April 2019
I've spent about 3 hours on the forums, haven't found a solution for this exact glitch. Attached picture is an example of what the graphics are doing. The buttons distort, objects become complex polygons that have no resemblance to the original, and even creatures and scenery glitches out like this. I don't know what to do at this point. I have moderate computer knowledge (simple commandline, batchfiles, etc, no actual coding) and am hoping someone will recognize this glitch and have a solution. If you need more info, please let me know what you need.
April 2019
Hi @NexMortifer
The problem is the graphics setting.
Go to Spore and optimize your graphics under Settings. Play this game in a smaller screen resolution. Spore does not support the latest screen resolutions.
Delete your graphic cache, read the instruction into FAQ