Talk:Grox

Allying
There should be a section about allying with The Grox here. I did it with: +50 from quests, +50 from breaking galactic code (using planet buster), +25 from friendly tools (using the super happy ray), +10 from gifts, and +5 from agreeing to help. I think that this is the only way to ally with them, but you might be able to get some + from trade after you are already blue with them. I tried to use an embassy on their planet, but I didn't get + from it until I was already allied with them. They don't stop sending ships to attack you until you are allied with them. I hope this information is useful. Bobokapi 20:21, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I have placed that image in this page's appropriate section and the Dance with the Devil article. Demonsul 13:20, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

editing the grox
on the page it says you can edit the grox with the in game creature editor how do i do that? --Groxkiller82 13:52, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Im guessing you use the Creature Tweaker, but that will probably not work, TBH. Demonsul 13:54, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

I have tried to use the creature tweaker and it doesn't work on the Grox. Bobokapi 20:34, 25 September 2008 (UTC) You have to Cheat to edit them

No, you simply have to drag the Grox png into the creature editor. The png is in the article. 14:46, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

You HAVE to cheat

No, you do not. Draging the image of the Grox into the creature editor is not cheating, and it lets you edit the Grox. Try it yourself. 16:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

You do not have to cheat. I edited the Grox (search reformed Grox on sporepedia) and I have never entered a cheat in Spore. --Demonsul 16:28, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Then how did you save the edits? you cant save the grox!


 * Yes you can. Look at http://www.sporebase.com/9.html on how to save them. >Tmy2u 10:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

159.250.29.4 20:28, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I cant play as the Grox! Why?

unfortunatley, you Have to hack to play as them, you may edit them but to play as them you have to hack, go 2 www.sporebase.com, go to hacking guide and select grox hack, download the grox png, then follow the instructions, that is the ONLY way you can play as the grox, it is because they have illegal parts, i did it, and you can go to downloads there, hack things, and you can also download other grox stuff there, it may seem difficult but its possible, you also MUST start in tribal or it will not work 159.250.29.4 14:10, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

oops forgot to say this, you can edit the grox before you save and continue so that you can make your own borg creature and it will actually save and you will get to play as it 159.250.29.4 14:14, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I can't find the Tsearch thing that the site is talking about. How do I find it? The problem is probably the computer I'm using. 12.32.58.75 16:29, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

http://www.sporebase.com/Downloads.html >tmy2u 17:43 23 February 2009 (utc)

The Grox's Badges
If possible, can someone post pictures of the "Dance with the Devil" and "Badge Outta Heck" badges? They are very important to the article, since defeating or allying with The Grox are very hard, but possible! Also, this would make people stop mistaking badges with achievements. OluapPlayer 23:41, 01 October 2008 (UTC)

I have added images of the Dance With the Devil Badge icon and description here.



Bobokapi 02:25, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Taxonomy for the Grox?
I want your opinion to this. The Grox, evil and mechanical or not, are still a creature. I wanted to know if we shrould do a taxonomy for the Grox too... OluapPlayer 23:57 16 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I think we should. Perhaps dropping them in a 'cyborg' phylum.


 * Yeah. But I am not sure what exacly they are :P They look mammal, but they have reptile mouths. Does this make then synapsids? OluapPlayer 15:50 20 October 2008 (UTC)

I suggest we classify them as either reptile or mammal (probably reptile. Anyone know the Grox's skin covering, as we don't know other reptile features, e.g. Ectothermic?), as the implants are created by them, thus they aren't truly body parts. And yeah, I know I'm not part of the Taxonomy project, but it's just a suggestionHaghog999 10:01, 21 October 2008 (UTC)

But I think they are mammals. Their mouth line it is not only reptile, but also dog's. And they have fur, and they have incredible brain(all know than mammals are smarter than others.) So... They are mammals. Imperios 15:38, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Reptile mouth, mammal body. They are therapsids. OluapPlayer 15:41, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

But then there is another problem, you cannot be for sure they are reptile mouths, they could be mammal mouths, im going with them being a carnivoran, as they have mostly mammalian features. 159.250.29.4 15:43, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The Grox have the first mouth of the reptile carnivore set. The mammal mouths are all herbivore. OluapPlayer 21:33, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

But you can not be sure that they are reptile carnivore mouths, they could also be mammal carnivore mouths, and there are omnivore primate mouths, and primates are mammals. really for me the type of mouth just doesnt specify the type of creature, i mean the "reptile" mouths are used for generic carnivores, not just reptiles 159.250.29.4 13:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

In short, imperios is correct, they are mammals 159.250.29.4 20:10, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Wow, what you have against therasids? If the Grox had another mouth, they would be in another tax, but since the mouths were made to be reptile-like (a proof is the third mouth, which is a crocodile) and the mouth is an important part of the taxoomy of a creature, I think it is right to classify them as therapsids.


