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    Farming Simulator 2009: FAQ/Strategy Guide by Playbahnosh

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    Farming Simulator 2009 Guide

    ver. 1.0

    by Playbahnosh

    Copyright 2010

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    Legal crap

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    This Guide may not be changed or reproduced, and is provided "AS IS". You may

    not use this Guide to get money, you cannot sell, rent, lease or anything like

    that, that is illegal. The things written in this document are as accurate as

    possible, but I'm only human, I can make mistakes. I take no responsibility for

    any damage caused by the content of this document, so use it at your own risk.

    Things written in the Guide are subject to change without further notice, so

    seek the most recent version. I delete hate-mail, so don't even bother. Contactrules in the Feedback section.

    The only site allowed to host this Guide is GameFAQs(www.gamefaqs.com). If you

    found this document on another site, please let me know. If you brake any of

    these rules, I'll kill you with flamethrower.

    Thats about it.

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    Contents

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    1. Intro

    2. Controls

    3. Missions

    4. Career Mode

    4.1 The PDA

    4.2 Your Farm

    4.3 Vehicles and Equipment

    4.4 Crops

    5. Becoming a Farmer

    5.1 Growing your first crops

    5.1.1 Cruise Control

    5.1.2 Plowing and Cultivating

    5.1.3 Seeding

    5.1.4 Fertilizing

    5.1.5 Harvesting

    5.1.6 Selling the Grain

    5.2 Advanced Farming

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    5.2.1 Hiring Workers

    5.2.2 Buying New Equipment

    5.2.3 Grass and Hay

    5.2.4 Baling

    5.2.5 Automating the work

    6. Side-Missions

    6.1 Gathering Bottles

    6.2 Working at the Gardening Center

    7. Mods

    7.1 Installing Mods

    7.2 GIANTS Editor

    7.3 Tips and Links

    8. Questions & Answers (FAQ)

    9. Feedback

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    | 1. Intro |

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    This is a guide/FAQ for Farm Simulator 2009, also known as Landwirtschafts

    Simulator 2009. I did my best to detail every aspect of the game and explain

    everything there is to know about how to play the game and have fun while doing

    it. The sections are loosely tied together and written to be read in order, butyou can read just the sections that interest you, look in the Contents. You can

    also jump to individual sections by using the search function and typing in the

    number of the section ('3.' for Missions and '5.1.2' for Plowing for example)

    and hitting the Find Next button until you see the section header. If you are

    just looking for some particular answer, try the Q&A section, there is a good

    chance you'll find your answers there.

    The things written here are as accurate as possible and all based on my own

    personal experience in the game. My methods are by far not the 'only' or the

    'best' ways to go about playing the game. You are not required to follow this

    guide to the letter, in fact, I encourage you to experiment and try different

    methods, everyone has a different play-style, the most important thing is to

    HAVE FUN!

    Everything is here to get you started, but there are still incomplete sections,

    I might update them in the future. The guide is written for absolute beginners,

    using mostly layman terms so everyone can understand what I'm saying, so please

    don't write me about the absence or incorrectly written agricultural lingo.

    English is not my first language, I'm Hungarian, I did my best to clean up the

    guide but there may still be some errors in grammar and wording, sorry about

    that. If you can't understand something, feel free to write an email, and I'll

    try my best to answer your questions (contact rules in the Feedback section).

    If you find a discrepancy in the guide, stuff that is not in your game or, in

    fact, missing from the guide, that may be because you are using a different

    version of the game than me (different release, patches). This guide is for the

    unmodded 'vanilla' game, so please don't ask me about specific mods (more on

    that in the Mods section). Now, let's get on with the guide, shall we?

    /-------------\

    | 2. Controls |

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    The game, by default, is controlled with the keyboard and mouse. Some of the

    keys are context sensitive and may do other things than described here, I will

    explain them in detail in their appropriate section. Also, mods may have

    different key assignments, more on that in the Mods section. For now, here is

    the basic keyboard layout:

    ESC - Menu

    F1 - Show/Hide help text

    W - Accelerate

    S - Brake/Reverse

    A - Turn Left

    D - Turn Right

    E - Enter/Exit vehicle

    TAB - Change vehicle

    F - Lights ON/OFF

    1,2,3 - Cruise Control

    T - Refuel (near pump)

    Shift - Run (on foot)

    Q - Attach/Detach equipment, dump grain (near grain vent)

    Shift+Q - Detach equipment group

    G - Switch between attached equipments

    V - Lower/Raise equipmentX - Fold/Unfold equipment

    B - Turn equipment (ON/OFF)

    J - Raise Front-loader

    N - Lower Front-loader

    K - Tilt Front-loader up

    M - Tilt Front-loader down

    H - Hire/Dismiss worker

    I - PDA

    P - Shop

    9 - Zoom on map

    C - Change camera

    Mouse and arrow keys - Rotate camera

    Mouse wheel - Zoom camera

    One important feature is the F1 key, you can turn on the in-game help with it.

    It will list the usable keys for the current vehicle you are in and the

    implement selected, it is a very handy feature. You can also use certain

    gamepads and wheels to control the game. In the Gold edition you can also

    customize your keyboard layout and use more controllers.

    /-------------\

    | 3. Missions |

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    The game has two modes of playing: Career and Missions. First, let's see the

    missions.

    This section contains some tutorial tasks and a few others. They are pretty

    boring and rather useless, so other than learning the controls for the first

    time or trying out farming implements, you shouldn't bother too much with them.

    The loading screen for each mission describes what you need to do and how, so I

    won't repeat that here. Some of the missions involve driving around with the

    tractor on an obstacle course or through checkpoints, this is a way to learn

    how to drive vehicles in the game, but you'll do that a lot anyway so it's

    pretty pointless to drive around dodging shopping carts and tires or whatever.

    Some missions require you to drive harvesters or use different implements

    attached to your tractor, like plows, fertilizer sprayers, etc. These are good

    to familiarize yourself with the different equipment needed to grow crops andharvest them, but again, you'll use those implements fairly often in the game

    anyway, and learning by doing is the best way to do it. Missions have a time

    limit, if you run out of time, you fail the mission, but if you finish the task

    fast enough you can get medals.

    This is pretty much all there is to it. If you want, you can replay missions to

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    get the best time and reach gold in every one of them but there is no reward

    for that so why bother. With missions out of the way, let's see the real deal...

    /----------------\

    | 4. Career Mode |

    \----------------/

    This is what you'll be playing in Farm Simulator. In Career mode, you get your

    own farm and a whole island to explore. It's up to you what you do in the game,

    it's basically sandbox. There is no story or campaign, so don't expect anything

    fancy.

    In the Menu, press the Career button, and choose a save slot for your game.

    (The game will always be saved to this slot and you can load it from here. You

    can start new games using the other slots and play them while having your other

    saves intact.)

    Then you need to choose a difficulty setting, Easy, Normal or Hard. As far as I

    can tell, there is not much difference between between the difficulty settings,

    save for one important thing: the price of crops. In easy mode, you can get as

    much as 3471.98 ($5000) for a ton of crop whereas in Hard mode, only around 347.20 ($500.) Plus,

    in Easy and Normal mode you get some starting crops pre-stored in your silos,

    and of course the starting capital is higher in Easy an quite low in Hard. TheNormal mode is smack in between the two in terms of money and stuff you start

    with and also grain prices.

    You start at your farmhouse. You can see little 'i' icons in front of you, walk

    over them to read them (you can find many of these scattered around the island,

    walk over them to read the tips). So, you inherited a farm, cool. Also, you got

    some machinery. You can see your starting equipment standing out in the yard.

    It is as follows:

    - an old, rickety tractor

    - a small plow

    - a small cultivator

    - a small sowing machine

    - a small sprayer- a small weight

    - a small tipper

    - a dozer shield

    - an rusty, ancient harvester

    - header for the harvester

    You have everything you need to start becoming a full fledged farmer. First,

    let's see your PDA.

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    4.1 The PDA

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    Pressing the 'I' key brings up your PDA, a very important tool in the game,

    full of information and statistics. Pressing it repeatedly brings up new

    screens and eventually closes it. The first screen is the map/GPS. It shows

    your location on the island. It also shows the numerous landmarks and places of

    interest, such as the port, machine shop or the mill. You can go explore the

    island if you want, but I advise against using your starting tractor to do it.

    It is slow as hell and has limited fuel reserves, so you are better off on foot

    until you can buy a fast tractor.

