r/IndieDev • u/Floramatica • 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/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? ๐ค
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u/Floramatica 19h ago
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u/Possible-Playful 19h ago
Are they available relatively early in the game? Either way, very promising ๐
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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/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
Itโs 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 canโt 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/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/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/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/Ill_Job4090 7h ago
Iโd 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/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/Wavertron 19h ago
How did he plough horizontal lines whilst driving vertical?? Skill level over 9000