FS25 Visual Mud Tracks expands the lanes and soil behavior in Farming Simulator 25 with a permanent, weight-, moisture- and crop-dependent soil system.
Not only does the mod create visible tire and chain tracks, but it can actually lower the terrain and form permanent ruts. Vehicle weight, load, tire pressure, soil moisture, tillage, plant roots, slip, cornering and multiple passes are taken into account.
Lanes and terrain grooves
– The tracks depend, among other things, on:
– Tire width and tire type
– Tracked chassis or trailer tires
– Wheel load and vehicle weight
– Loading and filling material
– Soil moisture
– Soil type and cultivation condition
– Tire pressure
– Number of crossings
– existing compaction
– Plant and root stock
Heavy vehicles and repeated crossings can further deepen existing grooves. The maximum depth is limited separately for wheels, trailers and tracked vehicles. Terrain grooves created are retained after saving and are only removed through appropriate soil cultivation or a manual reset.
Vehicle weight and attachments
– The mod calculates as realistically as possible:
– Curb weight
– Total weight
– several FillUnits
– Seeds, fertilizer, lime, water, manure and crops
– Trailer and combine loading
– Front and rear weights
– attached devices
– recursively appended device combinations
– Axle load distribution
– Front and rear load shifting
– Support load
– Raised and lowered devices
Ground-based devices put less strain on the towing vehicle than fully raised devices.
Tire pressure
– Visual Mud Tracks can take tire pressure values from Mud System Physics.
Low tire pressure creates:
– larger contact area
– wider track
– lower point load
– shallower grooves
High tire pressure creates:
– smaller contact area
– narrower track
– higher point load
– deeper grooves
Without Mud System Physics, neutral defaults are used.
Soil compaction
– Each soil cell can have its own state. Among other things, the following are saved:
– Topsoil compaction
– Compaction hardness
– Subsoil compaction
– Processing intensity
– Structural damage
– Plow sole
– Roller reconsolidation
– Number of crossings
– last processing type
– final working depth
– Plant species
– Growth stage
– Root density
– Root health
– Plant damage
– local irrigation amount
Compaction occurs depending on wheel load, soil moisture, tire pressure, slip, maneuvering, cornering and multiple passes.
Densification target areas
– Compression is not generally rated as bad. Different field states have their own target areas.
Reviews:
– too loose
– slightly too loose
– optimal
– slightly compacted
– heavily compacted
– Damaging compaction
For example, a seedbed requires different reconsolidation than freshly plowed soil or grassland.
Structural damage
– In addition to compaction, there is a separate structural damage of 0 to 100 percent.
Structural damage occurs particularly through:
– high slip
– spinning wheels
– tight curves
– Shunting
– difficult crossings
– very wet ground
– incorrect soil cultivation
– Heavy rollers on soil that is too moist
A soil can be compacted, smeared, muddy and biologically damaged all at the same time.
Plants and roots
– The mod recognizes plant species and growth stage. A natural root density is calculated from this.
– In addition, each soil cell has a root health of 0 to 100 percent.
The effective root density results from:
– “`text
– Natural root density × root health
The roots influence:
– Carrying capacity
– Grooving
– Soil structure
– biological recovery
– Sensitivity when crossing
Young plants are more sensitive than mature plants. Grass, clover and alfalfa have a stronger root mat and are more resilient.
Recognized plant species
– Basically, all correctly registered standard, card and mod fruits are supported.
There are separate profiles for:
– Grass
– Clover
– Alfalfa
– Alfalfa
– Corn
– Sorghum
– Potatoes
– Sugar beet
– Wheat
– Barley
– Oats
– Rye
– Spelled
– Soybeans
– Peas
– Beans
– Rapeseed
– Sunflowers
– Cotton
– Rice
– Sugarcane
– Grapes
– Olives
– Poplars
– Oil radish
– Vegetables
Fruits that are not specifically stored receive a general standard profile.
Fruit damage
– Visual Mud Tracks can damage plants within the actual tire area.
The damage depends on:
– Tire width
– Wheel load
– Soil moisture
– Slip
– Cornering
– Multiple crossings
– Plant species
– Growth stage
– Root health
– Structural damage
– Care tires
– AI helper
– Vehicle and device locks
The first stage of growth is particularly sensitive.Minor damage primarily affects roots and crops. Mittlerer Schaden dünnt den Bestand aus. Severe damage completely removes the plant from the wheel track.
Fruit Damage Mode
– There are three modes available in the Mod menu.
Apply Game Settings
– Advanced Visual Mud Tracks Damage
– Completely Disabled
– In “Apply Game Settings” mode, the mod damage is based on the global LS25 fruit destruction.