    There are homes, windmills, chapels, lighthouses, a skate park and some other

    misc. landmarks around you can visit, but there are some notable places of

    interest on the island:

    * Your Farm:

    Your very own farm is located in the dead center of the island. This is your

    base of operations. There is a paved road to the north and dirt

    roads to the other directions.

    * The Port:

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    It is located north-east of your farm. You can sell every type of crop at the

    port, but at a low price. You can also see ships moving about. Just

    follow the paved road east until you see the entrance, the gates will open up

    as you approach and you can drive in.

    * The Brewery:

    It is north of the port near the village. The Brewery buys wheat and barley

    usually at a good price. Just follow the paved road east, then turn

    left at the intersection and go through the village until you see the sign. The

    grain vent is in the back.

    * The Mill:

    It is the tall building with the silo due east of your farm, little to the

    south of the port. It buys wheat, barley and canola usually at a good price.

    Just follow the paved road from your farm, pass the Port and the road will turn

    southward, follow it until you see the tall building, that's the mill. You can

    also use the dirt road heading east from your farm, it takes you straight to

    the mill.

    * The Machine Shop:

    It is far north-west of your farm, marked as "FENDT" on your PDA. This is the

    place you can buy and sell vehicles and equipment. Follow the paved road north

    then turn left at the roundabout and follow the road to the west until you

    arrive to the machine shop. There is a small blue circle at the entrance, walk

    into it to enter the shop.

    * The Gardening Center:

    It is north of your farm, a little far, it is marked by roses on the map. It

    has a mission for you. You can read about it in the Side-Missions section. Head

    to the Brewery, then drive past it and follow the road to the north.

    * The Supermarket:

    It is due west from the Gardening Center, just follow the road. The Supermarket

    is also part of a side-mission.

    * Fields:

    There are field all around the island, and they are all yours. You can

    cultivate and grow crops on any of them. At the start of the game, some of the

    fields already have crops or straw on them, you can harvest and use them freely.

    These are the most noteworthy places. You can also zoom out on the map with the

    '9' key.

    The next screen is the weather report. It shows you the predicted weather for

    next few days. Surprisingly, weather has no effect on anything in the game,

    except for harvesting (more on that later).

    The next screen contains the current prices of the four crops at every selling

    station. The little arrows show the trend in the prices: If it's green and

    points up, that means the price of that crop is rising. If it points down, the

    price is falling, and if it points sideways, the prise is stagnant. It is very

    handy to determine where, when or even 'if' you should sell the stuff you just

    harvested.

    The last one is the statistics screen. Here you can see information about your

    game and the status of your farm, such as how much grain you have in storage,

    the amount of fuel you used and how respected you are. If you press 'I' again,

    it closes the PDA.

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    4.2 Your Farm

    ==============

    There are various buildings and stuff around your farm. There is your

    farmhouse, barns, silos and some other stuff. Let's look at them:

    * The Barn:

    The barn is large building right next to your farmhouse. It has a conveyor belt

    for bales. You can make bales from hay and straw, transport them to your farm

    and load them on the conveyor with the front-loader, it will transport them up

    and drop them in. You get a small amount of money for each bale dropped into

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    your barn.

    * The Grain Vent:

    The grain vent is right next to the green silos, look for a concrete slab on

    the ground with grates on them. You can unload crops from tippers here into

    your silos to store them. Drive onto the vent with the tipper (with some grain

    in it, obviously) hooked to your tractor, slowly. When the end of the tipper is

    above the grate, a green icon with a tipper symbol will appear on your screen.

    Press 'Q' to unload the grain. Press 'Q' again to lower the tipper again when

    it's empty.

    * Grass/Hay Pit:

    The pit is right between your silos, you can see some hay/grass already in

    them. You can dump the cut grass or hay gathered with the forage wagon here to

    get some money. Just back up with the forage wagon into the pit (the one with

    some green grass in it) until you see the dump icon and press 'Q' to dump the

    stuff.

    * The Silos:

    There are four silos, each with a different crop sign on it. You can load your

    stored grain into tippers for transport. Just drive your tractor with a tipper

    hooked to it under the silo with grain symbol you want to load. When the tipper

    is right under the silo, it will load the tipper, then you can transport the

    grain somewhere else.

    * The Fuel Pump:

    The pump is right next to your silos and the storage hall, look for a large

    white tank near the hedge. You can refuel your tractors and harvesters here.

    Just drive up to the pump, and when the icon appears, press 'T' and wait for

    the fueling to be finished. Refueling costs money.

    IMPORTANT: If you vehicle runs out of fuel while out in the field, it stops

    dead, and you can't do anything. The fuel indicator is in the lower right side

    of the screen, if it turns red, head home and refuel ASAP. (If you still manage

    to run out of gas, just save your game, exit, load it again, and all your

    vehicles should be fueled again.)

    You also have you farmhouse, two storage halls, where you can keep your

    machinery, some hedges, a dumpster, etc. These are not important for gameplay,

    but you can check them out nevertheless.

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    4.3 Vehicles and Equipment

    ===========================

    There are two types of vehicles and various implements and equipment at your

    disposal. Let's see:

    * Tractors:

    Tractors are the main workhorse of your farm, you'll be sitting in one most of

    the time. There are two mounting fixtures, one on the front and one on the

    back. You can hook up implements and equipment to the fixtures to use them.

    Tractors come in various shapes and sizes, but the rule of thumb: the more

    expensive it is, the better it is. Better tractors are faster, heavier,

    stronger and have more horsepower and fuel capacity. More horsepower and weight

    means you can pull heavier implements and tippers (small tractors will tip and

    fall over or won't even budge with heavy implements hooked up). Being faster

    and having a bigger fuel tank means faster transportation and fewer trips to

    the fuel pump, that saves you a lot of time. Also, faster tractors can be used

    to explore the island better, and are essential for gathering hard to reach

    bottles (Side-Missions section).

    One exception is the tractor with the front-loader. You'll need this to perform

    certain tasks around your farm, like transporting bales and moving stuff, and

    it is essential for a side-mission. The front-loader comes with it's own unique

    implements but can use other ones as well.

    * Combines (Harvesters):

    The combine harvester is the one you'll use to harvest your crops from the

    fields. It is a large machine that uses a spinning header to gather and cut the

    crops, then it strips and stores the seeds in a tank and deposits the leftover

    straw at the back. They also come in various versions, and again, the more

    expensive, the better. Bigger and more powerful combines can use wider headers

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    (faster harvesting), and have more fuel and grain capacity. You can load the

    harvested grain from the combine to tippers for transportation using the

    extendable arm. Combines and headers are sold separately.

    * Plows:

    The plow is the dash-shaped implement with the large blades on it. It is used

    to turn and shuffle the soil deeply in preparation for planting. The large

    blades are lowered into the ground and pulled with the tractor to turn the

    soil. You can also use it to remove any leftover crops or straw from your

    fields if you don't need them. You can hook up plows to any tractor (usually at

    the back). These come in different sizes also, bigger for faster plowage. You

    must plow (or cultivate) your fields before planting!

    * Cultivators:

    The cultivators is the rectangle shaped implement with the blades and rollers.

    It is used to shuffle and loosen the top layer of the soil before planting. The

    blades are lowered into the top soil and in combination with the rollers it

    loosens the ground for the seeds. Cultivators can also be used to remove crops

    or leftover straw/hay. It can be hooked up to any tractor (usually at the

    back). Again, the bigger the better. You must cultivate (or plow) your fields

    before planting!

    * Sowing machines (Seeders):

    Look for a wide implement with rake-like straws along the back. Sowing machines

    are used to plant crops into the cultivated field. Pulled by a tractor, theseeder draws small grooves into the ground and drops seeds in them then turns

    some soil over them. Any tractor can use seeders (usually mounted in the back),

    and they come in different sizes also, the bigger the..yaddy-yadda. Without

    planting, nothing will grow on your fields (except grass, about that later).

    You don't need to fill you seeder, seeds are bought automatically, the cost of

    the seeds will be deducted from you account. (Some mods use a different

    approach, look in the Mods section.)

