Shops

Shops were a removed feature where players could purchase items, i.e., potteries and other parts.

Type of shops[]

Tribal Shop[]

Despite it being shown at Will Wright's conferences, the shop option for the Tribal stage is not in the final game. You will not be able to purchase objects such as pottery. Only Tribal Buildings, and in a way, babies are bought.

Vehicle Shop[]

It was chosen that there wouldn't be a vehicle shop menu, as players can only have 9 vehicles (military, religious, and economic ideologies and land, sea, and air types) that are universal throughout all the player's cities, but they can choose vehicles made by other players, Maxis or themselves via the Sporepedia, like every other part of the game. Other civilizations will choose different vehicles from the Sporepedia.

Trivia[]

Shops may have been an early concept or version of Sporepedia and the trading screen in the modern Spore game.^{Source needed}