Spore/Cell Creator

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The Cell Creator is the most basic of Spore's creators, and is the first one you'll encounter. When you first start a game, your cell will be automatically generated, but once you accumulate enough DNA points, you can mate and enter the cell editor to customise your cell.

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[edit] Controls

  • Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png and drag body parts from the panel on the left to your cell to add them to your cell.
  • Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png a body part on your cell to select it.
  • Image:PC Mouse.png while over a selected body part to scale it.
  • Image:PC Mouse Left Click.png and drag the area around your cell to rotate it.

You can also select "vertebrae" from your cell's "spine" and treat them in the same way as body parts to change the appearance of your cell's body.

[edit] Build Mode

The first thing to do is to design your cell, by adding body parts to it in Build Mode. Each body part costs DNA Points (Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png), and gives your cell specific abilities.

If you're designing a peaceful, herbivorous cell, you may want to spend more DNA Points on making it faster, while if you're designing a carnivorous cell, you could spend more DNA Points on bettering its attacks. You decide!

The only requirement for a cell is that it has a mouth — there is no strict need for it to have eyes or a method of propulsion. If you choose, however, to have a cell without eyes, your visibility of the tidepool will be severely restricted.

[edit] Statistics

In Build Mode in the Cell Creator.

You can keep track of what statistics your cell has from the display in the top-right of the screen. From the top:

  • Complexity Meter: This keeps track of how complex your cell is. The more body parts your cell has, the more complex it is. Cells cannot be too complex (indicated by the Complexity Meter going red).
  • Diet:
    • Image:Spore_carnivore_icon.png Carnivore, given by Jaw;
    • Image:Spore_herbivore_icon.png Herbivore, given by Filter Mouth; or
    • Image:Spore_omnivore_icon.png Omnivore, given by either Proboscis or both of the former two body parts together.
  • Image:Spore_abilities_icon.png Abilities:
    • Image:Spore_cell_sight.png Sight, given by any eyes; and
    • Image:Spore_cell_fast_turns.png Fast Turns, given by Cilia.
  • Image:Spore_attack_icon.png Attack:
    • Image:Spore_cell_attack_&_break.png Attack & Break, given by Spike; useful for breaking open meteor fragments to get more body parts. You can only have 1 Image:Spore_cell_attack_&_break.png.
    • Image:Spore_cell_spit_poison.png Spit Poison, given by Poison; useful for harming following predators. You can have up to 6 Image:Spore_cell_spit_poison.png.
    • Image:Spore_cell_electrocute.png Electrocute, given by Electric; useful for harming attacking predators. You can have up to 6 Image:Spore_cell_electrocute.png.
  • Image:Spore_movement_icon.png Movement: Your cell can have up to 5 Image:Spore_cell_speed.png Speed, provided by Flagella (1 Image:Spore_cell_speed.png), Cilia (1 Image:Spore_cell_speed.png) and Jet (2 Image:Spore_cell_speed.png) body parts.

[edit] Body parts

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Mouths Name Filter Mouth Jaw Proboscis
Image Image:Spore_cell_filter_mouth.png Image:Spore_cell_jaw.png Image:Spore_cell_proboscis.png
Cost Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png15 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png15 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png25
Statistics Image:Spore_herbivore_icon.png Herbivore Image:Spore_carnivore_icon.png Carnivore Image:Spore_omnivore_icon.png Omnivore
Attack Name Spike Poison Electric
Image Image:Spore_cell_spike.png Image:Spore_cell_poison.png Image:Spore_cell_electric.png
Cost Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png10 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png15 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png25
Statistics Image:Spore_cell_attack_&_break.png Attack & Break Image:Spore_cell_spit_poison.png Spit Poison Image:Spore_cell_electrocute.png Electrocute
Movement Name Flagella Cilia Jet
Image Image:Spore_cell_flagella.png Image:Spore_cell_cilia.png Image:Spore_cell_jet.png
Cost Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png15 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png15 Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png25
Statistics Image:Spore_cell_speed.png Speed Image:Spore_cell_speed.png Speed + Image:Spore_cell_fast_turns.png Fast Turns Image:Spore_cell_speed.png Speed × 2
Eyes Name Beady Eye Stalk Eye Button Eye
Image Image:Spore_cell_beady_eye.png Image:Spore_cell_stalk_eye.png Image:Spore_cell_button_eye.png
Cost Image:Spore_dna_point_icon.png5
Statistics Image:Spore_cell_sight.png Sight

[edit] Paint Mode

In Paint Mode in the Cell Creator.

Once you've completed designing your cell, you can click on the button at the top to switch to Paint Mode, in which you choose a pattern and colour for your cell. The patterns are listed on the right, with the colours available above them.

It may take a few seconds for a pattern/colour combination to be applied to your cell, so be patient. Whatever colour or pattern you choose has no effect on how well your cell fares in the Cell Stage.

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