The red mark was ubiquitous on Farming Simulator 17 after the appearance of the DLC "Kuhn Equipment". For Farming Simulator 19, the firm arrived in 2 stages, and imposed its equipment in a greater number of categories, becoming the most represented manufacturer in the game.
For FS 19, Giants Software kept the recent hardware developed for the Kuhn Equipment DLC. Reworked, it benefits from the advanced graphics of Giants Engine 8. There are no less than 22 basic tools in the current version of the game. Among these materials, new features, such as the RA 142 mixer which reposition a tool for animal feed, but also the "American" spreader SLC 141. Note also the disappearance of the Vari Master 153 plow, the Espro seed drill, the Planter 3 R 12, and the replacement of the TF 1500 front hopper by a TF 1512.
Finally, these absent were quickly reinstated in the form of mods by Giants Software during the 3 months following the release of Farming Simulator 19. The developer is also going further by bringing in a new round baler in the catalog, more compact, the Kuhn VB2190.
For the rest of the material, you have to rely on the modders. For 2 years now, no less than thirty mods have been imported by the active community. The Kuhn series VB presses have been adapted to all sauces, NicoPix has reintegrated the SPV Confort, “reskins” mixing Kuhn red with John Deere green were daring, the “classic” Kuhn FA 367 mower has adapted as well as the Accura 10000 fertilizer spreader, and even an IT Runner creation of the RA Mixer is available.
In short Kuhn is a brand pampered by Giants Software but also by the Farming Simulator community. Strategically, the manufacturer has always ensured that players have the latest models to date and takes advantage of its large catalog to win in all categories of equipment. From there, it is not impossible to deduce future directions. But that will be the subject of the next article ...