 * Grox, a problem in and outside the game =D OluapPlayer 21:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

im not against therapsids, but im against the idea of them being therapsids, your second quote was right, Gar' Skuther is Cooler anyways :P p.s shouldnt Gar' Skuther have a taxon anyway? 159.250.29.4 13:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't know. I guess tax for Spore Creatures' characters shroud be discussed in the Taxonomy Project's talk page. I think it would be cool. OluapPlayer 14:42, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

maybe they're lke whales.Mammal Underwater thing?

No, they are dogs. I try to create dogs with every mouth in "reptile" carnivore set,including even 3rd, and they were great! Look!

Anybody think that they are therapsids? Imperios 11:57, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

They're therapsids. If you all paid more attention to small features such as the teeth style, which is totally not a mammal's, you'd classify them as therapsids right away. Poeringu 13:42, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Hey! Teeth is only way to mae them therapsids. The ALL OTHER is mammal's. Imperios 20:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I know I shouldn't be rude, but I have to say it. If you want to argue if they're therapsids or not, and you also want to say I don't have many proofs they're mammo-reptilians, at least try to write things right. They have a snake-like head, just so you know. Poeringu 21:25, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

What you say is just making them more thrapsid. Therapsid are "the most mammal" of the synapsids. OluapPlayer 16:23, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

You aren't being rude :| Snake-like head in a mammal body makes them therapsids to me, BTW. OluapPlayer 22:13, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I was answering Imperios =x Poeringu 11:33, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

they are creatures. are they carnivores?? they would mosrt of fit in with any mammal taxonomy, but they dont look like reptiles....HerbisoarEmpire 03:17, 13 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

Technically, none of the creatures in Spore evolved on Earth, so wouldn't the grox not really fit into ANY catagory? It's just a thought. 12.32.58.75 15:54, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok ok I give up! The will be mammals, but the sharp teeth will still be considered! OluapPlayer 22:56, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey, wait. I agree with you; what I'm saying is that to use our classification system is really pointless, as none of the creatures evolved on Earth and therefore, they are all not even truely in the same domain (even bigger than kindom in biology), unless they are on the same planet. 12.32.58.75 01:06, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Wow! I classify them as therapsids, people riot against it! Now I classify them as mammals and people change back to therapsid! That's crazy! OluapPlayer 13:58, 1 March 2009 (UTC)


 * OluapPlayer, I think that they don't meet all mammal requirements, so they have to be Therapsids. They have sharp teeth and have no fur or hair. Thanks, TimeMaster Talk Main Contribs 14:01, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

sorry to say this but therapsids have a mammal mouth and reptile body not the other way around. also if it's hasn't evolved on Earth there's no point in classifying them. we don't even know what home planet they evolved.

But on a game that doesnt have own classification, we must use Earth classifications. Maybe they are the last of the Mammalian-Like Reptiles? I mean, dicinodons were very similar, just that quadropods instead of bipods and with red skin instead of the leopard-like skin. But... That would mean they are Therapsids, so Im probably in the therapsid side. --Fedelede 17:32, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

No, they can be either. Also, sign comments. 64.4.224.243 16:07, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

I take it this war has ended? Liquid Ink 22-08-09 (UCT)

Are They more powerful?
I installed patch 3 and the grox seem to be tougher and harder! has this happened to anyone else?

159.250.29.4 20:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

I have patch 3, but I have not noticed much difference, however, I am invading the Grox Empire and the further I get through to the core, the more powerfull they seem to get. The outer colonies Grox are weaker than the inner colonies. Wormulon 15:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Well im really close to the core and was a bit rusty so forget this 159.250.29.4 15:25, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

I don't get it, The Grox are powerful enough already. - User:OmniSpore101

Why?
Why are they called Grox if in the game the creature's name is The Grox? Grox is the name of their spaceship, not the creature. OluapPlayer 11:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I think its because calling them "The Grox" every time you said their name could be difficult to word with correct grammar, they are called The Grox so it reads The Grox Empire in the communication screen and that they are doppelgangers of The Borg 159.250.29.4 13:19, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Think of "Grox" as the race name and "the Grox" as a name of their civillization. If we had a page about both, we might have wanted to call them that. However, we have just one, so we use "Grox". 14:42, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

