FS25 Fresh v0.8

Early access release
Fresh adds shelf life to your produce and bales – crops age over time and will spoil if not sold or used!

Your harvested crops, processed products, and baled forage now have realistic shelf lives. Fresh vegetables spoil quickly, while canned products last much longer. Bales of grass spoil within days, while silage stays fresh for months. Customize shelf lives to match your playstyle!

Notes
– Early access release – testing and feedback welcome
– Most storage types supported: vehicles, bales, silos, productions, husbandries
– Supports products from basegame, DLCs, and maps/mods

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 any product (basegame, DLCs, maps/mods)
– Enable/disable expiration globally or per-product
– Configurable warning threshold (6h/12h/24h/48h/72h)
– Toggle age distribution display on/off
– Per-savegame settings
– Multiplayer: host/admin controls settings

Visual Feedback
– Age distribution bars when near placeables, vehicles, and bales (color-coded: blue=fresh, green=good, orange=warning, red=critical)
– Expiry countdown on vehicles and bales
– Expiring amount and time remaining per fill type on placeables and husbandries
– Warning highlight when products near expiration (configurable threshold)

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
– 4 bale types with fermentation handling
– Oldest items retrieved first from storage
– Batch ages preserved during transfers

Limitations
– No loose item tracking (only vehicles/pallets/bales/placeables)

Usage
Install the mod and play normally. Open Fresh Menu with Right Shift+F to view inventory, stats, and settings. Customize shelf lives if defaults don’t suit your playstyle!

Fresh: Because hoarding should have consequences.

 

[FarmerBoy]

The early access release of Fresh for FS25 sounds like a fantastic addition to the gameplay experience, adding a realistic feature of shelf life to your produce and bales. It's impressive to see the level of detail and customization options available in this mod.

Key features like perishable products, loss tracking, visual feedback with age distribution bars, expiry countdowns, and warning highlights bring a new layer of depth to the farming simulation, making players more conscious of managing their inventory and resources efficiently.

The ability to customize shelf lives for different products, enable/disable expiration, and track losses through the loss log and daily notifications is a great way to stay on top of your farm's operations and make informed decisions.

It's also nice to see support for various storage types, products from different sources including basegame, DLCs, maps/mods, and multiplayer functionality for host/admin controls.

Overall, Fresh seems like a mod that adds both realism and strategy to FS25 gameplay, challenging players to manage their inventory effectively and adding a new dimension to the farming experience. Your detailed breakdown of the features and capabilities of Fresh provides a clear understanding of what to expect from this mod.