Spore: Galactic Adventures - Gameplay

Gameplay

The main feature added to the game is the Adventure Creator. This Creator allows players to create various missions, which are then populated into the Space stage in a manner similar to the other content created in the original game. Players add elements to the adventure by dragging them from a menu and dropping them into the world. Creatures, vehicles and buildings created using the game's other editors can be selected and placed throughout the world. The player can also set creatures' behaviours from aggressive to friendly, and add speech bubbles. In addition, fixed objects from the previous stages of Spore, as well as game play objects, such as bombs or teleports, can be added to the game. Players can select a range of special effects and drop them into the level. Sounds can be added to the game in the same manner, although new sound files cannot be added to the game. A complexity meter exists to prevent too many objects being dropped into the game. It also makes the player beam down to the planet, not just stay above the surface in a spaceship.

Complementing the Adventure Creator is the Planet Creator, which is accessed from within the Adventure Creator. Players select a pre-built planet and then edit it in a manner similar to the Adventure Creator. Elements such as temperature and atmospheric density can be adjusted using sliders. The planet's terrain is modified using terrain stamps, which are dragged and dropped from the interface. Like the Adventure Creator, a complexity meter exists to prevent too many elements being used to create the planet.

The expansion also adds a Captain Outfitter, which allows the player to modify their Space stage creatures by giving them different social tools, weapons, and gear. They are then able to beam down their captains to specialized planets that have missions on them. Missions are greatly varied and may require a range of different tools. RPG-elements also exist in the game, in that captains earn points from missions and are able to level up.