Staff of Life
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"Use on planet to completely terraform it in an instant"
The Staff of Life (also known as the "Genesis Device") is an item given to the player upon reaching and entering the center of the galaxy. Upon using the staff on a planet, the planet is quickly terraformed to T-Score 3 (T3), with fully completed ecosystems. It can also completely stop an eco-disaster dead in its tracks with a single shot. The effect of this terraformation is very impressive.
Unfortunately, it is limited to 42 uses (a reference to Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) and cannot be recharged without some kind of hack/mod.
It should be noted that using the Staff has no impact on neither the Terra-Wrangler nor Zoologist badges.
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References
- The Staff oft Life is limited to 42 uses, a reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which 42 is the the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
- The "Genesis Device" is a device with the same characteristics in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Bug
Currently, while using the Staff, certain traits do not update, such as the water level of a planet, unless you were to use another terraforming tool such as the Cloud Accumulator, which with a simple half-second click of usage will properly update the change in water level and terraformations acquired with different atmosphere and temperature level. Doing this during or after the Staff's sequence will properly update the levels. The Staff of Life may also cause a major bug. In some people's games, as soon as the Terrascore of the planet reaches either T2 or T3 (varies from game to game), the game freezes and crashes.
Trivia
- The Staff of Life may be based on the Genesis Device from Star Trek.
- In the Spore Galactic Edition Galactic Handbook, the manual incorrectly calls the Staff of Life the "Staff of Light".
Acquiring
This tool is collected through the course of the game
by reaching the Galactic Core and talking to Steve.
