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[http://www.fileplanet.com FilePlanet] is no longer hosting new content, and "is in the process of being archived [by IGN]."
[http://www.fileplanet.com FilePlanet] is no longer hosting new content, and "is in the process of being archived [by IGN]."


FilePlanet hosts approx. 220,000 download pages of game-related material (demos, patches, mods, promo stuff, etc.), which needs to be archived.  Not all pages contain files, so the file count is less; however, given the media-heavy content, it's still a sizable collection.  We'll want all the arms we can for this one, since it gets harder the farther the archiving goes (files are numbered chronologically, and Skyrim mods are bigger than Doom ones).
FilePlanet hosts 87,190 download pages of game-related material (demos, patches, mods, promo stuff, etc.), which needs to be archived.  These tend to be larger files, ranging from 10MB patches to 3GB clients.  We'll want all the arms we can for this one, since it gets harder the farther the archiving goes (files are numbered chronologically, and Skyrim mods are bigger than Doom ones).


To help: Download and run [https://github.com/SpiritQuaddicted/fileplanet-file-download/blob/master/download_pages_and_files_from_fileplanet.sh Schbird's script].  This grabs the files and the source page, for its metadata.  You'll need to know what the start and stop parameters are - get those numbers from Schbird in IRC.
To help: Download and run [https://github.com/SpiritQuaddicted/fileplanet-file-download/blob/master/download_pages_and_files_from_fileplanet.sh Schbird's script].  This grabs the files and the source page, for its metadata.  You'll need to know what the start and stop parameters are - get those numbers from Schbird in IRC.


There doesn't seem to be much else on the site other than the files; if you're aware of anything the script is overlooking, let us know.
There doesn't seem to be much else on the site other than the files; if you're aware of anything the script is overlooking, let us know.

Revision as of 20:31, 7 May 2012

FilePlanet
Fileplanet logo
Website host of game content, 1996-2012
Website host of game content, 1996-2012
URL http://www.fileplanet.com
Status Closing
Archiving status Not saved yet
Archiving type Unknown
IRC channel #archiveteam-bs (on hackint)

FilePlanet is no longer hosting new content, and "is in the process of being archived [by IGN]."

FilePlanet hosts 87,190 download pages of game-related material (demos, patches, mods, promo stuff, etc.), which needs to be archived. These tend to be larger files, ranging from 10MB patches to 3GB clients. We'll want all the arms we can for this one, since it gets harder the farther the archiving goes (files are numbered chronologically, and Skyrim mods are bigger than Doom ones).

To help: Download and run Schbird's script. This grabs the files and the source page, for its metadata. You'll need to know what the start and stop parameters are - get those numbers from Schbird in IRC.

There doesn't seem to be much else on the site other than the files; if you're aware of anything the script is overlooking, let us know.