June 20, 200817 yr File Name: Under Fire File Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 20 Jun 2008 File Category: Custom DB Used: HCDA Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset: Caribbean Basin Battleset Battleset-Custom: .scz - Custom BS - Custom BS Under Fire A Harpoon Commander's Edition scenario for the Caribbean Basin battleset. (This is a custom battleset right now, available for download here at HarpGamer, but it is intended to become an official battleset in an upcoming patch for HCE. Once that patch is released, I will upload a new version specifically for that battleset). This scenario is designed for play by the BLUE side only. The death of Manuel Marulanda, the founder and longtime leader of the narco terrorist group FARC, in early 2008 spelled the beginning of the end of its insurgent activities in Colombia. Although FARC had been historically resilient and was still in possession of considerable resources, Bogota and Washington seized this opportunity to further weaken the organization. Previous clandestine efforts by Venezuela to provide financial and military support to FARC were fully exposed, much to the embarrassment of the regime in Caracas. Within a few short years, the combined efforts of the USA and Colombia had reduced FARC to a mere shadow of its former self and democracy in Colombia was thriving as a result. When an American Congressional delegation was sent to Colombia to investigate and report back on the success of their efforts, unhappy neighbors saw an opportunity to dampen the celebrations. Click here to download this file
June 21, 200817 yr Is it possible the Americas DB is needed for this scenario ? I started it using the stock DB, and names didn't make sense at all, and many of the platforms were missing photos... So I'm wondering if switching to the Americas DB for that scen would be the solution ? Thanks
June 21, 200817 yr Author Is it possible the Americas DB is needed for this scenario ? I started it using the stock DB, and names didn't make sense at all, and many of the platforms were missing photos... So I'm wondering if switching to the Americas DB for that scen would be the solution ? Thanks "Look up ... look waayyy up." And you'll see this ... File Name: Under FireFile Submitter: CV32 File Submitted: 20 Jun 2008 File Category: Custom DB Used: HCDA Authors: Brad Leyte Battleset: Caribbean Basin Battleset Battleset-Custom: .scz - Custom BS - Custom BS I understand that the confusion probably comes from the DB associated with the Caribbean Basin battleset. I'll fix that, but keep in mind that any DB can be used with any battleset. The trick is just matching the scenario, the DB and the battleset.
June 21, 200817 yr Don't feel badly, Noxious. I did the same thing; played it out with HCDB res/.rsr before being told to use the HCDA files. C'est la vie.
June 21, 200817 yr "Look up ... look waayyy up." And you'll see this ... Duh, missed it, after reading it a couple times before posting. This has been a magical Duh moment brought to you by the letter 3
June 26, 200817 yr Hmmm, wondering something : start time for the scenario is around 19:30 or so right ? So, how come in my saved game, 90 mins in (and roughly 6 to 3 air kills in favor of Venezuela, with the Huey halfway to Cartagena) is now in the middle of the night ? Could it be that saved games revert to Zulu time to display current game clock ? Or is the starting time randomized and it's possible that my game started at 2 in the morning or so, local time ? I don't think so, as I just did a quick test of restarting the scenario multiple times, and starting time was constant. Thought I'd mention it here, in case it's a a known bug, but since it's somewhat minor it could have been skipped for inclusion in the Bug Tracker. Wondering... Other question : the beta update in members section @ Matrix. You guys need more input, and I should install it, or new version is round the corner ? Also, if you need help with programming tasks, be glad to help.
June 26, 200817 yr Oh, here is a Venezuelan Mirage 50EV picture that would be perfect for the Americas DB missing platform picture, comes from http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/fav_mirage_50ev.jpg Which leads to my question : what is the procedure to officially add media to DBs for public distribution ? e.g I know i can add this picture to a local copy of the Americas DB if I'm not going to distribute it at all, as that would fall under fair use. I'm just wondering how you guys go about contacting rights holder for platform media (pics for HCE I guess). And what has been the response from right holders ? Do they grant you usage of the pictures for the DBs most of the time without asking for copyright fees ? I could also lend a helping hand with this As I, for one, still like to look at the pictures et al. at my leisure while browsing the DB, even familiar platforms and weapon systems, hehe. I find it helps my "situational awareness" when creating scenarios.
June 27, 200817 yr Author Hmmm, wondering something : start time for the scenario is around 19:30 or so right ? So, how come in my saved game, 90 mins in (and roughly 6 to 3 air kills in favor of Venezuela, with the Huey halfway to Cartagena) is now in the middle of the night ? Could it be that saved games revert to Zulu time to display current game clock ? Or is the starting time randomized and it's possible that my game started at 2 in the morning or so, local time ? I don't think so, as I just did a quick test of restarting the scenario multiple times, and starting time was constant. Thought I'd mention it here, in case it's a a known bug, but since it's somewhat minor it could have been skipped for inclusion in the Bug Tracker. Wondering... Start time will vary between computers. You can't (yet, at least) hardwire the start time for a scenario. Other question : the beta update in members section @ Matrix. You guys need more input, and I should install it, or new version is round the corner ? Also, if you need help with programming tasks, be glad to help. I'm not sure what you're asking here?
June 27, 200817 yr Author Which leads to my question : what is the procedure to officially add media to DBs for public distribution ?e.g I know i can add this picture to a local copy of the Americas DB if I'm not going to distribute it at all, as that would fall under fair use. I'm just wondering how you guys go about contacting rights holder for platform media (pics for HCE I guess). And what has been the response from right holders ? Do they grant you usage of the pictures for the DBs most of the time without asking for copyright fees ? I could also lend a helping hand with this As I, for one, still like to look at the pictures et al. at my leisure while browsing the DB, even familiar platforms and weapon systems, hehe. I find it helps my "situational awareness" when creating scenarios. Pics in the official DB are obtained by agreement with the copyright holder. Any new additions to the official DB must go the same route.
June 27, 200817 yr I'm not sure what you're asking here? Originally, I meant : Do you still want feedback on that beta, or you have a new release coming out so soon that I could save myself the download But I just looked again at that download, and realized why I didn't download it upon buying the game : the beta member download has the same version number as the latest released update, so I guess it's obsolete. So I guess I'm asking : since Matrix probably doesn't update members specific downloads that often, do you need additional betatesters, outside the Members thingy from Matrix ? And if you guys want any development help, I'm a veteran of the game industry, with a few shipped titles and a few cancelled ones. I could help with programming and design as well, and of course, searching for DB images and contacting copyright authors. Cheers !!
June 27, 200817 yr Author Beta testers are always welcome. The beta testing is actually done here at HarpGamer, and there's a beta testing subforum that isn't visible to the public or other HG members. Firstly, though, you need to sign up as a beta tester with AGSI.
June 27, 200817 yr Beta testers are always welcome. The beta testing is actually done here at HarpGamer, and there's a beta testing subforum that isn't visible to the public or other HG members. Firstly, though, you need to sign up as a beta tester with AGSI. Oh, okay, thanks, wilco.
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