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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)

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 - 2009.022 ============== - 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 - 2009.021 ============== - 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…

Hi Everyone, We had a really good run of testing a little while back and I'm hoping you can all gear up and make a push to verify open release notes items so that we can wrap things up and toss out a patch. There are still some bugs I want to fix but I think we're pretty close feature-wise. Thank you.

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 - 2009.020 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Upon scenario load, the raw event side is no longer checked for MESSAGE_EVENT events which was resulting in staff message events being ignored. In sum, this should now allow the Red side to see staff messages from the scenario file. - Chg:0000 GE Here is a bit more explanation on the behavior of the Staff Messages as entered by the scenario designer. * Message length should not exceed 63 characters * If you have a group selected when you enter the Staff Message, that group will be ref…

HCE - 2009.018 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Made a new critical hit distribution table for mobile land units. In other words, you should no longer see land units with flooding. - Chg:B084 GE ASW helicopters want to (errantly)close after firing last torpedo. The fix isn't ideal but it does address the issue. Now after that last torpedo is fired there is no prompt. If the player cancels the attack, the prompt will appear since the game thinks the target is actually North another 8nm. (thanks ReoTeo) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/in…

HCE - 2009.017 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fixed the Speed/Altitude event processor to do what I mean in 2009.016, not what I coded (Tony). Planes in the group should now all end up at the proper altitudes and speeds after take-off and at waypoints. - Chg:0000 GE Remember that force 1:1 time hotkey addition in 2009.016? Well, it is now the L key, not \. - Chg:0000 GE Subs that surface due to damage will now split off into a new group so that they can be told what to do. In debug builds a message like the following will be shown for enemy and ne…

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…

HCE - 2009.015 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Answering yes to RTB ASW bird out of weapons message will now RTB, answering no will leave it on station. (thanks Wombat) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2495 - Chg:B073 SE When adding more than two variable start points, don't crash. Note the often incorrect highlighting of the selected start point still exists, fixing it is proving most challenging. (thanks Ralf, and many others) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=73 - Chg:0000 SE Improve the logic for enabling and disabling …

I've noticed that screen animation of group movement stops at any level above 1 Min. The game still seems to progress at the higher levels, and the game clock runs, but at the higher levels, all symbol movement freezes, and then the symbology will jump if compression level is changed, either up or down. I'm also still getting the world famous "Not Responding" when using the mouse at any level above 5 Min., although keyboard commands are not affected. Buddha

HCE - 2009.014 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fixed game crash in certain circumstances when some planes out of a group are shot down, but not the whole group. (thanks Brad) see attached file, if the bug still exists the save will crash after about 2 game seconds (assuming a Bear-D gets shot down). If the Bear-D is shot down and no crash then the bug is fixed. bear4.zip

HCE - 2009.013 ============== - Chg:B095 GE Don't ask player where to land enemy tankers who have just split from the refueled planes. (thanks Brad) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=95

HCE - 2009.012 ============== - Chg:B094 GE More work on the aircraft Speed/Altitude dialog. It is now driven by the typed in speed. If you type in a speed faster than Cruise with Cruise selected and click OK, the throttle setting will be kicked up to Military (or AB if appropriate) if the aircraft has such a speed available. If not, the speed is dropped down to the fastest available at that altitude. It will also bump up any speed less than loiter. (thanks Brad) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=94 …

This coalesced from some ideas that I have discussed previously and elsewhere, and in particular from a discussion that is current right now in the Matrix forum. It is similar to or the same as what Warhorse and Mack2, and perhaps others, are already doing. It is time to give this tactic a name. At the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's men were heavily outnumbered. Therefore, they were forced to assume a static defensive posture. Sitting Bull's forces drove their horses in circles around the defenders, who spent their ammunition ineffectively. In a modern plane-on-ship engagement, the 30:1 speed ratio forces the ship to assume the role of static defender, reg…

HCE - 2009.011 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Started adding the code framework/templates to make maintaining backwards compability with saves games possible. Players can now load saves from 2007.000+ in the current GE. - Chg:0000 GE Make sure Nuclear Release event sound stops playing when dialog goes away. Also completed putting the nuclear release DLL code in the game (it wouldn't have worked in 2009.010 if the player was the Red side). (thanks Buddha) Testing saves, grab a save from 2007.000, 2008.024, or 2008.044. If it opens okay then the feature works. It should help wit…

HCE - 2009.010 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Added a Nuclear Release event to the ExportDLL interface. See: http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...mp;showfile=390 Easy testing, try it out, if you see a different dialog, then it works. Hint, Alt-3 gives immediate nuclear release. I guess this is my Valentine's Day present to everyone.

HCE - 2009.009 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Planes already within AAM range will not re-prompt to close to fire. The prompt was errant since they were already in range. Attached is a save of mine HCDB-081124 South Africa battleset. To see the errant behavior load up the save in 2009.008 and ask ANA to attack ZZC. Fire a missile or two at the helicopters in the carrier group and you should get a prompt to close range (something like, Sir, our attack range is 80nm, distance to target 57nm, should we close and attack?). Obviously that is wacky since the Phoenix can be fired, we're already in range. When you load the scen in 2009.009 and t…

HCE - 2009.008 ============== - Chg:2429 GE Fixed the 10x too large BOL range ring. (thanks Herman) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2471 - Chg:0000 GE Only show BOL range ring as large as BOL capable weapons instead of as large as the longest range ASM/SSM. - Chg:0000 GE Made the BOL range ring yellow like it was meant to be. - Chg:0000 GE Added a Staff Assistant information message when the group has no BOL capable weapons and a BOL attack is attempted. - Chg:0000 GE Don't let weapons launch their own BOL attacks. (thanks Herman) - Chg:0000 GE Fixed inability to retarget a…