You have a pretty good point there, Ose, but i mean Maxis probably called them The Grox because it sounds cool, i just call them Grox or Grox Empire Anyways Grox sounds better than Borg In my Opinion, still dont know why they would call the spaceship Grox, I call it Grox Greiver becaus just Grox for the name of a spaceship sounds wierd 159.250.29.4 14:50, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * But the creatures' NAME is The Grox! You can see it clearly at Sporepedia! OluapPlayer 20:24, 8 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I Honestly have no idea why, i think Ose had the best reason why, but why they would bother to put a "The" at the front of the Name is beyond me, why don't we ask Maxis ourselves? 159.250.29.4 18:19, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Ose is right. They named it The Grox so that it would be The Grox Empire. The Grox would be their civilization name, but as a species name is the civilization name, they named it The Grox. Poeringu 12:46, 23 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok, I give up. :/ I just wanted the page to have the creature's real name, but let's forget this... OluapPlayer 15:32, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I think that "The Grox" is what you would say for more than one of them like; mice or things like that where as "Grox" is singular like if you said "It's a Grox" it sounds fine "its a The Grox" makes no sense--Dark Noo Noo 11:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Good point, I just consider them mammal's, you can't call a species reptiles purely on it's mouth alone.(Armageddon11(DANIELSJ14) 15:38, 5 February 2009 (UTC))

No one is calling them reptiles, we classified them as the more mammal-like of the synapsids. Also, why discussing here and not on the tax section? :P OluapPlayer 15:48, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

I had a look at the Taxon you gave The Grox, and I can see where you are all coming from, but still not all creatures givin a "reptile" mouth should be classafied as some sort of Synapsida, that would be very impratical. (Armageddon11(DANIELSJ14) 02:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC))

OOH! Did you know that the star trek race it was based on, The Borg aren't called borg. They are THE BORG!!! Brambleclaw 12:41, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

They are called the grox because there is only ONE grox empire. So it is 'The Grox Empire' rather than 'A Grox Empire'

Revert...
Um, so I was reading the difference backwards, for some reason...ignore that revert thing. 02:15, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

The grox's master
I think there master ill be some boss fight in the center of the galaxy whe you get to have a turret and shoot at the grox and their master or you might just shoot them and anti-matter missls could do 1000 damge and they could have 100000 health

sorry, that is not what happens, go see for yourself 24.60.143.148 00:12, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

that wouldn't be good for spore.Spore Doesn't go with Boss levels and plus We had a hard enough time getting through the Grox in the first.That's be stupid! 86.2.197.189 13:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)BAMitsAl I agree with the person above me's answer, boss levels and all that crap do not fit into spore. This is why spore is different from all those other generic games.

Homeworld
In my game the Grox's Homeworld (The planet from where you receive Grox Bribe messages and Alliance Offerings) is the Agavicea planet, in the Cephylea system. And in yours? Poeringu 12:43, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't remember the star's name, but the planet was called "Mimas" in my game. OluapPlayer 12:46, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Mine is Planet Leynas in the Anduras system. 159.250.29.4 12:59, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Mine was a planet in the Jular System.HerbisoarEmpire 20:02, 16 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

I used the Staff of Life on the Grox homeworld! Wormulon 22:09, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Once Deman I. Imperios 20:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

In my game, the star is called "Dozancyce", but the Grox occupy two planets in mine- "Schadis" and "Melion" 94michael731 15:35 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Im almost sure is star Esperosa, planet Chadajas-2, but I`m not sure. --Fedelede 18:20, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Lets just close this, because it looks like The Grox homeworld has a random name, just like most planets and stars in the game. robostuart@gmail.com 23:39, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

i dont think you know how to see if it is the homeworld the way you se it is that on colonys there is a ring around them on the galactic map but if it is the homewolrd then there is a. on it. in my game it is acaodar in the actronian system just next to the center of the galaxy

Yea, I forgot that. It is not. Thanks for clearing that up (: --Fedelede 22:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

dO THE GROX HOMEWORLDS HAVE THE RED EXCLAMATION POINTS ABOVE THEM? THEN IF SO, I FORGOT THE SYSTEM AND PLANET NAME BUT IN MY GAME IT HAS TWO CITIES!!! EXPLANATION ANYONE? Brambleclaw 22:41, 18 July 2009 (UTC)


 * The grox have so many colonies they forgot to defend the homeworld.

