Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-9141454-20170601164635

We wish spore got graphics upgrade. However on the course of events during last few years, we were given a clear signal that this is not going to ever happen. So, left with no choice, best we can do is to try to refreshen Spore by ourselves.

Few days ago I saw an interesting video on YT - comparison of Spore with, and without Reshade software. Needless to say - even few settings enbaled really enhance graphics by a large factor. I've tried this myself, and to be honest, there's really no way back, unless you have a potato machine.

So, without further ado, let's jump straigth into the guide itself. It's very easy and handy, and what's more important - Reshade settings are configurable from the game itself - you never really have to turn the game off to make changes!

RESHADE


 * Download latest software from https://reshade.me/,


 * Open downloaded .exe file,


 * Select DirectX 9 API after you select the desired game (Origin Games\SPORE Galactic Adventures\SporebinEP1\SporeApp.exe),


 * Download additional customization files,


 * Start the game, wait for it to load all Reshade files, then use 'Shift+F2' to open the menu. Here you'll be given a short guide so you can start playing with settings immidiately. Do what you want here - no changes are inflicted to game itself, as Reshade is only a postprocess software!

60 FPS


 * Go to Origin Games\SPORE Galactic Adventures\Data\Config (or SPORE if you do not own GA),


 * Open ConfigManager.txt, paste "intProp frameLimitMS 17" at the end of it,


 * Open Properties.txt, paste "property frameLimitMS 44 int" at the end of it,


 * Play Spore in 60fps! 