Version 19 is here and many of you have stayed on FS 17 or other agricultural simulations. We could give you 300 reasons to switch to this ultimate opus, but here are the 10 most relevant.
1 - The graphics
It was time. Even if each version of Farming Simulator brings some improvements, version 19 comes down to hammering the point home compared to 17. Depth of field, ambient oclusion, bloom, revisions of the texturing system, all the ingredients are there to bring FS 19 to the side. big blockbusters. Try to revert to the previous version… it stings!
2 - The mods
Strength of the game from the start, FS 19 is no exception to the rule of modding. It took a little while to see the first maps arrive, especially on consoles, but that's old history. Today the delay is catching up at high speed and most modders have switched to the new version of Giants Editor, the content creation tool for the game, to offer scripts, vehicles, and tools. And as always, the best mods can be found on the official modhub, a guarantee of quality.
3 - John Deere
They were already present via mods on FS 17, here they are officially on 19. John Deere machines are integrated, and faithfully reproduced. This is also the strength of the partnerships between Giants Software and machinery firms. The guarantee of having the material reproduced identically, both aesthetically and functionally.
4 - Breeding wherever we want
This takes a little interest in the additional maps, but today it is possible to place your breeding where we want on the maps. The gameplay is facilitated since we can group the different farms (cattle, pigs, horses, etc.)
5 - Ravenport
We like it or we don't. Ravenport is in my opinion the craziest map in the game. Large, sublime, varied, hilly,… no map previously created for the series was able to combine all these criteria. One thing is certain, there is something for everyone and Ravenport seems to satisfy most players, even the most demanding.
6 - No more need to map with the landscape tool
And as if that weren't enough, the Landscape tool, which came with the update 1.2, gives you the ability to shape any map at will. This tool is also ideal for taking your first steps in map creation since terrain deformations generally work the same in the Giants Editor. In short, with such a tool in your hands, you could almost wonder if there is still an advantage in using third-party maps.
7 - unchanged gameplay
Since the first Farming Simulator, overall the gameplay has not been revolutionized. This is a defect but also a quality, because the handling of FS 19 is immediate for those who have already played version 17. We quickly find our benchmarks, the keys remain unchanged ... the cheats too ^^
8 - A super strong community
We come back to modding, but not only. Farming Simulator is a community made of reinforced concrete, whether on modding sites, YouTubers, Facebook pages and groups… In short, millions of players at hand to help you or quite simply to play.
9 - The improved multiplayer
Multiplayer is the second great strength of Farming Simulator. At the point, this mode had not evolved since FS 13. Of a formidable simplicity to implement, it opens the doors to new possibilities of play up to 16 players and comes to compensate for the shortcomings of the artificial intelligence un little too simplistic. For this latest version, Giants Software improves cooperation between players by adding a “each his own farm” mode, and that changes everything!
10 - e-sport
Formerly reserved for FPS and other car racing, e-sport opens, under the leadership of Giants Software, Farming Simulator and offers to go much further than the very closed “Farming Simulator Championship”. The Farming Simulator league will offer around ten tournaments across Europe this year. Your keyboards !