    * Sprayers (Fertilizers):

    Sprayers are used to spray liquid fertilizer (or pesticide, but that's not in

    the game without mods) on your fields. Look for a yellow implement with a large

    white tank. Fertilizer helps your plants grow and give a better yield of crops

    when harvesting. It is essential to spray your fields to maximize yield. Hook

    it up to a tractor, drive out to your field, extend the arms (if it hasextendable arms), turn the sprayer on to start the flow of fertilizer and apply

    liberally. You can tell if you fertilized a field by looking at it, parts of

    ground already fertilized will turn to a darker color. Don't worry about

    spraying too much, you can't spoil the crops, and fertilizer is also free in

    this game and you don't have to fill the fertilizer tank either, it's

    unlimited. You can spray before or after planting, just make sure you do it

    before your grain is ready for harvest or it won't have any effect.

    * Mowers (Grass Cutters):

    This is the big brother of the average lawn mower. It's the flat implement with

    yellow "skirts". Hook it to a tractor, lower it, turn it on and you can mow the

    grass on your field. There are two types in game, a small one and a big one.

    For maximum mow(n)age, you can use two movers hooked to your tractor at the

    same time.

    * Forage Wagon:

    The forage wagon is a large trailer with gathering rollers on it's belly. Towed

    by a tractor it gathers cut grass and hay from grass fields. Hook it up to a

    tractor, turn it on and drive around your freshly mowed field to collect the

    grass. You can dump the gathered stuff at the grass pit on your farm.

    * Rotor Tedder:

    This implement is used to shuffle and turn the mowed grass, so it can dry

    better. It has many rotating forks in line to turn the grass. In essence, it

    makes hay from grass, which you can press into bales. Just hook it to a

    tractor, lower it, turn it on and drive around the cut grass to shuffle it.

    * Rotor Windrower:

    It is essentially a giant rake. The rotating blades rake the grass/hay into

    tight lines (windrows), so the forage wagon or the baler can collect it better.

    Just hook it up to a tractor, turn it on and carefully drive around your field

    so you leave nice straight lines behind for easy collection.

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    * Barley:

    Beer and whiskey, oh yeah! :D Barley is a darker brown-gold colored crop, very

    similar to wheat in looks, planting and harvesting. The most important thing

    is: barley is the main ingredient of beer, whiskey, vodka and many other kinds

    of drinks because of it's unique enzymes. First it is germinated in water and

    turned into malt, then the malt is mixed with other ingredients, cooked,

    fermented and the end product is usually a good alcoholic drink. It can also be

    roasted, like in the case of Guinness. Of course barley is also used food,

    though not as widely as it used for drinks :)

    In the game, it is a good all-around crop, with average yield and prices at

    every selling place, and usually goes for a nice sum at the Brewery (figures

    :)). It is also a crop that, along with wheat, leaves straw after harvesting.

    * Canola (Rapeseed):

    Rapeseed is a bright-yellow flowering plant, that produces small, oily seeds.

    The in-game version, Canola, is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape

    initially bred in Canada (thanks, Wikipedia ;)). After harvesting, the seeds

    are pressed to squeeze the valuable oil from them. Rapeseed oil is very

    versatile stuff, used as vegetable oil for foods and cooking, as animal feed,

    and most recently as bio-diesel for cars.

    The in-game use of canola is somewhat limited, as it doesn't leave straw after

    harvesting and only the port and the mill buys it, but it's easy to grow and

    harvest and usually goes for a very good price, so it's a good crop for the

    beginning of the game when you don't yet have the equipment to produce and

    handle bales.

    * Corn (Maize):

    (To clear up the naming hassle, this crop in the game is what you may know as

    maize, or sweet corn.)

    Originally indigenous to Central America, this grass (yes, grass) grows high

    stalks and produces cobs with seeds known as kernels. It is now the most widely

    produced agricultural crop in the whole fracking world! It's very sturdy,

    frugal, energy-efficient, tolerates all kinds of climates and weather, and

    easily grows just about anywhere on the globe. Maize is the most versatile of

    all crops, it is used everywhere in modern society and in high volumes, it

    contains high volumes of starch and sugars. Food, animal feed, bio-fuel,

    plastics, chemicals, medicine...you name it. It is the most used animal feed on

    the planet for it is insanely cheap and high in energy. As food, it can be

    eaten straight from the cob, cooked, roasted, ground into flour and baked, aspopcorn, vegetable oil, starch, etc. In human consumption, however, the most

    important contribution of maize is High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), an

    artificial sweetener, thickener and humectant, it's cheap and easily produced.

    It is used in almost every foodstuff you see on the shelves of a supermarket

    (go check it).

    As versatile and awesome as corn is, in the game it's a pretty lowly crop. You

    can only sell the grain at the port (at a quite low price), you need a special

    header for your combine to harvest it, and it doesn't even leave straw for

    baling. You can grow it just for the sake of it, but it's not a really good

    investment.

    That's all I can tell you about the crops. There are many mods out there that

    add more crops to the game, so if you want to grow something else, check them

    out (look in the Mods section for tips).

    Now, you know everything you need to start becoming a good farmer. Let's see

    how you can do just that...

    /----------------------\

    | 5. Becoming a Farmer |

    \----------------------/

    So, you really want to be a farmer, huh? Well, in Farm Simulator '09, just like

    in real life, it's not an easy job. In this section, I'll tell you how to start

    out as a farmer, how to work the fields and grow your crops and how to makesome unearthly amount of dosh.

    When you start your fist game, I suggest you first familiarize yourself with

    the controls if you haven't already played the missions, they are not as hard

    as you might think. Turn on the help by pressing F1 and leave it on, it will

    come in handy. It will list all the usable keys for the current vehicle you are

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    in and the attached and selected implement too. Wander around (W,S,A,D), check

    out your farm and the sights. Then hop into your tractor (E) and drive around

    some (W,S,A,D). When you are comfortable with driving the tractor and the

    combine, check out the implements sitting out in the yard, the plow, the

    cultivator, etc. Try hooking them up to your tractor (Q) and drive around.

    Don't forget to fuel your tractors and combines regularly! If the fuel counter

    run into the red, immediately head home to the fuel pump! Drive up to the pump

    near the hedge, and when the icon appears, press 'T'.

    You can also explore the island, but I advise against using your the starting

    tractor to do it. It is slow and has a small fuel tank, you are better off on

    foot for the time being (you can run by holding Shift). Be careful about

    driving into water, because your character can swim but your vehicles can't! If

    it gets dark, turn on the lights on the vehicles so you can see better (F). You

    also have a flashlight on your person, so you can use it when on foot. ( You

    may find bottles lying around, you can also pick them up, look in the

    Side-Missions section.)

    When you are finished with exploring, let's get some work done! If you started

    an Easy or Normal game, you should have some grain in your silos. I advise

    selling them for a bit of starting cash. Hook up the green tipper to your

    tractor. Now, open your PDA and turn to the price listings. Look for the crop

    that sells for the highest price. Now look around and find the silo of that

    crop, it should be easy, each silo has it's crop's symbol on it. Drive under

    the silo and load the tipper with grain. Drive to the selling place that givesthe highest price for your crop and dump the grain to the grain vent there.

    Drive over the grain vent, and when the tipper's back is above the grate an

    icon will appear, stop and press the 'Q' key to dump the grain and get your

    money. (You can find tips on finding the selling stations in the PDA section of

    this guide.) You can sell everything from you silos. This will get you some

    quick cash, but don't buy anything just yet. Let's grow some crops first.

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    5.1 Growing your first crops

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    There is small field right next to your farm to the south-east with grass

    growing on it. This is the easiest one to start on, because it's small and veryclose to your farm, but you can use any of the fields (there is also a small

    one a little to the north of your farm). Don't worry about thrashing the grass,

    you'll grow some more awesome crops in it's place! :)

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    5.1.1 Cruise Control

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    But first, let's talk about the Cruise Control (or CC for short). Every vehicle

    in the game comes equipped with it and you can use it whenever you want. What

    it does, that it keeps your tractor at a pre-programmed speed, so you don't

    have to mess with the accelerator and the brake to drive at a steady speed. It

    has three gears, you can activate each of them with the number keys 1, 2 and 3

    above the letters (not on the NUMPad!).

    The first gear (1) is the slowest. It is ideal for plowing, cultivating,

    seeding, harvesting and for delicate operations, like transporting stuff with

    the front-loader or bales with the bale trailer. It is slow as hell, but it

    keeps you tractor and the implements/trailers hooked to it fairly level on the

    ground and lessens the chance of accidentally capsizing the whole getup when

    you make sharp turns.