Proof
I'm sorry, but a lot of this article is unverified claims. How do we know that the Grox existed before any other sapient species? Please post your proof here. 24.150.143.48 19:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Look at other empires. They are SMALL compared to the Grox. The reason for the Grox's large empire is that they have been around for millions and millions of years. This also is true due to the fact that the galaxy is rotating around the galactic core. The Grox May have come from one of those planets as the galaxy was forming, thus being among the first to reach stage= only that the Grox annihilated those species as they expanded. >Tmy2u 8:09, 14 January 200( (UTC)


 * Also, their empire value doesn't show up, meaning its much higher than 5. The empire tier value shows an empire's size and how much time it has been around. Poeringu 22:37, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Strange, they appear as a 5-star empire in my games. OluapPlayer 22:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The Grox also exist while your creatures are in creature mode, meaning they have been sentient for millions of years before you reach space. Gyromite 01:44, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The Grox in the Creature Stage: http://www.xfire.com/video/6e514/ >Tmy2u 18:59, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

they seem to think of your empire as small and new compared to them... and they control alot of star systems.HerbisoarEmpire 03:17, 13 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

I think i saw their space ship in the creature stage but there are so many spaceship types from so many empires i could be wrongTucar1 12:08, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

They are quite weak. Could it be possible that when they were just crawling out of the oceans and evolving, along with all the other sapient races, some superior being came and uplifted them before the other species evolved sapience. Liquid Ink 22-08-09

The point of the Grox

 * An obstacle for the player
 * All good space adventures need an evil species
 * Spore is all about placing life in a lifeless galaxy, the grox are there to destroy it
 * They are there to prevent the player from getting to the Galactic core

Anymore ideas ? Wormulon 10:46, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * To provide the ultimate challenge for both Militaristic or Diplomatic players? Thanks, TimeMaster Talk Main Contribs


 * They are just there to give the stubborn players a goal in the game. in my opinion.DanceWithTheDevil 01:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * To provide players a challgenge, and to hide a great reward, kinda like 'bosses' in other video games. Gyromite 05:24, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

They seem to oppose life, and want to destroy empires and provide an obstacle to the Galactic Core.They seem to attack and raid for the fun of it. attacking T2 and t3 planets they cant colonize....maybe they are the "bad guys"HerbisoarEmpire 00:56, 14 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

To protect the Galaxy, mainly Center from impostor from other races. Imperios 20:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

To be a major plot point, possibly to use in other games, or just to make us speculate pointlessly. I love speculating pointlessly! It's so fun! --Liquid Ink 05:40, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

The Grobb vs the Grox
Before Spore was released, somehow, infomation was leaked and several outdated forums speculated about the Grox. This indicates Grox may have once been called the Grobb. Wormulon 23:24, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Where is the link? Fail. :) I am interested in this, links or no holiday card this year! >tmy2u 12:54 6 February 2009

Just simply type in Grobb, and you will find loads of really old forums that came out before Spore did. I don't know how this infomation was leaked. Wormulon 11:15, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

I think Maxis had something to do with it. I read that somewhere. Also, google Grobb and Spore together. If not, you must like Everquest. A heads up for those that follow. >tmy2u 10:34 8 February 2009

I thought it was groB. robostuart@gmail.com 05:07, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

It was Grobb, but to exempify there evil, they wher called the Grox because the word "Grox" is the word "Spode" played backwords over a voice recorder, mutch like the language the Elites from Halo used (Wort Wort Wort) plus, Grobb is notexactly threatining. Smiley-fry 6:42, 7 July 2009

Umm, are

The Mod
Exactly how do I use it? Gaz Lloyd 18:30, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Uh.................. What mod?

Put it in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Data", without the (x86) for XP users. >tmy2u 18:40, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Incedentally, for Vista the (x86) is missing also (at least it is for me). You may need administrator privaledges to move it in Vista too, for those that ask in future. Thanks again. Gaz Lloyd  19:16, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Is it supposed to be a bunch of symbols? Omnipotentdracoptyx 13:36, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

On my computer I click the link and a bunch of symbols come up. Omnipotentdracoptyx 03:50, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

how do you drag PNG images,I knew but forgot.

i think you drag them from the Sporepedia to the file of "Data" in the Spore file.HerbisoarEmpire 03:20, 13 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

