Update 1.3.5.5 (31 March 2021) NEW

New vegetation rendering
BUG FIX

Missing button assignment and display with Xbox controller fixed

Tutorial “Baling straw” can be finished again

Maize feed animation when forage harvesting now shows single plants again instead of four at once

Maize is harvestable again below BBCH 80, but a very low yield

Fixed game freeze when fast forwarding for long periods of time while a lot of swath exists on the fields
CHANGE

French translation has been reworked completely

Distance colors for all fruit types revised

More shader markers placed at the farm for better performance

Vegetation texts in graphic settings revised and simplified
NOTES

The soil tutorials, introduced with the previous update, are only available in German and English at the moment. Sorry for the inconvenience
Update 1.3.0.6 NEW

Soil and plant system with soil types, soil conditions, yield factors and different field cultivation

Crop size and density depending on the condition of the plant

Weather and field crossings effect on the soil, depending on soil type and field condition

Individually deactivatable yield factors (fertilization, soil, growth time)

Three new soil tutorials

Detailed yield balance and soil texture triangle in the field menu

Different tire tracks, varying according to tread type/tire width

Joskin Cobra 13000ES slurry tanker

Joskin Terrasoc 3600/9 SH

Joskin Terrasoc 5200/13 SH

Joskin Terraflex XXL 6375/17SHK/2

Hose Connectors/PTO Collection

PTO shafts in all vehicles

New default hose keys for ropes between implement and vehicle: "ropw" and "ropc" for windows and cab (see Claas Disco and Arion 530)

Ground command "setGround", with "setGround -p" for info

Map display: map background graphic is displayed completely when heatmaps are enabled (gray background and fields removed)

Hydraulic hoses added to Lemken Juwel plows

Crop scaling adjusted based on nutrient availability and soil condition

New genetic and soil yield potentials for all fruits and soils
BUG FIX

Radio in vehicle and menu now always run synchronously and no longer overwrite each other

Rendering errors on minimap fixed

When creating store images, a world with transparent background is now loaded again

Manual position/rotation of the steering console on tractors is now saved and loaded

Rauch Axis is now parallel to the ground when in the raised state

Hose direction between Stapel VT18000 and drag hose booms reversed, hoses move more naturally as a result

Lower links no longer bounce when approaching an attachment

Fixed wrong zoom ranges of minimap in field menu at resolutions above 1080p

Added missing hose animation during unloading (liquid slurry, liquid fertilizer, etc.)

Missing translation in store display of Hammer grain seed unit fixed

Hammer CornKing fertilizes after loading a savegame with an active AI task

Lemken Korund work coverage on field 16 fixed

Lemken Labrador is no longer completely lowered during AI driving on the street

Numerous spelling fixes in tutorials

Added hose connections to the rear of the TransferKing

Bressel und Lade W22 6m no longer tips over

Bressel und Lade W15 is oriented correctly again when attached to the three-point

AI drivers no longer complete their work task if they reach the field before the combine/forage harvester

Claas Tucano 3D preview camera orientation fixed

Hammer corn seeding unit no longer gets stuck in the gate of the machine hall

Mowing pattern of the Claas Disco 2750 improved

Field Guidance System now keeps vehicle in the center track more accurately

Scenario 5: Crash during final camera flight fixed
CHANGES

The field menu heatmaps for efficiency and fruit growth have been changed to brightness scales (dark blue = lowest value, light blue = highest value)

Plant growth: growth times of all fruits adjusted to the year’s weather conditions

Lemken Zirkon, Korund track loosener equipped with function

Lemken Juwel work area increased to the inside, in order to cover the tractor’s tire track more

Field menu: If soil attributes have no effect on the current growth stage, they are grayed out

Some tutorials and campaigns adapted to the new ground changes
Update 1.2.0.6 (16 February 2021)

Fixed a crash during unload of the Tucano
Update 1.2.0.5 (12 February 2021) NEW

Radio cab controls in all tractors, including showing the stream title in the display

Steering wheel stiffness adjustment: Logitech SDK integration (German)

Hoses, hoses, hoses: Hydraulic and electrical connections between vehicles (currently not implemented in Lemken Juwel and Hammer corn seeder for technical reasons)

Shop preview: garage model instead of solid color background

Three- and four-point hitch upperlinks are now stored in a transport position when not in use

[MODDING] There is a new script method "Cancel Event" to cancel Activate, Deactivate, Change and Relative Change

[MODDING] You can specify a marker that indicates the camera position instead of calculating it using the bounding box when generating a shop preview image Hour meter and odometer installed in the cockpit of the vehicles
BUG FIX

Fixed a save game bug that prevented you from completing the first scenario

The vehicle debug window is no longer displayed after loading a save game

AI employees no longer circle backwards around waypoints when working in the field

Animal transport task calculates transported quantity correctly

Road connection from the contractor's liquid fertilizer tank back to the road added

Harvesting tasks where you as the player drive the tractor can now be completed correctly

AI tasks with mower no longer mow the field twice

Vehicle camera no longer shakes at certain angles

Fixed crash when reloading a machine while attaching it

Helper AI ignores fill level of shovel attached to front loader

Wheel dirt is saved correctly

Vehicle combinations no longer fly through the air after task start

Assignment problems with attachments in helper tasks fixed

Radial menu now reacts to clicks independently of the framerate

Claas Jaguar with trailer can now be emptied in the silo

Unfinished square bales in the Claas Quadrant baler now also have stalks at the sides after loading a save game

