FillType

Purpose

FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix is a drop-in compatibility mod designed to address FillType-related problems introduced by Farming Simulator 25 Update 1.24.

The mod is intended to provide a temporary compatibility layer for affected mods and savegames without requiring users to manually modify their installed mods, maps or base game files.

** Fixes issues with Straw Harvest Pack and other affected DLCS after the update.

Primary Goals

• Restore compatibility for custom FillTypes affected by FS25 1.24.

• Prevent compatible custom FillTypes from failing during game loading.

• Improve compatibility with existing modded maps, productions, husbandries, storage systems, and sell points.

• Preserve existing savegames whenever possible.

• Avoid modifying unaffected base-game FillTypes.

• Minimize conflicts with other script mods.

• Provide useful log information for troubleshooting.

• Operate automatically after installation.

Installation

Place the completed ZIP file directly into:

Documents/My Games/FarmingSimulator2025/mods

Do not extract the ZIP.

Enable FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix when loading the savegame.

Planned File Structure

Additional scripts may be added as development and testing identify specific Update 1.24 compatibility problems.

Runtime Behavior

When a savegame loads, the hotfix should:

1. Detect the active Farming Simulator version.

2. Initialize after the required FillType managers become available.

3. Inspect registered FillTypes.

4. Detect conditions affected by the 1.24 FillType changes.

5. Apply only the required compatibility fixes.

6. Preserve correctly registered FillTypes.

7. Avoid creating duplicate FillType registrations.

8. Output diagnostic information to log.txt.

9. Continue operating without requiring player interaction.

Compatibility Philosophy

The hotfix should patch behavior rather than permanently alter another installed mod.

Whenever possible, it should:

• Avoid overwriting XML files belonging to other mods.

• Avoid changing base-game files.

• Avoid hard-coding third-party FillType names.

• Detect custom FillTypes dynamically.

• Fail safely when an unsupported configuration is encountered.

• Prevent duplicate registrations.

• Remain inactive where no correction is necessary.

Savegame Compatibility

The mod should be designed to work with existing saves.

Removing the hotfix should not intentionally modify or delete existing FillType data. However, saves containing FillTypes from other mods will continue to require those original mods.

Always back up important savegames before testing development versions.

Multiplayer

For multiplayer use, the hotfix should be installed and enabled consistently with the savegame's required mod set.

No gameplay advantage, economy modification, or player-specific behavior is intended.

Logging

Diagnostic messages should use an identifiable prefix such as:

[FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix]

Example:

[FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix] Initializing...

[FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix] Scanning registered FillTypes...

[FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix] Compatibility patch applied.

[FS25 FillType 1.24 HotFix] No affected FillTypes detected.

Errors and unsupported configurations should also be clearly identified in the Farming Simulator log.txt.

Testing Checklist

Testing should cover:

• New savegame

• Existing savegame

• Base-game map

• Modded map

• Custom FillTypes

• Custom productions

• Custom storage

• Custom husbandries

• Custom sell points

• Multiple FillType mods enabled simultaneously

• Multiplayer server

• Dedicated server

• Save/reload cycle

• Mod disabled after previous use

• Missing or malformed custom FillType definitions

• Duplicate FillType protection

• Farming Simulator log.txt error checking