How to make a spiked sphere? I know how to make it manually with cone rotation around the sphere. but maybe there's much simpler solution or addon that has that option, preferably not very high poly solution.

Also if possible I would like the spikes not to be very pointy if that makes any sense

Here is what I kinda have in mind



Thanks
If you want to model it as a one mesh you may achieve it beveling the Ico Sphere.


Add the Ico Sphere (Shift+A-->Ico Sphere) with the 3 subdivisions.


In Edit Mode (with edge selection type) select the whole mesh (A), press Ctrl+B, then V to bevel the vertices only. With a cursor placed in the middle of the mesh and a pivot center type set to 3D Cursor extrude selected elements and then scale them (E,S). Next change the pivot center type to Individual Origins and scale all tips with S.


Give the object the Subsurf Modifier. Select the edge loop at the bottom of the spike, click Select-->Select Similiar-->Face Angles. Then press Shift+E to crease them.