Windowed Mode?

[sabre100]

Can this game be run in a windowed mode as well? Also are the same scenarios that were included in H3 the same ones in this version?

I bought H2 on ebay a while ago, does it warrant an upgrade to this version?


Thanks guys

[hermanhum]

ORIGINAL: sabre100

Can this game be run in a windowed mode as well? Also are the same scenarios that were included in H3 the same ones in this version?

I bought H2 on ebay a while ago, does it warrant an upgrade to this version?

Yes it can be run in "Windowed" mode.

The official 120 or so scenarios previously included with Harpoon3 are, basically, the same ones included with ANW.

If you only have the H2 version, then I think that it is warranted. Here is the official list of bugs fixed since H3:
http://mediawiki.advancedgaming.biz/index.php/What_is_new_in_Harpoon_3_ANW


Here is another list of specific bugs that have been fixed from H3 to H3[ANW]:

* Known Harpoon 3 Issues on StrategyZoneOnline

There is no list of bugs fixed between H2 and H3, but I bet that it is significant. So, if you are trying to jump from H2 to H3[ANW], I think that it is a pretty good leap.

[sabre100]

What is the command to run it in a window? I am trying the demo now, does it work with the demo?

thanks for the prompt reply

[hermanhum]

I am assuming that you are running H3 demo.

There may be other ways, but the way I know of running the H3 demo in 'windowed' mode is through the Harpoon3Launcher utility created by Paolo Moneta.

You can get it here: Harpoon 3 Launcher
version 2.1

When you get it set up, arrange the *.OPT files like the image and it will then run in Window-Mode.

Sorry, if this sounds a bit complicated. I don't know of any other way to get it to run in Window-Mode

[mikmykWS]

Don't run that little ap on H2 but only pre-3.7 Harpoon 3. Those files aren't there in H2 so you could have some oddities and it certainly won't run in a window as a result of using it. On H3 (pre Harpoon ANW 3.7)it works great though).

Harpoon 3 ANW comes with its own launcher. I woulldn't suggest using anything other.

[hermanhum]

AFAIK, the H3 Demo available at AGSI is the only Demo around.  It is v3.6.3.

I am pretty certain that ANW doesn't even HAVE a demo available.

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[sabre100]

I am not asking for a rebate to upgrade I am asking is it worth paying for a game that to me is the same as H2. That was all, however the nice folks on this forum have been very helpful in pointing the differences out.


Also is there a listing of the scenario names included in H3 ANW?



Thanks everyone for the help

[hermanhum]

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that you don't mean the individual file names.  For example, you would probably have no idea what "KHUZEST.SCN" stood to mean.

Therefore, I will give you the various Battleset Descriptions since the official scenarios are generally organized by time, geography, and genre.  Let me know if this is what you are seeking.

[blockquote]ColdWar - At a time when the potential loss of life from a failed nuclear  gambit went beyond rational comprehension, conventional warfare was seen by some to be the last best hope of preserving their ways of living.  The war of political rhetoric and posturing that had been raging for nearly four decades was about to come to an end.  In it's wake though, there would be no quick peace.  The time for brinksmanship was past.  Now the children of the Cold War would see the heat of battle.
     Securing sources of oil and trade shipping routes were key factors in the forging of the wartime alliance between the Soviets, the Chinese, and assorted lesser Pacific Rim countries.  Opposing this coallition, the United States, Japanese, Canadian, Australian and European governments fight to remove the perceived threats to their own economies.  Most of the smaller countries around the world do not rush to the call for war.  They saw that for them, the path to their best possible victory was to not get involved.

Global Conflicts-1       !    As the world shifts away from the familiar bi-polar power structures (NATO vs. PACT), decades old alliances and rivalries are being re-examined and found wanting.  The counter-revolutions have torn down the hated coldwar order and replaced it with... anarchy.
     Here then we lay our scene; in a world rife with civil war and UN interventions.  Some countries are forced by hungry citizens to sell off their great arsenals for bread.  Others see the opportunity to strike at hated neighbors, and buy up whole air forces and navies from those who can no longer afford to keep them.  Still others proclaim a "new world order" and begin dismantling theirs.
     With rabid nationalism, economic hardship and interlocking obligations, the world once again begins to resemble pre-World War I Europe.

Global Conflicts-2       –     The fascination and lure of the What-If has long been a driving force in our imaginations.  The musings about how an as yet unrealized situation might be resolved have sparked countless hours of argument and debate.  Deep into this rich loam of speculation, we will now plant our designs and postulates to witness what will grow.
      The power of the computer to model in simulation what has not occured in reality is nearly without limit.  In these BattleSets, Global Conflicts 2 and Global Conflicts 3, many different What-If scenarios are presented. They span the globe, involve the Naval and Air assets from many countries, and they take place on unique timelines.
      Global Conflicts 2 illustrates a variety of larger scale operations that assume some manner of larger war between the NATO and Warsaw PACT countries.  This BattleSet favors the multi-carrier confrontations with all of their grand struggles.  In Global Conflicts 3, we see the evolution of a series of much smaller, compact engagements.  In this BattleSet, the coherent timeline, on such a very short scale, is indicative of rapid reaction and deployment.  To each thrust, its counter thrust.

