GA crashes on start

Unread post #1 by **cla255** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:31 pm

Whenever i try to start GA, it instantly crashes and comes up with "Spore: Galactic Adventures has stopped working". I think the issue is a missing .package file for the game. I have tried reinstalling the game twice but it didn't work either time. Also I use a Windows 10 PC on origin for spore.
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Website · Unread post #2 by **TheUltraCube6723** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:32 pm

Go to C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming, and delete the Spore folder, it contains all your evolution data, so make sure to back that up if needed. Once deleted. Reinstall Spore again in this order: Spore > Spore Creepy and Cute (if you have it) > Spore Galactic Adventures > Patch 5.1 > Bot Parts Expansion Pack (if you have it)

On what platform do you have Spore installed, if you have it installed on disc, I heavily advise you to redeem your CD code in Steam or Origin, and then install Spore there.

Unread post #3 by **cla255** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:15 pm

Thanks, I will see if this works, and i use origin for spore because i like to mod it. i moved all my mods into another folder so i can find them easily for when i do this.

Unread post #4 by **cla255** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:26 pm

I don't think it worked. I still get the same message when I start GA. I might have done it wrong though. I don't know.

Website · Unread post #5 by **TheUltraCube6723** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:06 am

I'm sorry, but again, backup your spore folder and delete it, and then reinstall Spore again in the aforementioned order. Do not install any mods after that! If it still crashes.... I'm clueless.

All mods must go to the Data folder for Spore Galactic Adventures. Not the entire .zip files, but the .package files inside, if there are .txt files, read them, as they might be tutorials. If your download is just a .package file, just place it into the Data folder for Spore GA.

Unread post #6 by **cla255** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:05 pm

Well. Didn't work, so I guess that I can't play anymore GA. That's okay though, even though it was one of my favourite games, I have a million other games to play.

Unread post #7 by **rob55rod** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:07 pm

When you reinstalled, did you Launch Core Spore once before installing any patches, DLCs, or mods?

Website · Unread post #8 by **TheUltraCube6723** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:24 am

rob55rod wrote:When you reinstalled, did you Launch Core Spore once before installing any patches, DLCs, or mods?

Heh, I never do that when installing Spore, yet Spore runs just fine. Just a small detail.

Unread post #9 by **rob55rod** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:57 am

TheUltraCube6723 wrote:
rob55rod wrote:When you reinstalled, did you Launch Core Spore once before installing any patches, DLCs, or mods?

Heh, I never do that when installing Spore, yet Spore runs just fine. Just a small detail.

Yeah, some need to, most don't...it's weird, but sometimes weird solutions work.

Unread post **#10** by **cla255** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 1:11 pm

Oh, I can't start core spore at all no idea why, and GA worked just fine when i had to reinstall it without starting Core Spore before it didn't work.

Website · Unread post **#11** by **TheUltraCube6723** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:46 am

Again, delete the Spore folder in %Appdata%/Roaming, whitelist it in any antivirus software. And then reinstall the game.

Unread post **#12** by **cla255** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:31 pm

yeah, ive did that already, actually 3 times, it doesnt work.

Website · Unread post **#13** by **TheUltraCube6723** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:28 am

cla255 wrote:yeah, ive did that already, actually 3 times, it doesnt work.

Try moving your registration keys over to another platform. IE: Origin.

Fully wipe your Spore folder too.

Unread post **#14** by **cla255** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:09 pm

I had tried wiping my spore folder after i had done what you said. I had moved my 3 spore games over to origin from steam previously to mod spore, and i don't want to go through the crap i had to go through just to move them back to origin after trying them on steam and them still not working.

Unread post **#15** by **cla255** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:11 pm

Okay this isn't working. I'm gonna try to contact EA, and if they can't fix it, nobody can.

Unread post **#16** by **rob55rod** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:58 am

cla255 wrote:Okay this isn't working. I'm gonna try to contact EA, and if they can't fix it, nobody can.

Wrong - if they can't fix it, a Virtual Machine still might be able to.

Unread post **#17** by **cla255** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:47 am

Its been a dang while since I've been here, and EA couldn't fix it, however my stuff all works on the steam version, mods and all.

YouTube · Unread post **#18** by **RiskTaker** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:45 am

As of recent I've had the same problem except at first there was an error message saying that it couldn't find a certain dll but i did action before i could screen shot the error message(i replaced the GA .cfg files with the core spore .cfg files)it starts up then stops responding

Unread post **#19** by **rob55rod** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 4:22 pm

RiskTaker wrote:As of recent I've had the same problem except at first there was an error message saying that it couldn't find a certain dll but i did action before i could screen shot the error message(i replaced the GA .cfg files with the core spore .cfg files)it starts up then stops responding

I may know what the problem is, but I'd need to see the initial error to be sure, which I suspect would require you to revert those changes to the GA files.

YouTube · Unread post **#20** by **RiskTaker** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 5:40 am

problem is i didn't back them up. . .

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