    The second gear (2) is the medium setting. It is already too fast for many

    things, like plowing or seeding, but it will give you adequate speed for faster

    operations, like spraying, mowing, or baling, but it's not the maximum speed so

    you'll have more control over driving and grip on the ground. However, there is

    higher chance of tipping over when turning, so be careful about sharp turns.You can also use the second gear on your starting combine when harvesting, but

    it is too fast for the bigger ones.

    The third gear (3) is maximum speed. It will crank out every horsepower of the

    vehicle and you'll be whooshing along at top speed. It's the same as holding

    down the accelerator (W), but once pressing '3' it will stay on, so you don't

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    have to hold your hand on the key. It is good for things when you want to go

    fast, like exploring the island, going to get your purchase from the machine

    shop, driving around for kicks or when transporting grain. When hooked to a

    full tipper, do take care when driving at CC3 because turning and driving on

    uneven road can send your tractor and trailer flying or tipping over, and you

    don't want that. Sharp turns and off-roading is pretty dangerous at CC3, so be

    careful.

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    5.1.2 Plowing and Cultivating

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    Before you can plant anything, you first have to prepare the field. Hop into

    your tractor and hook up the plow to the back. Now, it's important to know,

    that plowing and cultivating is equal in the game. It doesn't matter if you

    plow or cultivate but you do have to do one or the other! (You can do both, if

    you want.) For this example, we will use the plow for now.

    Drive out to the field and position your tractor on one of the corners of the

    field, parallel to its edge. Now, drive forward onto the field until the plow

    is just over it. Select the plow with the 'G' key if it's not already selected.

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    The field is prepared and ready for planting! (In reality, this is when you

    would cultivate the field after plowing, but since in this game plowing and

    cultivating does the exact same thing, you don't have to do it.) Drive back to

    your farm, detach the plow and hook the sowing machine to the back. Drive back

    out to your field and, again, position your tractor to the edge of the field

    just like before with the plow and select the seeder if is not already selected

    (G). Let's plant some canola first, there is little work with it and sells

    nicely. Select the canola seed by pressing 'X' repeatedly until you see the

    canola symbol. Now, lower the seeder and turn it on (V,B), then drive slowly

    along the edge (CC1). When you reach the other end, lift the planter, turn

    around, lower the seeder and seed the next row just like you did it with the

    plow. Repeat until you seed the whole field. Notice how the cost of the seeds

    are continuously deducted from you account as you plant the field.

    Great job! The field is plowed and seeded, and you may already see the green

    sprouts of your work!

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    5.1.4 Fertilizing (Spraying)

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    Okay, let's give the little plants some power boost: Fertilizing! Now,

    fertilizing is entirely optional, you don't have to do it, but without it you

    won't get the full yield of crops from your field. You can spray before or

    after planting, but only after plowing or cultivating. If you decide to sprayafter planting, like I do, make sure to do the spraying BEFORE the field is

    ready for harvest, or it won't work!

    Detach the seeder and hook the sprayer to your tractor. Drive out to the field

    and get in position like before. You don't have to lower the sprayer, just turn

    it on to start the fertilizer flowing (B). Now, drive in rows, just like you

    did with the plow and the seeder, and fertilize the whole field. You can drive

    faster now, but I advise against going too fast because your driving will

    become more erratic. A little slower for more control is better, use the second

    gear on the Cruise Control (2). You can tell which parts you already sprayed by

    the color of the ground. Parts already fertilized turn into a darker color.

    Don't worry about spraying too much, you can't spoil the crops and the

    fertilizer is unlimited and free.

    You are done! Great job! You just plowed, planted and sprayed a field all by

    yourself! Now all you have to do is wait for the crops to grow, ripen and

    become ready for harvest. This may take some time, so be patient.

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    5.1.5 Harvesting

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    You can tell if a crop is ready for harvesting if it turns into a brown-ish

    color. Also, your combine can't harvest unripe crops, so don't worry about

    accidentally harvesting prematurely.

    So, your crops are ripe and ready? Now, you'll literally reap what you sowed!

    But first, let's check the weather report. Interestingly enough, weather

    doesn't have any effect on anything in this game, save for one very important

    aspect: harvesting. Your harvester won't work in rain or hail, so don't even

    bother going out to the field with the harvester when it's raining or snowing

    (hail, whatever, it looks like snow to me). Always check the weather report on

    your PDA before you decide to harvest and the little weather icon beside the

    clock up on your screen. If it shows rain or hail, don't go harvesting. It is

    usually accurate, and will save you a wasted trip with the harvester.

    If the weather is good, hop into your combine and attach the header. Drive out

    to your ripe field and position your combine as you did with the tractor, but

    don't drive onto the field yet. Lower the header (V) and turn it on (G). (You

    can just press 'G', it also lowers the header). Now drive slowly (CC1 or 2, I

    prefer 1 for more control) in the rows as you did before and harvest the ripecanola. Notice how the grain tank is filling up (the % display below the fuel

    meter). Harvest the whole field. If it fills to 100% before you are finished

    with the field, stop, turn off the header (G) and extend the grain duct (B).

    Now switch to your tractor (TAB), and attach the tipper (if it has grain in it,

    empty it into the grain vent). Drive out to the field and park the tipper just

    below the harvester's grain duct. Switch back to the harvester (TAB) and the

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    grain should start flowing to the tipper, notice the % meter decreasing. (If

    not, try repositioning the harvester or the tipper, the business end of the

    duct must be above the tipper.) Empty the grain into the tipper, drive it back

    to your farm and dump the load into the grain vent. When harvesting bigger

    fields, you may need to do several trips with the tipper. Later you can buy

    bigger tippers and combines so fewer trips will be enough. When you are

    finished with the field, empty the harvester fully into the tipper and dump

    every ounce of crop into your silos, then drive the harvester and the tractor

    back to your farm.

    This is it, you are done! Great work! You just grown and harvested your first

    batch of crops! You are a full fledged farmer now, pat yourself on the back! :)

    All that remains is turning the grain into money.

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    5.1.6 Selling the Grain

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    Selling your crops might not be so straightforward as it might seem. Opening

    you PDA and turning to the price listing, you may notice the little arrows near

    each crop's price. These represent the trends in the pricing. The green, upward

    pointing arrow means, that crop's price is rising. The yellow, sideways

    pointing arrow means, the price is stagnant and the red, downward pointing

    arrow means, that the price is dropping. Also, when you start a new game, note

    the prices of each crop. For Easy mode, it should be around 1388.79 ($2000,) 694.40 ($1000) forMedium and around 347.20 ($500) for Hard. Prices change daily, so be sure to check them

    every day, and watch the trends. When a crop's price goes up considerably (like

    double the base price), consider planting that crop, moreso if the trend arrow

    points upwards. You can sell these crops straight from the fields, so you don't

    dump the grain to your silos, but take them straight to the selling place from

    the harvester. If you planted a crop that sells at a low price at the moment,

    don't sell it right away, especially not if the trend arrow is pointing down.

    Store them in your silos, wait for the price to go up and sell then. Playing

    the "grain stock market" is especially essential on Hard difficulty, when every

    little bit counts.

    Also note the three selling places: the Port, the Brewery and the Mill. The

    Port buys all kinds of crops but at the lowest price. You can only sell maize

    at the port, so there is no breathing room there, but if you can, don't sellany other crop here. The Mill buys wheat, barley and canola, at a medium price.

    This is place where you'll want to sell canola, since it gives the best price

    for that. The Brewery only buys wheat and barley, but at the highest price, so

    you should sell these here if you can. Making smart decisions when selling your

    crops can yield your a lot more money in the long run, so be sure to keep watch

    on the prices.

    This is all you need to know to work the land, plant and harvest crops, and

    make money in the game. You can figure out the rest of the in-game features on

    you own, or you can read on, and see what is still there to discover in the

    Advanced Farming section.

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    5.2 Advanced Farming

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    Here, you'll find other stuff to produce and do on your farm beside working the

    fields. Baling, working with grass, buying new equipment and using the

    autopilot is all here. This is not really essential stuff, but it's FUN, and

    can make your life easier on the farm. First, let's see how can you work and

    relax at the same time...

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    5.2.1 Hiring Workers

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    You don't have to do all the tedious farm stuff all by yourself in this game,

    you can hire paid workers to do the work for you! Cool, huh? Hiring a worker is

    basically an autopilot. It will come in handy especially on large fields. You

    can activate this feature with the 'H' key. It sounds awesome, but there are

    some important limitations. First of all, workers can only do some types of

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    jobs, not everything, and can only work on fields! They can't transport stuff

    from A to B, so you can send them to sell grain or get purchased stuff, sadly.

