Difference between revisions of "Industry Giant 2"
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Revision as of 11:40, 1 September 2021
Developers | |
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JoWood Ebensee | |
2015 release | Fancy Bytes |
2015 release | Reactor |
Publishers | |
Retail | JoWood Productions |
Digital | Toplitz Productions |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 30, 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
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 |
Industry Giant | |
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Industry Giant | 1998 |
Industry Giant 2 | 2002 |
Warnings
Key points
- New 2015 re-release runs on modern systems.
- Original 2002 release is very unlikely to run on modern systems.
General information
- Game Manual
- Game Extras
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 4 DRM | |||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com (unavailable) | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- The Steam version is a slightly updated version which improved compatibility with modern systems.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Industry Giant II: 1980-2020 | Included with Gold, GOG.com and Steam releases |
Essential improvements
Map Editor
The map editor was removed from the GOG.com and Steam versions.
Download the editor from the CD release[1] |
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Download the editor from the Steam page and extract it to <path-to-game>. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\config\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271360/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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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 |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Language
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Retail version only |
Change language
- GOG.com owners can use
language_setup.exe
in the installation folder.
Change Language[citation needed] |
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Network
- GOG.com version has multiplayer menu
- Multiplayer menu missing in Steam release
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | In-game client requires GameSpy Arcade; however, direct IP can be used. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | See Online Play. |
Online play
Direct connect through command line[2] |
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The multiplayer functions can be accessed through command line parameters: Host a game
Join a game
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LAN play
Enable multiplayer for Steam version[3] |
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Notes
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Issues fixed
Corrupted text
Disable Steam overlay[citation needed] |
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Frame drops when zooming
Reduce frame drops when zooming[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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
- Windows
- Expansion pack
- Singleplayer
- Multiplayer
- Real-time
- Bird's-eye view
- Isometric
- Point and select
- Building
- Simulation
- Flight
- Helicopter
- Naval/watercraft
- Train
- Transport
- Truck
- Realistic
- Contemporary
- Historical
- Games
- Invalid section order
- Pages needing references
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)