The Pichonnière Valley

Discover an authentic French farm in the heart of the Sarthe region. Welcome to The Pichonnière Valley, a map inspired by a real farm located in the Sarthe department, just a few kilometers from the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans racetrack. With the authorization of Julien, a dairy cattle farmer, the main farm, the livestock buildings, and the dealer’s shop have been faithfully recreated to offer you a unique immersive experience. Start your game wherever you like: - at the main dairy farm, - at one of the new purchasable farms, - or on a buildable plot to create your own custom farm. On the map you will find: - 111 arable fields (crops or grasslands) - 7 forestry plots - several buildable areas - 1 main dairy farm - 1 arable farm - 3 small farms to develop - 1 vegetable farm - 1 pig farm - 1 dealership - Numerous production zones: dairy, sugar factory, carpentry workshop, sawmill, soup factory, flour mill, oil mill, cement factory, fertilizer and herbicide production - 1 fish farming and processing site - 1 livestock market - 1 railway silo for crop sales - 1 rail-based selling point for wood - 1 warehouse for purchasing palletized products New crops and productions Precision Farming DLC compatible. Expand your farm with new profitable and versatile crops: - Mustard: condiment production; - Rye, triticale, spelt: excellent value as grain or traditional flour for the Champ Gué bakery, straw usable for livestock or sale; - Triticale: pig feed production; - Green rye: silage in bales or silos with excellent yield, or use as green manure; - Vetch–rye and green rye: use as green manure, hay, silage in bales or silos; - Alfalfa and clover: hay, silage in bales or silos; - Green-harvested silage maize: high yield for animal feed. The map terrain has been reworked to provide realistic relief, optimized for soil cultivation from different angles (excluding potato cultivation). Collectibles and exploration Set off in search of the collectibles scattered around La Chapelle-Saint-Fray. Solve a series of riddles to recover the 20 pieces of the Cochetière mill museum. Once rebuilt, discover the museum’s final secret… along with a well-deserved reward. Changelog Version 1.1.0.2: - Improved rain effects while traveling at high speeds Changelog Version 1.1.0.1 - Fixed an issue that prevented the map from fully loading when using certain mods (related to pig food). Changelog Version 1.1.0.0 !! New savegame absolutely required !! - Major map optimization (~250 MB less). - Various improvements to prevent blurry textures. - It is now possible to buy roads and all land for €0. - Replacement of the west farm cowshed to ensure better harmony with the farm style, as well as two other buildings. - The farm manure pits can now be placed independently from the rest. - Replacement of a barn on the main farm with a larger vehicle shed. - There are now 36 ground textures available to paint in the terrain painting menu. - Added a shop to purchase various pallets (warehouse) at AGRIALL. - Added seed production to the fertilizer factory. - Fixed flying cows. - Renumbering of certain fields to fix mission issues. - Fixed power lines (missing and floating). - Fixed several terrain irregularities. - Fixed the name of the ice cube production. - Fixed an issue related to the Claas tractor hose at the farm. - Adjustment of various objects and trees on the map. - Removal of a plane visible in winter on the house of plot 90. - Added collision to the railway bridge. - Added collision to vehicle shop doors. - Adjustment of selling prices at various selling points. - Added all basic dairy productions to the main dairy. - Fixed the selling trigger at the large agricultural kiosk (no need to buy the plot to sell anymore). - Fixed all silage bunkers (contents sometimes passed through the walls). - Fixed the manure pit of the main farm (manure passed through the wall). - Fixed the Vetch–Rye crop; it can be used as forage (hay, silage). - Adjustment of the fence of pasture 46 (coordinates 339 / 1831). - Adjustment of the fence of pastures 84 and 85 (the worker got stuck in places). - Increased production speed of fish food. - Added several recipes for fish food production. - The shed between the calves and the chickens is now placeable and sellable. - The sheds on the two plots at the village entrance are now placeable and sellable. - Added the box option to remove fences in several western fields. - Changed the harvest calendar for silage maize. - Readjustment of the position of several objects and buildings across the entire map. - Fixed the animation of the small shed for riddle 18.