From: bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Harpoon stuff (archives, etc).
Date: 12 Oct 92 15:19:49 +1000
Summary: archive site, mailing list, new versions.
Keywords: harpoon
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia



        Here's some info about 1: Harpoon archive sites.
                               2: a mailinglist devoted to Harpoon
                               3: News of new Harpoon products from 360.

>"The Convergence Zone" (or just "CZ" for short) is an electronic mailing list
>for the discussion of the Harpoon naval wargame series and related topics.

        Note: The mailing list covers *both* the computer and table top
version of the game.

>Submissions:    cz@ficus.cs.ucla.edu
>Administration: cz-request@ficus.cs.ucla.edu

   **** cz-request@ficus.cs.ucla.edu is the address to use if you want to
be added to the list. ****

>Archives:       anonymous FTP for CZ and Computer Scenarios (Amiga, Mac, PC)
>        Europe  ftp.cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42): harpoon
>        N.A.    sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca (129.100.100.12): pub/harpoon
>
>        Scenario Archive Administrators
>Amiga:          lcline@agora.rain.com (Larry Cline)
>IBM-PC:         lam@mozart.cs.colostate.edu (Mark Lam)
>Macintosh:      gsnow@clark.edu (Gary Snow)
>Drop Off Site:  hand@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Kolin Hand)

        And a message from 360

>Date: 08 Oct 92 02:00:09 EDT
>From: 76711.240@compuserve.com (Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc.)
>Subject: (46) 360 on PC 1.3, etc.
>Message-Id: <CZ.v12.msg46@penzance.cs.ucla.edu>
>
>Harpooners,
>I realize that all of you have been very patient while we have been working on
>bug fixes for Harpoon V1.3. The Harpoon Development Team at Three-Sixty
>appreciates your patience and understanding while we have worked on a Harpoon
>revision. I can now tell all of you that we are ALMOST finished with Harpoon
>Version 1.32.
>
>What happened to V1.31? A new Signature Edition Challenger Pak has just been
>released that contains Harpoon, the Scenario Editor, and the original four
>BattleSets. This new product had a scheduled release date that prevented us from
>having the ability to put all the 1.3 fixes into it, so we made V1.31 specific
>to the Signature Edition Challenger Pak. V1.31 is similar to V1.3 except for the
>inclusion of a command line switch that allows the user to increase the number
>of master handles that Harpoon uses. V1.32 has this feature and many other
>fixes. Sorry if this V1.31 and V1.32 is confusing.
>
>Version 1.32 should be finished within the next two weeks. It will be mailed to
>everyone who purchased the 1.3 upgrade or HDS directly from Three-Sixty and to
>registered HDS owners (if you purchased HDS from somewhere other than
>Three-Sixty, get those registration cards in now).
>
>I will also upload the V1.32 executable file to CompuServe, GEnie, AOL and to
>the Harpoon scenario FTP site when it is completed for those of you who want to
>get it right away. It will be about 250K zipped. You must have the other files
>that came with V1.3 for the executable to work. We are in the final stages of
>beta testing V1.32 so please hang on just a bit longer.
>
>Good Hunting,
>            Carl C. Norman
>            Three-Sixty Pacific, Incorporated

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        And some notes on how the archive works.

>Welcome to the PC section of the Harpoon Scenario Archive!
>
>Please take a moment to read through this README to get a brief idea of how to
>submit scenarios and whom to contact if you have trouble with them.
>
>Some ground rules:
>
>When submitting scenarios, please use PKZIP to compress the files. We have a
>limited amount of space, and would like to have as many scenarios available as
>possible.
>
>Along with your scenario, include three text files. One text file should contain
>just general information, such as version of the program you ran your scenario
>on, version of the Scenario Editor that you created it on, memory requirements,
>and any editorial comments you would like to include. Also, leave an email
>address where other players can contact you with comments on your scenario.
>
>Your other two text files should be orders for both the BLUE RED side. To allow
>for HARPOON version 1.3 users to see the orders while in the game, use the
>following proceedure:
>
>1. Put the name of the scenario on the first line of your file. HARPOON 1.3 will
>   then put it in the center of the title bar.
>
>2. Your orders file should have no control characters in them. HARPOON 1.3 will
>   balk at this. This includes hard-carriage returns at the ends of lines. Only
>   use these to separate paragraphs. HARPOON 1.3 will automatically word-wrap
>   your orders.
>
>3. The orders files should be named the same as the scenario file itself. See
>   the example below:
>
>   EXAMPLE:  scenario is named ASSAULT.HP1
>             Blue orders file should be named ASSAULT.BL1
>             Red orders file should be named ASSAULT.RD1
>
>   Please note that the .hp1, .bl1 and .rd1 extensions will change based on the
>   BattleSet you're using (in other words, an NACV scenario would have .hp2,
>   .bl2, and .rd2 extensions.)
>
>4. Note: we reserve the right to edit any of your documentation. This means
>   spelling errors, typos, etc. If we make any changes, we will properly note
>   them. BE ASSURED, we will NEVER edit the scenario itself. Also, we will never
>   change the intention of your documentation (like telling the BLUE player he
>   has to invade Keflavik when he/she really has to invade Narvik! :-))
>
>To upload scenarios, simply set up an FTP session with spc7.jpl.nasa.gov
>(137.79.114.145). Then, drop me a note at lam@mozart.cs.colostate.edu informing
>me that it's there. I will take the scenario from spc7.jpl.nasa.gov and run a
>virus check and see if the scenario loads properly into Harpoon. If your
>scenario does not pass those checks, I will send you email to inform you about
>it. If your scenario does pass, it will be uploaded to the pub/harpoon/pc sub
>directory at sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca and will be available to all.
>
>PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UPLOAD ANY "PROPRIETARY" FILES!
>By this, I mean copyrighted material. Our former FTP archive site,
>hilbert.math.ksu.edu was shut down because the USNI BattleSet published
>especially for those Naval Institute members who bought the program through the
>USNI (and therefore not available to anyone else!) was uploaded to hilbert. We
>do not want to see this happen again! If you attempt to upload this type of file
>(ie any BattleSet or other part of the HARPOON/SCENARIO EDITOR programs) they
>will not be transferred to sunbane. Also, please only upload HARPOON scenarios.
>This archive is only for HARPOON scenarios.
>
>Take note: there will be an INDEX file in the pub/harpoon/pc sub directory
>listing all the scenarios in the directory, and will include each the address of
>the author (to encourage feedback), memory requirements, and a short,
>one-or-two-line description of the scenario, drawn from your text files.
>
>Following these guidelines will allow us to build a quality archive of scenarios
>to make available to all HARPOON users.
>
>Some addresses to take note of if you have any problems:
>
>        Mark Lam (PC Admnistrator): lam@mozart.cs.colostate.edu
>        Gary Snow (Macintosh Administrator): gsnow@clark.edu
>        Larry Cline (Amiga Administrator): lcline@agora.rain.com
>        Kolin Hand (Drop-Off Site Administrator): hand@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
>
>Thank you for taking time to read this. If you have any questions, please leave
>me an email.
>
>HAPPY HARPOONING!
>
>Mark R. Lam
>P.C. Administrator, Harpoon Scenario Archive
>lam@mozart.cs.colostate.edu

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