The geos we all want are simply in the FS19 mods section - they all show the crop calendars (although not the entire calendar for some, some didn't scroll down to show grass) in the pics...you don't even need to have FS19 installed to do this. About 70 examples there. US Midwest was my favorite, as you could double crop wheat with soy, then plant corn the following year, making a great 3 crop rotation every 2 years. Lotsa work, but lotsa crops!!
Very clear and good guide video. This is very useful "mod" to me, because I live in Finland and here, for example you should put barley in the ground during spring. So thanks!
Great help! Thank you so much!! 1. Would love to see a GEO for the U.S. Midwest (i.e. Nebraska). 2. I came here because Scroft recommended this video in his "We're All Ready For The Cows! | FS22 | Calmsden v1.1 | Episode 4"
This is excellent! Is it easy to add your own crops to it? have you got a tutorial on this anywhere? I'm thinking Oxy's Linseed, Field Beans and Rye in particular. Wheat in the UK can be drilled right through December, January and February as well - Worked in farming for years and often drilled through the middle of winter if the autumn was wet. Barley is the same in that now a lot of farmers drill spring barley in December and field beans from October right through to March . Keep up the good work
This is really great. With Calmsden out, I was looking for a UK GEO as the base game is not realistic. Well done! My first Calmsden episode should be out later today so I will point people in your direction for this UK GEO as it will make a big difference to anyone's gameplay, especially having Spring crops. Just a note - you wouldn't normally harvest wheat as early as June. Typically - Winter Barley or Oil Seed Rape would come first from around mid-July, then wheat late July into August, then spring crops harvested late August and into early Sept. All good though and thanks for doing this. 👍 Just got a sub from me too! 😉
This is awesome, roll on tomorrow when I get home. Is there an option to turn this on its head and create a Southern Hemisphere geo. Living in NZ we have a fairly temperate climate with long growth periods and mild winters but the harvest period is Oct/Nov-March/April
Changing Geos mid year is always dangerous. The Months of growth time may not line up. The best thing to do is to change the geo during the middle of winter, when nothing is growing, and your grain crops are in stasis in growth stage 1. I happen to be in the middle of winter. I need to study it abit, to replan everything however....regarding my grass cutting and planned crops.
You should explore custom weather. Unfortunately the 2 northern maps out on PC only on unofficial sites, still use stock weather...sunny and mild in December, lol. I'm sure some people want to have the risk of having to harvest in the snow in November every year, giving a 50% yield loss.
Thank you for doing this one thing i would love to see in the game would be better weather more like the weather in the area of the map. But i have no idea how hard this would be to do. But once again thank you for doing the Uk style Geo.
Great video and ill be using this. I'm using the FS22 convert of Holme Wold, and the calendar is backwards, so the crop calendar starts at September and ends at August, but all the planting and harvest windows are the same, its just the months that are wrong. I cannot find a way to correct it.
I'm a UK FS player from FS15. I've learnt how Giants work by taking modders work & putting it in their next game editions, avoiding copyright disputes, as its a new title. They've done it again in FS22. This time I haven't bought FS22 expecting their disrespect. I like FS19 realism format, will probably run out of maps.. It'll mean a simpler game for younger gamers but less realism for adult gamers could mean less revenue.. I might buy FS22 & convert maps to custom calendar geos from your guide as an amateur, wait to see if map makers/modders produce mods & other FS19 lost feature mods; crop rotation, rotting bales etc. Or quit.. If they lose enough Worldwide adult gamers revenue due to lost features, it could be the end of FS.. I think many adult players won't have the patience to learn modding, or using consoles can't.. & quit..
No problem, something I learnt talking to modders.. also with seasons remember one of the realismus team is also a giants employee so probably a slightly different thing too
@@DisTurbedSimulations unfortunately, but there is some very talented modders who could publish mods on the internet to humiliate GIANTS since their disputes. GIANTS seem to fall out with Modders who are better than them at Modding & scripting. They nearly ended their relationship with Oxygen_David but resolved their dispute. Hopefully we'll see custom geo mods & scripts for other lost FS19 features in maps.. There's enough disputes in the World already.
Hi Dis Turbed, thought id drop this nugget of info for you in case, I tried your way of changing the geo on calmsden and it didn't work me, it just booted me out of the game. What i found was your command line is asking the map to look for the geo file in the wrong location, (for me) the file needed to be in the base game destination folder with the original maps_growth.xml and all I did was add "_uk" to the calmsden growth command line and bingo all's good Thanks for all the work you've put into this makes a huge improvement, just need price fluctuations to match as well now :)
That's another way of doing it :) because I'm not sure how sensitive the game is to changes to the base game data and multiplayer I tried to keep things in the mod. I would guess the game was crashing due to a mistake making the change, generally the log file will tell you whats wrong.
