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HCE - 2008.057 ============== - Chg:0000 SE In all previous SE releases when a LR air attack/ferry/patrol was deleted, any repeat event associated with that event was not deleted. In other words until this build it was impossible to fully delete a Long Range air event. The repeat events now show in the orders display for the launching platform. Editing the repeat events may cause problems, only delete them or leave them alone, do not try to edit them. (thanks TonyE) - Chg:0000 SE When using repeating LR air events the repeat interval started …

Version .025 - Scenario Editor Error: 1. Create a group and a path with more than 1 waypoint and the 2. Orders2/alternate path and create an alternate path at a waypoint (and give it more than 1 waypoint too) and give it say 65% probability and click OK 3. Select the 65% alternate path entered and click edit 4. Orders2/alternate path and create an alternate path at one of the waypoints and give it say 33% probability. When you click OK to the 33% alternate path you'll then get window asking you to click OK/cancel for the linked prior 65% alternate path (created in #2 above). When you click OK or cancel you'll get an error window and crash to desk top.

HCE - 2009.025 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Alt-t once again will rotate thru three settings for showing paths. a) no paths shown, selected group path shown, c) every friendly group's path shown, unless Show All is activated in which case every group's path is shown. (thanks Miller7219) - Chg:0000 SE Make sure to enable the Orders and Orders2 menus after issuing an Attack command from the course editor. (thanks Akula) - Chg:0000 SE Alt-t once again will rotate thru three settings for showing paths. a) no paths shown, selected group path shown, …

First of 2 bugs found in SE. This one causes the orders menus to become disabled in SE if you clear a course in course editor after issuing attack commands. Repeatable: Always 1. Create a new scenario with a blue base and a red surface or sub group. 2. Activate the group and choose orders > enter course. 3. Enter 1 or 2 legs of the course, then click F1 to bring up the attack menu. 4. Order the group to attack the blue base. 5. Clear the course and close the course order editor, at this point all orders menus will be greyed out and unselectable, even with hot keys. Build 2008.026 Additionally, it seems to disable the menus even if you acce…

HCE - 2008.067 ============== - Chg:B047 GE Limited how the AI will execute BOL air to surface and Surface to Surface missile launches. If the axis of the uncertainty zone as seen by the firing unit to the target is greater than 50nm (uncertainty zone width when drawing a line from attacker to target), the AI will not fire. The AI will also not fire if the weapon range/5 is less than the uncertainty zone width. If the uncertainty zone is range ASMs). (thanks Herman) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&am…

Defect Name: Aircraft added to ship that is not highlighted Build: HCE 2009.18 Repeatable: Y Operating System: XP DB used: Official Scenario used: NA Long Description: Aircraft are being added to the wrong ship in the SE. Sequence to reproduce: 1. Build a new scenario with a group of 2+ ships that are Helo or aircraft capable and have differening landing platform sizes. 2. Choose one of the ships and add an aircraft. 3. Choose a ship with a different sized landing pad than that of the original. 4. Rechoose your aircraft and add it. 5. The aircraft will likely appear on the originally selected platform. Expected behaviour: Planes should be added to the …

HCE - 2008.062 ============== - Chg:0000 GE New loadout type distribution. http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=3262 - Chg:0000 GE Reverted to max conventional damage points = 30,000 instead of 999 since the DP must be > 30,000 anyway to be in the nuke annex so anything less is artificially limiting with no benefit. No need to test the nuke stuff. Rene, please test the loadout stuff. I'd suggest testing with a ATA type loadout. Database authors should update their pfData files with the new loadout type distribution.

