Farming Simulator 22: Rewinding time and sleep FS 22 guide, tips
On this page of the guide you will learn how you can speed up the passage of time in Farming Simulator 22.
Last update: 19 November 2021
On this page you'll learn how to speed up / slow down time in Farming Simulator 22, how to use the sleep option and what to use the gameplay's variable pace for.
Time plays an important role in Farming Simulator 22. By default, one day is 24 hours, represents a single month, and 12 months are a year - you can extend a month by a selected number of days in the options menu. You should know that the gameplay's pace can be changed dynamically. This is useful when you finish working for the day/month and want to quickly proceed to the next day. By using the time control option you can change the time multiplier from 0.5x in relation to real time, up to 120x (making an in-game day last 12 actual minutes).
You can also rewind time directly during gameplay by using the 7 and 8 keys. The controller doesn't have any assigned time control options by default, but you can set them up in the menu.
You can also sleep to skip forward immediately. To benefit from sleep, you need a house - the farmhouse - which can be built by using the constructing menu, just like all other buildings. Approach the front door and interact with the blue market to go to sleep.
In contrast to the series' previous installment, this time you can sleep whenever you want and skip through even an entire day if you so desire.
Controlling time can also be useful in other situations. These include:
- Slowing down time to complete all your work (such as harvesting) before the harvest period ends (the crops are destroyed if that happens),
- When renting equipment and using a train rental service,
- To wait for optimal store prices, which change dynamically throughout the day, and to slow down time and reach the purchase point when the price is optimal.
You should keep in mind that the plants' condition (growth, emerging weeds) changes exactly at midnight, when the next day begins.