Close. You drag the PNG from where ever into the proper creator. >tmy2u 16:44, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Are you talking about the grox parts mod? Whoever made it needs to replace the second eye with the foot. robostuart@gmail.com 05:07, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I have quite an important question: they say that when dragging the normal Grox into a GA mission, they can't survive on T1 or up planets. My question is: if I download the Mod, and save a creature identical to the Grox, can they survive on T1 or up planets (and not on T0)?????? (Please help: I would really like to use the Grox in my missions once I get the expansion!!!) Problemmaker 19:17, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Grox. Evil or not?
Most of people think that grox are evil. They are not, as i think. They DO NOT attack you at first sight, if they were evil, they will be attacking empires just for fun. The other empires that attacked by grox simply attacked them. They simply very territorial, and do not trust strangers. How YOU think? Imperios 20:17, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps the Grox take on that evil to protect the core, because they live on T0 planets thus they a scared of every race destroying them with their own Staff of Life. They destroyed my home planet Tarcus '''THEY ARE EVIL!!!!!!! '''. Wormulon 20:49, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

You attacked them if they do. If you give them 10000§, they are not attack you.

In a different game I allied with them but every other empire claimed war. Either way it is the Grox or the rest of the galaxy. Wormulon 21:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

But if you are neutral with them? Imperios 12:51, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

The first time I met them they destroyed my ship before I could attack. Once you meet them, attack them or not they will still raid and destroy your colonies. And thay will still shoot at your ship even if you are friends with them. Wormulon 13:51, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually in all my games i'm never attacked by the Grox, you'll get a message from one of your allies early in space stage asking to help defend against a Grox attack, if you attack them then they'll continually raid your colonies, but if you just show up at the allies planet and let the Grox leave without attacking them you'll be fine.Ҵїҫэӌ Ҭӈә Ѕҥїʐʐɻє 19:23, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

I was at war with them right when I met them! When I opened the SETI and said "call off your fighter before I blast it into pieces!" they immediatley declared war! They are EVIL User:Sporefan102

Wow. You told them and that you would blow up one of their ships and they declared war on you? Wierd. 216.137.232.227 04:20, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

You were crazy enough to do that? You should always do the top one, because who could stand a chance against an empire with 2400 colonies? Sporefan102, you should not get into open war with them unless you are the omnipotent. Try again on your next game, because when you go to war with them, you can't go back out of it. robostuart@gmail.com 23:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

The Grox, I don't think they are evil. They won't attack your colonies unless you annoy them. My guess is that they may have had some trouble with the early empires at the center of the galaxy, causing them to distrust everyone. In their defense, they may have conquered those empires and that could have given them a bad reputation. So everyone decides to hate THEM. So maybe they are desperate for allies but simply do not trust anyone. On one of my saved games, I will get them allied, on one of them. Preferably one I use cheats for...71.120.42.89 05:33, 22 March 2009 (UTC)Dullstar

Perhaps the Grox are not really evil, but misunderstood, perhaps they are hiding something? If every species in the galaxy reaches the Galactic Core, the Grox become weak because they live on T0 planets. Wormulon 10:37, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I think they are evil. In the diplomatic window, if you choose to know more about them, they will treat you very bad, saying how great they are and how disgusting they think our species is. Also, even if you aren't at war with them, they will attack you with all they got. They like to put fear in other empires, and attack them merciless. If that's not evil, make Maxis change the Dance With The Devil badge's description. OluapPlayer 14:21, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Maxis created the Grox to be evil, Star Treck has its Borg, Star Wars has its Sith and Spore has its Grox. Wormulon 15:33, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

I believe that the Grox are not evil. On the contrary, they are afraid of an Empire destroying them. They are only so distrusting and guard the galactic core because they are horribly afraid of someone destroying them with the Staff of Life. Falcoz 05:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Well maybe the Grox are just ruled by a evil ruler but the normal grox are good.Jamesrules90 15:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I always thought the Grox were created by someone or something to protect the Staff of Life. I mean making such a powerful tool easy to reach would be, frankly, stupid. Roxasora69 16:36, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


 * They are absolutely not evil. They are robots, bent on what they were "programmed" to do. However, their organic part may not be able to take over, or they just are made to be destroying machines, without any thought process, like a rock.