We've had a couple of situations now where Victory Conditions have a ship/sub subtype that is not even in the scenario. I need someone to take charge of the situation and tinker with a database to see what effect changing the subtypes has on scenarios already created with the database. General suggested procedure: Make a scenario, use both type and subtype in various VCs, note the type/subtypes you used in which VCs. Modify the database by editing the lVictoryType table for VCs in your scenario. Modify the database by editing the lPlatformSubTypes table for VCs in your scenario. Check and see if your VCs are still applicable to the platforms in the sc…

Hi all, I am looking at what I think is one of the toughest arty tasks to do with the graphics folder and that is the staff assistant! Not just because I cant draw people at all!! But because he is probably the most recognised face of Harpoon Classic. Everyone has a love hate relashionship with him.... So I give you some new surroundings for him! I personally like the new surroundings for him, im not likely to ever be able to replace the staff assistant himself (Because like I said I cant draw people), but if someone has any ideas I would be more than happy to pursue! Of course this is another option for the staff assistant... Let me know w…

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

I´ve played Ralfs Pason I several times form blue and red. But always ma subs catch torpedos from the AI but i get seldom even a yellow contact.... And this makes me wonder if others observed similar behaviour.... It feels as if AI subs are harder to detect for the player than player subs for the AI

As Akula just had to note today damaged subs do not surface in our fine game. The H3 paper rules state on page 44 (rule 7.2.2.2, When a sub is reduced to 25% of its original DP (75% damage for those math whizzes out there), must surface and remain surfaced until it has repaired half of its critical hits and has more than 25% of its damage points left. In a campaign game, the submarine must go hom, avoiding all combat if possible. I propose that with that much damage we force the suckers to the surface and leave them there to rot. Suggestions welcome.

HCE - 2008.053 ============== - Chg:0000 GE In weapon type to fire selection screen for sub launched weapons don't allow selection of torpedoes unless the submarine has torps. (thanks Rene) - Chg:0000 GE Fixed a memory leak that meant the Staff Assistant image used new memory each time it was displayed and then didn't free the old memory. Leak was introduced in 2008.027. This is an interesting build. It is the first one you are seeing that was made with Visual Studio 2008 which may mean strange and unexpected errors. Hopefully not though, it has been working well for a day or so around here…

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…

HCE - 2009.024 ============== - Chg:B099 GE Player should no longer lose the ability to click target groups on the map as a scenario progresses. This bug happened because a variable used in figuring out where the player clicked on the map wasn't being initialized to zero. For the time being the logging of this in the MessageLog has been increased. (thanks Lots of us) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=99 Whoo hoo! (or so I think and hope)

2008.065 and 2008.066 release notes. Use the USNI demo... HCE - 2008.066 ============== - Chg:B050 GE Hotkey C does not centre Unit window. Now when c is pressed in the group window with a group selected, the Unit window will center around that group on the Unit window as it did in previousl releases (thanks Herman) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=50 - Chg:B052 GE Arrows keys now work to scroll the Unit window again. (thanks Herman) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=52 - Chg:B049 GE Unit window display corru…

HCE - 2009.022 ============== - Chg:0000 GE When prompted to choose a group to land at, highlight the home base of the first plane in the air group by default if the home base still exists. (thanks Akula and others) - Chg:0099 GE Added debug logging to help track down the occasional problem of not being able to click on the map to select an enemy group for attack. The various messages are... 1) Group YWp clicked outside of select Group dialog 2) Group ZCS clicked inside of select Group dialog 3) Group AGU clicked but not valid for this operation …

HCE - 2009.023 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fixed the crash bug Larry found in the prompt to choose a group to land at when ferrying aircraft. (thanks Wombat) see 2009.022 release notes for test scenario

HCE - 2009.021 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Updated list of beta testers. - Chg:B092 GE When a surface/sub group is given a stop order, keep it stopped. Previously group speed could be restored to the last known non-zero speed. This was a side effect of the code that returns a group to the ordered speed once units reach their newly assigned formation patrol positions (i.e. group slowed down as a whole after new formation assignments, when the ships got to their new stations, the group would return to the ordered speed). Added code to say tha…

HCE - 2009.016 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Added the ability to stop the game clock without the pause dialog and without minimizing the game. The new methods are the Ctrl-Alt-p hotkey (pause without dialog) and pressing the - key from 1 sec time compression. The pause is indicated by 0 sec listed in the time compression box. This does not mean a player should issue orders while paused since planes may not be marked as in use, weapons may not be marked as launched, etc. until the next game second elapses. - Chg:0000 GE Added additional hotkeys f…