Scenario Design & Discussion

Building on Mark Gellis' free idea giveaway thread, how about the following ... A scenario author builds a storyline and Red OOB. Potential players choose the player controlled Blue OOB and its disposition/posture from a list of available options. Scenario author completes the scenario based on their choices. Players play out the scenario, either for pure enjoyment or a friendly competition of sorts. Thoughts?

Sara's Day - a "How To" Guide for Achieving Victory in HCE. [spoilerS APPLY] Part 1. The Scenario 'Sara's Day' is scenario 3 in the HDS III MEDC/HDSB battleset. This scenario is legacy, and does not use the updated HCDB database. It is the fifth day of World War III, a conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact (and their allied or client states) across the globe. Three days previous, the Soviets pummeled NATO partner Turkey into submission, seizing control of several airfields and installations intact, while a joint effort by Syria and Egypt (and supported by the USSR) exhausted the Israeli Defense Forces. A few survivors have escaped into Greece and Italy…

I 've just built a Gulf of Tonkin BS using the BS Builder, and now I'm trying my hand at designing some scenarios to go with it. I have to fess up that scenario construction has never been one of my greater skills. What I would like to do is place some structures ashore, defend them with SAM Sites, land based interceptors, etc, and then attempt to attack and destroy the structures with a CV Air Strike. The problem I have is that structures, SAM sites, etc. do not appear in the initial loading of the scenario, and must be detected by other means. Since launching a strike against structures like this presupposes the location of the target is permanent and known and …

Hi folks, I was out for several years, but now I want do restart some pooning. Re-installed HUE with HCUE and was on 2009.50. Scenario Editor not working, but I remembered: the SE was 16 bit and Window 10 doesn´t like that. Next, I installed the latest official update, 2015.027. GE works, but SE doesn´t start: "Cannot verify license." Here I need help. Thanks ind advance!

File Name: NATO Baltic Air Policing in action, late May 2014. Alternate history scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 07 Apr 2014 File Category: GIUK NATO Baltic Air Policing in action, late May 2014. Alternate history scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the EC2003 Battle for GIUK Gap Battleset and the HCDB-130818 1980-2015 era Platform Database. Image source Wikipedia: Description: Su-27SM3 at the Celebration of the 100th anniversary of Russian Air Force. Date 12 August 2012, 16:48:23 Source http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/464 Author Vitaly V. Kuzmin. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/Baltic-Sta…

View File A Passage to Pakistan, May 1984. Hypothetical Scenario. A Passage to Pakistan, May 1984. Hypothetical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the Middle East Battleset and the HCDB2-170308 new standard 1980-2025 Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/US-Pakistani side or from the Red/Indian side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: The US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG-993…

Although I have years of experience with Harpoon (dating back to PNP days), I am a mere padawan when it comes to scenario design. I have toyed around with the thought, but lately have begun making notes concerning a series of scenarios. One issue I struggle with is using the mission clock in the design editor. Could one of our resident Jedi Masters provide some insights? Does the clock work on a scale of the hours in the scenario or does the mission clock trigger the event X-hours after the beginning of the scenario? Also, when you create your scenario, do you typically script a timelne for the engagement? I just want to design some realistic situations and not ove…

Attached is a scenario I created. Been playing Harpoon for years, back to 360Pacific and finally decided it cannot be hard to create good scenarios. I think this is a challenge, please take a run and let me know. RAS Crete.zip

I'm not getting much help from the manual on this. After entering a leg or two, I hit Enter Alternate Path and get the "Enter Points for Alternate Path" showing in my dialog box. However, I can't click on the map or move my active waypoint selection via Prev or Next. I'm a little lost as to what to do on that step. I have a good grasp on the way it works, I just don't quite grasp what I need to do with the interface to get them in. I seriously need a primer on the flow of entering an alternate path. Thanks!

View File SC93 Sea Control 1993. You have some second line USN ships and a few Harriers. Let's control some sea. Harp Version 2023.11 HCDB2-17909 Submitter rainman Submitted 02/01/2025 Category IOPG  

Easing back into Harpoon and want to set up some simple scenarios to experiment with the variious weapon systems. I'm using Clancey's RSR as a template for setting up Iceland as a Soviet base against which to conduce air attacks, which leads to a couple of questions: 1) As I see it the original four battlesets are the only ones that that include the Soviet Union, right? 2) The only way to adjust the weapon systems present at a base are via the Platform Editor, right? For example, as per RSR, I would like to add 4x SAM6 launchers, so I would have to go to the Platform Editor to do this - however, if I remember correctly that would not be possible for the orginal …

