Frequently Asked Questions - Farmer's Dynasty (FAQ)

[WildDogsGaming]

Farmer's Dynasty

Frequently asked questions

(I will do my best to keep this updated. Last updated 12/22/17)

Please note, these questions and answers are based off experiences in the game, and things the developers (devs) have said. This game is still in early access, and everything is subject to change.

1) HELP! I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS! (OR MY VEHICLE IS STUCK!)

Open your tab menu, in the bottom right, there should be an option to help you out. To avoid this, you may wish to hold down right mouse button to see how much fuel is remaining.

Currently, you cannot reset equipment, but devs have stated they are looking at changing this.

2) I AM UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE HOME SWEET HOME QUESTLINE! I HAVE SEARCHED EVERY BUILDING.

First, while doing the quest, pay attention to each building as you are fixing them. Each completed building will tell you it is completed, and award you with social points. If you are working on the house, do not forget the attic. You can hold down right mouse button. If you are still unable to finish it, it may be best to wait until night to walk around where the red will be more visible.

3) HOW DO I USE MY DEDICATED NVIDIA GPU?

Right click on your desktop, choose nvidia control panel. Under 3D management, ensure the nvidia card is selected, not your integrated graphics card.

4) I HAVE DRIVEN INTO THE WATER!

Open your tab menu, call a tow truck.

5) HOW DO I GET A WIFE?

Various things play into this, and it is still being worked on and improved. What we know right now is your social status matters. Having a huge bank account helps. But doing quests for them every chance you get improves your relationship with them quickly. Once they are at a higher fondness level, you can give them gifts, mainly chocolate. After they love you, you can marry them.

You can view your current relationship status by holding down RMB.

6) WHY WOULD I WANT A WIFE? I BARELY LIKE THE ONE I HAVE!

Cooking is not implented in the game yet, except for your wife. Devs have stated your wife will cook you top tier food, if you stock groceries in the pantry. No guides have been released on this yet, but we will link to it once it is completed.

7) HOW DO I KNOW HOW MUCH GRAIN/BIRDSEED I HAVE IN STOCK?

Walk up to the storage area, and hold down right mouse button.

8) HOW DO I REFILL THE FUEL STORAGE AT MY HOUSE?

In a vehicle, drive to the gas station. You must have enough money to fill the 1,000 gallon tank to 100%, or it will not let you get any delivered.

9) MY HARVESTER STOPPED DROPPING STRAW!

Dev's have acknowledged that this is a renderring bug, and it is being worked on. It is still dropping, you can't see it until the other straw you have is picked up.

10) HOW DO I USE MY WEED TRIMMER?

Click it in your inventory, on the bottom it says use weed trimmer. Eating food in your inventory works the same way.

11) CAN THIS GAME BE PLAYED OFFLINE?

Not at this time, and devs have not stated whether this is a planned feature or not.

12) WHERE DO I BUY ANIMALS AND SEED?

Visit the agricultural store. The first page shows seeds that can be planted in your fields. The second page shows animals, and greenhouse seeds.

13) I HAVE WAITED 7 DAYS FOR MY GREENHOUSE TO GROW! HOW LONG SHOULD IT TAKE OR IS IT BROKEN?

Initial testing shows this takes around 31 days to grow. Devs have stated this is not the primary focus of the game, it is just something to do extra. Plant it and forget it while you do other things. Good payoff for the 2 minutes it takes to plant the whole greenhouse, but if it's your primary focus, you will only lose money.

14) WHERE IS THE GAME BASED AT?

Devs have stated it is middle Europe. This could be Germany, possibly Austria.

15) I WANT TO USE X CONTROLLER OR WHEEL.

As of 16 December, wheels are not supported. The devs are looking at implementing wheels in the future. Devs have stated that controllers will be better customized in a future patch. Currently, you cannot put right/left triggers on gas/brake.

16) I WANT TO SIT DOWN!

Dev's have stated they want you to sit down, but it is a future project.

17) I CAN'T REMOVE MY SCAFFOLDING!

Get your scaffolding in hand, walk up to the scaffolding there, and press E. Keep looking at it, walking around and spam E until it is picked up. Eventually, even the most stubborn of scaffolding is picked up. Hopefully this will be easier in the future.

18) I CAN'T GET MORE THAN 1 COW TO GIVE MILK!

Ensure you have enough hay for all the cows. It is possible that your cows are on different milking cycles, based on when you purchased them.

19) IS THERE MULTIPLAYER?

Not at this time. Developers have stated they are looking at the best way to implement it.

20) CAN WE MOD THIS GAME?

Not yet, they are expecting steam workshop to be up and running in 2018.

21) SHOULD I BUY THIS GAME?

As a player of many games who streams a lot of new games, I hate this question more than any other. I suggest watching some player videos on youtube or Twitch. See some gameplay. Whether or not you will enjoy a game I enjoy is not something any other player can do for you. You enjoy games I don't, and vice versa.

If you purchase this game, know it is in Early access, and is not complete. The devs have said a lot of stuff they want to implement, but that doesn't guarantee it will ever come. Early access is a gamble for players, and if you cannot accept that, this game isn't for you.

22) I CAN'T LOAD THE GAME!

Be aware that current minimum specs for the game require a dedicated GPU, with at least 1.5 GB of video RAM. Dev's have made it clear that this will be the case through release, so if you are unable to play it, request a refund.

23) WHAT HAPPENS DURING WINTERTIME?

What actually happens is that at midnight on September 30th, the date rolls forward to April 1st, which I guess would be the start of planting season. So the game just skips over winter. IMPORTANT: do NOT replant your fields after harvesting the starting crops. When winter comes, any crops which have not been harvested (including crops which have just started growing) will wither and die, and you'll start spring with fields of dead trash. Found that out the hard way.

