TOP 10 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS - Farming Simulator 22

How do you start off in a game that has SO much going on? Follow these 10 tips to get you rolling into a profitable farm!
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[@BeardifulBill]

Another tip. You can sell fields for the same price you purchase them. So if you see one that's ready to harvest, you can buy it. Harvest the crop off it. Then sell it for the same price. Great for when you're low on cash.

[@lucde_ville4743]

Most fields are above 100k. Low on cash, but still able to buy a new field? I would not call 100k "low on cash"

[@BeardifulBill]

@@lucde_ville4743 yeah but if you only have 110k. You can buy the field. Harvest the crop off it. Then sell the field and you will be back at 110k plus have some product in your silos

[@lucde_ville4743]

@@BeardifulBill thsat is what I said. you said "Great for when you're low on cash." And my thought is: a 100.000k or more in the bank is not low on cash. When you are low on cash, do contracts. You can rent the machinery for one contract and after completion, not handing that contract in. Instead: do other similar contracts using the same machinery with the already rented machines. Saves a little on having to lease it for every contract.

[@BeardifulBill]

@@lucde_ville4743 well the semantics of our definition of low on cash is beside the point. My tactic can give you plenty to sell without committing your money to a field.

[@dansiegel995]

New guys, don't use this EXPLOIT that Giants has still not addressed by having variable field costs based on field state. If low on cash, take a loan, which is VERY low interest (as they are in RL for farmers, because they use the world's best collateral....LAND). If worried about the interest payments, plant a Government Subsidy sign to help out, for the time you need it (another REAL thing). No farmer in their right mind would sell a field ready to harvest, and then buy it back for the same amount after harvest.

[@kr46428]

As a new player, I actually liked playing with seasons turned on because I felt like it gave me built-in structure for when I was "supposed" to do certain things. Like, "Okay, now it is harvest season" or "Now it is winter, time to make sure all my equipment is repaired" etc. Greenhouses can also be a good way to start bringing in some low-effort income as well, and a lot of my field equipment is sponsored straight from greenhouse profits.

[@davey2487]

Once built a whole farm with greenhouses, just for the heck of it. Basically all you need to do is bring water and have cows for manure. And you can also do ones that only need water. Or add a mod that lets you buy the manure and put in straight into the production process.

[@_fire_fox_1152]

​@@davey2487 I didn't realize greenhouses need manure, I've never seen a prompt for it

[@davey2487]

@@_fire_fox_1152 Forgot to mention that those are also part of a mod. Base game greenhouses only need water, but I use a mod that adds greenhouses that also need manure. I mainly use them because they come in bigger sizes than the base game ones.

[@smileyj1377]

Also a tip. If you gonna sell equipment (Tractors, cars, trailer etc) drive them over to the place where you do mechanic work at the shop and you get 20% more for it

[@dylanpowell7513]

He said that in video

[@ConnorCarneyJROTCMA]

Thanks

[@306_Zai]

4:00

[@deathjr112]

I actually didn’t know that I’ve always sold tractors and trucks from the menu

[@Matthew39382]

@@deathjr112 same lol

[@styxx0500]

Another tip, you can do 3 contracts at a time, get contracts that require similar tools, borrow the tools on the contract that cost the least then do all the contracts to get the most money and avoid unnecessary rental fees 😝 you can also keep the contract you rented the equipment on active, close out the other 2 contracts and collect the money and begin 2 new contracts and continue to do the same process over and over!

[@cavemanbonk8320]

Another another tip, you can use tractors from a contract for anything, even non contract work, it even works with AI workers, just not the contract implements, (plow, weeder, sprayer, etc.)

[@Ksoism]

Not a bad tip, but rents are pretty cheap, and you'll be doing three jobs at the same time vs one at the time. I don't have any math to back up my claim (feeling, really), but I think you are making more money by doing them all together and starting new as one ends.

[@dshodaw]

I do that, but I take the most efficient tools rather than the cheapest. Saves much time!

