About Cow Cow
From Factorio Mod PortalCows are introduced as a livestock resource. These cows typically require specific feed, such as crops, grass, or other biomass. In return, they can produce various resources, such as milk (which can be used for food production or bioscience research), leather (used for crafting more advanced equipment or buildings), and even biofuel (as a sustainable energy source). The addition of cows introduces a new production chain to the game, requiring players to manage herd health and breeding to ensure
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I warmly welcome other Mod authors to expand and create based on this Livestock Cow Mod, enriching the world of Factorio together. This Mod aims to provide a basic livestock framework, such as core mechanisms for cow breeding, feeding, and product generation, and provides clear APIs and data structures to facilitate interaction and modification by other Mods. For example, other Mods can:
- Add new cow breeds: Introduce special cow breeds with different products and needs, such as dairy cows with higher milk production, beef cattle with higher meat production, or mutant cows that can produce special materials.
- Expand the feed system: Add new crops, feed processing methods, or introduce more complex feed formulas to make livestock farming more challenging and interesting.
- Integrate with other Mods: Integrate cow products with the production lines of other Mods, such as using milk to make special potions or using leather to craft more advanced equipment.
- Add new buildings and equipment: Design buildings and equipment specifically for cow breeding, product collection, and processing, such as automatic feeders, milking machines, slaughterhouses, etc.
I believe that through the joint efforts of the community, more interesting and innovative content can be created, making Factorio's livestock industry more colorful. I encourage Mod authors to actively share their work and exchange ideas and suggestions with me.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Built for Factorio 2.1.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Cow Cow on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2.0.0, released 2026-07-13
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.0 | 2026-07-13 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.6 | 2024-12-26 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.5 | 2024-12-26 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.4 | 2024-12-26 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.3 | 2024-12-23 | 2.0 | n/a |
| 1.0.2 | 2024-12-20 | 2.0 | n/a |
Run Cow Cow on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Cow Cow as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 2.1
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
- ✓Authorplexpt, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
