Realistic Soil & Fertilizer V2.2

Realistic Soil & Fertilizer Mod for Farming Simulator 25 adds meaningful depth to farming without overwhelming complexity. Each field has its own soil health — nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, organic matter, and pH — which change based on your crops, applications, and weather. Neglect your soil and your yields will decline. Manage it well for more efficient farming. **SOIL NUTRIENTS** Each field independently tracks five values: - Nitrogen (N) — heavily depleted by most crops, especially corn and canola - Phosphorus (P) — depletes more slowly, crucial for root crops - Potassium (K) — lost in large amounts during high-yield harvests, especially potatoes and sugarbeets - Organic Matter (OM) — enhances long-term fertility; manure, compost, and chopped straw increase it - pH — influences nutrient absorption; lime and gypsum adjust pH Different crops extract varying amounts of each nutrient. Fallow fields recover slowly. Legumes (soybeans, peas, beans) provide a nitrogen boost in spring. Growing the same crop repeatedly increases nutrient extraction. **FERTILIZER TYPES** Supports all major fertilizer types used in the base game and popular mods: *Synthetic:* - Liquid Fertilizer — balanced N/P/K, quick uptake - Solid Fertilizer — higher phosphorus, standard cost - Digestate — biogas byproduct, rich in nitrogen and potassium - UAN28 / UAN32 — liquid nitrogen solutions - Anhydrous Ammonia — high-concentration nitrogen source - AMS / Urea — dry and liquid nitrogen options - Starter Fertilizer — high-phosphorus pop-up fertilizer - MAP / DAP — phosphorus-heavy dry and liquid fertilizers - Potash — pure potassium source *Organic:* - Manure — slow-release, boosts organic matter - Slurry — liquid organic rich in potassium - Compost — excellent organic matter enhancer - Biosolids — versatile organic option - Chicken Manure — concentrated nutrients, increases organic matter - Pelletized Manure — processed for easier application **pH Management:** - Lime — raises pH significantly - Liquid Lime — gentler than dry lime - Gypsum — slightly lowers pH, improves organic matter **Crop Protection:** - Insecticide — reduces pest pressure - Fungicide — reduces disease pressure Each fertilizer type has realistic nutrient profiles and application rates in metric or imperial units. **SPRAYER RATE CONTROL** Precisely control fertilizer application per pass: - Rate Up / Rate Down keys allow real-time adjustments - 20 stepped rate multipliers from 0.10x to 2.00x in 0.10 increments - Over-application risks: exceeding 1.25x may cause pH and nitrogen burns; at 1.50x burns are guaranteed - Auto-Rate mode adjusts application based on soil depletion - Rate settings persist per vehicle **YIELD PENALTY** Low nutrient levels reduce yields. Fields need N, P, and K at or above optimal thresholds for full output. Falling below increases penalties, capped depending on crop demands. **PEST, WEED & DISEASE PRESSURE** Fields track weed, pest, and disease pressure independently. Cultivation reduces weed and pest pressure; plowing reduces pests and diseases more aggressively. Insecticide and fungicide applications directly lower respective pressures. **HUD** A real-time soil panel displays current nutrient levels: - 6 preset positions (top right, top left, bottom right, bottom left, center right, custom) - Custom position is draggable - 4 color themes: Green, Blue, Amber, Mono - 3 font sizes - 5 transparency levels - Compact mode for smaller screens - Toggle HUD with a keybinding - Settings are per-player and do not affect multiplayer A detailed Soil Report can be accessed via keybinding. **SOIL MAP OVERLAY** Color-coded overlay accessible when the map is open, with 9 data layers: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, pH, Organic Matter, Urgency Score, Weed Pressure, Pest Pressure, Disease Pressure. Fields are colored based on status. **PDA SCREEN** Dedicated in-game PDA page with two tabs: - Farm Overview — full field list with nutrient levels and status, plus farm-wide averages - Treatment Plan — lists fields needing attention with details **SETTINGS** Access via Shift+O. In multiplayer, gameplay settings are admin-controlled; HUD settings are per-player. Toggle systems include: - Fertility system - Nutrient cycles - Fertilizer costs - Seasonal effects - Rain effects - Plowing bonus - Auto-Rate Control - Notifications **Difficulty levels:** - Simple — less depletion, lower costs, more forgiving - Realistic — standard rates (default) - Hardcore — rapid depletion, higher costs, no neglect allowed **Units:** Switch between metric (kg/ha) and imperial (lb/ac). **PRECISION FARMING COMPATIBILITY** If the official DLC is active, this mod enters read-only mode, observing PF soil data without conflicts. **MULTIPLAYER** Fully supported. Server controls gameplay settings; each player manages their HUD. Soil data syncs across clients; new players receive full sync. **CONSOLE COMMANDS** Type 'soilfertility' in the developer console for commands: - soilfertility — show all commands - SoilEnable / SoilDisable — toggle mod - SoilSetDifficulty 1/2/3 — set difficulty - SoilFieldInfo — show soil data for a specific field - SoilShowSettings — display current settings - SoilResetSettings — reset to defaults - SoilSaveData — save data - SoilDebug — toggle debug logs **COMPATIBILITY** Works with all maps, vehicles, sprayers, crop rotation mods. No known conflicts. Compatible with existing saves. **INSTALLATION** Extract the zip into your mods folder. Configure via Shift+O. No further steps needed. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE:** All rights reserved. Redistribution, copying, modification, or claiming as your own is prohibited. **V2.2.0.0** Includes full Precision Farming integration, improved soil map overlay, bug fixes for nutrient loss reporting, and more accurate data visualization. **What’s new / fixed:** - PF integration and shared field data - Correct info display for layers - Dimmed tiles for unsampled areas - Correct pH variation display - Proper nutrient depletion for large fields - Organic matter and harvest nutrient values fixed - Crop protection effects improved - Compatibility with older saves ensured