[@styxx0500]

@@dshodaw yeahhhh if it makes sense to spare the extra money for more efficiency then I'm all for it lol

[@DanimalUpchurch]

Nice tip

[@roberthilburn]

Another tip, at least from what I did in FS 19, is that some of your field may have tall grass, or trees, that you can make a little extra money to cut. I forgot to get a house, and didn't know of any other way to skip time, so I literally just spent all the time doing contracts until I noticed that I could get a chainsaw to get rid of some annoying trees as well as a mower to get rid of the tall grass so my land looked neat. Made for an interesting back story of my farmer sleeping in the truck, but gave me enough time waiting to watch more tutorial videos to learn what I was doing wrong.

[@AustinSRT]

Where do you sell Wood and grass ar

[@GlendonPerkinsgp]

Good video. I would only make one argument. Tip 9. I wouldn't turn off any of the field prep except maybe the stone. I recall going super easy in FS17 (my first FS title) and then later, much later, started adding field prep back in. This is a significant change in the game. Now there's plowing to do, I need a plow. Now I have to fertilize more often, I need a fertilizer. So, making the game super simple to begin with doesn't always pay dividends in the end. Crop destruction, seasons, wilting (if it can turned off) should definitely be disabled for a time while the feel for the game becomes more natural.

[@crunchieRL]

New farmer here - just got FS22 - this is exactly what I was looking for - thanks for the tips!

[@Yogasefski]

A little appendix to tip 5, know what you’re buying. Bigger isn’t always better. If you can get big equipment at the discount menu by all means do it, but putting a 12m head on your starting combine will make offloading difficult. Also, note the field size. You might be able to do a small field in 1 or 2 passes with large equipment, but it could potentially get hung up on something on the edge of the field, like a fence or trees or parked equipment. Also also, bigger equipment requires a stronger tractor. Meaning instead of planting quickly with the starter planter, a larger planter on the starting tractor would go much slower.

[@Isleguy57]

Farmer Cop, planting oilseed radish has a big advantage. It costs very little in seed price. It can then be cultivated for one full fertilizer state after one month. In essence, virtually free fertilizer. This happens after only one month. With seasonal cycles, it is very advisable to do it on every field. That being said, I love your content. Keep up the good work. Stay safe out there.

[@dansiegel995]

However they have one large disadvantage. It rquires a seeder, which usually costs a lot more than your fertilizing equipment. And its slower, and more narrow.....there might be certain situations where it's better, but I can't think of any. Seed vs. Fert costs is a small part of your bottom line. Maintenance, equipment life, and most important, time.

[@Shiftry87]

The best tip for beginners that most videos dont cover is to quickly get 1 or 2 medium size field at a minimum. U will quickly find out that a problem that the game only tends to give u small fields at the start. Now for the total beginner that is fine to learn how the equipment is used but the moment u wanna start to expand and get bigger equipment u will run into a massive roadblock, MONEY. The medium equipment per say isent to expensive however it quickly ramps up when u realise how mutch new things u need to buy and even more so when u look at the horsepower requirment for the tractor that u need to use them. The small fields u get at the start are way to small to support any kind of expansion. U need bigger fields and u need them fast before u get stuck in a loop of having to harvest 2-3 small fields while barely making a profit on them.

[@DanimalUpchurch]

Good tip, I found that out early, invested lot of money too be able to fully work fields, but then I was stuck in a circle of getting only a little bit of money per cycle

[@CeliniaGava]

I've been playing for a while (and subscribed to you channel!), but I still learned something from the video. Thanks for taking the time to do this!

[@LandonClimbs]

Amazing guide for starters thank you. Best one iv found so far. Iv looked at over 20 and this one goes over the most.

[@timm-ru9ii]

Me: *new to the game* Farmer Cop: "Now we are just going to enter construction mode...." Me: "the.... WHAT!!!???"

[@anilgopie]

I got Farm Sim 19 a little while ago as it was a PS Plus free game. Didn't think I would get another Farm Sim game, but I got Farm Sim 22 for PS5. This video def helps, love all the upgrades they did in the game too

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

My tip is to get enough no work money generators like wind/solar on your farm to cover the base property and equipment costs, so that way you can stock up on your products and diversify your crops without having to worry about going broke while you wait for a good deal. Sell Price Trigger is a good mod to tell you when a good time to sell is without having to have an excel spreadsheet. You really only need one or two tractors and your basic tools, things like combines that you only use once a harvest really can be leased without a huge hit to your bottom line, it's better to buy land than it is to buy equipment.

