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File Name: One China - Port Arthur 2 File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 03 Apr 2016 File Category: Scenarios This is the setup file for the One China - Port Arthur 2 (Lushun Revisited) scenario from Harpoon Naval Review 2000. Several units are placed on screen, but the exact location and formation of the PRC task force and Helix helicopters would have to be determined by the Red player. The map for this scenario is available in the map download section. Click here to download this file

File Name: One China - Skunks File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 02 Apr 2016 File Category: Scenarios This file is for the "Skunks" scenario from the "One China" scenarios in Harpoon Naval Review 2000. The starting position of most units is included, but the PLAN SAG group formation will need to be determined and put into the scenario before beginning the battle. This scenario is designed for use with the Northern Taiwan / PRC map. Click here to download this file

File Name: The Last Exocet File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 21 Nov 2015 File Category: Scenarios This is a SimPlot scenario setup file for "The Last Exocet" scenario in the South Atlantic War publication from The Admiralty Trilogy. I had to take some liberties with the UK starting positions as some things were not clear (maybe just typos in the original scenario). This scenario uses the Falklands 1 map from the Map section. Some aircraft units have no velocity. This is to simulate aircraft in a holding pattern. The aircraft that just launched from Rio Grande are climbing/accelerating and have a reduced speed and altitude. Please note ther…

File Name: SimPlot File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 13 Nov 2015 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs SimPlot (simple plotter) provides Harpoon4 players with the ability to add, delete, modify, and move Harpoon units using a graphical environment. Even a background map can be used to increase scenario realism (although a map is not required). See the SimPlot Readme pdf file for instructions on how to use the program. A copy of The Admiralty Trilogy Harpoon4 paper rules are required to use SimPlot to its fullest potential. The program is available for Windows only, and has been tested on Vista and Win7. Click here to downloa…

File Name: SimPlot 2 File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 26 Dec 2017 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs SimPlot 2 (short for simple plotter) provides Harpoon4 paper rules players an opportunity to accurately track the location of units in a graphical environment. Specially made background maps can be used to create a sense of location for the battle. Additional unit graphics can be utilized to enhance game play such as range circles, ESM/Sonar bearing lines, limited unit perception and unit text tags. Multi-player games are possible using a referee to control the movement of units, and to determine the outcome of detection and combat. Pla…

SimPlot 2.3 Beta for MacOS View File This is an experiment in using SimPlot on Intel 64 bit MacOS. The dmg file will download but must be activated by clicking on it in the download pane of the browser or double-click on it using Finder (in the Downloads folder). The dmg will open as an attached device (sorry--there is no installer yet for SimPlot). If a window pops up showing the SimPlot2.app file, please close it. Running SP2 from that window will only provide a temporary storage space for the application. Using Finder, create a new sub-folder in your Applications folder (ex: SimPlot2). Drag and drop the SimPlot2.app f…

SimPlot 2.3 for Win10 View File Introduction SimPlot (short for Simple Plotter) is a utility program that supports Harpoon games by automating the movement process in a graphical environment. SimPlot uses a simplified X, Y coordinate system that makes range and bearing calculations easier. North is always at the top of the screen, and the 0, 0 coordinate is the center of the "game area". Each whole number of the coordinate system represents one nautical mile. Presently, SimPlot supports the display and movement for many of the common unit types found in Harpoon: surface ships, subs, aircraft, helicopters, missiles, and torpedo…

SimPlot File Converter View File This program will convert your current SimPlot2 0.4.1 scenario files to the newer 0.5.0 standard. Most of the unit types will have Number and Class fields added, as well as new text tag on/off values. Just in case, make a backup of whatever files you want to convert. Run the program and use the button to select your file (it brings up a file chooser). The file will be loaded into the program and converted, then the new data saved to the original file. You will then be ready to use the new scenario file with SimPlot2 0.5.0, You will have to go into the modify unit window to change the Number of units …

