Evolution

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[edit] Evolutionary Theory

Evolution in Spore is assumed to be highly simplified to bypass the complex issues usually associated with the evolution of creatures on Earth. Starting off in the Cell stage as a single celled organism you gain energy, until a point in which you can upgrade yourself using the Cell Editor to add appendages. For example in the Creature stage you have to kill and eat to get DNA points. Once you amass enough you lay an egg and this takes you to the Creature editor where you can shape your creature and add / remove body parts. As you go on, the view pans out as you enlarge in size and complexity. The GDC video lacks footage of the transition between the microbe and the Creature stage, but evidence suggests that there will be a point where you will 'jump' to the next level (See: Saltation). That is you will lay an egg, gain access to the editor, and will be able to access new parts that will allow creatures to exist. For example, the "legs" of a microbe may progress into full fledged fins that allow swimming. The cross from Will Wright's aquatic creature to land creature was done in the same way. The editor did not show any signs of complex things such as lungs, but merely the removal of the fin and addition of legs 'forced' the game to choose a land environment. The creature can be seen walking from the ocean on to the land without any other changes made. Although the versions available to us were in an early stage of development, it can be assumed that all issues will be simplified down to the most basic of ideas and theories, complex science being ignored in order to make game-play simple for the younger of us. Although there is no indication of choice about lungs, it seems that there will be a generic atmosphere which may or may not consist of a single type of gas. It is assumed that the air will be compatible for all species. If there will be different types of atmospheres, there may be a limited number of types (such as oxygen based, hydrogen based, etc).

[edit] Problems to deal with during Spore evolution:

1. Cell stage
   1. Find Food
   2. Avoid Predators
   3. Eat enough to Evolve
2. Creature stage
   1. Continue finding food
   2. Continue avoiding predators
   3. Use evolution to gain advantages against your predators
   4. Evolve into the creature that will become civilized
      1. Evolve legs to walk the world
      2. Evolve fins for swimming the seas(not available ingame)
      3. Evolve hands to use Pickup Objects
      4. Evolve Wings for flying the skies
   5. Mate with another of your species
3. Tribal stage
   1. Find food
   2. Create tools to help your creature survive.
   3. Begin cultivating your species and creating civilization.
   4. Create the first weapons of war.
4. Civilization stage
   1. Expand upon the buildings available to your creatures.
   2. Expand upon your economy.
   3. Expand your influence to other cities of your kind
5. Space stage
   1. Expand upon your planet's economy enough to create a UFO.
   2. Begin colonization of other planets
   3. Research the ability to terraform other planets to make them hospitable.
   4. Research methods of galactic Warfare
   5. Explore
   6. Do whatever you want