Spore: Flora Editor And Hidden Cell Editor
NOTE: The new spore expansion will not feature a flora editor but will features a planet editor, for more visit our Galactic Adventures page.
We have discovered that there is a in-built flora editor in Spore, and to help you get to it, we have created the most comprehensive guide on how to use the Flora Guide.
The Flora Guide uses a state:editor which changes what happens when you boot the game. It involves changing the SporeApp.exe file name. This will then make the game load the flora editor instead of the normal game. Just change it back by reverting to the old extension.
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Activating the Flora Editor
- Right Click on the Spore Icon on your Desktop, click on “properties”, and go to the target field. (or find the SporeApp.exe in the address below)
- Add the following to the end of the target:
- -State:floraeditor (there should be a space before the -state:)
- So that it looks like this:
- “C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:floraeditor (different operating systems will need different names, for XP if should just be: SporebinSporeApp.exe-state:floraeditor while XP will be the one above.)
- Make sure that you have it exactly as above and no spaces in the name, copy the Underlined part, including the ” at the beginning.
- This will then boot your game in the Flora Editor.
Removing the Flora Editor
- To remove the Flora editor, simply remove the-state:floraeditor which you have previously added.
You can still enter the normal game from the Flora Editor, all it requires is for you to quit it with the red cross, just like it was for the creature creator in Spore Creature Creator.
Warning: This editor is really buggy due to it being an artifact and is not meant for use, we take no responsibility for this screwing up your spore game in any way.
Activating the Flora Editor for Mac
Just open the config file located at ~/Library/Preferences/SPORE Preferences/config (where ~ is your user directory) using TextEdit. Then scroll down to the end of that file and you should see a line that looks like this:
“cmdlineadd” = “-f”
Here is a list of what I know you can change this line to:
“cmdlineadd” = “-state:floraeditor”
To get it back to just start up normally, just change the line back to:
“cmdlineadd” = “-f”
Other Spore States
WARNING: We take no responsibility for your spore game crashing from one of the following states.
Replace floraeditor with the desired state:
CellEditor - This is the hidden cell editor
CelltoCreatureEditor - This is the normal editor
CreatureEditor - This is the normal editor
BuildingEditor - This is the normal editor
VehicleEditor - This is the normal editor
VehicleLandEditor - This is the normal editor
VehicleAirEditor - This is the normal editor
VehicleWaterEditor - This is the normal editor
UFOEditor - This is the normal editor
TribalAccessoriesEditor - This is the normal editor
TerrainEditor
LevelEditor
LevelEditorFromSpaceGame
LevelEditorFromCreatureGame
LevelEditorFromTribeGame
LevelEditorFromCivilisationGame
CellGame
CellGameFromLaunchScreen
CellGameFromLoadGame
CreatureGame
CreatureGameFromLevelEditor
CreatureGameFromLaunchScreen
CreatureGameFromCellGame
CreatureGameFromLoadGame
TribeGame
TribeGameFromLevelEditor
TribeGameFromCreatureGame
TribeGameFromLaunchScreen
TribeGameFromLoadGame
CivilisationGame
CivilisationGameFromLevelEditor
CivilisationGameFromLaunchScreen
CivilisationGameFromLoadGame
CivilisationGameFromTribeGame
SpaceGame
SpaceGameFromLevelEditor
SpaceGameFromCivilisationGame
SpaceGameFromLaunchScreen
SpaceGameFromLoadGame
MultiverseJournal
EffectsViewer
ModelViewer
AnimViewer
SniffTest
SniffTestWithAllAsserts
SniffTestWithTestAsserts
SniffTestLoadSave
GalaxyGameEntry
More to come.
Jake Brooks said
ive been wanting to try this but i copied and pasted that address into the target panel but it said the the name of my c drive was invalid :’(
lolman said
it says it stop working halp!!
ballightning said
Please make sure that the file name is this:
SporeApp.exe-State:floraeditor (this is for windows xp, on vista it should work if you do this: [SporeApp.exe-State:floraeditor])
If it is not EXACTLY that it will not work.
However as it is very buggy, it may not work due to something on your computer or from your spore game.
Bobbilytus Choppenstantz said
Yeah, got it to work… It is extremely difficult to use effectively however, and I’m looking forward to seeing a more sophisticated version in the future.
