On macOS Sonoma your savegames are located here: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/FarmingSimulator2022 Delete the whole folder to removed all data related to game settings and saves. Steam will install to: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Farming Simulato...

Yes, any reduction in poly count would be done in Blender.
Have you taken a look at some of the Giants in-game map buildings? Should give you a good idea of how to approach this.

Yes, it's a simple thing to do.
Also for any objects near the shore you could change the Object Mask to ff03ff causing them to make a reflection on the water surface, possibly the distance hills too.

Yes, you can play on both Mac and PC if purchased through the one Steam account.

If you're on PC the only way to alter the water plane is in Giants Editor.
Check out how the water planes are set up on the Haut Beyleron base game map.

No problem, glad I could help.

As a start try checking the direction of the normals on your object in blender. In Edit mode turn on Face Orientation in Viewport Overlay - The faces on your model should be blue, if any are red then the normals for that face are facing the wrong way. Still in edit mode select all faces, in the menu...

The options are limited when it comes to creating mods on Mac. If you have an Intel Mac you can create a dual boot system and then effectively you're working on a PC. But, if you have moved to Apple silicon then that option no longer exists as Bootcamp is no longer supported. I've tried several virt...

Sorry, a correction you will need to add the below: <Reflectionmap lodDistanceScaling="0.5" viewDistanceScaling="0.5" type="planar" scaling="1" refractiveIndex="1.03" bumpScale="0.1" shapesObjectMask="256" lightsObjectMask="1...

Your are missing these parameters from the material section of your water plane. <CustomParameter name="bumpSpeedScale" value="0.2 -3.75 0.02 0"/> <CustomParameter name="underwaterFogColor" value="0.2 0.203 0.13 1"/> <CustomParameter name="windScale"...

Hedges will usually be integrated into a mod map itself. So, you'll need to find a mod map with hedges on it. The majority of the UK/Irish maps will have hedge models. Open that chosen map's i3d and export a single hedge section to your own mod map folder. Then import that hedge section into your ow...

In your game files go to data/placeables/lizard/productionPoints You'll find production buildings there. Also check the sdk folder in your Farming Simulator install folder if you haven't already for the placeables.xml for all three base game maps. It'll give you the location of all plaeables and pro...

Like I said before you need to look in your game installation files: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Farming Simulator 22\data\maps\mapUS\textures\water_normal.dds And I would really recommend watching the Shywizard Youtube tutorial on how to create water planes. It tells you everythin...

The process is essentially the same between Fs19 and FS22. Both will use a normal file in conjunction with the ocean shader applied. The file locations will differ slightly. You need to look in the game installation files for the water_normal file and not your mod map folder. To save on file size a ...