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I have recently moved and had to get a new computer. Apparently during the move I have lost my Harpoon Ultimate Edition. I have managed to download a demo version, of the Commanders Ed. from Matrix Games. Can I download battle sets and scenario's? If so how can I add them? I'm only asking because I'm still looking for my game and hope to find it, Unless my wife trashed it, ha ha.

Hi Tony, just writing my first scenario with the beta 32bit WScenedit. Thx for making this possible. One first wish for the final version: is it possible to add national borders in both, GE and SE? This would be very helpful for writing and playing.

I received a copy of Commander's Edition a while ago after having waxed lyrical to the other half about how much I used to love Harpoon. It languished on a shelf for a while as I'm now entirely Linux based and haven't had a great deal of success in the past with games under WINE. However, after giving it a rattle it's surprisingly playable, there are a few little graphic niggles most of which are only a vague annoyance. There's one though that makes some (larger) scenarios a tad difficult. The unit icons appear on black squares making the unit window and the group window on the bigger scenarios a bit difficult to navigate, it's as though the icons were on a s…

I was squarely smoked in the Labyrinth, WPAC 8.0, by the Neuron UCAV and the Hammer AASM GBU, I only know it was Neuron as it turned on radar for a look just before launching (could be an AI improvement, go all the way passive for stationary targets, ouch!). I still wonder how to defend this threat but can't find the chink in their armor, other then planting a CAP on the direct route between the enemy AB and my HVU, which is just gaming the game. One option could be to rather have the CAP try to intercept the weapons they deploy, the Hammer AASM, only those are even harder to detect than the platform. Looking in the DB the GBUs (JDAMs, EGBU, Hammer AASM and t…

What debug option will show a message when my own missiles and/or torpedoes run out of fuel and go away?

I was looking to understand jamming and ECM in general, how does it work in the game, the forums have some good posts on this but then ... why not ask the GE itself? In Harpoon I can do what ELINT officers can only dream of, invite the Russians to Red Flag! Lets come over the Atlantic for a friendly what have you got! Red can have Keflavik, Blue is flying from Kinloss. Bring everything you have. The SE sets up the bases nicely, we are all friends but better ready as many Ferry loadouts as possible. Additionally Air Marshall General Bernard Show All will also keep a sharp lookout for anyone giving in to old instincts. ELINT corps are strapping on ESM gear everywhere, t…

Hi Folks, First post - I'm an ex US Submariner and I've messed with Harpoon on and off since it first came out on the computer... I've recently found the Matrix HCE Demo to get my feet wet again and it seems a lot different from the last time I played Harpoon Classic... Anyway - I'm working my way through the scenario where China invaded the Philippines - and - I have a small beachhead established with my fleet offshore... My ground forces consist of a substantial contingent of M1A1 Abrams that need to move North and take the airport... I've used my aircraft to knock out many of the enemy ground forces in between my tanks and their goal... The problem is every ti…

I have this aching desire, recurring at the start of most HDS scenarios, to be able to set initial formations. I feel I should be able to rearrange my battlegroup, main body, ASW pickets, etc. freely at 0 time, under 0 time. In the real World the commander sets the formation soon after the BG leaves port. In the game I'm promoted to commander on the spot, just few minutes before the battle start. Ok, this happens, but not all the time. What aggravates this (for me) is that the previous commander has very different idea about ASW formations (if he had any at all ) I have only minimal control over the station keep speed of my ships. Either I stop the group and wait unti…

This is how I perceive things work: Assuming that the planes are on the human side. Part 1 1. A missile contact is acquired by AWACS or by other means. 2. Aircraft launches air-to-air missiles at incoming missile group. 3. A percentage of missiles are shot down. 4. Another set of air-to-air missiles are launched at the incoming missiles. 5. On the way to the incoming missiles contact is lost and the missile group turns into a yellow triangle. 6. After launch the air-to-air missiles track towards the incoming missiles base on the info from the radar that was detecting the missiles. 7. At the appropriate time the missiles do active and either find the c…

This is kind of a dumb question but I'm gonna go with it... How do I get new scenarios and battlesets? I am pretty sure I have Harpoon Ultimate Commander's Edition (from Matrix games). I saw that there are different databases and that you can install different scenarios and battlesets. I also saw that there were download links on these forums. I'm just not sure how I go about doing that. Do the new Battlesets require a new database? I was interested especially in the new battlesets (USNI, Carribean, South Atlantic, etc.)

