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The Ducal Cape is a captain accessory and social tool in the Captain Outfitter in Spore Galactic Adventures. It is the first social tool unlocked in the Diplomat row of items.

Design[]

The Ducal Cape bears a resemblance to that of a formal (though plastic/metallic looking) tie. Two golden studs are on the tie and its base is also golden colored. The color of most of the tie is determined by the coat color, while a stripe on the front is affected by the detail color instead. The back of the tie and the base can't be changed in color.

It can be manipulated to change its shape, with the horizontal morphology slider ranging between it resembling a stubby sword-like blade, to a cape like shape that somewhat resembles an axe (as seen in the preview picture), especially when rotated to a horizontal position, and then to a blade that is very wide near the middle-end. The vertical slider's morphing ranges from a triangular blade that sharply ends, to the default shape as mentioned above, and a very small sharp box. A cube slider exists that allows the part to be pushed slightly into the creature or away from it.

Role[]

When equipped, the Ducal Cape replaces the Captain's Sing ability with Harmonious Song. Harmonious Song acts as a Level 6 Social ability, being used in response to Singing prompts during socialization with another creature.

Strategy[]

Ducal Cape is an integral part of Adventures revolving around socializing, as all creatures by necessity need a mouth to be considered valid. As a result, all creatures must have some level of Sing, making Ducal Cape a great asset. This item also does well in making socialization successful, as being equivalent to Sing Level 6 means it bests all vanilla creature singing prompts. For captains using mouth parts with low Sing Levels, Ducal Cape helps to patch up this weakness.

Of all the social tools, Ducal Cape being tied to Sing allows it to remain relevant within the main campaign of Galactic Adventures created by Maxis, as the only use of socialization in their campaigns is in Concert in the Park. Even then, Ducal Cape only serves to speed up the socialization, as both creatures that need to be allied only have Level 1 Sing. In order to get the most out of the Ducal Cape, one would need to venture into other player-generated Adventures.

There are some inherent limitations to the Ducal Cape. Notably, not being the strongest Sing prompt in the game. That honor is given to the Harpolizer, which has an equivalent of Sing Level 14. As a result, facing off against such a creature equipped with the Harpolizer is a losing battle. When it comes to equipping your own captain with either sing-related equipment, it's best to only have one socializing tool. Instead of working together, having the Harpolizer and Ducal Cape equipped at the same time will have Harponizer's Inspiring Song override Ducal Cape's Harmonious Song.

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