Combat Simulation Community Observer

Compiled by Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: September 14 to 20, 2002

Each week, COMBATSIM.COM visits the most active combat simulation community sites on the Internet. In this single report, published every Friday, we give you links to all the latest news, articles, forum discussions, links, downloads, events and contests.

Since these are just the early days of this report, we realize we have yet to include many fine fan sites. If you would like to see your (or someone else's) site on this list, please contact our News Editor.

Please keep in mind that the main criteria for inclusion on this page is that you have regularly updated material in the form of original articles, news, files (e.g., skins, maps, mods), or message boards. If your site is selected, we will visit it each week and find out what's new—you will not need to send us any info.



Media Sites:

• COMBATSIM.COM
• Frugals World of Simulations
• SimHQ
• Subsim
• Wargamer

Game- and Hardware-Specific Sites:

• Aces High
• America's Army
• Combat Flight Simulator 2 & 3
• Day of Defeat
• F4 Unified Team
• Falcon IV / V
• Fighter Ace
• Flanker
• Flight-sim Usenet
• Fighter Squadron: SDOE
• IL-2 Sturmovik
• LO:MAC
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Operation Flashpoint
• WarBirds
• WWII Online
• Flightsim Usenet
• Hardware

COMBATSIM.COM

• URL: http://www.combatsim.com
  
• News:
  • Game News:
    • Search and Rescue Series Continues
    • WWII Online Mac Edition
    • CFS3 WindowBlinds
    • New Screens: Midway - Naval Battles
    • IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles Features
    • Team Factor Joins The Special Forces
    • Frontline Attack Movie Trailer
    • The Great Escape Details
    • Forgotten Battles Development Update
    • CMBB Ships
    • Vietnam MEDEVAC Announced
    • Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Goes Gold
    • Frontline Attack UK Demo
    
    
  • Military News:
    • USAF Completes Live-Fire Tests Of LAIRCM System
    • Navy Announces DDG Multiyear Contract
    • Boeing SLAM-ER Becomes First Missile with OPEVAL
    • Litening Extended Range Pod Integrated On A-10
    • Air Force CV-22 Resumes Flight Testing
    • F-22 Redesignation Reflects Combat Role
    • Officials Release Helicopter Accident Report
    • AMRAAM Scores 100 Percent Success
    • U.S. Army Transformation Plan Going Full Force
    • Successful Catapult Testing On The Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan
    • Engine Failure Caused Predator Crash
  
  
• Articles:
  • Military History: The Battle of Britain, Part 2 - Pilots
  • Interview: Platoon
  • Review: The History Channel: Mail Call and Basic Training
  • How-To: IL-2 Sturmovik Multiplayer
  
  
• Forums:
  • Falcon 5 and G2I in trouble?
  • OFP: Your wish list...
  
  
• Links / Downloads:
  • America's Army Recon patch v1.2.1

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
• Forums:
  • Falcon 4
    • Shoot -- voice-commands for games
    • Share your turning secrets please..
    
    
  • Rowan's BoB
    • BoB -- The second time around
    • German Mission Planning

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
• News:
  • New CFS3 Website - Combat Flight Simulator INSIDER:
  • New CFS3 screenshots found at CFS Pilots
  
  
• Articles:
  • Preview: Steel Beasts 2
  • Review: Brigade Combat Team: Commander Edition
  
  
• Forums:
  • General Discussion Forum
    • Every time a topic I start scrolls...
    • 5 Word Story
    
    
  • IL-2
    • Another stupid Trim Cheat
    • Forgotten Battles: Will Oleg show he has matured as designer?
    
    
  • Janes F/A-18
    • Can't airborne F-14 without burn AB
    
    
  • Battle of Britain
    • XP PROBLEMS DISCUSSED HERE!

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
• News:
  • PPM015 Resupply Mod Released
  • ENIGMA Release Date Set
  
  
• Articles:
  • Preview: ENIGMA Rising Tide
  
  
• Forums:
  • Silent Hunter II
    • Sept 11: PM015 News
    • Problem solved
    • Stupped AI
    
    
  • Destroyer Command
    • DDay Scenario

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
• Contests:
  • Scenario Design Contest
  • Sudden Strike 2
  
  
• News:
  • Soldier of Fortune II to be Patched
  • World War II: Panzer Claws Demo Released
  • Midway: Naval Battles Technology Demo
  • Pies Tactics News: Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Gold
  • World War II Online For The Mac
  • Sudden Strike II Ships
  
  
• Articles:
  • PC Game Review: Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
  • Screenshots Feature: Engima: Rising Tide Demo
  
