Spore Patch Problem

[0makol16]

Hi, I just got Spore and every time I start it up it says there is a new patch and when it is finally done it says to re-install Spore. So I did and it still wants to download the patch and re-install the game. Anyone know what to do? I know EA customer service won't help, they never really help.

[Tallest Skil]

Did you at least try them? Did you try the official Spore forum where end-users have found an effective solution?

[0makol16]

YEs, I did call EA and got no help, they told me to do what I already did. And I checked the forums, people there are no help. Also I'm experiencing audio problems, there is no audio (yes I did try to unmute).

[gavriels]

There are three patches out for Spore. They have to be installed individually, so if you're starting from the disk, you'll see three 'There's a patch available' messages in a row, followed by a patch each time.

I would delete the game, reinstall it from the disk, then just click 'OK' through the various patches. Note that the patches take a long time to run (about as long as the initial install), and that the first patch does not provide a great progress indicator; during patching of some of the big files it will just sit there for a long time. Don't force quit it half way through! That will lead to the audio issue you're describing, since the audio file is the big one that takes a long time to patch.