Unlocking God Mode

I suggest that God Mode be unlocked piece by piece. Breaking the Mode down into sections would allow this. So off the top of my head, i can think of these sections:
- Unlimited Organism Editor
- Unlimited Planet Editor (also handles other celestial bodies)
- Unlimited Culture Editor
- Creation Tools
- Destruction Tools

So, if each section was unlocked by a research we could have these researches:
- Godly Organism Manipulation
- Godly Planetary Manipulation
- Godly Society Manipulation
- Godly Creation
- Godly Destruction

And maybe access of the mode itself, and access to all of the 'Godly' researches, should require a research like 'Omnipresence' or 'Godly Presence'. That would account for the player's ability to move the camera to anywhere in their game universe.

EDIT: NEW POLL IS UP!

Original Poll:
Do you think that God Tools should be accessed at any time rather than having a separate mode? See scio's post below for details.
Yes 66% [ 6 ]
No 33% [ 3 ]
Other (post) 0% [ 0 ]

US_of_Alaska wrote:

So, if each section was unlocked by a research we could have these researches:
- Godly Organism Manipulation
- Godly Planetary Manipulation
- Godly Society Manipulation
- Godly Creation
- Godly Destruction

So would these be in the tech tree or would they be their own separate development?

Brown Spotted Kiwi wrote:

US_of_Alaska wrote:

So, if each section was unlocked by a research we could have these researches:
- Godly Organism Manipulation
- Godly Planetary Manipulation
- Godly Society Manipulation
- Godly Creation
- Godly Destruction

So would these be in the tech tree or would they be their own separate development?

You've just given me great ideas.

What if God mode is really just a collection of extra tools for use in the other modes. They could simply just be "God tools" That you earn as your species progresses. This way there wouldn't be any fuddling around with a whole different game mode, you'd just have the tools at your disposal whenever you needed them.

~sciocont wrote:

You've just given me great ideas.

What if God mode is really just a collection of extra tools for use in the other modes. They could simply just be "God tools" That you earn as your species progresses. This way there wouldn't be any fuddling around with a whole different game mode, you'd just have the tools at your disposal whenever you needed them.

Actually, that kinda makes sense. As long as there was an easy way to access the God Tools Panel (probably through the menu), then it would be easier to have them selected for use through other modes. Although it may be strange going into the Planet Editor from Org Mode.

I'll add a poll asking what people think.

~sciocont wrote:

You've just given me great ideas.

What if God mode is really just a collection of extra tools for use in the other modes. They could simply just be "God tools" That you earn as your species progresses. This way there wouldn't be any fuddling around with a whole different game mode, you'd just have the tools at your disposal whenever you needed them.

Yes, I like this.




(By the way, I may be offline in a sec. HUGE FRIGGIN STORM about to hit. Likely to knock out power.)

US_of_Alaska wrote:

~sciocont wrote:

You've just given me great ideas.

What if God mode is really just a collection of extra tools for use in the other modes. They could simply just be "God tools" That you earn as your species progresses. This way there wouldn't be any fuddling around with a whole different game mode, you'd just have the tools at your disposal whenever you needed them.

Actually, that kinda makes sense. As long as there was an easy way to access the God Tools Panel (probably through the menu), then it would be easier to have them selected for use through other modes. Although it may be strange going into the Planet Editor from Org Mode.

I'll add a poll asking what people think.

I thought that would be struck down immediately... cool.
I think it's more... ergonomic to have god tools a your disposal in any mode. that way if you want to change something you don't have to back out of Org or Strategy mode to do it, you can pull up a panel of god tools and do it immediately.

Hey, who said no?

If we have God tools available through any mode, and no God Mode, then you are basically losing the God Mode camera. Okay, but hard to go another planet and make a volcano...

Maybe we could have the tools available in every mode, but bring back Machinima Mode!
That way you have the ability to easily view wherever you want, not necessary to use God Mode tools, but helpful, while implementing Machinima tools back to the game!

Wait, we trashed Observer mode!?

InvaderZim wrote:

Wait, we trashed Observer mode!?

Not that i'm aware of. It just doesn't have a forum. That can be fixed easily enough, though. Give me a minute.