Path display and autopilot problems with very sharp turns/path changes fixed

MB Trac tires no longer protrude into the bodywork

Helpers no longer block the entrance to field 22

Köckerling Rebell Classic: Disc rotation speed reduced

Köckerling Rebell Classic 410, 520: Packer rollers run straight again

If the AI is already standing on the field it is supposed to harvest, it now drives correctly to the field entrance
CHANGE

Hungarian language support improved

When machine/employee rental period ends during an active task, a popup with corresponding warning appears

When chopping, AI helpers can now also be sent away

Optimized evasive maneuvers of helpers, oncoming helpers should now no longer evade in the same direction

The foldable silage blades by Bressel und Lade are now put into transport mode by the autopilot

[PERFORMANCE] Animals further away from the camera, such as bulls in the barn, no longer get physics updates

SurfaceTypes outside the field now have noise, meaning they are no longer perfectly flat when driving

Radial Menu: visualization of the “rear” rings decreased in size

Hydraulic lifting height of all MB Tracs increased

Wheel suspension on Hammer CornKing increased, resulting in less tire deformation

Alignment of equipment to three- and four-point hydraulics improved: Implements are - if possible - oriented so they are straight when lowered to their respective work height

After field cultivation is completed, the AI drives to a parking position at the field and does not stop in the field entrance. This means that different helpers no longer obstruct each other in a field
Update 1.1.0.8 (17 December 2020) NEW

New tires for all vehicles

Maintenance and condition

Silo pushing

Claas Vario 560 grain cutterbar

Claas Vario 1230 grain cutterbar

Claas 521 cutterbar trailer (large)

Joskin Wago TR10 & TR12

Bressel und Lade Silage pushing blade W22 5m & 6m

Bressel und Lade Pushing blade W15

Call / Send Away Chaser UserActions in the Claas Tucano, Send Away in the Claas -Jaguar. These can actively call registered drivers and send them to unload AttachToNode Method: Target connector can also be located on used node

Multithreading optimization for many active machines

Hungarian language support
BUG FIX

Machine combinations no longer fly through the air after the start of a task

Wash window disappears again when a task is executed

Bales no longer fall off the Joskin Wago trailer after loading

Lacotec headland calculation corrected

AI controlled combine drives off the field again on field 22/37 and does not get stuck later on

Harvesting task: Harvester recognizes swath in front of the cutterbar as a plant and thus no longer pauses the helper

Path calculation at field 38 is no longer far outside the field

Scenario 3 "Let it grow": Shovel no longer hangs in the air after fast-forwarding

Bunker silos are no longer able to get stuck in the covered state

Helpers are no longer limited in their working speed and can therefore catch up better - - Helpers no longer remain at the edge of the field in the "WaitForHarvester" status

Tractors no longer rest on the rims on wet fields and thus get stuck

Scenario 5: fixed missing translation in mission 3 step 7

Spelling error in scenarios fixed

Scenario 2: The bale attachment option is now correctly activated automatically

When harvesting swath, nutrients are now correctly set in the FillType

Deutz 7250: Turn signals and hazard lights always work now

Claas Liner 500 now uses real WheelJoints and no longer slides back and forth so easily on the field

Image Bloom reduced during store image creation

Lacotec now also works with regular field tracks after headland

Deutz 7250: Tail Light intensity adjusted

Joskin Wago: "Auto collect" function was incorrectly displayed active in radial menu

Bressel und Lade silage roller support foot moves correctly again

Console performance drastically optimized

Icons added to task overview (status, employee, quantity, fill type)

Wrong waypoint for tractors driven by player when harvesting with Claas Axion and Lacotec fixed

Implements are only turned off when turning off the motor if they were already turned on (fixes Rauch Axis particle animation on motor off)

Rauch Axis: spread rate sometimes above 400 kg/ha fixed

Hammer CornKing: Particles during cultivating fixed

Hammer CornKing: Spread rate can be changed again via radial menu

Copied task no longer uses wrong devices

"Start from the beginning" in task fixed

If the fermentation is not yet complete, it will take at least 1 more day for the next simulation step
CHANGE

Optimizations in mowing tasks (track directions)

Relative Change Input value range adjusted: All input options have been adjusted in their speed to each other. Analog Actions via mouse/controller/keyboard are now equally fast. Analog operation of actions in the radial menu with the mouse now sends Change instead of RelativeChange events.

New gameplay option "Neutral gear when gear is disengaged": it will automatically switch to neutral when gear is disengaged. Specifically useful for shifters without dedicated neutral gear.

Vehicle centers of gravity now vary depending on the physics level. On Arcade the center of gravity is as before, on Medium it is further up, and on Realistic it is where it actually would be according to the physics calculation.

Vehicles in tasks turn on all-wheel drive on the field, off again on the road

Leaf springs are synchronized directly with the tire suspension using skinned meshes with bones instead of vertex color offset, which adds performance, requires fewer materials and scripts, and is generally easier to implement

Swath is again recognized as fruit by AI helpers
NOTE

Maintenance window: when using imperial units, a time (... am/pm) is displayed instead of the duration

On Wago TR10 and TR12 bales may slide a little more than on the D15
Update 1.0.2.14 (19 November 2020) BUG FIX

Game crash fixed when the AI collided with two implements that are attached to each other, but not to a vehicle

Game crash fixed when a rental period of a deactivated mod ends

Game crash fixed when deleting task templates

Claas Tucano now folds in the pipe when going into transport mode

Claas Jaguar: position of the non-suspension camera fixed

Claas FL 100: inverted geometries fixed
CHANGE

Over-fertilization by the AI is now dependent on two options: general unlocking in the difficulty settings, and per-task option in the task creation.