Myroc said
Got one problem renaming the file, you cant have : in the filename.
austinite04 said
I got it to load but, the thing isn’t very easy to use, the mouse wheel does nothing in the editor. the objects wanted to stick to the floor but under the platform that was there. I’m somewhat disappointed that EA hadn’t made the Flora Editor somewhat better at least give us what you used EA!! I think the Flora Editor needs alot of work, but when it does come out it should be a free patch update for Spore Full Game users only. That would encourage people to buy the game right??? I’m not at this point willing to pay for the flora editor. If they come out with 10 billion varieties of objects and ways to make plants then I might buy it.
WeepWeep said
You can’t buy it, it won’t come in a patch, it’s not accually meant to be used.
WeepWeep said
Oh and it’s NEVER gunna comew out 4 spore unless we ask like galactic adventures, we wanted to use our creatures in space stage, we got it!
Maninora said
Yeah! Let’s start a big thing on the Sporepidia, like buildings that look like plants or something!
Anonymous said
Any way to do this on a Mac? I’m pretty sure the way you described won’t work for me, but I really want to try out the plant editor!
XenusSaphira said
Hey there,
All you do is hold down the + key on your keyboard, and use your – key to zoom out again – simple! Just thought you’d like to know. In all I found that out in five seconds of messing around – I think you can do more than meets the eye with this, it’ll just take some creativity.
I don’t know how interesting any of you are in this but someone mentioned the inability to zoom in – you can zoom in
Hope that was somewhat useful
p.S I think it is possible to do this on the mac – in fact i’m certain. I’ll have a look and get back to you on that. I have a mac so i’ll check. Also of course *doh* you can also change the zoom with the ‘zoom’ buttons at the bottom … genius.
Pie said
You can also access this really big cell editor with 5 pages of stuff o:!
Yeah, uhm, creds to whoever found out about it. I found it off a video
XenusSaphira said
Hey Pie, you got a link for that? I’m not usually interested in the cell stage but that could be good fun.
ballightning said
Here is a YouTube video on how to access the cell editor:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcrM2bFDe0
Pie said
Now… how do you get this flora editor to work O_O…
Pie said
Omg. Wtf. Can someone be more specific on how to get on to the flora editor. I really want to make a plant which is named after my DOMINANT species – Gavins (
Pie said
Here’s the link for gavins: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Hyperaxe1%7C2265441948%3Asast-500099422518%3Apg-20
ballightning said
Are you using a mac or windows, and if you are using windows is it vista or XP?
Pie said
I’m using a windows on XP. It says you can’t use colons….
ballightning said
Try making a short cut on your desktop and change the shortcuts name to {SporeApp.exe” -state:floraeditor}.
Setho said
use a lowercase s on state!!!!
also replace FloraEditor with CellEditor for 5 pages of more cell parts!!!
YeTwoTongue said
You can’t use colons (”:”s) in XP names so you can’t type “SporeApp.exe-State:floraeditor” because you can’t type this–> :
Yen said
It’s not the name, it’s the target address!
You could name it Barney the Purple Dinosaur as far as the game cares!!!!!!!!!!
YeTwoTongue said
Oh…, I get it now.
MUCH more glitchy than I expected though.
jose said
I’m sorry but i don’t get it.
Bob said
I’m using vista, and it says “the name in the target box is not valid”… what should i do?
Neronix17 said
Its really simple the problem everyone is having, they havent stated it clear enough tho, right click on the spore desktop shortcut, it has a box with where the actual program file is, just type “-state:floraeditor” after the programs file name, many many mods in games use this to use their mod but create and rename a copy shortcut for it, which i suggest doing to save time removing it if you just want to use vanilla spore. hope that helps, if you cant get it to work after reading this then step away from the computer, go to the top of the highest building you can find and jump off.
Bardley said
this still doesnt work!it still says that it cant use :
Wizwing said
I believe some of you are missing the fact that you must place the -state:floraeditor or -state:celleditor after the quotes –> “” I hope this helps.
leonard (stunghud @ ea/spore.com) said
Your directions on how to use the flora creator were perfect… and I got the creator immediately……
Unfortunately, it IS mega buggy and I’ve never successfully created and saved a plant!
Colin said
First of all (this might just be for vista) it helps if there is a space right before the -state. also, everytime I open the cell or the flora things, it says the data directory is missing or corrupt and it crashes.