No, it would be too far too long and result in far too many questions when people make mistakes or don't spend hours testing it before using it. If you're interested in making your own edits just make backups and start trying things.
it doesnt work for me instead of the notepad++ con it has the microsoft edge logo i tried right click and open with notepad++ and did what you told us to do and it still didnt work. do you know why it wont work?
I wanted wheat to be harvested the same time a barley could I copy the code form the barley section into the wheat section of code and replace the name barley with wheat. In your code wheat has 9 stages and barley has 8, will this affect my copy and paste method. Many thanks
@@DisTurbedSimulations, is there any way I can change the wheat to be the same as barley harvest and plating wise? I don’t really have a clue with coding
Yes you'd have to edit the growth to cover 9 stages in the time barley does 8. Its not something to easily answer in RUclips comments. You could just extend the wheat harvest so you get a longer harvest period
@@DisTurbedSimulationsThanks very much for your help, this is a much needed improvement to the game. I will have a proper look at the code and try and understand it so I can edit it myself, thanks
Hi Disturbed. I watched one of your videos on how to install a UK GEO to a map. I went to load the game and map is called Green lands and it went to 20% and stopped I used the text in the link I don't know what I am doing wrong can you help ?
Hi mate I’ve downloaded notepad++ but I still can’t open the map xml, it keeps opening it on the internet and doesn’t give me the option to open with notepad. Any ideas?
You might need to set notepad++ as your default. If you're extracting the map first you can right click on the file and select open with then select notepad++
@@DisTurbedSimulations ahh awesome stuff, il try again later! Tried last night and couldn’t get my head round it, gave up haha. Fingers crossed this works with multiplayer too providing we all do it
@@DisTurbedSimulations this happened to me, my log says that it fails to open the “maps_growth_uk.xml”. I have definitely put in the correct text so not sure why it’s happening.
@@DisTurbedSimulations the reason was I downloaded the V3 version however the mod page still links this video. Just looked through your channel and found the updated video and it’s all working now. Cheers
XML needed
This is excellent mate! very nicely done
Thanks :)
The geos we all want are simply in the FS19 mods section - they all show the crop calendars (although not the entire calendar for some, some didn't scroll down to show grass) in the pics...you don't even need to have FS19 installed to do this. About 70 examples there. US Midwest was my favorite, as you could double crop wheat with soy, then plant corn the following year, making a great 3 crop rotation every 2 years. Lotsa work, but lotsa crops!!
This will be so useful. Thanks for sharing 👍
thanks, shame Cookie couldn't script using it.
Very clear and good guide video. This is very useful "mod" to me, because I live in Finland and here, for example you should put barley in the ground during spring. So thanks!
Glad you found it easy to follow
Nice, this was a great video. I have waited for someone to crack this nut. Thanks!
Thanks
Great work. When using notepad++ if you use RCTRL K it will auto comment out both ends of the line. 👍
Cool tip
Absolutely fantastic work.
Thanks and thanks for helping test
@@DisTurbedSimulations you are welcome anytime.
Omg it works so easy to follow thanks
No problem
2.5k downloads on kingmod and counting. Nice one bud. excellent way to increase your channel profile. Big thumbs up.
Yeah, kinda crazy
Great help! Thank you so much!! 1. Would love to see a GEO for the U.S. Midwest (i.e. Nebraska). 2. I came here because Scroft recommended this video in his "We're All Ready For The Cows! | FS22 | Calmsden v1.1 | Episode 4"
There's a bit of a list at the moment lol but glad you found it useful and found the channel
Great work. Will be adding it to my map soon.
Thanks
This is excellent! Is it easy to add your own crops to it? have you got a tutorial on this anywhere? I'm thinking Oxy's Linseed, Field Beans and Rye in particular. Wheat in the UK can be drilled right through December, January and February as well - Worked in farming for years and often drilled through the middle of winter if the autumn was wet. Barley is the same in that now a lot of farmers drill spring barley in December and field beans from October right through to March . Keep up the good work
I do not have a tutorial on editing these, as its easy to make mistakes and needs a lot of testing. Things most people won't do
@@DisTurbedSimulations fair enough, lots of testing required then!
