User scenarios and custom databases

The format for all HCE scenario file names is: *.sc*

The first asterisk (*) is for the scenario filename assigned by the author of the scenario.

The second asterisk (*) determines the BattleSet to which the scenario belongs.

When you create a 'user scenario', there are typically four files generated by the Scenario Editor:

*.SC* - the actual scenario itself
*.BL* - the BLUE orders file
*.RD* - the RED orders file
*.BK* - a backup of the scenario file

More on the filenames and the BattleSets here: Understanding HCE file names

The stock scenarios supplied with HCE use either a built in, non-editable database (which is not updated) or a supplied, editable version of the HCDB (which is updated regularly and the updates for which are available for download here).

The editable database is contained within the file 'commondb.res' in the HCE main directory.

When you download and apply an update of the HCDB, or you download and apply a custom database, it overwrites that 'commondb.res' file.

Using a custom database that is needed for a custom scenario, then, is as simple as swapping out that 'commondb.res' file.

Going back to the stock database (the HCDB) is as simple as applying the latest update that is always available for download here.