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Re: "Spore quit unexpectedly"

Hi @Kaeethebaee

You can try the following things

  1. Open Finder, click on "Go" menu and select "Go to Folder.. ~/Library/Preferences/SPORE Preferences/
  2. Make a double click on the file named "config"
  3. Change now from "flobackbuffer" = "0" to "flobackbuffer" = "1"
  4. Close the file and restart your game, afterwards it should work now
  5. https://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/I-am-not-able-to-play-spore-on-my-mac-book-pro-it-won-t-load/m-p/5325069#U5325069

Disable Origin in the game, 

Open Origin
Click on Origin ➡️  Origin In Game ➡️ Remove the tick and enable Origin in Game

~Liz

13 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Hi 

    I got same issue and I try same what your telling but I couldn't find SPORE Preferences

    can anyone help me for this

    Thank you

  • Freggi-Liz's avatar
    Freggi-Liz
    Hero+
    8 years ago

    Hi @LeeFhallo

    the SPORE Preferences folder is under  Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/SPORE Preferences/

    If he not there, then the game couldn'T create one

    In this case, you should again check your settings in Origin. If you did that and it still does not work, delete Spore completely.

    Use Cache Command to clean the Mac. ⇧⌘G 

    It pop up a new window, type ~/Library/Caches

    Delete everything there with ⌘←

    /Liz

  • M1sorian's avatar
    M1sorian
    8 years ago

    Hi LeeFhallo

    Are you using MAC or Windows? This Question is Mac specific.

  • @Freggi-Liz hello I think I replied but it didn't show up so I probably did something wrong. I had the same problem and when I put in ~/Library/Preferences/SPORE Preferences/ and there was no file named config, can you please help?
  • Freggi-Liz's avatar
    Freggi-Liz
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    6 years ago

    Hi @Tiny_Floofy_Cat 

    The Spore Config can be found here, watch the pic

    Do you have the folder Spore Preferences!

  • ok what if you are in windows and it unexpectedly quit or crash but i never got a error meg i am using steam
  • @Freggi-Liz I have tried all of these things and when I try to open the game it always says "SPORE quit unexpectedly". I am unable to find the SPORE preferences folder. I cleared my cache. I do not know what else to do and EA is no help.
  • Hello! Trying very hard to follow these instructions. I have previously played this game on PC windows. I am not as familiar with Mac. I am not sure which MacBook Pro I have, but I am not able to find ANY file that says config when I type that folder in or anywhere else on the Mac for that anyways. Is there anything you can do to help?

  • The only types of files I seem to have are .plist I have never heard of this type of file. Also no config folder. Was really hoping there is a way to make this game work. I am not as familiar with Mac as I am with windows

  • Freggi-Liz's avatar
    Freggi-Liz
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    6 years ago

    @MartianMickey 

    this is the post for Mac, not PC. So you don't have the files. All files for the pc are located

    ...\AppData\Roaming\SPORE

    You must to be the admin of the machine and get there.

    As I said, this guide is not for PC and therefore not relevant for you.

    Unfortunately I don't know anything about PC. I am stay in touch more with Mac

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