70.189.247.117 02:58, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

I thought that they made the implants bacause they wee too weak to survive normally. 72.35.124.149 03:07, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

A computer isn't good or evil. It simply does what it is told. http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1836/electronicassimilator1fq0.png -The Elite Mjs961 20:08, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

No their are evil (its story time yayz :p) In the furture people evole to space but everything was polluted (EArth i mean) so they started colonizing places. at that time everyone in the galaxy wuved eachother and OF COURSE humans ruin it! they met the aleins andThe created The books of chance,life,force etc. and the archtypes so then they archtypes disagred with eachothers philosophys and war broke alliences where lost planets destroyed. meanwhile humans made to the center of the galaxy where they met the species that would become the grox at the time they had no mech parts so they created a alleince and lived happily ever after....buuut that would be to easy humans poulloted and dropped to T-0 the soon to be grox creatures so they like anyone would be where ticked so the humans built life support sytems for them cant rember its name but the initels were G.R.0 but the prototypes kept failing G.R.o-121 etc. no one could rember the last model so they it was known as G.R.0-X (Grox) at the time the humans discovered the galatic core contained strange properties that could create life! thus leading to the staff of life the humans wanted to use it to fix the mistake they had made with the polluted planets but the grox who where now accustumed to their mecha half had relized how weak they were when they were fully organic and then grew to think of all life as so and grew to hate it when they learned of the staff of life a tool that could create life thing got veeeeeeery messy and they locked the staff with its remaining 42 charges in the galatic core.....Though i cant remeber why they didnt just blow it OO wait the HUMANS built steve and had him hide in the galatic core sorry=)-purpill 4/19/09

The little buggers are obviously bitter about something, probobly with Spode. My theory is thay wher once the Spode's favored race, but doupt began to spred throughout the empire. Soon hardly any of the Grox beleaved in the ways of Spode. The daeity was angered and changed them in to 'toxic' creatures, makeing many of them sufocate and die due to the air on thair planets. Not only that but he/she/it/they transformed the Grox's bodies in to thair current state (cause if you see there stats in there pure, un-cyborg formes, thay are realy weak, thay could not have advanced past creature stage like that) and left thair empire to crumble. The Grox being adaptable (unfortunetly, for us and our creations) replaced thair entire right halves with mechean inplants restoring, to a degree, ther former phisical prowess. Now, seviral thousand years since thair fall from grace, thay are bitter towords all life, from the time thay are born (hatched???) to the time thay die, thay look for little more than death, mostly to spite thair ex-god. Ta-dah Thats my theory^^ feel free to point out holes in my logic.

A computer can be TOLD to be evil, can it not? But who's telling them to be evil?Liquid Ink 14 August 2009

Actually, the Grox aren't robots, they are cyborgs. Tey may have some individual thought, which would make them evil. --Liquid Ink 05:46, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Multi-sided attack??
might it be possible to wipe out the grox by attacking from multiple files?

Makes sense to me. Oh and eeryone always gets angry with people who don't sign their comments. You use four of these (~) 12.32.58.75 15:59, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

sorryOmnipotentdracoptyx 17:12, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes I fight the Grox with all of my Saved Games Wormulon 17:41, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

I mean get to unreachable planets from other directions from multiple files the mod (see my post in the mod section of this page) doesn't seem to work on my computer. Omnipotentdracoptyx 03:50, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Actualy, there is a way to deafeat them without fighting or alying... Step#1. use the staf of life on 42 of their planets Step#2. use monolifs on all of those planets untill they are all space stage Step#4. put colonies neer theese planets (with uber turets) Step#5. aliy all 42 of them Step#6. tell them to atack the grox Step#7. wait Reapeat 6 and 7 Step#8. elimenait what is left! 99.1.34.192 23:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Origin of the Grox
Is it possible that the Grox are the failed experiments of humans? cuz we think that humans existed (see Steve). Might the Grox have killed off the humans? TheCreaturenator16 04:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Or, as I pointed out earlyer, maybe humans evoved into the Grox. While the taxonomy isn't there, it makes some sense: Very intelegent creature, phisically weak, lots of technology. It is a bit of a strech, but maybe. 12.32.58.75 06:05, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

And then our fingers combined, giving us crappy grip and no abilities, same with the legs, and our head is replaced by a mouth, with eyes, and long pointy ears. Sorry, we can't de-evolve THAT fast. (what else would you call it? a normal human has a lot better stats than the Grox) tmy2u 06:19, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Who's to say that it was fast? Plus, as a small example, people were a lot stronger and faster when we were less intelegent. Evolution can work backwards too. 12.32.58.75 15:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I don't think the Grox evoved from Humans, but I think the Grox are a reference to our growing need of technology. Wormulon 17:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I Agree. Maybe the Human Race is eveoved from them. Humans have technology and are physically weak compared to otgher creatures, but are still considered the top of the food chain.-User:HerbisoarEmpire 00:20, 28 February 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

Sound therory there, but it's a bit of a long shot if you ask me. 94michael731 18:06 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Oh! One other thing: they may be humans that had to adapt to a polluted enviornment. 72.35.124.149 03:07, 25 April 2009 (UTC) Post Signatory: I was the one who proposed the " The grox may be future of humans" theory.

