Frequently Asked Questions

This entry collects common questions that may arise when you are not yet familiar with the game.

If this entry does not answer your question, you can refer to the Troubleshooting entry.

If you believe that none of the entries can resolve your issue and decide to seek help through channels such as the Steam Discussions or official community groups.

Q1：Where can I play this game?

Q2：What is this game about?

A2：It allows you to develop a small VPet that stays with you while you use your computer.

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Q3：Is this game safe?

A3：If you have concerns about the game’s security, you can review its source code on GitHub:

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Q4：How do I play this game?

A4：Refer toGame Tutorialentry.

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Q5：The animation frame rate feels a bit low. Is this normal?

A5：The animations in this game are frame-based animations. If you notice this behavior across all animations, it is normal. Support for Live2D (L2D) animations will be added in future updates.

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Q6：Do I have to launch the game from Steam?

A6：The game can run independently of Steam. You can open the local game folder and launch VPet-Simulator.Windows.exe directly.

You can also download the source codefrom GitHub and compile it yourself.

Q7：Where are the local files located?

A7：In the Steam game library, right-click the game, select Manage, then choose Browse local files.

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Q8：Does the VPet have voice output?

A8：No. If you want the VPet to read text aloud when speaking, you can subscribe to the official MOD “EdgeTTS” from the Steam Workshop.

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Q9：The game does not uninstall cleanly. Why does Steam keep prompting me to install it every time I start Steam?

A9：The game’s auto-start feature works by creating a shortcut in the system Startup folder. If the option “Start on boot” was not unchecked before uninstalling, the shortcut will remain, causing Steam to continue prompting you.

Press Win + R, enter shell:startup, and delete the “VPET_Simulator” shortcut.

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Q10：The VPet keeps moving around while I’m gaming. What should I do?

A10：You can find VPet Simulator in the tray icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen. Right-click the tray icon and uncheck the Always on Top option.

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Q1：How do I drag the VPet?

A1：Long-press the VPet for a short period to pick it up and drag it. The required long-press duration can be adjusted in Settings.

Note that long-pressing does not work on every area. MODs may affect which areas can trigger the drag action.

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Q1：How do I develop a VPet?

A1：Refer to theDevelopmententry.

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Q2：Can a VPet die?

A2：不会，放心养。

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Q3：我的桌宠生病了，要花钱吃药，但花钱吃药之后没钱买东西吃，导致又生病了。最后我的桌宠既没钱，又生病怎么办？

A3：发生这种情况一般是你的等级不高，且没有进行养成互动导致的。参见养成条目以了解如何解决该问题。

简单来说，多学习，多工作，在金钱较少的时期不要放养（即让桌宠闲置）。

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Q4：经验值是负的？

A4：有的物品会减少经验值。

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Q5：我的小标丢失了，还可以回来吗？

A5：读取先前存档，具体操作参见设置条目中的系统-从备份中还原。

如果最旧的存档都没有小标，可以考虑重新开始。

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Q6：如何避免失去小标？

A6：如果你订阅了不符合游戏数值设计的MOD，进行购买/工作等行动时，游戏会提示相关问题：

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此时不要点“是”，否则会丢失小标。

打开了“自动计算合理价格”，游戏将会自动优化不合理的数值，一般来说玩家不必担心此问题。

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Q7：丢掉小标影响成就吗？

A7：不影响。

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Q8：小标有什么用？

A8：体现你对这个游戏的耐心和热爱，代表你的存档数据可以参与排名统计。

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Q9：升级有什么用？

A9：解锁更高倍率的工作/学习，收益更高。

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Q10：倍率条怎么拖不动？

A10：倍率的解锁需要达到对应的等级，具体计算方式参见养成部分。

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Q11：项目收益和等级有关吗？

A11：在1.10版本中，无论等级多少，项目收益只和选择的项目及其倍率有关。

即同一个项目的同一个倍率，收益相同，与等级无关。

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Q1：怎么安装MOD？

A1：在该游戏的创意工坊可以订阅MOD，你也可以将MOD移动到本地根目录中的MOD文件夹内。

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Q2：MOD标红/提示旧版本？

A2：参见设置条目中管理界面部分。