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HUD Guide

The soil HUD is a live overlay that shows nutrient levels for the field you are currently standing in or driving through.

Opening and closing

Action How
Toggle HUD on/off Bind Toggle Soil HUD in Options → Controls → Mods (SF actions ship unbound)
Open the full farm Soil Report Open the in-game menu (ESC) → Soil & Fertilizer tab

Reading the HUD

The HUD panel shows rows depending on which systems are enabled and what is happening on the current field:

Field 3
N  ████████░░  42 ppm   Fair
P  ██████░░░░  27 ppm   Fair
K  █████████░  160 ppm  Good
pH ████████░░  6.8      Good
OM ████████░░  3.8 %    Fair
W  ████░░░░░░  18%      Low
I  ██████░░░░  32%      Med
D  ███░░░░░░░  12%      Low
Coverage: 45% / 70% min
Compaction: 12%
Yield ~-8%

The pressure rows (W = Weed, I = Pest/Insect, D = Disease) appear only when the respective settings are enabled. As of v2.2.5.0, the percentage values on weed/pest/disease rows are correctly left-aligned after their bar - an alignment issue that caused them to appear offset by one row is fixed.

Additional contextual rows may appear below the pressure rows:

  • Coverage: X% / 70% min - visible while a sprayer is active on a field. Shows how much of the field area has been covered in the current application pass. The fully-treated notification only fires once coverage reaches 70%.
  • Compaction: X% - visible when soil compaction is above 0% and the compaction setting is enabled. Colour-coded: green (< 20%), amber (20–60%), red (> 60%). See Soil Compaction for details.
  • Yield ~-X% - when standing in a field with a growing crop, shows the estimated harvest penalty based on current nutrient levels and all active pressure scores. This is not a warning display - it is exactly what the combine will collect.

Each bar represents the internal 0–100 value scaled to display as agronomic PPM or real units:

Value Display unit Good threshold
Nitrogen ppm (plant-available N) > 150 ppm
Phosphorus ppm (Mehlich-3) > 27 ppm
Potassium ppm (Mehlich-3) > 160 ppm
pH pH units 6.5–7.0
Organic Matter % > 4.0 %

Status labels:

  • Good - no action needed
  • Fair - monitor; consider fertilizing before the next crop
  • Poor - action needed; yield may be affected

The overall status badge shown in the HUD title bar reflects the worst value across all tracked dimensions - N/P/K, pH, organic matter, and all three pressure scores. A field with optimal nutrients but high weed pressure will show Poor, not Good.

Field health pressure tiers (Weed / Pest / Disease):

Tier Range HUD color Action
Low 0–25% 🟢 Green None needed
Moderate 25–60% 🟡 Yellow Apply treatment soon
High 60–100% 🔴 Red Yield being affected

Yield forecast

When standing in a field with a growing crop, the HUD shows an estimated yield penalty based on current nutrient levels and the crop's sensitivity tier:

Tier Crops Penalty scale
Tolerant Barley, oats, sunflower, rye, sorghum Mild
Moderate Wheat, canola, maize, triticale, peas, beans Standard
Demanding Potato, sugar beet, soybean Severe

A combined nutrient deficit below 70% of optimal triggers the penalty calculation. Maximum penalty is capped at 50%.

HUD position

Five position presets are available in Settings:

Option Location
Top Right Default
Top Left
Bottom Right
Bottom Left
Center Right
Custom Drag the panel in HUD Drag edit mode

The drag action (SF_HUD_DRAG, default: Shift+H) is a proper FS25 input action and can be rebound in the standard FS25 key bindings menu (ESC → Settings → Controls → Mods). Press it to enter HUD Drag edit mode, then drag the panel anywhere on screen. Position is saved per-player and is not synced in multiplayer.

Customization options

All HUD display options are per-player (not synced to server):

Setting Options
Show HUD On / Off
Position 5 presets + custom (Shift+H drag)
Color theme Green / Blue / Amber / Mono
Font size Small / Medium / Large
Transparency Clear (25%) → Solid (100%)

HUD not showing a field

If the HUD shows no field data, you are either:

  • Standing between fields (not on a recognized field polygon)
  • On a field that has not yet been scanned (rare - try moving to a different part of the field)
  • On a field you do not own (HUD still shows data for all fields regardless of ownership)

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