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Question. At the moment I am quite happy with HCE running on build 2009.67. However, sooner or later I will move to something more modern than my 2004 Pentiun IV with XP. Given that I gather that the Scenario Editor I use does not work under 32 or 64 bit, when will we get a more modern stable version of the whole package? Thanks Emilio

Somewhere between now and when the manual was written, the Abbreviations/Names of the Air Missions changed. Any where I could find a translation?

Hello everybody, I'm new to this (just discovered) forum! I have played for long to Harpoon Classic many years ago, I have now found out that an updated version called HCE is sold online and I've just downloaded the demo before buying the game. I have tested the demo this week but I have found a very annoying bug, it seems that many subs are almost impossible to sink: you need to release 15 or more torpedos before even seeing the animation of the torbedo approaching the sub. I've just tested again this issue on the Western Pacific Battleset mission 9# where two Echo II subs spotted many miles away have just managed to hit my carrier group even after something like 10 Vi…

Hello Harp community! I am a long time user of Harpoon in its various incarnations, currently using the tried and true HCE. I saw that the site got a facelift of sorts and decided to pop my head up. For those who dont know me, I served in the US Navy from 1991-2001 as a ST-S (Sonar Technician, Submarine) in the Atlantic fleet and been to many cold, interesting places. Ill try to keep up in here and lets keep this community alive!

Hello, I am new to harpoon and looking for some kind of beginners guide. I've been playing and figuring most of it out for myself, but wondering if there's some type of beginners guide to understand the basics and fundamental things I may be missing. I've read the tactics 101 and it helped some, but I'm looking for a guide covering all the basics of the game so I can enjoy the game fully. Thank you very much for any help

I've restarted work on Part 4 of the Tactics 101: ASW effort, which will focus on anti-submarine warfare (ASW) as it is modeled in HCE. Obviously there will be ship vs sub, sub vs sub, and air vs sub. But what kinds of specific match up's would you like to see covered?

Hi Gang, How do I correct this screen issue in Win 7? HUCE is installed on my Laptop and the screen resolution is set at 1366 x 768. What should the optimum res be for running HUCE in Win 7?

Does anyone have a freeware edition of WINZIP available? I d/l'd the trial of the new one thinking it was freeware and it is NOT (blast it all). I'm currently unemployed and can't afford the expense the new one costs on my family's tight budget at this time. I'd greatly appreciate help, so I can put out the rest of the BRICS campaign and other ideas I have.

Just analised the scenario Block2 and player with the victroy condition. To me it seems the game engine or database has a bug. I someone with the attached file able to get the min. vic. condition? BLOCK2t.zip

Allrighty, start submitting national anthems as wav, mp3, or other non midi formats that I can easily read, Enrique wants his sunk ship songs playing again. We'll need additional information with each: 1. What nation it is representing 2. Reasonble proof the file can be used in a commercial product with nothing more than attribution as 'payment.' I would suggest leaning towards instrumental variants but I don't see why lyrical variants wouldn't be acceptable though we'll review each for content.

Hello, Thought I would introduce myself. I am a long time player of Harpoon. I have been lurking here a little over a year. I received Harpoon Ultimate Edition as a Christmas gift and have been amazed at the improvements over my old (1997) version of the game. I also tried to follow a couple of Harpoon websites about a decade ago, but stopped after realizing there was a war in progress, but could not figure out the sides, combatants or issues. I just saw that anyone who said anything got burned. A couple of info posts here and elsewhere helped me understand that situation. I will try not to stir up any still smoldering embers. I hope I can add useful ideas and infor…

Just about one year later and I'm reinstalling HCE. Please point me to the files and DB I should be using. I'm running build 2009.50, I think there is a later build. Sorry for the bother, I just don't know which files to use. running win7 Thanks very much John

