Game Style/Philosophy?
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:29 pm
Not sure where this thread might go but with a few of the latest mods and maps I wanted to try and discover how you guys play the game. This topic has been touched on in many of the past threads but I'm not sure there is a direct focus on the topic? I'm hoping to learn what style or philosophy some of you follow so that I might adopt some of your techniques and get more out of the game. I will describe one or two of my thoughts and we can see where this goes. I play on PS4 so that will influence some of my decisions but I would expect most of the discussion to apply evenly on all platforms.
The new auto load bale trailers for console are really what made me decide to start this thread. I haven't tried them yet but I DO plan on it. I don't consider myself a full blown purist but I do try to play fairly realistic. I use the crop destruction mod and don't drive into a field after planting. I don't use the money cheat boxes. So, I wouldn't mind loading bales the old fashioned way except for how finicky they can behave sometimes. Jumping around and such. If I could see better when stabbing a bale and then set it on the wagon and back away each time I would love it, but that isn't usually the case. Too much down pressure and it boings off the trailer or not enough and it slides along and won't come off the forks. So the new auto load sounds great. I suspect for my current map the new trailer is going to be much too big. The visual aspect of loading bales is really my biggest complaint. I like to drive from the first person perspective and from the cab view it can be almost impossible to see how the bale spike is positioned, until you actually get a bale loaded on the spike. And worst of all is inside a barn, the third person view jumps around so much because of the barn walls and roof that it becomes a visual nightmare because the view changing uncontrollably.
I like to have cows and pigs, but sheep make me crazy for much the same reason when it comes time to load pallets.
I used to feed cows and NOT make bales period. I would make piles of straw and hay near the silage pit and then use the Goweil mixer, loading it with a small conveyor. I did it that way simply to avoid the headache of loading and storing bales. As soon as some operations become tedious and finicky it detracts from the game and I either don't do it of find another way. But, I also feel like trying to make use of as many parts of the game as possible helps to keep it from becoming repetitive and boring.
Before I ramble on any more I'll stop here and see what everyone has to contribute.
The new auto load bale trailers for console are really what made me decide to start this thread. I haven't tried them yet but I DO plan on it. I don't consider myself a full blown purist but I do try to play fairly realistic. I use the crop destruction mod and don't drive into a field after planting. I don't use the money cheat boxes. So, I wouldn't mind loading bales the old fashioned way except for how finicky they can behave sometimes. Jumping around and such. If I could see better when stabbing a bale and then set it on the wagon and back away each time I would love it, but that isn't usually the case. Too much down pressure and it boings off the trailer or not enough and it slides along and won't come off the forks. So the new auto load sounds great. I suspect for my current map the new trailer is going to be much too big. The visual aspect of loading bales is really my biggest complaint. I like to drive from the first person perspective and from the cab view it can be almost impossible to see how the bale spike is positioned, until you actually get a bale loaded on the spike. And worst of all is inside a barn, the third person view jumps around so much because of the barn walls and roof that it becomes a visual nightmare because the view changing uncontrollably.
I like to have cows and pigs, but sheep make me crazy for much the same reason when it comes time to load pallets.
I used to feed cows and NOT make bales period. I would make piles of straw and hay near the silage pit and then use the Goweil mixer, loading it with a small conveyor. I did it that way simply to avoid the headache of loading and storing bales. As soon as some operations become tedious and finicky it detracts from the game and I either don't do it of find another way. But, I also feel like trying to make use of as many parts of the game as possible helps to keep it from becoming repetitive and boring.
Before I ramble on any more I'll stop here and see what everyone has to contribute.