Sim Community Observer
By Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: November 23 to November 29, 2002

Headlines:      CFSPilots & Combatsims Online Merge      Flashpoint Resistance 1.90 Patch      America's Army Version 1.4 released      Operation Flashpoint Seb nam pack 2 out!      CFS3 Mission Pack      Projekt Messerwetzer SH2 Update: Nov 21

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:
    
    
    
    • Cossacks: Back to War Ships
      
    • Hearts of Iron Ships
      
    • Battlefield 1942 v1.2 Update
      
    • America's Army v1.4 Today
      
    • New Screens: Forgotten Battles
      
    • New Screens: LOMAC
      
    • Combat Mission: Barbarossa To Berlin v1.01
      
    • Hyperlobby v2.10.170
      
    • Resistance Upgrade v1.90
      
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • V-22 Starts High Rate of Descent Testing
      
    • F/A-22 Raptor Meets Flight Test Goal
      
    • World's Most Sophisticated Simulation System Unveiled
      
    • Second X-45A UCAV Completes First Flight
      
    • SM-3 Scores Third Ballistic Missile Intercept
      
    
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Lost Aircraft, Part 2
      
    • Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
      
    • Real War: Rogue States
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • A Small Announcement....
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Falcon 4
    
    
    
    • Poll: Netherlands must choose replacement for the F-16
      
    • Poll: What is your age?
      
    • Poll: How Many of you here are actually military pilots pilots
      
    • Eurofighter Da06 Crash
      
    
    
    
  • Falcon V
    
    
    
    • Falcon V dream list
      
    
    
    
  • Pilots Bar
    
    
    
    • Great Day At The Show
      
    
    
  
  

MigMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• No new articlese this week.
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Demo for the new Vietnam MedEvac
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  
  • Battle of Britain
    
    
    
    • Here's what happened (Continued)
      
    
    
    
  • CFS 3
    
    
    
    • Patch Petition
      
      
    
    
    
  • Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum
    
    
    
    • MP game on.
      
    
    
    
  • IL-2
    
    
    
    • Possible hot topic...regiments and custom stuff in OFFLINE play..
      
    
    
  
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • PROJEKT M NEARS RELEASE 7 PLAYERS, NO DROPS
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • The Holy Grail! - Scenario Editor Screenie
      
    • Warning: Pirated SH2 has a security hack
      
    • First successful test of Projekt Messerwetzer MP
      
    • Projekt Messerwetzer SH2 Update: Nov 21
      
    
    
    
  • Sub Command
    
    
    
    • New patch requests, write here
      
    • NEW Sub Command patch V1.06
      
    
    
  
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Newsletter G.I. Combat Contest
    
  • Games That Sell!" Contest/Survey
    
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • O.R.B. Demo Is Released
    
  • Hearts of Iron in Stores and Patch v1.01
    
  • Top Ten Selling PC Games: November 10 to November 16
    
  • Civ III: Play the World Patch
    
  • Two New Neverwinter Nights Expansion Packs
    
  • Impossible Creatures Test Now Available
    
  • Earth & Beyond Demo Plans Revealed
    
  • No One Lives Forever 2 v1.2 Patch
    
  • Complete News Coverage
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Featured Content: Hearts of Iron Interactive Game Microsite
    
  • Buying Guide: The Wargamer's 2002 Holiday Buying Guide
    
  • After Action Review: Hearts of Iron to 1940
    
  • PC Game Review: No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way
    
  • Buying Guide: Platoon Interactive Game Microsite
    
  • Contest: Sign Up for The Wargamer's Newsletter and Win Age of Mythology
    
  • Newsletter Issue: The Wargamer's November Newsletter
    
  • Board Game Review: Nile Empire: War in Heliopolis
    
  
  

MilitaryGamer.com

• URL: http://www.militarygamer.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • A Marine Moment The Flag Raising on Suribachi - Wild Bill Wilder
    
  • EU2 Austria War Of The Spanish Succession : 1700 - 1708 - Part VI
    
  • Airborne Assault AAR Beach Assault - Fictitious Assault on Juno Beach Part III
    
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • JimmyD - CC Tool Shed - Site Update - Rare CC Maps
    
  • Darkened Skye...In A World Where Magic Sleeps
    
  • AquaNox 2: Revelation - Details On New Game Engine - Screens & Info
    
  • Lethal Dreams An Upcoming RPG Strategy Game From Boolat Games
    
  • Patch Released for Steelpanther's Stalingrad Campaign
    
  
  

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 Messerschmitt BF109E
    
  • CFS3 Mission Pack
    
  • FS2000/FS2002/CFS2 API-SCM Macros
    
  • FS2002/CFS2 CellGrid2
    
  • FS2002/CFS2 SAAF Dassault Mirage IIIEZ
    
  • CFS2 European Splash Screen
    
  • CFS Scenery--Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen
    
  • CFS Mission--Aki Maru
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • CFSPilots & Combatsims Online Merge
    
  • IL2 Graphics Setup
    
  • IL2 Sound Setup
    
  • PC Security
    
  • Gazette Issue 176
    
  
  
  
• Il-2
  
  
  
  • Version 2 of Crimea Campaign available for download
    
  • Cartrix has posetd a huge FB Update on the Official Site
    
  
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Nice flash intro on German DoD Site
    
  • Huge LAN parties in France and Sweden include DoD play
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Desktop Thread. CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP
    
  • Mer Svenskar tack!
    
