Choose One Of The 3 Difficulty Levels
They differ mainly in financial matters: how wealthy you are at the beginning of the game, and how much money you earn from selling goods. Other game parameters such as plant growth rate and fuel consumption can be adjusted with the game options.
- New Farmer (Easy) – map of USA – Ravenport
- New Farmer (Easy) – map of Germany- Felsbrunn
- Farm-Manager (Medium)
- Start from Scratch (Hard)
New Farmer (Easy) – Map of USA – Ravenport
The New Farmer Level (Easy) – you receive a farm and fields and a few basic machines; cash: 100 000$. You get the fields no.: 19, 24, 25 and 26. Machines:
- 2x Tractor – Case IH 7210 PRO;
- Tractor – Fiat 1300 DT;
- Combine Harvester- New Holland TX 32 + header;
- Cultivator – RAU Polymag 300;
- Seeder- Amazone D8-30;
- Trailer – Strautmann SEK 802;
- 2x Agricultural Weight- Suer SB 1000;
The value of the set is additional sum of 310 000$. Buildings:
- Large Silo,
- Small Shelter,
- Farm House,
- Decorations.
Their value is approx.: 540 000$. Default additional game options (which you can change in the game settings):
- Automatic purchase of raw materials / seeds or fertilizers and fuel when the machine is running out;
- Plants grow fast; fuel consumption is low.
- Plants do not dry out when not harvested.
- You can destroy plants when you ride on them with machines.
- You need to fertilize the field occasionally with calcium to keep your yields high.
- Weeds appear in the fields.
- Periodic ploughing is not required (by default every 3rd harvest).
New Farmer (Easy) – Map of Germany- Felsbrunn
Here it’s the same: you get $100,000 in cash and start up with machines and several buildings.
For the start you get agricultural parcelsno. 19 and 20. Machines:
- 2x Tractor – Fendt Favorit 511C;
- Tractor – Fiat 1300 DT;
- Harvester – New Holland TX 32 + header;
- Cultivator – RAU Polymag 300;
- Seeder – Amazone D8-30;
- Wagon – Fortschwitt HW 80;
- 2x Agricultural Weight – AGCO 650;
The value of the set is additional sum of 280 000$. Buildings and structures:
- Large Silos,
- Farm House,
- Decorations.
- Game options and other elements are as described above at the USA map.
Farm-Manager (Medium)
Farm Manager (Medium) – At this level you get a lot of cash and a choice of which machines you want to buy at the start and which fields you want to purchase: this allows you to have a total freedom of choice.Recommended for people who are familiar with the series and not only: you will have to learn the basics faster in order to fully start the game. You start with nothing; cash: $1,250,000. You also have a $250,000 bank loan. Please note that this loan is worth repaying quickly. Otherwise, a “percentage” is deducted from the amount (approx. 0.56% per day – i.e. initially $1400).
- Default additional game options (which you can change in the game settings):
- Automatic purchase of raw materials / seeds or fertilizers and fuel when the machine is running out.
- Plants grow at a normal rate; fuel consumption is at the default rate.
- Plants wither when not harvested.
- You can destroy plants when you drive machines on them.
- You need to fertilize the field occasionally with calcium to keep your yields high.
- Weeds appear in the fields.
- Periodic ploughing is required (by default every 3rd harvest).
Start from Scratch (Hard)
Start from Scratch (Hard) – this is a level only for real enthusiasts who plan to devote a lot of time to this game. You start with nothing, just $500,000 in your pocket (no loans taken). Selling prices for goods are appallingly low. Default additional game options (which you can change in the game settings):
- You start the engine yourself and have to switch to reverse gear manually.
- Purchase of raw materials / seeds or fertilizers and fuel has to be done manually.
- Plants grow slowly; fuel consumption is at the default rate.
- Plants wither when not harvested.
- You can destroy the plants when you ride on them with machines.
- You need to fertilize the field occasionally with calcium to keep your yields high.
- Weeds appear in the fields.
- Periodic ploughing is required (by default every 3rd harvest).
