Introduction | |||||||||||
This page is a collection of Cold resources I've scraped together from various places. If you see a file hosted locally that you don't want to be hosted locally, please contact me. If you have additional resources, please send them to me! My e-mail address is: lisdude@lisdude.com
Last Updated: 8-24-17 | |||||||||||
Server | Cores | Documentation | Code | Links | Mailing List Archives |
Server | ||
Genesis | The Genesis server. The most recent incaranation, to my knowledge. | Local Copy |
nrhtr Genesis Fork | A fork of the Genesis server with some code cleanup. | Local Copy |
Core Databases | ||
ColdCore | The 'official' core database. [Local copy is ColdCore 3.1] | Local Copy |
MinimalCore | A minimum foundation ($root, $sys, ColdCore general libraries, network daemon) for creating a new database from scratch. This is the 'official' minimal database. [Version 4.0] (Readme) | |
SmallCore | Another minimal ColdC database. It contains a programmers port, basic network object, and some programming commands. (Readme) | Local Copy |
NetStart | An extremely minimal database consisting of enough networking code to accept a single connection. (Textdump) (Readme) | Local Copy |
XidusCore | An alternative core (last released beta) featuring: Networking/login, template-based parsing system, coding commands, and basic building commands. (Readme) | Local Copy |
ColdHell | A VR database expanded off Cold Paradigm originally written by Michael Mudge. ColdHell has added RPG/Hack and Slash features. | Local Copy |
ColdWeb | A very basic web server supporting HTTP/1.0. (Readme) | |
AbsoluteZero | An abandoned core that added help, pronoun substitution, and 'other things' to World-0.6. This is an archived database and likely not suitable as a modern starting point. | |
FrozenApples | A database that added a rewritten I/O object system, rewritten @d, and some cleanup to World-0.6. This is an archived database and likely not suitable as a modern starting point. | |
World-0.6 (Glacier) | The database released with the pre-Genesis server, serving as the foundation for modern cores. This is an archived database and likely not suitable as a modern starting point. | |
FTP Archive | An unorganized listing of databases scraped from various old FTP archives. |
Documentation | ||
Help System Dump | A dump of the help system made in 2017 from ColdCore v3.1 | |
New Admin Guide | A very basic guide to administering a ColdCore database. | |
ColdCore Frequency Asked Questions | Frequency asked questions about ColdCore, circa 1997. | |
ColdMUD Frequency Asked Questions | Frequency asked questions about ColdMUD. | |
A Novice's Guide to ColdCore Programming | A series of tutorials on programming and building in ColdCore, circa 1997. | |
Xidus Notes | Some reference material written by Xidus. | Local Copy |
Website Archive | An archive of the website. [Local copy cloned 8-22-17] | Local Copy |
ColdMUD Quick Reference | A reference document giving examples of various function usages. | |
MOO vs Cold | A comparison of the performance of the LambdaMOO server vs Genesis. | |
MOO vs Cold (2017) | The same comparison updated in 2017 for the most recent versions of the MOO and Genesis servers. | |
Cold MUD Database | A brief technical overview of the Cold Mud database. |
Code Snippets | ||
Securing Remote Commands | Remove the ability to reference any object from any location. |
Links | ||
the-cold-dark GitHub | The most recent Cold / Genesis GitHub activity. | N/A |
The ColdC Project | The original ColdC website. | N/A |
The Cold Project | The website for Cold as a whole (driver and database). | N/A |
The Cold Dark | "The" live Genesis server. | N/A |
Mailing List Archives | ||
ColdStuff #1 | ColdStuff mailing list from 1998-2001. | |
ColdStuff #2 | ColdStuff mailing list from 2001-2003. | |
ColdStuff Archive | 1993-2001. Seems to differ from the other coldstuff lists. | 7zip Archive |
cold-announce | 1998-2001 | |
coldcore | 1998-2001 | |
genesis | 1998-2000 |