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File Name: Keyboard Commands, by type File Submitter: VictorInThePacific File Submitted: 16 Apr 2009 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs Authors: VictorInThePacific Provides a list of the keyboard commands available in HCE, sorted by type, with a small amount of formatting thrown in. Click here to download this file

Hi. It has been 15 years or so since I played Harpoon Classic. As I have not used a PC since then, I wanted to know what PC hardware/software I would need to run it. I think I remember that it runs in DOS, and I had it running on a Windows 95 machine. Does it run on later versions of Windows (98, ME or even 7?). I basically plan to buy an old, cheap PC so I can run the game. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I recently picked up Harpoon Classic '97 from Steam, having never played Harpoon before. I've played the tutorial scenario and am excited to play through all 250 scenarios in due course. I fire it up each evening with a hot cup of decaf coffee in hand and a copy of The Hunt for Red October next to me. 😉 I have a few questions based on what I've read online and heard about. From what I understand, Matrix had a much bigger, more robust version of "classic Harpoon" that was discontinued and removed from digital store shelves last year. Several months later, Harpoon Classic '97 was released by Microprose and quickly updated to v1.63b. After incorporating Steam cloud s…

Was a devoted player back 20 years ago, have recently purchased the program from Matrix, and starting out with questions. First, I can't seem to get all the windows (formation editor, change speed, etc) to be readable. I get half of the detail and can't slide or expand. Ideas? ( I will accept my own stupidity as a plausible reason.). Second, I am running win 7 64-bit, and have attempted to do the "help file" upgrade with limited success. Would appreciate ideas, or suggestions. Thanks.

Hi al i'm new to this forum but have been a long time player of this game. glad to see they revived the original design as i didnt care to much for the other versions that came out. playing with the commanders edition and was wondering if there was now a way to invade and take over an enemy base, other than just destroying it. Have noticed that you have combat troops and the like as loadouts for transport helos and planes but what good are they if you cant land them at an enemy base or installation after you have knocked their defenses down

File Name: HCE Databases Image Files Spreadsheet File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 2 May 2011 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs Authors: Anthony Eischens A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for organizing: 1. Image files sourced elsewhere. 2. Matching them with the commondb.rsr "PicID" and "res***.bmp" format. 3. Who sourced the image file and when. 4. What DB platform is represented by the image file. 5. Author of the image. 6. Licensing/intellectual property. 7. Original and high res (if applicable) URL locations. Click here to download this file

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…

Looking at the DB associated with the 2009.42 install and I'm finding some little errors. The most noticeable is that a number of SS diesel subs are listed as having nuclear propulsion. Could this be a game thing where these subs display characteristics associated in the game with nuclear or are they true errors? Also, is this the most uptodate 'standard' DB or should I be downloading something newer from the database downloads? UPDATE Putting my DB exploration on hold till I figure this out. The data I'm working with is copy and paste to Excel of the data tables in the Platform Editor, I can work better with Excel. First thing I'm checking is the accuracy of…

I was wondering if others also have problems with the staff assistant recommending turning on radar. I wouldn't mind one recommendation, but the staff assistant keeps badgering me. If I have many groups that are effective, this really makes a busy situation almost unplayable. For surface groups, turning on the radar normally provokes a missile attack, which can be overwhelming. Often the group is protected by AEW aircraft which allows me to judge when it is necessary to turn on the radar. If it is a distant aircraft that is loitering, the staff assistant badgering can go on for quite some time. For air groups, I would rather not have a warning that another group i…

File Name: South Africa without included DB File Submitter: divefreak File Submitted: 8 Mar 2009 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HC-80to95-DB Authors: Ralf Koelbach, René Haar South Africa A Battleset for Harpoon Classic Commander´s Edition Written by Réne Haar and Ralf Koelbach It is 1988. South Africa is still governed by President Botha, who symbolizes the Apartheid-Regime. The country is shaken by riots and the state of emergency is declared. South Africa´s neighbours are waiting for a chance to overthrow the Apartheid-Regime in Pretoria. Meanwhile the Glasnost Era between the US and the USSR ends abruptly: few days after the Moscow Summit in May/J…

Hey I've been playing more Harpoon again and I've been running into some troubles in my Win10 installation. Specifically I've noted crashes of the game in the following situations: F8 (split groups) F7 (join groups) Opening "Order of Battle" Are there any issues you are aware of? Could it be a problem of database compatibility when playing older games with a patched up version of Harpoon? I am using HUCE 2015.027. Would you recommend running the game in some kind of compatibility mode when operating in Win10? Thank you, Alex

Hi, I have been using HUCE ( HC 2015.027 ) and things were working fine. I updated by downloading HC 2017.009 GESEDU. zip and executing the installer I downloaded HC 2016,003GEa. zip and executed the installer. If I use a battleset scenario everything is still fine. However, if I bring a battleset scenario into the editor ( Winscenedt32 ) and then save it ( with no changes ) it will not execute and I get the following message: " The requested scenario file requires a newer version of the game. This scenario is version 4 . This game supports through version 3. Exiting..." I am wondering if someone can tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Smit…

File Name: AutoTest Batch Files File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 26 Jul 2009 File Updated: 8 Aug 2009 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs Authors: TonyE I've written batch files to help in mass testing the game on autoplay/autotest. Extract them to your HCE 2009.034 or newer game directory. The following files can be used on quad-core systems: ap-ORIG-4core.bat ap-HDSI-4core.bat ap-HDSII-4core.bat ap-HDSIII-4core.bat ap-EC2000-4core.bat ap-EC2003-4core.bat ap-Wpac-4core.bat The following files can be used on dual-core systems: ap-ORIG-2core.bat ap-HDSI-2core.bat ap-HDSII-2core.bat ap-HDSIII-2core.bat ap-EC2000-2core.bat ap-EC2003-2core.bat …

At the moment I'm just wondering if others have noticed this (it could be my imagination) and if so if it causes you any issues. Restrict yourself to ship vs ship. Compare say a single barrel single turret gun and single rail single mount missile launcher. EG 4.5" gun and mk 13 GMLS ( a late mod RAN Perth class I think has both, the mk 13 including harpoon in the mount magazine ). Say you have two targets or just want to throw plenty of metal. With the gun it works correctly, you can only fire one shell at a time and further allocated shells are fired at intervals (according to mount rate of fire), but with the missile launcher you can fire as many at once…

I am trying to bring my database date, but I am having trouble finding the append button on the editor. thank you. -tanthier

Hi Folks, Sometimes the details get a little murky. I gather that the new torpedo acquisition ranges are db dependent and that the improved sonar, ESM and ASW modeling are dependent on the game engine? Is this correct? Thanks

Interesting article sent to me by a friend, this is a 1st generation device imagine what it could be used for with a few upgrades http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/e...pod-touch-ipad/

If some enterprising player (I know you're out there!) wants to help out a little, I have a request. Play with the ballistic missiles in the HCDB. Try attack and defense. Particularly engagement geometries, ranges and altitudes. Try altering the altitude limits of defending missiles. See what happens. Discern patterns. Report back. That is all.

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

I had a great time last night in the Zoom meeting, Thanks to Tony for hosting! And for future reference, I highly recommend that you join in the fun :)’ Byron