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The popularity of = IL-2 Sturmovik = continues=20 in the Case Blue and The Last Days = add-ons=20 developed by X1 Software and distributed by = Matrix=20 Games. Tom "WKLINK" Cofield has reviewed Case = Blue here and Guest Writer Doug = "Uther"=20 Lawrence has a review on The Last Days here.

Tom "20mm" = Hayden=20 interviews retired CW4 Master Aviator and former = Apache=20 pilot Gene=20 Garrett about his=20 military career and flying. Read the = interview here.

What happens when three popular sims are = combined=20 into one storyline? Read Cat's story, Oh Brother, Where Art = Thou?=20 and find out. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here.

Hardware Editor John = Reynolds=20 previews the new Intel=20 Dual-Core Pentium 4 with the SimHQ = Benchmark=20 Suite. Read about John's results here.

Community News for=20 April 29, 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "FlyRight" has posted a preview of = Mustang=20 blocks D-25 and D-30 getting extra underwing pylons to accommodate = field=20 conversion to combine additional armaments. = "VonBeerhofen" has=20 posted a preview of Skyset Cumulcast.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: The SIMSHED has=20 both helo's and fixed wing aircraft (FS 2002 FS2004) = for=20 download free. Thanks to "Rick.50cal " for the=20 information.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters: IL2Skins announces it will = re-open! Scorched Earth is now taking = registrations=20 for Luftkrieg. The Virtual Online War is going to be = making a=20 big announcement Sunday. Click here for their web site "CanonUK" = has=20 launched a new web site. "vpmedia" has posted Me-323 skins. "vpmedia" has = released a Yak-3 skin. "elephant_" has posted = a preview=20 of USN/USMC pilots WiP. "Goodwood" = has posted=20 P-47 Profiles. "Flatlander" has = posted a=20 list of every RAF Squadron, base locations, and = aircraft=20 types used from 1912-1980. "JakeSnake" has released a = new=20 missions: "A wake for Wake," "Pearl Harbor Payback," and "Palm Sunday Massacre."

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "kout" has = posted a=20 new load screen preview. "Andrew McP" = has posted=20 a VFTC tribute movie.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: There is a = Preview of=20 the MiG-23 series by bpao and team at = CheckSix.=20 Thanks to "Murphy'S" for the heads up. "capun" has = announced=20 the Me-262A has been released. = "Gramps" has=20 posted new Me-262 skins. "The Wrench" has = posted new Me-262 loading screens.

War In=20 The Pacific has an update. The new v1.50 update = fixes=20 bugs and adds new features. You can download it from = the Matrix Games web site.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Gamespot has quite a few new = reviews of just=20 released games. Check out the reviews for Close Combat: First to Fight, Cossack 2, and Empire Earth 3.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Silent Hunter III review. Tsisqua = of AirWarfare has posted his review = here.

What is your opinion about a Silent Hunter III = Collector's=20 Edition that would include wolfpacks, milkcows, a = replay=20 feature, a better manual and all the patches up to the = date of=20 its release? Have your say at Subsim = Review's forum in the Silent Hunter III Collector's Edition=20 poll.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

An ALMS carset for GTR is almost ready. = Download=20 links should appear later in this thread at m4driving.

Setups for NASCAR SimRacing have = been=20 released by SouthBornRacing. The site requires = registration.

There will be a major change as = the=20 current forum as the US=20 Pits closes down, to be replaced by a new one = on a=20 different hosting site. Read Jan Kohl's message here.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Xtreme=20 Resources = reviews A-Top Technology's=20 Gladiator = mid-tower case here.

CDRLabs tests BenQ's DW1625 = LightScribe 16x DVD=B1RW here.

ExtensionTech reviews the = Coolmax ATX PSU tester here.

Virtual-Hideout tests out = the Lian Li PC-800 = HTPC case here.

Insanetek reviews the Scythe Kamaboko Z = cooler here.

Driverheaven reviews Thermaltake's = Soprano case here.

TechGage reviews the Ultra 256MB MP3 player here.

Does the=20 Zalman Totally = No Noise=20 500 AF computer = case live up=20 to its name? SystemCooling finds out here.

Community News for April = 28,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "Skylark" has released a new P-51B skin, "Bonnie B."

Falcon=20 4.0: Graphsim Entertainment Pulls Nothing But = 'Gs' With=20 introduction of "Falcon 4.0: Allied Force." Thanks = to=20 "ZoomBoy27" for the information. Click here to go to Graphsim's web page. =

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Julian Data" has released a preview of = the 3D F-15 cockpit project. The = following files=20 are now available at FlightSim: FS98/FS2000/FS2002/FS2004 = FSUIPC.dll=20 application interfacing module v3.48--now compatible = with=20 FS2004 update (FILENAME: fsuipc.zip). FS2004/LDS 130=20 Real-World B767 Flight Plans (FILENAME: ldsfplv1.zip). = FS2004=20 Aircraft Config Tool and Hangar Manager v5.0.9. = (FILENAME:=20 acthm509.zip).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Tchaika" has announced the SM S.79 Sparviero is finished and = has been=20 sent to Oleg. "jbunnelle" has posted some Italian Fiat G50 skins.

