I have multiple saved games. One of them intends to eventually ally with the Grox. Another intends to wipe out all other empires. A third intends to control the galaxy via trade.
At some point, some of these games will run into each other and try to stomp each other out. I know that they can't destroy each other's homeworlds, but won't they still be able to take over the rest of their planets? Would I basically lose work in one file while I progress in another?
And how does this interact with creating a new game that happens to be inside an other-save antagonistic empire?
Best Answer
Yes.
Only if, while playing the other file, something happens to undo progress in the other. If you don't directly attack your existing save file empires, and they never get into any trouble of their own accord, they'll be fine.
On reaching Space, the new game will be in an area where many planets are already run by a large, antagonistic empire, similar to any NPC race, except that its homeworld is indestructible.
It's been a while since I played, but unless they've made some very sweeping changes (a quick skim of some other sites says they didn't), it's probably best to think of it like this: Spore only really has one save file. In that file, there's information about a huge amount of worlds, and more are generated on the fly as you explore. Some of those worlds have NPC races on them, some have races you control, and others are empty. But if you're not actively controlling a race, then that whole race behaves almost exactly the same as an NPC race, with the exception of their homeworld being immune to pretty much everything.
If you want to run multiple separate empires, without them getting in each others' way, you're probably best off trying to keep them each to their own arm of the Galaxy. If you plan on doing something incredibly wide-sweeping and drastic, like conquering literally every other empire, you may wish to install Spore on another computer if possible, or else do one thing at a time.