Farming Simulator 19: Farm like never before!

[CrazyTrain19]

I may be wrong, but I was at the local dealer today, and I noticed that the tractor's rims in the video looked awfully like a McCormick.....

[OmegaWolf]

Lisertan you are super patient and always bring us solid intel on what is going on behind the scenes there at Giants. I know most of us are super grateful for this as we seem to be a rather rabid fanbase.

Not a demand, not even a request...simply a suggestion. I was thinking it might be nice if there was some benefit to having the bee houses in vicinity to the crops that they would normally pollinate which in turn increases yield (via volume or size.) Or maybe even expanding on that system with the ability to move bees like we do here in the US. The whole system could be expanded of course as well for a "crop(s)". These are just suggestions for the team to look at for some interesting additions to the game with little change needed in behind the scenes mechanics. Not going to lie...beekeeper here so yeah I have a bit of a personal stake.

[DevilkidHUN]

Not a demand, not even a request...simply a suggestion. I was thinking it might be nice if there was some benefit to having the bee houses in vicinity to the crops that they would normally pollinate which in turn increases yield (via volume or size.)

Would we need it for 100%yield or it would give 10%+ to the 100%?

[texasplowboy]

Can you leak any of the new brands

Not if I want to keep my job.. and I want to keep my job


Nah let's have some real talk here:

There are some things that are pretty much set in stone when it comes to brands for FS19, there are also brands we are still in the talks with. We will announce them at a later date (for some of them it might be very late).

Same goes for more features and stuff. I know you guys would love to know more about the game, but I don't have much to say right now. Let me give you a short overview about why (a very simplified version, but yeah).

So there is the feature list in our office OK? It's a list where a lot of people have added things they want for FS19. It's a looooong list. I, myself, added the stuff from our FS19 forum threads, as I'm your voice in our company, that's what I'm here for.

Of course they are sorted by priority. Starting at the top, our bosses will take the features and assign them to teams (or people will point at one and say: I can do that!)
Then we start developing them.
Sometimes they work, sometimes they work more or less and sometimes they don't.
Once they are done, we work down the priority path.

So that means, at this stage in development, not all features have been decided. Sure that was a VERY simplified version of how it's actually happening (and priorities get shifted around, sometimes low prioroty things are so easy to do that they get done anyway ect ect so yeah.. very very simplified), but that's how every game in the world gets developed (more or less).

So once we have stuff we can talk about, we will.

There is one more layer: Marketing. Let's give a simple example here: This trailer.

As you might imagine, creating a trailer like this is expensive. Even IF I had things to announce right now, I wouldn't, as the focus this week is clearly the trailer and the FS19 announcement, otherwise marketing would kill me (and that's easy for them, I'm part of the team so they sit around me). Some announcements need a good timing.

A prime example in the gaming sector is E3 in June. That's where all major game companies announce things like new games ect. Do you wonder if there will be a new Elder Scrolls game? E3 will tell you. Ever thought about EA and what their next Star Wars game could be? Keep an eye on E3 ... ect. That's pure marketing and sure, our company is no different, sometimes things are not announced for marketing reasons.

As of now, however, most things are not announced because we are still in early development

I want to say thank you for being so nice with the information you have given! I wish more developers did this. I do have a question? Since the FS19 trailer all I see are people saying John Deere is in the FS19 game. I will honor your answer what ever it is, but clearing this up would be great. Thank again.

[masseyharris]

From what I understand: No, no complete recreation, however they will need some work. We will talk in detail about how to create/transform mods for FS19 at FarmCon this summer, so we will have more details by then.

That sounds good, will try and wait patiently now for the next few months, many thanks for the reply Lisertan

[Showdizzle]

Giants doing a great job. Looking forward to the new release.

[Lisertan]

I want to say thank you for being so nice with the information you have given! I wish more developers did this. I do have a question? Since the FS19 trailer all I see are people saying John Deere is in the FS19 game. I will honor your answer what ever it is, but clearing this up would be great. Thank again.

Thanks Glad you like it.

I've seen the "oh look we made the tractor green" posts as well. I've also seen one where the colours are clearly Fendt and one with silver wheels, so depending on where you are, it wil either be a JD, a Fendt, a JCB or.. I forgot what the last one was I saw.

I love that people speculate, but to avoid disappointment, I highly recommend only listen to our announcements when it comes to new brands (and we haven't made any so far).

[texasplowboy]

I want to say thank you for being so nice with the information you have given! I wish more developers did this. I do have a question? Since the FS19 trailer all I see are people saying John Deere is in the FS19 game. I will honor your answer what ever it is, but clearing this up would be great. Thank again.

Thanks Glad you like it.

I've seen the "oh look we made the tractor green" posts as well. I've also seen one where the colours are clearly Fendt and one with silver wheels, so depending on where you are, it wil either be a JD, a Fendt, a JCB or.. I forgot what the last one was I saw.

I love that people speculate, but to avoid disappointment, I highly recommend only listen to our announcements when it comes to new brands (and we haven't made any so far).

Thank you.

[Newhollandts100]

Will there still be modding support on console?
Also when will be seeing some fact sheets?

[googleplex2010]

With SSAO is ao baking no longer required?

[Pedriko]

Ok, i'm really afraid about the system requirements. My PC is very weak and I can't upgrade it. The game will still run on 32 bits PCs?

[Guil]

I just tried one of the competitors crappy excuse of a farming simulator ... which made me depressed!
Now I see this ... and I am happy again ...

Just one question ...
What graphics card will I need to buy to get the most out of this?

Isn't there new 10 series Nvidia cards out in the next month or 2?

[texasplowboy]

I just tried one of the competitors crappy excuse of a farming simulator ... which made me depressed!
Now I see this ... and I am happy again ...

Just one question ...
What graphics card will I need to buy to get the most out of this?

Isn't there new 10 series Nvidia cards out in the next month or 2?

To be honest you should see what the requirements are first. That way you will know what you need to upgrade in your PC. The 10 series cards have been out for some time.

[Goose66]

Think it's the 20 series coming out soon

[W1der]

I just tried one of the competitors crappy excuse of a farming simulator ... which made me depressed!
Now I see this ... and I am happy again ...

Just one question ...
What graphics card will I need to buy to get the most out of this?

Isn't there new 10 series Nvidia cards out in the next month or 2?

To be honest you should see what the requirements are first. That way you will know what you need to upgrade in your PC. The 10 series cards have been out for some time.

I am not talking about "minimum specs" to run the game ... I am looking for information about what I need to run it at MAX.
I asked the same question for FS17 and was told that my current specs should be fine ... some said it was "over kill" ... but I found it to be just on the edge to perform the way I want it to bee. Knowing what I know now I should have gone with a stronger GPU for FS17.