Sim Community Observer

by Ed Reddy

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

Headlines:      Buying Guide: The Wargamer's 2002 Holiday Buying Guide      Microsoft Announces Plans to Update Combat Flight Simulator 3      Gazette 179 ** Yuletide Edition ** Screenshot of the year result      All You Wanted to Know About IL-2 Sturmovik But Were Afraid to Ask Oleg      Papadoc grabs at straws again

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
  
• 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:
    
    
    
    • Christmas Coverage
      
    • Aces High v1.11
      
    • G.I. Combat Patch v1.02e
      
    • Movie Trailer: Blitzkrieg
      
    • Operation Flashpoint: Resistance & GotY Beta Patches v1.91
      
    • New Screens: IGI2: Covert Strike
      
    • Vietcong Multiplayer Demo
      
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • Blitzkrieg Movie Trailer
      
    • Northrop Grumman Continues Fire Scout Flight Test
      
    • Northrop Grumman Completes UCAR Programme Review
      
    • Northrop Grumman To Offer Litening AT
      
    • Lithuania To Buy Stinger Weapon Systems
      
    • Raytheon Awarded AIM-9X Contract
      
    • Raytheon to Provide RAM for Korean Navy Ships
      
    • F/A-18 Program Surpasses 5,000,000 Flight Hours
      
    • Bush Orders Missile Defense System Deployed
      
    • General Dynamics Awarded SSGN and Trident Contract
      
    • Kadena F-15 Accident Information Released
      
    • Final Production Tests of Guided MLRS Rocket
      
    • Eurofighter Returns To Flight Status
      
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Cold War Spoofs
      
    • Search & Rescue: Vietnam MedEvac
      
    • Hearts of Iron
      
    
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • 767 Pilot In Command Review
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • US - Iraq conflict about oil?
    
  • Poll: US - Iraq conflict about terrorism?
    
  • OT: Happy Independence Day!
    
  • *clink* *clink* Bars Open early
    
  
  

MiGMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Microsoft and MiGMan competition
    
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Vietnam Air War
    
  
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • IL-2 Mission Saver v1.1
    
  • Troffmeister's 3d Military Depot
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Every time a topic I start scrolls...
    
  • Bob: Here's what happened (Continued)
    
  • EECH: MP game on.
    
  • Janes F/A-18: About clicking on the HUD
    
  • IL-2: Oleg!!!...More crap planes please!
    
  • SFP1: just another patch update.. ;)
    
  
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • BOOMER BY FROZEN LUNG
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • The Holy Grail! - Scenario Editor Screenie
      
    
    
    
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Newsletter G.I. Combat Contest
    
  • Games That Sell!" Contest/Survey
    
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • PC Game Review: Earth & Beyond
    
  • Featured Game Section: Platoon Interactive Game Microsite
    
  • Buying Guide: The Wargamer's 2002 Holiday Buying Guide
    
  
  

MilitaryGamer.com

• URL: http://www.militarygamer.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Platoon Review Or - "The Tracks Of My Tears
    
  • Hearts Of Iron AAR - The Official History of the UK in the Second World War - Pt IV
    
  • EU2 Austria War Of The Spanish Succession : 1700 - 1708 - Part VII
    
  • At the Bar with Bis - Top Ten Wargames of 2002
    
  
  
• MGO's latest news (updated daily)
  

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
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Microsoft Announces Plans to Update Combat Flight Simulator 3
    
  
  
  
• New downloads from Flightsim.com
  
  
  
  • CFS3 Smoke Mods
    
  • CFS2 Blohm und Voss BV-141 B-05 V13 NC RD
    
  • CFS2 Kawasaki Ki-100-I Ko
    
  • CFS Coronado 5
    
  • CFS Scenery Macros--Italian Planes
    
  • CFS Scenery Macros--German Planes
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Gazette 179 ** Yuletide Edition ** Screenshot of the year result
    
  • CFS2: AI Kamikaze Aircraft available for download at Sim-Outhouse
    
  • IL2 Center Updated - Hyperlobby 3.x preview
    
  • Sturmovik Technika has moved http://www.il2center.com/technika/
    
  • CFS3: New Campaign and Aircraft fixes from Ricnunes
    
  • Crop Duster's new smoke effects are here!
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Comic Strip The adventures of 87_PO_Stall By Aeroporo
    
  • New Section: Strike Fighters Project 1
    
  • All You Wanted to Know About IL-2 Sturmovik But Were Afraid to Ask Oleg
    
  
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Mer Svenskar tack!
    
