Hi,I originally bought the game and all of the dlc through steam but added it to my EA account following the guides on this forum, I also reinstalled it through origin too (I don't have the steam version installed anymore.) just to make sure but I still can't register?It keeps giving me the "an unknown error occurred during registration. please try again" message, I've tried changing my password to something more simple too, deleted the login file in the roaming folder and also checked my firewall settings...I can't think of anything else to try at this point - I genuinely don't know why it won't let me register ):Does anyone know how to fix this at all or am I just completely out of luck? ):

Just wanted to drop an update as I was away for a bit...The only known solution at the moment is to purchase Spore Creature Creator at https://www.origin.com/can/en-us/store/spore/spore-creature-creatorYou do not need to download or install it, it just has to be purchased. Do not install it if you already have the regular game installed, you can corrupt your data.For some reason, purchasing it marks your account as owning the regular game, and thus allows you to register in-game. Not sure why, and it's unfortunate that this is needed, but until we hear from EA/Maxis, this is it for now.The free trial does allow you to create an account, but this account will not be able to login to the regular game (seems like the server explicitly blocks trial accounts now, error is "451 - not entitled to use this product"). The other idea was to insert the registration code into the form via a mod, but it still doesn't seem to recognize it.You may have luck contacting EA support and having them add Creature Creator to your account for free, but this is unverified.If anyone is able to register WITHOUT purchasing Creature Creator, please post here, DM me, or contact me via Discord https://discord.gg/66jVk3X so we can investigate and hopefully find a better solution.

As long as the game is listed in the Origin My Game Library, the game is considered to be registered to the account, this is called an entitlement.I don’t believe the Spore server specifically needs the actual key but I will check into that. As far as I can tell, it just checks for the entitlement, not a key.I did find a workaround to register a Spore persona, but it’s a little convoluted to do. I’m not 100% sure if it will let you upload creations, since it creates the persona but does not actually grant an entitlement (and entitlements are checked when uploading creations), but all other online functionality should work. Will post more details soon.

I have some very good news!I did some more testing and discovered that the game has a feature to upload the CD key directly from the game to the Spore server, during registration. So all we have to do is make a mod that re-enables this feature, and allows the user to manually enter the code (normally it is only retrieved if on a disc version), and that should cause the server to detect the code, and grant the entitlement directly through the Spore server instead of trying to pull it from origin.It might even be possible to re-enable this feature without needing a mod, though that would likely require manually inserting the code into the windows registry. I will see if that works, and if so, I'll post whichever ends up being easier.Need to do some additional testing to make sure this is in fact the case, but as far as I can tell right now, this should work perfectly, and grants the entitlement that allows creations to be uploaded (my other workaround did not). Will probably post an update tomorrow.

EVERYONE!Theres a new way to register a spore account without having to buy Creature Creator, it involves going into your computers registry, getting your CD key (which still exists for copies purchased on Steam!) and redeeming it on origin (even if you already have a copy). After redeeming it on origin you can register an account on your Steam copy and it works. You dont have to uninstall your Steam copy, install the redeemed origin copy, anything. Heres the steam guide I just got finished making, please spread the word:https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2601443452

Small update on the workaround I mentioned…We’re trying to implement it via a mod that can be installed for the game. This would be the easiest and most seamless solution, since you would just register in-game as normal. Nothing would be different, it would just load a version of the registration page that does not include the entitlement check.This solution would still not allow uploading most creations, as I mentioned, because entitlements are checked during every creation upload.I’m also looking into alternative solutions that may grant the entitlements, which would be an ideal solution instead of this workaround. Nevertheless either way we’ll still likely implement it via a mod.

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pitchtheripoff
5 years ago
@Kyle_NecrowolfWell, as long as I can download creations this shouldn't be an issue
You're a life savior for this community lol
0rangeAedan
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
@Kyle_Necrowolf If that registration form (wether in game or not) performs a check on entitlement, then it would be logical it's checked with some server from Origin. But it would be a lot easier if the Spore registration server has the original key algotrithm to run the check by, because of less dependacy on other servers. Oh well. What would I know :-)
Don't mind sharing that complicated way of registering a Spore persona you mentioned, I'm quite tech savvy and happy to help. This issue is driving me nuts for quite some time now, can't stand it *lol*
@voidhomu don't know, got any references on that?
TheEccentric123
5 years ago
I have the same problem.Did anyone manage to talk to EA about this?
TheEccentric123
5 years ago
Can you tell us the workaround?Thank you!
0rangeAedan
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
@TheEccentric123 there's no workarround -yet-. This issue is going on for quite some time now, and alot of people have been looking in to it. Most of the time without any success though. You should search the web for any tips & tricks resolving this issue, in case you hadn't done that yet.
TheEccentric123
5 years ago
There are not many answers,I tried some things and they didn't fix the problem.It's pretty frustrating....
TheEccentric123
5 years ago
@0rangeAedan , @Kyle_Necrowolf said he has a workaround
0rangeAedan
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
@TheEccentric123 sort of, yeah.
pitchtheripoff
5 years ago
@TheEccentric123 Question is if he'll be willing to release how to do it
TheEccentric123
5 years ago
Let's hope for the best

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