Left, middle and right mouse buttons can now be used when binding controls
Update 1.0.2.12 (13 November 2020) NEW

Differential locks added

Surface wetness is displayed in the field menu

Seat suspension in vehicles: Vehicle seats react dynamically to the ground. By default, the indoor camera moves with the suspension. This can be deactivated in the options menu under "Move camera with seat suspension".

Ground influence on driving behavior: the acre now has more influence on the vehicle suspension by being slightly more uneven. Different types of fields (plowed, cultivated, sown, ...) have different intensities.

Manual H gear shift and clutch in vehicles, with pedal animation

Head tracking options: "Head tracking only in vehicles" and "Prevent camera movement by other devices”

Financial statistics: more time frames added

Polish translation completely overhauled
BUG FIX

Crash fixed when selling an implement that is located directly behind a tractor

AI now drives to the harbor silos again in harvesting tasks

The Lacotec is now getting ready for work and transport in tasks again

Dropdown menus no longer leave any remaining parts when the corresponding window is closed while the dropdown was open

AI fieldwork tasks now select the ridge marker and rotates the plow correctly after loading a savegame

The Hammer Seed Units and the Lemken Saphir can now work stubble fields with a helper (direct drill seeding capability added)

When crops are destroyed, the average BBCH value of the field is no longer reduced

Field menu: bar colors of fruit and field type now correspond to those displayed in the minimap (differences in brightness will be fixed later)

Scenario 4: Deutz no longer rolls onto the field and blocks the Tucano

AI doesn’t choose driving targets behind him as starting points

When starting a fertilizer application, the full required amount of fertilizer plus 10% tolerance is purchased instead of only 1,000 liters

AI no longer fertilizes more than it should when it passes over areas twice

Corrected missing texts in finance menu

Workers no longer block the entrance to field 22

Travel speeds of the AI depending on the employee level corrected

Fixed spelling error with spring wheat description in field menu

Fixed spelling mistake in calendar key

If a combine is completely emptied during the unloading process, the worker will be sent away correctly

AI field work tasks have better savegame compatibility. Workers don't return to the starting point of the field anymore.Several workers on the same field are saved correctly now.

AI worker starts plowing again

Corrected several spelling and text errors in tutorials

After loading the save game, the combine places swaths again. Note: it might look like the combine will not stop depositing. The amount of swath that has accumulated in it is (incorrectly) very large and needs to be unloaded. This is part of this fix and cannot be avoided. The unloading will stop eventually.

Scenario 3: Feeding can be completed even if more than one bale was added to the MixKing

Empty tanks are no longer displayed with 1 liter capacity
CHANGE

You can no longer lend employees during the HUD tutorial when you’re required to hire them

Spawn location at the contractor is now further away from the shelter

AI drivers automatically open and close the trailer’s top hatch on the field, e.g. with the Hawe SLW

In the vehicle shop menu, the selected purchase location is retained when the vehicle is purchased. Additionally, the selection is remembered when opening a new vehicle (as long as the menu is open - when it’s closed the selection is reverted to the default value)

In the vehicle store menu, the model selection within a series is retained when the vehicle is purchased

Improved rent/lending notifications (end times added, warning category)

Rauch Axis cruise control level reduced to 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
Update 1.0.2.6 (30 October 2020) NEW

Additional sales price mode "Realistic", which offers completely realistic values

Vehicles can now be cleaned at the contractor

Claas Jaguar and Tucano have received unload chute/rear view cameras that can be activated in the cockpit displays.
BUG FIX

Analog devices in missions now show icons for both axis directions if only one axis direction is bound

When grass grows back after a complete drying cycle and is then cut again, it is no longer immediately dry

In the scenarios the memory consumption has been reduced when fast forwarding, this should also fix crashes and freezes of the game in those situations

Display on Hammer MixKing repaired (digit size and position increased)

Finance menu: better support for long dealer, tank and FillType names

FillTypes that can’t be sold at the harbor are no longer displayed in the finance menu

Animals no longer spawn outside the boxes

Tutorial "Field Guidance System II": Spelling fixes

Vehicle recovery window: spelling fixes

Claas Jaguar: when all-wheel drive is deactivated, the front axle is now correctly powered instead of the rear axle

Biogas plant silos can be uncovered correctly again

Missing textures of the Deutz tow pin hitch added

Hammer TransferKing: reflection of the tires adjusted

All tractors and harvesters (except Deutz 7250) received new animations for indicator/gear/direction levers. The protective rubbers no longer rotate to the wrong direction.

Crash during fast forwarding with rented equipment or loaned employees fixed
CHANGE

Bale sales prices reduced, custom difficulty multipliers added

Biogas plant revenues strongly revised:

Methane gas: revenue divided into electrical and thermal energy, with an amount of €0,143 resp. €0,03 per kWh

Biogas yield of all fruit types reduced to real values

Trader icons are now displayed in the finance menu

Trader icons have received a uniform design

Traders in the finance menu are now sorted alphabetically

The weight-based sales price multiplier of the animals is now smoothly interpolated between the weight groups, so that there are no more steps

Claas front loader FL 100 rotates the arms to transport position when autopilot / tasks are used. An attached shovel or bale fork is also rotated to the top

The fee for selling animals via the menu is now based on the distance from the animal to trader

Cleaning vehicles takes longer, progress indicator added

Price fluctuations added for swath and chopped fruits

Start money amount of scenario 3 increased

Fruit reference texts now show correct units when the game uses imperial units

Tutorial "Thresh grain": Start position of the Vario trailer optimized
Hotfix Update 1.0.2 (23 October 2020) BUG FIX

Textures are only set to Ultra for a new profile if 6 GB VRAM is detected. All in all Ultra can consume more than 4.5 GB VRAM in the Albergtal with many machines.

