Multi Ground Angle

Cultivating a circle with multi ground angles

This page shows you how to increase the number of possible ground angles on a mod map!

The number of ground angles defines in how many different orientation field ground textures can be (eg cultivated ground, plowed ground, etc).

The basegame maps have 8 ground angles. This page shows how to increase this to 256 ground angles!

Disclaimer: This will not increase the angles for planting rootcrops (carrot, parsnip, beetroot)!

UPDATE: Since Version 1.7.0.0 of FS 25, a custom modified shader is no longer required! This page has been updated accordingly and the old information has been removed!

Map i3d

To begin the i3d file of the map will need to be edited in a text editor. This can be done in notepad, but more advanced editors like Notepad++ or VisualStudio Code provide helpful features like syntax highlighting.

1. Open the map i3d file in a text editor
2. Search for "GroundAngle"
3. Change numChannels="3" to numChannels="8"
4. Delete all the lines starting with <Option between the line with "GroundAngle" and the next line down starting with </Group> (This should be a total of 7 lines)
5. Insert the following lines in their place:

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           <Option value="156" name="-109.688 Degrees"/>
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1. Find the line starting with <Group name="Spraytype" which should be directly below the lines you just added
2. Replace firstChannel="7" with firstChannel="12"
3. A few lines below that in the line starting with <Group name="Water", replace firstChannel="10" with firstChannel="15"
4. Scroll up to or search for the line starting with <DetailLayer name="terrainDetail"
5. In this line edit/replace the following:
   • numDensityMapChannels="11" with numDensityMapChannels="16"
   • compressionChannels="11" with compressionChannels="16"
   • combinedValuesChannels="0 4 0;4 3 0;7 3 0;10 1 0" with combinedValuesChannels="0 4 0;4 8 0;12 3 0;15 1 0"
6. In the same line there is also densityMapId= followed by a number. Search for this number (include the quotes in the search) and find it in a line starting with <File fileId= (your number here). The filename in that line should end with densityMap_ground.png. If it ends with .gdm instead of .png, change this.
7. Save the changes. If you are unsure, consider making a backup of your entire map first.

Density Map

Now the densityMap_ground gdm file will need to be converted in order to be adjusted to the extra channels needed.

1. Get the grle converter from GDN
2. Open the data folder of your map. Inside you should have a densityMap_ground.gdm file
3. Drag and drop this file onto convert.cmd which is part of the grle converter. A densityMap_ground.png image file should now be created automatically.
4. If this image file is in the folder of the grle converter, move it to the maps data folder (where the gdm file is)
5. Delete the densityMap_ground.gdm file, but keep the densityMap_ground.png file

Field Ground xml

The map will now need a custom fieldGround.xml

1. Check if you already have a fieldGround.xml or maps_fieldGround.xml.
2. If you already have one, follow the steps under this point, otherwise skip to 3.
   1. Your fieldGround.xml (or maps_fieldGround.xml) should contain these lines:

      <sprayLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_sprayLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="2" maxValue="2"/>
      <limeLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_limeLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="2" />
      <plowLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_plowLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
      <stubbleShredLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_stubbleShredLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
      <rollerLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_rollerLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
      
      <fieldType filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_fieldType.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1">
          <default value="0" />
          <rice value="1" />
      </fieldType>

   2. If any of these lines is missing, add it. If the filenames are different, leave them as they are. That is fine and is expected.
   3. Now add, or if they already exist, replace the following lines somewhere between <densityMaps> and </densityMaps> :

      <groundTypes useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="0" numChannels="4">
          <stubbleTillage value="1" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <cultivated value="2" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <seedbed value="3" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <plowed value="4" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <rolledSeedbed value="5" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <ridge value="6" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <sown value="7" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <directSown value="8" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <planted value="9" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <ridgeSown value="10" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <rollerLines value="11" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <harvestReady value="12" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <harvestReadyOther value="13" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <grass value="14" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <grassCut value="15" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
      