Josh said
Be sure to put a space between the quotation marks and the -state:FloraEditor so it looks like this:
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:FloraEditor
It worked for me in windows XP and I’m guessing it is the same for Vista.
Good Luck!
ballightning said
Mac walkthough now added.
Also fixed the space josh.
robbbxswim said
I bought and downloaded Spore online through Steam, and my target reads this:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 17390Is there any way I can use the full cell editor, or am I out of luck?
ballightning said
I don’t know of anyway. Maybe try posting over at the official forums:
http://forum.spore.com/
Brucethemoose said
Anyone successfully use some of the other states besides cell and flora editor, like level editor and terrain editor?
scififan2715 said
Can someone explain what some of the other states do and if anyone has had any success activating them, and if so, how?
yogurttoad said
You all that are complain’n about the editors don’t work or C drive ain’t valid. You need a “space”.
Cell Editor:”C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -State:CellEditor
Copy the whole thing into the target box. (Even the Quotes”").
Flora Editor:”C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -State:FloraEditor
Remember, you need the whole thing, but not the “Flora Editor:” or “Cell Editor:” at the beginning of my lines.
Just copy what’s in the quotes with the quotes. You don’t need to Rename the file with a colon on your desktop.
There! I’ve solved the mystery of why you can’t use the Editors.
Scififan2715 said
I can use the flora editor and the cell editor without a problem, but when I try to use the other states it dosn’t work.
Vireg1996 said
I’ve tried it but i can t make a: “:”
can you help me i’ve just got a computer with vista.
Please help me!!
Vireg1996 said
Yeaz! i just didn´t found target but when i was watching on youtube i´ve found it only the floraeditor was not possible.
thanks Lads!
scififan2715 said
For vista follow these steps:
1. go to the sporeapp.exe and right-click properties
2.copy the path
3.go to the start menu ant type cmd and open
4.type cd and rightclick paste
5. type sporeapp.exe -state:floraeditor
Enthernaler said
how to use the terrain editor?and what should level editor do?
MR. Lumolk said
Thanks!
I’m read this guide also many other places, but this is only where I found guide to Mac!
And sorry from bad english, I’m from Finland.
SILENTnoob said
Hey, This is kind of cool, but has anyone found yet if there is a way to edit turrets or city walls?
)
That would be kind of nice too (Yay for BA looking aliens with little pink sissy turrets
IslamicofSpore said
This editor was a pretty cool edition to the things i have created, thanks!
Axel said
Any word on a way to save?
Scififan2715 said
How do I access the other editors?
Genius said
Those of you with XP who can’t get this to work. Listen carefully. Or read carefully. Whatever. Copy the Spore shortcut next to itself on your desktop. Right-click and select properties. Go to the “Start-in” box under the “Shortcut” tab. After all of the rubbish already in there, placing your cursor directly next to the closing quotation mark, delete anything after that. Do the following EXACTLY:
Press “space”
Press the dash key (no spaces at all after this)
Type this EXACTLY: state:floraeditor
fillfellin said
does someone know how to save in the flora editor?
Icytriforc said
Heh, mine works…Really buggy, but still.
However, I couldn’t save. I opened the Sporepedia while in the editor, looked at one of Maxis’ plants, closed that, then tried saving again. Then, it actually didn’t stop me, but it then went to the way Spore usually starts.
Nicsta50 said
yeah i am wondering how to make 2+ things in 1 session coz 1nce a save it it goes to normal start and i can accses it with out restarting spore is this normal???
fillfellin said
and abain how am i able to save without this shit problems?
Shutup1231234124 said
i dont trust this, they even said Warning: This editor is really buggy due to it being an artifact and is not meant for use, we take NO RESPONSIBILITY for this screwing up your spore game in any way.
i do not feel like trusting them. i like my spore to much to have screwed up
K00L said
Is there a planet editor too?
ballightning said
No, but one is coming in the new expansion:
http://sporedum.net/spore-expansion-galactic-adventure/
... said
i cant find the thing you edit wtf
seth said
I really dont think ani of you get it! In Windows(xp,vista,me,2000 or wtf ever) you CANNOT OR RATHER ARE NOT ALLOWED to use the following in renaming anything / ” : * ? |
So WTF! I cant get as far as typing the thing, let alone use it to see if it works! If im just plain blonde and dumb help me out! Please
seth said
and that thing with cmd doesnt work either. Its a lynax or syntax or wtf eva eror.
