Download the Launcher
You can download the launcher from one of the following links:
These links are for the latest MultiMC-based launcher. To set it up on your computer,
unzip the "SkycowMC" folder from the .zip file and place it somewhere you can access it.
If the launcher is updated after you set it up, it will tell you that a new version is
available on startup and allow you to automatically download it.
On Linux, unzip the "skycowmc" folder from the .zip file and move the skycowmc.desktop
file to .local/share/applications in your home directory. Then move the remaining files
to /usr/local/bin. This is for Debian-based distros, and one of these days Admin should
get around to making a .deb package that does this stuff for you.
Just like normal Minecraft, you will need to have a (preferably up to date) copy of Java
installed on your machine. Recent versions of Minecraft (1.18 and later) require Java 23 or
later. You can download Java 23 for Windows from Skycow.US at this link, or get versions
for various OSes from Oracle's website.
For more info on setting up Skycow.US Minecraft, including instructions for installing mods
and a server list, read the wiki article here.