Update Edit: A patch note says this is fixed, wintering crops is a thing. Will be testing to see if all crops are winterable, or only real world winter crops.

24) I WAS TOO CLOSE TO A BUILDING WHEN I GOT OFF MY VEHICLE AND AM STUCK INSIDE!

Silly devs, didn't include a door to the silo! This is a known bug. However, open up your map, and click on your tractor and teleport onto it. Just don't go jumping into buildings anymore!

25) I WANT TO SELL X PRODUCT. WHERE DO I TAKE IT?

Open your map (M by default) and hover over each of the map markers. Each one will tell you what you can sell there, and at what price per unit. When you arrive at that location, holding right click will let you see where the sell point is for the good.

26) MY INVENTORY DOESN'T GO ABOVE 999 FOR AN ITEM!

Update: 12/22/2017 This should no longer be the case, max size is now 9999. If you are still seeing max stack size of 999, verify your game is patched.

27) ARE THERE ANY CHEATS FOR THIS GAME?

Until the devs release an approved way of cheating, I will not include 3rd party cheats on this FAQ. 3rd party software could break your save game, and/or the game itself. Caution is advised, and multiple save files as backup.

Here is a search link for cheats on Steam, and people have said there are cheats available.
http://steamcommunity.com/app/678900/discussions/search/?q=cheat&gidforum=1479856439038600315&include_deleted=1

[ImStillHereAintI]

I finally got the Home Sweet home to complete after doing everything, it still would not complete.. Slept, waited, looked more, slept again, looked even more, and finally was making a walk around the entire fence perimeter, and then, bam, said it was completed.. It took several days for it to say completed after I had done all the work on the very first day.

[PENNYCLOVER]

thank you :)

[Incipientgamer]

4) I HAVE DRIVEN INTO THE WATER!

Open your tab menu, call a tow truck.

Pressing Y does not work. (controller)

[book4]

Hey guys, do you have plans to add more languages in the future? I lerned about your games from a Chinese Youtuber's video [www.bilibili.com] and was very interested. I know there are a lot of Chinese fans like Stardew Valley and Farming Simulator series, so I think your game will also have many potential Chinese fans/buyers. Maybe you could think about opening a community translator. (I have been responsible for a community translator project )

[GrizzlyBearSims]

Can someone document in this FAQ the appropriate field prep and planting guidelines based on what the game expects us to do? I've seen some discussions regarding fertilizer being wiped away when performing the steps in the incorrect order. It would also be nice to include the schedule as well. Thanks

[stescher]

can I sell any of my equipment? put money toward upgrading

[Cherrynator]

#23, it seems crops doesn't vanish anymore.

[Sentinel]

when will marriage be implimented

[angelmashadar]

Not sure if this has been asked but how would you turn off the seedlings in the greenhouse?

[mort58]

We can now use the crane on the pickup but how do you hook the materials on, i've pressed everything and nothing works

[Merck]

İlk olarak WildDogsGaming tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak PENNYCLOVER tarafından gönderildi:

Thanks for this:) You know how do i get out of being stuck in between buildings and stairs after getting off the tractor it puts my toon in odd places i cant move out of, its like i need a toggle clipping command to pass thru walls to continue playing.

Silly devs, didn't include a door to the silo! This is a known bug, and the only known "fix" is to load your game. It is a reminder to save your game constantly. A good rule of thumb I have is after every task, I try to save it. IE, after I plow, before I cultivate. I then save it again after I cultivate. Nothing will make me walk away from a game faster than losing 4 hours of work, so I try to minimize it.

Actually you can Fast-Travel to another vehicle (or even same vehicle). Open map (M), click on on a vehicle you own. Best thing to do always is to not park with the left side of your vehicle right next to a structure.

[Merck]

İlk olarak mort58 tarafından gönderildi:

We can now use the crane on the pickup but how do you hook the materials on, i've pressed everything and nothing works

Crane was only partially implemented prior to today. Previously could move, extend/retract, but that was it. After todays update the crane now works as intended. Plus, truck is now empty - requiring you to go to the Builders Supply (north up road from farm), to purchase the supplies.

[Shawn]

İlk olarak Merck tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak mort58 tarafından gönderildi:

We can now use the crane on the pickup but how do you hook the materials on, i've pressed everything and nothing works

Crane was only partially implemented prior to today. Previously could move, extend/retract, but that was it. After todays update the crane now works as intended. Plus, truck is now empty - requiring you to go to the Builders Supply (north up road from farm), to purchase the supplies.

i think you missunderstand his question..... Hes asking how do you hook up the matrials on the crane to load the truck....

[Merck]

İlk olarak Shawn tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Merck tarafından gönderildi:

Crane was only partially implemented prior to today. Previously could move, extend/retract, but that was it. After todays update the crane now works as intended. Plus, truck is now empty - requiring you to go to the Builders Supply (north up road from farm), to purchase the supplies.

i think you missunderstand his question..... Hes asking how do you hook up the matrials on the crane to load the truck....

Sorry, I am so used to using the prompts that pop up when near objects that I forget others are using different controls or such.

When hover crane over skid - they turn green - then press ENTER to attach. Just reverse procedure to detach.

Also note, that you first go in building select the material & purchase a skid. The skid is then placed outside on the dock (opposite the open doors where mateials are). So park truck next to that dock

[Indecorou]

So late april/early May I buy a few fields, some have flowery lupine and another that has yellow canola.......how do I know if they are ready to harvest if I have not planted and grown one of my own yet to see what it should look like?