A fan of Destiny 2 has managed to bring the fiercesome Dread faction to life within the whimsical universe of the life-simulation game Spore, showcasing an impressive blend of creativity and attention to detail. Utilizing Spore‘s creature creator, the fan meticulously recreated the menacing foes from the Destiny 2 universe, earning admiration from the gaming community for their skill.
Spore, released by the game studio Maxis in 2008, offers players the chance to guide a species from its nascent stages in a primordial soup to an advanced spacefaring civilization. Despite mixed reviews over the years, the game remains beloved for its expansive scope and the freedom it grants players to express themselves creatively. This dedication to creativity is exemplified by players like Moisted-Akka, who leveraged the creature creator’s array of customizable parts to accurately depict the Dread units, including unique characters such as raid bosses.
Destiny 2 Dread Faction Enters Spore Thanks to A Fan’s Effort
On the Destiny 2 subreddit, user Moisted-Akka amazed the community by showcasing their meticulous recreations of key Dread units using Spore. Among the intricate designs were the Dread Attendant, Dread Grim, Tormenter, Dread Husk, Stasis-wielding Dread Omen, and both the Strand-utilizing Dread Weaver and Harbinger. Each unit demonstrated significant attention to detail, capturing the essence of these characters from The Final Shape.
Moisted-Akka didn’t stop at the standard units. They went on to recreate notable bosses like Rhulk from The Witch Queen‘s Vow of the Disciple raid, Nezarec from Lightfall‘s Root of Nightmares raid, and even The Witness. The effort put into The Witness was particularly notable, as it included multiple forms of the villain—from the “resting” pose with hands clasped, to the formidable multi-armed version seen in the Salvation’s Edge final encounter.
The community’s reaction to Moisted-Akka’s work was overwhelmingly positive. Many praised the choice of Spore as the medium, with some fans expressing feelings of nostalgia upon seeing the game resurface over fifteen years after its release. The connection between Spore‘s concept of evolving a society into a spacefaring civilization and the Dread faction’s twisted journey under The Witness added a poetic layer to the fan project.
Now, the sinister forces of The Witness and its disciples are primed to bring dread to an entirely new cosmos.
Destiny 2
- System
- Google, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
- Platform(s)
- PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia
- Released
- August 28, 2017
- Developer(s)
- Bungie
- Publisher(s)
- Bungie
- ESRB
- T For TEEN for Blood, Language, and Violence
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
- PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
