Harpoon Scenarios Using the HUD-4 Database

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Another scenario released!

In expectation of the June 28 release of the next version of the HUD-4, my 21st scenario for 2013...

In the near future, with fish populations collapsing, tensions are rising around the world over accusations of illegal fishing. Fearing that Mozambique (which has recently acquired ships and aircraft from China) will take violent action against South African fishing boats operating in its EEZ, South Africa is sending two of its new frigates and a submarine to patrol the area...

(My experience testing this is that it is not too hard to win, but you have to pay attention...when things start happening, they're going to happen fast. Also, remember, when new versions of the HUD-4 come out, it will be necessary to update the scenario in the scenario editor using the Edit/Scenario Rebuild/Rebuild All Units command.)

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/825-nettle-meerkat-2018/
 

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Re: * Known HUD Database bugs

(My experience testing this is that it is not too hard to win, but you have to pay attention...when things start happening, they're going to happen fast. Also, remember, when new versions of the HUD-4 come out, it will be necessary to update the scenario in the scenario editor using the Edit/Scenario Rebuild/Rebuild All Units command.)
Just tried and see that the weapons still cannot fire.

Missiles not releasing
http://www.harplonkhq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=437#p437

Missiles not releasing even though they are assigned in Weapons allocation window [Originally reported by KlubMarcus].​
Also, anyone who tries the described re-build procedure will only further corrupt a scenario. The fact that you use it probably explains why so many HUD scenarios simply do not work.

All land units re-named to default
http://tinyurl.com/25ym7dc

All land units re-named to default when scenario is re-built by SE thereby corrupting all ViConds dependent upon them​
 

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Newest version of HUD-4 posted

The newest version of the HUD-4 (version 1.2) is now available at Harpgamer. Gunny, the database editor, has completed the long process of converting thousands of database entries to a new unified standard for improved realism and playability.

You can download the HUD-4 here...

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/780-hud4-v12/
 

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Re: * Known HUD Database bugs

The newest version of the HUD-4 (version 1.2) is now available at Harpgamer. Gunny, the database editor, has completed the long process
Just tried it and see that the crashes previously reported within the HUD still have not been fixed. Hopefully, you will find someone with competence to fix it soon.



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New scenario

My 22nd scenario of the year...

In 1984, a coup took place in Guinea. This scenario assumes that French businessmen were arrested by the new government, charged with espionage, and executed. France wants revenge...

(As is often the case, the real challenge, and part of the Victory Conditions, is not just achieving your goals but doing so with minimal losses. This scenario has already been updated to the new version of the HUD-4, v1.2, so you will have to download that. With other scenarios, remember, since a new version of the HUD-4 is out, you may have to update the scenario with the Edit/Scenario Rebuild/Rebuild All Units command.)

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/826-gallic-spark-1984/
 

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Re: * Known HUD Database bugs

I'm pleased to report that the new version of the HUD-4 appears to have squashed at least one of the few remaining database bugs.
Good news (if it were actually true.) And it only took a year to fix a typo! :)

At this rate, the 279 'few' remaining HUD database bugs might be fixed by 2020.

 

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New scenario (or, how I found out the AIM-7E fires properly now)

My 23rd scenario of the year...

This scenario assumes that, in 1971, the United Kingdom tried to enforce an arms embargo on South Yemen, which it believed was creating instability in the region. The Soviet Union, an ally of South Yemen, refuses to recognize the embargo and has sent several merchants, some carrying weapons, to South Yemen; with them are several Soviet warships. Can the United Kingdom enforce the embargo, boarding and seizing those ships carrying contraband?

This scenario was an attempt to demonstrate the flexibility of the HUD-4. Officially, the HUD-4 covers approximately 1980 to 2015; however, many platforms in the HUD-4 were active earlier in history. As one can see, it is not difficult to create scenarios set in the early 1970s using the HUD-4. In fact, the HMS Lion, for which this scenario is named, and which is in the database (because the Tiger-class cruisers were not completely retired until the 1980s), does not even appear in the HUD-4's official time frame, having been decommissioned in 1972 (and then cannibalized for parts for her sister ships). It seemed only fair, however, to give her a chance to play Harpoon, too.

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/828-lions-last-roar-1971/
 

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Re: * Known HUD Database bugs

I'm pleased to report that the new version of the HUD-4 appears to have squashed at least one of the few remaining database bugs.
I'm pleased to report that the claim is, as usual, false and that this HUD database bug has not been fixed.


Looks like the tally is back up to 280 database bugs, or so.
 

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Just posted "Baltic Squeeze (1980)", my 24th scenario of the year...

A nice, basic Cold War scenario, set in 1980, in which West German forces must ambush a Soviet convoy headed for East Germany. It's one of those scenarios where, if you are careful, it is not too hard to win, but if you are not careful, it is very easy to lose.

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/829-baltic-squeeze-1980/
 

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My 25th scenario of the year!

This scenario assumes that the brief war that took place between Egypt and Libya in 1977 has continued and that Italy has tried to broker a peace between these two nations. However, when Egypt begins preparing for a new offensive in 1980, Italy decides that further aggression against Libya is unacceptable and decides to intercept an Egyptian convoy carrying vital supplies to the occupied port of Tubruk...

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/830-crocodile-snare-1980/
 

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Just posted my 26th Harpoon ANW scenario of 2013...

In the near future, a small American task force must take on a drug cartel operating out of Costa Rica.

(This might be a good scenario for people getting used to Harpoon ANW...it is not hard to win as long as you are careful and don't take unnecessary risks. It is, I think, a good example of how Harpoon ANW does well with small scenarios and in modeling low intensity conflicts; I also had fun mapping out part of the Western coast of Costa Rica using online resources to identify where beach resorts, etc. were located).

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/831-coast-bronco-2015/
 

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Just posted my 28th scenario of 2013...

In the near future, tensions have increased between the Netherlands and Venezuela. The Netherlands sends a small task force to Aruba to "show the flag," and hopefully discourage Venezuela from any aggression, and to gather intelligence. But things may not go as smoothly as planned...

(This is another scenario that I think shows how good Harpoon ANW and the HUD-4 are at modeling small battles where both sides only have a dozen or so units. It is not too hard to win, but you have to pay attention to what is going on because it is easy for trouble to sneak up on you.)...

http://harpgamer.com/harpforum/index.php?/files/file/837-vivid-sentry-2018/
 
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