Reviews

• gamedeal user

  May 10, 2017

  I've been waiting 3-4 years for a DLC like this and now finally that they made another American based DLC since 2013 it was well worth the wait. The 747 is beutifully detailed and same with all of the other equipment. The most eye catching equipment is the Brent Avelanche because it means they now have a licence to bring in Brent equipment and is great news. Perfect for my american farm and its good that they didn't try to put in too many European equipment like they usually do. Good Job giants you impressed me and the American FS community.
• gamedeal user

  May 10, 2017

  once it DL just restarted and checked the box. Works great..
• gamedeal user

  May 10, 2017

  I am quite impressed with this dlc. Both the Big Bud 747 and its brother, the Big Bud 450 are well detailed from the engines to the interior to the labeling on the outside of both. The equipment I used thus far in my game are excellent. However, Giants could have improved the engine sounds for both tractors. The big bud's 747 engine sounds too quiet and really doesn't have that screaming sound effect like it does in the real world. The 450's engine sounds more like a standard truck engine than a real Cummins engine. In addition, the price point is fine because Giants needs to make some money based off their designing and content of this dlc. If your skeptical on paying the $15 just realize that it takes a lot of hard work and skills to develop content for any type of game. As a graphic designer, I can tell you based upon my experiences, that it is no easy task to create content for a game and just toss it out to people or clients for a lower price point because there is a lot of complex stages involved in order to develop great content like this. Furthermore, if Giants did decide to do this the dlc would not have been this great. I fully recommend this dlc. Giants you did a tremendous job! Keep up the great work! :D
• gamedeal user

  May 10, 2017

  Do I recommend this DLC? Maybe. It depends on how you play and what maps you play on. The machines are beautiful and long overdue, but on a lot of maps much of the stuff in this DLC will be completely pointless - either because the equipment is too big for the roads, or because the fields are smaller than the machines. But if you have several large fields on your map this DLC may be for you. On the upside of things: This DLC finally give the 500-700 hp tractors a reason to exist. As such, half this DLC should have been added to the game 5+ years ago along with the QuadTrac and the T9, but it's taken Giants this long to give us something that makes it sensible to buy a tractor with more than 400 hp. All the equipment in this DLC, including the Big Bud tractors, is beautifully modelled and animated, and, just like the Kuhn DLC, has a much higher attention to detail than most of the equipment that's in the vanilla game where the majority has been carried over from FS11/13/15 where Giants cared less about animating all the visible components (still bothers me that the NH square baler has a visible plunger that's not animated at all, while the Kuhn baler has an animated plunger that you can only barely see if you look through some narrow cracks at the right angle). While Giants (or probably mostly Focus) have been busy promoting the Big Bud tractors and the massive 24-36 m equipment in the DLC, it actually also contains "European sized" 18 m equipment, which for most people will be far more relevant. In most cases you don't want to go any bigger. On the downside of things: Very few maps (modded included) for the game have remotely enough big fields to justify using the biggest equipment. And since everything in this DLC takes up at least two lanes to go down the road, none of it will be usable on maps like the ones based on the UK regions or others that feature narrows roads, lots of fences, and narrow gates. You simply won't be able to drive the machines anywhere and it's impossible to get through the gates. On the American Outback map which seemed the most relevant to test this DLC with its multiple fairly big fields, it's still an issue to turn around with the 24 m sower because it needs so much space. So look at what maps you enjoy playing on before considering whether this DLC is for you. The so-called AI is still garbage and thinks it needs room to turn around in the middle of the field, which with the biggest equipment in this DLC becomes an even bigger problem on some maps/fields as you'll easily end up with only half the field worked by the helpers. You should also be aware that Big Bud tractors don't have a three-point hitch, so unless you plan on using them with the equipment in this DLC they're mostly pointless. They're too slow to be used for hauling. Only slightly major issue is the missing dual tires for the Big Bud 450 and that the game can't agree with itself how much power these tractors have. The 747 shows as 809 kW (1100 hp) when you view it in the in-game store, but as 662 kW (900 hp) when it's in your garage. The 450 shows at 500 hp in the store, but 450 hp once you've bought it. Worth noting that according to the available data sheets online, neither of these figures are correct. Whether or not the 747 has ever in its life had 1100 hp is debatable (it's unlikely as it's nearly twice as much as it had 40 years ago when it was built), especially since the brothers refuse to comment on whether it's a marketing stunt or if it still has 962 hp like it did a few years ago before it was repainted. Would've also liked to've seen the Big Bud 525, which albeit a bit older than the 450, would've filled the gap between the 450 and the 747
• gamedeal user

  May 11, 2017

  For half a dozen new things that price is way too high. The models aren't even accurate either!
• gamedeal user

  May 29, 2017

  its a good DLC,not that costy as all say,you get what you pay for,BUT, to be able to use the biggest machines you need v e r y big fields,seeder and fert tank plus spreader take a l o t of space.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 4, 2017

  Worthless. The tractors can't attatch to most of the sowers/cultivators except the ones that come with the pack. However, the ones that come with the pack, the AI don't know how to use. They end up leaving a 2-3 meter strip on the front and back that aren't cultivated/sowed, and they randomly decide that they're done with a field whenever they want, refusing to do certain squares. So, in short, if you want to manually do it, the gigantic machines will help you do it quicker, but if you want the AI to do it for you (like I do), then this pack is virtually worthless. The tractors may have amazing HP, so they can pull a crap-ton of stuff at a time in linked trailors, but they go so damn slow.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 10, 2017

  + really BIG machines - overpriced almost too big for standard maps
• gamedeal user

  Oct 10, 2017

  Great DLC for massive maps
• gamedeal user

  Nov 2, 2017

  epic pack