Spore Editors

More than anything, Spore is a game of creation. It is about using your imagination to conjure up creatures, buildings and vehicles that only you have thought - they are uniquely your own. The game ships with a wide array of intuitive, yet powerful, editors to make this happen. Each phase gives players access to a different set of editors, until eventually they all become available in the space phase (5).

1. Organism - Phase 1 - Upgrade your unicellular organism with mouthes, flagella (for motility) spikes, tentacles etc. Simplest editor in Spore.
2. Creature - Phase 2 - Create a creature, it can be just about anything as this editor allows for a tremendous amount of flexibility. We’ve seen players create everything from a eight legged ant eat to a Care Bear. The editor allows the creation of literally millions of different creatures.
3. Hut - Phase 3 - Prelude to the city phase, edit the appearance of your hut.
4. Flora - Phase 3 - Ever fancy yourself a gardiner? Here’s your chance to create unique flora.
5. Armor - Phase 3 - The editor allows players to customize the appearance of their tribesmans’ headgear and armor. Whether the appearance of their gear has any impact on the gameplay is not clear yet.
6. Building/City - Phase 4 - This is really an evolution of the Hut editor, it is much more powerful and allows for a larger variety of buildings. Just like the creature editor (among others), you have a massive amount of control over the appearance of your city’s buildings. We’ve seen everything from very techno-civilized structures to a Christmas tree headquarters (I’m not joking!).
7. Vehicle - Phase 4 - At this point, you probably know that all editors this phase and beyond are very powerful - the vehicle editor is no exception. It allows the creation of a vast amount of land, air and water based war machines. The parts you choose to build these vehicles with determines their function and purpose within the civilization phase.
8. Spaceship Editor - Phase 5 - The very last true editor of Spore, it allows players to design their very own UFO/Spaceship. This is a more specific version of the vehicle editor. The crew behind Spore have made it very clear that players will be able to recreate their favorite ships, such as those found in the star trek series and star wars without too much difficulty.
9. Terraforming - Phase 5 - While not a true editor, it servers a very similar purpose given that you can essentially modify planets to your own liking. It also serves practical purposes, as it can make planets more hospitable to life. The process of terraforming does not use an editor, but in fact you must purchase devices for your UFO that serve as planetary modifying tools.