MGT2: PGF Expansion

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MAD GAMES TYCOON 2
PGF EXPANSION PACK · UPDATE LOG · VERSION 2.2
by Hardwell | June 2026

Overview
Version 2.0 of the PGF Expansion Pack is a comprehensive overhaul of the core game data, visuals, and economy. The update covers hardware progression, platform balancing, engine data integrity, genre visuals, and a streamlined distribution system for quick installation. Now with a smart studios inspired system

Hardware
Tech Level Expansion (TL11 & TL12)
– Added 21 new hardware components covering all 9 component types at Tech Levels 11 and 12
– TL11 components use real and near-future hardware names:
· CPU: AMD Ryzen 9000X (Zen 7)
· GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 7090
· RAM: DDR7 SDRAM
· Storage: PCIe 6.0 NVMe SSD (16 TB)
· Cooling: Two-Phase Immersion Cooling System
– TL12 components represent speculative next-generation technology (2038–2045 era)
– Controller and Case components now extend through TL12 for full console development coverage

Data Integrity Fix
– Resolved a duplicate entry conflict — vanilla hardware ID 184 (Intel Pentium Prototype) was in conflict with expansion entries; all custom components renumbered cleanly to IDs 185–205

Platform Rebalancing
48 platform entries have been rebalanced for more consistent and realistic price and development cost scaling across all tech levels.

Arcade Hardware
– Sega arcade boards (System 1 through ALLS) now have accurate arcade hardware pricing scaled by tech level
– Capcom CP System family (CP System, CP System Dash, CP System II, CP System III) updated to match arcade market values
– All boards previously carrying a generic placeholder price have been corrected

Home Computers & Consoles
– Early home platforms (Atari 400, APF MP1000, RCA Studio II/III, Bandai Super Vision 8000, etc.) updated to era-appropriate pricing consistent with their tech level peers
– Casio Loopy, Evercade VS, MSX 2, HyperScan, and NUON corrected from placeholder values

Mobile & OS Platforms
– iOS, Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone platforms corrected — all now follow a consistent price-to-development-cost ratio (approx. 32%)
– Applies across TL7 through TL10 mobile entries

NPC Engine Data
– Resolved duplicate ID conflicts: Construct (ID 51) and Phaser 2 (ID 86) were assigned colliding IDs — both renumbered to unique entries (146 and 147 respectively)
– Engine roster integrity confirmed across all 146 entries

Feature Data
– Fixed a malformed tag in GameplayFeatures.txt — an extra bracket on the Polish localisation of Adaptive Controller Support was causing a parse inconsistency
– All 19 data files audited and confirmed structurally clean

Visuals
Genre Icons
– All 19 genre icons fully replaced with new custom-designed icons
– Flat design style — coloured circular background with a white symbol per genre
– All icons rendered and delivered at the correct 64×64 RGBA PNG standard
– Covers: Action, Adventure, Build, Economic, FPS, Fighting, Jump & Run, Movie, Puzzle, RPG, RTS, Racing, Simulation, Skill, Sport, Strategy, Survival, TPS, Visual Novel

Platform Icons
– All 176 active platform icons standardised to 128×128 RGBA PNG
– 7 icons were non-standard sizes and have been corrected:
· GBA, Sega 32X, Sega CD, Sega MegaCast — upscaled from 120×120 via high-quality resampling
· Fire / Fire 2 — resized from 125×125
· Atari Jaguar 2 — letterboxed from 128×114 with transparent padding to preserve aspect ratio
– Placeholder icon (missing.png, 32×32) left intentionally as-is for game compatibility

Distribution
The expansion now ships as a single streamlined installation package. All assets are bundled and protected — players cannot accidentally edit or corrupt expansion files.

– One-click install: double-click install.bat, the installer should auto-detects the game folder.
– All original game files are automatically backed up before any changes are applied
– Full uninstall support via uninstall.bat — restores original files in one step
– Package covers all expansion assets: hardware data, platform data, engine data, feature data, genre icons, platform icons, company logos, and game balance patches




Information

Due to the game being restrictive on release dates, all pre-1976 movies, books, tv shows will be released in 1976.

This is how it compares to the base game:
313 Real Company Logos
Over 30,000 Licenses [Base: 1005]
899 Dev Legends [Base: 207]
42 Copy Protection [Base: 24]
25218 Female Names [Base: 1004]
47380 Male Names [Base: 1008]
145 NPC Engines [Base: 39]
2565 Game IPs [Base: 2018]
696 NPC IPs [Base: 219]
176 Platforms [Base: 133]
283 Publishers & Developers [Base: 99]
515 Themes [Base: 303]
199 Contracts
100 Extra game reviews
More Hardware Options
More Engine Features
+ More....

Known Issues:
building does work on the tutorial map for some reason??
PGF (developer) doesnt have an Icon.. i plan to replace that.

[Hardwell | PGF]

Quick Update adding the extra Licenses

[Hardwell | PGF]

Update 2 available

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Update 3 Available

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Update 4 available

[Hardwell | PGF]

Update 4.5 is now available.

This one took longer due to trying to fix issues that appeared in Update 4.
I've ran through the game several times and the issue is no longer there. Update 5 will finish off the platforms as some had to be removed for further testing. Platforms up to approx 2010 should be real world platforms.

[Hardwell | PGF]

Update 5 baby!
0 sales error should be fixed now. Platforms should all be back now too. Improved picture quality of platforms and companies. Now time to rest

[Hardwell | PGF]

Update 6: Stable Build

[TheOnlyGaming]

how come this has no attention? also can u give proper github download pls

[TheOnlyGaming]

u havent linked update 6 only update 5

[Hardwell | PGF]

Originally posted by TheOnlyGaming:

u havent linked update 6 only update 5

had a weird issue with the file size, should be sorted now. I've added the files list for GitHub so you should be able to get access to all future updates without me messing around with links

[TheOnlyGaming]

Originally posted by Perfect Gaming Future™:

Originally posted by TheOnlyGaming:

u havent linked update 6 only update 5

had a weird issue with the file size, should be sorted now. I've added the files list for GitHub so you should be able to get access to all future updates without me messing around with links

ok ty

[Hardwell | PGF]

Started a Wiki Page for the expansion.

Also added a bunch of quick additions via GitHub

[Hardwell | PGF]

Update 7.1 - Hotfixes and Publisher Update

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Update 9:

Quite a few additions this time around: (totals)

Anti Cheat (33)
Copy Protection (45)
Dev Legends (521)
Hardware (148)
NPC Engines (51)
NPC Games (2899)
NPC IPs (209)
Publishers (156)
Company Logos (163)

[Hardwell | PGF]

Its a big one this time around.
Update 10