          <ranges>
              <sowable firstValue="1" lastValue="6" />
              <sowing firstValue="6" lastValue="9" />
          </ranges>
      </groundTypes>
      
      <groundAngle useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="4" numChannels="8" />
      
      <sprayTypes useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="12" numChannels="3">
          <fertilizer value="1" tireTrackColor="0.0529 0.0382 0.0242 1"/>
          <manure value="2" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <liquidManure value="3" tireTrackColor="0.0844 0.0648 0.0272 1"/>
          <lime value="4" tireTrackColor="0.2582 0.2270 0.1683 1"/>
          <straw value="5" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
          <maize value="6" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
      </sprayTypes>
      
      <water useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="15" numChannels="1">
          <watered value="1"/>
      </water>

   4. Save the file. Then continue with Map xml and Giants Editor.
3. Follow these steps if you DO NOT already have a fieldGround.xml or maps_fieldGround.xml in your map
   1. Create a file named maps_fieldGround.xml in your maps config folder and open it in a text editor
   2. Copy the following into this file:

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no" ?>
      
      <fieldGround>
          <densityMaps>
              <groundTypes useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="0" numChannels="4">
                  <stubbleTillage value="1" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <cultivated value="2" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <seedbed value="3" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <plowed value="4" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <rolledSeedbed value="5" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <ridge value="6" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <sown value="7" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <directSown value="8" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <planted value="9" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <ridgeSown value="10" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <rollerLines value="11" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <harvestReady value="12" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <harvestReadyOther value="13" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <grass value="14" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <grassCut value="15" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
      
                  <ranges>
                      <sowable firstValue="1" lastValue="6" />
                      <sowing firstValue="6" lastValue="9" />
                  </ranges>
              </groundTypes>
      
              <groundAngle useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="4" numChannels="8" />
      
              <sprayTypes useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="12" numChannels="3">
                  <fertilizer value="1" tireTrackColor="0.0529 0.0382 0.0242 1"/>
                  <manure value="2" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <liquidManure value="3" tireTrackColor="0.0844 0.0648 0.0272 1"/>
                  <lime value="4" tireTrackColor="0.2582 0.2270 0.1683 1"/>
                  <straw value="5" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
                  <maize value="6" tireTrackColor="0.0865 0.0630 0.0356 1"/>
              </sprayTypes>
      
              <water useDefaultTerrainDetail="true" firstChannel="15" numChannels="1">
                  <watered value="1"/>
              </water>
      
              <sprayLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_sprayLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="2" maxValue="2"/>
              <limeLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_limeLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="2" />
              <plowLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_plowLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
              <stubbleShredLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_stubbleShredLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
              <rollerLevel filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_rollerLevel.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1" />
      
              <fieldType filename="$data/maps/mapEU/data/infoLayer_fieldType.png" firstChannel="0" numChannels="1">
                  <default value="0" />
                  <rice value="1" />
              </fieldType>
          </densityMaps>
      </fieldGround>

   3. If you wish to use custom infoLayers, change the paths in the filename attributes in the file to point to your own infoLayer files respectively. This is not necessary for the ground angles to work!
   4. Save the file and continue with Map xml and Giants Editor.

Map xml and Giants Editor

To finish adding the ground angles, the new maps_fieldGround.xml created above needs to be linked in the map xml and finally the map needs to be opened and saved in Giants Editor once to generate a new density map gdm.

1. Open your map.xml in a text editor
2. Check if it already contains a line starting with <fieldGround.
   • If it does, adjust the path in the filename attribute in that line to point to your new maps_fieldGround.xml
   • If it does NOT, add the following line: <fieldGround filename="map/config/maps_fieldGround.xml" /> and adjust the path in filename="" to point to your maps_fieldGround.xml
3. Save the map xml
4. In Giants Editor, open your map and then save it. Then you can close it again
5. You can now delete the densityMap_ground.png in your maps data folder, as a new .gdm file should have been created

DONE!

Your map should now have 256 ground angles!

Open it ingame and cultivate some circles or something! :)

Note: This will probably break any existing savegames of that map!