gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER) (06/22/91)
do the additional battlesets for harpoon work with color harpoon or do you have to get special color versions of the battlesets? -- thomas willett Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta gt4586c@prism.gatech.edu "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Salvor Hardin (Foundation)
seiffert@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (06/23/91)
In article <31668@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER) writes: >do the additional battlesets for harpoon work with color harpoon or do you have >to get special color versions of the battlesets? > > >-- >thomas willett >Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta >gt4586c@prism.gatech.edu >"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Salvor Hardin (Foundation) > You have to get new battle sets. You can order them from the company for about 10$ more after you buy the black & white, or order the color version direct from them (plus shipping & handling). Price works out about the same either way. The color version of Harpoon comes with the color version of GUIK. The scenario editor is compatible with both the color and B&W versions. This is the info I got from the company when I ordered the color version. Kurt A. Seiffert Indiana University
warden@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Robert Warden) (06/23/91)
Kurt A. Seiffert writes: >>You have to get new battle sets. You can order them from the company for about >>10$ more after you buy the black & white, or order the color version direct >>from them (plus shipping & handling). Price works out about the same either >>way. Boy, if you ask me (and no one ever does, so I'll just say it anyway) Three-Sixty is being too greedy. I payed ~$40 for the original Harpoon, then another $15 for the color version. NOW I have to pay $10/battle set to get color. For a $20 battle set that brings it up to $30 for color - I could buy an entirely different game for that much. Come on, the original $15 extra should have entitled me to color battle sets without having to pay extra. It looks like I'll be playing everything but GUIK in B&W. ************************************************************************** ** Robert Warden warden@grad1.cis.upenn.edu ** ** University of Pennsylvania @gradient.cis.upenn.edu ** ** ** ** "Even a broken clock tells the time correctly twice a day" ** ** - Withnail & I ** **************************************************************************
cbn@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Robert S. Unoki) (06/24/91)
In article <45043@netnews.upenn.edu> warden@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Robert Warden) writes: >Boy, if you ask me (and no one ever does, so I'll just say it anyway) >Three-Sixty is being too greedy. I payed ~$40 for the original >Harpoon, then another $15 for the color version. NOW I have to >pay $10/battle set to get color. Was it mentioned in an earlier posting that the scenario editor allowed creation of both BW and Color battle sets? If this is the case, then what is so hard about designing a color battle set? Choosing colors?!? Isn't it the same battle set, just with color? I should just get the scenario editor and colorize all the BW scenarios! p.s. - ignore this if I'm wrong about the editor being BW/Color compat. rob -- Robert S. Unoki cbn@mace.cc.purdue.edu (standard disclaimer, please)
Patrick.Hayes@cediag.bull.fr (Patrick Hayes) (06/24/91)
In article <31668@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER) writes: >do the additional battlesets for harpoon work with color harpoon or do you have >to get special color versions of the battlesets? You have to get special color versions of the battlesets. Warning! Opinions follow!!! I hereby join the growing number of Harpoon users who find 360 too greedy for their own good. When I bought Harpoon last december, I was initally very happy with the realism and overlooked the horrible user interface. I especially looked foreward to the color version and cheap battlesets to renew my interest. I had hoped that they would bring the color version closer to the Mac model. Well, I waited 5 months to recieve a color version which loses even more of it's Mac interface. The movable window has dissapeared, and instead of being able to see more of the maps, I get the same views somewhat enlarged. On the positive side, the range circles are now Much more usable, but I don't think that this alone justifies the additional price. I appreciate the color ship views, but I view them as just sugar coating, as they don't really add anything to the tactics of the game. I'd just bought the MED battleset when my color harpoon copy came in. If I have to BUY a color version once again, I'll use my B/W version while I can stand it, let the color version mold away, and eventually stop using Harpoon altogether. This is really a shame for a game that held such promise... Pat -- +-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Patrick Hayes | EMail : Patrick.Hayes@cediag.bull.fr | | BULL CEDIAG | or hayes@bull.fr | | 68, Route de Versailles | Tel : (33 1) 39 02 56 88 | | F-78430 Louveciennes FRANCE | Fax : (33 1) 39 02 47 95 | +-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+