    They can only only work on fields, use plows, cultivators, seeders and

    harvesters, nothing else, but this should be enough to get most of the workload

    off of you.

    To activate this feature, hop into your tractor and hook any of the mentioned

    implements or get into your combine and attach a header suitable for the job

    (maize or other crops). Drive out to the field you need the work done on, and

    position your tractor or combine to the edge of the field as you would do when

    doing the work by yourself. Make absolutely sure the vehicle is lined up as

    parallel to the edge of the field as possible. Now, lower/turn on the implement

    or the header and press the 'H' key. The auto pilot, let's call him Bob, will

    take it from there. You can't control the vehicle while Bob is working, but you

    can watch nevertheless. You can also leave the vehicle or switch to a different

    one, Bob will do his job on his own. He will drive in a straight line and work

    whatever implement is hooked up. When at the end of the field, he will lift the

    implement, turn around, lower it, and do the next row automatically, then the

    next, until he is finished with the field, then he simply goes home. You can

    also dismiss Bob whenever you like by pressing 'H' again. He is payed

    continuously while he is working, which is deducted from your account, just

    like the seeder.

    Now, this sounds awesome in theory, but sadly, Bob is pretty under-educated,

    and does his job with a considerable margin of error, in short, he is frackingretarded. When you don't line up your vehicle perfectly, he will deviate from

    the edge and leave a wedge shaped strip of unworked land there. You can correct

    this by starting Bob and staying on the vehicle. When you see him deviating

    from the edge, just dismiss him, turn a little and hire him again. Do it until

    he is going in the direction you want him to, he should do the rest of the rows

    fine from then on. A good method is to do the first row yourself, and only hire

    Bob to do the rest of the field.

    He also tends to randomly turn in the wrong direction when he reaches the end

    of the field and start working an already worked row (or outside the field),

    then he realizes that row is already done and just stops. Sadly, you can't do

    much about this, just check on Bob regularly and if you notice he is turning in

    the wrong direction, stop him, line up your vehicle on the row and start him

    again. It's a little tedious, but still better than doing it yourself.

    You also have to watch out for obstacles around the field. Bob needs room toturn around at the edge of the field, and if there are obstacles in the way,

    like stones, trees, other vehicles, he may run into them and hang there doing

    nothing. Like I said, he is a little 'special'. There is a rescue script in

    place, so when he is obstructed by something, he will back up and try to find

    another way, but that does not work every time, so try to use Bob on fields

    clear of trees and obstacles at the edges or do those parts yourself and hire

    Bob afterwards.

    There is a little trick I just recently learned to avoid the obstacle-hang, it

    works with tractors and combines too:

    _______ Work the first row on the edges of the field yourself, like a

    |#######| box. Like when you need a field cultivated, hop in a tractor and

    |#.....#| cultivate the edges of the field, you can do two rows to be sure.

    |#.....#| This creates a nice little safety margin around the field that

    |#######| needs working. This way Bob won't drive off the field at all, thus

    ------- avoiding any obstacles on the edges and he is much less likely to

    # worked turn in the wrong direction! I tested it, it works great!

    . unworked (Thanks to Vampirecat019 from the LS-UK forum for the tip)

    Aside from the little malfunctions, Bob seems to do his job alright most of the

    time. He is pretty disastrous with the plow, but he is good with the planter

    and quite proficient with the harvester. In the case of the harvester, Bob is

    intelligent enough to stop when it starts raining or snowing and continue the

    work when the weather clears up. He also extends the crop duct when the

    harvester is almost full to signal you, so you can go and collect the load.

    When the combine gets 100% full, he will stop and wait for you to unload the

    grain to a tipper, so he can continue to work. When Bob is on brake (ie. notworking for whatever reason) he is not paid, so don't worry about paying

    overtime to the lazy bum.

    Bob is a good way to multitask right at the beginning of the game. For example,

    when he is harvesting your field, you can start to cultivate or plant another

    one, or transport some grain to the port.

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    5.2.2 Buying New Equipment

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    By now, you should have some money saved up, so let's see how to spend it

    wisely. Your rusty, ancient starting equipment is pretty embarrassing, not to

    mention actually being detrimental to efficiency, so you'll need to buy some

    new vehicles and implements as soon as you can. You can open the shop screen

    with the 'P' key. Go ahead, browse the inventory and look at the different

    vehicles and stuff. Notice the information written under each entry, for

    tractors the horsepower, etc. Don't buy anything just yet!

    Note, that the purchase price is fixed, but the selling price is not! The

    amount of money you get from selling stuff at the store depends on your

    reputation. You can raise your reputation by doing side-missions, take a look

    at the Side-Mission sections to learn how. Your % of reputation basically means

    you get that much % of the full price when you sell an item to the store. The

    higher it is, the better!

    First of all, you'll need a better tractor, it is essential for pretty much

    everything in the game. Your starting tractor is slow as hell, has a small fuel

    tank and it's weak. You might want to buy a better one as soon as you can

    afford the next model on the list, but don't do it! Open the shop list and look

    for the best model of tractor, it is the Fendt 936 Vario, the Black Beautyedition :). The price tag is fracking insane, I agree, but trust me, you NEED

    this tractor. It costs 152767.17 ($220000,) so this is the amount of cash you are aiming

    for now. You should already have part of the money from selling your starting

    grain and your very own first harvest. Now, I know it sounds stupid, but

    continue to work with the old, rickety crap for now, cultivate, seed, harvest,

    sell, you know the drill. Continue until you have the money for the 936. If you

    ALMOST have the money, sell some things, like the dozer shield, the weight or

    either the plow or the cultivator, whichever you use less, you don't need both

    of them anyway. If you only need just THAT much, you can even sell your old

    tractor. Just be sure not to sell anything important, like the seeder or the

    harvester. When you have the money, open the list and click the 'BUY' button

    near the Black Beauty. A message should notify you to collect your purchase at

    the machine shop. Don't worry, you don't have to walk all the way there, the

    shiny new beast is yours now, so you can just transfer over with the TAB key,and bring her home. Congratulations, now you own the most badass agricultural

    vehicle in the game :) It's fast, strong, has a huge fuel tank and can pull

    just about anything at full speed short of two of the biggest tippers hooked

    together and fully loaded. Now you can do some real heavy-duty work with this

    baby!

    Your next purchase should be new farming implements. That shouldn't be too

    hard, most of them cost only a fraction of what that black stallion did. Buy a

    big cultivator or plow, a big seeder and sprayer, so you can work your fields

    in no time. Also buy the biggest tipper, the 936 can easily handle it. That

    will save you a lot of time when transporting grain around.

    Money should start flowing like never before with these new toys under your

    hands. With that said, you should start saving up another 206235.68 ($297000.) What for?

    Why, you still need a new harvester, don't you? That rusting piece of scrap

    metal can't keep up with you new implements. The Fendt 9460 is the best combine

    in the game, save up for it and buy it as soon as you can. Don't forget to buy

    the biggest header and also a corn header, so you can harvest maize. Sell all

    your old junk, you won't need them anymore, there is no reason to keep them

    around.

    Now, with you new machinery, you should start cultivating and plating the

    bigger fields, like the one due south of your farm, and you'll be raking in

    some serious cash in no time! First, you could harvest all the fields around

    the island that has crops already on them for some free money. With these new

    toys, it should be cakewalk. Now you have the best machinery money can buy, you

    have a steady income, let's see what else is there in the game...

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    5.2.3 Grass and Hay

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    I set the grass into a separate section, because while it is technically also a

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    crop, it is one hell of a lot different than the others. The basics are the

    same, you choose a field, cultivate and plant the grass as you would any other

    crop, but what comes after is something else.

    When the grass is fully grown, it will have small flowers in it, indicating

    it's ready for mowing. Buy a mower and a forage wagon in the shop and get them

    back to your farm. Attach the mover, go out to your field, lower the mower and

    drive around the field to cut the grass. When you are finished, go back to the

    farm, with the mower, switch it to the forage wagon, go back, turn the forage

    wagon on, and drive around the field to collect the grass (every little green

    star-like grass-bit). When you are finished or if the wagon is full, drive back

    to your farm and back the wagon into the grass pit (it's near the silos at the

    south end of your farm. When the icon appears, you can dump the grass and

    receive a healthy dose of green for your greens. Gather all the grass and dump

    it in the pit. For easier gathering, you should consider buying a rotor

    windrower. Hook it up, go out to the freshly cut field, and drive around in

    nice straight lines to rake the grass into tight windrows, you can collect

    these strips better and faster with the forage wagon.

