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Controls

HUD

  1. Farming Shop
  2. Fuel
  3. Bank balance
  4. Tank fill level
  5. Speed
  6. Time of Day
  7. Options Menu
  8. Drag out the arrow to display the map
  9. Switch to the next Vehicle
  10. Actions Icons

Map

  1. Farm silos
  2. Water tank
  3. Seeds
  4. Gas station
  5. Farming Shop
  6. Biogas plant (selling point)
  7. Train station (selling point)
  8. Mill (selling point)
  9. Inn (selling point)

Farming

Working on the Fields

You start out with three fields which have been prepared at different levels. The northernmost field is ready to be sown, the middle field can be tilled with a cultivator and the wheat on the southern field is ready for harvest. You can find the necessary tools at the corresponding fields.

Field states

  1. Cultivated
  2. Sown
  3. Growth stage 1
  4. Growth stage 2
  5. Ready for harvest
  6. Harvested
  7. Dead

Attaching tools

If you want to attach a tool to your tractor, you need to put the tractor in reverse and back towards it. As soon as you are close enough, the action icon appears in the lower left corner and after one second, the tool will be attached to your tractor automatically. You can detach or attach it again by tapping the icon. Be careful to ensure you approach the tool from the correct side; otherwise the action icon will not appear.

Activating tools

Simply tap the action icon to lower (activate) or raise (deactivate) your tool.

Hiring Assistants

Drive the appropriate vehicle (and tool) to the field that needs to be worked on. Tap the assistant icon to hire a worker. If all is set, the assistant will take over the vehicle controls and start working straight away. All assistants accumulate wages based on their working hours. If the attached tool’s fuel tank is empty, the costs for water, fertilizer and seeds will also be deducted automatically. Hint: Position the vehicle in the corner of a field before you hire the assistant. This makes sure the worker covers the entire field.

Farming Shop


The farm shop is accessible at all times for purchasing new tools or vehicles. A list of available equipment is displayed – the list may be browsed by dragging the items on the turntable.
Anything you acquire appears directly at the shop in the village. To retrieve a new tool, you need to drive a tractor to the shop to be able to attach it. If you buy a new vehicle, you will immediately find yourself inside it. You can own a maximum of 30 machines at a time. When selling a tool or vehicle you will get three quarters of the original purchasing price back.

Objects with a lock icon must be unlocked first. As a bonus, you will also receive one of the vehicles or tools at the shop when you unlock it. Use the restore button to restore previously unlocked items on a new device.

Tractors
Tools can only be used when they are attached to a tractor. The larger and heavier the tool is, the sturdier and more powerful the tractor needs to be.
Cultivators
Cultivators are used to loosen up the soil and prepare the field for the next step - the sowing.
Sowing Machines
Sowing machines plant seeds into the ground and then cover them. If you tap the seed type icon you can toggle between the available seed types (wheat, canola, corn). Sowing machines are emptied when in use and therefore need to be refilled at the seed pallets by the garden centre.
Sprayers
To improve the harvest, you can boost the growth of young plants by irrigating them with a sprayer.
Combine Harvesters
Once the grain is ripe you can use a combine with the appropriate cutter and harvest the field. To harvest corn you need a combine with specially designed corn cutters which may be acquired at the Farming Shop.
Forage Harvester
If you want to chop corn, you need the Krone Big X forage harvester. Since the harvester does not have a tank of its own, you need to attach a trailer to it. You can unload chaff at the biogas plant for which you will not only earn money but also refill the slurry tank over time.
Trailers
Once a combine harvester’s tank is full, you can unload the contents into a tipper. To do this, you need to position the combine harvester next to the trailer. When you are positioned correctly, the combine harvester extends its pipe automatically and unloads the harvest into the trailer. Then you can drive the trailer to one of the selling points where you will receive money for you crop. If you do not want to sell your harvest immediately, you can temporarily store it in the silos at your farm.
Slurry Tank
Drive your slurry tank to the blue tank silo at the biogas plant to fill it up for free. The amount of slurry in the silo depends on the amount of grain and chaff you previously unloaded at the biogas plant.
Square Baler & Automatic Bale Loader
The straw that accumulates during the threshing process can be pressed into bales with the square baler. The automatic bale loader makes transporting and stacking bales a lot easier. You can unload them at your farm to receive some monetary compensation.

Miscellaneous

Buying Fields

You can only work on fields that you own. If you try to work on an acre that is not yours, a symbol will be shown on the screen. You can buy additional fields by tapping their respective plus icon on the map.

Filling Stations

There are several stations that allow you to refill your vehicles and tools. The water tank refills your sprayers. The garden centre provides seeds for your sowing machines and the gas station provides fuel for your tractors. Drive to the station and the filling process will commence automatically as soon as you are in range. Keep in mind that refilling is not free.

Grain Types

You can freely choose which one of the three fruit types (wheat, canola, corn) you want to sow. Only sow as much as you can reap, as ripe grain starts to rot if it is not harvested in time. Be aware that corn requires special machinery to harvest.

Grain Stations & Grain Prices

In order to earn money you have to deliver your harvest to one of the three selling points (train station, grain mill and inn). The price depends on how often and how much you sell of each grain type. If, for example, you keep selling canola, its price will decrease until you can hardly make a profit. On the other hand, grain types which you don’t sell for a long time will have high prices. Check the statistics in the options menu to see the current prices of all selling points.

Great Demands

The statistics also contain information about stations that currently have a great demand for a certain grain type and consequently offer a much higher price than other stations. Since high demand is temporary, you can see a time limit next to each entry. If time runs out, the demand ends and the station returns to paying the regular price.

Biogas Plant

The biogas plant pays the best price for chaff. However, the amount is limited by the duration of the fermenting process. If you deliver grain or chaff, you will be paid and the slurry tank located near the plant eventually fills up. If you own a slurry tanker, you can refill it here for free and fertilize your fields.

Silos

You can temporarily store your harvest in the silos at your farm. Each silo is labelled with the grain type it contains. To store your grain in a silo, you have to unload the filled tipper into the pit next to the three silos. When the trailer is positioned correctly, the unload process starts automatically. To load a tipper you have to steer it underneath the silo of the desired grain type. The pipe opens automatically as soon as you are positioned correctly.

Missions

In regular intervals you get the opportunity to complete specific missions within a given time limit. If you accept a mission, an indicator on the map starts flashing, showing you where you need to go. Additionally, a countdown timer informs you of the time left to finish this task. You will earn coins for each completed mission.

Achievements

Nouveau-Riche Your account has reached more than 1 million.
Well-Heeled There is more than 5 million on your account.
Pots of Gold Your wealth has exceeded 10 million.
Trucker You have covered more than 10 km with vehicles.
Mobile Farmer You have covered more than 100 km with vehicles.
Very Frequent Driver You have covered more than 1000 km with vehicles.
Peasant You have harvested more than 1 hectare.
Fruits of Your Labour You have harvested more than 10 hectares.
Harvest King You have harvested more than 100 hectares.
Green Thumb You have sown more than 1 hectare.
Sower You have sown more than 10 hectares.
Mass Production You have sown more than 100 hectares.
A Helping Hand You have recovered goods for 5 citizens.
The Philanthropist You have helped 20 citizens.
Eco-Farmer The slurry tank has been filled to the brim.
Hoarder All of your silos are filled to the brim.
Diesel Tycoon You have used over 1000 litres of diesel.

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