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Pay 40 now for HCE or pay 75ish for ultimate and get ANW too? I suppose it kind of comes down to what is available for this game now and what future development is likely? To me HCE does not strike me as a high priority for the publisher to add too many new things to. So is the current version of the game compatible with many databases and scenarios?

File Name: Southeast Asia File Submitter: divefreak File Submitted: 22 Nov 2010 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: - Authors: RH Map only... BSB setting avaible on request... Click here to download this file

I have bought HCE recently and I have some questions about this game. How do ATA and DATA works? Is it Loadout DATA something you should add to Plane DATA to get a final modifier or is it the maximun DATA that any plane can reach when it is loading this type of Loadout? Where are airbone cannons? How can I edit them?

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who is fielding my questions! I appreciate the assistance. I know noob questions can get old when the same thing comes up so thank you for your patience.

Thanks for starting this site, and best of luck to all who made it happen. Harpoon certainly continues to demonstrate a vitality and timeliness in all its forms that few other sims - perhaps only Falcon 4 - can come close to matching.

File Name: CaribbeanBasin File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 May 2008 File Updated: 20 Jun 2008 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: Any Authors: TonyE, CV32 This is a shell BattleSet with no scenarios outside of a small test scenario. The BattleSet will work with HCE 2008.024 or newer. Unzip the files into your HCE directory, then start up the game. At the "Select Battleset" screen, choose "Caribbean Basin" and click "OK" Choose your side and click "OK" At the "Select Scenario" screen, click "User Scenario" Locate "BBCARIB.SCz" and open the scenario Choose your side and click "OK" If you want to see the textured map but do not see it, go to the …

Downloaded the demo and took a short look at it. It doesn't feel (or look) like an automatic fit. Think it will take some time to getting to understand how it all works and then how it will play. No doubt a lot different from the wargames I usually play (Combat Mission series by Battlefront). Haven't looked if there is a manual attached to the demo yet, so I don't yet know if I have to find out for myself how to command, steer, attack etc. or that there is additional info in the demo. But in the coming days I must be able to find some time to figure it out ! BTW, is the big difference between Harpoon CE and Harpoon 3 ASW the fact that the former looks a bit bett…

Okay, I admit it. I was born before the Korean War started but I still enjoy these games...when I can get them to work. I am playing HCE for a change and am patched to 2009.050 on a Windows 10 system. Everything works but the scenario editor. I have read everything on this site I think but I cant figure out how to 1] Get the SE to function and 2] Patch the game to its most current version. Any help would be appreciated. I have gotten great assistance here in the past. Thank You

Hello! When making air-launched harpoon saturation strike against multiple targets in a Red surface group, I find that if the weapons 'pointed' a large ship manage to score a hit then the other weapons, aimed at other units in the group, tend to forget about what they were told to aim for and make a beeline for the ship that's already been hit. I'm guessing that this mimics what the weapons do "in real-life" (so to speak). So, I was wondering if there's a 'tactical/operational' trick to avoid wasting a lot of pricey-gee-wizardry kit from blasting an already stricken target into ever smaller bits? Any and all hints and tips, greatly appreciated!

File Name: MiddleEast File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 May 2008 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HCDB-080122 Authors: TonyE. CV32 This is a shell BattleSet with no scenarios outside of a small test scenario. The BattleSet will work with HCE 2008.024 or newer. Unzip the files into your HCE directory, then start up the game. At the "Select Battleset" screen, choose "The Middle East" and click "OK" Choose your side and click "OK" At the "Select Scenario" screen, click "User Scenario" Locate "BBMIDEAS.SCz" and open the scenario Choose your side and click "OK" If you want to see the textured map but do not see it, go to the "Settings" menu, then "…

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I'm confident that this question has been answered in the past, but searches of the various folders did not come up with the answer. In practicing various strikes, I launched 3x strikers, and 2x prowlers, 1x S-3B Viking Tankers in support. I know the hotkey for forcing refuling is "alt+r". Im fairly certain that the refueler must be in the same group and the intended refuelees, so while they flew to the rendezvous point separately, I joined them. I then did the alt+r to no apparent effect. I tried it unsuccessfully with three aircraft types in the group, and then just two - the tanker and strikers - What would a typical refueling procedure look like in HCE? …

