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Unused Graphics#

In achievementImages#

Spore's achievements each have little icons. These icons have the same art style as the other achievement icons but aren't associated with any achievement in the game.

Image	Description
	sporeon.png A smiling, horned creature.
	sporeon_disabled.png A smiling, horned creature. Greyed out.
	Badbaby.png This is the icon for the removed achievement Bad Baby. Section from locale~\achievements.locale `#alg-badbaby achievementdescription 0x06529a5d Have one of your assets banned #alg-badbaby achievementtitle 0x06529a18 Bad Baby!`
	SporeEngineer.png A hammer and wrench.
	SporeEngineer_disabled.png A hammer and wrench. Greyed out.
	Amoeba.png Amoeba are microorganisms that extend and retract pseudopods.
	Amoeba_disabled.png Amoeba are microorganisms that extend and retract pseudopods. Greyed out.
	electrician.png The Electric part in Cell Stage delivers a shock to enemies.
	electrician_disabled.png The Electric part in Cell Stage delivers a shock to enemies. Greyed out.
	bodybuilder.png The icon for the cut achievement Body Builder. Section from locale~\achievements.locale `# crg-bodybuilder.prop - achievementDescription 0x0625c63b Unlock all parts in the Creature stage # crg-bodybuilder.prop - achievementTitle 0x0625c63c Body Builder`
	bodybuilder_disabled.png The icon for the cut achievement Body Builder. Greyed out.
	goodarm.png A creature holding a ball.
	goodarm_disabled.png A creature holding a ball. Greyed out.
	Sentient.png The Creature Stage revolves around the player character gaining intelligence.
	SentientDisabled.png The Creature Stage revolves around the player character gaining intelligence. Greyed out.
	Strike.png A strike means that all pins have been knocked out with only one bowling ball. Strike is also the name of a Creature Stage attack.
	Strike_disabled.png A strike means that all pins have been knocked out with only one bowling ball. Greyed out.
	giantkiller.png An achievement for killing an Epic, but in the Tribal stage. Also, Epics are called giants internally, apparently.
	giantkiller_disabled.png An achievement for killing an Epic, but in the Tribal stage. Also, Epics are called giants internally, apparently. Greyed out.
	generous.png The player can send rival tribes gifts of food in the Tribal Stage.
	generous_disabled.png The player can send rival tribes gifts of food in the Tribal Stage. Greyed out.
	Farmer.png Agriculture isn't really a game mechanic in Spore.
	Farmer_disabled.png Agriculture isn't really a game mechanic in Spore. Greyed out.
	merciless.png The Civilization stage revolves around world domination.
	merciless_disabled.png The Civilization stage revolves around world domination. Greyed out.
	MaxisScout.png Unused icon for the used achievement Maxis Scout. Like the Boy/Girl Scouts, the Space Stage has you collecting badges for completing certain tasks.
	MaxisScout_disabled.png Unused icon for the used achievement Maxis Scout. Greyed out.

In animations~#

These graphics are textures.