    Now, the biggest difference with grass is, that you don't have to cultivate and

    seed again after mowing (but a little spraying won't hurt). It regrows after

    some time on it's own, so you can mow it again. It's easy money. Not as much as

    growing crops, but easy.

    You can also make hay out of the grass by drying it. Buy a rotor tedder at theshop, hook it up and use it on the grass right after mowing. The tedder turns

    the grass over, so it can dry better, but essentially it turns grass into hay.

    Hay is worth more than regular grass, especially pressed into bales, but you

    can also collect it with the forage wagon. Speaking of bales...

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    5.2.4 Baling

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    Straw and hay is also a valuable commodity in this game. Sitting out in the

    field won't get you any money, so you need to turn straw and hay into

    transportable little rations called bales. You can do that with a baling

    machine. In the vanilla game, you can only create rectangular bales by using

    the quad-baler. But first save up a healthy amount of money, because you'llneed more than just the baler.

    When you have enough cash, buy a front-loader tractor and at least the bale

    fork implement for it. You can raise/lower the front-loader with the 'J' and

    'N' keys and you can tilt the implement up and down with the 'K' and 'M' keys.

    That's it. You'll need some practice to be able to use the front-loader, it's

    quite hard work. Also, buy a quad-baler and a bale trailer, take them home.

    Now, plant a bigger field with wheat or barley. You can also bale hay (not

    grass), the principle is the same, but for this example, we'll use straw. After

    harvesting, you should have the straw on the field deposited by the harvester

    in nice straight patches. Hook the baler to your tractor and take it to the

    field. Turn the baler on and drive along the straw patches to collect the

    straw. Notice, that the rows of straw left by the bigger harvesters is just as

    wide as your baler, so you'll have to be precise when pulling it. You can use

    CC2 for baling, but it takes practice. At first, use CC1. After some gathering,

    your baler should eventually start depositing bales on the field at regular

    intervals. It takes some straw and time for the bales to be made, so don't

    worry if the baler doesn't start dropping bales right away. When you are

    finished baling the whole field, head back to the farm. There will be some bale

    parts left in the baler, don't worry about that.

    Unhook the baler and attach the bale trailer, drive it back to your field. Now,

    switch to your new front-loader and attach the bale fork. Drive it out to the

    field also. Don't use the front loader to pull the bale trailer, just use the

    black beauty. (The reason for this is, you probably noticed that when you hook

    an implement or trailer to your tractor, there is some jumping. Well, you willabsolutely, positively want to avoid any jumping with a fully stacked bale

    trailer, at any fracking cost!) Now you have to load the bales onto the bale

    trailer to transport them back to your farm. Of course you can lug the bales

    back one by one with the front-loader, but that's stupid. Park the bale trailer

    on a more or less flat piece of ground (don't unhook it!) and switch to your

    front-loader. You can pick the a bale up by simply thrusting it with the bale

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    of them will cultivate the whole field in much less time, and if all goes

    according to plan, they will meet somewhere in the middle. They are smart

    enough, so they won't ram each other when they get close, one will allow the

    other to pass. The work will be done in considerably less time, even if you

    need to manually correct some mistakes the did. On VERY large fields, you can

    use even more of them, by positioning some additional tractors around in

    regular intervals on the field. There will be more micromanaging this way,

    since they do tend to turn in the wrong direction or hang on an obstacle, but

    you can use the box trick to avoid that (look in the Hire Workers section).

    You can also do this with harvesters, in fact, that's an even better idea, to

    use more harvesters on large fields. You can start them in an L shape (you can

    also do that with tractors). Position one on the edge of a field, and position

    the other one on the perpendicular, opposite edge, to be on the two ends of an

    L shape.

    ___________

    ||X..........| Xs are the combines/tractors and the arrows show

    ||...........| the direction they are facing. They will do the rows

    V|...........| in a rectangular fashion so the workable region

    |...........| gets gradually smaller. If they meet at the end of the

    |__________X| field, they are smart enough to let each other pass.

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    They are always in places you can get to, so don't look in totally impossible

    places, like the top of cargo ships or barns, under water or stuff like that.

    !!HERE BE SPOILERS!!

    !!SKIP THIS SECTION IF YOU WANT TO FIND THEM YOURSELF:

    !!

    !!For some of them, you'll need to use your tractor or the front-loader.

    !!One particular bottle is on the top of a red cargo container at the port.

    !!You can get it by parking your tractor as close to the container as

    !!possible, really, really close. This way, when you exit the tractor, you

    !!should be on or inside the container. Position the tractor so the driver's

    !!side door is right next to it, then exit the vehicle, the bottle should be

    !!yours now. Alternatively, you can use the front-loader to scoop the bottle

    !!down from the container, then you just need to pick it up. You can use these

    !!methods for other bottles like this, like the one on top of the guard

    !!post at the port, or the cow statue.

    !!

    !!Here is a link to map with all the bottles marked(black dots):

    !!https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0521/5b01b24c3157e/5b01b2559e84f.jpg!!

    !!This is the only map I know, so don't ask me for a replacement when the

    !!link gets broken.

    !!

    !!SPOILERS OVER!!

    The bottles are not all that hard to find, with a little searching and clever

    thinking you should be able to get them all on your own.

    ====================================

    6.2 Working at the Gardening Center

    ====================================

    For this one, you'll need the front-loader and the pallet fork attached to it.

    Drive to the Gardening Center far north of your farm, it is marked by roses on

    your PDA map. You'll need to transport some pallets of fertilizer to the

    Supermarket. Drive around the back on the left side and find the green sacks

    stacked on pallets (not the red ones). Pick them up with the pallet fork and

    carefully drive to the Supermarket a little to the west. Put down the palletson the square marked by the striped line. You will receive some money and

    reputation for each pallet delivered.

    You can transport them one by one, or all three of them at once, though the

    latter needs some insane skills in driving and front-loader handling. I haven't

    tried this, but I heard it's faster if you use the bale trailer. Park the bale

    trailer on the side of the road and stack the pallets on it with the front

    loader. Pull it to the Supermarket and place them down on the square from the

    trailer. It's not a very tough job, but it does require some skill. It's pretty

    boring, but a good way to boost your reputation.

    /---------\

    | 7. Mods |

    \---------/

    'Mod' is short for 'Modification', these packages add new stuff to the game,

    maps, functionality, etc. They are usually not official add-ons, but made by

    members of the player community and are freely downloadable from various sites.

    In Farming Sim '09, mods usually add new vehicles, implements, trailers, new

    buildings and maps.

    The vast majority of the modded vehicles and implements are modeled after

    real-life agricultural equipment (one of these might even be used on a field

    near you as you read this), usually from big name manufacturers, like New

    Holland, CLAAS, John Deere, Kverneland, HORSCH, Pttinger, etc...and of courseFendt. Since this is a German game, most of the mods are also from German fans,

    therefore modeled largely after German and European-made agricultural

    equipment. There of course player communities in other countries too.

    Mods come in different varieties, both in complexity and quality. Since these

    are player made content, the quality of the mods are not always good, meaning

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    botched textures, defective functions/animations, etc. But there are some

    REALLY well done mods, with awesome graphics and detail, usually copying a

    real-life implement down to even the dust particles on it. You just have to try

    them to see if you like them. Most of the frustrating annoyances and problems

    (like baling) can be fixed by installing a few mods, not to mention adding more

    variety and realism. The modded stuff can usually be bought at the in-game

    shop, they will be at the top of the list, so you don't have to search for

    them. The Hire Worker does not work with all the modded implements, but there

    are some of them your workers can use. (There are even modded AIs for the

    workers, so they'll be more smarter and do more things in-game.)

    Also, mods usually have their own set of control keys. These are usually listed

    in the in-game help if you hook them up and select them, and also in their

    readme or description. Some mods even come with their very own control panel

    in-game. Now, let's learn how to install mods...

    ===================

    7.1 Installing Mods

    ===================

    Rule of thumb: ALWAYS make backup copies before you overwrite something! Saves,

    maps, everything! You'll be sorry if you didn't and something goes wrong!

