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Tony, Thanks for the advice and links. Much to gnaw on, I see. I just can't get over the wealth of scenarios, tips, tactics, AAR's, etc. available here. As an aside, my Harpoon days go back to the early 90's and I'm amazed how well it's stood the test of time. From what I can see, it's grown remarkably in popularity over the past two decades - (or, is the resurgence recent?) Al

That's good news. Welcome back, Al. At the risk of ruffling some feathers, I think it is a fair statement to say that HCE has fewer bugs than ANW. Mind you, ANW is a considerably more complex piece of code. The PlayersDB is a custom database for Harpoon 3/ANW. If you're buying ANW, then you may want to consider the PlayersDB. It is one of several custom databases available, and appears to be the most popular for multiplayer (MP) games. Hard to say until we know which version of Harpoon you intend to dive into: HCE or ANW, or both! Thanks, Al. We appreciate that. I'm confident that you'll find HG to be a friendly, helpful place. Thanks for the advice, Brad. It's my intention to purchase HCE. Did I read somewhere that some of the tutorials don't function as expected? Going back to my previous question, besides reading the manual and going through the tutorials, what's the best way to get up to speed? Thanks again.

Hi all - After a 15 year hiatus, I've decided to get back to Harpoon - one of my all-time favorites. I have a couple of questions................ As I read several of the posts here at this forum, it seems that HCE is perhaps more bug-free compared to ANW. Is that a fair conclusion? Also, it sounds like one of the first things I should do upon purchase, is download the Players DB. Is this a fairly intuitive process? Can anybody think of anything else that would be helpful to a noob? Finally, let me say how much I've enjoyed this forum. I look forward to playing the latest permutation of Harpoon and this forum has certainly added to my sense of anticipation. Thanks and take care.......... Al