/sporeget

A utility for retrieving API links corresponding to published Spore creations and saving them into .warc files.

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Sporeget v0.1-20231104

sporeget is a utility for retrieving API links corresponding to published Spore creations and saving them into .warc files with ArchiveTeam's wget-lua.

IMPORTANT! This tool is NOT associated with ArchiveTeam and should be used only for selective saves to private archives. You must turn off all proxies/VPN services before you launch the container and do not turn any of them on until you stop it.

This is an unofficial program which is not associated with Maxis or Electronic Arts.

How to use

You must use the latest version of Docker, which is available for download from the official site: https://www.docker.com.

  1. Build the sporeget image:

    cd sporeget
docker build -t spore-community/sporeget .

    This may take a while, up to 20 minutes.

  2. Create your container:

    docker run -it --rm -v "*path/to/use*:/app/saves" spore-community/sporeget

    ! Replace *path/to/use* with the actual path you intend to use for the archives.

    Example:

    • for Windows: E:\my archive\spore
    • for Linux: /mnt/e/my archive/spore

  3. Save!

    Sporeget must be launched at least with two arguments: a command and an argument for it.

    sporeget *command* *argument*
    Command Argument Example
    asset Creation ID asset 501084354392
    user Username user 0KepOnline
    feed Sporecast ID feed 500007341612

    There are also options you can use:

    Option Description
    --adv Return links to all the assets used in adventures.
    --static-only Return only links to files.
    --thumb-only Return only links to importable 128x128 PNGs.
    --disable-comments-pagination Return only the first comments page (max. 500), faster.
    --exclude-myspore Exclude MySpore (HTML) pages from the list. Makes sense only for user command.
    --exclude-pollinator Exclude Pollinator (in-game asset downloading) endpoints from the list.
    --exclude-quad-images Exclude additional image links for the creations.

  4. Stop a container.

    exit

    Your container will be automatically deleted.