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Is there any new information on a new update patce for HCE? I thought I read somewhere about adding logistics to thegame. Thanks -tanthier

File Name: InstaTurn File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 Mar 2017 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs Enable instant turns in HC2017.006+. This will not clear or disable existing gradual turns but it will make all new turns instantaneous. Source code available via SVN at: https://tarzan.tgp.net:8443/svn/StratsimsOSS/HC/ExportDLLs/InstaTurn/trunk/ Click here to download this file

File Name: InstaClimb File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 Mar 2017 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs Enable instant climbs & dives in HC2017.006+. This will not clear or disable existing gradual altitude changes but it will make all new altitude changes instantaneous. Source code available via SVN at: https://tarzan.tgp.net:8443/svn/StratsimsOSS/HC/ExportDLLs/InstaTurn/trunk/ Click here to download this file

Hi all, I discovered I have a license from 2005 for the Harpoon Classic 2002 Gold Edition, but it no longer appears to be available anywhere? Does anyone know if you can find it somewehre? Thank you!

Hi all, I've recently tried to install Harpoon Ultimate and after going through Matrix's recovery system, I was given the following file to download: Harpoon3UltimateANW-Update-v311-Beta.exe. After installation, I'm getting errors about several missing DLLs including Harpoon32.dll. The installation process and autorun programs aren't the same as I thought they were when I had the download originally. I've installed all patches from the Matrix site after v311 and have installed the HC2017.011GESEDBDUBSBB and HC2017.014GESEDU betas from here just in case. I've got a ticket open at Matrix as well but I wondered if anybody else might have had this issue. I'd appre…

A RECENT CONVERSATION IN #HARPGAMER This conversation took place in the #Harpgamer chat channel. Pete Maidhof comes by "to say hello" and he compliments Brad on his AAR of Fred Galano's WWIII (Westpac) Scenario. Pete is pleased to learn that ground units in HC are currently modeled more effectively than he had previously understood them to be. Perhaps Pete will soon have a go at Fred's scenario. Or maybe he'll try putting mobile land units into a scenario of his own making when he next opens the Scenario Editor. (No pressure, Pete, and thanks for okaying the use of this screen shot!) Earlier this same day, someone asked a question about the role of weather mode…

Has any thought ever been given to including a function to view a replay of a scenario once it has been won or lost? I've seen it in other wargames, and we used a replay for debriefs when I taught at the MET. It would definitely help the player to see where he made mistakes during play so they could be avoided later. Buddha

Basically, if like me you have a "new" PC or laptop, chances are you're not only running vista, but vista 64. As you might have noticed, it doesn't run any 16 bit programs, and HCE's Scenario Editor (WScenedt) is most definitely a 16 bit program. The first obvious solution, is if unlike me, you have a second home PC that runs XP. Then, it's simple : set the old PC to receive a Desktop Remote Connection, and connect from vista. Voila. Now, this article will be about doing the same if you don't have access to a second PC running XP or vista 32 (or windows 2k server) In my case, it's a close to 10 years old Athlon PC running Win2k SP3.5 (SP3 + numerous SP4 fixes)…

I'm old game player and access the forum as guest for some time. Recently created a log in, but never post. I'm from Brazil and love this game. Have some questions for you that are the specialist people: 1- Is there any possibility to increase AI difficulty? AI is too weak, not agressive, boring and predictable. 2- Is there any plan for 2 playes on HCE? 3- At this point of time, does it worth getting Harpoon 3 ANW? Or should I wait next version release? Thanks

File Name: Baltic Collection File Submitter: divefreak File Submitted: 15 Mar 2008 File Updated: 16 Nov 2008 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HC-80to95-DB is included! Authors: René Haar A small collection with battlesets for the baltic region... changed some files and included the nessecary db into the Battleset! Most of the scens are rebuilds of old stock scens! Click here to download this file

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Is there a hotkey or other way to print all or part of a scenario's message log. At this moment, there does not appear to be a way to do this or even highlight/copy/paste a selected portion. Thanks, Pete

While poking around seeking to become more familiar with the platforms I happened to notice something peculiar. The data for sensors of a single ship are different depending on how you view the data. I have HCDB-120621 loaded and I'm looking at the DDG-1000 Zumwalt. If I go (in-game with a one ship self-made scenario or in Scenario Editor): -> Unit Box or Group Box -> Click on the ship -> BLUE Surface Unit AA00 -> Display Button ->Unit Display - Range for the SQS-60 = 3.5 Passive & 7.0 Active or Reports->Platform Display Checking the SQS-60 values in the HCE Platform Editor, the values = 3.5 Passive & 7.0 Active. BUT - &gt…

File Name: HC SE Short FileNames Fix File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 22 Dec 2007 File Updated: 22 Dec 2007 File Category: Tools/Docs This utility makes a single registry change. In HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation is set to 0 !!! You will need to restart your computer for the change to take effect. !!! !!! Uninstall HC after making this change, then re-install the game so that the short filenames are created !!! Impact: Any future files written to NTFS volumes have short filenames generated and stored in the file system. This is the default setting and is required for an…

I got stuck on this for a bit while setting up a new computer so new players might come across it too. When you use TonyE's game launcher (and everyone should, it makes life so easy) you might get an error message saying the serial number can't be validated and contact Matrix Games. To solve this you might need to start launcher from a shortcut and alter the shortcut advanced settings to run as administrator. Don

Thanks to Don G for helping me out with my serial number. The Harpoons are flying again. JJ

How many SDB units do you think that you could fit on an B-1B?

Hello, I am returning to play HUCE and I have got the HCE 2015.27 update installed. I have been watching the tools and I have noticed that there is more latest updates. Where can we find the latest update? HCE 2021.006 for example?

From the point-of-view of the game mechanics: There are 4 categories of speed; stop, creep, cruise and full. From a detection perspective; if a vessel is sailing within a category's speed range, does it make any difference if the vessel is at the low end of the speed range or the high end? Example: A Spruance class DD is set to sail in the cruise speed range, ie 6 to 19 kts. If the actual speed is set to 6 kts will an opponent's sonar have more difficulty detecting the Spruance than if the speed is set to 19 kts? Or, because the speeds are all in the "cruise" category will there be any difference in an opponent's ability to detect? The converse is: …

Calling MGellis... I finally snooped into what you were seeing with blank lines for ship entries in the SE with recent versions of the HCDB. The deal is that 16-bit list boxes (the scrolling list of units) can show a maximum of 8192 items (we can only have 2048 items so we don't hit that limit) or 65536 characters of information in the entire list box. It is the 65536 character limit we hit, when the SE gets there, the rest of the lines after 65536 characters are blank. Simple math shows that to fit the max possible number of entries from the game (2048), each entry in the list box for the Platform Display must be limited to 32 characters max. I hav…