: For the first time, you can own, ride, and train up to 16 horses to increase their value for resale.
: Cotton and Oats were added. Oats serve as primary fodder for horses, while cotton requires specialized harvesting machinery like the Case IH 635 .
: Instead of buying individual fields, you now purchase parcels of land, giving you control over the entire area, including forests and meadows.
: Now a base-game feature, driving over crops with standard tires will destroy them unless you use narrow "care" tires. Map and Farm Management
: Fixed maintenance costs were replaced with a damage system ; as machines wear down, they become less efficient and require voluntary repairs.
: A new mechanics system requires you to use weeders or sprayers to remove growing weeds that otherwise reduce crop yields by 20%. Enhanced Machinery and Physics