Sim Community Observer
By Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: November 02 to November 08, 2002

Headlines:      G.I. Combat retail patch v1.01      Silent Hunter II: Dynamic Mission Generator      G.I. Combat Ships      Microsoft CFS/FS: Over 30 military downloads from Flightsim.com!!!      SDOE: Patch 1.6.0.3 available      Operation Flashpoin: Winter nogojev addon v1.0      America's Army:O Tournament 2002!!      WWII Online Version 1.7!

Media Sites:

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

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
  
• GI Combat
  
• Operation Flashpoint
  
• WarBirds
  
• WWII Online
  
• Flight-sim Usenet
  
• Hardware

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COMBATSIM.COM

• URL: http://www.combatsim.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Game News:
    
    
    
    • American Conquest Trailer
      
    • Strategy First Signs New World Order
      
    • Soldiers Of Anarchy Revealed
      
    • New Screens: R63 Raven Shield
      
    • New Screens: Lock On
      
    • Medal Of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead Demo
      
    • G.I. Combat retail patch v1.01
      
    • GI Combat Ships
      
    • Platoon Goes Gold
      
    • Medieval: Total War Retail Patch v1.1
      
    • Fighter Ace 3.5 Details
      
    • Play the Platoon Demo
      
    • America’s Army: Operations Tournament
      
    • New World Order Gone Gold
      
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet Crashes in the Adriatic Sea
      
    • Laser Weapon Shoots Down Artillery Projectile
      
    • First Combat Action for Navy’s Newest Strike Fighter
      
    • General Dynamics Selected for UK Defense Digitization Program
      
    • JDAM Developmental Flight Testing on F-16
      
    
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Hearts of Iron
      
    • Iron Storm
      
    • CFS3: The Battle for Europe
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Opflash
    
  • ...From an idea by Ex-Ronin of the OPFLASH forum...
    
  • Review: CFS3: The Battle for Europe
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Combat Flight Simulator 3 Review
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Falcon 4
    
    
    
    • Poll: What is your age?
      
    • How does Aeyes new "pay for pit" policy make you feel?
      
    • Poll: How Many of you here are actually military pilots pilots
      
    
    
    
  • Falcon V
    
    
    
    • has falcon 5.0
      
    
    
  • LO-MAC
    
    
    
    • LOMAC a Survey Sim? Hmm Don't think so
      
    
    
  
  

MigMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • F-16 Aggressor
    
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • The RTWChallenge v3.0 has commenced
    
  • The only A-10 with an A2A kill still flying today
    
  • Steve "Mud Hen" Davies first book, "F-15 Eagle & F-15E Strike Eagle, Combat Legends"
    
  • A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation Center
    
  • IL-2 "Virtual Eastern Front" URL change.
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  
  • World and Current Events
    
    
    
    • Freedom of press; US ranks 17th.
      
    
    
    
  • Battle of Britain
    
    
    
    • Here's what happened (Continued)
      
    
    
    
  • CFS 3
    
    
    
    • Patch Petition
      
    
    
    
  • Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum
    
    
    
    • MP game on.
      
    
    
  • European Air War
    
    
    
    • 3dz Mapping tool- progress report and d/l
      
    
    
  • IL-2
    
    
    
    • CFS3 109 vs IL2 109
      
    • Oleg!!!...More crap planes please!
      
    
    
  • Strike Fighters: Project 1
    
    
    
    • Why I'm returning SF:P1 - a sad tale
      
    • Post Your Problems Here
      
    
    
  
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Game:
    
    
    
    • Ultimate Navy Sub-Simulator
      
    • New Arcade Subsim Coming Soon
      
    • Successful PM Beta!
      
    
    
  • Military:
    
    
    
    • USS Constellation heads for Persian Gulf
      
    • Navy may leapfrog to newer carrier design
      
    • All aboard the new carrier Ronald Reagan
      
    • Japan may send destroyer, surveillance planes to Iraq
      
    • Pentagon agrees to Navy's new generation of carriers
      
    • Albania submarine museum
      
    • Contents of Hunley museum could be an issue
      
    
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • SH-2 Dynamic Single Mission Generator BETA Release!
      
    • Stable MP for Silent Hunter II -- READ THIS
      
    • Periscope accuracy improvement mod
      
    • Request Help from a Windows-XP trouble-shooter, for the love of God.
      
