Molecular Stage

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The Molecular stage was not implemented in the final game,And never talked about until now.

As announced to the public in DICE 2007, The Molecular stage was supposed to be similar to Tetris. It would have come before Cell stage and would be used following the theory that electrical charges in ocean waters, along with the atmospheric conditions of early Earth, caused certain types of essential proteins for life to be created. These proteins are said to have then joined to create the first cells, therefore bringing the user to the Cell stage. The player would have tried to fit these molecules together in a Tetris-like game to create their cell. It has been proven that the images of the Molecular stage were just concept sketches. The Molecular stage was probably removed because the designers prefered the Panspermia Theory as the start of life on a young planet in Spore, instead of the buildup of organic material. It would also have been difficult to figure out what the trait cards would have been. One route they could have taken to solve this would have been to make the cards Alkaline, Acidic, and Neutral, though this stage was removed long before trait cards were added to the game. Another route could include alternative biochemistries, or even a non-DNA make up.

An in-game image of Tetris, which the concept Molecular stage was supposedly based on.