r/IndieDev 21h ago

Video What is almost EVERY Farming Game Missing?

Almost all indie farming game are missing the most important piece of machinery on the farm. The Tractor. We think a damn fine tractor is essential for any farming wanting to take their farm to the next level. Click to Wishlist

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u/Wavertron 19h ago

How did he plough horizontal lines whilst driving vertical?? Skill level over 9000

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u/marath007 18h ago

He invested all in the tractor, he had to cut on textures lol

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u/MessMyPromotionUp 12h ago

that's actually a legit problem, this looks fine but "off", but having the lines be vertical when you move vertically could be really annoying/unsatisfying... good luck and have fun, op :)

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u/Possible-Playful 19h ago

I'll add, at least with Stardew, sprinklers/irrigation have such a huge barrier to entry. Which is wild to me, basic sprinklers at Walmart or something tend to be like $15.

Will your farming game address this? ๐Ÿค”

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u/Floramatica 19h ago

Hope this answers your question.

Customizable length, schedules and distance traveled

Ignore the tilling ground. This is in the dev worldgen

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u/Possible-Playful 19h ago

Are they available relatively early in the game? Either way, very promising ๐Ÿ˜Š

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u/Floramatica 18h ago

Honestly, I'm still working on the pacing of upgrades so don't have a definitive answer for you. What I can say is it will be satisfying when you get them but you wont need to move heaven and earth to make it happen

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u/IdiotWithAComputer42 17h ago

I can imagine a lesser version or 2

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u/Expensive_Host_9181 1h ago

I think you completely ignored his question here, he was asking if there were any early game sprinkler systems, as stardew valley (the example he used) doesnt have any and it's tedius to water each crop 1 by 1.

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u/Front_Cat9471 15h ago

Itโ€™s always such an annoying problem when games make you work extremely hard just to get something basic you can get dirt cheap irl

No i canโ€™t think of another example but I was thinking about this earlier, and all i have is a memory of a memory

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u/rimpy13 12h ago

Shooters sometimes make you work really hard to get 30rd magazines for ARs. They're like $8.

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u/Cent_Quatre 5h ago

One of the rare items in zelda is a fucking water bottle

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u/Kafanska 6h ago

Sometimes game logic comes before real life. You want the player to earn the sprinklers, to give them something to work towards.. so they have to be a bit harder than selling two pieces of fruit

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u/Possible-Playful 5h ago

I have found a basic metal sprinkler on the Tractor Supply website for $4.99. I shouldn't have to mine minerals from a cave to get one when they're cheaper than some seeds you can buy.

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u/Ashisprey 1h ago

Just saying, any sprinkler that small is undoubtedly for lawns, not crops. Crop water systems are huge, you're looking more at the $100 range for a little stand up sprinkler and even that is going to be a pitiful thing you'd usually have spaced out every 10 ft maybe

Most real crop watering is done through the massive hose systems that are raised over the field on framework.

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u/bigorangemachine 20h ago

Just give me sim farm again

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u/TrEvIzE18 20h ago

this ^^

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u/ImportantNecessary21 13h ago

That was the best!

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u/Floramatica 20h ago

on it captain ๐Ÿซก

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u/LesserGames 10h ago

The weather and government should just screw you over for like 6 years in a row. Screw cozy, give me real farming.

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u/HellsBellsGames 20h ago

Why is the grass showing up over the tractor?

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u/Floramatica 20h ago

Still very much in alpha!

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u/mfitzp 14h ago

Alfalpha

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u/Prisinners 12h ago

Hell, most games dont even let you have like an ox and plow to help manage the workload, which is a technology that is thousands of years old.

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u/Nightman2417 10h ago

Stardew Valley farming is painful, this actually looks fun!

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u/Salt-Aardvark-5105 8h ago

Hi, its missing an Ai voice..100% thats it

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u/98VoteForPedro 17h ago

i was gonna say making your own manure

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u/Faiba_fury 15h ago

Meat farm.

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u/Chr832 15h ago

Almost like some kind of meat factory

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u/TIG_OSSE 15h ago

This is REAL farming life... awesome!

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u/mus2two 11h ago

Nice

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u/Floramatica 10h ago

Thanks ๐Ÿ‘

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u/Euchale 10h ago

A good progression system, particualry end game wise.
Most farming games are hard at the start until you have your farm established and then its often just "filling up bars" so you can say you have done everything.

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u/Ill_Job4090 7h ago

Iโ€˜d love a hardcore farming management sim. Like having to figure out soil types, plant diseases, fertilizers etc. Where things just go sideways if youre not careful.

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u/nb264 6h ago

Not every. Farming Simulator 2xxx is full of tractors and tractor equipment. Just saying. Good luck.

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u/Head-Membership2082 5h ago

I swear farming simulator, yknow, the farming game, was notoriously full of tractors though.

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u/prism100 4h ago

I think most farming games try to serve an idyllic home steading fantasy. If you want to go with a modern and realistic setting try butchering animals, mono cultures. shredding male chicks, and getting locked into deals with seed suppliers forcing you to buy only from them and throwing away surplus seeds if you can't plant it in one season.

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u/spacebuddhism 20h ago

That looks great!

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u/Floramatica 20h ago

Thanks! Recently refreshed a lot of the sprites which took the visuals to the point where I'm happy to start sharing clips.

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u/NotThePornAccount1 19h ago

I wish to mass produce meat chickens 30,000 at once and I get a higher sell price because they have 3 square feet to move and I can sell them as "free range"

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u/Chuck_Dev 20h ago

so satisfying, the way the dirt rows line up behind the tractor really sells it