DarkSpore

Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as 'a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore'. Until now, using Wireshark, I discovered that Darkspore is trying to access the following domains: config.darkspore.com. Using the hosts file in my computer to redirect the calls to the localhost haven't changed anything. Darkspore still says that my computer is not connected to the internet.

.: April 28, 2011Mode(s),Darkspore was a that borrowed creature editing technology from. It was described as 'a fast-paced, in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore'. In addition to the creature editor, the game features a unique squad-based mechanic, various options, and a arena.

The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011 for, and in Europe on April 28, 2011.EA has removed the store page of Darkspore from, meaning any attempt to purchase it through Steam cannot be made. The game was later relisted with EA saying that they would continue to support the game. Those who have purchased it prior to the page's removal still have the game and could play it until the servers were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016. The game is currently unplayable without circumventing its to servers which no longer exist. Contents.Plot The Crogenitors were a race of scientists that established a massive empire encompassing an entire galaxy.Many of them performed secret experiments on the populations they oversaw.

Being masters of manipulation, they used their knowledge to create a personal army of genetic heroes, called Living Weapons. However, the discovery of an experimental that bonds to DNA changes everything. Capable of achieving a millennium in terms of evolution in a matter of hours, it has an immense potential to manipulate to levels never achieved before.Unfortunately, E-DNA proves to be unstable. All of the test subjects who came in contact with it were transformed into uncontrollable genetic mutants soon named The Darkspore. Fearing these new creatures, the Crogenitors throw hero Xylan into exile for his behavior and negligence, outlawing the use of E-DNA. Xylan fakes his death. Believing himself able to control the power of E-DNA, he injects it himself.

This act transforms him into the Corruptor—a mentally unstable, extraordinarily powerful mutant who can master all Darkspores. Star wars force commander mods. Determined to get revenge on the other Crogenitors and conquer everything, he gathers allies and strengthens the E-DNA mutagenic power. Afterwards, the Corruptor begins conquering planets of the Crogenitor empire, them through the use of E-DNA bombs, and destroying Crogenitor fortresses with his mutants and war machines.As the game begins, the player takes on the role of one of the last Crogenitors.

Starting with only a few heroes, the player's goal is to purge the Darkspore from the galaxy, planet by planet, moving ever closer to the ultimate goal of destroying the Corruptor forces.Hero Editor. See also:The Hero editor in Darkspore has been described as an enhanced version of. There are thousands of parts to collect which enhance the overall gaming experience. The different types of parts include enabling the customization of several character aspects, including body parts, armor, weapons, facial features and coloration.

The hero remains recognizable but customisable. To buy and equip the loot or buy upgrades, DNA is necessary, used as a currency. DNA helixes can be collected during gameplay, dropped sometimes by slayed Darkspores or destructible objects, or obtained by selling pieces of loot.Alternate reality game HelpEDNA was a Darkspore that went online in mid-2010. It plays out as a puzzle text adventure which gives clues about the Darkspore game, and is set before the events of the game.HelpEDNA is a puzzle text adventure, in which the player is a contact that has begun receiving messages from an unknown character. After the game is completed, it contains an epilogue page containing a message from, with links to all the pictures and videos from the website.Online In addition to a registration, Darkspore required a persistent, internet connection and an EA account in order to play the game after installation.In June 2013 many users had problems logging in to play. This combined with Darkspore being removed from Steam led to concerns that EA had abandoned the title and it would no longer be playable.

However, shortly after, the errors were fixed and Darkspore returned to Steam. March 2016 server closure The online servers of the game were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016. The game is no longer playable. The move attracted criticism, with Techraptor stating that the failure to migrate away from the always-online requirement before the server shut down was tantamount to 'banishing the title from gaming history'.

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Whether you loved it or hated it, Will Wright’s 2008 title Spore was an astoundingly beautiful game backed by incredible technology and some truly ambitious, pants-tighteningly awesome ideas. It’s been three years since those wonderfully over-marketed days and developer Maxis Software has finally released its second installment in the series with Darkspore. We like to think that they’re a series because both games have the word “spore” in the title, not because they are alike in any way, shape or form because they aren’t.For those of you looking to sink your teeth into another god sim, Darkspore isn’t going to be your cup of tea.

