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Thanks Tony! I suspected that the editor was not improved so much due technical problems, not because a choice. You are right ... probably, using your words here, it would be less labor intensive to rewrite the SE from scratch. When I stated that I'd pay for an improved editor, I mean that many Harpooners like me could accept to pay a "payware expansion" to the game for a better editor. But, at the same time, I think that the future of computer Harpoon should be based on a complete package redone from scratch and this means that it would be possible only if a big publisher wanted to invest much money in the product, but it should be assured of a future market, a profitable number of fans who would buy it for sure. Before investing money in a project that would take a long time, the publisher must be sure of a future income. I am pessimistic thinking about the future of Harpoon because I do not think young people today are interested in this type of "games" (true simulations for Grognards in my opinion), the PC gaming market is dying and the rising consoles are not suitable for applications that require a lot of controls .. . In fact, for example, there aren't serious flight simulations for them, only arcade ones. I SINCERELY HOPE TO BE CONTRADICTED BECAUSE I WANT TO PLAY AGAIN WITH HARPOON FOR MANY YEARS! Roberto

Hello, I mean ... it is the same since several years. While the game engine, thanks to a great group of Harpoon lovers, was REALLY IMPROVED over the years, the scenario editor remained the same. I like to see some new useful things added to it ... for example: 1) the possibility to save a group of ships and to load it in a new scenario ... think to a carrier group ... now you need to add all the ships, the Air Wings, the helos, to define the formation of the group, etc ... every time you build a scenario you have to start all the process again! 2) when a base is added, because many of them are know as home of an Air group, the base should have all the aircraft already present. 3) when you add an aircraft, for example, why you have to scroll all the list again? give us the choice of the country before to show the list ... Because I think there is no AI involved in the editor it should be simple to incorporate these modifications that will save us a lot of time ... I'm not a programmer and maybe I'm wrong but I'd pay for an updated editor! Anyway, thanks to all developers that made it possible to still play Harpoon today after over 20 years! Roberto

Hello! Recently, thanks to a post in Matrix forum, I bought the book STRIKE GROUP REAGAN; being an Harpoon player, I loved it a lot! BTW, as soon as possible, I'm thinking to build a couple of scenarios based on it. Today I discovered another book titled THE SIXTH BATTLE and I bought it as well. So my question is simple ... are there other books enjoyable by an Harpoon player and suitable to be used as a base for scenarios? Thanks in advance! Roberto

Thanks!! I was searching for scenarios always having the word FIGHT! in the title ... go figure! Roberto

Hello! Situation: I have an airfield where are present both ground (and air) attack aircraft and tankers aircraft. The target is over the attack group range so it needs the support of the tankers and this is my question: the tankers should be launched as a part of the attack group, or it better to to launch them before and to station them loitering in a convenient location and make the attack group joining, refueling and splitting from them? Thanks! Roberto

Hello, a stupid question so forgive me please! I see in the scenarios area of the downloads many scenarios that are part of a series but there are only the last ones; for example in the WESTPAC the scenario FIGHT! (PART 5 OF 5) is in the list but the other 4 parts are missing. Do you know where I can find these oldest svcenarios? Thanks in advance! Roberto