Sim Community Observer

by Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: October 05 to October 11, 2002

Headlines:     - OpFlash Resistance Patch Details     - Combat Flight Simulator 3 Goes Gold     - ATF Goes Gold     - America's Army v1.3.0 out today!     - WWII On-Line: 1.7 beta take two     - Operation Flashpoint: Ultimate addon pack available!

Media Sites:

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

Game- and Hardware-Specific Sites:

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

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COMBATSIM.COM

• URL: http://www.combatsim.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Game News:
    
    
    
    • Offical Combat Mission 2 site Launched
      [Oct. 10] [After Oct. 10]
      
      
      
    • New Screens: Black Hawk Down
      [Oct. 10] [After Oct. 10]
      
      
      
    • H&D2 Site Shutting Down
      [Oct. 10] [After Oct. 10]
      
      
      
    • New Screens: GI Combat
      
    • New Screens: Hearts of Iron
      
    • Surround Gaming Update
      
    • Combat Flight Simulator 3 Goes Gold
      
    • New Screens: Platoon
      
    • OpFlash Resistance Patch Details
      
    • New Screens: LOMAC
      
    • Vietcong Site Launched
      
    • Armored Task Force goes Gold
      
    • The Tracker Announced
      
    
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • Last H-1 Leaves the Nest
      [Oct. 10] [After Oct. 10]
      
      
      
    • AMSTE Team Scores Direct Hit In China Lake Tests
      [Oct. 10] [After Oct. 10]
      
      
      
    • STRIKER 40 Grenade Machine Gun
      
    • U.S. Navy Awards Tactical Tomahawk Contract
      
    • World War II Ace Foss Hospitalized
      
    • USAF Acknowledges Beam Weapon Readiness
      
    • BAE Systems Awarded F-15K IFF Contract
      
    • U.S. Army BAT Submunition From Hunter UAV
      
    • BAE Systems Demonstrates Successful Flight Of Guided Rocket
      
    • First Flight of Raptor 11
      
    • Board Announces Cause Of F-15 Crash
      
    • Air Force Releases A-10 Accident Report
      
    
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Making of an Aces High Scenario, Part 3
      
    • Armored Assault
      
    • Steel Beasts II
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Harpoon4 (post Carl Normin)
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Falcon 4
    
    
    
    • Poll: Second best sim?
      
    • OT: Tonight is a sad night for liberalists...
      
      
    
    
    
  • Falcon V
    
    
    
    • Dusty shut up.
      
    
    
    
    
  • Pilot's Bar
    
    
    
    • Maryland Shootings
      
    • Thread Derailing Group
      
    
    
  
  

MigMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • More Eurofighter Typhoon - Operation Icebreaker
    
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Glide Wrapper for Red Baron
    
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Version 1.9 of Fraps is out
    
  • Mod M8 for Gunship has gone gold.
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  
  • World and Current Events
    
    
    
    • SimHQ World & Current Events Board may close
      
    
    
    
  • Battle of Britain
    
    
    
    • Here's what happened (Continued)
      
    
    
    
  • Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum
    
    
    
    • MP game on.
      
    
    
    
  • European Air War
    
    
    
    • Customising New Guinea
      
    
    
    
  • IL-2
    
    
    
    • What ever became of the Cess Pool?
      
    • Oleg!!!...More crap planes please!
      
    • FW190 improved visibility in Forgotten Battles?
      
    • Interview with Ilya
      
    
    
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Shipyard gets new submarine work
    
  • Soviet-era sub in Providence popular with U.S. sailors
    
  • Russia says its rusting fleet could poison Arctic
    
  • Canada has led naval search for al-Qaeda
    
  • China Ends 1st World Military Cruise
    
  • Chinese patrol aircraft harass USS Bowditch
    
  • Aussie Govt. to replace submarine combat systems with US gear
  
  
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • VIRTUAL SUBS
    
  • Atlantic Submarine Force
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • Ships on the bottom
      
    
    
    
  • Sub Command
    
    
    
