| Feature | Benefit in FS 2013 | |---------|--------------------| | | More accurate light on tractors, tools, and terrain | | Normal mapping | 3D‑looking details on tires, engine grilles, and barn walls without extra geometry | | Specular highlights | Realistic metal/glass reflections on vehicles and cab windows | | Shadow mapping | Dynamic shadows from trees, buildings, and moving vehicles | | Alpha‑to‑coverage | Smooth foliage edges on grass, crops, and hedges | | Texture blending (multi‑texture) | Natural field transitions (dirt ↔ grass ↔ crop rows) | | Vertex shader skinning | Smoothly deforming wheels and suspension parts |
Farming Simulator 2013 uses as its baseline rendering feature set. This enables more realistic lighting, shadows, and material effects compared to older SM2.0 hardware, while remaining compatible with mid‑range GPUs from the late 2000s onward. Shader Model 3.0 Farming Simulator 2013