FS25 Fresh v0.5

Fresh adds shelf life to your products – crops age over time and will spoil if not sold or used!
Fresh brings perishable products to Farming Simulator 25. Your harvested crops, processed goods, and baled forage now have realistic shelf lives. Fresh vegetables spoil quickly, while canned products and grains last much longer. Bales of grass spoil within days, while silage stays fresh for months. Plan your logistics carefully – leave produce or bales sitting too long and they will expire and be lost! Customize shelf lives to match your playstyle via the in-game Settings menu.

Why Fresh?
Vanilla FS25 lets you stockpile products indefinitely, waiting for the perfect price. Fresh changes the game:

Strategic timing: Sell before products expire or lose everything
Active management: Check ages, track losses, prioritize older stock
Realistic farming: Real farms don’t have infinite shelf life
Your rules: Customize expiration times to match your playstyle

Fresh tracks your products using a batch system – each harvest or production run is tracked separately with its own age. Oldest stock expires first, just like real inventory management.

Notes
Early access release – testing and feedback welcome
Most storage types supported: vehicles, bales, silos, productions, husbandries
Only base game products supported in this alpha
Customize shelf lives via the Fresh Menu

Features
Fresh Menu (Right Shift+F)
Inventory Overview: See all perishables at a glance with oldest ages
Loss Statistics: Track what you’ve lost and when
Settings: Customize shelf lives for any product

Settings & Customization
Configure shelf life for the product types
Enable/disable expiration globally or per-product
Per-savegame settings
Multiplayer: host/admin controls settings for all players

Loss Tracking
All expirations recorded in loss log
Daily notifications summarizing your farm’s losses
View loss history in menu

Perishable products
100+ products with realistic shelf lives (fresh produce spoils in days, grains last months, canned products up to 3 years)
4 bale types: Fresh Grass (days), Hay (18 months), Straw (24 months), Silage (12 months)
Wrapped grass bales begin aging after fermentation completes

Tracking Locations
Vehicles: trailers, tankers, combine tanks, etc.
Bales and pallets: on the ground and in storage buildings
Placeables: silos, productions, husbandries, object storage

Visual Feedback
Expiry countdown on vehicles and bales (“Expires in: X days”)
Expiring amounts shown per fill type for placeables
Warning highlight when products near expiration
Notification when products expire and are removed

Inventory Behavior
Oldest items retrieved first from storage
Expired products automatically removed
Batch ages preserved during transfers between containers

Technical
Multiplayer support (server-authoritative)
Ages saved with your game

Limitations
No loose item tracking (loose grass, grains, etc on the ground)
Only base game products supported in this alpha

Usage
Install the mod and play normally
Open Fresh Menu with Right Shift+F to view inventory, stats, and settings
Check expiry by looking at any vehicle, bale, or storage in the info box
Sell or process produce before expiration to avoid losses
Customize shelf lives in Settings if defaults don’t suit your playstyle

 

[FarmerBoy]

Fresh in Farming Simulator 25 introduces a realistic shelf life feature to your products, adding a new layer of strategic management to your farming operations. Here are some key points and features of Fresh:

1. **Product Shelf Life:** Different products have different shelf lives - from fresh vegetables that spoil quickly to canned goods and grains that last longer. Baled forage such as grass bales spoil within days, while silage can remain fresh for months. This simulates real-world inventory management where products can expire over time if not sold or used.

2. **Strategic Management:** With Fresh, you need to plan your sales carefully to avoid losing your products to expiration. Sell or process your goods before they expire to prevent losses and maximize your profits.

3. **Customization:** The mod allows you to customize expiration times to suit your playstyle via the in-game Settings menu. You can adjust shelf lives according to how you want to manage your farm's inventory.

4. **Product Tracking:** Fresh tracks products using a batch system, where each harvest or production run is monitored separately with its own age. This ensures that the oldest stock expires first, mimicking real-life inventory management practices.

5. **Features:** The mod includes a Fresh Menu where you can access an Inventory Overview, Loss Statistics, and Settings to manage your perishable products efficiently. You can view detailed information about your stock, track losses, and customize expiration settings.

6. **Loss Tracking:** Keep track of all expirations through a loss log, receive daily notifications summarizing your losses, and view loss history in the menu. Stay informed about your farm's inventory management to avoid unnecessary wastage.

7. **Inventory Behavior:** Products are managed based on their age, with the oldest items retrieved first from storage. Expired products are automatically removed, and batch ages are preserved during transfers between containers.

8. **Technical Details:** Fresh supports multiplayer gameplay, with ages saved within your game. The mod is designed to enhance the realism and challenge of managing perishable products in your virtual farm.

9. **Limitations:** While Fresh offers robust features, it currently does not track loose items like grass or grains on the ground. Additionally, only base game products are supported in this alpha version.

To make the most of Fresh, install the mod, explore the Fresh Menu with Right Shift+F, customize shelf lives in the Settings, and manage your perishable products strategically to prevent losses and run a successful farm in Farming Simulator 25.