Topic: Looks possible that you choose your starting planet

[WhiteWolf7]

The new editor looks awesome!!

Agreed though i think your in the wrong topic

[Stern23]

Heh, yeah. I agree, but that was awfully random, Hydro

[Notorious B.O.B]

Methinks Hydro needs some sleep!  (like myself...Damn mid-terms)

Actually, in the SXSW vid (don't remember which one) Will goes over several planets at the Galaxy screen, and when a planet is highlighted and enlarged, several other things come up that look like indicators of how far one is in the game (could be wrong, and NOBODY jump to conclusions!  I am very tired right now, so I might be mistaken).  So, your thoughts might be true about planet selection WhiteWolf7

[Behumat]

I wonder if you'll get to build your own planet, like building your own house before you move your species in.

[WhiteWolf7]

I wonder if you'll get to build your own planet, like building your own house before you move your species in.

That would be cool but i doubt it because that wouldent make sense to give you the terraforming tools then take them away. UNLESS You get to pick diffrent choices and let the computer generate it. Like how much vegetation/land/water athomphere type size of planet and amount of types of terran etc

[Syao]

Choosing the home planet will be nice,but I think that site just saying it and not knowing.
My guess is that the game generates your home planet when you finish the molecular phase and starting the creature,but that's just a guess.

[WhiteWolf7]

Choosing the home planet will be nice,but I think that site just saying it and not knowing.
My guess is that the game generates your home planet when you finish the molecular phase and starting the creature,but that's just a guess.

We don't even know if the molecular stage exists.

[Daxx]

Spore's main screen—select a planet to get started.

This appears to the side and is a label proved by the writer of the article.  Past experience has taught us that reviewers who get to play with the editors are idiots that can not be trusted.

I concur.

[Syao]

Choosing the home planet will be nice,but I think that site just saying it and not knowing.
My guess is that the game generates your home planet when you finish the molecular phase and starting the creature,but that's just a guess.

We don't even know if the molecular stage exists.

I meant the tidepool phase

[DarkDragon]

Spore's main screen—select a planet to get started.

This appears to the side and is a label proved by the writer of the article.  Past experience has taught us that reviewers who get to play with the editors are idiots that can not be trusted.

I concur.

So if Hydro were to review the editor back from E3 he would go from cool guy to idiot?

[Brandonazz]

Actually, in the SXSW vid (don't remember which one) Will goes over several planets at the Galaxy screen, and when a planet is highlighted and enlarged, several other things come up that look like indicators of how far one is in the game (could be wrong, and NOBODY jump to conclusions!  I am very tired right now, so I might be mistaken).  So, your thoughts might be true about planet selection WhiteWolf7

Actually I was thinking the same thing 

[Tark]

I definitely think that there will be a form of selection for your starting planet, but It will most likely be something simple like choosing the general layout of continents and the climate.

Actually, in the SXSW vid (don't remember which one) Will goes over several planets at the Galaxy screen, and when a planet is highlighted and enlarged, several other things come up that look like indicators of how far one is in the game (could be wrong, and NOBODY jump to conclusions!  I am very tired right now, so I might be mistaken).  So, your thoughts might be true about planet selection WhiteWolf7

Yes, I saw that too, but I'm pretty sure that was for the sole purpose of the demo so that he could get to each phase easily. But hey, who knows, maybe it will end up as an indicator.

[Markonite2]

I think it will be like the civ games where you just pick the period and the precipitation and erosion and all. Probably sliders and real time changes to a spinning 3d planet. I'm just speculating but i agree with what other people said earlier. I think that the galaxy is a menu for choosing which planet to start out on and then the little squares with pics in them show your progress like save game files. The only problem is this would allow you to see roughly all of the planets in the game way before the space stage. I'd rather this kind of knowledge occur later into the game.

[Serak]

Actually, the galaxy is probably just a background because it looks cooler than green. And the planets on them are probably just placed symmetrically, so like we see that one planet in the middle-ish, if another one was added it would probably move to the right or left and the new world goes next to it.

[Tark]

The only problem is this would allow you to see roughly all of the planets in the game way before the space stage. I'd rather this kind of knowledge occur later into the game.

I don't think so. They'll probably give you some basic choices as to your planet, maybe giving you access to the flora editor. Most likely, the options will limit you to some basic planets, leaving the exciting ones to the space stage. But I'm just speculating.

Anyone else notice how easily we take one tiny tidbit of information and suck it dry of all its worth?