    • New Wierd russian sub pic
      
    • Amusing story: Indian ocean SNAFU
    
    
    
    
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  • The Sudden Strike II: Fall Wardrobe Enhancement
  
  
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • 10/9 - Aaron Hall's Dungeon Odyssey Now Available via Download
    
  • 10/8 - UK Top 10 PC Games
    
  • 10/8 - Combat Flight Simulator 3 Has Gone Gold
    
  • 10/7 - Soldiers of Anarchy Goes Gold
    
  • 10/7 - ATF Goes Gold
    
  • 10/6 - The Official Vietcong Site is Now Live
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • PC Game Preview: Age of Mythology
    
  • Card Game Review: Theophrastus
    
  • PC Game Review: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
    
  • Hardware Review: Cymouse
    
  • Screenshots Feature: Platoon
    
  • Editorial: GameGuy: THe "Racing-Sim" Edition
    
  • Interview: Ron Dockal for The Anglo-German War 39-45
    
  • Contest: Sudden Strike 2: Fall Wardrobe Enhancement
    
  • Hardware Review: Mousepad Faceoff
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • On the Silver Screen...
    
    
    
    
  
  

Game-Specific Sites

Combat Flight Simulator 2 & 3

• URL: CFS2: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/
  
• URL: CFS3: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs3/
  
  
• New from Flightsim.com
  
  
  
  • CFS2 Panel--Focke-Wulf Ta-152
    
  • CFS2 Spitfire VII
    
  • CFS2 American Lacross Missile
    
  • CFS2 Chinese CSS-8
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Check Your Six! Combat Flight Simulator 3 Goes Gold
    
    
  
  
  
• Il-2:
  
  
  
  • New for campaign section Crimea Campaign
    
  • Updated version of Poland 1939 Campaign
    
  • IL2 Skins Dale Earnhardt BF109 -E4 from JerseyD
    
  • A fresh selection of IL2 Wallpaper
    
  • English Voice files for Russian voice over. You must have upgraded to V1.2ov
    
  
  
  
• Links
  
  
  
  • Offical sites, fan sites, skins and a whole lot more for CFS1/2 and IL2
    
  
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • The unscoped sniping argument
      
    • Dod_Caen3!?!?!?!?
      
    • 4.0 = Britts
      
    • New class idea - Interesting...
      
    
    
    
  • Beta 4.0 suggestions/ideas
    
    
    
    • Waldo and I would like to hear your ideas for improving Gameplay on Beach maps
      
    
    
    
  • Mapping
    
    
    
    • Official map Ideas thread
      
    • DoD_Stuka, modest repimp
      
    • Anyone interested in a mapping model and prefab collection for DoD?
      
      
    
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Setting Bombing Parameters
  
  
  
  

Falcon IV / V

• Community Sites:
  
  
  
  • E-Razor's E-Team
  
  
  
  
• No news to report this week. Check back next week!
  

Flanker

• URL: http://www.flanker2.com
  
  
• New Flanker Forums
  

FS:SDOE Information Center

• URL: http://www.fightersquadron.com/index.php3
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • SDOE most needed...
      
    • 3D Shadows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      
    • Ground Pack 3 BETA 2.0B available for public testing
      
    • SDOE Install order, locations and sizes
      
    
    
  • WWI in SDOE
    
    
    
    • FS-WWI To-Do List!
      
    
    
  • Downloads
    
    
    
    • UH-1A Huey Pre-Beta release
      
    • He177 version alpha
      
    
    
    
  
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Forgotten Battles Logo
    
  • Forgotten Battles Development Update!!
    
  • Private Squadron Forums
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • Are you ready for some football?
    
    
    • Please remove swastikas from your sigs!
      
    
    
    
  • Oleg's Ready Room
    
    
    
    • Spit XIV vs P51
      
    • Development update 4.10 ;)
      
    • P-51 x 109/190
      
    • 
      
      
    
    
    
  • Pilot's Lounge
    
    
    
    • Word Assocation Game
    
    
    • Are you a hunter?
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Weekly Screens!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Campaign Update
    
  • strike fighters
    
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• News: Patch 1.85 release getting close
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • What would you like to see in ofp2
    
    
    • Ofp is dead?
      