    To install mods, first you have to download them from somewhere. Look in theTips and Links a little bit down. Pre-packaged mods usually come in .exe or

    .zip format.

    The easiest way if it comes in .exe format, a single file. It has the mod

    packaged inside and it has it's own installer. All you have to do is run the

    .exe and your mod is installed. That's all. Next time you fire up the game,

    your installed stuff should be in there.

    When it comes in .zip format, save it to your disk, but DON'T unpack it! There

    is a folder where the game keeps the mods. Go to your Documents folder and

    locate FarmingSimulator2009 in My Games. In it there is a "mods" folder, open

    it.

    Alternatively, navigate here:

    "C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Documents\MyGames\FarmingSimulator2009\mods\"

    (This is for Windows XP by the way, I don't know Win7, Mac and stuff like that,

    but I think it should be in your Documents folder on those OSs too.)

    Now, copy the .zip file into the 'mods' folder. You are done, the stuff should

    be in the game next time you start it up.

    Uninstalling these mods is also easy. Sell every instance of the mod in

    question in-game, be it a vehicle, implement or something else. If it's gone,

    save your game and exit. Now, navigate to the 'mods' folder, and delete the

    .zip file of the mod you want uninstalled, that should do the trick. Next time

    you load your save, it should be gone.

    When the mod comes in a format other than .exe or .zip (usually .rar), it

    usually means it's not pre-packaged or it's a mod pack. Open up the archive (if

    it's .rar, with WinRAR or something that handles RAR files) and see what's in

    it. If there are only .zip files, that usually means they are multiple mods,

    just extract the archive and copy the ZIPs to your mods folder. If you see

    various other files and directories inside the archive (like .i3D and .xml

    files), that means it's a map or not a pre-packaged mod, but something you'll

    have to put in the game yourself using the GIANTS Editor or it may involve some

    other method. Read the description on the site you downloaded it from, or the

    readme if the package has one.

    Maps. Installing maps is a different matter. Player made maps are installed by

    overwriting the base map that's in the game. That usually goes like this:

    Navigate to the folder you installed Farming Sim '09 to (usually in Program

    Files), and locate 'maps' inside the 'data' folder. Make a backup copy of theentire 'maps' folder, this is important! If something goes wrong and you don't

    have a backup, you'll have no choice but to reinstall the game!

    Now extract the files from the mod's archive into your maps folder, overwrite

    when prompted. Start the game and start a new career, you should be on the new

    map now. Old saves rarely work on modded maps. There might be a different

    method used in some cases, always read the description or the readme!

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    There are mods, that you need to put into the game yourself using the game's

    editor...

    ==================

    7.2 GIANTS Editor

    ==================

    There are certain mods, usually buildings and other features, that can't be

    installed pre-packaged for some reason or other. You need to put these into the

    game yourself. The mod's description on the site or the readme should contain

    instructions on how to install these mods, but it usually involves messing

    around in the GIANTS Editor software. You can modify just about anything in the

    game world with the editor, import modded stuff and you can even create new

    things yourself if you know a little 3D design. Now, I have to tell you, that I

    haven't used the editor much, so there is little I can tell you about it, but

    here is what I've figured out so far:

    First, install the GIANTS Editor from your game disk, it should be on there.

    (If not, you can find it on the GIANTS website, download it.) Now, go to the

    'maps' folder inside the Farming Sim installation directory and make a backup

    copy of it, this is important!

    Open the editor. Now in the editor go File -> Open... and navigate to your'maps' directory. There should be a 'Map01.i3D' file there, highlight it and

    press Open. Wait a little until it is loaded. You should see the left side list

    populated with entries and see the game world with some weird lines and markers

    and stuff. You can look around by holding down the Alt key and using your mouse

    buttons. Hold down Alt and then hold down your left mouse button, now you can

    look around, and holding down the right button you can zoom.

    You can select buildings and stuff with your mouse, this should wire-frame that

    object. There is a barely visible (very thin lines) ball-like object revealed

    when you select something, it has three arrows in it, a blue, a green and a red

    one, it has three circles around them, also red, green and blue. You can move

    the object around by clicking and dragging the arrows (X,Y,Z axis) and rotate

    them by clicking and dragging the circles. You can also delete them with the

    Delete key. You can move or get rid of obstacles, trees, stones from the edges

    of your fields for example, so the worker can finally do it's job unobstructed.There is a small button on the menu bar, with a green hill and white arrows,

    this is the terrain edit mode, if you click it you can sculpt the terrain. You

    can raise terrain with the left mouse button and lower it with the right one.

    You can also import new things into the world, but I'm not really sure about

    the proper method so don't take my word for it, read the mod's readme or

    description. As far as I can tell, you need to unpack the downloaded mod's

    archive. In the 'maps' folder, there is a folder called 'models', inside it

    there are folders named 'objects', 'buildings' and such. If you downloaded a

    new building, copy the archive's contents (it should be one single folder,

    usually the mod's name) into the 'buildings' folder. Now go to the editor and

    go File -> Import..., then navigate to the directory you just copied into

    'buildings'. There should be a .i3D file there, select it and press Open. Now,

    look at the left side list, and search for the name of the object you just

    imported, it should be on the bottom somewhere. Click on it. Your object is

    already in the game world, you just can't see it, press Crtl+F and your object

    should jump right in your face, you can now move it to it's place or whatever.

    When you are finished messing around, save the map and exit the editor. Now

    fire up your game and load you save. If you didn't mess it up too bad, you'll

    now see the changes you made in game, enjoy. If the map becomes corrupted, just

    restore your backup of the 'maps' folder. That's it.

    That's just about everything I know about the editor, I can't teach you how to

    use it properly, sorry about that. I might update this section if I learn more

    in the future, but don't hold your breath :). You can find tons or tutorials

    and instructions all around the various Farming Sim (LS) communities and ofcourse Youtube.

    Here is a link to the official online help for the GIANTS Editor:

    http://gdn.giants.ch/editor.php?editor=onlineHelp

    And here is a link to a quite good instructional video on how to import new

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    buildings into the game:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQyMtKySB-8

    (The links might be broken by now, please DON'T email me about fixing them!

    Google is your friend ;))

    ===================

    7.3 Tips and Links

    ===================

    The following tips are just that, tips, you don't need to follow them, these

    are only mods and stuff I found to be interesting or adding something I like to

    the game.

    * Arcusing AutoStacker:

    First of all, if you don't own the Gold Edition of the game, you need to get

    the Auto-stacker. Baling is a nightmare in the base game, so you'll definitely

    want to do something about that. The Arcusin AutoStacker is a bale trailer,

    that stacks quad-bales automatically on the trailer and ties them down, so they

    don't fall off during transport. Just extend the collecting arm and collect the

    bales. When full, drive back to the farm, you can now unload the bales in a

    nice straight stack. It works great!

    You can get it here: http://lsportal2009.com/?p=216

    (Note, however, that the v2 only works with the standard baler in the originalgame. If you want to stack modded bales, you need the v1!)

    * Bale-Shredder:

    Even with the AutoStacker, loading bales into the barn one-by-one is quite a

    hassle. You most positively need a bale-shredder to go with the AutoStacker. A

    bale-shredder is basically a hole in the ground that 'shreds' bales. You can

    back up to the hole with the AutoStacker and dump the bales in there. You'll

    receive your money just as if you had loaded them into the barn. There are many

    kinds of shredders around, just search for them and you'll find one for sure.

    You'll probably need to install them with the GIANTS editor.

    Most of the modded maps already come equipped with one. There are modded base

    maps you can download that only have the barn replaced with a shredder, nothing

    else modified, so you'll be able to use your old saves with these.

    * Cultivators, Plows, Seeders:

    The base implements are nice, but they are pretty small, and it takes ages to

    work a large field with them. Therefore, you'll need some new, modded

    implements. The HORSH Terrano and Pronto are great cultivators/seeders, they

    are in the Gold Edition, but if you don't own that, you'll need to download

    them as mods. Also, there is the 'JohnDeer NoTill Seeder', which is a seeder

    that doesn't need cultivating beforehand to work.

    Many of the modded seeders are a little more realistic, so you actually have to

    fill them with seeds from your silos if you want to plant, I think this is a

    great detail.