~sciocont wrote:

Brown Spotted Kiwi wrote:

US_of_Alaska wrote:

So, if each section was unlocked by a research we could have these researches:
- Godly Organism Manipulation
- Godly Planetary Manipulation
- Godly Society Manipulation
- Godly Creation
- Godly Destruction

So would these be in the tech tree or would they be their own separate development?

You've just given me great ideas.

Me? Or US of A? If it was me.... Well that would be a first.

You, kiwi.

Some of you might remember the massive war with pro-god mode and anti-god mode people which I believe was on the Evolutions! forums. People were going on about how God Mode would ruin the gameplay for us, because everything would be mega-easy. I actually think that having god mode accessable in any mode(When it's unlocked) might do just that. It might get a tad boring and repetitive if you are constantly swapping between modes because of the loading, but having things just sitting there might be a bit hard for those with lesser wills. Just be careful with this decision, ok?
-Waap.

Waap wrote:

Some of you might remember the massive war with pro-god mode and anti-god mode people which I believe was on the Evolutions! forums. People were going on about how God Mode would ruin the gameplay for us, because everything would be mega-easy. I actually think that having god mode accessable in any mode(When it's unlocked) might do just that. It might get a tad boring and repetitive if you are constantly swapping between modes because of the loading, but having things just sitting there might be a bit hard for those with lesser wills. Just be careful with this decision, ok?
-Waap.

The idea behind it being unlockable is that at that stage there would not be much to do other than sandbox it.

True, but once you get God Mode, can't you access it in other games?
-Waap.

Waap wrote:

True, but once you get God Mode, can't you access it in other games?
-Waap.

Probably not if it's a tools menu... I guess we'll have to see what people think. I'll put a timer on this poll and start a new one once it finishes. Another three days ought to do it.

Waap wrote:

Some of you might remember the massive war with pro-god mode and anti-god mode people which I believe was on the Evolutions! forums. People were going on about how God Mode would ruin the gameplay for us, because everything would be mega-easy. I actually think that having god mode accessable in any mode(When it's unlocked) might do just that. It might get a tad boring and repetitive if you are constantly swapping between modes because of the loading, but having things just sitting there might be a bit hard for those with lesser wills. Just be careful with this decision, ok?
-Waap.

Loading? No :P. You are thinking in terms of spore too much. Background loading is our friend

US_of_Alaska wrote:

Waap wrote:

True, but once you get God Mode, can't you access it in other games?
-Waap.

Probably not if it's a tools menu... I guess we'll have to see what people think. I'll put a timer on this poll and start a new one once it finishes. Another three days ought to do it.

Good Idea. I'll think about what i want with this, it's an interesting question.

So once you get all the pieces, would you be able to go through a second game using god mode?

Yes, I agree. God-Mode tools should be researched and when you have all of them, you get God-Mode.

How about you only get God-Mode in other games if you research some kind of Ascension.

K, someone needs to update me. So were able to unlock God Mode at anytime now right? Unlike back in the day of those Evo arguments

YourBreakfast wrote:

K, someone needs to update me. So were able to unlock God Mode at anytime now right? Unlike back in the day of those Evo arguments

Once one of your saves has discovered all the God technologies, it is unlocked.

I don't know how I feel about getting to use god tools in any save... even if your godly race has accomplished ascension, you aren't playing as them if you're on another save. Why would you be able to summon your other save?

InvaderZim wrote:

I don't know how I feel about getting to use god tools in any save... even if your godly race has accomplished ascension, you aren't playing as them if you're on another save. Why would you be able to summon your other save?

My thoughts exactly. And i mean, you can go anywhere in the game universe and do anything to it that you want in your God Game. Why do you need to muck around with your non-god one anyways?

US_of_Alaska wrote:

InvaderZim wrote:

I don't know how I feel about getting to use god tools in any save... even if your godly race has accomplished ascension, you aren't playing as them if you're on another save. Why would you be able to summon your other save?

My thoughts exactly. And i mean, you can go anywhere in the game universe and do anything to it that you want in your God Game. Why do you need to muck around with your non-god one anyways?

I agree with this too. I don't like how all my others saves can be influenced by large progression in just one save.