Difficulty multiplier is calculated correctly when changing the difficulty level

Completion window when exiting a scenario is now displayed centered

If you tow a driver that is not controlled by the AI, the harvester will no longer ignore the driver

Fieldgrass: Age calculation fixed while fast forwarding

Field wetness in the tutorial "Forage maize chaser bin" reduced

Animals no longer get stuck on edges or curbsides

Harbor trader: driving through the unload area with incompatible FillTypes does not lead to a crash anymore

Claas Tucano: Front wheels no longer drag on the chassis when Vario is attached

[EDITOR] Fruits are displayed where they should be

[EDITOR] Calculate Vegetation Grid Positions no longer causes errors

EDITOR] You can paint grass outside the fields in the editor again

Grass no longer sticks out on the road in the Albergtal in as many places as the vehicle trader (there will be more changes)

It no longer doesn’t rain through the roof at the harbor trader load and unload area

Trees without leaves are also displayed in the distance without leaves

At the Physics level “Realistic”, the vehicles no longer slip when the handbrake is -applied

Farm - Seed pallets - FillType does not jump over if a wrong vehicle had been selected before

Tutorial “Animal Feeding” can be completed if you fill the feeding troughs in any order

Animals no longer spawn outside of the barns

Drive-thru silos can now be filled with mixed cargo, e.g. field grass silage and field grass hay

Tutorial “Helper Transport”: Task can only be saved at the end of the tutorial

Rebuy setting in tasks are now loaded correctly from the save game

Minimap no longer crashes when no navigation path can be created

Scenarios 1 & 5: Stuck at "Drive to field" fixed

Scenario 2: The "Freeze Bales" option is now activated for bale loading during the scenario

Szenario 4: Crash Fix when loading a save game

Crash fixed when attaching the Lacotec LH II
CHANGE

Credits: Supporters grouped by badge

Notification message when a helper gets stuck in traffic

Photo mode added to graphics options, which allows to increase the settings to values outside of the recommended ranges

The beacon lights now have discreet light shafts again

Sale prices: difficulty price factor adjusted: Animals (easy): 1.6; Animals (medium): 1.3; Animals (hard): 1.0; Fruits (easy): 8.0; Fruits (medium): 5.5; Fruits (hard): 3.0;

Young animals (with lower weights) are now worth much less per kilogram than older/heavier ones

Finance menu: tank and trader overview cleaned up
Update 1.0 (15 October 2020) NEW Become a farmer:

Over 50 comprehensive tutorials explaining the entire game and procedures

Scenarios for an exciting start in agriculture

Numerous information on real agriculture by the Landwirtschaftsverlag Münster
NEW Career vs. Sandbox Mode: It can be decided per savegame whether it should run in sandbox or career mode.

The sandbox mode has no restrictions (for performance reasons there are still maximum level values for vehicles, animals and staff, but these correspond to the highest level value you could get).

In career mode, the maximum number of vehicles, animals and employees is limited as before based on the profile’s XP. In addition, vehicles - except for a small starting fleet - must be unlocked by completing scenarios. This is displayed on the corresponding vehicle page in the shop.

The restriction is defined in the vehicle - so it is also possible for modders to limit their vehicle in their career.

Once set, savegames retain their mode and cannot be changed by "Save as" or similar.

Old save games are handled as sandboxes.
NEW New profile and savegame menu

New design

Better clarity, more space for the savegames

Direct creation of an empty savegame (previously a new save game could only be created via "Save as")

The selection of savegames is now done by clicking directly on the slot (previously separate button)

The savegame active in the selected profile is marked with a tick

The savegame active in the whole game is yellow and marked with a tick
NEW New languages: Spanish, Italian, French, Polish and Russian

NEW TerrainGrid storage optimizations: Saving is now much faster and save games are much smaller

NEW Vegetation & trees now move according to real wind data achievements. Only available for newly created profiles.

NEW Helper AI:

The AI ignores the collision with objects that have an optional collision (e.g. trees)

In harvest tasks with a combine, the drivers now wait at parking positions next to the field if they’re not full after emptying the combine

If several drivers are waiting next to the field, the one with the highest fill level starts first

When the driver is almost full when chopping, he warns the chopper with the horn and by switching on his rotating light

AI workers automatically refuel diesel
NEW Straw and hay bales can be fed using the MixKing NEW Hay drying revised:

New parameters sunshine hours (incl. cloudiness), temperature and wind force have a direct influence on drying

Now the exact amount of rain is considered in the calculation
NEW Menus and interface:

Main menu revised

Areas updates

Areas have received tooltips

News display redesigned

New design for profile, settings, mod and credit menus

Employees and potential employees on the market have received portrait images

Main menu: Welcome tour when starting the game for the first time

Map selection menu redesigned and revised

Settings menu has a new design

Mod window in main menu revised

Menu soundtrack

In transport task mode, loading/unloading direction and FillType are automatically selected depending on what the loading point has set and what was set at the previous station

The UI is now always rendered in the native desktop resolution, if you select a smaller resolution it is only used for rendering the world (new standard in C4 7.0)

Fonts are rendered via Slug 5.0, making them sharp in all resolutions

New screen marker showing the direction and distance to the next mission target or autopilot target

Money, date and time in in-game menus

Exiting the map or game: dialog box with the option to save, not save or cancel. Both in the free game and in the scenarios
NEW Vehicles can be towed away using a tow bar

