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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Farming, Simulation }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Industrial }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles            | Industrial }}
 
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Farming Simulator}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Farming Simulator}}
 
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{{ii}} Also known as '''Landwirtschafts Simulator 2008''', '''Farmer Simulator 2008''' and '''Farming Simulator Classic'''
 
{{ii}} Also known as '''Landwirtschafts Simulator 2008''', '''Farmer Simulator 2008''' and '''Farming Simulator Classic'''
 
{{mm}} [https://farmingsimulator.fandom.com/wiki/Farming_Simulator_2008 Farming Simulator Wiki page]
 
{{mm}} [https://farmingsimulator.fandom.com/wiki/Farming_Simulator_2008 Farming Simulator Wiki page]
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{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090130080705/http://giants-software.com/archive/FarmingSimulator2008/ Official website (archived)]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | drm-free |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| retail | | drm-free |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| official | http://giants-software.com/archive/FarmingSimulator2008/ | unknown |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\FarmingSimulator2008\game.xml\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\FarmingSimulator2008\savegame*\}}
}}
 
 
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
|discord                  =
 
|discord notes            =
 
|epic games launcher      =
 
|epic games launcher notes =
 
|gog galaxy                =
 
|gog galaxy notes          =
 
|origin                    =
 
|origin notes              =
 
|steam cloud              =
 
|steam cloud notes        =
 
|ubisoft connect          =
 
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 
|xbox cloud                =
 
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|fs08_video_settings.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= UI becomes stretched
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|widescreen resolution notes= UI becomes stretched. At resolutions higher than 720p it slightly increases in size.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = UI stretches significantly.
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = UI stretches significantly.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = limited
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|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = It is possible to zoom the camera in and out while driving a vehicle
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|fov notes                  = The FOV can only be changed in single player with the developer controls turned on
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic                = true
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x
 
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 8x
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        = MSAA, up to 8x
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|antialiasing notes        = Up to 8x MSAA
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
|60 fps notes              =  
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|vsync                      = always on
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|vsync notes                =[[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]
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|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              = Capped 60fps
 +
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|ray tracing                = unknown
 
|ray tracing notes          =
 
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Force off through video driver|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Open the game profile from Nvidia Control Panel or Nvidia Inspector.
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# Force off vertical sync.
 +
}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable through the configuration file||fix=
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# Go to [[#Game data|configuration file location]].
 +
# Open <code>game.xml</code>
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# Find the line <code><vsync>true</vsync></code>
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# Change it to <code><vsync>false</vsync></code>
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}}
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===[[Glossary: Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable through the configuration file||fix=
 +
# Go to [[#Game data|configuration file location]].
 +
# Open <code>game.xml</code>
 +
# Find the line <code><fullscreen>true</fullscreen></code>
 +
# Change it to <code><fullscreen>false</fullscreen></code>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound            = unknown
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Polish
 
  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
|physics          =  
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|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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|audio            = OpenAL
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
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===Modifications===
 
===Modifications===
* [https://komeo.xyz/ls2009mods/?mod_type=Ls%202008 Komeo's LS 2009 Mods Site (LS 2008 Section)]
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* [https://komeo.xyz/ls2009mods/?mod_type=Ls%202008 Komeo's LS 2009 Mods Site (LS 2008 Category)]
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = XP, Vista
 
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB

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Farming Simulator 2008
Farming Simulator 2008 cover
Developers
GIANTS Software
Publishers
Astragon Entertainment
Engines
GIANTS Engine 4
Release dates
Windows April 14, 2008
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Farming, Simulation
Vehicles Industrial
Themes Contemporary
Series Farming Simulator
Farming Simulator 2008 on IGDB
Farming Simulator 2008 on MobyGames
Farming Simulator 2008 2008
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Farming Simulator 2011 2010
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Farming Simulator 16 2015
Farming Simulator 17 2016
Farming Simulator 18 2018
Farming Simulator 19 2018
Farming Simulator 22 2021

General information

Also known as Landwirtschafts Simulator 2008, Farmer Simulator 2008 and Farming Simulator Classic
Farming Simulator Wiki page
Official website (archived)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows
Official website (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FarmingSimulator2008\game.xml\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FarmingSimulator2008\savegame*\

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
UI becomes stretched. At resolutions higher than 720p it slightly increases in size.
Multi-monitor
UI stretches significantly.
Ultra-widescreen
UI stretches significantly.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
The FOV can only be changed in single player with the developer controls turned on
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 8x
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Capped 60fps
120+ FPS

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Force off through video driver[citation needed]
  1. Open the game profile from Nvidia Control Panel or Nvidia Inspector.
  2. Force off vertical sync.
Disable through the configuration file
  1. Go to configuration file location.
  2. Open game.xml
  3. Find the line <vsync>true</vsync>
  4. Change it to <vsync>false</vsync>

Windowed

Disable through the configuration file
  1. Go to configuration file location.
  2. Open game.xml
  3. Find the line <fullscreen>true</fullscreen>
  4. Change it to <fullscreen>false</fullscreen>

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
German
Polish
The game has no multilingual support, there are separate releases for different languages

Network

Use LS2008MP

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio OpenAL

Modifications

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800 series
ATI Radeon X850
128 MB of VRAM


References