    * Sprayers:

    The base sprayers are pretty boring and non-realistic, so you may need some

    modded ones. Modded sprayers work just like the base one, they raise the yield

    of you fields the same amount, but they are more realistic and fun to use. They

    usually need to be filled with fertilizer/pesticide/whatever from a modded

    silos or tanks to work, and the refill costs money. Plus, they have many other

    features. The DAMMANN Profi Class and the Amazone UX 5200 are excellent

    sprayers. You'll also have to download the pesticide tank (trigger), so you can

    fill them up.

    * Dung, Manure and Fertilizer:

    If you prefer a more traditional method, there are mods for dung and manure.

    There is a modded manure vat(trigger), you can fill up modded manure tankers

    from it, tow it with you tractor and spray some yummy liquid sh*t all over your

    fields. There is also a dung pit. You can fill manure dispensers/trailers with

    some chunky animal cr*p and distribute it around your fields. Thank god thesmell is not modded in :P

    For a more modern approach, there is also a synthetic-fertilizer silo. You can

    fill up fertilizer dispensers from it and fertilize your fields with more style

    (and less reeking). These mods work just like the regular sprayers in the base

    game, they maximize the yield of your crops.

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    * Trailers/Tippers/:

    There is a vast, I mean VAST library of trailers and tippers available to

    transport just about anything you want. There are hoppers for new crops,

    portable pesticide/fertilizer/manure/dung tanks so you can transport them and

    have on-site refill. There is even a service trailer I know about, that is a

    portable fuel tank you can use to rescue vehicles that have ran out of gas far

    from the fuel pump, and there are vehicle transport trailers you can use to do

    the same or transport new equipment home from the shop.

    You just have to search around and find the trailers you like, there are

    literally hundreds of versions out there.

    * Vehicles

    Tractors, combines, sports cars, forklifts, dune buggies, airplanes, you name

    it, there is a mod for it. Literally hundreds (if not thousands) of modded

    vehicles are at your disposal from just about every side of the globe. John

    Deere tractors, CLAAS harvesters, IFA trucks, Mercedes sports cars, you can

    find just about anything if you look real hard for it. They are usually well

    modeled and have extensive control options. Extended Cruise Control, gear

    shifting, opening doors/windows, work-lights and other features. Awesome!

    Personally, I like the Black Beauty, so I don't really use vehicle mods. I

    tried a few, but they turned out to be too much hassle to use, impractical or

    simply broken for whatever reason. Maybe you'll have better luck than me :)

    * Hangars, Silos, Other Buildings:

    Your farm and it's buildings might start to feel a little too small after youget a sizable fleet of vehicles and mods. Luckily, you can download larger

    garages for you vehicles and storage hangars for the implements and trailers.

    There are also new kinds of silos that you can use, some of them are built into

    buildings for compact placement. Barns can now have more or less real livestock

    in them now with mods, cows, chickens, etc. They are not used for anything, but

    great decoration. There are also other types of buildings in different shapes

    and sizes to store vehicles, implements, bales, cows, fire hydrants or whatever

    the hell you want, you just need to search around.

    Sadly, most of the buildings can't be installed as .exe or .zip mods as of the

    time of writing, so you need to put them in with the GIANTS editor.

    I can't think of anything more at the moment. Here are some links you might

    find useful:

    * http://www.landwirtschafts-simulator.de/

    The official site of the game. You can find some information here, links to

    sites and you can also buy the game here if don't already own a copy.

    * http://gdn.giants.ch/index.php

    This is official site for the GIANTS engine, the game engine of Farming Sim

    '09. You can download the GIANTS Editor from here and some tools required to

    create new content for the game. You can also find documentation and help for

    the editor.

    * http://ls-mods.de/downloads.php

    This is the best site for high-quality mods. All the mods come in .exe format

    (self-installer) and are of the best quality I know. Most of the mods I use and

    mentioned up there came from here. I highly recommend it!

    * http://lsportal2009.com/

    This site has more than a thousand mods in it's database! A vast library of

    vehicles, implements, trailers, buildings, everything. If you can't find it

    here, it probably doesn't exists. Just browse to your heart's content. The mods

    are usually of good quality, but occasionally you can find some not so good

    ones.

    * http://www.ls2009-mod.com/

    Eerily similar to the last site, this one also has about a thousand mods. They

    are of good quality, and quite usable.

    * http://ls-uk.info/index.php?board=4.0This is the biggest English language Farming Sim community I know. You can find

    lots and lots of information about just about everything in this game.

    Tutorials, guides, answers, and of course a great community. You have to

    register to download the mods from here, but if you just need some info you can

    browse the forums without registering.

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    You can find even more great Farming Sim and mod sites around the net. There

    are some really good videos about the game, modding and stuff like that on

    Youtube and other video sharing sites. As always, Google is your friend :)

    Happy hunting! Now to answer some Frequently Asked Questions...

    /--------------------------------\

    | 8. Questions and Answers (FAQ) |

    \--------------------------------/

    Here are some questions that some people have asked me over and over, an some I

    regularly found to be asked around the internet...and my answers to them. If

    you started reading the guide here, you might not even need to read any more

    after looking through this section. Let's get started.

    Q: Where can I download/torrent/pirate this game?

    A: On that subject, I can't help you. I don't do warez. Don't even email me

    about it. But you can buy the game in your favorite video game store or

    online here: http://www.landwirtschafts-simulator.de/

    Q: The game doesn't work/freezes/quits/throws errors! What do I do?

    A: I don't know, I'm not tech-support. Also, the game works fine for me, so I

    can't help you with stuff like that. Read the game's readme, check the

    system requirements, install patches, go to the official site or ask aroundon forums. Eventually, someone might help you out. I'm sorry, but I can't.

    Q: Where can I download this mod/building/map? I can't find it anywhere!

    A: Sure you can, just search a little more. Look at the links up in the Tips

    and Links section, use Google/Yahoo/whatever. If it really exists, it must

    be on one of the LS community sites. Check, if you have written the name

    of the mod right, this is a common mistake. Don't email me requesting mods,

    I don't have them!

    Q: This mod, I can't install it/it doesn't work/it broke my game! HELP!

    A: Check out the description of the mod on the site you downloaded it from,

    also, check the readme or documentation came with the mod. There must be

    some instructions around how to install your mod or make it work. A common

    mistake when installing, is copying the modded files into the wrong folder.Check the mod's archive, and if, for example, it has a 'maps' folder in it,

    copy the contents of THAT folder into your 'maps' folder in the game

    directory. Apart from that, I can't help you. Maybe ask around in the

    forums. If it broke your game, just restore you backups (you do have

    backups, don't you?)

    Q: I installed this mod, but I can't use it/it's too complicated! What now?

    A: If you can't use it, I suggest you uninstall it and find one you can. If

    you insist on using it, there might be a list of controls in the description

    or the readme file. Also, turn the in-game help on (F1), that should give

    you some hints. I cannot help you with specific mods, sorry.

    Q: I downloaded this mod, but it's in another language, I can't understand!

    A: Some of the mods are translated to English, but many of them are in German,

    Polish or some other European language. If you can't understand, run the

    readme or description through Google Translate or something, it's not very

    accurate but it can help. If you managed to install the mod, look at the

    in-game help, there should be buttons listed. Try them out to see what

    they do. If it doesn't work at all, look for another mod. Or alternatively

    you can learn the language, it's always nice to get to know another

    culture :)

    Q: Are there any cheats/trainers for this game? Where can I get them?

    A: There are no cheats in the game as far as I know, and I don't know about

    any trainers either. They might exist, but I don't have any idea where,

    you can search for them. The game is far from being hard anyway, so you

    shouldn't need any cheats. But if you really want to cheat, there arecertain mods out there that qualify as such. 50m wide cultivators/planters,

    NoTill seeders, tractors that go at light-speed, automatic bale

    stackers (duh!), and so on. You can also hack the .xml files to reset the

    prices in the shop to 0.69 ($1,) but I don't know how, you must figure that out

    yourself...you cheat.

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    Q: I can't grow any crops for some reason, what am I doing wrong?

    A: The correct procedure is cultivate/plow -> seed -> harvest. Plowing and

    cultivating does the same in the game, but you do have to do one or the

    other first. Than use the seeder. Also, it takes time for you plants to

    grow, be patient. Spraying is entirely optional, but it maximizes the

    yield of your crops.

    Q: My vehicle ran out of gas while out in the field. It won't budge!

    A: Yeah, well you should've taken better care to refuel, don't you? Yo