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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

Since I installed 2021.005 every time I open the game I have to resize all the windows to my own idiosyncratic settings. Its hardly the end of the world but I feel that: a) I'm probably doing, or have done, something wrong or, b) I've failed to spot a 'fix' that's already been posted in the forum. Any help, advice, guidance would be appreciated. On an unrelated matter - just sheer curiosity on my part - why is it that, in the older Battlesets, the standard loadout for ASW Seahawk and Oceanhawk helos was generally "ASW" (i.e. 2 torpedoes) whereas in the later Battlesets the loadout is generally "ASW-LR" (i.e. 1 torpedo)?

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

I have been playing the EC2003 Battle, Wrath for the IOPG now for nearly a week; I think I am on the 5th or 6th attempt. I am struggling to understand what I have to do to win. I have to launch maximum effort strikes against terrorist bases (ZZa, ZYa ZXa) Destroy C31 system as a prime target (ZVb) suppress air defense activity around Bandar Abbas (Ztb, ZOb) My first problem is that there is no ZZa, only a ZZb. Even if I destroy all the bases (assuming ZZa is really ZZb) and am in the process of attacking Ztb and ZOb, the loss of 12 planes triggers the enemy minimum win conditions. Is this a Kobayashi Maru, no win situation?

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File Name: ExportDLL-TimeCompressUse.dll File Submitter: donaldseadog File Submitted: 07 Feb 2013 File Category: Tools/Mods/Docs This program runs in the background and when the Harpoon session is finished files TimeCompressUse.Ini & TimeCompressUse.txt are created in the main Harpooon folder (where the winharp32.exe file is located) or updated with information on the last five game sessions. The information being the file path/name of the scenario (for custom scenarios) or the battleset and scenario number (for built in scenarios), the date and time the session started, the duration of the session and the percentage of real time spent in each time compression …

Editing a new scenario with the new SE, apparently everything OK. But I'm not sure about the scenario size limit, it's keep at circa 64 Kb?

Hi first post. I had the urge to try HCE again after a long hiatus so logged into my Matrix account and download the two files (install & patch) but there seems to be a file size error in the downloaded files. I have the orginal HCE cd but I dont have a cdrom drive in a pc near me. Have I done something wrong?

Short question: do Official Strategy Guides come with any Harpoon releases? Or I need to catch them separately?

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?

Hi, What exactly does this DLL do"? :-) Thanks

I've been working on this add-on to help promote the non-profit United States Naval Institute (USNI) and may well be able to release this month, the 30th anniversary of Computer Harpoon's release.

Just purchased it again and thought I'd say Hello! Have it installed and just familiarizing myself again with the game and its changes. One question - Do I need to install the updates listed for the game or are they included in the new purchase install package? I started playing Harpoon way back in 89 or 90 I believe on my old Tandy 1000TX. However, I haven't played it in a very long time. Just got interested in it again due to the Moskva incident in Ukraine and a simulation of it posted on Youtube using DCS. Did a search for Harpoon and was happy to see that it is still available and supported. Already used the board to resolve an issue with windows not siz…

What is the highest game resolution supported and where can it be adjusted?

I just observed two magazines seemingly stalling to continue to reload mounts, although they had been performing properly through a number of reload cycles and still had magazine content. Has anyone else seen anything like this? Don

Hey everyone. I just bought Harpoon Ultimate Edition, and I'm loving it so far. A few questions: 1) How do I set waypoints for aircraft that involve orders? For example, move to waypoint 1, turn on radar, move to waypoint 2, etc. 2) I've also noticed that my E-3 AWACS have a huge lag time in responding to orders; I haven't noticed this with other aircraft. It can make for some dicey situations, especially in Keflavik scenarios. 3) How can I set patrol patterns for ASW aircraft? Right now, my ASW aircraft fly to a point, drop a sonobuoy, and then just sit there. How can I get them to drop multiple sonobuoys in a pattern (when they aren't actively orde…

If you have not 'subscribed' to the issue or 'tracked' the topic this will not apply to you. I'm considering only allowing the immediate notifications since they work more reliably than the other types.

Can I remove this somehow?

So: If I upgrade my GE to 2015.27 and reload a saved game, will it behave properly, or should I finish/abort my game before I upgrade? Thanks

Hi All, I'm wondering how I should go about prosecuting contacts detected via ESM. I've seen this happen quite a bit from, say, patrolling ASW aircraft, but can never seem to get a more solid fix. Usually when I send a ship out to close with them, it gets into attack range and my missiles don't find anything. Is this a matter of turning on radar and maneuvering? If I have a bearing to a contact, I assume that's the bearing from the platform which detected them, and not necessarily that of the group as a whole. Often I end up surprised by sudden damage, without a prior contact. I wonder if I'm just getting unlucky. I've noticed this most in "Gauntlet," but it seems t…