Hardware Mod
A mod for the game "Software Inc." which adds Computer Hardware.
Adds many new hardware components to Software Inc. including "Motherboard", "Processor", "Storage", "Case", "Graphics Card" and "Computer" (more to come soon!) ; with over 15,000 total combinations!
Motherboards require an investment in time and resources, as well as a new specialization Physical Design for your employees! However, everyone needs a Motherboard to have a Computer, so it’s an entirely new market of customers; if you can handle it. The competition is very iterative, and will continue releasing "not so very different" versions; just like real life!
Processors required to make a Computer think, can also be created; and sometimes rely on features exposed by the Motherboard. Some other components in a Computer may require certain features from the Processor as well at any given time, and customers do not generally buy Processors themselves (giving you a reason to make InHouse releases of these types.)
Graphics Cards , unlocked in 1992 with the introduction of the PCI Slot on your Motherboard; allow you to offload the processing of 3D Graphics onto a dedicated chip. These are all the rave, and have a larger market than computers themselves; as customers might want to install two or three in their computers.
Storage, required to actually place data on a computer; and coming in a variety of balanced Stability, Usability and Innovative features that you can work towards. Hard Drives can be purchased by individuals separate of a Computer purchase as well, but rarely.
Computers can be assembled out of parts either you or your competitors create, and don’t necessarily make all the money; unless you’re asking users to purchase your own Motherboard and Processor along with it. The dependencies are not straight-forward yet, but selling a Computer with your own parts *will increase your Motherboard and Processor sales.*
Please make Pull Requests[github.com], or File Issues[github.com].
