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To gain extra ranks in the space stage, you'll need to use the many tools that are available to you in the space stage. The following tables list evey tool that you can potentially unlock.

Contents 1 Socialisation 2 Weapons 3 Main Tools 4 Colonisation 5 Planet Atmosphere 6 Planet Sculpting 7 Planet Colouring 8 Spaceship Abilities

[edit] Socialisation

Every socialisation tool can be unlocked two ways. That is, you can earn it with Badge A or Badge B. However, you don't need both badges to earn them.

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Mind Erase	Calms down panicking citzens	Brain Surgeon 1	Cleaner 1	Upgradable
	Global Mind Erase	Calms down entire planet	Brain Surgeon 3	Cleaner 3	Use if invading or an empire has a rare object
	Crop Circles	Interact with creatures and tribes	Zoologist 1	Traveller 1
	Mini Happy Ray	Use to boost relationship with other empires	Economist 2	Diplomat 2	Upgradable
	Medium Happy Ray	Same as above	Economist 3	Diplomat 3	Upgradable
	Super Happy Ray	Same as above	Economist 4	Diplomat 4	Best version of the happy ray giving relationship the fastest.
	Fireworks	Makes colonies happier	Missionista 2	Traveler 2	Effective on your own colonies
	Cash Infusion	Completes trade routes	N/A	N/A	Trader Super-weapon
	Fanatacal Frenzy	Converts all cities on a planet	N/A	N/A	Zealot Super-weapon
	Soothing Song	Calms down other empires	N/A	N/A	Bard Super-weapon
	Monolith	Advances tribes and civilizations to the next stage	Zoologist 2	Traveller 2	Monoliths must be repurchased to use again
	Creature Tweaker	Modify a non-sentient creature	Traveller 2	Cleaner 3	5 copies instantly placed in your cargo hold, must be repurchased to use again
	Wildlife Sanctuary	Designates planet as a wildlife sanctuary	Zoologist 3	Eco Hero 3	Up to 30 species can live on these planets, must be repurchased to use again
	Species Eradicate	Eradicates an entire species	Cleaner 3	Missionista 4	Only use on a non-sentient species, must be repurchased to use again
	Supersizer	Turns a creature into an epic creature	Zoologist 4	Eco Hero 4	A food-web slot must be free, must be repurchased to use again
	Embassy	Places an embassy on an alien planet, increasing relationship	Diplomat 5	Traveller 5	Must be repurchased to use again

[edit] Weapons

Use your weapons to conquer other empires

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Mini Laser	Gradually decreases health points of various targets, aim with cursor	N/A	N/A	Upgradable, available from start
	Laser	Same as above	Conquerer 2	Eco Hero 1	Upgradable
	Mega Laser	Same as above	Conquerer 3	Eco Hero 2	Best version of laser
	Mini Proton Missile	Fires a homing missile at it's target	N/A	N/A	Pick up on crashed spaceship, only use on other spaceships, upgradable
	Proton Missile	Same as above	Conquerer 2	Body Guard 1	Upgradable
	Mega Proton Missile	Same as above	Conquerer 3	Body Guard 2	Best version of proton missile
	Mini Auto Blaster	Fires on enemy ships and turrets	Conquerer 1	Colonist 1	Automatic, fires in galactic view, upgradable, can be toggled on or off
	Auto Blaster	Same as above	Conquerer 2	Colonist 2	Upgradable
	Mega Auto Blaster	Same as above	Conquerer 3	Colonist 3	Best version of the auto blaster
	Mini Pulse	Fires a burst in a straight line, aim with cursor	Conquerer 1	Colonist 1	Useful on turrets, upgradable
	Pulse	Same as above	Conquerer 2	Colonist 2	Upgradable
	Mega Pulse	Same as above	Conquerer 3	Colonist 3	Best version of pulse
	Mini Bomb	Fires bombs at targets directly below your ship	Warmongerer 1	Colonist 2	Useful when attacking cities, upgradable
	Justa Bomb	Same as above	Warmongerer 2	Colonist 3	Upgradable
	Mega Bomb	Same as above	Warmongerer 3	Colonist 4	Best version of bomb
	Rally Call	Increases damage done by allied spaceships	Warmongerer 3	Diplomat 3	Only useful if you have allies
	Shield	Makes your ship invulnerable	Warmongerer 4	Colonist 3	Must recharge before using again
	Cloaking Device	Makes your ship invisible	Missionista 5	Trader 5	Only use on planet
	Summon Mini-U	A mini-clone of you appears	N/A	N/A	Knight Super-weapon, functions as another ally
	Gravitation Wave	Destroys all structures, vehicles and sentient creatures on a planet	N/A	N/A	Scientist Super Weapon, doesn't damage eco-system
	Raider Rally	Calls pirates to attack the planet	N/A	N/A	Warrior Super-weapon
	Static Cling	Immobilizes ships and turrets	N/A	N/A	Diplomat Super-weapon
	Energy Pack	Recharge spaceship's energy	Missionista 1	Trader 1	Must be repurchased
	Repair Pack	Recharge spaceship's health	Missionista 2	Trader 2	Must be repurchased
	AOE Repair	Repairs ally spaceships and buildings	Diplomat 3	Body Guard 3	Muse be repurchased
	Anti-Matter Bomb	Destroys enemy city	Conquerer 3	Colonist 3	Must be repurchased
	Energy Mega Pack	Recharges all of your spaceship's energy	Missionista 3	Trader 3	Must be repurchased
	Anti-Matter Missile	Destroys target ship and ships in close proximity	Conquerer 4	Colonist 4	Must be repurchased
	Health Mega Pack	Recharges all of your spaceship's health	Missionista 4	Trader 4	Must be repurchased
	Planet Buster	Destroys an enitre planet	Conquerer 5	Colonist 5	Beware of the repurcusions, must be repurchased