Maxis Software decided to eschew the “let’s create a multi-genre simulator that encompasses everything in the goddamn universe” approach for a simple action-RPG that relies on competent proven game mechanics. The unfortunate side to this is that while Darkspore is by no means a bad game, it doesn’t bring enough new things to the table to justify treading such old ground. Imagine a thoroughly bastardized version of Diablo and you should get a good idea of what Darkspore is cooking.The plot of Darkspore is your basic sci-fi fluff, if a little more incoherent. You take on the role of a Crogenitor – a hyper-advanced alien scientist. The Crogenitors traveled the stars to other alien planets where they would manipulate the local inhabitants’ DNA to grant special powers and abilities.

This gave rise to the Genetic Heroes. Eventually, the Crogenitors discovered something called “exponential” DNA (E-DNA) that could be altered to make even more powerful Genetic Heroes; however, E-DNA was unstable and caused the Genetic Heroes to mutate into Darkspore – a murderous alien scourge whose only purpose was to destroy and assimilate all life into their fold. Being one of the final surviving Crogenitors, you come to understand the folly of playing God and decide to leave for a new galaxy to begin life anew you fix the kinks in E-DNA to create new Genetic Heroes and kick Darkspore ass!To put things in layman’s terms, it’s your job to murder your way through six different worlds (each divided into four chapters) with a tag-team squad of three Genetic Heroes whom you can swap out on the fly. The game starts you off with some basic Heroes, but as you progress through each world, you gain experience that can be used to unlock new Heroes (100 in total). Certain Heroes are strong against certain Darkspore and weak to others, which is determined by their Genesis Type (Quantum, Plasma, Necro, Bio or Cyber). Likewise, there are three different classes that differentiate each Hero: the Sentinel who fights on the front lines absorbing damage, the Ravager who uses speed to zip in and out of combat and the Tempest who likes to stay in back and deal out real damage with spells.Combat consists of a “left-click on anything you want dead” setup.

Each Hero has two special abilities exclusive to it and a third team ability that can be used by any Hero on the team regardless of who you’re controlling at the time. This applies a nice strategic element to how you assemble a particular group.While Darkspore’s combat is decent enough, its true strength lies in the looting system and the Creature Editor. While each enemy you kill has a chance of dropping items that range from weapons and armor to severed limbs and eyeballs, once you reach the end of a stage, you are offered the choice to either grab some fairly decent items for your troubles or continue onward to the next stage to fight harder monsters and be rewarded with even better loot. You can then use the game’s Editor to graft these items on to your favorite monsters, Mr. Potato Head style, to increase stats. Believe us when we say that this gambling system will keep you playing a good two to three hours longer than you want to.Sadly, both the combat and looting are pretty much offset by a completely static mission structure coupled with some incredibly bland level design.

By “bland,” we don’t mean that the levels are boring to look at. On the contrary, each world is beautiful and manages to capture its own unique identity thanks to some truly gorgeous graphics and a bright color palette (the monsters aren’t too bad, either). What we mean is that every level plays the same. You play three chapters that each consist of moving from point A to point B while slaughtering everything in your way and then you fight a boss monster at the end of chapter four. This scenario never changes.Sure, the online cooperative function can help to somewhat counterbalance the obvious grindfest, but you’ll soon be finding each new world a little too familiar a little too quickly.

Just as well, you can try your hand at the online PvP modes (2v2, 1v1, or 1v2) if you’re into getting your ass kicked by someone who’s been playing the game way longer than you.Darkspore isn’t great but it’s not bad, either. The story is absolutely forgettable and the level design is boring, but the gameplay is competent and the bedazzling genetic monstrosities along with the copious amounts of loot you’ve collected are fun. If you’re an action-RPG fan who simply cannot wait for Diablo III, give Darkspore a shot.Apr 25, 2011.