"It's Christmas before time" proudly announce the developers of Cattle and Crops with this update 1.1.0.8. It brings its share of equipment, and many improvements.
And we start the ball rolling with 2 new cuts for the Tucano thresher, a small Claas Vario 560 and its big sister the Vario 1230, accompanied by their cutting carriage. For the transport of bales, MasterBrain incorporates 2 new Joskin Wago trays, the TR 10 and TR 12. Finally, a Bressel und Lade forage pusher blade allows the silage pile to be adjusted. And that's one of the new features of this update. If your silage pile is too high, you will now be able to push it to level it.
Motor vehicles benefit from new tire management. In addition to the completely improved physics with very extensive deformations (it is enough to see when one goes up on a sidewalk), the tires have several states of soiling, affecting their characteristics and the behavior of the vehicles: The dusty state, dirty, and muddy. The latter will put you in a very bad position if you have to tow a heavy implement in the field. (see in the video).
Cushy driving
A damage system has been added. Or rather "maintenance" and "wear". Abnormal use of a vehicle can now cost you dearly. So avoid trees, at the risk of seeing the vehicle's health gauge drop very quickly. Fortunately it is possible to repair the machine in your garage, near the barn, but it is expensive.
Steam Cloud Backup
This update introduces support for Steam Cloud. To activate it, when saving or managing a profile, all you have to do is check the "Steam Cloud" box. You will finally be able to juggle between several computers and find your parts intact. Mods on the other hand, and this is normal, are not synchronized.
Performance and console edition
Overall, this update is a good surprise. The changelog is long (see here) and the developers seem much more active than before since the release of version 1.0. The general interface is finally refined, the ergonomics are more intuitive, and the graphics engine is moving forward. The images captured a year ago no longer have much to see. The developers also mention the console output. If we were talking about PS3 at the start of the game's development several years ago, now we are talking about PS4 and Xbox One (no info for the PS5 or Xbox Series S or X). Case to follow.