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Warnings

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

Industry Giant
Industry Giant	1998
Industry Giant 2	2002

Key points

New 2015 re-release runs on modern systems.

Original 2002 release very unlikely to run on modern systems.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Game Manual

Game Extras

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Will not work on most modern PCs.^{[citation needed]}
GOG.com		2015 Re-release
Steam		2015 Re-release

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Industry Giant II: 1980-2020	Included with Gold, GOG.com and Steam releases

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271360/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/271360/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Language

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German

Change language

Instructions

Network

GOG.com version has multiplayer menu

Multiplayer menu missing in Steam release

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		In game client requires GameSpy Arcade, however direct IP can be used. See Online Play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Direct IP		See Online Play

Online play

Instructions

LAN play

Instructions

Issues fixed

Corrupted text

Instructions

Frame drops when zooming

Instructions

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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (271360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/271360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (271360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 191: / Line 191: @@
 ==Network==
-{{ii}} GOG.com version has multiplayer
+{{ii}} GOG.com version has multiplayer menu
-{{--}} Multiplayer missing in Steam release
+{{--}} Multiplayer menu missing in Steam release
-{{--}} Online requires GameSpy
 {{Network/Multiplayer
@@ Line 204: / Line 203: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = false
+|online play          = hackable
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = GameSpy Arcade{{cn|reason=GameSpy Arcade is a client, not the GameSpy service; does the game actually use GameSpy services?|date=April 2016}}
+|online play notes    = In game client requires GameSpy Arcade, however direct IP can be used. See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Industry_Giant_2#Online_play Online Play]
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 219: / Line 218: @@
 |self-hosting       =
 |self-hosting notes =
-|direct ip          =
+|direct ip          = hackable
-|direct ip notes    =
+|direct ip notes    = See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Industry_Giant_2#Online_play Online Play]
 }}{{Network/Ports
 |tcp  =
@@ Line 227: / Line 226: @@
 }}
+===[[Glossary:Online play|Online play]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Direct connect through command line|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/271360/discussions/0/364042262886421054/</ref>}}
+{{ii}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/271360/discussions/0/364042262886421054/ 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'''
+<br><code>"{{p|game}}\ig2_AddOn.exe" -host -playername "HostName"</code>
+<br>Where <code>HostName</code> is a name to identify the player
+'''Join a game '''
+<br><code>  {{p|game}}\ig2_AddOn.exe" -client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -playername "ClientName" </code>
+<br>Where <code>ClientName</code> is a name to identify the player and <code> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</code> is the IP address of the host.
+}}
 ===[[Glossary:LAN play|LAN play]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
@@ Line 232: / Line 246: @@
 {{ii}} GOG owners do not need to do this
 {{ii}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/271360/discussions/0/528398719804039428/ Full instructions and more info here]
+{{--}} LAN only
+{{--}} This fix enables the native menu for connecting to multiplayer games. However this menu no longer functions for internet games, hence the above [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Industry_Giant_2#Online_play Online Play] fix is preferred.
 Supported versions:
 *2.2.0.0

Developers

	JoWood Productions
Publishers
	JoWood Productions
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 2002