Global Conflicts-3       —     The fascination and lure of the What-If has long been a driving force in our imaginations.  The musings about how an as yet unrealized situation might be resolved have sparked countless hours of argument and debate.  Deep into this rich loam of speculation, we will now plant our designs and postulates to witness what will grow.
      The power of the computer to model in simulation what has not occured in reality is nearly without limit.  In these BattleSets, Global Conflicts 2 and Global Conflicts 3, many different What-If scenarios are presented. They span the globe, involve the Naval and Air assets from many countries, and they take place on unique timelines.
      Global Conflicts 2 illustrates a variety of larger scale operations that assume some manner of larger war between the NATO and Warsaw PACT countries.  This BattleSet favors the multi-carrier confrontations with all of their grand struggles.  In Global Conflicts 3, we see the evolution of a series of much smaller, compact engagements.  In this BattleSet, the coherent timeline, on such a very short scale, is indicative of rapid reaction and deployment.  To each thrust, its counter thrust.

Rgnl. Conflicts-1        î     As the world's economic topology pushes further into a era of radical changes, once again, the questions of military spending are raised by the newly prosperous governments.  For some of the established world military powers, the titanic expenses of maintaining large-scale modern forces are received with decreasing public support.  Domestic social and political realities impinge upon the limited resources available to the governments.
      However, not every armed force has felt the axe of budget concerns. China has begun to re-tool it's military, investing in more modern technologies to bring the People's Republic Navy into the 21st century.  The question arises though, namely, where will this evolution lead?  Where indead?
      Herein we lay our setting for this BattleSet.  In a hypothetical future, territorial disputes and threats to economic security provide the tinder to support the flame sparked in a conflict.  Where the diplomats fail, only the commanders can recapture peace.

Rgnl. Conflicts-2        Á     As the desert winds continually reshape the land, so too the ever-present hand of war draws and redraws the political boundaries in the Middle East.
     On March 3, 1999, a fishing boat on a course for the Iranian coast ignores the requests to halt and be boarded.  Assuming it to be a smuggler, the Iranian coastal patrol sinks it.  Upon inspection of the wreckage announces that the vessel was on an espionage mission sanctioned by Oman.
     Hostilities between the two nations rise, unabated by all diplomatic  attempts.  Open war erupts within days.  Memories of Iraqi aggression four years earlier push Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to mobilize, and within weeks the  entire region is involved.  The oil fields are burning once more.
     Protecting political and economic interests in the region, the U.S. and allies send a large carrier group to the Gulf.  As oil prices across the globe skyrocket, U.S. troops march once more across the desert sands.

WestPac                  Í     With the end of the cold war, many nations turn in new directions.   Increased nationalism and the revival of old antagonisms create a dangerous  combination.  The Western Pacific is bordered by a wide variety of  countries with different languages, cultures, economies and agendas.   Many of these countries are old antagonists with histories of competition  and warfare.
     This battleset focuses on potential hot spots in the Western Pacific  region.
[/blockquote]

[sabre100]

Thanks Hermanhum, I really think that AGSI should pay you for all the excellent support and help you provide to the community for free!  I for one really appreciate it....guys like you keep AGSI in business as far as I am concerned with the excellent help you provide to people like myself.


Thanks

[mark24]

Hi all,
 
I have the game running in windowed mode, but it only takes up a relatively small part of the screen, say half the screen area. Is there any way to get it to run windowed but make the window exand to fill the screen?
 
Mark

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[mark24]

VCDH,

Thanks for the reply, but that's crazy. Why can't it run at the same res as my desktop?

I'll just have to use full-screen & save when I want to swith apps.

Mark

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[jpkoester1]

ORIGINAL: mark24

VCDH,

Thanks for the reply, but that's crazy. Why can't it run at the same res as my desktop?

I'll just have to use full-screen & save when I want to swith apps.

Mark

Hello Mark,

here is the technical explanation of why ANW won't run at exactly the same res as your desktop in windowed mode.

The window frame is drawn around the Harpoon 3 window which would be 1024x768. This means that the complete window (including the window frame) is larger than 1024x768. This is caused by the Allegro interface libraries that were used to port Harpoon 3 from a pure DOS application to a Windows environment. Unfortunately this is something that we'll have to live with until a completely new GUI arrives.

Cheers,
JP

[mark24]

JPK,

Thanks for the response, I figured there was a reason, just annoying is all.

Thanks anyway,

Mark

[hermanhum]

ORIGINAL: sabre100

I am not asking for a rebate to upgrade I am asking is it worth paying for a game that to me is the same as H2. That was all, however the nice folks on this forum have been very helpful in pointing the differences out.

There is a similar discussion going on at StrategyZoneOnline that you may wish to check out. I hope that it helps. (Unless, of course, you are Pad152! [:D])