Sim Community Observer

by Ed Reddy

Article Type: Simulation Community
Article Date: October 26 to November 1, 2002

Headlines:      New Site Added: Military Gamer Online      WWIIOL: HQ sits down with Vaughn      Operation Flashpoint: Best add-ons list      IL2: PLEASE! ATTENTION! PLEASE COPY TO OTHERS!      CFS3 Graphics Troubleshooter      Falcon 5.0 cancelled?

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:
    
    
    
    • New Screens: Forgotten Battles
      
    • Hearts of Iron Gold
      
    • New Screens: Lock On
      
    • Ghost Recon Patch v1.4
      
    • New Screens: Platoon
      
    • Airport 2002 Vol. 1 Ships
      
    • OpFlash Resistance on Parhelia
      
    • Warbirds in Europe
      
    
    
    
  • Military News:
    
    
    
    • New F/A-22 Avionics Integration Lab
      
    • Air National Guard Re-Engining Block 42 F-16s
      
    • Successful Fire Scout Flight Tests
      
    
    
    
  • Articles:
    
    
    
    • Which Gun?
      
    • Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
      
    
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • CFS3 = Combat Flight Shite the 3rd
    
  • I've been keeping a secret from you all for quite sometime now...
    
  
  

Frugals World of Simulations

• URL: http://www.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Falcon 4
    
    
    
    • Poll: What is your age?
      
    • Poll: Second best sim?
      
    • How does Aeyes new "pay for pit" policy make you feel?
      
    • AFTI / F-16 and F-16XL
      
      
    
    
    
  • Falcon V
    
    
    
    • Falcon 5.0 cancelled?
      
    
    
    
    
  • Current Affairs
    
    
    
    • Maryland Shootings
      
    
    
  
  

MigMan

• URL: http://www.migman.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • Great sim-moments...Birds of Prey
    
  
  

SimHQ

• URL: http://www.simhq.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • SimHQ IRC Channel- Address: irc.quakenet.org, Channel: #simhq.
    
  • FS Flight Tracker V5.1.2 Released.
    
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • "When Thunder Rolled" - Q & A with Major Ed Rasimus (USAF, Ret.)
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  
  • World and Current Events
    
    
    
    • They took away steak knives on planes but left open all the gun stores across America
      
    
    
    
  • Battle of Britain
    
    
    
    • Here's what happened (Continued)
      
    • Just bought BoB.........?
      
    
    
    
  • Enemy Engaged: Comanche vs. Hokum
    
    
    
    • MP game on.
      
    
    
    
  • IL-2
    
    
    
    • The Ugly, Lame Duckling Fw-190
      
    • Actual La-5FN Fight Tests confirm IL-2 is exceedingly inaccurate
      
    
    
  • Strike Fighters: Project 1
    
    
    
    • Post Your Problems Here
      
    
    
  
  
  

Subsim.com

• URL: http://www.subsim.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Silent Hunter II
    
    
    
    • The Holy Grail! - Scenario Editor Screenie
      
    • Sinking of the Lusitania
      
    
    
    
  • Sub Command
    
    
    
    • Where are the SOSUS bases
      
    • Strange pictures of the USS Scorpion on the bottom
      
    
    
  
  
  

Wargamer.com

• URL: http://www.wargamer.com
  
  
• Contests:
  
  
  
  • Newsletter G.I. Combat Contest
    
  • Games That Sell!" Contest/Survey
    
  • Scenario Design Contest
  
  
  • The Sudden Strike II: Fall Wardrobe Enhancement
  
  
  
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Age of Mythology Trial Version Lets Gamers Play God
    
  • Hearts of Iron Has Gone Gold
    
  • Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe Released in North America
    
  • Medal of Honor: Spearhead Has Gone Gold
    
  • Iron Storm Patch Version 1.02 Released
    
  • O.R.B. Has Gone Gold
    
  • Asherons Call 2 North America Release Date
    
  • Global Power, Heath, Napoleon and The Watchmaker Now Available for Pre-order
    
  • Asherons Call 2 UK Release Date
    
  • Neocron Hits UK Stores
    
  
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • PC Game Review: Sudden Strike II
    
  • PC Game Review: Medieval: Total War
    
  • Book Review: Horror in the East
    
  • Editorial: GameGuy: The "Carlyle Holiday" Edition
    
  • PC Game Preview: G.I. Combat (Updated)
    
  • Book Review: U.S. Special Forces
    
  • PC Game Review: Close Combat Gold-Juno-Sword (Mod)
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Desert Storm V2.0
    
    
    
    
  
  

MilitaryGamer.com

• URL: http://www.militarygamer.com
  
  
• Articles:
  
  
  
  • New Review By Jim Cobb - Still Drowning In Quality?
    
  • Hearts Of Iron - Another 10 Screens To Keep Us Happy
    
  • New Book - Normandy: The Search for Sidney
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Nobody asked me but...
    
