"I planted wheat in June and had a perfect field by August — until I didn't. Three days without rain during heading and I lost 40% of my yield. Never ignored the moisture gauge again."
FS25 farms look lush even when your crops are quietly dying of thirst. This mod changes that.
Real soil moisture physics. Heat evaporates. Rain replenishes. Sandy soil drains fast; clay holds longer. When moisture drops below critical thresholds during the windows that matter most — wheat during heading, corn during pollination — stress accumulates and your yield shrinks. Place a center-pivot irrigator, schedule it, and protect what you've grown.
Singleplayer • Multiplayer (host-authoritative) • Persistent saves • EN / DE / FR / IT / NL / PL
Tip
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Every field independently tracks its moisture level (0–100%) driven by real in-game conditions.
| Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 💧 | Per-field moisture tracking | Each field has its own moisture level driven by weather |
| 🌡️ | Seasonal evapotranspiration | Heat and season affect how fast fields dry out |
| 🪨 | Soil type modifiers | Sandy drains 40% faster · Clay retains 30% longer · Loam is baseline |
| ☁️ | Weather integration | Rain events replenish moisture automatically |
| 💾 | Full persistence | Moisture and stress state saves with your farm |
Eight crops have critical growth windows where water is essential. Let them dry out and pay at harvest.
| Crop | Critical Window | Moisture Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 🌾 Wheat | Heading (Stage 3–4) | 35% |
| 🌾 Barley | Heading (Stage 3–4) | 30% |
| 🌽 Corn | Pollination (Stage 4–5) | 40% |
| 🌼 Canola | Flowering (Stage 2–3) | 45% |
| 🌻 Sunflower | Head fill (Stage 3–4) | 30% |
| 🫘 Soybeans | Pod fill (Stage 3–4) | 40% |
| 🟣 Sugar Beet | Bulking (Stage 2–4) | 50% |
| 🥔 Potato | Tuber fill (Stage 2–4) | 55% |
Stress accumulates each in-game hour when moisture is below the threshold during a critical window. At harvest, yield is reduced proportionally — up to 60% loss at maximum stress. Fields with no stress harvest at full yield.
Three placeables in Shop → Buildings → Tools:
| Placeable | Description |
|---|---|
| Center Pivot | Large circular coverage up to 200m radius |
| Water Pump | Powers nearby irrigation systems — place near any water source |
| Drip Line | Precise linear coverage along a field row |
Set irrigation schedules per system (active days and hours), including overnight wrap-around schedules. Use Irrigate Now for instant manual activation.
Press Shift+M to open the field overlay. Shows every field growing a stress-tracked crop with:
- Color-coded moisture bar: green (≥40%) · yellow (≥25%) · red (<25%)
- Current growth stage
- Stress indicator (
!) when drought stress is actively building - 5-day moisture forecast strip for the selected field
Drag the panel anywhere on screen by right-clicking to enter Edit Mode, then left-click dragging.
Press Shift+C for a risk-ranked field summary with plain-language recommendations.
Three alert tiers fire automatically as fields dry out:
💙 INFO (40–50%) "Field X getting dry — monitor conditions" 4s
🟡 WARNING (25–40%) "Field X moisture low — irrigation recommended" 6s
🔴 CRITICAL (<25%) "Field X at drought threshold — irrigate NOW!" 10s
12-hour per-field cooldown prevents alert spam. Alerts can be disabled or adjusted in Settings.
Open via ESC → Settings → Game Settings → Seasonal Crop Stress.
| Setting | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Enable mod | On / Off | Stops simulation and hides HUD when disabled |
| Difficulty | Easy / Normal / Hard | Scales stress rate and evaporation speed |
| Evaporation Rate | Slow / Normal / Fast | Fine-tune independently of difficulty |
| Max Yield Loss | 30% / 45% / 60% / 75% | Cap how much drought can hurt your harvest |
| Critical Threshold | 15% / 25% / 35% | Moisture level that triggers stress accumulation |
| Irrigation Costs | On / Off | Enable or disable hourly running costs |
| Crop Alerts | On / Off | Toggle the alert system entirely |
| Alert Cooldown | 4h / 8h / 12h / 24h | Control how often the same field can alert |
| Debug Mode | On / Off | Verbose simulation logging to log.txt |
Note
Settings are server-authoritative in multiplayer — the host's settings are pushed to all clients on join.
