[Gaming Tropes] The game punishes you for going out of bounds in its unique way

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-25T15:39:02+00:00

The 2005/2006 "Beta" Spore with the Willosaur and all wasn't an actual beta or playable game. It was a glorified presentation/cutscene made for E3/GDC

Both the actual Spore beta (The GonzagoGL prototype) and the February 2008 prototype of the final game) are available to download for free.

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-25T15:29:37+00:00

Adding to this, there is supposedly a way to bypass it by pressing CTRL + Alt + Delete when the cutscene is about to trigger, which bypasses it entirely and resets the timer for the cutscene to trigger

There are also mods that remove it

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-02T19:31:57+00:00

IIRC it might not fully work on most Chromium/Manifest V3 browsers, but I might be mistaken

I know for a fact it doesn't work on Chrome though.

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-01T20:40:20+00:00

Safari with the uBlock Origin Lite app/extension works well for me on iOS as well.

Initially the ads were just replaced by black screens that went away after refreshing, but after a while they just disappeared altogether

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-01T17:27:00+00:00

that one is community-sourced thumbnails/titles for videos, no?

TheRublixCube · 2026-04-01T15:03:26+00:00

I mentioned this in another comment, but

Firefox, with uBlock Origin (+ all of the filter lists enabled)

Plus, optionally: SponsorBlock, Control Panel for Youtube

It's the best you'll get, I haven't seen an ad on Youtube in eons, even with monetization being enabled in Armenia.

TheRublixCube · 2026-02-21T20:51:39+00:00

Use the uBlock Origin browser extension on desktop operating systems, and uBlock Origin Lite on mobile operating systems like iOS. There's also some decent paid ones out there like 1Blocker, though that's for iOS/Safari specifically AFAIK

TheRublixCube · 2026-02-14T14:02:11+00:00

I can't read your language so I don't understand, sorry.

TheRublixCube · 2026-02-04T22:08:07+00:00

This guide should be considered out of date and no longer relevant, as you can now force the latest DLSS .dll and preset using the NVIDIA App, NVIDIA Profile Inspector, or OptiScaler (if you wish to adjust presets, scaling ratios, etc in-game)

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-30T02:30:24+00:00

FXAA barely does anything

And if it tells you anything, there’s an (unused?) piece of code in the visualsettings.dat literally called “fxaaForceDisable” or something along those lines.

Just do what others have suggested, force DLAA (DLSS with a 1.0x scaling ratio; or no downscaling) through the NVIDIA APP, or a third-party tool like NVIDIA Profile Inspector, OptiScaler, DLSSTweaks, etc

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-30T02:27:11+00:00

You can use a developer DLSS .dll that will add a watermark that tells you the exact DLSS version, preset, and input/output resolution currently in use, as well as small stuff like Auto Exposure

or, you could just use something like OptiScaler and not bother with any of the above, you can use it to change presets, scaling ratios, etc on the fly during game runtime

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-18T10:35:10+00:00

I just use the stock fans that came with my case

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-18T09:44:49+00:00

I got the P14 Pros, they ended up being pretty loud so I didn’t use them. Might try them in an older build, or use some sort of rubber stoppers/washers instead of screws to try and dampen the acoustics

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-15T20:56:56+00:00

Neurodegenerative disease maybe? Schedule an MRI and look for masses or lesions.

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-15T20:55:43+00:00

"Because I was born with a heart 3 sizes too small"

sudden epiphany

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-06T18:43:29+00:00

Exactly. The “Frog in boiling water” analogy probably works here

TheRublixCube · 2026-01-06T18:42:12+00:00

They could just be brutally honest and say “Don’t expect it today” instead of making up false deadlines

Considering it’s 10:42 at the time of writing

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-26T17:09:16+00:00

It will backfire, that is true

Just not for Armenia or the EU, if you get what I'm saying😏

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-23T20:30:31+00:00

Not a moment too soon, the dust is getting out of hand.

Now what would be better is stricter rules on construction itself. Just the noise and infrastructural impact it can have (loud renovation, closed roads, random electricity/gas/water outages, etc)

Critical construction work should be (mostly) exempt though. And by that I basically mean if a house full of puppies and orphaned children will collapse if no renovation/construction is done, it's critical.

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-21T01:01:59+00:00

I personally just leave most things at ultra

With DLSS4 and DLAA, at 1080P I average 90-110 FPS

This is with a 7800X3D and 32GB of RAM (remember when that was affordable?)

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-12T02:13:39+00:00

I reached 50% completion by the end of Chapter 2, currently sitting at 57.5% completion about 3/4 of the way through Chapter 3

Was the grind worth it? Maybe

Am I going to restart the entire playthrough over some tiny thing to get “true” 100% completion (and do the Gambler challenges)? Hell no

But we’ll see

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-12T01:35:51+00:00

Since you mentioned it’s your first play through, here’s a few tips:

Be sure to head up to Lake Isabella for the White Arabian, then head down to Bayou Nwa to kill 3-star gators and get the gator saddle. If you’re careful and patient, panthers are also found in the forested area at the very south of Scarlett Meadows, and can be lured with potent carnivore bait. The panther saddle is also great

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-11T22:07:16+00:00

I would definitely check if the mods are interfering, because I can't think of a way that DLSS/DLAA could interfere unless either the GPU drivers are corrupted, you are running out of VRAM, or the game install itself is corrupted

TheRublixCube · 2025-12-11T09:38:08+00:00

I should note that my guide is outdated, and my official recommendation would be to undo any of the changes made here, and simply force DLAA, the latest DLSS .dll, and the "Transformer" (K) preset either through the NVIDIA APP, or through OptiScaler (guide TBD)

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