Image	Description
	ww.rw4.dds The face of Will Wright, the famous game director behind Spore and other Maxis games. His face is often included as a developer in-joke, though this is a different photo from the one used in the Creature Creator demo's easter egg.
	0x77F29E5A.rw4.dds A very early allied relationship icon.
	0xFC67BABF.rw4.dds A very early curious relationship icon.
	0x4F92F752.rw4.dds A very early alarmed relationship icon.
	0x25937D7A.rw4.dds A very early enemy relationship icon.
	0x6DB1B7D3.rw4.dds A very early mate relationship icon.
	0x00909CF1.rw4.dds A developer reminder to ensure that textures fit the limitations of Peristalsis, presumably an internal graphics tool. Similar reminders are probably found throughout the files of Spore.
	all_done.rw4.dds Might have been part of a pop-up informing the user that their action has been completed.
	0x17A0F72A.rw4.dds It might have been used in debugging or creating buttons that highlight upon mouseover. Why it says "Data......" is uncertain.
	invalid_model.rw4.dds An error message that states "INVALID MODEL".
	face0.rw4.dds A dummy texture, possibly for use on a skybox.
	0xEB72F917.rw4.dds What looks like a map icon with the Spore logo.
	0xD33F2D9E.rw4.dds A red maple leaf, possibly an early flora icon.
	0xD28392E9.rw4.dds The number 1 on a gray background, possibly for use as a skybox or terrain texture.
	0xEB72F917.rw4.dds What looks like a selected map icon with a pair of compasses.
	0x975B7313.rw4.dds A sad face.
	0x86F604BA.rw4.dds A wooden sign with a bloody fork symbol on it.
	0x7D328FDD.48bitImage.png A dummy skybox texture. This isn't a .rw4.dds file.
	0x7622A827.rw4.dds A smiling balloon icon.
	0x717E3EE1.rw4.dds What could be a very early empire contact icon.
	0x2FDA3C2C.rw4.dds An icon of the cell from the 2005 GDC talk.
	0x2F3CD52C.rw4.dds What could be another early empire contact icon.
	0x0D873224.rw4.dds A green happy face. Looks like the red angry face effect from the Space Stage when you attack another empire or city, but this doesn't seem to appear when you use social tools on others.
	0x0335B919.rw4.dds What could be a very early home nest icon.

In common~#

These are UI icons with some relation to the main menu.

Image	Description
	button_generic.png Placeholder spritesheet for a selectable UI button. Can be seen in the unused Level Editor and looks like something from The Sims.
	btn-csa-load-norm.png Main menu Sporepedia button from the Spore Creature Creator demo.
	btn-csa-load-hl.png Main menu Sporepedia button from the Spore Creature Creator demo. Mouseover variant.
	btn-csa-load-act.png Main menu Sporepedia button from the Spore Creature Creator demo. Pressed variant.
	btn-csa-createnew-norm.png Main menu Creature Editor button from the Spore Creature Creator demo.
	btn-csa-createnew-hl.png Main menu Creature Editor button from the Spore Creature Creator demo. Mouseover variant.
	btn-csa-createnew-act.png Main menu Creature Editor button from the Spore Creature Creator demo. Pressed variant.
	0xD2128129.png An early options menu button.
	0x6E07E73B.png An early options menu button. Pressed variant.
	0x6A40AB07.png A button with a galaxy superimposed over an arrow that looks like it belongs on the main menu.
	0x4767673E.png A button with a cell icon that looks like it belongs on the main menu.
	0x7A84DB6B.png A round icon with creature part icons superimposed over a screenshot from the Creature Editor.
	0xD46BB41C.png Spritesheet for the Windows XP close button. How did it get into the game?

In CreatureEditorVerbIcons#

These are UI icons for creature abilities. A player action is internally referred to as a "verb".

Image	Description
	social_vocal_norm.png Almost final Sing button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	social_pose_norm.png Almost final Pose button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	social_gest_norm.png Almost final Charm button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	social_dance_norm.png Almost final Dance button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	mv_call_norm.png Almost final Mating Call button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	atk_strike_norm.png Almost final Strike button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	atk_strike_over.png Almost final Strike button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo. Mouseover variant.
	atk_strike_act.png Almost final Strike button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo. Pressed variant.
	atk_spit_norm.png Almost final Spit button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	atk_spit_over.png Almost final Spit button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo. Mouseover variant.
	atk_spit_act.png Almost final Spit button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo. Pressed variant.
	atk_charge_norm.png Almost final Charge button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.
	atk_bite_norm.png Almost final Bite button. Can be seen in Spore Creature Creator demo.

In global_ui_creature~#

These are UI icons with some relation to the Creature Stage.

