
                                        TOMPAK.ZIP
                             Scenario Pack for Harpoon Classic

                                     "Confligrations"

                                  Written by Tom Herron
                                  <tom_herron@yahoo.com>


     1) Indroduction
     
     2) List and description of included scenarios

     3) Tips for gameplay 

     4) Some final thoughts





1) Introduction

          These scenarios have been selected as a few of the best of over 250 scenarios
     I have written for Harpoon classic since about 1992.  Never before available on the
     internet these scenes have been selected for good gameplay and great action.  
          Although alot of my scenarios are good ones, these select few are the ones
     that have stood out and stuck in my mind over the years.  Enjoy!!

       
2) Scenario Descriptions

      GIUK GAP SC1

           * USSR5C.SC1    Soviet North Kola forces counterattacking!    BLUE GAME ONLY   

      IOPG     SC4

           * BlOCK13.SC4   Neutralize a strong enemy blockade.           BlUE GAME ONLY
           * FLEETS2.SC4   Modern Midway style battle..hot!              BLUE OR RED

      Enhanced GIUK SC6

           * CONVOY23.SC6  Medium convoy action/Submarine interdiction.  BLUE OR RED
           * EUROEAST.SC6  Poland is revisted by the Luftwaffe.          BLUE OR RED
           * LUFTWAFE.SC6  Britain and Germany battle again!             BLUE OR RED
           * MK24C.SC6     NATO subs in path of Soviet Offensive.        BLUE OR RED
           * SSN25.SC6     German and British SAGs tangle at sea.        BLUE OR RED
           * SURGEX.SC6    Soviet powerplay in the GAP.                  BLUE OR RED
      
      Enhanced MED SC8

           * BLACKSEA.SC8  Soviet Black Sea Fleet breaks out!            BLUE OR RED
           * SUEZ.SC8      Major Soviet seaborn invasion!                BLUE OR RED
           * ZAGREB2.SC8   What an ugly little war.                      BLUE OR RED
           
      Enhanced IOPG SC9

           * CCCP.SC9      A powerful Red force overuns Arab nations.    BLUE GAME ONLY
           * IRAN97.SC9    Iran has some new toys. Wanna Play?           BLUE OR RED 

          

3) Tips for gameplay

           A) Remember the first rule of PC gaming, "Save your game often."  In fact
      I would save two copies and alternate saving between them.

           B) Use smooth concise mouse and keyboard commands.  If you "hang" or appear
      to lock...simply wait, do not start pressing more keys or clicking your mouse alot.

           C) Be smart in your gameplay, "Keep it simple", don't split your plane groups
      in flight etc. None of these scenes require that you launch all 300 planes at once.
           These scenes are balanced for a medium pace. You won't see 500 enemy planes 
      come up in attack. (Although I wish we could.) 

           D) Maintain your computers operating system and ensure your memory is set
      up as recommended.  Use a bare basic boot disk in DOS.   
           I have made every attempt to build these scenarios so they won't lock or
      hang, but I have certainly pressed the limits of memory in some cases and cannot
      exclude the possibilty of lockups, though for me the frequency is very rare.
           If your game locks, it is probably because it has gotten "too large" in
      gameplay. Look to be more conservative, esp. in numbers of air assets flying.
           Save your game often.



           

      
                
    
     
          
     

