installs. Maybe I'll download a crack.

Kermyt · 29-09-2008, 09:34 AM

you can reinstall your game it wont affect the 3 times blah de blah.

3 times is only affect when you install on a new or upgraded pc.

Bumblebee26200 · 29-09-2008, 04:33 PM

what does the patch actually do?

Pyritie · 29-09-2008, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumblebee26200

what does the patch actually do?

Read the patch notes.

Bumblebee26200 · 29-09-2008, 06:45 PM

sorry to sound dumb, but where are the patch notes?

Pyritie · 29-09-2008, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bumblebee26200

sorry to sound dumb, but where are the patch notes?

Read the first post.

Nextofsponge · 29-09-2008, 09:17 PM

After installing the patch for the Mac version I now cannot go to certain planets. The game completely crashes, then tries to load up again, and fails. Any other mac users experiencing this type of thing? It was fine before installing the patch, there seems to be much more slowdown now as well.

Pidge99 · 29-09-2008, 09:22 PM

The patch doesn't just present itself when i load up the game on my mac, has anybody else had this problem? Anybody got any suggestions?

Bumblebee26200 · 29-09-2008, 09:23 PM

thanks.

Bumblebee26200 · 29-09-2008, 09:27 PM

ok, sorry, totally random, my signature won't come up.

silentkv · 30-09-2008, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pidge99

The patch doesn't just present itself when i load up the game on my mac, has anybody else had this problem? Anybody got any suggestions?

Same here. It keeps crashing. I can't even zoom out of my home planet anymore.

Boliko · 02-10-2008, 08:19 PM

I can't even install the patch, and why would I bother; it works perfectly fine already. Although I would have liked to install the patch before I read the horror that is EA-fail. I can't install it through Spore or manually.

doofus1981 · 07-10-2008, 10:50 PM

I patched my game as it was crashing a bit. It made it 10 million times worse so I uninstalled & reinstalled. Now every time I get to go on land from cell phase it crashes. I've tried new games but it does the same:

AppName: sporeapp.exe AppVer: 1.1.0.338 ModName: d3d9.dll
ModVer: 5.3.2600.2180 Offset: 0008798b

Any ideas?! When is patch 2 coming out?! The forums are quietening - a sure sign of complete discontent!!!!

MrBeans · 08-10-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doofus1981

Any ideas?! When is patch 2 coming out?! The forums are quietening - a sure sign of complete discontent!!!!
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How did you get to that conclusion? Forum quietening could be for a number or reasons, people happy, people bored with the game, or yes people discontent.

Anyway read my post it might help you. Updating from that post I might add that after you patched the game you might login within Spore and you will see your previously uploaded contents (if you uploaded any), meaning that even though you haven't installed EADM and Securom (if you follow my instructions) you still have a connection with the contents. Also if you previously used any package mod (like some mods that alter the frequency of attacks in space age) those mods don't work anymore with patch1 so you will have to reinstate your original packages or your creatures will be invisible and unable to move.

WHY wont this game work?!?!

amigacooke · 14-10-2008, 01:03 PM

As a Mac user I'm sorry I installed the patch. Didn't seem to have any issues, now some of the planets are see through.

25-09-2008, 01:37 PM	#53 (permalink)
Ratchman Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 15	Patch And DRM For all those people who have had to reinstall your game as a result of this patch, does that mean that you have lost another activation from your key? If this then happens every time a patch comes out, does this mean nobody will be able to play the game after the fifth patch, even if they don't upgrade the PC? Another compelling argument as to why the current SecureROM system is more of a hindrance than a benefit. I would be a Spore fan against SecureROM, but I refuse to buy the game until a different form of anti-piracy measure is installed on it. Something that works, like Steam.

26-09-2008, 05:43 PM	#58 (permalink)
Sporemeister Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4	Continuing Patch issues I was blessed with absolutely no problems before the patch, no crashes and no graphics problems. Along came the patch and now, I cannot enter Homeworld without a crash on any of my games. I have adjusted the graphics, with no effect whatsoever. I have tried high res, low res, low quality, med quality...The game is effectively unplayable. Is anyone in EA going to respond to the issues I am seeing in every part of this forum?

28-09-2008, 11:03 PM	#61 (permalink)
SpumJango Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7	Path broke game, SecuROM keeps it broken Hi, only bothered to find the forums at all because this blasted patch has broken the game for me. Pre-patch I played through to space stage fine. However I had gone the kill-everything route and wanted to try again. Post-patch when I get into space the first mission doesn't work. You get to the nearby planet and the cutscene doesn't work properly, and then there's no radar trace and no ship to find on the planet (believe, me, I've looked). Without that ship there is no drive and you can't go anywhere This patch has totally broken the space part of the game for me. In normal (sane) circumstances I'd reinstall the original, but because of SecuROM I'm reluctant to use up one of the few installs. Maybe I'll download a crack.

29-09-2008, 09:17 PM	#67 (permalink)
Nextofsponge Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Rotten apple After installing the patch for the Mac version I now cannot go to certain planets. The game completely crashes, then tries to load up again, and fails. Any other mac users experiencing this type of thing? It was fine before installing the patch, there seems to be much more slowdown now as well.

29-09-2008, 09:22 PM	#68 (permalink)
Pidge99 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5	Mac patch problem The patch doesn't just present itself when i load up the game on my mac, has anybody else had this problem? Anybody got any suggestions?

