quijote Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Greetings to all I'm an old Hapooner and I like wargames for a long time, also the Harpoon series, but never in depth. I am a fanatic of naval warfare (one of my first board games was Midway ). I came to this forum after seeing the video series for dummies by ughed and I had tu buy the Ultimate edition with the idea of reviving old battles and I´m sure I took another good time with him. The truth is I am an overhelmed in this moment with a lot of information but I count on your knowledge and my effort to become a connoisseur and lover fo this fantastic wargame. I I would welcome any information that you consider useful to be learned, slowly but surely and steadily Thanks all for this site and sorry for my bad English. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Welcome to HarpGamer and welcome back to the games! I think there have been many good topics here lately from Steven and mgellis as they have started playing more ANW. Feel free to ask questions as you have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quijote Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 I assure you that my questions will be made Thank you very much for your welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hunter UK Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEPonta Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Welcome aboard! Buddha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 I assure you that my questions will be madeThank you very much for your welcome Again welcome to Harpoon and Harp Gamer. My first step was reading the manual and playing the tutorials in HUCE. ANW can be your next step but it has a bit of a relearning curve as the interface is different and a few more gameplay options. The brains of the bunch will surely field your questions regardless of the difficulty but as I said before just by playing the tutorials will give you a huge jump forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quijote Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Again welcome to Harpoon and Harp Gamer. My first step was reading the manual and playing the tutorials in HUCE. ANW can be your next step but it has a bit of a relearning curve as the interface is different and a few more gameplay options. The brains of the bunch will surely field your questions regardless of the difficulty but as I said before just by playing the tutorials will give you a huge jump forward. Thank you very much, the reality is that I'm still trying to decide which version to start. I have read that CE is the easiest to learn, but ANW seems the most widely used and allows multiplayer, also I still don't understand the differences between ANW, ANW 3.9.4 and H3 3.6.3 So for now I'll follow your advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quijote Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Thanks to everyone for your welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 also I still don't understand the differences between ANW, ANW 3.9.4 and H3 3.6.3 <_> !Holà quijote! The difference between all 3 is chronology, and improvement: -3.6.3 is the last occurence of Harpoon3 series. It's the latest version where you can have the famous DB2000 maintained by Ragnar Emsoy -3.7.0 starts a new naming convention, with the appendix "Advanced Naval Warfare" being added: it brings Harpoon3 to multiplayer, multi-databases management... -3.9.4 is the last occurence to bear the name Harpoon3 Advanced Naval Warfare, since 4th of November 2010, to celebrate the birthday of Harpoon long years ago, all pre-existing versions (HCE and ANW) were merged in one game, with all previous versions being added (e.g Harpoon 3.6.3) as well. Best regards, FG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quijote Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Ok, thank you it´s clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyE Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Thank you very much, the reality is that I'm still trying to decide which version to start.I have read that CE is the easiest to learn, but ANW seems the most widely used and allows multiplayer, also I still don't understand the differences between ANW, ANW 3.9.4 and H3 3.6.3 <_>So for now I'll follow your advice True only ANW allows multiplayer but I doubt more people play ANW than HC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major SNAFU Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 also I still don't understand the differences between ANW, ANW 3.9.4 and H3 3.6.3 !Holà quijote! The difference between all 3 is chronology, and improvement: -3.6.3 is the last occurence of Harpoon3 series. It's the latest version where you can have the famous DB2000 maintained by Ragnar Emsoy -3.7.0 starts a new naming convention, with the appendix "Advanced Naval Warfare" being added: it brings Harpoon3 to multiplayer, multi-databases management... -3.9.4 is the last occurence to bear the name Harpoon3 Advanced Naval Warfare, since 4th of November 2010, to celebrate the birthday of Harpoon long years ago, all pre-existing versions (HCE and ANW) were merged in one game, with all previous versions being added (e.g Harpoon 3.6.3) as well. Best regards, FG So does this mean that the DB2000 can be played with HUE? What makes DB2000 different that PDB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 So does this mean that the DB2000 can be played with HUE? Afaik, the author(s) of DB2000 claimed full compatibility only with v3.6.3. That database may or may not be fully compatible with other versions, and only the folks who made or play using the DB2000 could tell you for sure. In any case, the fan site that supported DB2000 for Harpoon 3 is now defunct. What makes DB2000 different that PDB? Two different databases created by different authors. To go into greater detail than that would be to invite some very 'colourful' opinions. And we'd rather not go there, so the official HarpGamer policy re PDB can be found here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major SNAFU Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 So does this mean that the DB2000 can be played with HUE? Afaik, the author(s) of DB2000 claimed full compatibility only with v3.6.3. That database may or may not be fully compatible with other versions, and only the folks who made or play using the DB2000 could tell you for sure. In any case, the fan site that supported DB2000 for Harpoon 3 is now defunct. What makes DB2000 different that PDB? Two different databases created by different authors. To go into greater detail than that would be to invite some very 'colourful' opinions. And we'd rather not go there, so the official HarpGamer policy re PDB can be found here. Okay and thanks. So, since I am returning to Harpoon after what, 15 years, and am ignorant of the current issues with databases, IP, etc. What is the "best" (meaning having the most working scenarios with little or no issues (i.e. the most enjoyable)) database for HUE that one should try? To be frank, I have tried to use the tutorial scenarios supplied with the install of HUE and many of the missions have problems. The Orion in Mission VI (I think) is missing, In VII the air base to the south *never* shows up in the formation editor so that one can assign the threat axis, the KC-135 tanker that the F-16 is supposed to refuel from on one of the early tutorials is not in the scenario. It isn't in the air, and it isn't at the base to be launched there from. So, in short, my question is what databases should a returning player, who want to jump straight to HUE/ANW/whatever its correct name is so that I can enjoy learning this new incarnation of Harpoon while having to deal with the minimum of issue because of missing units, database-scenario-etc. mismatch, etc. In my ignorance, it looked like the PDB fit this bill. But I don't want to invest time in something that the community at large has major issues with. I want to learn on the mainstream databases. Thanks, SNAFU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 In my ignorance, it looked like the PDB fit this bill. But I don't want to invest time in something that the community at large has major issues with. I want to learn on the mainstream databases. Thanks, SNAFU My personal advice (admittedly, from a non-ANW player) would be to explore the 'new' HUD4 database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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