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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 …

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…

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.)

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

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

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

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

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…

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?

What is the latest HCE build. Where do I get it?

View File ExportDLL - lazHCEffects This ExportDLL allows you to disable one or more of the Harpoon Effects processing items. These are the main procedures in the game loop such as MoveUnits, Search, Submarine AI, etc. Installation: Extract the DLL to the ExportDLLs folder of your HC game, then restart the game. You can delete License.txt and lazHCEffects.txt. Edit the source. Use Lazarus win32. Created with Lazarus 1.4. Source code available from SVN, see the following with your favorite client: https://tarzan.tgp.net:8443/svn/StratsimsOSS/HC/ExportDLLs/lazHCEffects/trunk/ Submitter TonyE…

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…

Hello all, I'm something like an old noob. I've played with Harpoon (classic only) on and off since 1994. Mostly off, truth be told, but I always think that someday I should get back to Harpoon since it's really challenging and fun. I found a HC97 manual when I moved my computer workstation the other day and this started me Googling. I was thinking that HCE sounds pretty good. But... Although there are still links and pages for various sellers, it seems that HCE is no longer sold, but the "ultimate" package (HUCE) is available for ~$60 for a huge download. That version includes HCE, and there is a recently validated, time-limited demo version of HCE. Is all that corr…

Greeting all, I just upgraded our home PC to a WIN8, 32-Bit desktop platform. Before I reinstall HUCE, will it run and can I design scenarios on this new platform?

I had a funny run in with Stealth, first I looked it as a case for the Issue Tracker but after some thought this rather gives a good insight into the game's radar model and perhaps a lesson to share with fellow Ninja Pooners. This is HDS3 2.0 the The Libyan Bomb (game video: blindchasehigh.mp4) 8 x F-22 Raptors (AVA) were escorting 20 x F-117A (AKA) along the Libyan costs for a joyride. The Nighthawks have done a good job and are returning home, the Raptors are escorting them, they are happily supercruising on high alt, boldly trusting stealth to cover them and tracking red a/cs around with ESM. Suddenly the ride turns sour when group WHA, 4 x Mig-23, breaks for…

Someone want to take a crack at creating a new Battleset (using the Battleset Builder utility) for the Caucasus region? Ideally I think it would include the Caspian Sea on the east (right hand) side, and the eastern portions of the Black and Mediterranean Seas on the left. Maybe centred on Tbilisi, Georgia. It might be nice to be able to include a good portion of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well, but the resulting map might be a bit too large. Messing around with the BSB will tell for sure.

Hi I recently upgraded from Win XP to Win 7. I got the scenario editor working in the virtual XP machine and everything seems to be working OK. However, in the game the small Strategic map is missing. I have resized and moved all the other windows and clicked on the strategic map in the pull down menu. I don't use it much, but on occasion it is handy. Any ideas? I am using Build 2009.036. Thx, Smitty

At Grumble's sugerence, I start this new topic. Today Tony has do a lot of changes in the HCE 2009-82 Game Engine, with a very impressive list of recovered features http://harpgamer.com...e-notes/page-11 The neutrals no detecting more enemy units for the player's side also speeds up the gameplay a lot! (as in WWII scenarios the neutral merchants reporting one and other time previously detected enemy units). Testing the drone scenario I see the gameplay is very improved, now the game runs very smooth, perhaps not slowed because the neutral detecting enemy units. The air-to-ground guns are effective now! I hope to test ASuW weapons against submarines latest, and other …

I just purchase HUCE from Matrix Games. There are a ton of options and I've seen many different database options out there. What's the most commonly supported and used database? I see that there's a Players Database which is self-branded as the most functional database. Is the self-branding of that database for real or is it just for marketing? I see that the official database on this site has a ton of downloads and was just updated on the 3rd of June 2013. Thoughts?

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…