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Farming Simulator 22 patch 1.8.1 is live

October 28, 2022

It is getting close to the next big DLC update for Farming Simulator 22, which means it is also time for a new patch for the game.

This time the patch is almost entirely about “under the hood” stuff, but hey, that’s important too. So without further ado, here’s the changelog:

Bugfixes & Changes

  • Performance improvements
  • Improved AI “Drive To” behavior
  • Various crash fixes
  • Fixed large save games on Xbox
  • Fixed Fanatec wheels support on PS5
  • Improved fadeout of 3D sounds
  • Fixed animation of crane joysticks in cabin while not using easy arm control
  • Fixed issues with mounting heavy vehicles via tension belts
  • Fixed train slightly moving with automatic motor start turned off
  • Fixed farm.xml file sizes on public dedi servers
  • Fixed issues with AI driving into water
  • Fixed unloading arm control on sugar beet harvesters
  • Fixed dashboard display on MF 3707 AL
  • Fixed AI turning with Einböck PNEUMATICSTAR-PRO
  • Fixed Valtra A115 HI-TECH 4 config price
  • Improved transmission setup on Landini REX 4
  • Improved MAN TGX 26.640 stability
  • Fixed indoor camera rotation on Schäffer 23E
  • Fixed connection hoses and schema overlay on JCB 541-70
  • Fixed hydraulic hoses of Krampe SKS backdoor
  • Various visual fixes on Valtra A/N/Q/T Series
  • Improved ingame help text

New additions

  • Added Intel XeSS support
  • Added option to define variable lengths for wood harvester cutting and option to toggle between them in both directions
  • Added option to toggle between automatic and manual cutting for wood harvesters
  • Max. tree cut diameter is now shown in the shop for wood harvesters
  • Added header tilt feature for wood harvesters
  • Added farmland ID to map overview
  • Tree sapling type on pallets is now shown in the info box
  • Added placeable position and rotation snapping in construction mode

Modding

  • Added #class attribute to specify unload trigger class for unloading station
  • Added #class attribute to specify load trigger class for loading station 
  • Added map and modDesc helpline support 
  • Added option for filltype spawnplaces
  • Added object change support for single tension belts
  • Added timeHours and timeMinutes dashboard type in enterable to create analog clocks

New Additions

  • New fertilizer and herbicide from HELM
Autumn in Atcham

Autumn in Atcham

October 22, 2022

Farm work is still going strong in the just outside Atcham (or Attingham). So let’s do a picture post.

Autumn means harvest time and this autumn I had the luck to find a used John Deere that’s well-suited for the job. And when my own field was done it was time to be a helping hand at my neighbour’s harvest work as well…

…before it’s back to my own areals again in order to spread slurry. And yes, this is a very good example on that equipment doesn’t have to be from the same brand (or the same DLC) in order to work together. The Dupont tank turned out to work very well together with the Schouten spreader.

Pumps n’ Hoses for FS22 is now availableScreenshot of the contents of the Pumps n' Hoses DLC for FS22

Pumps n’ Hoses for FS22 is now available

September 27, 2022

Creative Mesh – the former modders turned official third-party DLC-makers for Farming Simulator – are the makers of the new Pumps n’ Hoses DLC for Farming Simulator 22.

This DLC is focused on the use of liquid fertilizers in the farming and biggest new thing is the possibility to use umbilical hoses. That is hose systems that attach to tractor equipment and the feeds slurry into the spreader while the tractor is running.

In comparison with earlier DLCs, this is numerically the largest yet. With 16 pieces of equipment and on top of that also a number of new placeables, most being used for fertilizer and biogas production.

As usual, you can read more about it on its review page.

In the English countryside

In the English countryside

September 18, 2022

This is nothing remarkable, just the usual everyday going on in the English countryside. More exactly in Attingham Park outside Shrewsbury where we recently acquired a farm. So it’s time to plow the already harvested field and to harvest the one we got while still growing.