[@Th3Mn185]

Another tip I had this problem with 19 I got bored because I wasn’t growing fast enough in my opinion but once you hit a certain point you grow very fast so just keep going you’ll get to where you want to be eventually And when I figured that out I liked the game so much that I pre-ordered 22 and it’s one of my favorite games

[@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32]

Try to have some side gigs like the green houses, chickens ect to make extra money and give you something to do.

[@XxWolfman5584xX]

@@TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 greenhouse just needs water and waiting nothing more to it I dont know about animals though they confuse me and field work I can't do because ocd kicks my ass in every way logging makes 0 sense

[@616nikola]

its free now on epic games

[@mp4370506]

My friend and I are starting a farm together and we really need this advice we have no clue what we were doing haha. we just managed to harvest a field of oats. Thank you for this.

[@josephromero9653]

Im so excited to see how the season look, been waiting for this for awhile

[@lauraluluxx]

I’m new to FS22, I literally have no idea about the game lol great tips here thanks very much ✌️☺️

[@chaoszombie9995]

One thing to consider is to also sell your lower power tractors.. meaning if you have a 450 horsepower tractor and a 100 horsepower tractor… sell that 100 horsepower tractor and use that 450 horsepower tractor for that other tractors purpose (eg. Plowing)… also you can utilize the leasing facilities on smaller combines tractors etc etc.. it will be significantly cheaper over a longer period of time! I do this all the time

[@craighunt657]

This video has helped alot I've been struggling with the seasons

[@GunmarTheBlack]

I've always wanted this game and just got it yesterday off the PS+ monthly games, I'm so excited to play

[@Watthead80]

When it comes to doing contract work. More often than not, there are multiple of the same task. Borrow the items for either the cheapest or the one with the larger equipment to get the job done faster, but only borrow from one and use the equipment for ALL the jobs. Just don't collect on the job you borrowed the equipment for. Also, I found when harvesting contracting, sometimes you get extra crops, either sell them or save in your silo for when prices are higher. Nothing better than free crops/money.

[@ashbridgeindustries380]

Also, a great way to make money early on is through greenhouses. Set it to sell the pallets automatically and fill it up with water every couple of days, and you'll get a small but steady income.

[@lucde_ville4743]

You need a tankwagon, but filling it is free if you drive to one of the ponds or a shallow riverbank, stand a little in the water and refill.

[@SAITO2]

about the contracts if you take several of the same type for example fertilization, borrow the equipment from the cheapest job, yes you might spend longer on the bigger jobs but you wont lose a decent chunk from the borrow cost

[@Banks_Sinatra]

Lol FarmerCop buying the 7R on the livestream was a definite “I like it so I’ll buy it “

[@FarmerCop]

Hahaha I dont have to follow the tips even if they are smart hahaha

[@FlakkaGQ]

Appreciate all the videos theyve made fs22 alot less confusing and a lot more fun

[@mintsaucemilitia]

This video was great, thank you!

[@user-bc7zd5co4d]

Appreciate this video I just started playing this game today

[@winnerscreed6767]

Great video FC, I agree with some one else who said#11 don't use AI workers at first. Learn the game and what needs to be done make some money then pay some one else to do it. Just like real life...lol

[@KCS4LifeOFFICIAL]

It might be more beneficial to start on farm manager if you wanna sell everything, it basically just let's you create your own beginning

[@Jack-gu7rr]

I like your suggestion. I thought the same thing. Thanks.

[@mikolajkrolyt330]

Right after your stream i got FS22 so now this will really help me

[@KapetanNascimento]

What i do is i start in farm manager mode, buy starting equipment, set up a basic farm and get rid of the money😂 I started at Haut Beyleton and only bought three tractors, one harvester, a kipper truck and some basic farming tools.

[@krisztianturzai4824]

Hello Pallets have stopped appearing at all factories, although I have "storage" assigned to me. It says "too many pallets", although I took everything. Don't know how to solve this problem?

