Duringer And Her Praying Mantis

Watch Theresa Duringer of Maxis take us through all the cool stuff in the Creature Creator while creating a praying mantis.

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06.19.08

1 | Qix, 06.19.08 - 15:39

Nesting of the mandibles was a great little tip.

Also, i like the way you could rotate the wings (and other pieces) with the 2 rotate circles, rather than the aiming ball. A lot easier to work with in a 3d environment. Hopefully that is in the final game (or is it in the creature creator as an option and i missed it?).
2 | cogo, 06.19.08 - 15:56

It is in the Creature Creator, yes. Both the retail and free version.
3 | Qix, 06.20.08 - 17:36

hmm, wonder why i don’t get them then…
4 | Topheroo, 06.22.08 - 11:47

You have to hold the tab key to bring up the extra rotate circles.
5 | dan, 06.28.08 - 02:19

anyone know if changing the eye color is possible?
6 | gjedwards, 06.28.08 - 07:54

how do u take the mouth of and replace it with another mouth?
7 | cogo, 06.28.08 - 08:22

Just drag the mouth off into the inventory.