Database Design & Discussion

The PlayersDB Project Get the PlayersDB-ANW on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB on HarpDB or ughHQ. Archived versions: Get the PlayersDB 8.1.1-ANW on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 8.1.1 on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 7.4.7-ANW on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 7.4.7 on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 6.4.9-ANW on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 6.4.9 on HarpDB or ughHQ. Get the PlayersDB 5.9.7 on HarpDB or ughHQ. We are pleased to announce the release of a new Harpoon3 database, the PlayersDB. This database has been built upon the excellent foundations set by the H3DB Project (edited by Fred Galano) which in turn wa…

I'm not sure how often these databases get updated (I imagine the authors have actual jobs, families, etc. that might demand their attention, too), but here's what I would like to see added or expanded in these databases whenever it is possible to do so... (I'm guessing some of these do not even require adding new platforms, but just listing existing ones under appropriate countries.) Angola <-- it isn't even in the HUD 3. As I understand it, they have a few Floggers and a few Flankers; I think they also have a couple of Osa IIs. That's enough to cause a little mayhem... Brunei <-- add the Darussalam OPV (with a 57 mm. gun and Exocets, it's as dangerou…

File Name: HUD4 v1.3.2 File Submitter: Gunny File Submitted: 24 Nov 2012 File Category: Databases The newest iteration of the HUD4. Adds new platforms and squashes a few issues Click here to download this file

Well, I'm finally getting started with Harpoon 3 scenario design... The first scenario is a very simple one...one US cruiser, one Venezuelan frigate, and 6 Venezuelan F-16As. The cruiser patrols waters near Venezuela and the Venezuelans interpret this as an attack and go after her. They win if they sink her; the US wins if they stay alive...sinking the Venezuelan ship is not necessary for victory (although it may be necessary for survival). I apologize in advance if some of these questions are rather basic. First set of questions... I plotted a course for the American ship but it is not moving when the game starts. What do I need to do to fix this? …

File Name: HUD 3 V 1.6.1 as of 2011-05-04 File Submitter: RKoelbach File Submitted: 17 May 2011 File Category: Databases Authors: Darren Buckley Game Version: Harpoon 3 ANW/HUE 3.10 HUD 3 V 1.6.1 as of 2011-05-04 for Harpoon 3 ANW/HUE 3.10 Text files included. Unzip into your db folder. Rebuild existing scenarios. Click here to download this file

Not sure if this is a database error or something else... MK112 ASROC will "fire"--it notes a decrease in weapons in the MK112, but no torpedo appears on the screen to indicate that a weapon has actually fired. "Fired" all 8 from one ship at a nearby submarine and they never a) appeared or appeared to do anything. Tested with a DD 151 Asigiri Mark

Just curious... When is the next update? Any other news regarding the HUD-4? Thanks.

Gunny had mentioned the possibility of putting out an update to the HUD-4 every month or so. Would it make sense to simply use a regular schedule? Maybe every other month? Basically, whatever gets done during that period, whether it is a lot or a little, major fixes or just a couple of new platforms, is what goes into the update. So we might see releases in, say, February, April, June, August, October, and December of each year. Some would be big ones and some would be not so big, but they would come on a regular basis, and everyone would know when the next one was coming. Ultimately, this is Gunny's decision, but I would encourage him to do something like t…

Mark Gellis put forth a question in the HUD4 forums. How to improve the reception of HUD4. I'm going to give my 2 cents on the name of the topic, "Beating the competition." In order to think about beating the competition you might want an understanding of the competition. There used to be more competition, now it pretty much is down to PDB. Frankly I can't even say that HUD4 is competing with PDB, PDB is it right now, period. Anyway, PDB's creator is the one and only Herman Hum. A few things to note about Herman: Herman has a seemingly endless supply of time to devote to his passions. Herman is not afraid to learn and will learn in order to accomplish h…

In trying to modify the HUD3 database (yes I am messing with perfection). I seem to be importing or exporting the DB incorrectly. After exporting I get an error saying that the dbsignature.dll file is missing. I don't even see a file with that name. I import the DB from the DB folder in Harpoon 3.9.4, mess with the db in the editor and then export it back to where I got it. Is that the correct process? Thanks, Steve

Hello people. Being a Harpoon classic/gold player, and usually updating myself the database via the platform editor coming with the game, I was rather annoyed when I found out that there were no platform editor within my H3 disk. I was even more annoyed when i could not find any web pages having a working H3 database editor download..... How could I get one? Hoping of earring of you soon, regards. Mor Breizh.