New machine: tow bar, which must be bought in the shop

Can be attached to any vehicle via the radial menu, or directly to the towing bracket

On other tractors it is attached to the front of the towing point

If the tow bar is attached, nothing can be attached to the front three-point hydraulic system at the same time - and vice versa
NEW Physics level "Realistic" now works with real values again, the old "realistic" level is now called "medium” NEW Map

Contractor south of the sewage treatment plant

Roads and paths get wet when it rains

Fog is back again and has been reworked together with Atmospheric Scattering

Machine purchase: New spawn points (BGP, animal trader, ...) with individual delivery costs

Wild animals in the Albergtal added

Animals flee in case of collision with player or vehicles

Wild animals flee from the player
Many new environment objects added

New traffic vehicles

Seed pallets added on the farm to store surplus seed temporarily

Added two dedicated fertilizer stores at the unloading point on the farm

New mission "Welcome to the farm" added as an introduction to the farm
NEW Options

Warning popup when vegetation settings are too high

Setting to ignore maximum speed for field work. If enabled, machines keep working even when driving too fast

New option: Vehicle and player camera optionally collide with vehicles, bales, animals
NEW Vehicles:

New machine: Bressel und Lade Silageroller XL for compacting the silo

New machine: Transport trailer for Claas Direct Disc 520

All vehicles have cruise control indicators in the cockpit displays

Deep tracks (from getting stuck) can be compensated with cultivator and plow

Vehicles can sink in on wet fields. In addition, grip in damp conditions has been massively reduced. So you can dig in mud again

Vehicles take evasive action if road is too narrow

When an Implement is in attaching range, an append-icon is displayed. This can be (de)activated in the options.

Field entrances are "blocked" by drivers until they have passed them. This prevents traffic jams or collisions at field entrances

New standard road speed for helpers: 50 km/h. Can be overwritten in XML with [tt] [/tt]

Vehicles can now be recovered at different locations via the vehicle menu

Warning if vehicle will run out of fuel soon

Vehicle tires now also have a collision but only inside the rim
NEW Editor:

OBJ Exporter for the Editor
NEW Rendering, HDR, PBR

HDR ACES tone mapping

Integrated C4 7.0 Renderer

Revised PBR implementation

Standard cubemap replaced by an HDRI
BUG FIX Vehicles

Revised sounds of all vehicles

Motor noises no longer suddenly jump in volume when doors are open

Draft Force Fixes: Attachments that are pulled have new resistances. Seed drills etc. are now treated differently than deep cultivators or plows

Position of Capsules Shapes is now identical to the position of PhysX

Hammer SilageKing now also unloads while driving

Stapel VT18000 had not loaded the set application rate correctly

When loading a savegame, attachments and cutters are now attached correctly at the saved position

Implements should be correctly attached after loading from a savegame

Buckets hang more firmly on the front loader

Hammer TransferKing unloading on left side: Doors are opened the right way around, particle system is visible again

Wrongly assigned QuickSlot item in Claas Axion removed

When unloading the Hammer MixKing with the U key it could happen that the unload -animation was not finished

When attaching the Claas 521 trailer to the Tucano there are no more collision problems

Stapel VT18000 boom can now always be attached correctly

Claas Volto, Claas Liner, Claas Quadrant and Stapel VT18000 now turn themselves completely transportable on autopilot

Lemken Juwel: Soil particles no longer float in the air

The Lemken Azurit now sows again after loading a savegame

Dammann booms no longer lifted after loading

Claas Quadrant: CabControl for bale ejection now visible from outside when player is on foot

Machines like the Stapel barrel can now be filled to 100% (previously 99.5%)

The particle system of the Jaguar no longer shoots against the side of the loader ------wagon

Rauch Axis is again able to fertilize after loading a savegame

Round weight no longer tips over when spawning/resetting

Three-point hitches: Float position in lowered position corrected (e.g. Arion 530 with Juwel)

Headlight colors adapted

Deutz 7250: Handbrake icon and neutral gear indicator fixed in display

Ignition key animations fixed in Deutz and MB Tracs

Lemken Gemini can be unloaded at the farm

The front axle of the Deutz 7250 is no longer tilted

Hammer corn sowing unit: shaking animations reduced

Hammer TransferKing opens the doors correctly when unloading on the left

Köckerling Rebel Classic: fixed shaking animations

Claas Volto: Particles are visible again after loading a game

Tracks no longer remain on the headland when sowing
BUG FIX Field cultivation and plants

BUG FIX Swath is now deposited on the field even at higher speeds

BUG FIX To improve work on headlands, fruit destruction by the tires no longer occurs during sowing

BUG FIX Plants that can regrow after cutting only start grow after a certain number of days

BUG FIX Helpers AI & Autopilot

Animal transport with helpers is now savegame compatible

Transport tasks are now save game compatible

Transport task from template: Load/unload selection was not saved/loaded

Drivers no longer overtake harvesters when driving downhill and rotate less

Drivers now pause again at the end of the lane when the user is controlling the harvester

After loading a savegame, drivers with full trailers do not wait their turn on the field to drive home, but drive immediately to the unloading point

Drivers no longer randomly lose their affiliation with a task on a field

Driver no longer drives into the harvester when changing sides

When harvesting, drivers now also check if it would not be more sensible to drive behind the harvester when following left/right

The position calculation of the driver is no longer dependent on whether the harvester has just engaged reverse gear

When harvesting with two AI drivers , the second waiting driver is no longer sent to the field entrance while the first one unloads the combine

Savegames with active harvesting task with yourself as the driver: Unloading stations are no longer lost

After completion of the harvesting task, drivers drive correctly from the field to the unloading point

