Difference between revisions of "Industry Giant 2"

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Industry Giant
Industry Giant	1998
Industry Giant 2	2002
Industry Giant 4.0	2024

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Industry Giant 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and simulation game in the Industry Giant series.

The original 2002 release is unlikely to run on modern systems^{[citation needed]}, but the 2015 digital release is.

General information

Game Manual

Game Extras

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 4 DRM
GamersGate		Gold Edition.
		Gold Edition.
GOG.com		Gold Edition. Includes the Map Editor
Green Man Gaming		Gold Edition.
Steam		Gold Edition.

Version differences

The Gold Edition includes the base game and the expansion.

The digital version is a slightly updated version of the Gold Edition which improved compatibility with modern systems.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Industry Giant II: 1980-2020

Essential improvements

Map editor

The map editor was removed from the Steam version.

Download the editor from the CD release^[1]
Download the editor from the Steam page and extract it to <path-to-game>.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\ig2_player.cfg^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\save\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Digital releases only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Uses Windows Settings
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

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

Language

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail version only
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[2] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		See Online Play.

Online play

Direct connect through command line^[3]

Full instructions and more info here

Functional for games over the internet

The multiplayer functions can be accessed through command line parameters:

Host a game
-host -playername "HostName"
Where HostName is a name to identify the player

Join a game
-client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -playername "ClientName"
Where ClientName is a name to identify the player and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the host.

LAN play

Enable multiplayer for Steam version^[4]

Full instructions and more info here

Download the github repository here
Extract file and navigate to Packages folder.
Run IG2Patcher.exe from the latest version (currently 1.0.2.0).
Select ig2_AddOn.exe in <path-to-game> using the ... button.
Select any button in the main menu you want to redirect to the Multiplayer menu. Do not redirect the "Exit" or "Options" button, but a less used one like "Highscores" or "Credits"
Click on the Patch button

Notes

Requires game version 2.2.0.0, 2.3.2.0, or 2.3.3.0.

LAN only.

This fix reconfigures the native menu for LAN games, preventing it from functioning for internet games. For this reason, the Online Play fix is preferred.

Issues fixed

Corrupted text

Disable Steam overlay^{[citation needed]}

Frame drops when zooming

Reduce frame drops when zooming^{[citation needed]}

When first loading the map zoom out as far as possible.
Wait for the frame rate to recover.

Notes

Once the frame rate recovers, there will be fewer frame drops when changing between zoom levels.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271360/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (271360) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271360/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (271360) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271360/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (271360) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Steam Community - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[4] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[5] Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[6] Steam Community - last accessed on 26 May 2023

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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[4]

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+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} The '''Gold Edition''' includes the base game and the expansion.
+{{ii}} The digital version is a slightly updated version of the Gold Edition which improved compatibility with modern systems.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
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+{{DLC/row|Industry Giant II: 1980-2020  | | Windows }}
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 ==Essential improvements==
+===Map editor===
-===Map Editor===
+{{--}} The map editor was removed from the Steam version.
-The map editor was removed from the Steam version.
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Developers

	JoWood Ebensee
2015 release	Fancy Bytes
2015 release	Reactor
Publishers
Retail	JoWood Productions
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Digital	Toplitz Productions
Release dates
Windows	June 21, 2002
Reception
Metacritic	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Simulation
Vehicles	Flight, Helicopter, Naval/watercraft, Train, Transport, Truck
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Historical
Series	Industry Giant