View File ExportDLL - lazGUI Demonstration DLL and source of the ExportDLL interface. This will be expanded as time permits, both in functionality and documentation. Installation: Extract the DLL to the ExportDLLs folder of your HCE game, then restart the game. You can delete License.txt and lazGUI.txt. Edit the source. Use Lazarus 1.6+ win32. Source code now available from SVN, see the following with your favorite client: https://tarzan.tgp.net/svn/StratsimsOSS/HC/ExportDLLs/lazGUI/trunk Submitter TonyE Submitted 05/06/2012 …

Hi, I just dug out my copy of HCE again and was looking for some info on game mechanics, the best source I could find was for H3. Specifically regarding air to air missiles "The probability of an air-to-air missile hitting the target depends greatly on the geometry of every situation, as well as which kind of missiles and targets are involved. Many factors will increase or degrade the probability of a hit or a miss. A common occurrence of this is when a missile is fired at a target that is moving away (an opening shot). Another common situation occurs when non-dogfight capable missiles such as the AIM-54 Phoenix are employed against nimble fighters. These missiles ar…

File Name: SELaunch.zip File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 29 Apr 2012 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs A basic tool that lets you set a custom database (for post EC2003 battlesets) and launch the scenario editor without having to swap the main folder database file or hand write shortcuts. Other settings such as selecting the battleset and existing scenario are also available. IT should be unzipped into the main HCE/HUCE folder. Edit: version1.2 A minor change so that the scenario editor select window defaults to the folder in which the program exist, so place the program in the same folder as the Scenario editor (default is the main harpoon folder) Also…

Hi Folks, Apologies for the cross-posting - I put this up at the MatrixGames forum, it was getting a lot of hits but no replies. guess all the action is now with HUE. In any case... It's been a while - I finally upgraded to a Win64 machine, only to realize afterwards that I don't have XP Mode (Home "Premium" - what exactly is premium about it???). Anyways, I'd like to continue running the HCE editor - I saw the guides here on using XPMode that comes with Pro, Ultimate, etc. Can anyone confirm that VMLite will do the same thing? Other options I haven't heard of? Appreciate the guidance. Thanks, -Armando

Ideally this post will get prettier but with no further ado, HC Versions and Updates... HUCE Current Release Version: 2015.027 (prior version was 2009.097) HCE Current Release Version: 2009.050 (prior versions were 2007.000, 2008.024, 2008.048) HUCE/HCE Stable Beta: 20##.###

File Name: Docs - Scenario Editor in Windows XP Mode File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 04 Mar 2012 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs ***Note, HC introduced a 32-bit SE in build 2014.011. If you have the current game, there is no need for the solution described in this file*** Document showing one way to use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 64-bit to make the Scenario Editor useable in a very integrated fashion. The document is divided into an introduction and then three phases. If you already have Windows XP Mode and Harpoon Ultimate Edition installed you can stkip right to Phase 3. Suggestions welcome! Click here to download this file

Hi, Long time Harpoon user, but have not used it for many years. Just bought the ultimate edition. Is there a link or suggestion for workflow? I am a MAC guy (i7 IMAC), but have win 7 64 bit running via bootcamp. I just loaded the win xp emulator so i can use the scenario editor. What programs should i load and where (win 7 and virtual pc), suggestions on how do set up your folders, manage different databases (i like to play around with the platform editor...sometimes even more than the game). I am not that experienced with the virtual xp set up, so I wouldnt mind leveraging off someone else's hard work! Any help would be appeciated. Sorry if this h…

Good afternoon, While I am not a newbie when it comes to playing HUCE, I am not convinced that I am using the ships in my missions in the correct role. Is there a book or something that some of the HUCE vets can recomend that explain what (as an example) what ship is a good anti-sub platform, while another is best used to perform in an anti-shipping role or which one should be best stationed in the formation to provide the best Anti-air defense role. I know that some of the basic scenarios don't require this information, but I am wondering if my 'flaws" as Battle Group Commander are prohibiting myself from experiencing this wonderful simulation to the fulle…