Many of us have the same notion of what “the simple life” is. The imagery of vast green landscapes and stretching countryside roads just gives off a relaxing feeling.
Giants Software has spent over 10 years perfecting the Farming Simulator series.
With Farming Simulator 19 we can take a break from busy city life and enjoy planting crops, growing livestock, and living the simple life.
Though Farming Simulator 19 has much to offer in terms of new content, there are still tons of ways to enhance your experience. Whether you’re looking for new ways to improve on your farm or just need a change of scenery, here are some of the best mods you should check out for this entry in the series.
If you like working with cattle in your farm, the Cattle Breeds mods is a must-have.
It would appear as though cattle was not given much attention in FS19. Though you’re given 8 different types of cattle to choose from, all of them are pretty much the same except for appearance.
The Cattle Breeds mod brings a whole new depth to this particular aspect of the game. There are still 8 options to choose from, but each have different costs, reproduction rates, and milk/slurry production.
This is great way for you to choose what output to focus on. And all-in-all it adds more control over how you choose to play the game. Who doesn’t like more options right?
So you’re just starting to go crazy at the animal dealer but just can’t get enough of those cows.
Now that you have more options to choose from, you might find that you need more space for them. Well you’re in luck because this mod allows you to purchase an even larger cow shed.
There are currently 2 options in the game: a cow pasture which holds 50 cows, or a large cow pasture which holds 200. Obviously if you’re a top dog, that isn’t enough.
The Big US Cow Shed holds up to 250 cows, for the same price as the large cow shed in the game.
Problem solved. Now you can go back to getting more cattle!
As your farm increases in size, micromanagement becomes increasingly difficult.
Tending to both crops and animals, especially when certain tasks are time-sensitive, can become quite confusing.
Besides, it’s not a realistic expectation that you look after your huge farm on your own right?
Animal Worker solves that by allowing you to hire a helping hand for the specific task of caring for your animals.
For a price per animal that you’re able to decide on in the settings menu, he will provide water, food, and bedding for all your animals every morning.
You won’t even have to worry about the resources needed for animal feed as he will purchase that as well.
More than that, we can look forward to future updates where animal products can be sold by your hired help as well.
Now that you’ve hired help to feed and care for your animals, you’re going to want Horse Helpers as well.
Unfortunately the Animal Worker mod does not cover horse riding. In order to address that, the Horse Helpers mod allows you to hire additional workers for the specific task of training your horses.
Similar to the Animal Worker mod, Horse Helpers makes sure that all horses on your farm are trained by 11pm each day.
Of course, the service is not free. You have to pay $300 per horse per day. Reasonable, I think.
The Egg Storage Hut lets you purchase storage in the form of a small airconditioned hut. It may appear small, but this will actually hold up to 16,500 liters worth of eggs. Wowza.
Additional information is added to the field info panel to make planning out your crops.
In addition to the basic information, you’ll now be able to see how many hectares each field is in the current land area, the price per hectare of land that you don’t already own, and potential harvest quantity for each field.
It’s something that will come in handy in all stages of the game, whether you’re laying out potential crop fields or planning your next big expansion.
Need a one-stop shop for your fruit harvesting needs? This is the mod for you.
It makes the Holmer Exxact Terra Dos T4-40 Triple Wide Multifruit Harvester available for purchase. Initially only used to harvest beets, the Exxact Terra Dos now has 10 different headers for cotton, potato, sugar beet, beet root, sugarcane, wood chips, onion, carrot, cabbage, red cabbage and lettuce.
Your large fruit fields will be much easier to manage, with the 1,000,000L capacity of the Exxact Terra Dos. You’ll find the harvester at the shop for $495,000.
Farming Simulator fans will know that driving can be a pain, especially if you’re driving long trailers or hauling lumber.
This has also appeared in the Giants Software forums as a requested feature, but has not been addressed.
This simply fixes the camera issues when driving, as you will now find it much easier to drive close to buildings or other objects without the view jumping in and out.
You’ll now be able to see your vehicle through buildings and pass the camera through other vehicles making for a much more pleasant driving experience.
This may seem like a minor detail. But this is a must-have quality of life upgrade that will greatly improve your experience.
If you haven’t noticed by now, driving mechanics seems to be one of the game’s biggest areas for improvement.
Another quality of life fix to improve your driving experience, Less Engine Brakeforce simply lowers engine brakeforce of all drivable vehicles by 20%.
Many players have complained about the way vehicles stop almost instantly when brakes are applied.
Here’s a quick and easy fix that makes vehicle brakes act more realistic. Instead of immediately stopping the vehicle, it now gradually slows down before stopping.