Drivers who are at the unloading point when loading a savegame no longer stop there

Parking vehicles at the roadside no longer block AI vehicles or helpers

Helpers now load and unload correctly in transport tasks

Helper stops again during unloading

Transport Task: Helper no longer circles around loading point

When harvesting, choppers/combines now also harvest the first headland track correctly. The transition from headland to field tracks has also been optimized Lacotec LH 2 can now be used in harvesting tasks

AI drivers should no longer circle on the field

During harvesting, the chopper now also detects collisions with attachments when resetting

Drivers waiting at the edge of the field are also sent home when a harvesting task is completed

Navigation optimized at multiple road intersections

AI / Autopilot can now also start from the shelter on the farm

Drivers who are in a savegame on their way from the silo to the field do not unregister from the task

The autopilot no longer loses its path when loading a savegame

When performing a (animal) transport task, the quantity already transported is now saved in the savegame

Feeding and BGP filling tasks can no longer choose the port silos

Field work task does not stay on GettingReadyForWork after loading from savegame & - Field work does not start from scratch in savegame

Fixed numerous crashes while saving and loading tasks

Harvesting task: task with user as tractor driver now working

Drivers now also take the cutting unit into account when taking evasive action If you drive behind the harvester as a driver, it no longer honks and does not stop when you’re too close

Field work with several helpers: The headland is worked again by the first helper

Field work with helpers no longer starts from the beginning after loading a savegame

Calculation of the duration of field work and harvesting tasks corrected. The working width is now also correctly taken into account

When harvesting, the driver no longer pauses when the field is finished
BUG FIX Map

If no weather data is specified in the map XML then the default data will be loaded Brick and stone pavement now use real Normal Maps

Gates, fences: collision with machines fixed
BUG FIX Menus and Interface

Duplicate and faulty tanks removed from statistics menu

Fixed wrong message text for employee payday

Gamepad: fixed mouse position and click position for resolutions larger than Full HD

Fixed crash when switching between controller and keyboard in mission window

Minimap: Fixed scaling to 4K resolution

Scaling and zoom of 3D display in vehicle menu fixed

Vehicles in series ("model selection") are now sorted better

When fast forwarding the background will be solid and cover the whole screen

Mission texts, trader entries, controls info and minimap in the field menu are no longer rendered above other elements when scrolling

"Restart the game" appears in the selected new language if it has been changed XP correctly formatted in notifications

Fixed numerous translation errors in the menus

Better support for longer text in tabs in in-game menus (wrapping into two lines) -- Quickload (default: F9) works again

Settings in the options menu are no longer applied immediately, but only when "Save" is clicked

Changed settings are now also saved when you are in another tab of the options menu

Fixed faulty "FillType not compatible" message in transfer window

Better menu display at non 16:9 resolutions

Fertilizer calculator: display of imperial units and values corrected

Delete transport task: notification text corrected

Hints during the creation of a harvesting task improved
BUG FIX Graphics and rendering

Shadows of LODs are no longer rendered permanently

Textures are only on Ultra by default when 4 GB of VRAM is detected. In total Ultra consumes about 3.7 GB VRAM in the Albergtal with running machinery. Using the “high” settings, 2 GB of VRAM is sufficient

Improved SSAO quality

Less vegetation popping bugs when switching between vehicles
BUG FIX Bales have the correct weight again BUG FIX Repayment instalments of a loan are no longer billed more than once BUG FIX Flashlight in first person view no longer darkened CHANGE Map

Silos sections can now be opened and covered section by section

Flags from Landwirtschaftsverlag placed at the cooperative

Road network:

Three-way intersections have received correct and optimized turning lanes

Path widths on field paths reduced

Narrow curve south of the farm optimized

Vehicle dealer entrance optimized

Paths at the port optimized

BGP exit navigation paths optimized

Cooperative: entry and exit navigation paths optimized

Sewage plant: entry and exit navigation paths optimized

Spawn point orientation and connections fixed

Distance fruit colors revised

Building doors open earlier (Trigger enlarged)

All old missions removed from the sandbox and career mode game

Texture blending of the soil between "cultivated" and "plowed" improved

Weather: rain blocks more finely divided, roads get wet earlier
CHANGE Vehicles

Lemken Juwel is now raised before rotating

The speedometer display in the HUD takes the Imperial vs. Metric settings into account and shows km/h or mph

Machines no longer work outside the speed limit when driving yourself

The cruise control now also works downhill by actively braking

All vehicles have received increased street speeds

All vehicles have received increased reverse speeds

Claas Disco work speed increased to 15 km/h

Camera height adjusted for better model and seating positions

Better position detection of the attachments in the radial menu

The turning radius of the Tucano has been reduced, e.g. field 14 can now be harvested without colliding with the fence

Bressel and Lade buckets: green changed to gray (current B+L color)

Bressel and Lade buckets: prices adjusted

MB Tracs: center of gravity and weight distribution adjusted

Placing the Vario 930 on the Claas 521 trailer has been improved

Vehicles that are not compatible with a target tank or trader no longer open the transfer window

All machines and their functions are now fully translated

Lemken Juwel: unfolding and rotating can no longer be performed twice in a short time

Vehicles can also be refuelled via the menu, if you do not have enough money for a complete tank

Claas Tucano can now mix grain

Vehicle and equipment rental prices were increased

Joskin Betimax RDS (both), Lemken Juwel (all): decal dirt now corresponds to vehicle dirt

