Does this mod reduce the abosutely violent shaking that is experienced on fields?

[Tochi3243]

I do not know who in their right minds in giants thought of making the fields feel like they are made of cracked concrete, but my virtual butt feels tenderized enough. in fs 19 and 22 the fields and all tractors act as they are supposed to, but with fs 25 the field deformation, and tractor physics make the tractor vibrate on the fields when driving even as slow as 5 kmh, like they would weigh 100 kg instead of 1000... Does this mod fix that? Can we possibly enjoy more smooth driving like it is IRL with this mod, instead of having our suspension replaced with rods, and wheels inflated to 10 bar?

More technically... Can the wheels have multiple rayscasts instead of one, or a different method entirely? or whatever else the game uses to determine physics.

[quadural]

Hi,

I don't think "MR engine" would change something for this matter.
Are you experiencing that without any mods (on one of the vanilla map) ? Because, as far as I am concerned, on "Riverbend spring", it is not something that "shocked" me while working fields. (IRL, we are really "shaken up" in the cab, working in field or driving on road as soon as there is a "bump" or "crack". Of course, this is far better in tractors with front suspension, high quality air seat and low pressure tires)

Example of a modern, "high comfort" tractor IRL =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-NOvoefDw

even if we are only watching and not in the cab ourselves, we can see this has nothing to compare with a car or sitting in a couch.

Anyway : you are right in saying the game engine doesn't handle very well sudden change in wheel contact. this is indeed a raycast (a least 2, because the width of the tire is taken into account in FS25)

1. no wheel deformation like IRL upon contact (but all wheel are "suspended" in game)
2. no ground deformation on "wheel impact" (IRL, in field = if the soil is not already compacted, it is crushed by the tire). In the game, the ground deformation seems to happen with a little latency (not right at the contact time)

but this is really really far better than FS11/13 (you could jump to "sky" by approaching gently a curb if I remember well))

regards

[Tochi3243]

Hello,

I will elaborate on this, as I have driven the Fendt 900 and 1000 on various fields with different tasks, yes, due to the game's ground deformation and weirdly set up raycasts, the tractor does feel like a paperweight. What I mean by that is, when there is a bump in the field for example, in fs25, the tractor snaps from side to side instead of having a smoother transition, as if you were using linear interpolation in animation instead of a beizer curve. It feels as if the tractor has a tenth of it's weight. The moment there is a bump, the tractor immedietly snaps the other direction.

This would require a lot of fixing i assume, and if were fixed, I'd be greatly impressed, but thanks to all wheels in the game having it's own suspension, instead of the devs thinking "oh yeah we can just have the collider move instead of the whole wheel and make tire deformation just react to it instead of the whole wheel moving" like it is IRL. There could be a shapecast used instead of a few raycasts, as I have learned they exist thanks to a few Godot tutorial videos.

But oh well... we will probably get FS28 with even more stuff we do not actually need, I am quite done with the series and all the stuff just looking pretty but feeling meh. Like a beautiful looking meal with a mid taste.

Thank you for the reply

[quadural]

ok, if you haven't already : give a try with MR engine only (no other mods activated, new game on "riverbend spring") => make sure to choose a "MR" tractor (in the shop, if there is a "MR" tag in front of the tractor's name = this is a converted tractor)
There is some changes that could reduce the "paperweight" feeling. (especially masses, center of masses and wheelshapes application point)
Give a try with the John Deere 8R for example (same "class" as a Fendt 900).

But I don't think it will be up to your expectation. Major problem = field surface is the same as "asphalt/concrete" = fixed
There is no "soft physics" in this game.