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saffgee
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Good modding resources

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I thought it might be useful to add a few links that might come in handy for people wishing to create their own mods, or tweak existing ones. I've found all of the below invaluable and they have really helped me get a handle on how products work and what things cost.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ ... rices.aspx - this is the goto resource for anything agriculture related; this particular link gives you the average retails prices for any imaginable fruit and veg.

http://www.madehow.com/ - if you want to know how its made and how things work, this is the site for you. Cracking resource.

http://www.plasticseurope.org/ - very useful for anything plastics related

https://www.icis.com/ - this link for ICIS Heren (not the terrorist organisation) who are purveyors of pricing and are what is known as a price reporting agency (PRA). They are a subscription service, but samples are usually available for most commodities.

http://www.retaileconomics.co.uk/retail ... -sales.asp - data hub for UK retail, I think they only allow historical downloads (up to 2014), but that's more than sufficient in most cases

If I come up with any others I will add.
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Re: Good modding resources

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Very useful!
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Another good one:
https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/scales/bushels.html

This tells you the weight (in pounds) of various bushels of crops.
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Re: Good modding resources

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When looking at prices, this list may be useful.These are the markups of basic game (ie. manufacturing cost vs Price of the end product):

Product Markup
CPU 333233.33%
CCD 99900.00%
Cold Pills 2021.21%
Headache Pills 2021.21%
Mobile Phone 1718.18%
Cough Syrup 1694.87%
Portable Media Player 1566.67%
Eye Shadow 1425.42%
Hair Color 1351.61%
Lipstick 1351.61%
Sport Shoes 1150.00%
Perfume 1112.12%
Cola 1090.48%
Television 963.83%
Detergent 884.62%
Cigarettes 769.57%
Cigars 769.57%
Hi-fi System 710.81%
Leather Briefcase 660.46%
Shampoo 659.49%
Toothpaste 659.49%
Leather Belt 651.17%
Washing Powder 650.00%
Leather Wallet 650.00%
Camcorder 640.74%
Compact Camera 640.74%
Camera 632.60%
Camera Phone 631.71%
Toilet cleaner 627.27%
Leather Bag 627.27%
Digital Camera 607.71%
In-line Skates 594.98%
HUD Glasses 586.27%
Handheld Game Console 552.17%
Elegant Watch 550.41%
Shoes 525.00%
Wine 500.00%
Socks 500.00%
Bath Lotion 488.24%
Coconut Oil 483.33%
Refrigerator 463.38%
Printer 445.45%
Notebook Computer 440.54%
Tablet Computer 440.54%
Desktop Computer 439.08%
Washing Machine 433.33%
Wheel & Tire 405.05%
Sweater 392.96%
Air Conditioner 386.11%
Engine 361.54%
Smart Phone 358.02%
Corn Syrup 350.00%
Leather Jacket 344.44%
Toy Doll 321.69%
Silver Watch 301.28%
Bottled Milk 300.00%
Sports Watch 300.00%
Jeans 296.83%
Back Pack 296.83%
Electronic Components 292.16%
Golf Clubs 290.24%
Cakes 289.61%
Blazer 287.60%
Chewing Gum 284.62%
Sandals 275.00%
Soap 258.21%
Video Game Console 257.14%
Grape Juice 250.88%
Canned Corn 250.00%
Corn Flakes 247.83%
Ice Cream 247.83%
Car Body 244.83%
Canned Soup 244.44%
Chair 240.91%
Bed 233.33%
Cookies 226.09%
Toy Racing Car 223.53%
Sofa 221.43%
Chocolate Bar 219.15%
Yogurt 216.90%
Cereal Bar 207.69%
Steel 200.00%
Tissues 200.00%
Bread 187.50%
Polyester 185.71%
Dyestuff 178.57%
Wheat Germ Oil 160.00%
Textiles 150.00%
Silver Necklace 122.22%
Gold Ring 100.00%
Citric Acid 100.00%
Flour 100.00%
Glass 100.00%
Linen 100.00%
Paper 100.00%
Plastic 100.00%
Silicon 100.00%
Motorcycle 97.43%
Car 66.67%
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Re: Good modding resources

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Markup by Product class:

APPAREL 330.46%
AUTO 82.05%
BEVERAGE 535.34%
BODYCARE 516.36%
COMMUN 823.54%
COMPUTER 441.40%
COSMETIC 1310.19%
DRUGS 1912.43%
ELECTRON 970.51%
FOOD 243.88%
FOOTWEAR 612.50%
FURN 231.89%
HOMEAPP 427.61%
HOUSE 590.47%
JEWELRY 111.11%
LEATHER 647.23%
PHOTO 627.02%
SEMI 21842.23%
SNACKS 233.71%
SPORT_EQ 394.02%
TOBACCO 769.57%
TOY 338.63%
WATCH 383.90%
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