Information about modding:
How to create product, how create factory, storage or stations.
(German information translated to English)
Included:

• Tools
  
• Examples
  
• Diagrams

Information for players about products:
Included:

• Sheets
  
• Calculations
  
• Diagrams
  
• Map Editor
  
• User & Official Maps

Information screenshots and some files from: http://forum.nordicgames.at/ (Industry Giant 2)

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/520ffjoz8xwgjdn/Industry%20Giant%202%20Info%20PACK.rar?dl=0

If you have some useful information please share :)

Industry Giant 2 Missions How-To (Without commentary):

In this example i will show you how to create new product: Watermelon
Currently im not using any modification, thats why my product have unique ID: 222 and 03_10














To start doing this we need:

• Check which product you need (check in-game if not exist)
  
• Read about product and try to understand basics (how long need to grow or create him in real-life).
  
• Learn basic 3d modeling (Program: blender)
  
• Learn basic image editing (Program: photoshop)

In-game every product is animated, thats why we need create 3 different images.
We can achieve this with 3D modeling program: Blender

• Find reference images
  
• Create new model
  
• Render image in 3 different angles

I found theas images and used in Blender:











View in Blender before rendering:















After rendering, different image angles:










Dont forget turn off shadows (Shader section)

Different image using different TGA type:
2 type - Save default image without compress
10 type - Save image with compress (RLE)

All images have ALPHA channel. (Dont forget to edit)

You need create 5 images for Watermelon

• 3 images for: ProductIcons (you will see them animated on top of building)
  
• 1 image for: ProductPreview (you will see when inspecting product)
  
• 1 image for: ProductStorageIcons (you will see them when product is placed inside storage building)

(Link to example finished TGA files: LINK[www.dropbox.com] )







If product is growable you need to create new 4 images for building called Farm
Different image will be used for different grow stage.



(Link to example PSD files: LINK[www.dropbox.com] )






After you done this, just place all your files in specific game folders.
Attention:Dont forget each product have unique ID, thats why my images have additional text.
64x64 Size icons:
Location for animation icons: *:\*****\Industry Giant 2\gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\1_ProductIcons

128x128 Size icons:
Location for product preview: *:\*****\Industry Giant 2\gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\2_ProductPreview

64x32 Size icons:
Location for storage icons: *:\*****\Industry Giant 2\gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\3_ProductStorageIcons

64x32 Size icons (Grow stages):
Location for grow stage images: *:\*****\Industry Giant 2\gfx\1_buildings\1_factories\2_crop fields

Actualy you cant install, just write additional configuration inside file called: Config.gen
This file located *:\*****\Industry Giant 2\config
Attention:DONT FORGET TO CREATE FILE BACKUP

You can open with any file editor (notepad, wordpad)
You can use tool called: SPLIT (to split config file in different parts)

So after you open config.gen find section: Product_Control
So we adding new product Watermelon and we need increase TOTAL PRODUCTS COUNT +1










After that i scrool down and want to see which product is last.
I see last ID: 221 , that means my new product will have ID: 222

For this product i need to write specific information in ONE ROW (What means every number ill explain later):

• ID (222)
  
• CanBeSold (1)
  
• HarvesterVehicleID (-666) [If i place 30, vehicle will be combine]
  
• MissionFlag (1)
  
• ProductAmountResourcesNeeded_1 (0)
  
• ProductAmountResourcesNeeded_2 (0)
  
• ProductAmountResourcesNeeded_3 (0)
  
• ProductGrowthLengthMonth (3)
  
• ProductGrowthStartMonth (3)
  
• ProductIsAvaliable (1)
  
• ProductManufacturingCosts (340)
  
• ProductProductionTime (3000)
  
• ProductResourcesNeeded_1 (255)
  
• ProductResourcesNeeded_2 (255)
  
• ProductResourcesNeeded_3 (255)
  
• ProductSellingPrice (5800)
  
• ProductStartYear (1900)
  
• ProductWaggonType (46) [Its Grocery car]
  
• ProductWeight (1)
  
• SoldInStore (7) [Its Grocery store ID]
  
• HistoryText ("Text about watermelon history")
  
• IconBaseName (03_10) [Unique ID, check product icons folder]
  
• PopupText ("Popup Text about watermelon")
  
• ProductName ("Watermelon")

You should see something like this:










Scrool down and find last row. Write additional information:
*Info about numbers next time..*










Scrool down and find last row. Write additional information:
*Info about numbers next time..*










Scrool down and find last row. Write additional information:
*Info about numbers next time..*










*Info about numbers next time..*










Dont forget to change in every line:: Product COUNT number
and so on..
















Insert in each Group at bottom additional configuration:
Dont forget to change in every line:: Product COUNT number
and so on..




















Insert in each Group at bottom additional configuration:
For the rest insert:

In this section i will explain how to create New Factory.

Soon ill show you how to create new (Animated) Building.
For now this building called: Vegetable Farm
I will put here all vegetables (Fruit, Potatoes, Tomatoes and so on.. )















Short info about buildings priority:

In this section i will explain how to create New Storage.

Short info about Storage coordinates:

Downloads:

[2017-01-07]
• Transistor mod + Watermelon + mini storage[www.dropbox.com]
  
• Short video:

ALERT:
Delete old 0*_00_03_0*_Quarzsand.tga from:
gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\1_ProductIcons
gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\2_ProductPreview
gfx\uif\1_ProductIcons\3_ProductStorageIcons

New file 03 should be like this: 0*_00_03_0*_Sand.tga
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[Bug with storage: You can place, but cant configure. PM me if you know solution]
[Bug with info page: No text where product is made. PM me if you know solution]

(Dont forget create Backup: config.txt , storage_config.txt)

My English not perfect, but still i try to explain how to create modifications.
I hope after included images you understand me.

If ill have time i will merge IG2-MOD11 with new existing or feature mods.
All information about progress will be put in this Guide.

2015-08-22 :: IG2 Information Pack (dropbox link)
2015-08-23 :: Tutorial: How create New Product
2017-01-06 :: Removed Localization part (mods works without ingame.txt)
2017-01-07 :: New Transistor mod v1.0 (+enabled original Silicon product)

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