Farming Simulator 08

Farming Simulator 2008 (or Farmer Simulator 08) is the first game that appeared in the Farming Simulator series. The game is extremely similar to Farming Simulator 2009, due to the same objects put in the game.

Content

TopicsOther features

• Maps
• Tractors
• Harvesters
• Equipment
• Crops

Maps

The game is set on "Island of Giants" (Insel der Giganten), a 4 km² island with a 6-kilometer coastline and a population of 49. The island features 240 hectares of arable land and a small village with a church. A bridge is under construction, and the only connection to the mainland is via the harbor. The player's farm is the sole agricultural operation on the island. (This is translation from official giants handbook, that is located in game installation folder. Handbook in German language)

Crops

From the crops, there are only grain crops (such as wheat, barley, canola and etc.)

Vehicles and equipment

• Cultivator
• Fendt 716 Vario
• Fendt 936 Vario
• Fendt 5270 C
• Fendt 5270 C Cutter
• Fendt 8350
• Fendt 8350 Cutter
• Forage Wagon
• Front Disc Mower
• Plow
• Shield
• Small Tipper
• Sowing Machine
• Sprayer
• Medium Tipper
• Weight
• Weight (900 kg)

Gameplay

Farming Simulator 2008 features core farming mechanics, including plowing, cultivating, sowing, fertilizing, and harvesting. The entire map consists of wheat fields ready for harvest, all belonging to the player. Players harvest the wheat and store it in silos or sell it at the harbor to generate income. The initial release featured a limited selection vehicles. Including two Fendt tractors and two Fendt combines, along with other unbranded implements.

Mods

The game was conditionally able to support mods, however, it looked to be experimental. Also, the graphics were poor. The objects in Farming Simulator 2009 and Farming Simulator 2008 were possibly released in 2007, games being released 1 year before, so possibly Farming Simulator was already appearing in 2007, but of course, this is undisputed fact and true,

System Requirements

• Intel Core 2 Duo @2.0 GHz/ AMD Athlon 64 3000+
• 1 GB RAM
• Graphic card 256 Nvidia/Intel HD Graphics 620 or Higher
• 1 GB free HDD Space
• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7

Gallery

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  The Start Menu (German)
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  Fendt 8350
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  Mods were available!
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  Fendt 8350 loading the small trailer
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  Fendt 716 Vario Plowing
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  Fendt 716 Vario with Pottinger Euroboss
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  Fendt 8350 loading the trailer
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  Unloading harvested wheat
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  Fendt 936 Vario with small trailer
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  Tutorial
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  Evening on the farm

Trivia

• All of the above mentioned vehicles and equipment (except the front disc mower based on the Krone mower) did its return in Farming Simulator 09.
• At 14 April 2024, at Farming Simulator 08's 16th birthday, GIANTS made the edited cover of the game with the birthday baloons tied on the Fendt 8350 combine harvester and the "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" text above of the game's name.