This may seem like a very small fix. But see for yourself how much better driving feels with this mod installed.
As the name suggests, all this does is allow you to lift heavy things.
But this could be a huge time-saver as you can now manually lift heavy items like bales onto trailers by hand.
You won’t have to go through the trouble of getting a forklift, or arranging bales with a spike. Quick and easy. Especially for those low-paying contracts that require you to transfer heavy items.
It can get pretty silly as you can imagine, allowing you to even lift tractors and trucks.
Want to quickly transfer a truck from one field to another? Just lift it and give it a throw, and there you have it.
Do whatever floats your boat, how you use it is completely up to you.
Another mod that can help get your farm looking exactly the way you want it. The Placeable Tree Pack simply allows you to purchase trees and place them anywhere you’d like.
If you’re looking to decorate your farm and customize its look, check this one out.
Tree types include birch, oak, pine, and spruce, which can be placed around your farm in any configuration you can think of.
If you want to give your cows a beautiful forest view, you could definitely do that. Also note that placed trees can be cut and sold when you don’t want them anymore.
When dealing with mixers it can get a bit tedious to monitor what you’re doing.
In the game you’re not able to see the contents of the mixer unless you’re driving the tractor connected to it.
A simple fix, Mixer Display now adds mix information like fill levels and mix percentages at the bottom of your screen even when you’re not driving the tractor.
If you’re looking to expand operations from your typical crops and animal products, these next few entries by modder Edward007 will help with that.
You can now produce coffee beans at your farm by buying a coffee greenhouse for $131,000.
And now that you have a coffee plant, you’ll be able to make coffee by processing water, manure, and fertilizer.
Not only is this a great way to expand your business, but the visuals look great as well.
As soon as you start adding fertilizer to the plant, you’ll see the coffee plants start to grow in rows. Once you add water the misters will turn on to keep your plants hydrated.
If you’re not so sure about getting into the coffee business, worry not. There are still other options to explore.
If you prefer your caffeine rush in the form of soda you can even have your own Coca-Cola factory.
Priced at $123,700 at the shop, you’ll now be able to own your own Coca-Cola factory. In the form of a red building complete with the Coke logo in the front.
Do note that you’ll still be needing the coffee and sugar factories as producing Coca-Cola requires sugar, caffeine, and water.
A very useful mod to help manage crops much more efficiently.
A few uses would be harvesting, cutting grass, and windrowing, but I’m sure you’ve already thought of how you’ll be able to maximize this depending on your needs.
Basically the mod allows for you to have other vehicles follow you around the map.
While activated, you have control over how far behind the other vehicles stay, have them wait while you perform other tasks, and even set offset values so the other vehicles are not directly behind you.
The controls may take some getting used to for sure. But once you’ve got it down you won’t want to play without this mod.
The GPS mod enables an option for you to purchase a GPS system when purchasing any tractor in the shop.
In this case, the GPS system can be used for much more than just finding a destination.
It’s a simple tool that will allow you to create custom tracks.
All you have to do is set a start point, drive to your destination, and set the end point. Once you’ve saved your track it should be much easier to have your tractor repeat certain functions as it will follow the track that was previously set. Simple right?
This mod is a simple solution if you prefer to do things yourself, but with the help of simple automations to move things along more quickly.
Courseplay has become a must-have for most FS19 players.
With a bunch of customizable controls, it essentially buffs the AI to make task automation much easier.
Similar to GPS, Courseplay allows you to set an AB path for any vehicle.
Some players prefer Courseplay though, as depending on the vehicle you’re assigning a track to, you’ll have different preset options for assignable tasks. For example, a harvester can be assigned to grain transport, combi, or fieldwork.
You can create your own courses following whatever pattern you prefer, even taking to account obstructions in terrain.
Understandably a must-have, with its robust set of configurable settings. You can even decide whether you’re paying for the automated services or just pretend they’re friends helping out for free.
You basically have complete control here. Because who else are you going to trust to run the farm?
Though Farming Simulator is already known as the most realistic in the genre, it apparently hasn’t covered everything yet.
The Seasons mod adds to the realism of the game by introducing Winter, Summer, Spring, and Fall.
What makes this mod great is that the changing seasons affects mostly all aspects of gameplay from weather effects to vehicle maintenance and animal care.
Not only does it change the way you play the game, but the visuals of each season have been re-done beautifully as well.
Now you can experience more of the real challenges of farming through different weather conditions. This one is sure to add a whole new set of factors to the game that should make for an interesting experience. Especially if you combine this with a handful of other mods on this list!
