Created a creature I call the Sabre-Toothed Alicorn...
There was nothing to use for a tail that looked natural, so I left it off -- and there wasn't a mouth that looked horsey enough, so I used one with tusks (hence, 'sabre-toothed'). An Alicorn, by the way, is an obscure cross between a Pegasus and a Unicorn. The story behind my beast, if there has to be one, is that it's a throwback from an earlier stage in Alicorn evolution -- or (more likely) a mutated version, adapted to survive in an 'extreme' environment...
Goofy, but fun to have around.
Had to revise what has become a favourite, in order for it to appear more as intended during gameplay (axle extensions are ignored, for one thing, in the necessarily lower-detail versions you see collecting spice):
It's a cross between The Car (a modified Lincoln Mark IV from the movie, The Car) and a lowriding pimpmobile -- and that's exactly what I wanted (and the simplistic, boxy body is intentional, as are the Impala-esque taillights). Spore won't let you save a creation without naming it, and it took a while to decide, but eventually a certain Ludacris song came to mind...
During revision the flamethrower exhausts got moved outward, because they were attached to the same 'chassis' as the wheels. Had to widen the chassis (and un-extend the axles) because the wheels were showing up inboard, like the thing was fully skirted. Tweaked it here and there (sorry, no 'before' images) and while I was at it, added the 'Nebulizer' weapon as a hood scoop -- this is also attached to the chassis so that only the upper portion appears above the body.
I may revise it again, adding a narrower element for exhaust mounting, so they can be farther inboard where they were originally placed (and where I think they looked better) or a wider one so they can be half outboard (which I also thought looked good, or bad) -- and I might change the grille.
Other Spore creations of mine will not be shared here, and it is likely that none of them will be shared with the Spore community.
I'm Phil Smith, and I approve this post.
October 24, 2008
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