Cheats

Cheats may be activated at any time within Spore to gain an advantage or may be used to make gameplay more interesting. To activate the spore cheat console, simply press Ctrl-Shift-C. This will allow you to enter one of the cheat commands below. Activating certain cheat codes to gain an advantage will give you the Joker Badge. If you use these cheats in 50 different games, you get the Pathological Cheater Achievement.

Certain cheats disable the ability to attain any further achievements once the Joker badge has been earned. This may spoil further enjoyment of Spore. To prevent the disabling of achievements, don't save the game after using cheats.

Cheat Glitches
Sometimes cheating can disable zooming in and out in both planet and galactic views. Simply clicking the Sporepedia tab or exiting the game fixes this glitch.

Console Commands

 * help - shows a list of many of the possible console commands
 * capturePlanetGIF - Captures a spinning GIF of the planet you are on and dumps to AnimatedAvatars directory.
 * help (command) - Explains action and usage of a command.
 * help -full - Shows a list of all the possible console commands
 * freedom[on / off] - Makes the complexity meter larger, creations that break the limits are not pollinated and cannot be played in-game. This is denoted by a red symbol on their Sporepedia card.
 * killallhints - Removes all hints from the game.
 * SetTime (h, m) - Sets time of day at the Avatar's position, and optionally a speed multiplier.
 * freeCam - Toggles free camera mode.
 * rename planet new name - Changes the name of the selected planet. Unlike other cheats, there must be a space between "rename" and "planet", but works with or without quotation marks around the new name. You cannot rename saved games.
 * rename star new name - Changes the name of the selected star. Unlike other cheats, there must be a space between "rename" and "star". This cheat can also be used to rename galactic objects, such as Black Holes and Proto-Planetary Disks. The Galactic Core can even be renamed.
 * blocksmode - Turns creatures into their blocky representations. To undo, enter the cheat again.
 * levels -unlock - On the Spore main menu, allows you to unlock every stage for new games, even if you haven't completed their prerequisite stages.

Stylefilter Cheats
The stylefilter cheats change the visual style of the game, and do not cause the game to be tagged with the Joker Badge.
 * stylefilter -none	change view back to normal
 * styleFilter -oilPaint	Gives the game an oil painting effect
 * styleFilter -filmNoir	View game in black & white
 * styleFilter -microscope - Gives the game a chalkboard-like effect
 * styleFilter -norainbows - Gives the game a darker, less colorful effect
 * styleFilter -nextgen - Gives the game a foggy effect

Adventure Filters
Your filter changes will be saved and published with the adventure, so others playing it can see it just as you intended it to look!
 * adventureLook -none	  change view back to normal
 * adventureLook -norainbows Gives the game a darker, less colorful effect
 * adventureLook -watercolor Gives the game a watercolor art effect
 * adventureLook -sepia     Gives the game a old photograph effect
 * adventureLook -sixteenbit Gives the game a blocky appearance, and adds dithering
 * adventureLook -eightbit  Same as -sixteenbit, however said dithering is more drastic
 * adventureLook -filmnoir  Gives the game a black & white view and adds rain

Rate of Disasters
Changing the rates of disasters using the following method does not activate the Joker badge. You can lower the rate of pirate raids and eco disasters by adding following lines to the end of file preferences.prop located in "User name"/Application Data/SPORE/Preferences directory. Just open it with notepad.


 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidFrequency 100
 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidAllyFrequency 100
 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidPlunderFrequency 100
 * universeSimulatorHappinessDisasterFrequency 100
 * universeSimulatorBiosphereCollapseFrequency 100

This should lower the rates and if you input 0 instead of 100 it should disable them.

Other few helpful lines you could experiment with


 * universeSimulatorGrobTeaseAttackFrequency (100 by default)
 * universeSimulatorGrobWarAttackFreqExtremelyAware (40 by default)
 * universeSimulatorGrobWarAttackFreqVeryAware (80 by default)
 * universeSimulatorGrobWarAttackFreqAware (160 by default)
 * universeSimulatorWarAttackFrequency (300 by default)

Joker Badge Cheats
The following cheats will disable further achievements. If you want to earn more achievements, do not save your game after cheating. However, using the cheats when the game is paused and then unpausing the game will not give you the Joker badge occasionally.


 * setConsequenceTrait (trait). Trait can be one of the following:
 * cell_carnivore
 * cell_herbivore
 * cell_omnivore
 * creature_aggressive
 * creature_social
 * creature_mixed
 * tribe_aggressive
 * tribe_social
 * tribe_mixed
 * civ_military
 * civ_economic
 * civ_religious
 * space_bard, gives you the Soothing Song ability (boost relationship to 0 for 2 minutes)
 * space_ecologist, gives you the Safari Vacuum ability (abduct 2 members of each species from the planet)
 * space_zealot, gives you the Fanatical Frenzy (converts the system to your empire)
 * space_diplomat, gives you the Static Cling ability (immobilizes all enemy ships and turrets on the planet)
 * space_scientist, gives you the Gravitation Wave ability (destroy every city and tribe on a planet)
 * space_trader, gives you the Cash Infusion ability (instantly fill the financial takeover meter)
 * space_shaman, gives you the Return Ticket ability, (return your ship to your home system)
 * space_warrior, gives you the Raider Rally (opens a pirate portal on the planet)
 * space_wanderer, This will not give you any consequence trait.
 * space_knight, gives you the Summon Mini-U ability (summons a miniature clone of your spaceship to assist you)


 * addDNA - increases your DNA by 150.
 * moreMoney - Increases your money in Civilization by 3,000 and 1,000,000 in Space.
 * refillMotives - Replenishes depleted health and other motives.
 * unlockSuperWeapons - Unlocks all superweapons for your Civilization type.
 * spaceCreate. - Unlocks and recharges all creation tools in Space Mode.
 * evoadvantage. Enter this cheat when are starting a new Creature game to choose any creature from the Sporepedia. Start a new game with one of your more evolved creatures! Tip: you can use this cheat and still get achievements if you use it while in the main menu
 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidFrequency [number] - adjust the number of times pirates can raid your system.
 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidPlunderFrequency [number] - adjust the number of times pirates can steal spice from your system.
 * universeSimulatorPirateRaidAllyFrequency [number] - adjust the number of times pirates can raid allies in your system.