Close but see my entrie in the are the grox evil section its the one with alot of typeos...Ehehee-purpill 4/19/09

it is my hypothesis that the grox were completely organic but began to relie on technology so much they started replacing limbs with robotic parts like microchips in their brains until they became completely robotic and the machine parts got smart and realized they are superior 2 organics.

The way I see it thay are the fallen followers of Spode (see my theory at the bottom of the "Are the Grox Evil" Discussion)

I say they were created by Gar' skuther. Liquid Ink 21-08-09

Page reduced
I've split the page into several pages, as it was nearing the reasonable limit for article length. If it grows too large some users will not be able to load it. 19:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * That makes sense, and there's also lots of repeating, that should be removed over time. And, I've noticed this page got bigger than the article Space stage, which is peculiar, so it's better split up. Thanks, TimeMaster Talk Main Contribs 19:53, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Great! The Grox Page was getting large--User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:23, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

Content
Why the hell is this page not called Content:Grox Timmyray1221 21:19, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Because it is Maxis Made and not User-Created.-User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:21, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire


 * No, all Maxis creation are content too. The Grox aren't a content page because they are an important part of the game's storyline, and so they must stay on the main namespace. OluapPlayer 21:26, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * And the page is more about the Grox Empire and not the actual creature-User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:29, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

We could still have a page on just the speicies. 216.137.232.227 04:20, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Grox Planet Busting??
Can Grox Actually Planet-Bust your Planets?? -User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:24, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire


 * I never got Planet Busted by a Grox... OluapPlayer 21:26, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * In the "Is the Grox Evil" section Wormulon said his planet was Destroyed by the Grox, so maybe they do.-User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:30, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire


 * I mean it was destroyed normally. It would be cool if other alien races interacted with the player more.  Wormulon 21:35, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I see.And that would make the game more fun.-User:HerbisoarEmpire 21:37, 13 March 2009 (UTC)HerbisoarEmpire

Interaction with Steve?
I wonder how The Grox feel about Steve? Do they hate him for giving people Staff Of Life? Post ideas here.Falcoz 05:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Well Steve might actually have created The Grox, I mean would The Grox just budge in and then trap him in the core? No, I think he must of created The Grox to guard him or something. - User:OmniSpore101


 * But then again, this IS a hard question...the orgins of The Grox and etc may not be answered for a long time...User:OmniSpore101

I think the Grox are scared of him. Liquid Ink 22-08-09

Relationship With The Grox
At the monent I have +50 - Breaking the galactic code +50 - Doing missions +30 - Using tools +30 - Trading +10 - Gifts +5 - Agreeing to help -70 - We distrust strangers

This gives a total of +105 BUT I also have -47 because I accidentally destroyed one of their ships giving a total of +58 which isn't enough to ally. However, I was talking to the Grox the other day and I noticed that this had dropped to -46 and then later to -45. What do you know about this? Will it eventualy dwindle to nothing? 10.8.2.158 14:34, 11 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, it will, but the positives also will so keep a lookout for that. —Preceding signed comment added by TimeMaster (talk • contribs) 15:30, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Don't forget gracious greeter. That helped my zealot crocodiles (not kiding) allied with them. 72.35.126.158 02:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

You do know if you ally them and you zoom out max you cant see the galaxy arm because of all the transmissions declaring war..Right-purpill

Ha ha, Oulap. Mechanicos Cruelis :D
Is so fun, you did a very cool name for the Grox. I did soe other Groxidae family possible members.

--Fedelede 04:15, 1 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks :) OluapPlayer 09:55, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Do you like this video?
thumb|478px|right|I made it myself!Sporefan102 02:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Really cool vid, thanks for uploading it! Wormulon 09:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Ha Ha! Funny video, it's great! Furby98 12:22, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

If you destroy the grox in one saved game will they appear in the other saved games?[User:SPACEPIRATE25]

I know Its halarious (pray the grox never see it though....)-purpill 4/19/09

thumb|320px|right|Made by myself!!! Like it??? Brambleclaw 23:16, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Homeworld's cities
When I entered the Grox's homeworld today, 7 of the 10 cities simply exploded, and I did nothing, not even moving. Does this happened to someone else? OluapPlayer 00:05, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Whoa...never seen that happen wish it did though....-purpill 4/19/09