SimPlot MapMaker for MacOS View File This is an experiment in using SimPlot MapMaker on Intel 64 bit MacOS. The dmg file will download but must be activated by clicking on it in the download pane of the browser or double-click on it using Finder (in the Downloads folder). The dmg will open as an attached device (sorry--there is no installer yet for SimPlot MapMaker). If a window pops up showing the SimPlot MapMaker.app file, please close it. Running SPMM from that window will only provide a temporary storage space for the application. Using Finder, create a new sub-folder in your Applications folder (ex: SimPlot MapMaker…

SimPlot MapMaker for Win10 View File This is a utility program that creates maps for use in SimPlot 2.3+ Please see the included Release Notes.txt file to get started. This is a Beta release. If you find any errors or bugs, let the author know either in the Harpoon forum or on the Discord Harpoon 5 Multiplayer channel. Submitter kmart494 Submitted 10/30/2021 Category Application/Tools/Mods/Docs  

File Name: SimPlot Multiplayer Process Notes File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 21 Jan 2018 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs This document outlines the process of using SimPlot to run a refereed multiplayer Harpoon4 game. Click here to download this file

File Name: SimPlot Readme File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 21 Nov 2015 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs This file is the Readme for Simplot v_1.6.2.0. If anything is unclear, or if I missed something, please let me know. Click here to download this file

File Name: SimPlot Reference Card File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 04 Feb 2016 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs This is a quick reference card of Simplot's keyboard and mouse commands. Also included are tables of keyboard commands that are used in the various phases of Harpoon turns. Click here to download this file

SimPlot User Guide View File The SimPlot User Guide is a work in progress, but there is enough here to get new players started. Submitter kmart494 Submitted 04/07/2018 Category Application/Tools/Mods/Docs  

File Name: SimPlot Viewer (beta) File Submitter: kmart494 File Submitted: 16 Jun 2016 File Category: Application/Tools/Mods/Docs SimPlot Viewer (beta) is a SimPlot application for multiplayer Harpoon games. When a referee sends SimPlot turn files to players, the Viewer will allow them to create their own unit range circles, reference points, and plot the suspected location and type of enemy units (independent of the referee and other players). A new feature that I am testing is selectable icon size. Four sizes are available: 8x8 (dots), 16x16 (reduced), 24x24 (default), and 32x32 (enlarged). This is very similar to NTDS standards for icons. The "dots" s…

I can make maps pretty easily using Global Mapper. Updated version to scale 18.52 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yITEB3IXyNud1aJohxEzkXIu9O-zzWDd

South China Sea https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tGoMxdCmmliuHBd4Qkk18Av6JDV2UECs

Here are the Windows and OS X versions of SimPlot 2. This is just an alpha test, but since I have no in-house staff, I am going to use you guys as the alpha testers. This version only supports single player operations at this time. I will have multiplayer up and running for the beta test. At this point I just want some feedback on the look and feel of the display and supporting windows. I am especially interested to know if the separate land and border maps are useful. Honestly, it would be easier to just have one map with land and border, but I have seen some Navy displays that only had borders. Please be aware that some things are easy to break, as error-c…

I need to test my file routine that (I hope) allows players to exchange files regardless of regional settings (especially for decimal separator). Below are three files: a US file with period separators, an international file with comma separators, and a mixed file with both. Tests on my US computer worked well, but I need someone from outside the US/Canada to load these files as a test. The files have three units (Red, Blue, Neutral). If you can see them plus the movement tracks, then the test is a success. Kevin EDIT: The files should be loaded as a Single Player/Referee scenario. US_turn.txt Intl_turn.txt Mixed_turn.txt

I suspended working on upgrades for SimPlot and SimPlot Viewer in favor of an overall rewrite of the program that would include both single and multiplayer modes. I have been experimenting with a language called Xojo so I could create PC, Mac, and Linux versions without having to maintain multiple programs. The experiment did not go well at first, but as I learned to cope with Xojo's way of doing things, and the differences between Mac and PC, I am at a point of increased confidence in Xojo. So, I have created a display test of what I would like SimPlot 2 to look like. Functionality at this point is limited, but at least you will get to see the future of SimPlot. …