Sim Community Observer

by Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: October 12 - 17th, 2002

Headlines:     - GI Combat Demo Released     - America's Army Patch v1.3.0     - Radical Aircraft for European Airwar     - Stable MP for Silent Hunter II     - SDOE: Ground Pack 3 Official Release     - Flashpoint Resistance Upgrade 1.85

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
  
• 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:
    
    
    
    • First Look: Lock On European Pack Shot
      
    • Operation Flashpoint: Resistance Update
      
    • GI Combat Demo Released
      
    • GI Combat Goes Gold
      
    • Cossacks: Back to War New Mission
      
    • New Screens: Hearts of Iron
      
    • Oldman Cast in MOHAA Add-on
      
    • New Screens: Platoon
      
    • VFR Photographic Scenery
      
    • Throttle Up And Take Control
      
    • Strike Fighters: Project 1 Has Gone Gold
      
    • Operation Flashpoint: Resistance Upgrade
      
    • Söldner - Secret Wars Site Opens
      
    • Tactical Ops: Assault On Terror Upgrade v.3.3.2
      
    • New Screens: IL-2 Forgotten Battles
      
    • America's Army Patch v1.3.0
      
    • American Conquest Demo
      
    • Blitzkrieg Trailer
      
    
    
    
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • Unmanned U.S. Spy Plane Crashes in Pakistan
      
    • Fire Scout Demonstrates Data Link Capabilities
      
    • BAE Systems Decoy Completes Navy Fighter Tests
      
    • Missile Intercept Test Successful
      
    • Three Nations Select Raytheon to Deliver Dogfight Air Superiority
      
    • CV-22 Wraps Up Electronic Warfare Testing
      
    
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Battlefield 1942: Retail Release
      
    • The Planes of CFS3, Part 2
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Assailants of US marines hailed as "heroes" by many Kuwaitis
    
  • Pinko Alert: "Pretty Blue Angels Of Death"
    
  
  

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:
  
  
  
  • Wrapping Up Eurofighter Typhoon - Operation Icebreaker
    
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Preview: Combat Flight Simulator 3
    
  • Warbird Restoration Museum and the Fantasy of Flight
    
    
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New military web site called CombatLeadership.com
    
  • AMD threatened by war on Iraq
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  
  • World and Current Events
    
    
    
    • Guns: Deaths in U.K. in 1996....30; U.S...9,390....More firearm restrictions needed?
      
    • I think the Mighty 8th need to visit Bremen again.
      
      
    
    
    
  • Battle of Britain
    
    
    
    • Here's what happened (Continued)
      
    
    
    
  • Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum
    
    
    
    • MP game on.
      
    
    
    
  • European Air War
    
    
    
    • ****ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF A NEW AIRCRAFT SO RADICAL IT'LL ROCK YOUR EAW WORLD****
      
    • Customising New Guinea
      
    
    
    
  • IL-2
    
    
    
    • What ever became of the Cess Pool?
      
    
    
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • Stable MP for Silent Hunter II -- READ THIS
      
    • Does the silent running REALLY work?
      
    • Are Your Med Range, Manual TDC Shots Missing? Heres Why....
      
    
    
    
  • Sub Command
    
    
    
    • Strange pictures of the USS Scorpion on the bottom
      
    
    
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Games That Sell!" Contest/Survey
    
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  • The Sudden Strike II: Fall Wardrobe Enhancement
  
  
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • 10/17 - IGI 2 Delayed into 2003
    
  • 10/17 - Top Ten Selling Games: September 29 - October 5
    
  • 10/17 - Cossacks: Enemy of the Crown Campaign Released for Free
    
  • 10/17 - Europa 1400: The Guild Arrives October 30th
    
  • 10/16 - On Cossacks: Back to War Release Dates
    
  • 10/16 - Earth 2150 Demo Released
    
  • 10/16 - Iron Storm is Golden
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • PC Game Review: Battlefield 1942
    
  • Screenshots Feature: Hearts of Iron
    
  • PC Game Preview: Cossacks: Back to War
    
  • Newsletter Issue: 1st All-World Austerlitz Tournament Announced
    
  • PC Game Review: Operation Flashpoint: Resistance
    
  • Newsletter Issue: The Wargamer's October Newsletter
    
  • Board Game Review: Delta V: The Future of Space Combat
    
  • PC Game Review: Scarlet Waves
    
  
  
  
• 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 Sunday Punch Mission
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • New NFL IL2 Skins from JerseyD, Buccaneers and Saints
    
  • CFS3 – Campaign Briefing One
    
  • Issue 169 Oct 9th 2002
    
  
  
  
• Links
  
  
  
  • Offical sites, fan sites, skins and a whole lot more for CFS1/2 and IL2
    
  
  

Day of Defeat

• URL: http://www.dayofdefeatmod.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • DoD Team Public Server Open For Play
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • Anti Camp Idea
      
    • Dod's funniest screenshots Part2
      
    • The unscoped sniping argument
      
    • 4.0 = Britts
      
    
    
    
  • 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:
  
  
  
  • A-7 Corsair II Screenshots, Batch #2
    
  • A-7 Corsair II Screenshots, Batch #1
    
  • E111 LAN Meeting in Seville
    
  • JetNet F.A.Q
  
  
  
  

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
  
  
• No news to report this week. Check back next week!
  

