Product Guide
COTW Save Analyzer Desktop Documentation
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COTW Save Analyzer Desktop Documentation
This documentation applies only to the Windows Portable desktop app. It supports readers researching “the hunter call of the wild cheats,” but does not provide cheats or modify game data; it only analyzes local save files in read-only mode:
COTW-Save-Analyzer-<version>-Portable.exe
The desktop app does not require Node.js. You do not need to run a batch file, and you should not open the web files in the project directly.
Usage boundaries
- The app analyzes local theHunter: Call of the Wild save files in read-only mode.
- Save files are not uploaded to the licensing service, and the app does not modify game files.
- Spawn zones and need zones on the map are areas associated with active units, not animals' real-time coordinates.
- Trophy, rare-fur, and Great One results are analysis aids. Always rely on the in-game harvest screen for the final result.
Documentation Contents
Getting Started
Map and Animal Analysis
- Map Console Basics
- Animal Filters and Individual Records
- Locate Spawn Zones and Need Zones
- Population Distribution and Population Changes
Profile and Harvests
Settings and Troubleshooting
Recommended Reading Order
First-time Setup
Start the Portable EXE
→ Activate the device
→ Select a save
→ Refresh manually
→ Open the map and select a reserve and species
Read these pages in order:
Find an Animal's Activity Area
Select a reserve
→ Select a species
→ Filter animals
→ Open an individual record
→ View the spawn zone
→ Check need zones and the schedule
Read these pages in order:
Review Hunting and Collection Progress
Open Harvests
→ Filter harvest records
→ View the Species Codex
→ View the Fur Codex
Read Harvest Records, Species Codex, and Fur Codex.
Desktop Interface Areas
| Area | Function |
|---|---|
| Save source at the top left | View or switch the current save directory |
| Map at the top | Animal populations, map areas, and population analysis |
| Profile at the top | Hunter, dog, weapon, and exploration data |
| Harvests at the top | Harvest records, Species Codex, and Fur Codex |
| Refresh button at the top | Reread the save immediately |
| Monitoring switch at the top | Quickly start or stop scheduled refreshes |
| Question-mark button | View explanations of interface icons |
| Three-dot button | Language, font size, refresh interval, mapping, and version information |
Data Source Quick Reference
| Interface content | Data source |
|---|---|
| Animal records | Local animal_population_<number> saves |
| Need zones discovered in the save | Local found_need_zones_adf |
| Full DECA need-zone and spawn-zone data | Streamlined DECA snapshot bundled with the desktop app |
| Profile, dog, and progress | Local player, dog, statistics, mission, and world-state saves |
| Harvest records | Local harvest, trophy, and saved-harvest records |
| Fixed map landmarks | Public game resources bundled with the app |
| Player-deployed structures | Local worlditemsdata_adf |
| Name, fur, and trophy rules | Current mapping package |