How do Seasons cycles work in Farming Simulator 25

How do Seasons cycles work in Farming Simulator 25

Everyone – especially Farming Simulator players – knows that different seasons in the year affect crops and their growth cycles. And it’s much more than just the weather getting a little bit colder or warmer. In this article, we’ll talk about the different seasons in FS25 and help you understand the settings and the crop calendar.

Seasons on FS25

The seasons on FS25 will be different depending on where your map is located. However, this article will focus on the typical seasonal scheme: summer, autumn, winter, and spring. Each season has its unique traits, challenges, and objectives.

For example, summer is suitable for planting crops, grassland farming, and general cold season preparation. Autumn is when you will do most of your harvesting duties. Winter, though, is a challenging time. This is where you have to pay more attention to your livestock and greenhouses if you happen to have any. As winter is the post-harvest time, this is also where you will have to work the hardest to grow and maintain your production chains, turning your raw materials into much more expensive finished products. While that’s happening, you might also want to plow your roads and make additional cash.

As the winter ends, you will finally get to enjoy spring, when you will see the state of your fields after the season and reinvest your earnings into planting new crops and other farming endeavors.

Different settings for your FS25 seasons

Farming Simulator games allow you to modify many different things, and seasons are also heavily customizable, so you can play the game exactly how you want it. Here is the main settings screen – and the things you should edit to make sure things go your way.

The fixed visual month will help you eliminate seasonality altogether. If you like the feel and look of a specific time, choose a month to lock, and the game will stay in that month. This is a good option if you don’t care about seasons and want to farm in summer peace.

Snow can be turned on and off as well. This will add an extra challenge to the game, as snow affects the gameplay and your vehicles. Snow also means that you must ensure the roads are ready for your machinery in winter.

Seasonal growth is another setting you can tinker with. This means certain crops can be planted and grow well only at specific months, just like in real life. When enabled, seasonal growth will force you to be at your finest farming behavior, making you work around the yearly crop calendar.

Days per month will change how quickly your gameplay will move and how many in-game days you have before the season changes again. You can go anywhere between 1 and 28 days.

What is the crop calendar on FS25?

In real life, you can’t just plant a crop when you feel like it: certain periods work best for that. If you want the most realistic farming experience, use a crop calendar. If your “Seasonal Growth” setting on FS25 is turned on, you must work around a crop calendar. It’s in the game and shows the optimal times to plant and harvest your crops later. This tool can help you plan your work efficiently – and make sure you don’t miss out on any great crops because you were busy doing something else.