Mayby it's just with the new movie coming out, but...
Don't the grox look slightly like the sleestack from land of the lost? They are somewhat humanoid, have the steriotypical big black alien eyes, and have a similar shaped mouth. It is not entierly insane, as the show was on in the 70's. 216.137.216.16 07:08, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

.....Seriously. grox related to sleestack? They look no way alike the grox are mechanized impish aliens the sleestack are Lizard bug things (by the way the old land of the lost comes on Sci fi i love that show)-purpill 4/19/09

Weakening Grox?
Since I have started taking out a lot of Grox colonies, they've stopped attacking me. Is this normal? Whenever it says my colonies are being raided, its always pirates, and pirate raid frequencies seem to be going up. I have not messed with the raid frequncies, and this has started since around the time i installed the official mod. Omnipotentdracoptyx 17:53, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't know, since I never did major loss to the Grox. I hope it's normal :P OluapPlayer 19:03, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Maybe - the smaller an empire gets, the less powerful thay become. But I have carved space lane routes to the Galactic Core, and have captured vast regions of the Grox (oh dear, i'm boasting!) but they still attack mercilessly.  Wormulon 20:01, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

I dunno if was anyone but the grox id say they were scared...but this is the grox we're talking about they dont just run away with their tail(metaphoricly speaking)between their legs (dont i know it...)-purpill 4/19/09


 * Same thing happened to me, I started killing them and now they only attack those colonies near the core every two hours or so in game time. —Preceding signed comment added by TimeMaster (talk • contribs) 01:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah I started at the core, too, and now I whittle my way out to my arm from the core and whittle my way in from my arm. Omnipotentdracoptyx 15:44, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

They usually attack the nearest colonies to their empire most of all. Wormulon 16:41, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Ya, its allways my outer colonys they attack (in perspective of home world not galaxy). 99.1.34.192 23:58, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Insectrox/ conquix/ Doronox
in GA i took a mission that involved a grox pod and these weird almost grox-like creatures. when i used the spyglass mode their names were very similar to Grox. i looked on here and saw not even a mention.71.227.26.14 04:24, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Thats because we don't class user created content as canon. 80.44.254.157 08:45, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

it was made by maxis so was the adventure71.227.36.14 21:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

What was the mission called? 80.44.254.157 15:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Infestation 71.227.36.14 16:37, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

We don't have them on here because GA just came out. We aren't magic here, people, it takes us a bit to add new content. Be patient. 20:36, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

ok but were is the adventure database? it's been out for enough time for people to get it. even in europe. it's the 28th PokeDude2009 20:49, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

What do you mean by adventure database? 22:46, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

a content database for the adventures people make PokeDude2009 02:00, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Sorry do disapoint all of you, but Dronox, conquix and Insectrox are found in a user made mission, and they have NO grox part.

NO the mission Infestation is a Maxis adventure. It is in the Maxis creation folder, and clips of the mission can be seen in the Maxis vids before GA was released. Wormulon 12:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

I KNOW!!! i didn't say they WERE i said they looked like them. plus i said they were made by maxis not some idiot guy. (yes i mean you.) PokeDude2009 02:00, 2 july 2009 (UTC)

The Dronox and Isectrox are MAXIS! One CAN use them in their adventures if they want! Liquid Ink 21-08-09

Stewie And Robot Chicken
I Think The Grox are A Joke From Maxis Because They Have Robot Chicken Parts And A Stewie CompleAlso They Tilt There Head. The Grox Are A JOKE

THEY ARENT A JOKE THE "ROBOT CHICKEN" PARTS ARE REGULAR CYBORG PARTS, AND STEWIE'S A LEMON-HEAD! THAT IDEA OF GROX BEING A JOKE IS STUPID!!!!

Why The Grox Are Probably Evil
Maybe The Grox Were The Most Loyal Followers Of Spode The Whole Galaxy Used To Follow Spode Spode and then Every Empire In The Galaxy Started To Sin Spode Needed Soeone To Keep Them In Line He Wanted Someone To Keep Them In Line He Found His Weakest Spies And Advanced Them A little And The Grox Acted As The Devil

Grox = Fox?
Grox look little like foxes. Could the name Grox come from Fox, not borg? --Mikto 9:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Unlikely, as The Grox speak borg quotes. - OmniSpore101

Grox history
What's up with the history section, it's in the wrong size, bolded and I'm pretty sure everything in it is unfounded - Dark Noo Noo 09:46, 17 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Fixed. 10:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

The Grox
I heard someone say that 'Grox' was 'Spode' played backwards on a voice recorder. Any useless speculation about that?