⚡Attention, farmers! ⚡
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In this video, you'll learn how to generate a map for Farming Simulator 25 (FS25 and FS22 are supported) from a real place.
Tool web-version: https://maps4fs.xyz/
If you have questions or feature suggestions, visit our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/Sj5QKKyE42
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Useful links to use the local version of the tool.
How to use the Docker version: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs?tab=readme-ov-file#option-2-docker-version
Download Docker Desktop for Windows: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/windows-install/
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Downloads:
For downloading from Giants Developer Network, you will need to register there. For Farming Simulator 25, you need version 10, for Farming Simulator 22 - version 9.
Download Giants Editor: https://gdn.giants-software.com/downloads.php
Download Blender: https://www.blender.org/download
Download Blender Exporter Plugins: https://gdn.giants-software.com/downloads.php
Download QGIS: https://qgis.org/
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Tutorials:
10 Steps to Generate a Farming Simulator Map: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/step_by_step.md
FAQ: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md
Map Structure: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/map_structure.md
How to download satellite images from QGIS: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/download_satellite_images.md
How to create a background terrain in Blender: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/create_background_terrain.md
How to import background terrain to Giants Editor: https://github.com/iwatkot/maps4fs/blob/main/docs/import_to_giants_editor.md
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Some useful tools:
Compress PNG: https://www.compresspng.com/
Convert PNG to DDS: https://anyconv.com/png-to-dds-converter/
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Web version of the tool
0:25 [Optional] Local version of the tool
1:09 [Optional] How to launch the local version of the tool
1:48 Step 1: Obtain coordinates of your future map
2:14 Step 2: Select the size of the map
2:37 Step 3: Run the generation process
2:47 Step 4: Download the map
3:24 Info: Where does the data come from?
4:00 Step 4: Unpack the archive
4:12 Info: What's inside of the archive?
5:13 [Optional] Step 5: Download the satellite images using QGIS
6:53 Info: How do the satellite images look like?
7:22 [Optional] Step 5: Align the satellite images with the map
10:54 [Optional] Step 6: Create background terrain in Blender
16:20 [Optional] Step 7: Import the background terrain to Giants Editor
16:40 [Optional] Step 9: Automatically create fields
18:01 [Optional] Step 10: Create farmlands
18:34 Outro