The store lists seven distinct categories of downloadable items, plus a few extra categories like Latest and Most Downloaded. Mods are listed directly on the title screen menu, so they're easy to find. Now that the game is here, the hype looks to have been for naught – at least on consoles. Mod support was touted as a major feature of Farming Simulator 17 prior to its release, especially during the time that mods for the PlayStation 4 version of Fallout 4 were looking rocky. The music is nothing special, but it makes for a more varied experience than listening to the sound of nature for hours on end. Foliage is slightly more detailed, and lighting has gotten better too.Īs for sound, Giants has added two in-game radio stations that players can toggle while driving vehicles (and optionally, on foot too). Still, '17 does seem to have improved mip mapping, so textures retain detail at a higher distance than in '15.

The textures in '17 are well below standards for the console, which is a real shame. Comparing ground textures between '15 and '17 on Xbox One, I detect only a marginal improvement in quality. And it does, but not as much as you might expect.įarming Simulator 15 was not an attractive game. Porting strictly from PC to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 should theoretically allow the developers to achieve better graphics than in 15. Unlike Farming Simulator 15, this game is not hampered by the need for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ports. You use a claw-game like crane to load stuff onto the train and then head to the nearest sale point. You don't have to buy them or pay maintenance fees, and you can jump directly into them from anywhere on the map.Ĭruising around in trains and taking in the scenery is enjoyable on its own, but they're also a great way to transport grain and wood for sale. Players have access to several trains on each map. Trainsĭrivable trains add a fun new element to the game. Once you've completed all of a farmer's missions, he'll sell the field for a much lower price than if you'd chosen to buy it outright. These missions are a great way to earn money. That stands in '17, but the developers added a welcome dose of structure with the new mission system.Įach buyable plot of land is owned by a farmer who offers to pay you for completing missions.

The overall goal in Farming Simulator has always been to buy all the fields on the map and grow your farm as large as possible. But in games like this, targeting a global audience, developers need to consider players of other races as well as their own. Giants Software is located in Switzerland, a mostly white country. You can't change their skin color, but you can select the color of their shirts. The two characters you can choose from, one per gender, are both white. However, the game still has room for more diversity. It's definitely a step in the right direction. This could make the game more inviting to new audiences. Whether you create a lush vineyard or an olive orchard in the Mediterranean south of France, a vast farmland full of wheat, corn, potatoes and cotton in the US-Midwest or a lively animal farm in the hilly landscape of the European Alpine region: More than 400 machines and tools from over 100 real agricultural brands like Case IH, CLAAS, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra and many more are available for your farm.įarming Simulator 22 brings a multitude of new gameplay features and offers more content and player freedom than ever before, including new ground working features like mulching or stone picking, an improved build-mode adding greenhouses and beehives, as well as a new character creator to bring your own, individual farmer to life.Ī large variety of free community-created modifications, officially tested by the developer GIANTS Software, will extend your farming experience many times over.For the first time in the series, we can choose to play as either a male or female farmer. Creatively build your own farm and extend your farming operations with production chains - forming an agricultural empire! Even run your farm together with friends and enjoy crossplatform multiplayer together. Take on the role of a modern farmer! Agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry offer a huge variety of farming activities while you face the challenges of the four seasons, especially when winter sets in.

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