Image	Description
	0x1D0C3B62.png An early allied relationship icon.
	0xAD5DD2FF.png An early friendly relationship icon.
	0x2B0F4ADB.png An early curious relationship icon.
	0x6C24128B.png An early alarmed relationship icon.
	0xD4714AD3.png An early annoyed relationship icon.
	0x98B6192E.png An early enemy relationship icon.
	0x44195770.png An early mate relationship icon.
	0x1666DCC2.png A spritesheet for an early enemy health bar. Can be seen in older game trailers.
	0x1AF37DF7.png A light bulb button with the same style as the main menu buttons.
	0x69FF783C.png Three different variants of a shell icon. They look like the icons in the Cell Stage goal card that tell you to eat food.
	crg-level-icon.png An icon of a creature. Name suggests it was used to visually represent the Creature Stage.
	cell-mouth-herbivore.png An early version of the goal card icon that shows you what herbivore food in the Cell Stage looks like.
	cell-mouth-carnivore.png An early version of the goal card icon that shows you what carnivore food in the Cell Stage looks like.
	cell-mouth-omnivore.png The above two icons combined. There is no goal card for omnivore cells in the final game.

In graphics_atlas~#

Watch on YouTubeContains sprites referenced in SPUI user interface layout files.

Most of the sprites presented here are part of the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen, which can be seen in the game preview video provided here.

Image	Description
	0xC500BD47.png This texture contains several extremely early labels and icons for some editors and stages. Note that some of these editors are not present in the final game. These textures are used for the E3LaunchScreen, listed in layout_atlas~.
	0xC500BD46.png Another sprite sheet used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen. At the bottom right are some Windows XP-style checkboxes.
	0x1264E677.png Early game icon with brief legal text. It differs from the final game logo in color palette, font and galaxy spiral design.
	0xC500BD41.png Sprite sheet for an early Cell Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC600BF3D.png Sprite sheet for an early Creature Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC500BD4E.png Sprite sheet for an early Tribal Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC600BF39.png Sprite sheet for a City Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen. City Stage was removed from the final game.
	0xC500BD45.png Sprite sheet for an early Civilization Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC500BD4F.png Sprite sheet for an early Space Stage button used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC500BD40.png Mouseover preview of the Civilization Stage used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC500BD42.png Mouseover preview of the City Stage used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen. The City Stage has been removed from the final game.
	0xC600BF3A.png Mouseover preview of the Tribal Stage used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC600BF3B.png Mouseover preview of the Creature Stage used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.
	0xC600BF3C.png Mouseover preview of the Creature Editor used by the early launch screen E3LaunchScreen.

Unused UI#

In layouts_atlas~#

Below are SPUI files, which contain layout data for the game's user interface.

Image	Description
	editorPalette.spui A variant of the parts palette bar, as seen in several promotional videos from 2007. Interestingly, unlike the final version (layouts_atlas~!editorPartsPalette.spui), this version has no arrows to see the next/previous set of 9 categories. It also lacks a number of blocks related to the selection effect present in the final version, but if the videos are any indication, this is probably just because it had no such selection effect. It also has a ComboBox, which was visible in the videos, and appeared to contain some kind of debugging list, so this feature was likely not intended for the final game. There is no paint mode counterpart to this piece of UI, as it was probably overwritten completely for the final game. In fact, the debugging ComboBox may hint that the only reason this SPUI wasn't overwritten as well is because it was used as a separate debugging version, although this has not been proven.
	E3LaunchScreen.spui.png The iconic Editor/Stage selection screen from the E3 2006 demo. Given the mention of E3 in the filename, it seems this SPUI may well have never been planned for the final game at all. The "Dev UI" button seen on the far right does not appear in-game.
	launchscreen.spui Unlike E3LaunchScreen, this SPUI is very unpolished, and does not appear to have been intended for players' use.
	0x90A57BFA.spui This unused SPUI appears to be an early (or development) version of the interface for starting a new save planet, presumably at Civilization stage. The icon, however, clearly features a Cell, oddly enough.