Description:

Real-world inspired dynamic crop pricing for Farming Simulator 25. Prices fluctuate daily and intraday based on world events, supply, demand, and economic shocks — no two playthroughs feel the same. The dynamic pricing engine tracks each crop with a live price derived from a base price, a volatility factor, and a live event modifier stack. Prices drift every in-game minute and shift daily with mean reversion toward the base, staying between 50% and 200% of the base to keep markets volatile yet realistic. Ten world events influence prices: Regional Drought, Bumper Harvest, Trade Disruption, Geopolitical Crisis, Biofuel Initiative, Livestock Feed Boom, Pest Outbreak, Cold Snap, Financial Panic, and Protein Premium. Each occurs probabilistically with cooldowns and randomized intensities, creating ranged price swings that make markets feel alive and unpredictable. Cold Snap is the first mixed-direction event, boosting some crops while suppressing others. Financial Panic is a rare black-swan event that depresses all commodities simultaneously. Futures contracts allow you to lock in a selling price today for delivery up to 120 in-game days later. Enter any quantity and delivery window via the custom input — no preset limits. Fulfill contracts on time for the full locked price; missing the deadline results in a 15% default penalty on the unfulfilled amount. If FS25_UsedPlus is installed, your credit score adjusts this penalty between 10% and 20%. The market screen features a full InGameMenu page with three tabs: live prices with percentage change and trend charts, active world events with their intensity and remaining time, and your contract history. You can open the contract dialog from anywhere by pressing N or clicking 'New Contract'. Event settings let you configure which crops are affected by each world event via the in-game Event Settings UI, with a Browse Fill Types dialog for easy selection. Multiplayer support ensures price states, world events, and futures contracts synchronize across clients, with the simulation running headless on dedicated servers. Contract creation and fulfillment are validated network events. Mod integrations include FS25_FuturesMission, which temporarily spikes supply and drops crop prices after harvest missions, and FS25_UsedPlus, which adjusts your credit score based on contract outcomes and scales penalties accordingly. Settings allow enabling/disabling dynamic prices and events, adjusting event frequency and volatility, and toggling debug logs, all accessible via ESC > Settings > Market Dynamics. The mod supports 26 languages, with save data stored in savegameDirectory/FS25_MarketDynamics.xml. Removing the mod mid-save is safe; the file is ignored on next load. Version 1.2.0.8 introduces non-modal world event alerts and a compact event banner option. Fixes include precise settlement of futures contracts and correct synchronization of contract times on dedicated servers. Required mod: Better Contracts.