File Name: SouthAfrica File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 May 2008 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HCDB-080122 Authors: TonyE, CV32 This is a shell BattleSet with no scenarios outside of a small test scenario. The BattleSet will work with HCE 2008.024 or newer. Unzip the files into your HCE directory, then start up the game. At the "Select Battleset" screen, choose "South Africa" and click "OK" Choose your side and click "OK" At the "Select Scenario" screen, click "User Scenario" Locate "BBSOUAFR.SCz" and open the scenario Choose your side and click "OK" If you want to see the textured map but do not see it, go to the "Settings" menu, then "Ga…

File Name: Stalintc's Sound Mod v1.02 File Submitter: Stalintc File Submitted: 15 Aug 2008 File Category: Tools/Docs Authors: Stalintc Designed for use with post HCE 2008.043 This is a collection of sounds that I have sampled together to form a sound mod for HCE since we now have the capability to change such things. Please extract the contents of the folder contaned in this .zip to your Matrix Games\HCE\Sound folder. Please backup your sound files before you proceed to ensure that you can rollback to the stock sounds should you decide these are not for you! Enjoy! By Terry "Stalintc" Courtney Comments are welcome. Click here to downloa…

How does the climb rate value for an aircraft work? Also, I noticed that the climb rates for some aircraft are markedly more than the others. i.e. F-22, Eurofighter, Cheetah C. Is this a mistake?

Partly because of the way I position the various Windows on my display, I have run into some apparently inconsistent behavior relating to the Windows automatically switching focus, or auto-centering, or auto-panning, so I'm curious if there is a way to avoid these undesired aspects. First, regarding auto-focusing: To make my Group and Unit Windows as large as possible, I have overlayed ("tiled") those two Windows. Consequently, I've observed that when I have the Unit Window in front of the Group Window, and certain Staff Assistant dialogs or orders dialogs pop up that have a "Select" button on them, in some cases, clicking on "Select" will automatically bring the…

Hello folks, Just a note to let you know we have activated the AAR section of the HarpGamer website. If you haven't read these before, I can't recommend them to you enough! It's always gratifying when folks take the time to write down their impressions of a scenario for the sake of giving feedback to the designer and for sharing with the community at large. Even better if it motivates you to play a scenario you had not yet looked into. And all the moreso if it motivates you to write your own AAR after playing. The scen designer appreciates the feedback and the players have another perspective to compare with their own experiences. Everybidy wins. To post…

File Name: SouthAtlantic File Submitter: TonyE File Submitted: 10 May 2008 File Category: BattleSets DB Used: HCDB-080122 Authors: TonyE, CV32 This is a shell BattleSet with no scenarios outside of a small test scenario. The BattleSet will work with HCE 2008.024 or newer. Unzip the files into your HCE directory, then start up the game. At the "Select Battleset" screen, choose "South Atlantic" and click "OK" Choose your side and click "OK" At the "Select Scenario" screen, click "User Scenario" Locate "BBSOUATL.SCz" and open the scenario Choose your side and click "OK" If you want to see the textured map but do not see it, go to the "Settings" menu, then…

File Name: Stalintc's Icon Mod v1.02 File Submitter: Stalintc File Submitted: 15 Aug 2008 File Category: Tools/Docs Authors: Stalintc Designed for use with post HCE 2008.43 I have created a mod for HCE which adds my own personal artwork in place of the stock icons in the game which makes them look slicker and more up to date. Replace the GR_ICONS.BMP in "Matrix Games\HCE\Graphics" with the GR_ICONS.BMP file contained within the attached zip file, remembering to backup your original file should these icons not work as expected or be to your taste. Enjoy By Terry "Stalintc" Courtney Comments are welcome Click here to download this file

Thanks to the help of the Matrix/Slitherine Help Desk I managed to retrieve my account thingummy and reloaded my Harpoon ( "Larry Bond's HARPOON Ultimate Edition Build 2015.027"). So after a long hiatus I am, as they say, back in the in the game. However, I have one general questions and a couple about air-to-air refuelling that I'm hoping that somebody kind and knowledgable soul can answer for me. First, and most obvious, are there any updates, patches or what-have-you that I should add to my present version of the game and, if so, where might I find them? I have an update of sorts named HC2017.011GESEDBDUBSBB.exe which, I seem to recall, worked fine back in th…