Database Design & Discussion

Please correct the coordinates for Al Udeid, Qatar. Thanks

Based upon interfacing the options in HNR2003 into HCCE components, I believe I have come up with a "common" HCCE LCS. Add 1 AQS-22 sonar and 40 capacity sonarbuoys. F (12)1 Mk48 VLS with 12 cells of ESSM. F (4)2 Mk141 RGM-84C Harpoon – 4 Harpoon A ®1 Mk15 Phalanx Block 1B P/S (1)2 12.7mm HMG A (3)2 Mk32 w/ 3 Mk46 or Mk54 torpedoes, Helo deck with 1 MH-60R and 1 RQ-8.

I had a computer problem recently and lost most of my HCDB's. I would like to Have the HCDB's with the Following Platforms Queen Elizabeth Class CVF Royal Navy F-35 The new Italian Aircraft Carrier MH-60R MH-60S X-45 X-47 AH-1Z A-10C P-8A MMA I would appreciate any help you can give me Ps What is the latest release date for Harpoon Classic Commanders Edition? Thanks Tanthier

060322 Complete overhaul of the MCM Units and the MCM Model! ASW-Weapons can no longer be used as MCM Weapons. More realistic ranges and Speed for RPV/ROV/MCD New Ship Subclasses added. MCM splittet in MCS (Mine Countermeasure Support) MSC (Mine Sweeper Costal) MSO (Mine Sweeper Ocean) MSC (Mine Hunter Costal) New Mine hunting drohnes added instead of one gernic type. units completet LaBo100 Robbe GDR and Poland Units revised HAi So-1 Notec Oboluze ... ... ...

I have a few platforms I've constructed from scratch based on information I have been able to gather, the most complex one being the USS Midway. Whenever a DB update comes out and I install it, my platforms go away and I need to redo them from scratch. Is there some easier, less time consuming way to do this? Thanx;

Hi, One Question about the way mines are modelt in the dbs. Most mines have a dp of 2 or less. Therefor it is posible to kill a mine with ASW-Weapons. DC for example. Herman models the mines in the PD for H3 with an Dp of 15000. Why not go the same way in HC? I created a test db in wich i changed the dp for mines to 999 and the dp for MCM-Weapons to 999. So a Player needs a lot of ASW-Weapons to kill a mine. And with my MCMforce Scen there´s a nice scen to test this new minemodell in HCE Any comments? Ideas? Regards René

For those who are using public beta versions, important note for when you upgrade your game engine! BEFORE you upgrade, note the location of the commondb.res file that you are using. This is especially important if you use the databases from harpgamer or one of your own custom databases. After you install the upgrade, start the game engine and click on the Battlesets button. Re-map the path back to the commondb.res. It should be in the same directory as your game engine. It's a little quirk that is still in the installer system.

Hi There´s a new HC_Euro_DB out! 9/22/2005 Ground Units added Leopard 1+2, Marder ABC, Gepard, Roland, Mars(MLRS), M109, PZH2000, Bradley IFV,.... Planes: RF-4E, F-104G (Navy Loadout), .... 17/03/2006 Planes added/reworked: Tornado Germany P3-C Germany + many Units new from HCDB Ships added/reworked: Poland: Osa PP ( Projekt 205M) Kaszub Projekt 620) Lublin (Projekt 767) DEBA (PROJECT 716) Notec II (Projekt 207M) Plicia (Projekt 918) Plicia (Projekt 918M) Obuluze PP (Projekt 912) KROGULEC CLASS (PROJECT 206FM) Gen K. Pulaski (FFG-7) Kashin Mod (Projekt 61 MP) Osa I (Projekt 205) Obuluze (Projekt 912M) Bal-Com 10 …

Is there a Battleset and database available anywhere for Classic 2002 - World War II? Thanks Keith

I would like to know how to change or add a picture to a unit file. I would love to add realistic jpg's to my units. Is this possible? Somebody please tell me how. Thanks Keith

Is it possible to model suicide boats in HCCE? Essentially a platform that delivers a short range, high damage attack and then sinks. Both Al Qeda and the Tamil Tigers have used this strategy navally. Could it work?

I didn't dig too deeply into it but I couldn't load Australian Seahawks or Seasprites onto the ANZAC or OHP frigates. Is the size set too large?

USCG DEEPWATER specs on new USCG cutters and aircraft. Food for thought for the next HCCE DB

I notice that Kadena AFB on Okinawa is missing from the West Pac battle set. As one of the pillars of the PACAF I hope its' added to the final CE release. I can use a generic AB for it but it's just a matter of principle :>... Is this a function of the platform DB or are bases handled in another way? Thanks!

This is in the weapons database. I found that on all of them while going through the DB today. Is there a reason behind this? Checked Malafon, ASROC w/MK46, etc. Curious as to if this affects whether they work or not. Might explain why mine never seem to hit anything. LOL

OK, I've installed the newest version of the beta, followed the on-site instructions to the letter, and when I try to open anying, the Access DB crashes to desktop. OK, I am using Access 2000. And I did not install the old run-time library, but from the instructions it didn't seem necessary. Anyone have ideas? I can give more info if needed. I am completely stumped on this one.

Following the various comments about stealth shoot-downs of AEW birds and other planes, I made up a test scenario and modified some platforms. First I found thru the radar logging that the AEW radars actually do need the LDSD flag, without that flag, radar range is reduced by 50% when detecting any aircraft at an altitude lower than the plane. Brad kindly added the flag to the latest HCDB. Last night I restarted Fred Galano's MedWar scenario and the difference in AEW performance was fantastic. Planes could get close to me but now I could reliably detect even Su-24 aircraft before they could fire on me. Thanks Brad!

In scrolling through the DB, and after reading the Yugoslav AAR, my interest has piked again over HCCE's employment of ground units. I believe that I have seen indiviual tanks through brigades and divisions. Since the maps are road and other specific terrain-less, do they simply move as "land-ships" that are prohibited from moving into the sea? How about how they "fight" other ground units. Do they have an extremely short effective range, or must they be "in contact" with the opposing force? How were the unit's damage points determined? I'm sure that I'll have more questions and will post them later. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

When I downloaded and installed HCCE 2005.b09c, I noticed that the installer didn't create a Start Menu shortcut to the Platform Editor. For any users who also noticed this problem, I created a shortcut pointing to the file pfBuild2002.mdb, and it seems to work fine. I hope this helps anyone who has noticed this problem. Tom

Discussions on chat revolving around possible inclusion of generic radars. TPS-43 Use:3D Large:315, Medium:195, Small:126, VSmall: 57, and Stealthy:32 TPS-44 Use:AS Large:162, Medium:100, Small:65, VSmall:29, and Stealthy:16 May be dated as these apparently were employed in Falklands.