FS25 Adjust the Animal Food system BETA 3 v0.12

Adjust Animal Food allows you to customize the animal feeding system in Farming Simulator 2025 through an XML configuration file. Why shouldn’t chickens eat oats if you want them to? Or make grass more effective for cows? This mod gives you control over food effectiveness, crop assignments, mixed feed recipes, and TMR compositions without editing map files.

You can also change how fast animals consume food with a configurable multiplier (0.01x to 100x), and if they eat all food groups in parallel or not.

Supports multiplayer.
This mod requires XML editing. There is no in-game UI. Configuration is done by editing an XML file that’s automatically generated in your savegame folder. If you’re not comfortable editing XML files, this mod may not be for you.

Beta Software: Please back up your savegames before use. The mod is fully functional but still in beta testing.

Features
As of version 0.12.0.0

Customize aspects of animal feeding without modifying map files:
– Add custom food groups to animals and custom ingredients to mixtures/recipes
– Disable unwanted food groups or ingredients (except Grass)
– Adjust food effectiveness and feeding behavior (productionWeight, eatWeight, consumptionType)
– Change which crops belong to each food group (fillTypes)
– Modify mixed feed recipes and ingredient proportions
– Customize TMR/forage recipe compositions and ranges
– Control whether animals eat all food groups in parallel or not
– Control animal food consumption speed with a multiplier (0.01x to 100x)

Limitations (what this mod CANNOT do):
– Cannot disable the Grass food group – causes game hang. You can change its weights.
– Cannot delete or add new animal types (only modify existing animals like COW, PIG, CHICKEN, SHEEP, HORSE)
– Cannot delete or add new mixtures/recipes (only modify existing ones like PIGFOOD, FORAGE)
– Cannot change internal names or titles (these are used for matching only)
– Consumption multiplier auto-disables when known incompatible mods are detected (e.g., FS25_RealisticLivestock)

BETA 3
0.12.0.0:
– Added food consumption multiplier (0.01x to 100x) to speed up or slow down how fast animals eat
– Consumption multiplier is opt-in (disabled by default)
– Auto-disables consumption multiplier when known incompatible mods detected
– Bounds validation with warning and clamping for invalid multiplier values

0.11.0.0:
– Change animal feeding behavior between SERIAL and PARALLEL consumption modes
– Reorganized XML documentation with brief readme and comprehensive guide at end
– Quick-start examples for common customization tasks
– Improved XML readability with cleaner configuration section

 

[FarmerBoy]

Thank you for sharing detailed information about the Adjust Animal Food system for Farming Simulator 2025. It's great to see the level of customization and control it offers over the animal feeding system in the game through an XML configuration file. This mod seems to provide a lot of flexibility for players who want to fine-tune their gameplay experience according to their preferences.

The features provided in version 0.12.0.0 such as customizing food groups, ingredients, food effectiveness, feeding behavior, mixed feed recipes, and TMR compositions offer a wide range of options to tailor the animal food system to your liking. The addition of the food consumption multiplier with adjustable speed is also a useful feature, allowing players to control how fast animals consume food.

It's important to note the limitations of the mod, such as not being able to delete or add new animal types, mixtures/recipes, or change internal names. Understanding these limitations helps set player expectations for what can and cannot be modified using this mod.

The updates in BETA 3, version 0.12.0.0, especially the addition of the food consumption multiplier with opt-in functionality, are valuable enhancements that further improve the customization options available to players. The auto-disabling feature when incompatible mods are detected helps ensure a smoother gameplay experience and prevents conflicts.

Overall, the Adjust Animal Food system BETA 3 seems like a promising mod for players who are comfortable with editing XML files and want more control over the animal feeding system in Farming Simulator 2025. It's great to see continuous development and improvements in each version release to enhance the player experience.