[@dansiegel995]

One other tip, because its new in FS22 and not documented yet on the FS Academy and at best glossed over on the in-game help. MAINTENANCE. The wrech icon is your vehicle or implement's maintenance status, 0 to 100. Vehicles have their top speed, engine horsepower, and fuel efficiency, drop from 0 to 30% based on how much maintenance you need. The most important part is harvesters...they as well will lose crop yield, 0 to 40% based on the efficiency. Make sure to repair your harvester after every field! If its old and used, it might need to be repaired even in the middle of a harvest - because of this, there is a mod for all platforms called mobile repair, which basically let's you repair and customize your vehicles anywhere. Definitely use this to keep Harvesters always above atleast 90% maintenance. For tractors and implements, just note the working speed - maybe you are now struggling up a small slope, where before you could go at max speed...that's because the engine HP is down, or the implement is damaged...this will lead to slower farming, and even higher maintenance bills as it takes longer to use your worn out equipment. It doesn't cost more to keep maintenance always above 90% vs always above 50%, other than the time to jump out and do a quick repair. Also, DONT SIT IN YOUR TRACTOR DOING NOTHING - for whatever reason, as of now, you have decay on your maintenace, if you and an AI worker is IN the vehicle...even if engine is off and listening to the radio. Being outside your vehicle, but leaving the engine on doesn't lower maintenance, it simply just adds to engine hours. However, the more engine hours you have and the older the vehicle is, the faster it's maintenance will decay. So, be prepared for much higher repair bills when buying that sweet John Deere X9 for only $250k, however is 4 years old and has 37 hours on it (lol, the design isn't even 4 years old...but you get my drift). Have fun!

[@TakenCypress369]

agree an never paint to repaint can easily buy new tractor for the same cost to repaint 58k for my harvester atm so maybe not same as buying new one but not far off especially when that new paint job wont last long few harvests later and itll be another 50k

[@Thakkii]

Im new to this type of games i apreciate this video man

[@paul011979]

Hi I am start to play today but noticed they no name I was looking for the grain shop buy can not found it on the map

[@capszabidin9219]

Perfect start, thanks!

[@apollogames4680]

On ps4 how do you open the buy menu istg I can’t figure this out 😭

[@vboutlaw6537]

I give this one a 90 out of 100 and only because of the amount of money those eggs bring in with this version. Grow some wheat or even buy some from the shop and you will make very good money with little work. The rest is awesome, just like all of your videos. Keep it up man!

[@kpj54256]

I agree but also nothing wrong with having bees too. Cheap to get and no upkeep just free honey and certain crops with get extra yield with bees.

[@bennigek7196]

@@kpj54256 to go with that I would recomend installing the honey pallet warehouse mod which will automatically sell your honey. The warehouse building will only cost you 15k. Even with just 8 big hives, which does get expensive, you get back around 20k a month. So after a few regular crop harvests you should be able to setup this cheap passive income system.

[@XxWolfman5584xX]

For me everything that aint greenhouse is a nightmare to figure out

[@kaedyss5925]

Even though this is a two year old vid, I am thanking you sir! This was exactly the vid I was looking for after having just gotten the game. I did the tutorial and was like... that didn't teach me much so what now? Plus this vid was half of the time and 20x the info from the previous vid I watched. Thank you so much Farmer Cop!!!

[@FarmerCop]

You are very welcome, glad I could help :)

[@TheOneTrueGriswel]

Thank you!

[@Evenkennedy]

wow this video helped me so much thx

[@Ouhlyh]

Just startet the game. Went for hard mode with every challenge on. It took some time to learn it and earn coin, but is much more rewarding.

[@Issyjos]

Wow this video actually helped me

[@theBushidoGhost]

@farmercop hey if i may attempt to give you a pointer on vids like this, i would recommend trying to improve on your dialogue to keeping in mind you are aiming these videos at gamers completely new to the genre. Meaning for example your tip 3 3:29 is to sell what you dont need, well imagine if you are a new gamer to this genre, they may not know what they dont need. Me for example I consider myself a light gamer to simulator genre and as such im barely playing fs19 again after an almost 2 yr break. Im rewatching your vids to refresh my memory on stuff but a lot of times you speak as someone who has been playing these games a very long time, obviously, ahhaa but i would try to keep in mind some of these viewers are coming into this genre with no knowledge at all. Again in the example, its hard to sell what you dont need, if you dont know what you dont need ahhaha anyways love the vids, love the narrative keep it up 🔥👍

[@paulbroome9653]

Thanks for the help. I'm probably one of your older fan's.