  • Making the world seksier, One pictar at a time
    
  • The official SIGnature request thread
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • European Flight Sim Show
    
  
  

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
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • New version of Bloch 152
    
  • New Clouds, enjoy!
    
  • Hi-res British Hurricanes Available
    
  • Mask on or Mask off?
    
  • More firepower for the Mk IIc Seafire
    
  
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Logo Change Website Improvements
    
  • Hi-Res development screens
    
  • Forgotten Battles Features screens
    
  • All Forgotten Battles Development Updates
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • PLEASE! ATTENTION! PLEASE COPY TO OTHERS!
    
  • Word Assocation Game
    
  • 10 good reasons why you're proud of your country
    
  • You make the call - Next major war.
    
  • Say something nice about the person above you thread!
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New Screens
    
  
  

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New Campaign Page Added
    
  • New GI Combat H2H Chat & Multiplayer Set Up
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Just got the game
    
  • Holden, Mods and To Eric Young
    
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • 1.90 patch is available
    
  • Linux standalone server 1.90beta
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • 1.90 bug list
      
    • Ofp with 3d glasses
      
    
    
    
  • Addons & Mods Complete:
    
    
    
    • Seb nam pack 2 out!
      
    • Ofpam v0.98b released
      
    • A-6e intruder bomber public beta
      
    • M109a6 v.2 released to public
      
    • Opgwc demo mod v0.96.00 patch released
      
    • F-15e strike eagle released!
      
    • Proper release of the littlebirds
      
    • Final version of the biplane
      
    • Mf conquer the island
      
    • Guard dog (static)
      
    
    
    
  • Off Topic
    
    
    
    • Mid east
      
    • Military Stupidity (reprise)
      
    • Would you be willing to die for your country?
      
    • Going to war with iraq?
      
    
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Holiday Schedule
    
  • A Turkey Leg to Chew on
    
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • For all events including Snapshots, TOD, and more!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Bring the Ki.84-I Hayate "Frank" to Aces High
    
  • What kind of graphics card do you use ?
    
  • true FW190 rollrate
    
  • H8K2 Emily Information
    
  • Games have rules! Imagine if this were tried in Aces High
    
  • Petition to change the name of the Hein on AH
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • V1.4 manual online
    
  • v1.4 TODAY
    
  • New version by Thanksgiving
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    • VETERAN TAGS
      
    
    
  • Strategies and Tactics
    
    
    
    • MORE GUNS!!!
      
    • POST NAMES OF TKers and RAMBOS HERE
      
    
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • HOOAH! 51 East Tonight
      
    • The mindless thread!
      
    • The Official and Authentic Guide to Running
      
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace..vr1.com/
  
  
• 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:
  
  
  
  • Patch time
    
  • New infantry updates
    
  • New French killing machines
    
  • HQ sits down with Flea - late
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Off-Topic
    
    
    
    • *** One-Seventy Maps ***
      
    • NWN, World of Winter players list. EMAIL LIST SENT!
      
    • Post/Share Your ScreenShots With WWIIOL - @ www.Stars-and-Stripes.net
      
    • The time is drawing near for WWIIOLYatta2!
      
    • OFFICIAL HOT CHIX THREAD™ - Version 4.0 released!!!!
      
    
    
    
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • Why are the English so easy to overrun?
      
    • Infantry Update 11-25
      
    • Join "The Storm Troopers" apply at SGHQ.COM
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs. (New Pics Pg5)
      
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    • Photo Gallery For The New Forums--Naval Aviation
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • 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!
      
    • Axis strategic level bomber group 1. KG "Beastie Boys" KGBB - looking for pilots
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • BKB a large active 24/7 squad is looking for active Tankers
      
    • CRS: What are these guys doing to their Flak36's???
      
    • CRS Is time to adjust AT gun speeds?Good stuff in here CRS both sides agree
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • L'Acrobat is my hero....Woo Hoo for him, such logic....
    
  • australian chicken sh**
    
  • Getting NVidia TNT2
    
  
  

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
  
  
  • Any of you guys interested in this?
    
  • EvenStrain Gimbals Production
    
  
  

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