Sim Community Observer
By Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: December 21, 2002 to January 3, 2002

Headlines:      Microsoft and MiGMan competition      Fusion Pack 9.5 for Counter-Strike      Silent Hunter II Multiplayer Patch      Operation Flashpoint Addon: CAMEL BETA      Aces High: luffwobble abuse?

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:
    
    
    
    • New Screens: Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
      
    • New Screens: LOMAC
      
    • New Screens: Forgotten Battles
      
    • Battlefield 1942: the Road to Rome movie
      
    • Silent Hunter II Unofficial Multiplayer Patches V1.02
      
    • America's Army v1.5 Released
      
    • New Screens: Forgotten Battles
      
    • Junglewar: Vietcong Launch
      
    • Armored Assault Ships
      
    • Deserters Welcomed Back to WWII Online
      
    • Battlefield 1942 Bonus Map
      
    • War and Peace Demo
      
    • Microsoft Announces Plans to Update CFS3
      
    • Splinter Cell Demo.
      
    • Uncommon Valor Patch v2.20
      
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • 'Friendly Fire' Pilots: Air Force Pushes 'Go Pills'
      
    • Boeing Receives SLAM-ER Production
      
    • T-37s Collide In Midair
      
    • Unmanned U.S. Plane Presumed Shot Down in Iraq
      
    • Boeing X-45A Continues to Expand Flight Envelope
      
      
      
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Armored Task Force
      
    • Don't Mess with the Kid!
      
    
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Falcon 4: SP3-The Total Install
    
  • Falcon 4: Hi...Why are the grapichs so outdated?
    
  • LO-MAC: Poll: Will Lo-Mac be the new king!!?!
    
  
  

MigMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Microsoft and MiGMan competition
    
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Added scans of the box and contents to The Dam Busters
    
  • Sabres over Korea
    
  • Added scans of the box and contents to Comanche 4
    
  • Added pictures of the aircraft in the World War 2 Russian Front sim - IL-2 Sturmovik
    
  • Added scans of the box and contents to Combat Jet Trainer
    
  • Knights of the Sky
    
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Fusion Pack 9.5 for Counter-Strike
    
  • Ervani's Falcon 4 video
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • ***Word association***
    
  • Every time a topic I start scrolls...
    
  • BOB: Here's what happened (Continued)
    
  • IL2: A nNo cockpit view observatio
    
  
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • ENIGMA SINGLE PLAYER PREVIEW
    
  • SILENT HUNTER II PM MULTIPLAYER PATCH
    
  • DC STRAT GUIDE
    
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Typhoons being repaired to operate until 2010
    
  • Interview with Captain Edward L. Beach
    
  • SSGN sub programs win funds
    
  • Submarine Sailors Get Games From Game Industry
    
  • Old Becomes New as Navy Names Newest Destroyer
    
  • UK Navy taskforce to set sail
    
  • Groton shipyard may once again be building diesel-electric vessels
    
  • Albanian government to turn old subs into floating museums
    
  • EB sends Navy its biggest proposal ever
    
  • US warship named after Bush Sr
    
  • Ex-U.S. Sub Chief Apologizes for Accident
    
  
  
  

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: Naval Campaigns 1: Jutland
    
  • Featured Content: Reader's Choice Awards 2002 Voting
    
  • Board Game Review: Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
    
  • Featured Game Section: Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Game Section
    
  • PC Game Review: Hitman 2
    
  • Board Game Review: Khe Sanh, 1968
    
  • PC Game Review: Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty
    
  • Interview: Rise of Nations with Brian Reynolds
    
  • Featured Download: Steel Panthers: Main Battle Tank v1.5 Upgrade
    
  
  
• Wargamer's latest news (updated daily)
  

MilitaryGamer.com

• URL: http://www.militarygamer.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Operation Flashpoint - GOTY Edition - As Real As It Gets?
    
  • THE RUSSO-GERMAN WAR-Article #4 THE TABLES ARE TURNED
    
  • Airborne Assault AAR Beach Assault -Beach Assault on Juno Beach Part VI
    
  • Complete FAQ - News & Screens On Lucas Arts Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Pt II
    
  • Complete FAQ - News & Screens On Lucas Arts Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Pt I
    
  • Exclusive Interview with the Developers of Steel Beasts 2
    
  • Updates At GI Combat Net - New Maps And Mods - World Editor
    
  • Airborne Assault AAR Beach Assault -Beach Assault on Juno Beach Part V
    
  
  
• MGO's latest news (updated daily)
  

Game-Specific Sites

Combat Flight Simulator 2 & 3

• URL: CFS2: CFS2
  
• URL: CFS3: CFS3
  
• URL: CFS Insider: CFS Insider
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New multiplayer missions
    