Lucy said
The Target comes up as Grey and Unclickable, I Have Vista, Help?
Marluxia Kyoshu said
@Seth:
No one said anything about renaming…
Stuart said
There is no plant editor coming up in Galactic Adventures! There’s a planet editor where you can place 50 species of plants, but you can’t create plants. And the save problem can be solved with spore hack. Get it here: http://www.sporebase.com/Downloads.ht
Abashiri said
Can you add the Flora Editor with a mod?
ballightning said
It may be possible, we’ll look into it after Better Spore 1.5 comes out.
bardia said
my flora and cell editor work but my level and terrain editor dosen’t work
bardia said
the game was crash
DudeMan said
I tried it and it worked! I also looked around the advanced readme and found five more. Here are all six I know (copy EXACTLY):
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:FloraEditor
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:CellEditor
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:PlanetEditor
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:HutEditor
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:Regeneration
“C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts\SPORE\Sporebin\SporeApp.exe” -state:GodMode
The one that says: “GodMode”; automatically begins the game at the last stage, the god stage (right after the space stage).
Does that help?
Snowraptor said
The hut and godmode tags didn’t do anything for me. My target looks exactly the same, but my game opens up as normal.
DudeMan said
Hmmm… strange. It worked for me. Did you try looking in the advanced readme? Maby it’s diffirent with some Spores.
sfw12345 said
As far as I know, there is no such thing as the state:GodMode and the hut editor State: has not been found. From what I can tell, GodMode is a bunch of bull.
Alien said
Where is the advanced readme?
Alien said
PlanetEditor, HutEditor, Regeneration, AND GodMode all didn’t work for me.
FlipStick said
Hey, Snowraptor, I tried them all and they all work!
P.S. DudeMan, what exactly is regeneration?
DudeMan said
Reneration is when you regenerate (regrow or reserect) a spores lost limb or it’s life if it gets attacked. If you didn’t know what it was, how’d you know thei all work?
FlipStick said
I just knew.
Snowraptor said
is the advanced readme online? I looked through my spore folder, with hidden folders showing, and I just found the normal readme.
Snowraptor said
Or could it be that I don’t have the new patch… I can’t download it, my internet sucks.
lolpop said
Hey…. i cant do it because the box you type in is blocked AND i downloaded it so im scared it might be because of that.
lolpop said
soz for all that… i was testing….
ballightning said
No problems, just deleted the others to save space.
FlipStick said
I finally got regeneration 2 work!
DudeMan said
Hey, Snowraptor, I have the Galactic adition, Creepy and Cute and Creature Creator. I don’t know if the advanced readme is on that or on one of the patches I downloaded.
P.S. did you get hut and godmode to work yet? I’m experiencing a bit of trouble with that my self.
Teriderol said
AAAAhhhhh,
sorry about that but i am a die hard rpg gamer and though spore is fun, i miss something.
it is cool to make your creature and walk around, even it is not based on reality, i miss the detailed work. Ok you can choose from many different parts, but you are never able to construct one of your own.
Besides that, i dont want to go to space fase, i wanna stay in medieval and perform magic and get nice items or make them myself from shells, twigs and stones. I know it is not the purpose of them game, but you can do amazing things with it. (talk to blizzard)
And make a real online game, even if the ppl you meet is based on ping.
(with this you can many players play the game, while one is making a village as a king and others are running around and performing quests for the king.)
DudeMan said
I think I’ll try that. You know if you get to the centre of the galaxy in space stage, this god thing with an extreme makeover voice gives you god powers. You then go to the god stage in witch you can use you newly aquiered abilities, aswell as taggle through ALL SIX stages.
Snowraptor said
The galactic adventures hasn’t been released in North America yet, that may be why its not working.
Enthernaler said
those arent god powers,only 1 little staff of life that got 42 uses…lier there are ONLY 5 stages ok?
Enthernaler said
or maybe it is only in the galactic version O.O uh oh,EA got much explaining to do…
DudeMan said
Yah, that’s probebly it.
DudeMan said
Aaaargh!
Sory about that. I’m busy playing Spore right now on the computer in my room. A meteor just obliterated my planet!
I’ve never seen this before, have any of you?