    
    
    
  • News Discussion:
    
    
    
    • 1.85 resistance patch discussion
      
    
    
    
  • Addons & Mods:
    
    
    
    • Mossberg 500 new version for download!
      
    • Kawasaki klr 250 motorbike
      
    • Hummer pack(with m60 - m2 andtow launcher) released
      
    • Ov-10 bronco v1.1 is out
      
    • Ingram mac 10
      
    • Breaking news
      
    • Opgwc mod beta pics and downloads
      
    • M34 cargo carrier (2,5 ton truck)
      
    • Ultimate addon pack available!
      
    • 
      
    
    
    
  • Off Topic
    
    
    
    • Mid east
    
    
    • Official ofp stuntman thread
      
    • Military Stupidity (reprise)
      
    • Crazy sniper!
      
    • Raptor and other fighter types
      
    
    
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New Test Main Arena
    
  • An item we have been working on.
    
  
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • Snapshot tomorrow night in the sand and surf!
  
  
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • re-thinking La7 use.
      
    • And people think _'s are bad?
      
    
    
  • Aircraft/Vehicles:
    
    
    
    • Time for the Brewster?
      
    • AH Spitfire Mk V vs AH 190 A5
      
    
    
  • The O' Club
    
    
    
    • NJ flushes the law
      
    
    
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • v1.3.0 out today!
    
  • America's Army makes the home page
    
  
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • US Army Introduces "America's Army" PC Game
      
    • COUNTDOWN TO AA:O RECON!
      
    • ~~~I WANNA SEE SOME WICKED SCRENE SHTS....if you have any!~~~
      
    • New patch today...
      
    • M16 Series Vs. The OICW
      
    • An Update from the Dev Team
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • Understanding Bible Prophecy
      
    • Not the Official Chix Thread, Devoted to study of Females
      
    • ONE WORD STORY!
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace..vr1.com/
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • 10/11/2002 Fox Hunt
    
  • 10/12/2002 PPP ( Pin Point Parachuting)
    
  • 10/12/2002 Kings Of The Sky (KOTS)
    
  • 10/13/2002 Canyon Races!!
    
  
  

WarBirds

• URL: http://www.totalsims.com
  
  
• All Warbirds (II & III) Events:
  
  
  
  • October 2002 Calendar
  
  
  
  

WWII Online

• URL: Playnet Site 1
  
• URL: Playnet Site 2
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Welcome Svenska PC GAMER Reader
    
  • Two upcoming mini-cons for WWII Online players
    
  • AHC Marines retrench
    
  • 1.7 beta take two
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • Join "The Storm Troopers" apply at SGHQ.COM
      
    • *** Commemorative First Anniversary Map ***
      
    • [GHC] An Invitation from the XV. Panzerkorps
      
    • GMT based players, US time zone don’t matter a 24/7 squad (BKB) needs you!
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • Allied Naval Operations - The Real Story
      
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs.
      
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • Breguet 691/693/695 lobby!
      
    • JG53 is seeking dedicated new recruits to fly the Bf 110, He 111 and the Ju 87
      
    • 111 th RAF Air Squadron (BKB's Air Branch a 24/7 squad)is looking for members
      
    • The Bose Geschwader 26 is looking for new recruits!
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • CRS: AP40 Please! Fix it don't nix it!
      
    • CRS: Vehicle Damage Value (fishing for yellow)
      
    • BKB a large active 24/7 squad is looking for active Tankers
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • OT-OT- IRAQ/Bin Laden paranoia
    
  • 9/11 Stop Terror Kill Terrorists
    
  • Real Humans
    
  
  

Controllers

Cougar World

• URL: http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Covers For your Cougars!!!
  
  
  
  
  
• Cougar Hardware / Firmware Issues:
  
  
  
  • *Mods and Tweaks*
    
  • Upgrade to Cougar HS kit available
  
  
  
  

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