This is really great. With Calmsden out, I was looking for a UK GEO as the base game is not realistic. Well done! My first Calmsden episode should be out later today so I will point people in your direction for this UK GEO as it will make a big difference to anyone's gameplay, especially having Spring crops. Just a note - you wouldn't normally harvest wheat as early as June. Typically - Winter Barley or Oil Seed Rape would come first from around mid-July, then wheat late July into August, then spring crops harvested late August and into early Sept. All good though and thanks for doing this. 👍 Just got a sub from me too! 😉
Thanks appreciate it, I'm sure it could be better but it's based on bits from FS19 (not a real farmer here) I may well do more if they are popular
@@DisTurbedSimulations Was just a minor point. Really good to have this and I am sure they will become more popular as more maps are released. 👍
This is awesome, roll on tomorrow when I get home. Is there an option to turn this on its head and create a Southern Hemisphere geo. Living in NZ we have a fairly temperate climate with long growth periods and mild winters but the harvest period is Oct/Nov-March/April
thanks
Do you have any examples of planting / harvesting windows for NZ?
@@DisTurbedSimulations I'll do some investigating and get back to you. Thanks 👍
Good job, thanks you for sharing. :)
Changing Geos mid year is always dangerous. The Months of growth time may not line up. The best thing to do is to change the geo during the middle of winter, when nothing is growing, and your grain crops are in stasis in growth stage 1. I happen to be in the middle of winter. I need to study it abit, to replan everything however....regarding my grass cutting and planned crops.
Yes mid winter is the best option or a fresh save. But with fs22 I think it's less of an issue than in 19
awesome job welldone very informative thank you.
Thanks
You should explore custom weather. Unfortunately the 2 northern maps out on PC only on unofficial sites, still use stock weather...sunny and mild in December, lol. I'm sure some people want to have the risk of having to harvest in the snow in November every year, giving a 50% yield loss.
Yeah, I might take a look at the weekend. It was really easy in 19 to play with the weather. It looks a bit more complicated in 22
Thank you for doing this one thing i would love to see in the game would be better weather more like the weather in the area of the map. But i have no idea how hard this would be to do. But once again thank you for doing the Uk style Geo.
I will try to get chance to look at the weather too, but it isn't massively different between how it is and some parts of the UK.
Great mod, Thanks
thanks :)
nice work would it be ok to look at the xml and possible use for my own project or modify it if i so choose
Yup. Its all based on the giants files. Just give me a mention if you share it anywhere
Downloaded. And as stated before this is like the Midwest of US. No cotton or Sugar cane.
Great video and ill be using this. I'm using the FS22 convert of Holme Wold, and the calendar is backwards, so the crop calendar starts at September and ends at August, but all the planting and harvest windows are the same, its just the months that are wrong. I cannot find a way to correct it.
Given it's not an official convert I won't be helping. I wouldn't suggest playing it either.
I'm a UK FS player from FS15. I've learnt how Giants work by taking modders work & putting it in their next game editions, avoiding copyright disputes, as its a new title. They've done it again in FS22. This time I haven't bought FS22 expecting their disrespect. I like FS19 realism format, will probably run out of maps.. It'll mean a simpler game for younger gamers but less realism for adult gamers could mean less revenue.. I might buy FS22 & convert maps to custom calendar geos from your guide as an amateur, wait to see if map makers/modders produce mods & other FS19 lost feature mods; crop rotation, rotting bales etc. Or quit.. If they lose enough Worldwide adult gamers revenue due to lost features, it could be the end of FS.. I think many adult players won't have the patience to learn modding, or using consoles can't.. & quit..
Any mods submitted to giants can be used by giants. Its part of the terms of service
@@DisTurbedSimulations Thanks for explaining.
No problem, something I learnt talking to modders.. also with seasons remember one of the realismus team is also a giants employee so probably a slightly different thing too
@@DisTurbedSimulations unfortunately, but there is some very talented modders who could publish mods on the internet to humiliate GIANTS since their disputes. GIANTS seem to fall out with Modders who are better than them at Modding & scripting. They nearly ended their relationship with Oxygen_David but resolved their dispute. Hopefully we'll see custom geo mods & scripts for other lost FS19 features in maps.. There's enough disputes in the World already.
Hi Dis Turbed, thought id drop this nugget of info for you in case,
I tried your way of changing the geo on calmsden and it didn't work me, it just booted me out of the game.
What i found was your command line is asking the map to look for the geo file in the wrong location,
(for me) the file needed to be in the base game destination folder with the original maps_growth.xml and all I did was add "_uk" to the calmsden growth command line and bingo all's good
Thanks for all the work you've put into this makes a huge improvement, just need price fluctuations to match as well now :)
That's another way of doing it :) because I'm not sure how sensitive the game is to changes to the base game data and multiplayer I tried to keep things in the mod.
I would guess the game was crashing due to a mistake making the change, generally the log file will tell you whats wrong.