New to this site where is the best place to ask, probably very obvious questions about existing scenarios. In this case HUCE-HDSC-IOPG-Island Home?

Is the AI able to perform BOL attacks? It's HDSA, two blue carrier groups have air superiority over the Atlantic, all units in the CVBG groups are passive, AEW and fighter CAP is up, radar is clear but a pair of Shipwrecks is still coming in. The scenario is almost over anyway so I checked (with turncoat) how did red get firing solution, I was sure a sub has slipped by the ASW screen, but no, red subs are all outside even of CZ range, the only contact red has on blue is the ESM detection of the AEW Hawkeye. Did the AI fire it BOL?? If anyone interested the attached savegames are 80.hpf, blue save after detection 80bda.hpf, save switched to red side 80pre.hpf, last …

Development of Harpoon (Classic) has stopped as of 2013-10-28. AGSI is not pursuing future (commercial) computer Harpoon versions. Matrix Games no longer has a publishing agreement for new releases of Harpoon. That leaves us in more limbo than usual. We would like to continue developing the game. If you would like that too, please contact Bond and/or Carlson and let them know why. You can find their e-mail addresses at: http://theminiaturespage.com/rules/mod/harpoon.html

When I play Blue (U.S.) forces I get a bunch of Kingfish missles in the face. When I play red, F-14 Pheonix down all my planes? What can I do? I'm usually playing a GUIK scenario (in Harpoon Ultimate Commanders Edition I think) that tends to have U.S. carriers. I recently played a scenario (don't have the name with me) that gives me 2 U.S. Carriers steaming east towards the Kola Pennisula. Auto formation air patrols are decent but not great. I usually take half the number of AAW airplanes I have and put them on patrol via the formation editor. Am I correct in doing this? ie does this mean that there will be continous coverage? Half the aircraft in the air a…

What it the best way to move HUCE from my old shiny P-IV to my new pitch black I7?

I just downloaded the new HCE patch. it says The Procedure entry point Decodepointer could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll Thanx Tanthier

Tony...Is there a way to update HCE 2009.050 to HCUE's 2009.097 standard?

Matrix has released our 2009.097 patch for HUCE (of the Harpoon Classic lineage). This update can be applied to HUCE 2009.050. 2008.051 to 2009.097 Changes: New Features: The re-envisioned USNI BattleSet from the demo has been integrated into the release game. Vastly expanded the ExportDLL interface. Almost every aspect of the game engine can now be over-ridden by these plugins! Larger scenarios than ever before can be loaded in the Scenario Editor and Game Engine. Groups can now hold 255 units, up from 127. Player ships can fire SSMs and guns at surfaced submarines in most situations. Kamikaze ships, subs, and land units added that will destroy them…

File Name: turncoat.ps1 File Submitter: Grumble File Submitted: 13 Aug 2013 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs turncoat.ps1 is a simple Powershell script that will set the player's side in HCE save game file. It does this by overwriting bytes 0x12b and 0x12c of the file so be careful what do you feed it. The script does rudimentary checking to make sure it is working with an actual HCE save file but you use it on your own risk. The location of these bytes will probably change when the format of the save file changes, the script works for me currently, as of 2013/08/10, with the 2009.086 GE save files. It would take much more than these two bytes to properly swit…

From a few weeks ago I feel when play HCE the game developes very sloooooowwww, even in vry simple scenarios and with 30 min time compression. I think I can set something erroneously at the game star (in both almost-new computers!), some hints or ideas about it or erroneous settings?