Guidance Steering for Farming Simulator 19 (GPS)

Warning!

Please be aware that this is a DEVELOPMENT VERSION!

The development version can break the game or your savegame!
The development version doesn´t support the full feature package yet!

Multiplayer

This version should also work in Multiplayer, but keep in mind it might have bugs.

Installation

Currently the development version is only available via GitHub. When a release version is avaiable you can download the latest version from the release section.

For installing the release:

Windows: Copy the FS19_guidanceSteering_rc_<version>.zip into your My Games\FarmingSimulator2019\mods directory.

Documentation

Buying GPS

To be able to use the GPS you first need to buy the technology for your vehicle. Either buy a new vehicle and add the GPS or drive your current vehicle to the shop and configure it there.

Open the menu

In order to open the menu hit ctrl + S.

Setting up the line

AB line

The AB mode requires two points between which the GPS is aligned.

Drive to the location where you want to setup your lines.
Hit alt + E once (or use the menu) in order to reset the AB creation.
Hit alt + E once more (or use the menu) in order to set point A.
Hit alt + E once more (or use the menu) in order to set point B which will create the track.

Auto width

Hit alt + R (or use the menu) in order to detect the width of your vehicle. Unfold and lower the vehicle to get the best results.

Increase/descrease width

Hit alt + plus and alt + minus in order to change the width manually. In the menu you can set the increment width in order to speed up the process.

Please note that this only works after the track creation!

Offset line

In the menu you can set the offset line. If the offset is not 0 a red line will show up. Use the increment width select box (the one at the top) to set the increment and click on the button Increment offset in order to offset your line. If you set the increment to negative it will flip the offset.

Shift track

Hit alt + page up and alt + page down in order to shift the track left and right. If you hold down the key the shifting of the track will speed up.

Realign track

Hit alt + home in order to realign the track with the vehicle.

Terrain angle snapping

If you're not able to create straight lines yourself you can enable angle snapping in the menu. This will align the AB lines with the terrain.

Toggle guidance steering

Once a track is created hit alt + X to toggle the steering.

Headland control

Currently the automatic steering stops at the headland when cruise control is enabled. Headland turning is still being worked on.

Store and load tracks

It's also possible to store the tracks and reload them. Open the second page in the menu in order to do it.

Visuals

On the vanilla John Deere vehicles the starfires visibility is toggled when you choose to buy the GPS system. If you want the same effect on your mod vehicles you can configure the configuration yourself in the xml:

<buyableGPSConfigurations>
  <buyableGPSConfiguration name="NO_TEXT" price="0">
          <objectChange node="NODE_NAME" visibilityActive="false" visibilityInactive="true" />
  </buyableGPSConfiguration>
  <buyableGPSConfiguration name="YES_TEXT" price="15000">
          <objectChange node="NODE_NAME" visibilityActive="true" visibilityInactive="false" />
  </buyableGPSConfiguration>
</buyableGPSConfigurations>

Developers

To quickly build a zip of the developer version without the needed extra's, use the zip.bat.

Copyright

Special thanks to workflowsen for creating the icon!

ChrisvonBone / guidanceSteering