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Karhuvaara again

At Karhuvaara the farming continues. The most important on the to-do list at the moment being mowing some of the grass fields for silage and cow feed. The twenty milk cows might not be the largest herd, but they still need their feed.

Downhill mowing.
Old tractors can still do good work.

Simultaneously with the grassland work there’s still things left to out on the barley field. Or former barley field since all that’s left now is the straw. The quite important straw that in due time will become bedding for the cows. But in order to become that it first needs to be collected in neat little bales.

Bale pick up in process.

Once the straw bales have been safely brought back to the farm and stashed, it’s time to refill some other stocks as well. Both seeds and fertilizer will soon come in handy.

Shopping time.

The Valtra and the MP-Lift are both mods made by Farmari99 and available at the official modhub. Volvo BM 2654 tractor is part of the Platinum Expansion Pack DLC, while the Pöttinger forage wagon and the Krone mower both come in the Hay & Forage Pack DLC.

FS22: More about the Premium Edition

Giants have released some new videos showing off both Zielonka – the new map coming to Farming Simulator 22 with the Premium Expansion/Edition in November – and some of the new machinery that will be included.

Welcome to Zielonka.
New playthings.

The Premium Edition and the Premium Expansion Pack for Farming Simulator 22 will be released November 14, 2023.

Horsch Pack DLC coming soon

When it rains it pours. Which is probably a bad manner of speech when talking about a farming game. But it is true in the way that after the quite recently released Hay & Forage DLC, it is already time for the next one. The Horsch AgroVation Pack DLC is just around the corner as it will be released on July 25.

The Horsch AgroVation Pack will extend the game with a new map and 14 machines by the renowned German manufacturer.

The map in question is a little special in that it is a copy of Horsch’s own real life AgroVation farm located in Kněžmost, Czech Republic. The faithfully recreated farm layout and environment offers a variation of both small and large fields and various storage buildings. As such it provides excellent surroundings for the fleet of brand-new HORSCH machines that debut in the game.

In total the pack delivers 14 new Horsch machines of different sizes:

  • Avatar 12.25 SD (Seeder)
  • Cultro 9 TC (Mulcher)
  • Cultro 12 TC (Mulcher)
  • Cura 24 ST (Weeder)
  • Finer 6 SL (Shallow Cultivator)
  • Joker 8 RT (Disc Harrow)
  • Maestro 9.75 RX (Planter)
  • Maestro 24.50 SV (Planter)
  • Partner 1600 FT (Additional Tank)
  • Pronto 3 DC (Seeder)
  • Pronto 6 DC (Seeder)
  • Taro 6 SL (Seeder)
  • Tiger 8 MT (Cultivator)
  • Transformer 12 VF (Hoe)

The Horsch AgriVation Pack DLC can be pre-ordered now (with a 10% rebate). Those who already have purchased the Year 2 Season Pass will get it as a part of that on the release day.

FS22 Premium Edition

Giants Software has a big expansion in the plans for Farming Simulator 22. Come November it is time for the Premium Edition of the game to be released – or the equivalent Premium Expansion if you already own the base game.

The Premium version will deliver – among other things – three new crops, a new map named Zielonka with a central-to-eastern European feel, and a slew of new production chains, new brands and new machinery both for the caring for the new crops and more variety in general for the already existing ones.

The new crops will be carrots, red beets and parsnips, so in other words it is time for root crops to get a bit of a renaissance on the virtual fields.

The Premium Edition will contain all the DLCs published up until November, with the exception of the small, one-machine standalone DLCs released.

There will also be a Premium Expansion DLC which will only include the new Premium stuff.

Both the Premium Edition and the Premium Expansion can already be pre-ordered from Giants or Steam. The release day is set to November 14, 2023.

FS22 Hay & Forage Pack is next DLC

Giants Software’s next DLC for Farming Simulator 22 is to be the Hay & Forage Pack and will offer a number of new tools for grass work.

This time the DLC will be mostly geared toward European farming style it seems, with one new German brand – mowing specialist Brielmaier – and two Austrian manufacturers – REFORM and Reiter – as new brands for the game. In addition there will be new equipment from already existing in-game brands Krone, Pöttinger, Rigitrac, and Sepp Knüsel. It also sounds like there will be some extra focus on mowing and handling grass in more difficult terrain.