[@_P0tat07_]

I started by selling everything I didn’t need. Bought a mower, a windrower and a forage wagon. Started doing silage. Rented conveyor belts and a trailer to sell the silage. After making enough money I sold the forage wagon and silage pit (don’t forget to return any leased equipment!) Then upgraded to silage bales by buying a baler and wrapper. I found pit silage to be really difficult on console so I went with bales. Spent a couple in game years just making silage bales to sell. Made a lot of money. Found the largest claas lexion harvester in the used equipment page for half off. So I bought that, a corn header, a corn planter and a new field. Did corn harvesting while waiting for grass to regrow. Used equipment is your friend. You can get some awesome stuff. I do feel like I’m progressing too fast but I do like playing that way. I get bored easily so I need to have change often. I do attribute my quick progress to getting large equipment early on through the used machinery tab. Even if you can’t repair it right away, it’s still worth it. After selling corn and more silage, I bought a field ready to harvest, rented a grain header, harvested the field and returned that header. I think I’ll start doing productions next. Not sure if I want to get into animals but if I did it would probably be sheep or chickens.

[@WournosFromTwitch]

I started off with choosing Hard mode, leaving all settings as is and chose to breed sheep. 😆 I have played FS17 so I had an idea of what to do. But still.

[@2teethPogZa]

just got the game for free on Epic... safe to say I really wanted this game after playing FS14 on a phone and an APK of FS18... thanks for the tips

[@pianoman1894]

A problem that I've been having with my farm is that I've turned off fieldstone but it keeps appearing on my fields.

[@nigeta1523]

Does anyone know how to open up the build menu on ps4

[@yawniebug]

Waaaaaay more helpful than the built in game tutorial.

[@Baker3939]

I have maybe 90 hours in FS 19 and alot of times I always felt too tired IRL to actually play the game... and now I know why. 1. Too many mods, I spent more time downloading mods to make the game better and then never actual using half of them or buying them. 😂 2. Building mode took so long to do scrolling through so many buildings/houses/decorations/etc. 3. I absolutely hated the base game "U.S" map, Ravenport. I just could not enjoy it, even with modifying it. In a month or so when the price goes down and few bugs sorted out im going to buy FS 22 and play Elmcreek without mods for a good long while. I don't like farming on Euro maps, I can't relate. The map looks really good and I've seen alot of videos on it. FS 22 seems like a totally new game with everything they have re-done. The building mode is also a big game changer. I could see FS making a energy/tiredness and hunger meter... I mean they should because we do have a diner lol. I don't do farming in real life but I do drive a semi for a living so I can imagine those guys get super hungry on the fields.

[@dansiegel995]

One BIG reason to NOT download, or atleast install mods on your game that you really don't know what they do or would hardly ever use, is that mods are in the used equipment listings as well. You don't want it flooded with junk you will never ever buy.

[@AntoHide92secondo]

but the green cartel how to work? sorri i dont understand the video i not speak english, but i understood the write cartel

[@datsawesome3241]

I applaud you for being so efficient in giving out information. Quick and easy. Love it =)

[@jaysonigrec2390]

What would you reccoment to buy first? land or equipment?

[@Butter-yu4ps]

I sold my farm house now there is a huge hole in the ground

[@dyinglightcentral]

This is one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read

[@mausupermario64]

​@dyinglightcentral it's true, he probably speaks about Elmcreek

[@russwoodward7601]

Wow. Thank you.

[@user-kp5kv6kr2d]

how do you start landscaping business and other jobs?

[@GeekHazu]

New farmer here... I just started yesterday... and bought a bunch of sheep lol rookie mistake? xD spent 1h figuring out how to give them water... Jesus lol

[@LauritsMadsen]

Thanks that good tips

[@ducatiniels]

I thought, i was experienced at fs (after 15,17,19) but earning money en climbing up in 22 is more difficult for me. Try to play honest, only extra money from the collectibles. No loans yet, and seasons on. But still tutorials are much needed.

[@SladesShitboxGarage]

Yeah. Economy is a little harder and season growth slows it down a good bit.

[@cristianoforever]

same here, playing on normal with everything turned on , not mods or cheats, nor even flipping fields.

[@modostig67]

3:24 I would've kept the water well and invest in a greenhouse later on. There's no prep work for the greenhouses other than supplying them with water.

