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HCE - 2008.045 ============== - Chg:B017 GE Crash Bugs fixed - When attacking an airfield during takeoff or landing, there was the distinct possibility of the game crashing with heap corruption. Modified the launch/land code to be more considerate of aircraft being destroyed on the ground during launch/land cycles. (thanks Herman) - Chg:0000 GE Restricted each unit to one Reload event at a time. This is a questionable way to avoid endlessly stacked reloads. - Chg:0000 GE When using a custom BattleSet without an embedded DB, made by recent builds of the BS Builder…

I'm looking for testing of the last two items, the first three items are difficult to positively verify so don't worry about testing them. HCE - 2010.019 - 2010/12/30 =========================== - Chg:0000 GE Synchronized globals with the S_GLOBALS structure in hopes of making the unreliable save/load of recent builds be more reliable. Also verified that globals save and load functions truly load and save each member of the structure (thanks 11x17 paper!) - Chg:0000 GE Synchronized alloc_Group() with the Group structure. - Chg:0000 GE Synchronized alloc_Unit() with the Unit structure. - Chg:0…

Since upgrading to Windows Vista, I've been unable to use the PE. After going through a series of security warnings in MS Access, I'm finally presented with an empty DB. My attempts to import the existing platforms into the PE for editing are totally fruitless, and met with the attached error screen, which I can't make heads or tails of. Anyone else having problems like this? If so, does anyone have any suggestions on a fix? Thanx: Buddha

Defect Name: GetMemAnnex Error: IS_DISK Build: HCE 2008.024 Repeatable: Yes Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 DB used: HCDB-080406 Scenario used: Kodak Moment Battleset: EC2003 IOPG Long Description: The error described in this topic description was displayed randomly during a scenario with seemingly no provocation from myself. Process: - Open GE - Open the attached save for EC2003 IOPG named "KodakMoment1". - Run until error - Note error displayed Expected Behaviour: Game should continue running without error Exhibited Behaviour: Game stops and crashes to desktop after displaying the GetMemAnnex error Notes: I have …

HCE - 2009.040 ============== - Chg:0000 GE AAA works again (thanks donaldseadog)

Sometime tomorrow the beta testing process will be opened to all HCE players. See http://forum.computerharpoon.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=227 for the flowery words. If there is anything you think needs to be hidden before then, please make it known immediately.

As discussed with Tony via mIRC, there appears to be some problem with Player controlled ships running aground when they are still many miles from the nearest shore. I have (thus far) seen this only in the MEDC battleset. This savegame is from MEDC 2.0 - Breakout, using GE b24. I expect that a savegame is not especially necessary, as it seems to happen instantly on opening the scenario. breakout.zip

Please vote, the key one in my mind is the refueling question. I really want to release the patch to Matrix today for public testing (okay, I really want to skip public testing but it is how we get the patch in the hands of the players, sooner). Anyway, your votes and opinions will help decide whether to delay further or not. The Patch 1 goals status thread... http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2398 The 2008.004 Release Notes so far to help you make decisions... HCE - 2008.004 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Don't tell planes to drop to Low altitude when returning to base - Chg:0000 GE If an air group is out of weapons range when their…

http://mantis.advancedgaming.biz/view.php?id=2021 rk.zip

Now that there is an open beta, what happens to this area?

This will in all likelyhood be the build that goes out as the public beta for the first patch. It is not a debug build so if you see message log messages that should not be there, report it. Show All, auto play, and iterative saving should still work. We're also looking for difficulties with the install process. NOTE: For those editing databases, please be cautious doing so until you know it is working well with this release, changing the db_utils always brings some risk and I made multiple changes to them for this build. HCE - 2008.004 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Don't tell planes to drop to Low altitude when returning to base - Chg:0000 GE If an air gro…

Okay, I did not fix any installer problems, only game functionality and mainly in the form of the BS Builder and database importing/exporting. HCE - 2008.020 ============== - Chg:0000 DU Fixed up build options of db_utils and map_utils, they were spitting out some bad data when built as a Release build. - Chg:0000 BB Changed to output scenarios in four digit format, res0030.bin instead of the errant res030.bin format. - Chg:0000 BB More properly parse output of map projector program for grabbing the salient map data items in the battleset.res file. - Chg:0000 GE Show build number in title …

Defect Name: Sound only once Build: HCE 2008.004 Repeatable: Yes Operating System: W2000 DB used: - Scenario used: any Long Description: By launching the game new, open a new scenario and launch the first AC, the launching song is hearable. By launching the second and further AC no sound is hearable. This behavior happen also by other sound option.

HCE - 2008.046 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Saved game version incremented due to UI changes. Saved games from prior builds will NOT work with this version! - Chg:0000 GE Revamp the Unit window using the display code from the Group window. This results in 2x zoom in the Group window showing the same distance per pixel as the Unit window at 2x. Also allows the use of textured land and water in the Unit window where available. - Chg:0000 GE Above change results in distances in group and Unit window being correct. - Chg:0000 GE Show the Unit window rectangle in ta…

Playing the drone scenario, when I try to use the AH-64 gun against terrorist groups, the gun is not engaged to ground targets! (I think it should be also the case in the 30mm GAU-8 burst of the A-10 Warthog). I think I remember air-to-ground guns were desactived some time ago, but I'm not sure ... If this is the case, we must replace air-to-ground guns in the DBs with the gun variants as ordnance (as 30mm Mk4 Aden, as instance) ...

HCE - 2007.025 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Game could crash when splitting tanker from group if there is no group selected. Fixed so that landing for split is based off of tanker group, failing that, base it off group tanker was part of. - Chg:0000 GE Game could crash when using Full button display on report window. Fixed it up to use Unit instead of Group where needed. - Chg:0000 GE Added ECM ability to mounts. Now a ship may carry ALQ-99 for area and point defense jamming. Flares and Chaff will also now work for units other than planes. To Test: I ex…

Could someone provide good technical answers to my following questions? 1. How accurate is the resolution of the group and unit window? (1/2 NM?) 2. What are the requirements to import an own global color map for global scenarios? 3. What are the requirements to import an own global elevation map for global scenarios? 4. How can I import this maps into the scenario editor? 5. What are the so far best known global maps? (Which resolution do they have? Gopher

Seeing absolute silence since the open beta started isn't my idea of an improvement So I'll help you out a little bit, there is a problem (2009.007) re-assigning aircraft missions (probably any intercept ship/sub/air). Once a plane group is told to intercept a certain group it is very difficult in many cases to assign that plane group to attack different target or otherwise change tasks. What is needed: 1. Test scenario of the situation (small, tiny,...) 2. Saved game with planes in the air ready to have a new target assigned. 3. Instructions on recreating the issue. 4. The above three items summarized in a single report at the Issue Tracker, http://harpga…