In total the DLC will include 17 brand-new specialized vehicles and tools:

  • Brielmaier – Motor Mower S250
  • KRONE – EasyCut F 320 Highland
  • KRONE – Swadro S 350 Highland
  • KRONE – Vendro 820 Highland
  • PÖTTINGER – JUMBO 8450 DB
  • PÖTTINGER – TOP 1403 C
  • REFORM – MOUNTY 110V
  • REFORM – MULI T8X
  • REFORM – Metrac
  • REFORM – PrimAlpin
  • REFORM – Tipper Unit
  • Reiter – R3 compact 700
  • Reiter – R7 rd
  • Reiter – R9 profi
  • Rigitrac – SKH 60
  • Sepp Knüsel – Tornado
  • Sepp Knüsel – Tornado Plus

The DLC will be released June 13 for PC and consoles but is already available for preorder.

FS22 Content Update

There is new free content coming to Farming Simulator 22 in combination with the new patch 1.9.1. This time it is the two AGCO brands Massey Ferguson and Fendt that get some new love.

The new machines are two Massey Ferguson tractors – 6S and 7S – and four different balers, two from each brand. Or more exactly two different balers in two versions each.

The round balers – which also have wrapping technology built-in – are called Massey Ferguson MF RB 4160V Protec and Fendt Rotana 160 V Combi respectively while the square baler is named MF 2370 Ultra HD in its Massey Ferguson version and Squadra 1290 N UD in the green Fendt one.

In addition to the new content there’s also some fixes coming in patch 1.9.1 and the changelog is as follows:

Changes & Improvements

  • PC/Mac: Added paste (Ctrl + V) support for text/password input fields
  • Mixerwagon info HUD works again
  • Fixed folding issues on the cotton harvesters
  • Fixed issues with bale transport tools
  • Bales from missions can now be stored in the “Bale & Pallet Storage”
  • Fixed automatic motor turn off on the John Deere CP690
  • Fixed functionality of plows to properly remove chopped straw from the ground
  • Proper hardware profile mapping of Intel ARC GPUs
  • Updated to FSR 2.2
  • Updated to DLSS v 3.1 (Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements)
  • Screenspace Shading Rate Bug Fixes & Improvements

Modding improvements

  • Improved terrain occluder performance, requires resaving of the map with the editor once

Farming Simulator – The Magazine

The Farming Simulator game series now has its own official magazine. The first issue of which is available both in print and digital form, either at select local newsstands or as digital purchase and download from the Giants Farming Simulator website.

With 52 pages in total, the makers of the game series report on information on new releases such as the recently announced Farming Simulator 23 for mobiles and provide tips and tricks directly from experts behind the game. In addition, fans of the series can enjoy curated collections of the best user-generated and developer-tested mods available for download in Farming Simulator 22.

Readers will learn more about Farming Simulator influencers as well as Giants Software employees in personal interviews, and find out about immersion-boosting game peripherals in tech reviews. Event reports from the company’s international appearances and the Farming Simulator League are also part of the magazine. Each issue will include a special goodie – included in issue one is a download code for the classic Porsche Diesel Junior 108 tractor for Farming Simulator 22.

The physical print edition is available at select newsstands in 12 countries and 6 languages – German, English, Polish, French, Italian and Spanish.

A second issue of the magazine will be released in summer.

Farming Simulator 22 patch 1.9 released

It’s getting close to DLC release time again – the Göweil pack is coming March 21 – so that means it’s also time for the usual pre-DLC patch for the base game.

This time the main visible new stuff is the addition of a new storage building made specifically to handle bales and pallets in a nice, easier way. Which may be a very welcome addition not the least for when the Göweil pack drops next week.

The changelog in full is as follows:

New Additions

  • Added bale and pallet storage building
  • TMR can now be transported with silage trailers
  • Added ‘Screenspace Shading Rate’ option for improved performance

Bugfixes & Changes

  • Fixed discharging of Kuhn SPW Intense
  • Fixed state of bale wrappers after savegame loading or joining in multiplayer
  • Visual fixes on Claas XERION, Hardi Aeon, Hawe SUW, John Deere 6R, Krone BiGX & Manitou MLT 625
  • Fixed start duration of Zetor Z-25K
  • Fixed server list not refreshing after canceling password dialog

Modding

  • Added support for up to 64 fruit types in mod maps