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Mac issue
Spore isn't compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina
Spore on Mac won’t launch or don't appears on mac
Unable to log in from Steam and Origin
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bugs-Technical-Issues/Unable-to-log-in-from-Steam-and-Origin/td-p/9621352
Switch to windowed mode in Spore
When playing on Mac, use ⌘ (cmd) key and Enter and switch to windowed mode. Afterwards use the correct screen resolution into the ingame
Spore on Mac won't launch in Origin - check your settings in Origin (Startup Crash)
It's important that you do some settings in Origin before you start with the game. I added on my private site a guide, which settings are important. Take a look here on my private side for Mac gaming
(Startup Crash) Launch Spore via Cider.exce. Browse to my Website and read the guide
Next Fix: You must uninstall the game again, if you have already install all patches
After you remove the installation, make sure you install it again, but don't update it. Open it only once that it works. Then close the game again and open again. Make now all the updates
- Open Finder, click on "Go" menu and select "Go to Folder.. ~/Library/Preferences/SPORE Preferences/
- Make a double click on the file named "config"
- Change now from "flobackbuffer" = "0" to "flobackbuffer" = "1"
- Close the file and restart your game, afterwards it should work now
- http://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
- With pics http://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, often causing the issue
Open Origin
Click on Origin –> Application Settings –> Origin In Game
Remove the tick and Enable Origin In Game
Switch the Backpuffer from 0 to 1, keep an eye here on the pics
Launch the game not in the full screen
In many cases it is very helpful on Mac, if you clear the Ram
- Open parallel to these action your Activity Monitor
- Go under -> Applications> Utilities> Activity Monitor
- Open your Terminal -> Applications> Utilities> Terminal
- Type the command purge -> then say Enter
- Start your game again
If the game freezes and crashes during the loading process or you have other problems with the graphic
How to clear graphic cache on macOs, take a look -> here we go
They cause this problem if they too large
How do I save my own creations?
Mac > Documents/ My Spore Creations
How to reset Origin on Mac - Origin ResetTOOL
http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-reset-origin-on-mac/
Spore "Exception raised" fix
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/MAC-SPORE-quot-Exception-raised-quot/m-p/5215067#U5215067
Spore won't downloading through Origin
- Open Origin and click on the button Origin (top navigation menu)
- Choose Preferences
- Select Diagnostic and scroll down to the small „Safe mode downloading“
- Set the hook to ON, say ok, keep an eye on my pic
Spore Creepy & Cute won't download on Mac
If you have already played this EP on your PC platform and you switch to the Mac platform. So it is understandable , you cannot see it in your Library in Origin. You cannot play or download, because the game is not available for the Mac platform
Clicking Problem on mac with Spore
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Mouse-Cursor-not-aligned-on-Spore-for-Mac/m-p/6663986#M9055
Launch Spore switch to the window mode with ⌘ and Enter.
Navigate in Spore to graphics settings and select the correct screen resolution
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Clicks-on-trackpad-doesn-t-work/m-p/6481191/highlight/true#M8772
- Freggi-Liz8 years agoHero+
Because of the multiple questions around Darkspore Server, why I get no connection.
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Darkspore-internet-problems/m-p/5954111#U5954111
The servers of this game have been shutdown already last yearThank You for understanding 🙂
Cheers
Liz
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