FS:SDOE Information Center

• URL: http://www.fightersquadron.com/index.php3
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • SDOE Install order, locations and sizes
      
    • IL2 Beta1 public release
      
    • Ground Pack 3 Official Release
      
    
    
  • WWI in SDOE
    
    
    
    • A few Factory Skins are up!
      
    
    
  
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • First Squadron forums are online!
    
  • Forgotten Battles Development Update!!
    
  • Here is the European Forgotten Battles Box !!!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • Best Fighter pilot of WW2 - who is YOUR favourite?
      
    • NEW FLAME war! The best WWII tank!!
      
    
    
    
  • Oleg's Ready Room
    
    
    
    • Luftwhiner´s Complaint Pen
      
    • Devlopment update 11.10
      
    
    
    
  • Pilot's Lounge
    
    
    
    • Word Assocation Game
    
    
    • Movie quote game
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Downloads:
  
  
  
  • Paint Schemes
  
  
  
  

LO:MAC

• URL: http://www.lo-mac.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • European Package & Logo Preview
    
  • Real-time Shadows!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Why, Why, Why ???
    
  • This is the Su-37 the super flanker!
    
  
  

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • GI Combat UK Publisher Announced
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Demo Download
    
  • lets talk about this "sniper" in maryland
    
  • Strange happenings at the CC forum
    
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • FLASHPOINT RESISTANCE UPGRADE
    
  • New standalone server version 1.85
    
  • UPDATED RESISTANCE SCRIPTING COMMANDS!
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • -10 gatling gun: underpowered
      
    
    
    
  • News Discussion:
    
    
    
    • 1.85 resistance patch discussion
      
    
    
    
  • Addons & Mods:
    
    
    
    • F14 tomcat by ikar
      
    • New crosshairs
      
    • Uh1c choppers released
      
    • Tec-9 to be released in a few minites
      
    • C130 finally released
      
    
    
    
  • Off Topic
    
    
    
    • Mid east
    
    
    • Official ofp stuntman thread
      
    • Military Stupidity (reprise)
    • 
      
    • The sniper saga
      
    
    
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • News Flash!
    
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • the Catcus Air Force comes to Wed Nite!
    
  • CM Applicants
    
  • Weekly Events (Oct 11-23)
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Can we do somthing about this? :-\
      
    • Who are you? (pics)?
      
    • re-thinking La7 use.
      
    
    
  • Aircraft/Vehicles:
    
    
    
    • Wep and cooling.......
      
    
    
  • The O' Club
    
    
    
    • Washington Sniper Has A Friend In Nra
      
    
    
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    • Teammates say the craziest things!
      
    • REQUEST FEEDBACK: Player Names
      
    • How is my sig?
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • The Official and Authentic Guide to Running
      
    • The Power of Masturbation
      
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • Military Jokes
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace..vr1.com/
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • 10/18/2002 Fox Hunt!! Between 5pm - 8pm PDT and 8pm - 11pm EST
    
  • 10/19/2002 PPP ( Pin Point Parachuting) 12 Noon Pacific, 3 Pm Eastern
    
  • Kings Of The Sky (KOTS) 4 Pm Pacific, 7 Pm Eastern
    
  • 10/20/2002 Canyon Races!! 3pm PDT
    
  
  

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:
  
  
  
  • Armored car screenshots and info
    
  • Up in the sky its a bird, a plane, no its Yatta 2!
    
  • Need a map for the pre-release?
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • FIX THE RIFLE SITES
      
    • FALLSCHIRMJÄGER - When you want complete Victory!
      
    • Brigade Spawn Will STILL Fix
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • Photo Gallery For The New Forums--Submarines
      
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    • DOC, GOPHUR, Rats - Naval Gameplay Improves with these CPs.
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • Name that Plane
      
    • *** - All UK Players Read - ***
      
    • Breguet 691/693/695 lobby!
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • CRS Is time to adjust AT gun speeds?Good stuff in here CRS both sides agree
      
    • CRS: AP40 Please! Fix it don't nix it!
      
    • What should be the weapon model schedule for the upcoming Italians?
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • OT-OT- IRAQ/Bin Laden paranoia
    
  • 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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