When an empty machine enters a load/unload trigger, "Load" is pre-selected

Physics performance improved for many machines

Lemken Gemini can now be emptied

Added tow pin hitch on Deutz 7250

Animal sale: “Unloading” is pre-selected when there are animals in the trailer

When attaching machines, the lower links of the tractor are lowered and the upper link is adjusted correctly

The camera no longer collides with optional collision objects (banks, trees...)
CHANGE Player level and attributes adjusted

Maximum quantities for vehicles, animals, employees adjusted

Maximum level of the player increased to 10

CHANGE Menu and Interface

Vehicle debug window cleaned up

New mouse cursor for better visibility

Options menu: Language selection moved up and highlighted visually

C4 Intro video volume reduced

Xbox One and 360 controllers: custom icons for “View” and “Menu” / “Start” and “Back”

Improved rental button and slider in vehicle and employee menu

Zoom speed of minimap with gamepad reduced significantly

The “Attach Failed” dialog shows more details

When buying / selling at the trader, the total price is now displayed

At the farm gas station, the purchase window no longer shows the amount of fuel in the tank, since it is unlimited

NotificationWindow now closes automatically after 60 seconds

UI scale: minimum value set to 50%

The setting "Only edit own fields" is available again in the difficulty options

Numerous tooltips added to the options menu

The Sleep Window now shows the target date

Brightness setting in the graphic options now goes from 0 to 100, with default value 50
CHANGE Helper / AI / Autopilot

When drivers continue after pausing and the distance to the target is greater than 50m, a new course is calculated

Parking positions for waiting drivers have been extended so that drivers from the back of the queue can also drive to the field first

Harvesting task with yourself as driver: harbor grain trader is now supported

Field cultivation task: travel speed increased when changing tracks

Drivers drive a larger arc around the crop in the field and prefer turning maneuvers over the field boundaries instead of driving into the fruit

Field work with several helpers: If an additional helper reaches the field, all others pause their work until the new helper has reached his or her path

Lemken Gemini and Dammann Land-Cruiser can be loaded in transport task at the water/liquid fertilizer dealer

AI vehicles drive closer to the center line on small roads

Speed adjusted on dirt roads

Adjusted the parking positions of the helpers on the whole map, so the drivers are no longer in the way at the field entrance

If "Always full throttle" is deactivated, the AI still uses full throttle

Drivers: fewer collisions when changing from “driving behind harvester” to “driving left/right”
CHANGES

CHANGE Performance: spikes reduced by better caching of the shaders in the warmup phase after loading a map

CHANGE Shovel controller improvements for pushing silage in silos

CHANGE Silo compaction improved

CHANGE Bale handling improved by using a better piercing position of the forks’ spikes

CHANGE Animals can now turn left/right a little better

CHANGE Animal noises normalized and volume lowered

CHANGE Age of employees limited at recruitment

CHANGE Removed unused FillTypes

CHANGE Added ambient sounds for doors, gates etc

CHANGE Graphics

Atmospheric Scattering improved and connected to the fog generator from the Weather Controller. The old fog has been completely deactivated

Better performance when rendering trees
NOTES

NOTE Some panels still have minimal problems with Cyrillic text in terms of text width recognition

NOTE Because of the Capsule Shape changes AI characters do not get over curbs

NOTE Console variable $allowCheats 0 or 1 If you want to use cheats like "goldencrops" you have to set $allowCheats="1" before. If this variable is set, you will not be able to achieve achievements like in other games.
Patch 0.9.8.2 (23 June 2020)

With patch 0.9.8 we want to offer you more immersion and gameplay. Therefore, we have added environment sounds to this version. This means you can hear various sounds on the Albergtal map, which makes the game feel more realistic. The birdsong, rain and wind sounds are some examples. In addition, your character has now been given movement noise, which also differs depending on ground types. This is completed by sounds that attract and scare away animals.

The Albergtal Map was further updated. The vehicle trader now has tractors in his showroom and the sewage plant has been made a bit nicer. The farmhouse and all buildings have been reworked and got a more realistic look. The barn is now finally a barn and does not look so clinically anymore. The farmhouse now has automatic opening doors and the annex and garage can now be used to park vehicles. Furthermore, new bushes have been placed on the Albergtal map which are also seasonable.

An update to the current PhysX 4.1 version is also included in this update. This fixed the shaking in light vehicles (AI traffic).

Furthermore, many bugfixes have been included in this update. All changes can be found in detail in the changelog.

There will be a status update at the end of July and end of August until V1 in September. We are currently working full steam ahead on the completion of the V1 and will introduce to you some of the content of the V1 in the upcoming status updates.
NEW

The vehicle specific physics were reworked and several heavy bugs were fixed that made light vehicles shake

PhysX 4.1 update. Update to the latest stable PhysX version

Environment sounds were added

Footstep Sounds have been added and are configurable via XML

Flashlight has received on/off sound

Sounds to attract and scare away Animals

Attract and scare off Animals improved

Bushes were added

Bushes Season Update

The farmhouse has been given a garage

The farmhouse has got a workshop

32 bit triangle indices support so that meshes can have more than 65336 vertices. so we can render more vegetation than before
BUG FIX

KI riders no longer automatically log off the field

KI driver waits until chopper/thresher is ready on the field

KI: Detection of potential collisions improved, NaN problem fixed

Crashfix: Delete on vehicle Hide FieldGuidanceSystem window

[EDITOR] Fixed connecting NavPath ends to nodes in the editor

[EDITOR] This is important for modders: WheelJoint settings have been fixed. Unfortunately, an error had crept in during the engine upgrade and the brake settings of the WheelJoints could not be changed properly.

When you drive with automatic, you don't shift from neutral to first gear anymore which was a conflict with the automatic of PhysX.