    • The Holy Grail! - Scenario Editor Screenie
      
      
    
    
    
  • Sub Command
    
    
    
    • Fleet Command Multi player and NWS
      
    • Strange pictures of the USS Scorpion on the bottom
      
    • SCX 1.3 Thomas
      
    
    
    
  • ENIGMA: Rising Tide
    
    
    
    • FEATURE REQUESTS
      
    • Difficulty of GamePlay
      
    • Roll Call of surviving warships
      
      
    
    
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Newsletter G.I. Combat Contest
    
  • Games That Sell!" Contest/Survey
    
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Top Ten Selling PC Games - October 20 to October 26
    
  • Medal of Honor: Spearhead Demo: Now Saturday
    
  • Patch Released for G.I. Combat
    
  • Platoon Interactive Game Microsite Launches
    
  • Election Day Here in the United States
    
  • SPMBT and SPWW2 Mod Patches Announced
    
  • Asheron's Call 2 Hits Gold Status
    
  • Platoon is Gold; New Movie
    
  • G.I. Combat Arrives in Stores
    
  • GTA: Vice City Hits New Sales Records
    
  • For remaining news items, click and scroll down web page:
    
  • Web Community: Medieval: Total War Patched to v1.1
    
  • Web Community: Impossible Creators Web Site Live
    
  • Industry News: MMORPG Neocron Hits US Shores In One Week
    
  • Web Community: Medal of Honor: Spearhead Demo Soon
    
  • Web Community: Warcraft III v1.04 Patch Released
    
  • Industry News: Starfleet Command III Hits Gold Status
    
  • Web Community: Armored Task Force Release Slightly Delayed
    
  • Web Community: Juno Beach Airborne Assault Mod Released
    
  • Web Community: Republic Nears Completion; But Release for 2003?
    
  • Industry News: CDV Announces New Publication: Panzers
    
  • Industry News: Hegemonia Is Gold
    
  • Industry News: World War II Panzer Claws Golden
    
  • Industry News: Morrorwind Expansion Pack Goes Gold
    
  • Web Community: Starfleet Command III Movie Released
    
  • Web Community: MMOG PlanetSide Beta Applications Open
    
  • Web Community: Mafia Game Demo
    
  • Contests: Win Copies of Legion and Military History Books
    
  • Industry News: US Top Ten PC Games
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • The Wargamer's Newest Editorial Content
    
  • PC Game Preview: Hearts of Iron
    
  • PC Game Preview: World War II: Panzer Claws
    
  • Featured Download: Age of Mythology Demo
    
  • PC Game Preview: Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
    
  • Screenshots Feature: Panzers
    
  • Interview: Harpoon 4
    
  • Company Site Visit: The Wargamer Visits Ensemble Studios
    
  
  

MilitaryGamer.com

• URL: http://www.militarygamer.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Airborne Assault AAR - Beach Assault - Assault on Juno Beach
    
  • Armored Task Force Release Date Delayed - Delay Due To Printing Issues.
    
  • iMac Users Recruited For Virtual Battlefield - WWII Online Mac - Goes Gold
    
  • Check Out The Latest Screens From The Great Escape by SCi Entertainment
    
  • November Squad Battles
    
  • G.I. Combat Has Shipped To Retail Stores Across the US & Canada
    
  • At the Bar with Bis Standing the Pressure
    
  • Airborne Assault: Red Devils Over Arnhem - New Community Expansion Pack Released
    
  • Wargaming: Raiders Hq Updated and Other Coming Raiders Attractions
    
  • Fighter Ace 3.5 Upgrade Debuts
    
  • New Look MGO Site & Major Site Update
    
  • New World Order Goes Gold - Tactical Shooter - Screenshots
    
  • Check Out the New Vietnam RTS Based On The Film - Platoon Demo Released
    
  • The Long Awaited Hearts Of Iron Goes Gold
    
  • CDV To Publish Panzers - 3D WWII Tactical RTS
    
    
  
  

Game-Specific Sites

Combat Flight Simulator 2 & 3

• URL: CFS2: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/
  
• URL: CFS3: http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs3/
  
• URL: CFS Insider: http://microsoftgamesinsider.com/CFSInsider
  
• New downloads from Flightsim.com
  
  
  
  • CFS3 Keyboard Layouts In Excel Format
    
  • CFS3 Color Tracers
    
  • CFS3 Big Beautiful Doll (P-51)
    
  • CFS2 Grumman J4F-1 Widgeon
    
  • CFS Scenery Macros--Italian Planes
    
  • FS2002 Vickers VC-10 K2
    
  • FS2002 Blohm und Voss BV-141 B-05 V13 NC RD
    
  • FS2002 USAF F-5A Cammo
    
  • FS2002 Swiss T-38A Talon
    
  • FS2002 Scenery--NAS Fallon Bombing Range
    
  • FS2002 Douglas A-26 Invader
    
  • FS2002 North American F-86 D Sabre.
    
  • FS2002 JSDF Mitsubishi MU-2.
    