Will keep that in mind, I'm new to changing game code so it's very possible it's an error my end
Great Video a USA would be good as well
At some point I may make a US style one
why does the calmsden file say broken to me. someone help pls
If its something specific to calmden I'd try oxy's discord. As the growth is built in to calmsden you don't need to add this manually
I hope someone can figure out how to make seasons Geo mods for FS22 so we can get insane amounts of snow
I've looked at weather, it's more complicated than in 19. Not got my head around it yet
hey have you thought about doing a tutorial on how to edit the xmls to look like this
No, it would be too far too long and result in far too many questions when people make mistakes or don't spend hours testing it before using it. If you're interested in making your own edits just make backups and start trying things.
i cant download the file. i would love to have with in my save. is there something im doing wrong??
I guess so, just checked and the link works
it doesnt work for me instead of the notepad++ con it has the microsoft edge logo i tried right click and open with notepad++ and did what you told us to do and it still didnt work. do you know why it wont work?
Do you have notepad++ installed? Do you have edge set as your prefer program to open XML files?
@@DisTurbedSimulations yes I have notepad++ installed. But I’m not sure how to change edge to notepad?
Google changing default app in Windows
@@DisTurbedSimulations I’m not sure what that mean do you mind explaining it please
Open www.google.com type in changing default program in Windows 10... read the answers to work out how to stop it opening xml in Edge.
I wanted wheat to be harvested the same time a barley could I copy the code form the barley section into the wheat section of code and replace the name barley with wheat. In your code wheat has 9 stages and barley has 8, will this affect my copy and paste method. Many thanks
Yes as the wheat won't grow properly to harvest
@@DisTurbedSimulations, is there any way I can change the wheat to be the same as barley harvest and plating wise? I don’t really have a clue with coding
Yes you'd have to edit the growth to cover 9 stages in the time barley does 8. Its not something to easily answer in RUclips comments. You could just extend the wheat harvest so you get a longer harvest period
@@DisTurbedSimulationsThanks very much for your help, this is a much needed improvement to the game. I will have a proper look at the code and try and understand it so I can edit it myself, thanks
It's all fairly simple, just needs a bit of time and testing to understand how it works.
Excellent. But Whet harvest should be july-august- september. Canola drilling should be august-sept only.
It's based on advice from a UK farmer.
@@DisTurbedSimulations which is what I am!
Is it possible to tweak the xml file to adjust the harvest and sowing windows to my own liking?
Yes, you can edit as you like.
@@DisTurbedSimulations ah 👍. I’d need an informative and educational video demonstrating how to do that mate!
@@DisTurbedSimulations Ive worked how to alter the sowing dates, i think but im struggling with how to alter the harvest dates?
Hi Disturbed. I watched one of your videos on how to install a UK GEO to a map. I went to load the game and map is called Green lands and it went to 20% and stopped I used the text in the link I don't know what I am doing wrong can you help ?
And what does your log file say? The only help I can give without knowing that is telling you you did it wrong
is this a diffrent version of the calender what i put in yesterday
Nope just a cleaner video
@@DisTurbedSimulations oh ok pal just thought i ask
No problem, appreciate you trying it early
@@DisTurbedSimulations no problem just how i like to play it
Hi mate I’ve downloaded notepad++ but I still can’t open the map xml, it keeps opening it on the internet and doesn’t give me the option to open with notepad. Any ideas?
You might need to set notepad++ as your default. If you're extracting the map first you can right click on the file and select open with then select notepad++
@@DisTurbedSimulations ahh awesome stuff, il try again later! Tried last night and couldn’t get my head round it, gave up haha. Fingers crossed this works with multiplayer too providing we all do it
How can I turn withering off??
Play without seasonal growth
When I follow your explanation and then start the game, the game does not load more than 20%. Do you have any idea how this is possible?
You made a mistake in the edit. Look in your error log that will help site where the mistake is
@@DisTurbedSimulations this happened to me, my log says that it fails to open the “maps_growth_uk.xml”. I have definitely put in the correct text so not sure why it’s happening.
Start with a fresh copy of everything and try again, you have done something wrong adding it in
@@DisTurbedSimulations the reason was I downloaded the V3 version however the mod page still links this video. Just looked through your channel and found the updated video and it’s all working now. Cheers
Probably silly question but could I add this to Elmcreek?
Yes, same process but the map.xml is in the fs22 data files. If you do MP this might cause issues
@@DisTurbedSimulations I don't usually do mp on that map, I just still use elmcreek. I'll give it a go tonight
super /ok
Can you get geo for the console ?
Not at the moment, I think it has to be built in to a map
@@DisTurbedSimulations oh ok hopefully get a map with that soon then but still enjoyed the video
That would be cool
Hi Disturbed I've got the UK Growth Calendar to work on Grasslands by using