TonyE

I'm going to commit to USNI 1.0 re-make from the Blue side by April 26th.

A quick overview of some of the more extreme upgrades is available at http://www.topedge.com/alley/text/other/tomcat21.htm Which particular variant are you interested in? Copying Items from one DB to another: There is currently no easy way to copy an entire platform from one DB to another. The next update to the game does not have a release date as yet. So less than a year and more than two months as a guess.

Hi Gorgin, If you do not have Access, you'll first want to download and install the HCE 2008.024 patch if you haven't already, http://www.matrixgames.com/games/downloads.asp?gid=325. Then use Windows Explorer to find your HCE folder, which by default will be C:\Matrix Games\HCE\. In that folder will be a file called hce_art.exe, run that (it is an installer for Microsoft Access 97 Runtime). That will get you enough of Access to run the PE. Once that installation is completed, you can double-click pfBuild2005.mdb in that same folder, that is the PE (there is also a shortcut to it in your Start Menu). You'll want to Import a dabase first off once you are in the PE. Note, if you are running Vista, the PE won't run right without making a special shortcut, holler back if that is the case for you.

LOL, thanks for posting up your list. You can enter pictures in the database, see http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=632 and ask questions as needed. about submarines, you are not wrong on being able to fire too much too fast at too many. I don't know about the straight runners either to be honest. I was looking at the code recently and at some point in the engagement they do a bit of tracking, but that may be at the very conclusion of the engagement where the range to target has to be fudged anyway to ever get a hit.

Well there's always the (North) Stars...or is that still a sore subject? Grumble Grumble

Stalin verified both of these items at: http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?s...post&p=7912 Guys, when you verify things are really fixed, please add a post to the requisite release notes thread, this is where I keep track of whether stuff is really working or not. As Stalin did, it is great to post on the other relevant threads as well.

Okay, in the interest of getting the scenarios made, I've re-enabled loading of user scenarios in the GE for debug builds. That means when it comes time to rest release builds, we need to remember to make sure players can't load user scenarios. Including in this build is also a scenario editor to be used for re-creating the USNI scenarios. The database for each battleset is built in to that battleset. The USNI database is not yet complete, all of the units for the first scenario are present, Brad suggested most of the DB is actually done. These scenarios cannot be unit for unit recreations of the originals since the database is very different (the original USNI database was targeted at an earlier time than the scenario background suggests, Brad's re-make of the DB brings the database up to the proper time frame so forces are unbalanced when the scens are 'copied'. I think this will mean creating two variants of each scenario, one for play by NATO, one by the Soviet Union. If you sign up to make one of the scens and feel that isn't needed, run with it. Volunteers Needed: Please state which item you are working on and your ETA, post the results to this thread when ready for testing. If you miss your ETA, someone else may take over the item, time is an issue and testing scens will stretch our manpower, not to mention making them. I would like to see ETAs on each item of two weeks or less. Then we'll have to test and refine who knows how many times. Then the demo will be released in one form or another. WestPac 2.0 Victory Condition fixing (done CV32) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=23 WestPac 2.0 Fix pathing so that groups do not run aground (done CV32/TonyE) http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=22 WestPac new scen WestPac new scen USNI 1.0 (done TonyE) Ready for testing from BLUE side in 2008.036 Ready for testing from RED side in 2008.039 USNI 2.0 (done TonyE) Ready for testing from Blue side in 2008.057b Ready for testing from Red side in 2008.059 USNI 3.0 (dones Ralf) Ready for testing from Blue side in 2008.059 Ready for testing from Red side in 2008.059 USNI 4.0 (done CV32) USNI 5.0 (done TonyE) Full USNI installer http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=3446 http://www.harpgamer.com/downloads/HCEDemo-2009.009.zip

The Wild can't be done

HCE - 2008.033 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fix endless loop when an intercept event's target unit is lost and the code looks for a new target in the same target group. Thanks Ralf http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2735

HCE - 2008.033 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fix endless loop when an intercept event's target unit is lost and the code looks for a new target in the same target group. Thanks Ralf http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2735 So to test this, load up Ralf's saves for Baltic and Worst Case and see what happens. I found that they no longer throw assertion errors.

HCE - 2008.032 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Show the database version for EC2003 and newer battlesets when directly loading a saved game, wasn't happening before. Thanks StalinTC. - Chg:0000 GE Fix FindRangeBearing to give a sane result when the two units are in the same location, it was reporting a negative range in most cases. Thanks StalinTC. http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2776

HCE - 2008.032 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Show the database version for EC2003 and newer battlesets when directly loading a saved game, wasn't happening before. Thanks StalinTC. - Chg:0000 GE Fix FindRangeBearing to give a sane result when the two units are in the same location, it was reporting a negative range in most cases. Thanks StalinTC. http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?showtopic=2776

Hi Ralf, I'm actually seeing this in your Worst Case save, it looks like the GE is endlessly looping through the queued events (intercepts, attack orders, turn sensor on/off, turn the planes,...) endlessly which means there is a bug in there somewhere as events should not be re-queued for the same game second. I don't think you need spend time at this point re-creating a save for Baltic Fury. As for the scenario being too big, at the point of your save it is still running at faster than 1:1 on my machine (Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz), but not as fast as 5:1.

Fix coded in 2008.032, also a fix for the GE not showing DB version when loading saved games in some circumstances.

Verified that this happens in latest build. Considering how best to deal with it...

ZIP up your files guys, then attach them, saves space and all that jazz.

HCE - 2008.031 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fixed crash that would happen in BS Builder BattleSets when you Load a scenario, save the the scenario, then Save As the scenario.

HCE - 2008.031 ============== - Chg:0000 GE Fixed crash that would happen in BS Builder BattleSets when you Load a scenario, save the the scenario, then Save As the scenario. This you can test guys.