All integrations are detected at runtime and fail gracefully if the mod is not installed.
| Mod | What it adds |
|---|---|
| FS25_RealisticWeather | Moisture sourced from RW's density map. Irrigation writes back to RW. Harvest penalty deferred to RW — no double-dipping. |
| FS25_NPCFavor | Alex Chen appears as an Agronomist NPC with favor quests: soil samples, irrigation checks, emergency water calls. |
| FS25_SoilFertilizer | Soil pH and organic matter adjust evapotranspiration per field. |
| CoursePlay / AutoDrive | Vehicle positions used for irrigation coverage refinement. |
| Precision Farming DLC | Moisture overlay layer visible on the PF soil analysis map. |
| UsedPlus | Irrigation costs tracked in UsedPlus finance manager. Equipment wear degrades pump output. |
1. Download FS25_SeasonalCropStress.zip from the latest release.
2. Copy the ZIP (do not extract) to your mods folder:
| Platform | Path |
|---|---|
| 🪟 Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FarmingSimulator2025\mods\ |
| 🍎 macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/FarmingSimulator2025/mods/ |
3. Enable Seasonal Crop Stress in the in-game mod manager.
4. Load any career save — the mod activates automatically on load.
1. Load your farm — moisture monitoring activates immediately
2. Press Shift+M → open the Field Moisture HUD
3. Click a field → see its 5-day moisture forecast strip
4. Press Shift+C → open the Crop Consultant for risk summary
5. Green = healthy · Yellow = needs attention · Red = irrigate NOW
6. Place a Water Pump near water, then a Center Pivot within 500m
7. Press E near the pivot (or Shift+I) → set your irrigation schedule
8. At harvest, drought-stressed fields yield less — plan ahead
Tip
Open ESC → Help → Seasonal Crop Stress for a full in-game guide covering everything from reading the HUD to understanding growth stages.
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
Shift+M |
Toggle the Field Moisture HUD |
Shift+I |
Open Irrigation Schedule dialog |
Shift+C |
Open Crop Consultant dialog |
E (near pivot) |
Open schedule for that specific system |
RMB (on HUD) |
Toggle Edit Mode — drag with LMB to reposition |
Open the developer console with the ~ key:
| Command | Arguments | Description |
|---|---|---|
csHelp |
— | List all Crop Stress commands |
csStatus |
— | System overview: fields, moisture, stress totals |
csSetMoisture |
<fieldId> <0-1> |
Manually set a field's moisture level |
csForceStress |
<fieldId> |
Force maximum stress on a field |
csSimulateHeat |
[days] |
Simulate N days of extreme heat (no rain) |
csDebug |
— | Toggle verbose debug logging to log.txt |
| Issue | Details |
|---|---|
| 🎨 Placeholder 3D assets | Irrigation placeables use minimal geometry. Center pivot arm does not rotate visually. Final art is in production. |
| 🔮 Weather forecast | 5-day forecast uses linear projection — does not reflect FS25's internal rain forecast events. |
| 🌐 Multiplayer | Simulation runs on host only. Clients see synced state but have no direct simulation authority. |
| 🤝 NPCFavor progress | NPC favor quest progress does not persist across savegame reloads in v1.0. |
See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup instructions, code standards, and the PR checklist.
Found a bug? Open an issue — the template will guide you through what information is needed.
This mod is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
You may share it in its original form with attribution. You may not sell it, modify and redistribute it, or reupload it under a different name or authorship. Contributions via pull request are explicitly permitted and encouraged.
Author: TisonK · Version: 1.0.8.1
© 2026 TisonK — See LICENSE for full terms.
Farming Simulator 25 is published by GIANTS Software. This is an independent fan creation, not affiliated with or endorsed by GIANTS Software.
Water your fields or lose your harvest. 🌾