    
    
    • Washington Sniper
      
    
    
  
  

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 from CFS Insider
    
    
    
    • CFS3 Graphics Troubleshooter
      
    • Cool NEW Screenshots
      
    • The Way It Was
      
    
    
  
  
• New downloads from Flightsim.com
  
  
  
  • FS2002 USN EA-6B Prowler
    
  • FS2002 Belgian Air Force Fouga Update
    
  • FS2002 Imperial Iranian Air Force Dash 8-300Q
    
  • FS2002 Yugoslavian Air Force MiG-21
    
  • FS2002 USAF Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
    
  • FS2002 Serbian Air Force MiG-21
    
  • FS2002 Embraer EMB-TX
    
  • CFS Scenery--Ciampino - Roma
    
  • FS2002 MD-B F/A-18C Of VFA-22
    
  • FS2002 Pro USAF F-16C 401 TFW Torrejon
    
  • FS2002 MD-B F/A-18C Of VMFA-232
    
  • FS2002 USAF Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
    
  
  

CFS Pilots

• URL: http://www.cfspilots.50megs.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • CFS3 Review
    
  • IL-2: New NHL Skins From JerseyD
    
  • IL2: Berlin Campaign updated
    
  • IL2: New skins from MrBig and BlitzPig_Moscow
    
  • CFS3: Corrected loadouts and gun convergence for FW190-A5/A8
    
  • CFS3: Training and General Missions
    
  • CFS3: Gunsight Reticles
    
  • Gazette 172: CFS 3 -RTW FLIGHT PROGRESS-
    
  
  
  
• 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:
  
  
  
  • The RCL adds DoD ladder to league
    
  • DoD Team Public Server Open For Play
    
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • British accent lesson for us dumb Yanks
      
    • Dod's funniest screenshots Part2
      
    • 4.0 = Britts
      
    • Another Plea for a Semi-Automatic M1 Garand.
      
    
    
    
  • Mapping
    
    
    
    • Anyone interested in a mapping model and prefab collection for DoD?
      
    • Things I'm working on for the next version of para_glider
      
    
    
  
  

F4 Unified Team

• URL: http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • More F-18 screenshots
    
  • Coming soon to an airbase near you
    
    
  
  

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:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Long Goodbye's
      
    • IL2 Beta1 public release
      
    • SDOE Install order, locations and sizes - Hyperlobby Version
      
    
    
  
  

IL-2 Sturmovik

• URL: http://www.il2sturmovik.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • More Forgotten Battles Screenshots!_10.31.02
    
  • Forgotten Battles Screens!_10.30.02
    
  • Cartrix lands on Lock On site !!_10.29.02
    
  • Dedicated Server Maintenance_10.29.02
    
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General
    
    
    
    • 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:
  
  
  
  • New Screens !!
    
  • FAQ Updated
    
  • Cartrix has landed !!!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • New Screens !!
    
  
  

GI Combat

• URL: http://www.gicombat.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Lawerance Jameson/Sabot
    
  
  

Operation Flashpoint

• URL: http://www.flashpoint1985.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • General about 1.85 patch
      
    • What would you like to see in ofp2
      
    
    
    
  • Addons & Mods:
    
    
    
    • Best add-ons list
      
    • Winter nogojev addon v1.0
      
    • Proper release of the littlebirds
      
    • F117 released
      
    • Sr-71
      
    
    
    
  • Off Topic
    
    
    
    • Mid east
      
    • Official ofp stuntman thread
      
    • Military Stupidity (reprise)
      
    
    
  
  

Massively Multiplayer

Aces High

• URL: http://www.hitechcreations.com
  
  
• News:
  
  
  
  • Babe of the week
    
  
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • For all events including Snapshots, TOD, and more!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • POLL: Hot Restarts for Engines
      
    • Are you skilled - or just gaming the game?
      
    
    
  • Aircraft/Vehicles:
    
    
    
    • Time for the Brewster?
      
    
    
  
  

America's Army

• URL: http://www.americasarmy.com
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • General:
    
    
    
    • Positive Karma: Outstanding Players
      
    • Teammates say the craziest things!
      
    • Got love? Got compliment? Post here!
      
    
    
    
  • R&R
    
    
    
    • Guess the movie quote!!
      
    • THE OFFICIAL BUMP THREAD
      
    • The Official and Authentic Guide to Running
      
    • ~~~I WANNA SEE SOME WICKED SCRENE SHTS....if you have any!~~~
      
    
    
  
  

Fighter Ace

• URL: http://fighterace..vr1.com/
  
  
• Events:
  
  
  
  • No events scheduled.
    
  
  

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:
  
  
  
  • HQ sits down with Vaughn
    
  • HQ sits down with Vaughn part 2
    
  • Canadian mini-con November 9th
    
  • HQ needs you!
    
  
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • The Barracks:
    
    
    
    • To My Friend Dutchmon CO of the 1st FJ
      
    • Join "The Storm Troopers" apply at SGHQ.COM
      
    • GMT based players, US time zone don’t matter a 24/7 squad (BKB) needs you!
      
    
    
  • The Harbour:
    
    
    
    • It is Naval Tradition to keep this YELLOW folder on page 1.....
      
    
    
  • The Hangar:
    
    
    
    • JG53 is seeking dedicated new recruits to fly the Bf 110, He 111 and the Ju 87
      
    • October Ju88 post. Ju88 sheep lovers enter HERE!
      
    • *** - All UK Players Read - ***
      
    
    
  • The Motor Pool:
    
    
    
    • CRS: Increase 88 loadout.
      
    • CRS: What are these guys doing to their Flak36's???
      
    • Do You Axis Tankers Really Understand How Retarded the Things You Want Are?
      
    
    
  
  

Usenet

Flight-sim Usenet

• URL: Click Here
  
  
• Discussions:
  
  
  
  • Real Humans
    
  
  

Controllers

Cougar World

• URL: http://cougar.frugalsworld.com/
  
  
• Forums:
  
  
  
  • Poll: How satisfied are you with your Cougar
    
  
  
  
• Cougar Hardware / Firmware Issues:
  
  
  
  • CH Pedals Pro
    
  • *Mods and Tweaks*
    
  • Upgrade to Cougar HS kit available
  
  
  
  

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