Afternoon gents, I'm looking for any and all information on the ability of helicopters [specifically shipborne] that can deploy decoys in order to provide target deception/seduction. In the ideal scenario, a helicopter such as a Lynx or Seahawk will take off from the ship carrying a number of decoys such as DLF/SLQ-49. The helicopter would then lay a line of these decoys that would confuse an adversary into thinking that a group of ships [namely yours] is somewhere else. I haven't heard of helicopters from any navy being able to do what could be a very useful capability. Thanks in advance D

I'm not sure if this is a problem with the database or something I am doing wrong, but I've been testing the AIM-7 missiles (as carried by various versions of the F-4) and I am having a lot of trouble. I cannot get either the AIM-7C or the AIM-7E to fire at ANYTHING. I've tried them against T-34 Mentors AND against 737s, so it's not the type of aircraft that's creating the problem. I recommend a complete review of the AIM-7 variants for the HUD-4 database as soon as it is practical to do so, all of them, in case I've missed something, although I think the AIM-7M is okay. (Getting the AIM-9D to fire is a PAIN, as it will not acquire targets unless you are reall…

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not, but I cannot get the ASROC on my Knox frigates to fire. I tried changing the loadouts, etc. The game sometimes selects the ASROC as the default weapon of choice for an attack, but then never launches the weapon itself...and I know because when I check the magazine later on, it shows the weapons as still being there, even though (if I selected other weapons, too) other weapons have fired without any problem. Any ideas? Mark

When I launch AH-64s (and Longbows) in a test scenario, the game treats them as...well, I don't know what, but it is not treating them as my aircraft. It detects them, as if they were a bogie, and then I cannot navigate them, even though they are my aircraft and launched from my base. This does not happen with other helicopters that I have tested, so I wonder if there is a database flag somewhere that is telling the game to treat them as...missiles rather than aircraft? I figured I better report this. Thanks. Mark

I just downloaded HUD4 today and was playing around with it. I tried to create a scenario circa 1986/87 time frame and found that most of the units for the US are post Cold War outfittings. Is there any way we could get some of the units built into the HUD to represent the high time of the cold war the late 70's and 80's?

I was just curious what people thought about the ANW DB? What are its main strengths and weaknesses? Having used the HUD-4 for a while, I think I'm going to try my hand at putting together a few ANW scenarios now, just to try something different. Any advice or recommendations? Also, just curious, are any updates planned for the future, especially since I understand ANW 3.11 is supposed to be released fairly soon? Thanks. Mark

Quick question... The F-16I Soufa is supposed to be a block 52 F-16 variant, but I don't see loadouts for things like the Derby and AIM-120 missiles. Were the loadouts for one of the F-16A variants used by accident?

Hi All, Would there be any interest in the continuation of the HUD - Harpoon Users Database line of DBs? I've been tinkering with the DB a little and have a few new scens for it that should be ready shortly. I would take this up along with rebuilds of the scens on Dr Who's website and if I gain permission continue the rebuilds I've started on the original scens from the game. Ed Ladner and myself have access to many scens that are probably lost from the web but either simply rebuild with the HUD or are compatible with it. I'd start making these available as well. Anyway a few responses should be enough to motivate me so "hands up" if you're interested...…

The details are finally emerging of what is going to happen to the Royal Navy as a result of forthcoming defence cuts in this and numerous other articles. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13...rrier-axed.html I am confident that in light of all this, the Harpoon team will give an accurate representation of the Brit Senior Service in future patches, with regard to the construction of new warships. In particular, Her Majesty's Government seem to have resurrected an exciting concept originally invented by the Japanese back in '44/5: THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITHOUT AIRCRAFT The possibilities seem to be as follows: 1) The Queen Elizabeth class sans an…