Okay, I took this scenario for a spin as the UK. The first thing I noticed was my surface groups and subs had nice paths but did not start the scenario moving. If that was intentional, no biggie, otherwise make sure the initial point in the course editor has a speed set. Next my submarines crushed the roving forced of the Argentines without loss. I don't know how you can even up the ASW battle but if there is some way, it might be advisable. On the flip side, the scen might play pretty well from the Red side. I expected my Sea Harriers to have the AEW advantage but ended up struggling to even reach parity in the air battle so something went right there in your design. I was able to tank to get the Nimrod close enough to get shot down. Will look forward to future improvements on this scenario and seeing the orders . Thanks wmarsh, a good start! This was written about the April 13th, 2008 variant of the scenario.

Brad has created and given good start to a section of web links to some of the Harpoon related Blogs out there. Find them at: http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...DE=02&cat=5

HCE - 2008.030 ============== - Chg:0000 BB Bug fixed, the BS Builder was not copying in the user specified database .res file. - Chg:0000 BB RES1_VIC_TYPES needed to be copied from user specified DB .res not the shell battleset file. - Chg:0000 BB Hid the Button1 button again - Chg:0000 GE More changes to properly handle DB embedded in BS. - Chg:0000 GE More USNI work. - Chg:0000 SE More changes to properly handle DB embedded in BS. - Chg:0000 SE Made changes so that a USNI build of SE operates okay.

HCE - 2008.030 ============== - Chg:0000 BB Bug fixed, the BS Builder was not copying in the user specified database .res file. - Chg:0000 BB RES1_VIC_TYPES needed to be copied from user specified DB .res not the shell battleset file. - Chg:0000 BB Hid the Button1 button again - Chg:0000 GE More changes to properly handle DB embedded in BS. - Chg:0000 GE More USNI work. - Chg:0000 SE More changes to properly handle DB embedded in BS. - Chg:0000 SE Made changes so that a USNI build of SE operates okay. What this means is test the items on the release notes from the prior builds, not really anything for end users to verify here (well, you could verify that Button1 doesn't appear in the 2008.030 BS Builder.

HCE - 2008.029 ============== - Chg:0000 BB Increased allowable scenarios in battleset from 12 to 21. - Chg:0000 BB Started the work to allow embedding a database in the .res file. - Chg:0000 GE Changes to use the DB embedded in a battleset. Made sure that the DB Flavor shown is for the embedded DB if it is being used. - Chg:0000 GE Fixed another problem with crashing when a battleset had no scenarios and user tried to load a user-made scenario. The map wasn't being loaded. - Chg:0000 SE Changes to use the DB embedded in a battleset. Made sure that the DB Flavor shown is for the embedded DB if it is being used. - Chg:B025 OW Prompt user to enter text on each tab or Orders Writer if they have not done so. http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=25 HCE - 2008.028 ============== - Chg:0191 GE Remove depth check that prevents submarines from fire missiles at shallow depth or higher. - Chg:0000 GE If user previously used a battleset with 9 scenarios and next chooses one with 6 scenarios, the game would crash with a NewPtr error. Fixed. - Chg:0000 GE Increase BaseSourceLevel (BSL) as platform becomes more damaged. Noise increases by 2 points per 10% damage until 50% damage, and 1 point per 10% damage thereafter (on the premise that once it is damaged to 50%, it isn't going to get much noisier). - Chg:0000 BB Do a more thorough job of converting map tif into bmp format. Results in more accurate color reproduction in many cases. - Chg:0000 BB Added command line option "anylatlon" that will override the artificial restrictions placed on crossing the International date line. - Chg:0000 PE Allow import of more than 255 names per platform. cFileIO, PlatformNamesImport, changed ItemCount and i to Long from Byte PlatformNamesExport, changed Count and i to Long from Byte & Int

HCE - 2008.029 ============== - Chg:0000 BB Increased allowable scenarios in battleset from 12 to 21. - Chg:0000 BB Started the work to allow embedding a database in the .res file. - Chg:0000 GE Changes to use the DB embedded in a battleset. Made sure that the DB Flavor shown is for the embedded DB if it is being used. - Chg:0000 GE Fixed another problem with crashing when a battleset had no scenarios and user tried to load a user-made scenario. The map wasn't being loaded. - Chg:0000 SE Changes to use the DB embedded in a battleset. Made sure that the DB Flavor shown is for the embedded DB if it is being used. - Chg:B025 OW Prompt user to enter text on each tab or Orders Writer if they have not done so. http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?a...&showbug=25 HCE - 2008.028 ============== - Chg:0191 GE Remove depth check that prevents submarines from fire missiles at shallow depth or higher. - Chg:0000 GE If user previously used a battleset with 9 scenarios and next chooses one with 6 scenarios, the game would crash with a NewPtr error. Fixed. - Chg:0000 GE Increase BaseSourceLevel (BSL) as platform becomes more damaged. Noise increases by 2 points per 10% damage until 50% damage, and 1 point per 10% damage thereafter (on the premise that once it is damaged to 50%, it isn't going to get much noisier). - Chg:0000 BB Do a more thorough job of converting map tif into bmp format. Results in more accurate color reproduction in many cases. - Chg:0000 BB Added command line option "anylatlon" that will override the artificial restrictions placed on crossing the International date line. - Chg:0000 PE Allow import of more than 255 names per platform. cFileIO, PlatformNamesImport, changed ItemCount and i to Long from Byte PlatformNamesExport, changed Count and i to Long from Byte & Int 2008.026 and 2008.027 still need their items tested too...

And the Wild get clobbered in game 4, good thing it wasn't on local broadcast TV so I went to bed instead of watching.. Game 4: Avs 5, Wild 1 Series tied 2-2