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*'''Web address''': http://www.probetech.co.uk/cobdata/
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*'''Web address''': www.probetech.co.uk/cobdata (down; [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502121456/http://www.probetech.co.uk/cobdata/ archive])
 
*'''Webmaster''': [[Nutter]]
 
*'''Webmaster''': [[Nutter]]
*'''Contributors/Staff''': [[TazzMann]]?
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*'''Ran from''': 2 February 2002 <br>
*'''Ran from/to dates''': 2 February 2002 - 21 June 2004 (last update)
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==Summary of Content==
 
==Summary of Content==
Similar to [[Where's The COB|Where's The COB?]] - indeed, this website started soon after its demise - this site has one crucial difference; it has ''downloads'' for most of its [[COB]]s.
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Similar in scope to [[TazzMann's CREATUREs UNIVERSE]], [[COBbled Together]] and other archives, the website contains around 550 files for download, mainly [[COB]]s but some utilities as well.  Only [[C1]] [[COB]]s are provided, categorized by type (ie., [[food]], [[herb]]s, [[vendor]]s, etc.).
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==History Of Website==
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The site was created shortly after the demise of [[Where's The COB]], at a time when many sites were being abandoned or disappearing, and third party [[COB]]s were being lost.  The original CObfinder General was set up just as a mirror in case any of the major cob archive sites should go offline.  As such, there were no graphics on the site; it was just a place where you could try to find an existing COB if you couldn't find it anywhere else.
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Nutter originally provided a cobdata file which kept track of which [[class number]]s were in use by which COB, to help prevent in-game conflicts.  This file has not been updated for many years and there are no plans to republish it. There is a much-expanded graphical form of this information presented with COB downloads by GirlySatan at [[GirlySatan's Creatures Webpage]].
  
Unfortunately it has another crucial difference: it only covers [[C1]] COBs. Still, it is probably the best resource for these right now, containing 399 files, which are categorized by type (ie., food, herbs, vendors, etc).
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 19 February 2015

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  • Web address: www.probetech.co.uk/cobdata (down; archive)
  • Webmaster: Nutter
  • Ran from: 2 February 2002


Summary of Content[edit]

Similar in scope to TazzMann's CREATUREs UNIVERSE, COBbled Together and other archives, the website contains around 550 files for download, mainly COBs but some utilities as well. Only C1 COBs are provided, categorized by type (ie., food, herbs, vendors, etc.).

History Of Website[edit]

The site was created shortly after the demise of Where's The COB, at a time when many sites were being abandoned or disappearing, and third party COBs were being lost. The original CObfinder General was set up just as a mirror in case any of the major cob archive sites should go offline. As such, there were no graphics on the site; it was just a place where you could try to find an existing COB if you couldn't find it anywhere else.

Nutter originally provided a cobdata file which kept track of which class numbers were in use by which COB, to help prevent in-game conflicts. This file has not been updated for many years and there are no plans to republish it. There is a much-expanded graphical form of this information presented with COB downloads by GirlySatan at GirlySatan's Creatures Webpage.