People who love the Farming Simulator series can meet like-minded fans at the upcoming FarmCon convention in Germany. It is intended for both casual fans who like to farm alone, as well as those who wish to compete to be the best farmers on the planet.
FarmCon 19 is the upcoming convention for Farming Simulator fans that intends to cater to all aspects of the fan-base. The purpose of the convention is for players to meet the developers behind the game, learn more about upcoming mods, and watch the opening matches of the next Farming Simulator League, which is the competitive aspect of the game.
The panels and presentation that will be held at FarmCon 19 include, "Realism vs Fun: Modder Panel," "Introducing the New Script Debugger," and "Map Design in FS19." The majority of the panels will be held in German, with an English translation being provided live through headsets.
Farming Simulator 19 has a huge modding community, which is why mods are such a big part of FarmCon. An interview with the developers of the series at Windows Central revealed that there have been over half a billion mod downloads for the series. The developers embraced the level of exposure that mods were bringing to the series and the official Farming Simulator website even has a dedicated section for mods.
The idea of competitive Farming Simulator might seem strange in a world where so many eSports are based on first-person shooters, fighting games, and strategy games. Even so, there is enough of an audience that an entire league with a prize fund worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars was created. It seems that there is more interest in watching teams of players compete to stack bales of hay than anyone realized.
Farming Simulator might seem like a joke concept at first glance, but there is a huge audience for simulation games. Farming Simulator 19 on its own has sold over two million copies to date, with the series as a whole selling over four million copies worldwide.
FarmCon 19 will be held from July 27-28 in Harsewinkel, Germany.