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • Desert Storm V2.0

Game-Specific Sites

Combat Flight Simulator 2 & 3

• URL: CFS2: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/
• URL: CFS3: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs3/
  
• News:
  • Combat Flight Simulator INSIDER
  
  
• Articles:
  • CFS 3: First Impressions
  
  
• Downloads:
  • A10 Warthog from WEBinBlue
  • CFS3 WINDOWBLINDS SKIN
  
  
• CFS2 Forum:
  • The Battle Over 1% DP's....
  • Boondog's "Tips for Aerial Combat"

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • Why not raise the gun when aiming at enemy, not on trigger pull
    • Comments for the [DoD] team
    
    
  • Models, Skins, and Animations:
    • SREL - Tunneled Scope

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
• News:
  • G2i is NOT gone!
  • New F18 3d-model details
  • New 3d-model previews from 'Ripper'

Falcon IV / V

• Community Sites:
  • E-Razor's E-Team

Flanker

• URL: http://www.flanker2.com
  
• Top Forum Discussions:
  • GMA 31
  • Real MiG29 manual
  • Orthagonal Roll

FS:SDOE Information Center

• URL: http://www.fightersquadron.com/index.php3
  
• News:
  • Ground Pack 3 BETA 2.0 available for public testing
  
  
• Downloads:
  • SDOE Patch 1.6.0.2 installer
  • Tempest MkV - beta 2.0
  • 'six blade spit' - Seafire Mk 47 update
  • Static Ground Unit pack released!

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
• News:
  • Forgotten Battles Features Update
  
  
• Forums:
• General:
  • Forgotten Battles Features Update
  • WW1 mod or patch for il-2
  • An open letter about cheating
  
  
• Downloads:
  • Version 1.2 with Open Voice

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
• News:
  • One Big Screen, This Week...
  
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • what's your favourite plane?
  • Aviation:
    • RAPTOR DESIGNATION CHANGED

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

• URL: http://www.mohaa.ea.com
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • where can i find the all seeing eye??

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • What would you like to see in ofp2
    • Ofp is dead?
    • Nogova's flag
    • Resistance buglist
    • Constructive criticism
    
    
  • News:
    • Ofp2 news
    
    
  • Addons & Mods:
    • Where are satchels sounds?
    • Download the hk pack!
    • C130 finally released
    
    
  • Multiplayer:
    • Guide to on-line play for noob's
    
    
  • Off Topic:
    • Mid east

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitech-creations.com
  
• Events:
  • Midway!
  • Battle of the Ruhr SUNDAY TOD
  • Friday TOD - Tangle Over Tunisia
  • CAP Frame 2 details
  
  
• Forums:
  • General:
    • Biggest "egos" in the game?
    • Comming soon to D-WING
    • Ta 152 charts, test and comparison tests
    
    
  • Gameplay/Feedback:
    • Petition to change the name of the Hein on AH
    
    
  • Aircraft/Vehicles:
    • Time for the Brewster?
    • Ta152 charts, tests and comparison tests
    • Revisiting the F4U-4 perk cost debate
    • Perk the P51 B
  
  
• Downloads:
  • Mitsu's Aces High Sounds Collection V1.05
  • AERO's Gunsight Gallery

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
• Forums:
• General:
  • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
  • Remember the TOS
  • Teammates say the craziest things!
  • Striking Gold!
  • VETERAN TAGS
  • Question from Dev Team: M16, M4, M249

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace.vr1.com/
  
• Events:
  • Fox Hunt
  • Kings Of The Sky
  • Jet Races
  • Battle Of The Hosts

WarBirds

• URL: http://www.totalsims.com
  
• Events:
  • SL268
  • S3 18
  • Seven Days in Sept
  • SL269

WWII Online

• URL: Playnet Site 1
• URL: Playnet Site 2
  
• News:
  • WWII Online Mac Edition
  
  
• Forums:
  • The Barracks:
    • Travel Times should be reconsidered
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    • Photo Gallery For The New Forums--Surface
    • The Big-Ass Persistent Units Discussion
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    • Bababooey
    • JG53 is seeking dedicated new recruits to fly the Bf 110, He 111 and the Ju 87
    • Real-world Hurricane performance test results
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    • CRS: Vehicle Damage Value (fishing for yellow)
    • Proposed Vehicle Set For the BoF (Uber Long)..Recovery Vehicles Added

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
• Discussions:
  • Real Humans
  • Rudder pedals

Controllers

Cougar World

• Forums:
  • Very Bad news for the Cougar...

Systems

• Frugals World: System Mods and Tweaks