Fresh - Perishable products for FS25

Fresh adds shelf life to your produce and bales - crops age over time and will spoil if not sold or used!

Your harvested crops, processed products, and baled forage now have realistic shelf lives. Fresh vegetables spoil quickly, while canned products last much longer. Bales of grass spoil within days, while silage stays fresh for months. Customize shelf lives to match your playstyle!

Notes

• Early access release - testing and feedback welcome
• Most storage types supported: vehicles, bales, silos, productions, husbandries
• Supports products from basegame, DLCs, and maps/mods

Fresh Menu (Right Shift+F)

• Inventory Overview: See all perishables at a glance with oldest ages
• Loss Statistics: Track what you've lost and when
• Settings: Customize shelf lives for any product

Settings & Customization

• Configure shelf life for any product (basegame, DLCs, maps/mods)
• Enable/disable expiration globally or per-product
• Configurable warning threshold (6h/12h/24h/48h/72h)
• Toggle age distribution display on/off
• Per-savegame settings
• Multiplayer: host/admin controls settings for all players

Visual Feedback

• Age distribution bars when near placeables, vehicles, and bales (color-coded: blue=fresh, green=good, orange=warning, red=critical)
• Expiry countdown on vehicles and bales
• Expiring amount and time remaining per fill type on placeables and husbandries
• Warning highlight when products near expiration (configurable threshold)

Loss Tracking

• All expirations recorded in loss log
• Daily notifications summarizing your farm's losses
• View loss history in menu

Perishable products

• 100+ products with realistic shelf lives (fresh produce spoils in days, grains last months, canned products up to 3 years)
• 4 bale types: Fresh Grass (days), Hay (18mo), Straw (24mo), Silage (12mo)
• Wrapped grass bales age after fermentation completes

Technical

• Oldest items retrieved first from storage
• Expired products automatically removed
• Batch ages preserved during transfers
• Multiplayer support (server-authoritative)
• Ages saved with your game

Limitations

• No loose item tracking (only vehicles/pallets/bales/placeables)

Usage

Install the mod and play normally. Open Fresh Menu with Right Shift+F to view inventory, stats, and settings. Check expiry by looking at any vehicle, bale, or storage. Customize shelf lives if defaults don't suit your playstyle!

Fresh: Because hoarding should have consequences.

Source code and issue tracker at GitHub