[@halldorfosse5763]

Just a tip, you can get free water from the river

[@ryanpeters1005]

When you borrow equipment for custom work, you can't use that equipment for your own fields, but you can use it for any other custom work; you don't need to borrow as much equipment this way.

[@DavidKoutnik]

How i open the sell menu

[@b9bot148]

Watching this to learn myself.

[@crash6581]

I don't know about a PC but PlayStation has a limit on how much space you use up for mods. I think it's 8400 mb or close to it, they have a "counter" on how much you do have so if you're maxed out, you have to delete some to make space for what new stuff you want.

[@scottyscott9965]

I think PC is only limited by drive storage. Fs17 on Xbox also had the storage counter like PS.

[@PaganCurse98]

See I did the same you said not to do with mods on snowrunner. I've narrowed it down to two semi trucks, a trailer package, two scout trucks one with a gooseneck attachment. Mind you I love logging always wanted to be a logger but not being able to walk I don't mind doing it in a game.

[@gordonosborne5270]

Ive been running contracts with the easy start gear doing harvests.

[@drez0847]

thank you sm

[@Bergerons_Review]

Can't find which button to press to save or exit.

[@TekT0nic]

I would actually say to get some mods. Especially on ps4/5 there's alot of mods, like the elho stone picker, that make life so much easier. But to stay away from like excessive mods

[@DragoonPaladin]

I turned seasonal growth off but my canola still won't grow. I rolled the soil cause it says in blue text, needs rolling. It's a lot of work but gonna try hard to get it right. Thanks.

[@DragoonPaladin]

I figured it out. Change days per month to one and rest at your house like, 8 times. Makes 8 months pass. Finally Canola is changing!

[@8BitBoyUK]

Just started my first ever game. Bought Bees n Chickens 😄 Having a blast

[@michellebeard3087]

My games got glitches how do I fix it

[@KevinFeeney37]

I sell everything and they accept contract and lease the vehicle needed, I sort my farm out first, they do contract and they return leased vehicles. Some reason the vehicles are MUCH cheaper to lease this way

[@LeO-0007]

Thanks man

[@MaxFluff]

yeah i need some help with seasons cause its been a waiting game now since I'm new and don't have much to do on the off season

[@fallenjedi4779]

If you have nothing to do just sleep the off season away.

[@dansiegel995]

@@fallenjedi4779 I disagree - do contracts, buy more land and farm more, to make more money to buy more land! Cut down trees on your land, chains saws are $1k and a trailer for your pickup is $2k. You'll get the return on that investment in an hour.

[@Family-rf4rl]

Hi, I'm brand new to the FS franchise and have been really enjoying the game! But after my very first day of working my three fields as the "tutorial/guide" explained, including selling my wheat, it turned night time and the "?" on my porch lit up blue and indicated I could go to sleep now. When I click "R" to go to sleep, a window pops up and tells me I'm not tired enough... I tried this around 8PM, 10PM, 1AM. Additionally, the little field next to my house (right-side) has been seeded with canola (selling the best at the moment and is in season, August atm) but the tutorial keeps telling me I need to cultivate the field even after following the tutorial and doing all of that initially, it will not permit me to continue. What am I doing wrong please and thank you kindly! PS: I've now started over with a brand new fresh game without the tutorial so I can try again.

[@FarmerCop]

I am not sure why it would not let you sleep because it should always let you sleep

[@wbaldwin666]

Did you make sure you engaged all the green pillars directing you to where to go?

[@ashleystone6178]

Go big or go home. First time buy this game but i played so many farming games over the years. Including very first harvest moon to last one. Loved fs19 the most, so diffently going go big and skip baby steps.

[@TheCrawdaddy029]

I would not recommend selling the truck. They can actually do some of the farming jobs like spreading fertilizer and lime and planting seeds.

[@user-xv1zt3wd2u]

How to start a forum and make money even a little bit of money if you ain't got a lot of time cuz you were crazy work schedule

[@cozdiver]

#1 tip, wait until the 2nd patch to come out to avoid a lot of aggravation and frustration.

[@TakenCypress369]

played on release day was great has been ever since not sure what your talking about lol

[@cozdiver]

@@TakenCypress369 Well isn't that special! TROLL

[@hogwash2nd]

Thanks FC

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Does parking your vehicles in a shed or building help with the maintenance at all? I like to do it just to keep a level of realism and just didn't know.