Care tires
– Four settings are available for maintenance and row crop tires:
– no plant damage
– only in cases of heavy slippage
– reduced damage
– normal damage
Care tires are evaluated based on tire width and recognizable tire designations.
AI Assistants and Device Locks
– Active AI helpers can be excluded or included in the extended fruit damage.
The mod also checks recognizable vehicle and device settings that prevent fruit destruction. This check can be turned on or off in the menu.
Tillage
– The devices have different effects on the floor.
Plow
– Thorough loosening of the topsoil
– Removal of visible ruts
– Reduction of surface compaction
– Possible formation of a plow pan
Cultivator
– Moderate topsoil loosening
– Reduction of light and moderate compaction
Disc harrow
– Shallow loosening
– Leveling and mixing of the topsoil
Rotary harrow
– fine seedbed
– Surface smoothing
– low underbody effect
Subsoiler
– Reduction of subsoil compaction
– Breaking up the plow pan
– Effect depends on soil moisture
roller
– Reconsolidation
– Seedbed stabilization
– Surface smoothing
– Potential harmful compaction if the soil is too wet
Plow Sole and Biological Recovery
– Repeated plowing at similar depths can create a plow sole.
This can:
– Impede water drainage
– Hinder root growth
– Increase subsoil compaction
– Promote waterlogging
A subsoiler can reduce them.
Living plant roots can slowly regenerate topsoil, root health and soil structure. Subsoil compaction and plow sole recover very slowly.
Field info
– The standard field information is expanded to include:
– Compaction hardness
– Subsoil compaction
– Root health
– Soil structure
– Target area
– Plow sole
The display is compatible with precision farming as well as additional soil moisture, weather and irrigation displays.
Multiplayer
– The system operates in a server-authoritative manner.
The server calculates and stores:
– Terrain grooves
– Soil compaction
– Root condition
– Structural damage
– Plow sole
– Editing status
– Fruit damage
Players who join later will receive the full ground state.
Performance
– To reduce server load, the mod uses:
– Vehicle and weight caches
– FillUnit caches
– Queues for terrain changes
– Limited processing budgets
– Bundled network packets
– Delayed save intervals
– Aggregated ground cells
Mod menu
– The following settings, among others, can be adjusted:
– Track reinforcement
– Track contrast
– Crossing steps
– Terrain grooves
– Maximum groove depth
– Minimum soil moisture
– Weight influence
– Tire width influence
– Crop damage mode
– Care tires
– AI assistant crop damage
– Vehicle and device locks
– Diagnostic functions
API
– Visual Mud Tracks provides the `VisualMudTracksSoilAPI` API to other mods.
Abrufbar sind unter anderem:
– Plant species
– Growth stage
– Root density
– Root health
– Topsoil compaction
– Subsoil compaction
– Structural damage
– Plow sole
– Target areas
– Editing status
– Irrigation amount
– Track depth
– Plant damage
– Irrigation and tillage impacts can also be reported via the API.
– Changes Since Version 0.25
– Since version 0.25, the mod has been significantly expanded:
– Full tire pressure integration
– Vehicle weight and load calculation
– Axle load and attachment analysis
– Permanent, realistic terrain ruts
– Full multiplayer synchronization
– Custom topsoil and subsoil models
– Compaction hardness and target ranges
– Plant and root systems
– Root health
– Structural damage
– Multiple crossings
– Slip, cornering, and maneuvering damage
– Roller reconsolidation
– Different effects of all major tillage implements
– Plow sole formation
– Biological recovery
– Crop damage within the wheel track
– Particular sensitivity of young plants
– Care tire rules
– AI helper exam
– Vehicle and implement locks
– Extended field information
– Public soil and irrigation API
– Dedicated server and performance optimizations
V1.0.3.1
– Changes since version 0.25
– Since version 0.25 the mod has been significantly expanded:
– complete tire pressure integration
– Vehicle weight and load calculation
– Axle load and attachment evaluation
– permanent real terrain grooves
– full multiplayer synchronization
– own top and bottom model
– Compaction hardness and target areas
– Plant and root system
– Root health
– Structural damage
– Multiple crossings
– Slipping, cornering and maneuvering damage
– Roller reconsolidation
– different effects of all important tillage implements
– Plow sole formation
– biological recovery
– Fruit damage within the wheel track
– particular sensitivity of young plants
– Care tire rules
– AI Helper Exam
– Vehicle and device locks
– extended field info
– public soil and irrigation API
– Dedicated server and performance optimizations