Snowraptor said
no… and I find it odd that a space empire as strong as any decent players is, died from a meteor they would’ve known about for decades, if not centuries…
DudeMan said
I’m playing on creature stage.
DudeMan said
P.S.
My Sporepedia name is also DudeMan. My Crowning jewels are the Hyperraptor and the Neosapien.
Snowraptor said
and my sporepdeia name is also Snowraptor and I’m most proud of my Raklaw (at least 5 of them thus far) species and my space age Cutter creature as well as my Squiddor.
bardia said
where is advanced redame i dont find it can you write it adrres
Benjee9 said
I tried the mac hack for the flora editor and it didn’t work. Please HELP!
mirella said
how do you do it for vista?
Snowraptor said
on a vista open the games folder from the start menu and right click on the spore icon and select properties or something like that (writing this on an XP right now). A menu should open up with 4 tings to select click on spore and eslect edit, the other 3 space are all blank. Thats what it takes to open the properties section an XP user takes for granted to put in the codes.
DudeMan said
Hey everybody! I’m back! It’s been a wile. Wow Snowraptor! You made the Raklaw?! An epic version of that keeps on oblitirating my new creature, the Dragoraptor! I also head that EA is releasing mods for EVERY creator thus far created. The old creature creator is realy cool.
Snowraptor said
ok that is… bizarre to say the least. My raklaws so far are the pince, aqua, snow, plant, and spindle(its name is a bit screwed up I think, spinderaptor but it was the base design for the raklaws). Another thing, the first creature I played spore with was the Dragonraptor. I considered it flawed so when I created my spore ccount I never uploaded it… something creepy is going on…
anubi_sarin said
whenever i use a hack it plays the game normally, i have vista, so maybe thats it…
DudeMan said
There must be more than 1 Dragoraptor then. I wouldn’t be surprised, over a million people playing Spore, you would expect more than 1 to come up with a cool name like Dragoraptor. I’ve also made 2 new creatures, the Coberog and the Timmy. Timmy is unbelivably funny when it’s an epic (until he eats you, atleast).
Alien said
Is there anyone who got the planet editor to work? I can’t get it to work. It just loads normal spore. :*( x23 )*:
bardia said
Snowraptor please wheeere is advanced redame
hulkwins said
whats the Level Editor?
DRAZiACH said
I tried to open the flora editor, (I used the Command Prompt, and I’m using vista) and two seperate pop up boxes said
“Could not find the default preferences. The data directory is missing or corrupt. [1004]”
“Could not find a needed package. The data directory is missing or corrupt. [1004]“
smischmal said
I tried exactly as I was told so many times but it still doesn’t work.
It Says and I quote…
Problem with Shortcut
The name “C:\Program’ specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct.
Me said
could someone compile all the working states into a mod please?
Sir Archibald of Bean soup said
For some reason I do not have the ‘Spore preferences’ folder in anywere on my computer. It makes no sense!
Upgradefrea said
If you cannot change it to flora editor through the sporebin try using the properties on the desktop icon. It worked for me
Midtown said
Ahvena said he was working on fixing it! I hope he releases it soon.
Maninora said
Hey, thats pretty interesting. Once you get the hang of it, its kinda simple.
Bazziebanaan said
I tried to use the Flore and Advanced Cell Editors on my Mac, but they won’t work.
I changed the config, but if I launch Spore, it’s nothing else than just Spore.
Benjee9 said
I managed to make it work, I have a mac. Did you edit the file inside the spore package, or in the computers’ library? It makes a lot of differance. Please tell me EXACTLY what you did.
I pwn said
what does the level editor do?
Geoffrey said
what if you have spore for steam can it still be done the target field is different can I just add it anyway I dont want to mess up my game.
milotig said
ok! now for win xp you create a shortcut from “SoreApp.exe” in the folder “SporeBin” and in the Target section you put in the editor directory. i don’t have vista or a mac, and if you do i suggest Google or a spore forum. also i have searched high and low and have not found the so-called “advanced readme”i don’t think it’s there. i have to boot spore from a weird place so you people have it easy!
milotig said
and i have no idea how to do it from steam.
CalexAndAllie said
Can you use flora you make in this editor in planets made with Galactic Adventures?
judhudson said
Flora editor is in no shape for any kind of content – they (Maxis) still need to work on it
woross said
It’s fun! but its true… realy buggy.