Also the PhysX input smoothing for analog input events was fixed. A wrong time factor was calculated here.

[EDITOR] FontImporter settings were fixed

[EDITOR] PNG Tree Importer fixed

Street Decals fixing

Field menu: Added missing StringTable entries for field grass and rye

Albergtal material errors have been fixed

Vehicle shelter collision was added

Vegetation Grid hole was solved

Workshop Collision was changed

Asset Windmill

Tree bug fixed

Factions are now translated and XP correctly scaled

Mission 07 Harvest the skiers do not work properly anymore

Morph mesh no longer explodes in the first frame

Tire tracks are painted directly under the tires and have fewer outliers

The motor sounds were adjusted to the volume level of the new ambient sounds

The new ambient sounds become quieter when the cabin is locked inside the vehicle

The menu sounds and mission event sounds have been turned down

The Footstepsounds were refined

The machine sounds of the attachments have been reduced to 25% volume

Fixed a problem with Plug 'n' Play support for Xbox controllers. It was possible that the controller was not recognized if the driver had given an unknown string or hardware ID. Now all XInput Devices are supported

Fixed missing default assignments for the controller when walking

Attract animals placed on Y

Scare animals away on RB + Y

Jumping is A

Getting into the vehicle is now done with X or Dpad Bottom as when getting out

Flashlight is RB + DPad Left as in the vehicle
CHANGE

Sewage plant has received a complete overhaul

Sewage plant was added to the minimap

Vehicle dealer was revised

Hammer CornKing maize sowing unit: too high seed consumption corrected (now 50l/ha)

Path System at field entrances was revised

BGP silo paths were revised

[Farmstorage] AI's no longer stuck on the driveway

Farm premises were completely revised

machine hall, 1st floor is accessible

Sewage plant was revised

[EDITOR] Triggers can now also be set via editor masks
Patch 0.9.6.5 (09 April 2020) NEW

On/off sound added to the flash light

Lemken Azurit, Saphir: tank fill meshes added, lids can be opened

[MODDING] Editor function “Replace Geometries with Instances” now factors in the dummy objects’ respective scale. This way, you can place a lantern in Blender spread out on the map using curve and array modifiers, or spray them using particle tools, and then replace them in the editor with your target .wld with one click.
BUG FIX

Field menu: missing StringTable entries added for field grass and rye

Mission “Golden Harvest”: Jaguar can drive to field 3 again using the autopilot

Mission “The bulls are back in town!”: faulty navigation target points fixed

Hammer CornKing: track markers can reach the ground again

Hammer CornKing and seed units: seeding area improved: there should be fewer holes when an employee is working with both machines

Hammer CornKing: actual fertilizer spread rate didn’t match the set value

Claas Axion: rear three-point hitch attacher is not skewed anymore

Claas Tucano, Geringhoff Mais Star: Unnecessary “You’re driving too fast” warning when in transport mode fixed

Claas Tucano: screw conveyor rotates again when combine system is on

Claas Quadrant: missing pickup texts fixed

Lemken Azurit: dirt on the discs fixed

Bugs fixed when baking impostor normals and shadows
CHANGE

Hammer CornKing corn seed unit & Lemken Azurit: seeds usage was too high (now ~60l/ha)

Lemken Korund: roller particles extended
Patch 0.9.6.3 (31 March 2020) NEW

Lemken Azurit 9/4.75 (3m maize seed drill machine)

Lemken Azurit 9/8.75 (6m maize seed drill machine, foldable)

Lemken Gemini 7/1000 (Front liquid fertilizer tank)

Lemken Korund 8/600 (6m seedbed combination)

Lemken Labrador 160 (2m subsoil loosener)

Lemken Saphir 7/300-DS 125 (3m grain seed drill machine)

Lemken Zirkon 8/300 (3m power harrow)

Lemken Zirkon 12/600 K (6m power harrow, foldable)
BUG FIX

Shop images can be generated again and are no longer just gray

NPCs in the village no longer have the wrong shading. General Shading problems with scaled models fixed

Field information panels for swath are displayed again in front of the swath

Oily graphics on Linux systems was fixed

Fixed crash when selecting a dropdown during loading/unloading and leaving the trigger

Fixed crash when trying to load without selecting the fill type first

The "Washing" window is no longer visible after loading a savegame

The factions in the profile menu are now translated

Crash while loading the MixKing at the farm storage fixed

Fixed wrong spawn location when account balance is less than the vehicle rental price

The fence gate at the pasture closes again

Fixed missing translation strings in Claas Quadrant

Vehicle Shop: translated descriptions are displayed again

Joint script methods now always return the correct rotation angle between -180° and 180°

Pasture fence collision fixed: the cattle should not be able to escape now

Fixed missing NPC models: no more yellow boxes running around the village

Shader editor: Parameter dropdown in constants can be selected again
CHANGE

[Performance] Traffic vehicles now execute less code

[Performance] Code optimized for machines (dirt, tire tracks)

Certain console commands now have an additional output in the debug.log (listMachineStates, listPlayerAttributes, listGroundAttributes, listFruitAttributes)

Removed anti-aliasing option from settings menu as MSAA 4x is used, with a custom resolve shader for better quality

The player character has received new textures
NOTE

The new machines have no sounds yet

Just like the Hammer seed units, the Saphir 7 also requires a front attachment machine: the Lemken Zirkon 8/300 power harrow. The Azurits can be attached directly to the tractor's three-point linkage.

The Lemken Gemini front tank can currently only be used for transport, not as an additional tank with the Dammann Land-Cruiser sprayer