[@FarmerCop]

It doesnt affect maintenance at all :)

[@brandoncomer6492]

500k loan costs $1666 a month, you can pretty much do one fast contract a day with a worker and cover it; i wouldn't stress on loans

[@jonathanhocker8448]

Is there a step by step way to buy abandoned property at auction

[@turnerd20]

another tip - if your using contractors, wind back the game speed, the hired workers won't work faster on higher speeds so you will just end up spending more money

[@maestro-zq8gu]

No offense but you're talking about going into the construction menu before I even know what that is lol.

[@brentcowell5776]

why is it so blasted difficult to play with friends? getting the same mods takes forever and if u got more than one save for either single or otherwise u have to retain the same mods without change so u can continue to play with friends!!!! found this out firsthand n now i cant play with friends!!!

[@HOTDOG401]

3:00 Brother goes full Apocalypse Now and sells the house, sells the car, sells the children....sells everything. 6:00 Don't take out loans...proceeds to pull 500k from the bank. Starting to think someone's making a break for a country with no extradition.

[@neilharbott8394]

Easy on the mods, because.... some mods don't play well together, and trying to figure out which ones can be a mighty battle of frustration. Too many mods slows game load and save game load, and can slow game play. Having too much equipment loaded can make for a frustrating shop search.

[@boltzzz6982]

Honestly great tip tbh when I first downloaded the game I downloaded 1 GB worth of mods that are all like stupid seed pallets

[@hal8517]

I always enjoy your information videos; but here’s a question: How does the game work with Seasonal Cycles turned off? Does it still use months and days per month? Do crops mature in a certain number of days or a certain number of months? If months are still present, does the weather correspond to the season ( even though it doesn’t affect which crops you can plant)?

[@jbgaming5822]

Everything still is the same, the only difference is that you will be able to harvest and plant in any month, not just the months indicated in the crop calendar.

[@Emoralis]

I’ve been thinking about trying this game for months. Just not sure if i would like it. Growing up I had a bit of a farm. Chickens, turkeys, pigs, cows, goats, horses. Veggie garden. It’s tempting… I mostly play shooters and dark souls. Something about this seems interesting to me.

[@morbidicus973]

The game is available on Microsoft Game Pass for PC if you wanted to try it at a lower cost.

[@Emoralis]

@@morbidicus973 is it? Yeah I gave my pc away to a friend. Thinking about selling my Xbox. I’m most likely getting it for ps5. Thanks for the tip though.

[@FarmerCop]

I have met a lot of people not sure whether or not to try it and then have fallen in love with it

[@Emoralis]

@@FarmerCop yeah I ended up buying it a couple days ago. Haven’t had a chance to play it much yet. Thinking this weekend I’ll give it a go.

[@jeremygallimore924]

I just bought this. And elden ring today. Which from videos I have watched looks as that game will take 100 years to beat. Which I have not beat any of my assassin creeds. Besides black flags story line.

[@toshiroyamada2443]

Bees are no work other than move the pallet from the spawn point.. Also how are you meant to know what to sell if you don't know what stuff does or what it's for like the bunker silo and hay loft.

[@XD-rd8zd]

is there a way to make descriptions in the game (I have PS4) bigger? I know I have poor eyesight, but the size of the lettering is ridiculous IMHO Help, anynone?

[@FarmerCop]

Should be if you go into settings in the home screen of the game, should be labeled HUD scale or something similiar

[@Lexor888]

IDK why anyone could try to talk you out of a loan in this game, from my point of view it's the easiest way to get relatively large sums of cash fast and it's very affordable - it's not 20k or more like he said, for the full 500k credit you pay 2.800 per month (on normal difficulty). Just to keep an easy income to cover the costs of your credit you can build 2 large green houses and buy the small water tank, set the green houses on auto sell and use the water tank to get water from the river/lakes (so it's free) - that's a minimalistic 30k investment that will cover the credit.

[@BigJessGaming]

I’ve been told to use the Construction Map to start on, should i do one you recommended till I learn then move to the Construction Map??

[@FarmerCop]

I always recommend you start on a base game map but any map is fine as long as you want to play on it

[@BigJessGaming]

@@FarmerCop i decided to use Erlengrat, this game has me hooked already.