There are thousands of mods for FS22, but not all of them are created equal. There are some mods that players just cant live without.
These essential mods are so useful that they’ve become an integral part of the series for most players, which is why they reappear with each new iteration of the Farming Simulator franchise.
Fed up of driving for miles to sell your logs? Well, there’s a mod for that.
Need a worker to follow you? There’s a mod for that. Wish you could seed in a straight line? Yes, there’s a mod for that!
And here’s our collection of must-have mods that no self-respecting farmer can do without.
Platform: PC/MAC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS Location: Construction > Production > Generators Price: $100
No one is going to notice these unassuming little signs placed on your farm. But, you’ll definitely notice the difference they make to your bank balance! You’ll be a millionaire in minutes.
Government subsidies for farmers do exist in real life, but these are next level. You’ll be able to build the farm of your dreams.
Tip: If you want to keep some sense of realism, only use the “Subsidized by Local Municipality” sign – they pay less than the government.
You might call this “Lumberjack light”, for console users. There’s no super-strength, or increased cutting speed, but the four chainsaws available have a massively extended reach.
Note: this is very useful if you want to prune trees around your farm without felling them.
Platform: PC/MAC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS. Price: €500 each
Ever wished you could sell your bales, or refill your fertiliser in the field? Or have someone buy your wood direct from the forest? Well now you can!
Instead of loading and driving trees, or bales, halfway across the map to sell them, place your mobile sell-point next to them, and, with the click of a button, they disappear. And you get paid!
All three can be moved by hand, and transported in vehicles.
Need to get to a remote location, but there’s no spawn-point nearby?
Just ask “Scotty” to beam you up.
Okay, maybe not. But, when you place one of these on land that you own, you can then visit it instantly through the map screen. Sound effects optional.
Tip: Mobile sell points work in much the same way.
This makes all pallets and big bags weigh 100kg, which can then be lifted by hand.
Console users might not be able to live out their superhero farming fantasies to the extent that PC users can, but at least we have this incredibly useful mod.
If you’re looking for somewhere to park all of your precious machinery, look no further. This selection of four different machine sheds will satisfy all of your storage needs.
Here we have one of the most downloaded mods for the game, and rightly so.
These three trailers will transport anything you need to move around your farm. Be it bales, grain, fruit, or animals. You name it, they’ll move it. And, they’ll look good doing it as well.
You can put the sides down for loading pallets easily, and they have a side-tipper function for unloading.
It’s loaded with options and is very versatile. For instance, you can remove the tailgate for a forestry setup, if you use tension belts.
But where this really shines is in its unrealistic capacity option, which can be pushed to a whopping 250,000L. It’s more expensive, but it’s bigger than Hermione Granger’s handbag!
You’re going to need something to haul that tipper when it gets full. And if you’re going to buy a truck, you want this FS19 fan-favourite ported over to FS22.
This is a truly impressive mod, which has had a serious amount of work put into it. It might look like just another truck when you first open it up, but the customisation options are ridiculously good. And, you can crank this behemoth all the way up to 1100hp.
They sure don’t make them like the used to! Unless, of course, you’re playing Farming Simulator.
Billed as “the World’s Largest Tractor” by it’s makers, Big Bud certainly lives up to its name! No other tractor even comes close in terms of size, and power. It’s a shame they ever stopped making them in real life.
Big Bud has more customisable options than you can shake a stick at.
If you prefer a more realistic game, then the next few mods are for you.
The Precision Farming mod introduces new mechanics to your gameplay.
Including: four different soil types, the ability to monitor soil composition, and an environmental score for your farm.
Partly funded by the EU, this DLC was designed to “highlight sustainable technology in agriculture”, and to combat the negative associations of farming being damaging to the environment.
This here is a really fun mod, which loads your construction tab with a merry host of placeable items. This allows you to create a seasonal Christmas market with festive stalls that create passive income.
Sadly, no one ever turns up to your market. And a lot is left up to the imagination.
But it only adds to your farm, especially when built close to a town.
This here is the second and last map on this list – there are just too many to include!
And should we really class these as “mods”? Who knows, but this list wouldn’t be complete without No Man’s Land.
Billed as a vast, untamed wilderness, this map is a firm favourite with fans looking for a challenge. With no neighbors, and no infrastructure, you really are left all on your own to build a farm from the ground up.
Platform: PC/MAC, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBS. Price: €18,000 Capacity: 4,000L Working Width: 42m Max Working Speed: 25kph
I’d say this is arguably the best spreader in the game.
Spreads lime, and fertilizer, far and wide. It might not have the larger capacity of other mods, but it makes up for it in efficiency, speed, and working width.
If you’re a neat freak like me, then you will love this bit of kit.
It’s perfect for tidying up those hard to reach patches of grass around the farm.
It does take a bit of getting used to at first, because you expect to just be able to walk around with it switched on. But, the game classes it as a vehicle, so you need to “accelerate” to walk forward.
Are those random piles of grass, or straw, scattered around your farm driving you mad? Especially, those in hard to reach places close to decorative items. Get yourself a good old-fashioned rake, and make it disappear.
Squeezes into all those hard to reach spots, leaving your farm picture perfect.
It takes a bit of getting used to, and it has a habit of flying out of your hands. But it’s not like you’re going to rake an entire field with it. Are you?
This is a really useful mod which FS players mention time and again as being one of their favorites.
It gives you more control over the camera when you are in vehicles, and prevents the camera from restricting your view. It’s also handy for setting up screenshots.
You might not notice much of a difference, and even forget that you downloaded it. Until you turn it off that is.
Do you ever find yourself constantly cycling through vehicles that you barely use in order to find ones that you do?
Well now there’s something you can do about it.
No, you don’t have to sell your beloved vintage tractor! Just park it. Put it in a garage, or position it in pride of place for all your neighbours to see.
You’ll know when a vehicle is parked, because a red stop sign will appear below your fuel gauge.
It will save you countless wasted hours of playing musical tractors.
Here’s a mod that automatically saves your game at a set interval, without having to open up the menu to trigger it.
So simple… you’d wonder why this wasn’t designed into FS22 in the first place.
This is one mod that console users definitely wish was a built-in part of their gaming experience. Then we might not have to wait so long to close the pause menu!
Stood in the middle of a field at the end of a hard day’s work? Too tired to drive home? Just go to sleep on your feet!
Yes, this mod lets you sleep anywhere.
If you don’t like working in the dark, even with all the extra illumination mods out there, this is a great way to advance time. You could just speed up time, but a farmer has to sleep sometime!
Another super-handy mod, and it’s not just for making things go faster!
It can come in handy if your working tractor doesn’t have quite enough power for a piece of equipment – lowering the working speed of a tool requires less horsepower from your tractor.
Mainly though, this mod is about making things go 10kph faster than they’re supposed to. Does a Lamborghini really need to go faster?
Well with this mod installed, you’re going to be one dangerous farmer.
It displays additional information while walking through fields, which means you don’t have to go scrolling through the menus. Your HUD now displays information such as whether a field needs plowing, its potential yield, and its current weed level density.
Jim Craig grew up in Yorkshire, and spent most of his time playing computer games, watching television, and not doing his homework. Surprisingly, he went on to study English Literature at the University of York. He enjoys gaming, gardening, reading, playing chess, and trying to write children's books. When he's not watching LOTR or Star Trek, you'll find him playing RPGs like The Witcher or Assassin's Creed, and strategy games like Command & Conquer, Farming Simulator, Civilization, and Total War.