The previous owner could have been a bit better at taking care of his fields though. Or maybe he knew he was going to sell. This is not going to be the best of yields.

Yes, the best that could be said about this field is that it sure hasn’t been subjected to any chemicals.

Starting a farm is always more expenses than income for a while. The autumn being a mix of doing the necessary field work as well as investing in some animals and equipment. Luckily there was at least one harvest that could be sold when winter arrived.

English winter do can bring snow it seems.

Attingham Park is a map mod made by GBModding. The Ford tractor is a mod by johndeere2450 and Mattxjs, and the New Holland combine is made by Tired Iron Modding and is available here.

Free Valtras

September 6, 2022

It’s update time for Farming Simulator 22 again and with that comes some new free content as well.

This time it’s a number of new tractors from the Finnish Valtra brand of which the most novel novelty is the brand new Valtra Q series. But in addition there’s also new added tractors in the A, N and T series.

Since it is an update patch – 1.7.1 to be exact – there’s of course also the usual slew of changes in addition to the new Valtras.

Changes & Improvements

  • Improved quality with FidelityFX Super Resolution 2
  • PS4 only: Fixed support for Logitech wheels
  • Fixed display of driving direction while manual shifting is enabled
  • Visual fixes for CLAAS XERION  5000 
  • Visual fixes for CLAAS AXION 800
  • Visual fixes for CLAAS LINER 4900 BUSINESS
  • Visual fixes for Vervaet HydroTrike
  • Visual fixes for MAN TGS and TGS trucks
  • Fixed schema for MAN TGX 26.640
  • Updated Valtra brand logo
Welcome to BrzozówkaScreenshot of starting point at Brzozówka

Welcome to Brzozówka

August 13, 2022

Hello and welcome to Brzozówka – don’t try to pronounce that if you’re not Polish or your tongue might get twisted. Our journey starts at a very logical place – the local bus stop – on our way to the agricultural equipment store to purchase a tractor to start with.

The first tractor being this one. A Zetor Forterra with 117 horsepower. While not exactly the most fancy and exclusive of tractors, it should be quite enough to get me started on the small-size farm. And it is relatively cheap which is a plus considering I have limited funds when starting from scratch.

First mission for it – pulling a subsoiler in order to break up the surface of the field that comes with the farm.

But after that it’s time for a drive back and forth to the store again in order to get a frontloader and a stone remover tool. I know there are nice, big machinery for that, but this is the cheaper way.

It would probably be a rather cumbersome and slow way to do it if the fields were bigger, but for these really small ones it works just fine and voilà, a field ready to be planted.

Brzozówka is a map made by VenTuriO and Pisel and is available in the official modhub. So are the AgroMasz Duro subsoiler by BartsoNv3 and the stone bucket by Nico Pix. The Zetor Forterra and the Quicke frontloader are base game stuff.

A slight problem in the wine cellarScreenshot of skid steer with a wine barrel

A slight problem in the wine cellar

August 13, 2022

So we got this idea that since there actually exist a very nice wine cellar, maybe, just maybe it could be accessible with a skid steer. After all there are ramps…

They may be a bit steep though…

I will gracefully omit to show you what happens when trying to lift a heavy wine barrel with a skid steer which is already in a 45-degree angle. Let’s just say that its lift force and distribution of mass get a bit limited.

In the end, and after some experimenting, we found out that the better option was to let them slide down on their own.

These shenanigans took place on the Italia Emilia Extension map by Edomod – which is still one of the best maps in existence for FS22.

New and oldScreenshot of Kubota tractor fetching water

New and old

August 2, 2022

Isn’t it beautiful? The tractor I mean. A shiny new Kubota is doing its first job. Fetching water from what probably is the most picturesque water source I’ve ever come across on a map.

The map is Edomod’s Italia Emilia Extension, the Kubota is from Giants Kubota DLC and the Joskin water tank wagon is a trusty old base game item.