Spore on Mac gets to Splash Screen then stops

Hi @gwynap,

Try this one

Change the backpuffer:
http://answers.ea.com/t5/Spore/Updated-2015-Spore-MASTER-FAQ/m-p/4802582#U4802582

Next tip:

Navigate to the SPORE application in Finder
With Right-click on the Spore application, select "Show Package Contents"
Go on in the new finder window into "MacOS directory" > move the file "cider_noui" onto your desktop
Restart the game .
If it still doesn't start, follow the following steps

Next tip

1. Uninstall Spore
2. Reinstall Spore
3. Don't update the game when it asks you
4. Update until the most recent patch Version 5.1, look at here

Good luck

\Liz