Spore add-ons: Mammals? Aquatic creatures?

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We all know that Maxis is planning to release downloadable add-ons to Spore, but many have been questioning what more could be done in the game that sims everything. One glaring omission in Spore is the lack of mammals, and the ability to create them. All of the creatures lay eggs (I know, so does a platypus), and none of them have fur. I think the closest one gets to having hair on a creature in spore is the grasstachio, which is far from a real moustache. It is my estimate that Maxis will be releasing the ability to create mammals, and when they do, you won’t be able to paint the hair on in patches, but it will work to where you modify the hair all over an animal’s body at once. Don’t count on seeing livebirths any time soon, I am sure there will be a workaround for that. One potential problem is that Spore being easy on the graphics cards can make animating fur a problem.

I would also wager that we may even be able to see aquatic creatures in the future, seeing as dumping a creature in the water yields the “this creature cannot survive in the water” notification. I can imagine a modified version of Spore in which you can branch off in the cell phase and choose to stay in water longer, and eventually have some sort of strange spacecraft.

If these add-ons for Spore aren’t already in the works, you’re welcome Maxis.

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