22-09-2008, 11:08 PM	#51 (permalink)
DiabloTD1 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 28	Version number: Sussed it - just r-click on properties on the spore icon in the spore directory on my hard drive, and open the version tab. Thanks to myself for sorting that / answering my own query! v 1.1 it is - so why am I still being attacked in space so much? (maybe coz I got 2 enemy races at war with me simultaneously?) Will try starting a new game and NOT go to war with anyone to see if that works. Will check back later to let you know how I get on! Power to the waspyonefoots!

23-09-2008, 01:57 PM	#52 (permalink)
econundrum Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 117	The patch was slow to install and I had to run the install twice since it crashed the first time. But no problems with the game, crashing, freezing or invisible creatures. No problems befor or after the patch. Guess I'm just lucky in having a good system with stable drivers. By the way EADM is rubbish, come on guys is that the best EA could do it's so primitive and inflexible.

25-09-2008, 02:37 PM	#54 (permalink)
jonnyatom5 Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Has any MAC users been presented with a download update? I did, it downloaded, expanded and froze for 3 minutes half way through and said files needed to be reloaded, I clicked cancel, the game still works ok, but every time I load Spore now it asks if I wish to download the patch and goes round in that cycle if I accept. This game seems awfully buggy and dare I say it like it's been rushed to market. C'mon EA get you finger out.

25-09-2008, 03:22 PM	#55 (permalink)
DrakeBD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 79	EA Think you need to hurry with Patch 2 before the community go nuts with anger of crashed and bugs that are in this game on to the note about secureROM come on EA wake up the serial number is the only form of piracy protection needed in all modern games people who pirate spore can not take part in the whole point of the game and thats to share your creations with the world and visa versa. And i dont think the SecureROM worked anyway to stop the pirates because they managed to pirate the game with it so i dont see the point in it you are just shooting your self in the foot with this one EA.

25-09-2008, 03:47 PM	#56 (permalink)
Nakir Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3	Ok, so before the patch I had no problems at all. Got all the way to the space stage, got half way to the center of the Universe, and then this patch comes up. "Awesome." I thought. Now since downloading it, I was no longer able to play my game (although all of my brothers games and planets loaded fine) so I started a new one, since I had wanted to anyway. It's all going fine, until I get to the Tribal stage. My leader constantly shoots into orbit. Now, this isn't a major problem really, I can still advance, but I want to be a neutral tribe, but because you need your leader to initiate any social actions, all I can do is burn, mail and kill. So pretty much, this patch for me made more problems then it solved. Thanks?

26-09-2008, 11:17 AM	#57 (permalink)
Burty85 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 9	My patch ran and installed fine, performance is up but I have found any planet with a purple sea effect from the galaxy view corrupts on atmosphere entry. This is across the board... only purple and grey coloured planets are effected! I never had this before the patch. Removed the graphics cache and still am missing the textures.... very odd

28-09-2008, 02:44 PM	#59 (permalink)
RetroRocket Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 11	I can no longer visit my homeworld (as the game crashes when I leave). I have bid farewell to the creatures there - I expect they will die off or disown me soon enough Previous to the patch I suffered the issue with my chieften getting stuck and entering orbit. I also suffered from the issue where you couldnt cash in your first space mission. Regarding the online features, I am now completely unable to seach for creatures etc as 'the spore server in unavailable' (no it isnt!) and Im also suffering from multiple copies of my creatures appearing in sporepeda after a crash Spore An avarage game, ruined by bugs

29-09-2008, 09:34 AM	#62 (permalink)
Kermyt Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 59	you can reinstall your game it wont affect the 3 times blah de blah. 3 times is only affect when you install on a new or upgraded pc.

29-09-2008, 04:33 PM	#63 (permalink)
Bumblebee26200 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Strood in the UK Posts: 20	what does the patch actually do?

29-09-2008, 06:45 PM	#65 (permalink)
Bumblebee26200 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Strood in the UK Posts: 20	sorry to sound dumb, but where are the patch notes?

29-09-2008, 09:23 PM	#69 (permalink)
Bumblebee26200 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Strood in the UK Posts: 20	thanks.

29-09-2008, 09:27 PM	#70 (permalink)
Bumblebee26200 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Strood in the UK Posts: 20	ok, sorry, totally random, my signature won't come up.

02-10-2008, 08:19 PM	#72 (permalink)
Boliko Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 15	I can't even install the patch, and why would I bother; it works perfectly fine already. Although I would have liked to install the patch before I read the horror that is EA-fail. I can't install it through Spore or manually.

07-10-2008, 10:50 PM	#73 (permalink)
doofus1981 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 13	Patched I patched my game as it was crashing a bit. It made it 10 million times worse so I uninstalled & reinstalled. Now every time I get to go on land from cell phase it crashes. I've tried new games but it does the same: AppName: sporeapp.exe AppVer: 1.1.0.338 ModName: d3d9.dll ModVer: 5.3.2600.2180 Offset: 0008798b Any ideas?! When is patch 2 coming out?! The forums are quietening - a sure sign of complete discontent!!!!

14-10-2008, 01:03 PM	#75 (permalink)
amigacooke Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1	As a Mac user I'm sorry I installed the patch. Didn't seem to have any issues, now some of the planets are see through.