Very simple, very cheap idea for the next FS

[blue_painted]

The next FS should have three maps: the "almost USA one", the "almost Europe one" and ...

... a completely flat, blank map for players who want to build their own. It wouldn't work unless there were a better way of making roads in contours in the landscaping tools, but I think it's generally agreed that those tools could do with refinement and expansion.

This is such a simple idea, I'm sure someone has thought of it but if so, I've not seen it.

[MrSquealypig]

I think being able to create your own farm from scratch is the next logical step for the series because it takes pressure off modders to release maps soon after game release when there is great demand for them.

[Achtung Baby]

I'd like to have a system where you could use Google Earth(or something similar), find an area you like and it generates the map for you... just a copy of the roads, rivers, and contours of the land would suffice. We can put in the extra details in later with mods.

[mpochylko1]

I'd like to have a system where you could use Google Earth(or something similar), find an area you like and it generates the map for you... just a copy of the roads, rivers, and contours of the land would suffice. We can put in the extra details in later with mods.

Imagine.... that would be awesome. Great idea!

[CowsGoMoo]

If they put in ravencraport again no one will by the game. Waste of megabits.

[eric21]

I remember that "my state is better then yours"

[humbe]

I heard someone said it takes a year to make a good map. Sounds like it should be a lot of ways to simplify it. Google Earth for a start would be great. At least if they managed to add elevation too. I drove through a valley today and the farms had fields where you wonder if they cam drive a tractor without it tipping over..

[Beanbrother]

You would have to assume that Giants already have somewhat of an idea as far as the specs for next GEN. I always thought a good idea would be to give the top map makers some time leading into the release so they can drop a map within the first month or so

[SimpleFarmer]

I'm sure the next step for FS is map making. I think the map editing tools will be improved, and I'm hoping some serious Google Earth conversion tools maybe added. I hope for a lot more textures, decorative items, and the ability to make roads, fields and trains. I watched a few videos on how to make a map, it looked like rocket science. I don't think it has to be
The issue is how to get all this to work on Console.

[Nathan_6930]

maybe a game and placeable system that actually worked the way it should would be a start ...........

[Dal100]

How about go back to the fs17 placeable where is dont break the map if u place something to close to the road. Oh an Undo Button would be amazing too

[Xboxfarmsim]

How about they just completely scrap the landscaping tools and allow the mappers more freedom, scrap all the placables as they just break the game.

They should take it back to the good old days of 17 then improve on that. 19 was a mess at launch and still is

[humbe]

How about they just completely scrap the landscaping tools and allow the mappers more freedom, scrap all the placables as they just break the game.

They should take it back to the good old days of 17 then improve on that. 19 was a mess at launch and still is

That would be a huge step backwards for me at least. They should change it the other way.. Make it so every object the map makers put on the map is a placeable so the player is free to remove it later if he doesn't want it there..

Get placeables out of garage view, and make it possible to look at them per area, and then for instance a scrapyard could be a placeable with a negative cost, meaning it would cost money to sell it, representing the cost of having something come and remove it. Then map makers could add lots of objects to make the map look nice, but it wouldn't destroy the players chance to change what they wanted when playing.

If the game could autogenerate a map based on map information, and there was a lot of placeables one could put in to represent different buildings on the map, then it should be possible to create a map in a few days rather than a year..

[blue_painted]

How about they just completely scrap the landscaping tools and allow the mappers more freedom, scrap all the placables as they just break the game.

They should take it back to the good old days of 17 then improve on that. 19 was a mess at launch and still is

That would be a huge step backwards for me at least. They should change it the other way.. Make it so every object the map makers put on the map is a placeable so the player is free to remove it later if he doesn't want it there..

Get placeables out of garage view, and make it possible to look at them per area, and then for instance a scrapyard could be a placeable with a negative cost, meaning it would cost money to sell it, representing the cost of having something come and remove it. Then map makers could add lots of objects to make the map look nice, but it wouldn't destroy the players chance to change what they wanted when playing.

If the game could autogenerate a map based on map information, and there was a lot of placeables one could put in to represent different buildings on the map, then it should be possible to create a map in a few days rather than a year..

I think it has to be one thing or the other, not this half-working mish-mash we have in FS19. My feeling is that it will go more the placable direction, because that caters to the console market.

[Illinois Farmer]

I liked the peaceable system. It adds more things to the game. It allows maps to be more appealing to others and lets you build a farm to your liking. I don't like having animal pens all over the map. That isn't realistic to me because we gave always had our animals located together at the main farm, so people can't come and steal something. I do think there should be an undo button, but a work around is have auto save off and don't save until you have done something you liked. Also I have never placed down something that broke the game as a couple suggested.