[edit] Main Tools

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Radar	Signals when planets are worth taking a look at	N/A	N/A	Available from start, can be toggled on or off
	Scan	Scan target, aim with cursor, can scan creatures, plants, vehicles and buildings	N/A	N/A	Available from start, adds target to Sporepedia
	Hologram Scout	Sends hologram to planet	Missionista 5	Trader 5	Controls similar to creature stage
	Return Ticket	Takes you home from anywhere in the galaxy	N/A	N/A	Shaman Super-weapon
	Safari Vacuum	Abducts two of very creature and plant	N/A	N/A	Ecologist Super-weapon
	Planet Scan	Scan entire planet's ecosystem	Zoologist 5	Eco Hero 5	Must be repurchased

[edit] Colonisation

All colonisation tools must be repurchased to use again.

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Colony Incredi-Pak	Places colony on planet	N/A	N/A	Available from start
	Bio Protector	Slows down rate of biological disasters	Zoologist 2	Eco Hero 3
	Loyalty Booster	Keeps citzens at maximum loyalty	Warmonger 2	Body Guard 3
	Spice Storage	Increases amount of spice storable on planet	Trader 2	Colonist 3
	Happiness Booster	Keeps citzens happy	Golden Touch 3	Merchant 3	Unnecessary if you have the loyalty booster
	Bio Stablizer	Reduces the liklihood of biological disasters	Zoologist 3	Eco Hero 4
	Uber Turret	Defends colonies from attack	Warmonger 3	Colonist 4	Practically invincible, destroys ships incredibly fast

[edit] Planet Atmosphere

These tools can be used to raise the T-Score of any planet.

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Cloud Accumulator	Raises atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 2	Empire 2
	Cloud Vacuum	Lowers atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 2	Empire 2
	Refridgeration Ray	Lowers temperature	Terra-Wrangler 3	Empire 3
	Heat Ray	Raises temperature	Terra-Wrangler 3	Empire 3
	Hot Cloud Vacuum	Raises temperature, lowers atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 4	Empire 4
	Cold Cloud Vacuum	Lowers temperature, lowers atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 4	Empire 4
	Hot Cloud Seeder	Raises temperature, raises atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 5	Empire 5
	Air Conditioning	Lowers temperature, raises atmosphere level	Terra-Wrangler 5	Empire 5
	Atmosphere Generator	Raises atmosphere level	Missionista 1	Empire 1	Given on first terraforming mission, must be repurchased
	Drought Generator	Lowers atmosphere level	Missionista 1	Empire 1	Must be repurchased
	Ice Storm	Lowers temperature	Missionista 2	Empire 2	Must be repurchased
	Meteor Shower	Raises temperature	Missionista 2	Empire 2	Must be repurchased
	Asteroid Call Button	Raises temperature, lowers atmosphere level	Missionista 3	Empire 3	Must be repurchased
	Atmosphere Freezer	Lowers temperature, lowers atmosphere level	Missionista 3	Empire 3	Must be repurchased
	Ice Comet	Lowers temperature, raises atmosphere level	Missionista 4	Empire 4	Must be repurchased
	Volcano	Raises temperature, raises atmosphere level	Missionista 4	Empire 4	Must be repurchased
	Staff of Life	Raises score to T-3 immediately	N/A	N/A	Only 42 charges, must reach the center of the galaxy first

[edit] Planet Sculpting

Even planets can be edited in Spore. A vas amount of tools are available to customise the look of any planet that you desire.

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	Raise Terrain (small)	Raises surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 1	Explorer 1
	Lower Terrain (small)	Lowers surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 1	Explorer 1
	Level Terrain (small)	Levels surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 1	Explorer 1
	Raise Terrain (medium)	Raises surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 2	Explorer 2
	Lower Terrain (medium)	Lowers surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 2	Explorer 2
	Level Terrain (medium)	Levels surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 2	Explorer 2
	Raise Terrain (large)	Raises surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 3	Explorer 3
	Lower Terrain (large)	Lowers surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 3	Explorer 3
	Level Terrain (large)	Levels surface of planet	Terra-Wrangler 3	Explorer 3
	Terra Hills	Creates hills	Planet Artiste 1	Explorer 3
	Terra Craters	Creates craters	Planet Artiste 1	Explorer 3
	Terra River	Creates rivers	Planet Artiste 2	Explorer 3	Click and drag to set direction and origin of river
	Terra Canyon	Creates canyons	Planet Artiste 2	Explorer 4	Click and drag to set directiono and origin of canyon
	Terra Plateaus	Creates plateaus	Planet Artiste 3	Explorer 4
	Terra Mesas	Creates mesas	Planet Artiste 3	Explorer 4
	Terra Lava Flows	Creates lava flows	Planet Artist 4	Explorer 5
	Terra Seas	Creates seas	Planet Artist 5	Explorer 5

