FARMING--SIMULATOR
chosen field (It cannot hurt to print out a copy of your map to improve your orientation).
where various actions can take place) and drive it onto the field.
Now, you should use the implemented cruise con- Having arrived there, we sink the sewing machitrol levels. Otherwise, driving and steering can be ne, choose the desired type (grass, wheat, barley, a little arduous! rape or corn) and restart the process as previously described. Once I have arrived at my field, I put the tractor in a corner, sink the plough, start a lower cruise Once the desired culture has reached the first stacontrol level and press key H. ge, you start spraying it using the field sprayer. It is the same procedure as with the sewing machine This results in the tractor ploughing automatically. except for the missing option to hire an assistant. The game then explains that you have hired an assistant. But the whole step does not take too long and after having sprayed everything (the soil colours Of course, this option is very useful as you can al- dark!) we start preparing for the threshing. ready do other work in the meantime. Using the TAB key, you can always check whether the work is After the grain has become ripe (it also colours already done or if a problem has occurred. dark!), we go to the field with a combine harvester, a fitting cutter bar as well as a tractor incluIt goes without saying that this option costs mo- ding a trailer. ney which is deducted from your account. Of course, you cannot thresh grass. You have to But you don’t have to worry about an empty ac- mow grass using a mower, but that’s a whole difcount as it is only a very small amount. ferent story. If you prefer threshing right from the start, you Once you have arrived at your field, you begin by can work with your combine harvester on a ripe sinking the cutter bar, switching it on, choosing a field. low cruise control level and hiring an assistant. Next up, we hitch the sewing machine to a second Once the third bar has reached 100%, it’s necestractor, fill it on our farm (a white “i” shows us sary to put the grain on the trailer (When you are
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