Map Progress Update: More Features

Hello, all! Work continues on No Creek Farms: Expanded. I've been spending pretty equal amounts of time sorting out small bugs, working on additional farms, and adding new features that will enhance gameplay.

This update is about one of those features that I've been spending quite a bit of time on lately and am excited to share. In real life, a local cooperative plays a critical role in supporting farmers. I have felt like they have limited functionality in FS, so I've been mulling over ways to make co-ops more a part of your operation. I was able to add a script that will allow you to truly rent coop implements to assist your operation. With this in place, you'll be able to rent fertilizer carts, anhydrous tanks and toolbars, as well as various types of sprayers! Now you'll have to decide whether it is worth your time to own these types of implements, or just run down to the Chula COOP and rent them for the day.

The video highlights all the features so far (not sure why Patreon made the video so dark). Essentially, the implements are sitting in a trigger and when you remove them from the trigger, it charges you a daily fee that is easily adjustable through an .xml document. The script assigns the implement to your farm until you return it inside of that same trigger. If you keep the implement until the following day, you will be charged another day. If you return the implement inside the trigger and detach it, your rental is done and it will give you a summary of the costs. It will also empty out any remaining material from your return. In addition, if you decide that you still need the implement, you can use it again on that same day without being charged a second time. If you notice in the video, the script even returns an anhydrous tank that stayed attached to a toolbar even though they were separate rental items to begin with.

I didn't show it in the video, but there is also an option to reset an implement if it is needed. It will find a location at the COOP to do so. You'll still need to go attach to it and return it to the proper trigger so you don't continue to get charged for that tool.

Initial tests in dedicated servers have been great as well. Multiple players who own different farms are able to rent and return equipment as needed as it is assigned to the farm of the piece of equipment that removes it from the trigger.

I have also tested saving a game while having an implement rented and that return worked as it should upon starting that save back up.

There's still more to test and more implements to add, but I'm really excited for this unique feature that is such a big part of local farming. I'll keep plugging away at things like this as well as working on the last farms for the project.

Thank you for your patience, feedback, and support!

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