  • Look sharp! Changing views using the Hat Switch
    
  • Experiment with CFS3's views
    
  
  
  
• New downloads from Flightsim.com
  
  
  
  • CFS3 U.S. Nose Art
    
  • CFS2/FS2002 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
    
  • CFS2 Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
    
  • FS2002 XML Gauge Eye Candy for the default CFS2 A6M5 Zero
    
  • FS2002 XML Gauge Eye Candy for the default CFS2 F4U1A Corsair
    
  • CFS2 USS Bunker Hill Chance Vought Corsair
    
  • FS98/CFS DeHavilland DH-100 Vampires
    
  • CFS Heinkel He-219
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • DEC 31st Update: All You Wanted to Know About IL-2 Sturmovik But Were Afraid to Ask Oleg
    
  • Forgotten Battles New Year Screenshots
    
  • Strike Fighters Project 1 JerseyD Brings You Our Latest Flight Sim
    
  • Strike Fighters Project Section Updated Keyboard Mapping 101 and more pics
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • IL2: Two new NFL Skins by JerseyD
    
  • CFS3: Navigation calculator available from RAF662
    
  • CFS3: New Dynamic Weather Mod by Dexmeister
    
  
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The official SIGnature request thread
    
  • Rel - 3d muzzle flashes
    
  • MREL* High-Poly, Realistic 3rd Infantry Division Player Models.
    
  • Post Who You Think Is the Hottest
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• No new articles. 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
  
  
• 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. We will investigate and get back to you next week.
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Video Competition
    
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • He-111 Slideshow
    
  • Forgotten Battles Screens!
    
  • Hi-Res development screens
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • For P-51 lovers. READ! For P-51 haters. Don't bother.
    
  • You're equipping your very own air force...what is your fighter?
    
  • The Advantage of Smooth Trim, see for yourself.
    
  • PLEASE! ATTENTION! PLEASE COPY TO OTHERS!
    
  • Word Association
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

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

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Freedom Games looking for beta testers
    
  • The new GI Combat 103 patch
    
  • New Map Screens & News On World Editor
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Targeting footage from an AC-130 over Afghanistan
    
  
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • OPFLASH ADDON: CAMEL BETA
    
  
  
  
• Complete Addons & Mods listing. Updates and mods added daily!
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • O/mtv
    
  • Map filename convention
    
  • Airsoft
    
  • What is to be expected after the war on iraq?
    
  • The Forgotten Battles
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Terrain Editor 2.11 Released
    
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • For all events including Snapshots, TOD, and more!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • luffwobble abuse?
    
  • Bring the Ki.84-I Hayate "Frank" to Aces High
    
  • Whine of the Week............... By Rude (no chit)
    
  • Time for the Brewster?
    
  • Is this freedom?
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Another small update to HAOM.
    
  • v1.5 Available Now
    
  • v1.5 Manual Online
    
  • Web Site Update
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • www.trAAcker.com --- Get your AA stats here
      
    • Busted cheaters
      
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    • www.trAAcker.com --- Get your AA stats here
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • Chestnuts vs. Marshmellows, a Call for Reinforcements
      
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • Let's put a name with a face!
      
    • US haters please read
      
    
    
  
  

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:
  
  
  
  • Docdoom explains the flame bug
    
  • Is Roermond the future of WWIIOL?
    
  • Have you been searching for the Mac version for sale?
    
  • The BF-110 Olympic Torch and patch news
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Off-Topic
    
    
    
    • Looking to join a sqaud?
      
    • Crush the French the old Fashioned way... Join the 31st in battle today.
      
    • OFFICIAL HOT CHIX THREAD™ - Version 4.0 released!!!!
      
    
    
    
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • Letter to the Allied Community from CoS
      
    • Join
      
    • Call In The Razorbacks!
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • Channel Dash or Pearl Harbor?
      
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs. (New Pics Pg5)
      
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • Bf110C-4/B is not a 1941 aircraft
      
    • 111 th RAF Air Squadron (BKB's Air Branch a 24/7 squad)is looking for members
      
    • Axis strategic (He111) bomber group 1. KG "Beastie Boys" KGBB - recruiting
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • BKB a large active 24/7 squad is looking for active Tankers
      
    • hopes this stops some bickering on what a HS. 20mm HE should do.. ENJOY..
      
    • CRS: Increase 88 loadout.
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • Papadoc grabs at straws again
    
  
  

Controllers

CH

• News:
  
  
  
  • Control Manager v2.0 for CH USB products released
    
  
  

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?
    
  
  

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