File Name: Bubiyan Turkey Shoot, January 29, 1991. Historical Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 02 May 2017 File Category: Middle East Bubiyan Turkey Shoot, January 29, 1991. Historical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for The Middle East Battleset and the new HCDB2-170430 1980-2025 era Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. Image: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Leftwich (DD-984) at anchor off Sitra, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, on 16 May 1993, one of the US Navy warships present at the action of Bubiyan. Of interest in this photo is USS Leftwich was …

File Name: The Third Temple (NWUM1) File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 7 Apr 2007 File Updated: 7 Apr 2007 File Category: MEDC The Third Temple (Part 1 of 7) Campaign 4 - The War with UBAN New World Order series EC2000 MEDC Battleset The war in the Mediterranean theater pitted NATO against UBAN members Syria, Egypt and Libya. Although historically an ally of the US, Israel's participation in the war with UBAN was not one of acting in coalition, but rather in fighting for the survival of the nation. UBAN aggression was further encouraged and supported by the NSC and its client Yugoslavia. (Released November 2000). The war in the Med began with simultan…

File Name: Submarines Galore 1982 !!! File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 05 Sep 2011 File Category: GIUK A submarine-only scenario without other diversions, inspired by some old scenario booklets of the Harpoon 3 series, good for testing submarines (specially the new ones of the HCDB-110831), submarine tactics, sonars, torpedoes and other ASW weapons. Perhaps the Western submarines are numerically over-represented, but it's reflecting the original and very reduced in number of submarines paper scenarios. Also it's configured as a vanilla scenario for lazy players wanting to enjoy a simple pastime, and with the aim of replayability thanks to the aleatority…

File Name: Interesting Times, Part One File Submitter: rainman File Submitted: 05 May 2017 File Category: Middle East In late 2017, the Americans launch an ill advised attack on Iran. Here is the first of a series of scenarios regarding the results. Escape from the Red Sea with a scratch team. Click here to download this file

File Name: Operation Paraquet: South Georgia, 20-26 April 1982. Historical Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 21 Sep 2015 File Category: South Atlantic Operation Paraquet: South Georgia, 20-26 April 1982. Historical Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the South Atlantic Battleset and the HCDA-110606 (Harpoon Commander's Edition Database 'Americas') Platform Database. Image: Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance A 171 (in service 1967-1991), support ship and guard vessel for the British Antarctic Survey. Probably sailing off South Georgia, judging by the surrounding seascape. Photo by Alan Broomhead (ex Royal Navy), uploaded 200…

View File Sink the Kiev earlier. April 1977. Historical scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for EC2003 Battle for the GIUK Gap and the HCDB2-170308 new standard 1980-2025 Platform Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ or later. This scenario is designed to be played from the Blue/NATO side or from the Red/USSR side. You should play a few times first the Blue side to avoid spoilers, and only later play the Red side. Image: Swiftsure-class nuclear attack submarine HMS Spartan leaving HMNB Clyde, Faslane, June 1, 1993 (Photo: FOS…

When I open the GE and load the user scenario playing the Blue Side the Background and Blue orders are displayed. The scenario I created is supposed to be played by the Red side. When I open the GE and load the user scenario playing the Red side the Background and Red orders are not supplied. I have tried with the HC Launcher and without using the HC launcher. To look at the orders for this scenario you will need to import HCEEFDB-151115, which is included in the zip files. There is a word doc included with what the orders should be when the scenario opens in the GE. Has anyone had this issue. I tried another computer with the same results. Spratly Island Ord…

File Name: Sons of Neptune File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 17 Aug 2012 File Category: South Africa DB Used: HCDB-120621 Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset-South Africa: .scu - CDB - CDB A Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) scenario for the South Africa battleset. This scenario is designed for play by either the BLUE or RED side. Most folks have probably never heard of the Agalega Islands, which lie about 400 nm northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Their remote location is key to their importance, especially from the perspective of burgeoning blue water navies like India and China. The islands straddle a vital shipping route for a great deal of com…

File Name: Alternative Naval Prelude to Desert Shield, 2 August 1990: Alternate History Scenario. File Submitter: broncepulido File Submitted: 20 Nov 2015 File Category: Middle East Alternative Naval Prelude to Desert Shield, 2 August 1990: Alternate History Scenario. A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for The Middle East Battleset and the HCDB-150928 standard 1980-2015 Platform Database or the HCDB2-170507 new standard 1980-2025 Database. This scenario is designed with advanced Scenario Editor and to be run with HCE 2015.008+ Game Engine or later. Image: USS David D. Ray (DD-971) firing an ASROC from the VLS circa 1991 after her Improved Spruance conv…