  • Day of Defeat Beta 4.0 Information
    
  • give the Thompson a 20 rnd mag again
    
  • Overlord and future beach maps to come: NO ALLIE SNIPER CLASS!!!!
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Yes, there will be an SP4!
    
  
  

Falcon IV / V

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

Flanker

• URL: http://www.flanker2.com
  
  
• Flanker 2 discussions has moved to the Lock-On: Modern Air Combat Forums.
  

FS:SDOE Information Center

• URL: http://www.fightersquadron.com/index.php3
  
• Forums are currently offline.
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Could Friday be Better?_12.20.02
    
  • Poll Results and New Poll_12.16.02
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • FW-190A-9. THE NEW ÜBERPLANE?
    
  • The myth of effectiveness of the M2 0.50
    
  • PLEASE! ATTENTION! PLEASE COPY TO OTHERS!
    
  • Word Association
    
  • Donahue: Peace protestors...Patriotic or un-American?
    
  • If you are bored, post something here...
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Poll Results and New Poll
    
  
  

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
• Nothing new to report this week.
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• Complete Addons & Mods listing. Updates and mods added daily!
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Seb nam pack 2 out!
    
  • Finnish defence forces
    
  • Mid east
    
  • Military Stupidity (reprise)
    
  • Revolver vs. auto pistol
    
  • What is to be expected after the war on iraq?
    
  • Airsoft
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Aces High Merchandise
    
  • 1.11 Patch 2 (NON-MANDATORY)
    
  • Version 1.11 Patch 1
    
  • 1.11 640x480 crash to desktop bug
    
  • Version 1.11 Released
    
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • For all events including Snapshots, TOD, and more!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Bring the Ki.84-I Hayate "Frank" to Aces High
    
  • Largest patch ever?
    
  • WW2OL, 2nd Impressions
    
  • Petition to change the name of the Hein on AH
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Two upcoming missions: Radio Tower and Weapons Cache, Second Edition.
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • The danger of being too much like CS
      
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    • AIMBOT User - VVIZZARD
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • Just kinda wondering everyone's age...
      
    • The mindless thread!
      
    • Let's put a name with a face!
      
    • Israel vs. Palestine
      
    • The Official and Authentic Guide to Running
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace.jaleco.com/
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Current Issues and Actions
    
  
  
  
• 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:
  
  
  
  • What to expect in todays patch
    
  • Plans for Christmas Truce
    
  • Map reset and patch pending
    
  • RECONMAPS.COM officially launched
    
  • Sink the Rats!
    
  • How to Survive!
    
  • CRS gives us intelligence on the next patch
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Off-Topic
    
    
    
    • Hundreds of Muslim Immigrants Rounded Up in Calif.
      
    • what kind of car do u drive? (Pics if u have em)
      
    • Crush the French the old Fashioned way... Join the 31st in battle today.
      
    
    
    
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • 'The Old Guard' Welcomes You
      
    • 31st Wrecking crew, hardcore players, and KG Black for the night players.
      
    • GMT , US time ,Aussie don’t matter a 24/7 squad (BKB) needs you!
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs. (New Pics Pg5)
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • a graphic view of bomb damage areas
      
    • Axis strategic (He111) bomber group 1. KG "Beastie Boys" KGBB - recruiting
      
    • JG53 is seeking dedicated new recruits to fly the Bf 110, He 111 and the Ju 87
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • CRS: What are these guys doing to their Flak36's???
      
    • CRS: Increase 88 loadout.
      
    • What should be the weapon model schedule for the upcoming Italians?
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • Papadoc grabs at straws again
    
  • AC-130 Afghan footage
    
  
  

Controllers

Cougar World

• URL: http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Latest News
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • *Mods and Tweaks*
    
  • Upgrade to Cougar HS kit available
  
  
  • EvenStrain Gimbals Production
    
  • Any of you guys interested in this?
    
  • Announcing my retirement from supporting TM controllers
    
  
  

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