  • FS2002 Swedish Army Helicopter
    
  • FS2002 Embraer EMB-TX-OP
    
  • FS2002 FAB R99A
    
  • FS2002 P38 Panel Converted From CFS2
    
  • FS2002 Mexican Air Force C130A
    
  • FS2002 FAB AT-29
    
  • FS2002 Hellenic Air Force Cessna T-41D
    
  • FS2000 North American T-2 Buckeye
    
  • FS2002 Israeli Air Force Lahatut
    
  • FS2002 Indian Air Force Tiger Stripe MiG-21
    
  • FS2002 Indian Air Force Tiger Stripe MiG-21/2
    
  • FS2002 USAF UPT Laughlin AFB T-38
    
  • FS2002 RAAF F/A-18C Hornet
    
  • FS2002 Embraer EMB 145
    
  • FS2002 DSB BAe Hawk T1 V3
    
  • FS98 Gotha G.Vb Heavy Bomber
    
  • FS98 Republic F-105D Thunderchief
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• Site Unavailable. Check next weeks news!
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The official SIGnature request thread
    
  • DoD Wear
    
  • Official map Ideas thread
    
  • British accent lesson for us dumb Yanks
    
  • Mer Svenskar tack!
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Nothing new. Check back next week!
  

Falcon IV / V

• Community Sites:
  
  
  
  • E-Razor's E-Team
  
  
  
  
• Site no longer followed due to inactivity.
  

Flanker

• URL: http://www.flanker2.com
  
  
• Site no longer followed due to inactivity.
  

FS:SDOE Information Center

• URL: http://www.fightersquadron.com/index.php3
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Nakajima A6m2-n Floatplane released
    
  • Patch 1.6.0.3 is available... Officially
    
  • FS-WWI To-Do List!
    
  • Decisions....decisions
    
  
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • World Cyber Games 2003
    
  • Latest Development update!
    
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • The Final Step towards Becoming an Ace
      
    • Are you ready for some football?
      
    
    
    
  • Oleg's Ready Room
    
    
    
    • PLEASE! ATTENTION! PLEASE COPY TO OTHERS!
      
    • Development Update
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Features Section and FAQ updated
    
  • More screenshots!!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • New Screens !!
    
  • Vote – add-on aircrafts.
    
  
  

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • GI Combat Goes On Sale Today
    
  • Latest Patch!!!
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Lawerance Jameson/Sabot
    
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New forum organization
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • General about 1.85 patch
      
    
    
    
  • Addons & Mods:
    
    
    
    • Winter nogojev addon v1.0
      
    • Proper release of the littlebirds
      
    • Jackal326 m4a1 carbine pack
      
    • Female soldier
      
    • Released m.a.b. 38/49
      
    
    
    
  • Off Topic
    
    
    
    • Mid east
      
    • Official ofp stuntman thread
      
    • Military Stupidity (reprise)
      
    • Guess the airplane!
      
    • Missile attack in yemen
      
    • Are you a hunter?
      
    
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • For all events including Snapshots, TOD, and more!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • HTC sold to .....
    
  • Time for ANTI-GUN people to put their money where their mouth is!
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • AA:O Tournament 2002!!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Will Honor points be reset once the exploits are sorted out?
      
    • Should we have a "Canada's Army" companion game?
      
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • Guess the movie quote!!
      
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • The Official and Authentic Guide to Running
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace..vr1.com/
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Fighter Ace 3.5 to debut Thanksgiving.
    
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • This weeks events!
    
  
  

WarBirds

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

WWII Online

• URL: Playnet Site 1
  
• URL: Playnet Site 2
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Introducing the new improved WWII Online 1.7
    
  • McCully sends information of a big update to his site
    
  • Is there help for players in WWIIOL or trying to rejoin?
    
  • Performance tips for 1.7
    
  • Dewoitine D.520 screenshots
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • The idea that can solve any teamwork issue without problems. Real World War 2!!
      
    • Join "The Storm Troopers" apply at SGHQ.COM
      
    • GMT based players, US time zone don’t matter a 24/7 squad (BKB) needs you!
      
    • Commemorative First Anniversary Map
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs. (New Pics Pg5)
      
    • Photo Gallery For The New Forums--Surface
      
    • Photo Gallery For The New Forums--Submarines
      
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • //////// Operation: Merciful Trident \\\\\\\\ NOV 8th,9th,10th pm et
      
    • JG53 is seeking dedicated new recruits to fly the Bf 110, He 111 and the Ju 87
      
    • The Bose Geschwader 26 is looking for new recruits!
      
    • *** - All UK Players Read - ***
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • CRS: What are these guys doing to their Flak36's???
      
    • CRS: Increase 88 loadout.
      
    • BKB a large active 24/7 squad is looking for active Tankers
      
    • CRS Is time to adjust AT gun speeds?Good stuff in here CRS both sides agree
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • Force Feedback
    
  • Strike Fighters P-1, half baked, save y...
    
  
  

Controllers

Cougar World

• URL: http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Poll: How satisfied are you with your Cougar?
    
  • *Mods and Tweaks*
    
  • Upgrade to Cougar HS kit available
  
  
  
  

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