The followings aren't unlocked and purchased. Instead they are scattered on various planets and picked up from there. Each tool is part of a various series of tools that allow you to theme various planets

Type	Hills	Craters	Rivers	Canyons	Plateaus	Mesas	Mountains	Lava Flows	Seas
Chocolate	Chocolate Hills	Chocolate Swirl Pond	Chocolate Swirl River	Swirly Valley	Chocolate Truffle	Chocolate Squares	Chocolate Swirl Spirals	Chocolate Strand	Chocolate Swirl Seas
Crystal	Crystal Hills	Crystal Holes	Cystal River	Crystal Canyon	Crystal Plateau	Crystal Mesas	Crystal Mountains	Crystal Chasm	Crystal Seas
Cute	Cute Hills	Cute Stamps	Cute Rivers	Cute Canyons	Cute Plateaus	Cute Mesas	Cute Mountains	Cute Walls	Cute Seas
Gear	Gear Walls	Gear Craters	Gear Rivers	Gear Canyons	Gear Plateaus	Gear Mesas	Gear Mountains	Gear Fissure	Gear Seas
Tentacle	Tentacle Hills	Tentacle Mouth Hole	Tentacle River	Tentacle Canyon	Tentacle Pleateau	Tentacle Suckers	Tentacle Mountains	Tentacle Arms	Tentacle Seas

[edit] Planet Colouring

The following tools can change the colour of the planet in three areas; sky, land and ocean. They aren't purchased but instead picked up on various planets.

Area	Blue	Cyan	Green	Orange	Pink	Purple	Red	Lemon
Sky	Sky Blueinator	Sky Cyaninator	Sky Greeninator	Sky Orangizer	Sky Pinkanator	Grape Flavoured Sky	Skies of Red	Sky Lemonizer
Land	Blue Terracolouring	Cyan Terracolouring	Green Terracolouring	Orange Terracolouring	Pink Terracolouring	Purple Terraclouring	Red Terracolouring	Yellow Terracolouring
Sea	Deep Blue Sea	Cyan Sea	Sea of Green	Orange Flavour Crystals	Sweetheart Sea	Grape Juice Ocean	Crimson Sea	Lemonade Sea

Theres also another tool, the planet colour reset, that restores the planet to its original colours. Like the other planet colouring tools, it is picked up on another planet.

[edit] Spaceship Abilities

These abilities won't be found in any of the sections under your tools. However, like most tools, they must be unlocked and purchased.

Icon	Name	Description	Badge A	Badge B	Notes
	SETI	Detects other empires	N/A	N/A	Automatically loaded on
	Abduction Beam	Abducts plants, creatures and rare objects	N/A	N/A	Found in the cargo section
	Drop Cargo	Drops selected cargo onto planet	N/A	N/A	Lower down gently to avoid killing any creatures
	Basic Cargo Hold	Increases slots in cargo hold	Collector 1	Mercahnt 2
	Medium Cargo Hold	Same as above	Collector 2	Merchant 3
	Large Cargo Hold	Same as above	Collector 3	Merchant 4
	Interplanetary Drive	Lets you leave the planets orbit	N/A	N/A	Given to you at start of space stage
	Interstellar Drive	Lets you leave your solar system	N/A	N/A	Abduct from crashed spaceship
	Interstellar Drive 2	Increases spaceship travel range	Frequent Flyer 2	Gopher 1
	Interstellar Drive 3	Same as above	Frequent Flyer 3	Gopher 2
	Interstellar Drive 4	Same as above	Frequent Flyer 4	Gopher 3
	Interstellar Drive 5	Same as above	Frequent Flyer 5	Gopher 4
	Wormhole Key	Fly through a black hole	Frequent Flyer 3	Gopher 3	Black holes take you to preset destination
	Basic Energy Storage	Increases spaceships energy	Missionista 1	Colonist 1
	Small Energy Storage	Same as above	Missionista 2	Colonist 2
	Medium Energy Storage	Same as above	Missionista 3	Colonist 3
	Large Energy Storage	Same as above	Missionista 4	Colonist 4
	Extreme Energy Storage	Same as above	Missionista 5	Colonist 5
	Basic Health	Increases spaceships health	N/A	N/A
	Small Health	Same as above	Conquerer 1	Colonist 1
	Medium Health	Same as above	Conquerer 2	Colonist 2
	Large Health	Same as above	Conquerer 3	Colonist 3
	Extreme Health	Same as above	Conquerer 4	Colonist 4