Farming Simulator 19 Resources

There are tons of sites, forums, and Facebook Groups about the Farming Simulator games out there. Some are great, some are good, and some are (unfortunately) not good at all.

Below, you’ll find a curated list of the better resources. I believe I’ve covered most of them, meaning if a resource isn’t on the list, it’s not worth your time…

Game Guides – How to Play

Do you need a guide on how to play Farming Simulator? You could visit one of the forums below and just ask other players. You could also visit Gamepressure.com. They have an excellent guide which you’ll find here.

How to install mods?

Looking for help on how to get mods into your game? You have several options. We’ve created a short tutorial here.

Where to get mods (legit sites)

The sites below are great places to get mods. All sites on the list respect modders, meaning you won’t find stolen mods there. (Some sites require registration before you can start downloading.)

Giants Software’s official modhub – (Of course)
Mod-Network ( clean website with direct download links )
~~FS-UK.com~~ – ~~Tested mods and maps~~ (Closed, unfortunately – see under.)
Farming Simulator Nation – The new home of the people behind FS-UK. Many modders hang out there.
American Eagles Modding – Tested mods and maps for fans of North American farming
Modding Welt – Has in-house modders
LS-Modcompany – The home of Kevink98, GtX, Modelleicher, 0maxi0, and several others
LS Farming-Mods – The official site of Farmer_Andy, SnookieSnu, and Ifko[nator]
PC-SG.uk – Tested mods and maps
Stevies’ Mods – Here you’ll find all mods and maps from legendary Stevie
Forbidden Mods – Has its own modding team.
Simulagri.fr – Great site in French. Does mod reviews, news about the game and other, simulator games.

Farming Simulator Forums

Giants Software’s official Farming Simulator forum – Of course (again)
Farming Simulator Nation – Has replaced FS-UK.
American Eagles Modding – For our USA/Canadian friends
Farming Simulator on Reddit – Great place to hang out with other farmers.

Modders to follow on Facebook

Farming Simulator YouTube Channels

Daggerwin – Perhaps the best-known FS YouTube channel. Gameplay videos with emphasis on realism.
Virtual Farmer – Realistic gameplay, news and updates about the game, DLCs.
Silver News – Simulator Games news channel – Extensive coverage of FS, the game, and mods.
Simul8 Gaming – Gameplay videos from several Simulator games, FS included.
RainbowDave Gaming – Another channel with gameplay videos and mod showcases.
Landy Kid – Does a lot of streaming, realistic gameplay.
Iain Robson – Gameplay videos and several useful tutorials for mods like Courseplay and AutoDrive.
ReubyJuice – Updates about the game, DLCs, and mod presentations.
ShyWizard – This is the go-to channel for map makers. Lots of great mapping tutorials.
Farmer Klein – Gameplay videos, mod reviews and FS how-to videos.
BradM73 – Large channel primarily about North American FS farming.
FS Club – Console player, lots of gameplay videos, mod reviews and game updates.
SimulationForTheNation – Gameplay videos, Live streams, and Mod presentations.
Nicko 87 – Fantastic videos, gameplay and mod showcases (in Italian.)
Wicky Farms – Great channel for everyone who loves Farm Sim streaming. Does mod reviews as well.

Resources for Farming Simulator Modders

Giants Developer Network is the official site for all Farming Simulator modders. You can download Giants Editor from here. There’s also plenty of scripting documentation and modding tutorials available.

There’s just one thing: You need to register an account to get access. Click here to visit GDN now.

FS-UK collection of modding tutorials.

UDIM Texture Guides and Tools

With FS19, Giants used Physically Based Rendering for the first time. This also meant changes for how the models are being textured. Here are some resources for anyone interested.

Introduction to Giants’ material and texture System UDIM – (by bdbssb)
FS19 UDIM Textures with Giants Editor – Part 1 / Part 2 (by Seriousmods).
Material Selector Plugin for Blender 2.79 (by fa285634)
Maya UDIM Tool for Content Creators (by Wopster)

FS19 Map Making

How to Create a Farm with Giants’ New “Build a Farm” Feature(by Vertex Dezign) – The tutorial is in German. Use DeepL translator to translate – Not Google translate…

How to create buyable land in Giants Editor 8 – Forum post on FS-UK.
How to build a navMesh for cows (placeable) – (by ShyWizard)
Intro to placeable system & triggers – (by ShyWizard)
How to add selling points – (by ShyWizard)
How to create fields in FS19 – (by ShyWizard)

Tools

I3D Mapping Exporter – by SeanLatimer. If an I3D file has a node tree like the one to the left, it exports mappings like those shown to the right: