UPDATED 5-OCT-2011

 

ANW v3.11

This release was mostly about upgrading the H3MilSim branch to provide for real time integration with STK.

 

However, Rusty also enhanced boarding actions with min/max values (so a zodiac isn't going to attack a destroyer) and adding boarding to the victory conditions. About a dozen bugs were squashed.

 

Details (and beta) here: http://wiki.computerharpoon.com/index.php?...W:311:ChangeLog

 

HUD4

As you may know the "HUD" has been the combined effort of many many developers over years. As indicated in the section header, many Harpoon luminaries have had a hand in the development of this database. In fact, it sourced other databases out there, usually without attribution. Regardless, HUD3 was very close to being finished when Darren Buckley suddenly died as a result of his longstanding battle with Diabetes. Gunny has taken up the charge and here he presents the first beta release of the HUD4 database. We were going to rename the database in Darren's honor but cooler heads prevailed and we are dedicating it to Darren and the other contributors.

 

Final distribution of HUD4 is up in the air right now, because we wanted to do something more concrete than giving a nod to Darren. One way or another we are going to be making a monetary contribution to Diabetes Research in Darren's name. For starters, we've connected with the Diabetes Research Foundation with the goal of raising $500 in Darrens' name. Here is the link: http://diabetesdiplomats.kintera.org/hud4

 

Also note that HUD4 is also part of a forthcoming BattleSet based on Harold Hutchinson's book, Strike Group Reagan. If you are interested in lending a hand building scenarios, please let us know.

 

From Gunny

 

Fixes: many issues on sensors (active type with no RD value, Offensive ECM behaving as Defensive ECM, directors without Max Tracks...), weapons (altitude/speed envelopes modified), loadouts (comm mismatches with launching planes), ships and subs: mismatches between mounts and magazines.

 

New platforms: sub-versions for some ships (French Tourville class), subs (Providence sub-Los Angeles class) and aircraft (JSF), new real-life ships (Lewis & Clark class, FREMM frigates for France, Italy, Morocco and Greece, KDX-III for Korea), future projects (French BRAVE future replenishment ships). Some fictional platforms such as the Type 48 destroyer for Royal Navy, Vladimir Putin and Catherine the Great classes of cruisers for Russia and many other.

 

Future projected items: paratroopers load out for many nations, mine hunters being developed

 

BETA LINK: http://www.computerharpoon.com/downloads/2...eta/HUD4_B1.zip

Don,

 

 

 

I think it is a good idea to name it HUD 4. One wish/request, though: Since now there seem to come in fictional units, they should be marked as a special class or something similiar. For scenario design, it is very helpful that the units can be classified by time and country.

 

Fictional units should not appeare in a current timeframe. Don´t know how Gunny can separate them, but this is of high importance in order to prevent a Star Wars database useless for the guys trying to write realistic scenarios.

 

 

 

Ralf

Star Wars database useless for the guys trying to write realistic scenarios.

 

Ralf, as always, good points from you. I already spoke about it with Dale, and we share the same line, fictionnal platforms are limited to "what if": what if France had no increasing public debt gave birth to the Montcalm cruiser (C 612), sequel to the real life Colbert (C 611). Most of the what if are linked to the Strike Group Reagan project, and given it has also platforms from the 80es (Spruance class); I'm a bit reluctant to add class restriction by country or date. But on the other hand, I'll be very careful to what will be added to the HUD-4. Only platforms accepted are those in Harpoon Ruleset or similar ones. Just to give an example: Mark asked me to add the French Suffren (Barracuda class) to the DB, but I refused so far, because some of the characteristics of it are still unknown (currently building in Brittany, I monitor it via official press).

 

FG

V3.11 Game Engine Beta 6 and HUD4 Database Beta 9 Update:

 

We post updates to the HUD4 database and the ANW Game Engine here:

http://wiki.computerharpoon.com/index.php?...W:311:ChangeLog

 

These are not supported by Matrix until they are released. They are BETA software. Tony and crew also post Gunny's work here, I'm just trying to be consistent in posting the same information here, the friendly site, as we post elsewhere.

 

Remember that we are asking for small ($5 USD) donations in honor of Darren Buckley, a major contributor to the Harpoon community, who died last year from Diabetes. It would be nice if everyone who is active in the community actually supported this fund raising effort.