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Welcome to CowSim Wiki! This is a wiki of both the game CowSim: A Dairy Odyssey, and how to use it. Try playing CowSim before reading this wiki, or don't and see if you can figure things out all on your own. Note: This game is not a company and does not possess any trademarks.

Using this Wiki (READ THIS!)

Most of the instructions on how to open the game are on this page. Hover over the buttons to see which button is the "Save game" button, which is "Sell milk", etc.

Downloading the Game

As a .jar

Go to the latest release and download CowSim.jar. Open that and you're good to go!

As a Mac OS X application

Go to the latest release and download CowSim.tar.gz. Uncompress that and it will create a CowSim.app, or CowSim MacOS X application. Then open the application, and you're good to go!

Launching the Game

To start the game, open CowSim.jar or the CowSim app (see Downloading the Game for how to get that file).

Updating the Game

If a shiny new update is available, a dialog will show when you launch the game asking if you want to update the game. Click "Yes", and a CowSim.jar file will download to your default browser's selected Downloads Folder.

Saving/Closing the Game

Click the "Save game" button to save the game and return to the title screen. You have the option to save the game and return to the title screen by clicking "YES". You also have the option to lose the progress you have achieved, and only return to the title screen by clicking "NO".
You can also click the window's "X". Then the game will close entirely, without saving.

Creating a Game

From Scratch

To create a new game, launch the .jar and click "New game".

Importing a Text Address

Start the game and click "Import game from game address". Then input the address.

Importing a .cowsim File

Start the game and click "Import game from file". Then select the .cowsim file to import.