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: "Keith Bedford" has posted some = screenshots of a new terrain. "Polak" has found a = height map editor.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: Teka Teka = has=20 developed two mods to improve the view from the = cockpit=20 and change the HUD color. Thanks to "Thomas DW" for = the heads=20 up. "Thomas DW" has posted screenshots of new Su-27 Flanker skins by Alexandra. =

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: There is a new = sticky=20 topic for W.I.P.s here. "capun" has announced the Ju-188 D2 has been released. = "USAFTML" has=20 announced new F-104 hangar screens here.

General=20 News: Pappy Boyington: The Final = Interview. Thanks=20 to Pe_Tigar" for the heads up. B-17 gunner, Sergeant = Lifford=20 French, receives his Mae West from WWII. Click here to read his story. Dawning of = the Age=20 of the Ultra-Big Aircraft. Boeing To = Invest $2.5-3=20 Billion In Russian Aircraft Industry. Robinson delivers its 6,000th=20 Helicopter.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Matrix=20 Games has announced that "Wild Bill" Wilder, = famed for=20 his roles with series such as Battlefront's Combat = Mission,=20 HPS' Squad Battles, TalonSoft's Operational Art of = War, and=20 Matrix Games' Steel Panthers Series, has joined the = crew at=20 Lock 'n Load to bring the battles of the 82nd and = 101st=20 Airborne into the game. Mark Walker's Lock and Load: = Band of=20 Heroes is a squad level board game announced for = summer from=20 Matrix Games. Originally it was intended that only the = 101st=20 Airborne would be covered, but with the with the = addition of=20 "Wild Bill" Wilder the 82nd Airborne will also be = brought to=20 life in the latest Lock 'n Load game.

'Video games' used to treat=20 traumatized soldiers.=20 Read the article here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

There's news here about new videos for PT Boats: Knights of the=20 Seas.

A press release announcing the launch of Joint Chiefs Online, = a new=20 modern-day naval warfare game for the multiplayer = online game=20 market is here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

F1=20 Career by Ironic software has been released. F1 = Career=20 is a stand-alone utility that will let you simulate a = career=20 in connection with any formula 1 game. Check out the=20 screenshots and download it from here.

It's good, it has = online=20 capability, several new tracks have recently been = released for=20 it, and, it's free. Have you checked out netKar?

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Are PC gamers=20 headed back to the days of copy protection? Tom's=20 Hardware Guide has an article stating the answer = may be=20 "yes." Read more here.

Bjorn3D reviews A.C. Ryan Modding = Products here.

Xtreme Resources tests out the = Asus Extreme N6600GT = TOP limited edition video card here.

The=20 Tech Report tests out Lian Li's = PC-V800 case here.

Insanetek reviews Raidmax's Samurai XE = 901 gaming case here.

HotHardware tests out the = Shuttle SN25P = XPC (nForce4 Ultra) here.

A1 Electronics reviews = Thermaltake's Big = Typhoon heatsink here.

Extensive Mods tests the = Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU here.

AMD: dual-core is not for = gamers...=20 yet. Read here at the Register.

Community News for April = 27,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "Skylark" has posted a preview of = Chompy's=20 work. Click here to see a B-17 and P-51B is = action.=20 "Skylark" has released a P-51B skin, "Bonnie 'B' II." = "VonBeerhofen"=20 has posted a discussion referencing Savedata = folder and=20 .MSN files.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: Grover has released an A-4 Skyhawk video.

Helicopter Sims: = "Bird Of Prey"=20 has posted a link to an Apache OFP video.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "312_Jura" has posted a Spitfire Mk Ia skin. "Tip87th" has = released=20 16 Missions for P-38 drivers. Jane's F/A-18: "Joe" = is looking=20 for some information for the sound pack update.

Jet=20 Thunder: "Dante-JT" has posted an update on the = Port Stanley airfield WIP.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "Thomas DW" = has=20 released an A-10 pack for 1.1.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Saganuay82" has = posted=20 a new mission: F 105D-31 STRIKE DRV Gia = Lam

General=20 News: Northrop Grumman Completes First Major = Aircraft=20 Component of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Next = Generation=20 Of Navy Aircraft Being Built In St. = Augustine.=20 First Russian helicopter certified in = South=20 America.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Fileplanet=20 has released a couple of demo's for popular squad = shooters: Brothers in Arms and Cossacks 2: The Napoleon Wars.

Worthplaying has news that Empire Earth 2 is in=20 stores.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Subsim has been=20 redesigned. Nice job Neal!

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

The DTM=20 2003 add-on for F1=20 Challenge is nearing completion according to m4driving. This thread gives more details in=20 English.

New teams appearing in Service Pack 4 = for the=20 Prototype-C mod = have been=20 revealed in this thread at RaceSimCentral.

Australian Carrera Cup V.I.P = for=20 GTR has been released and can be downloaded here from m4driving.

Check out the press = announcment here and a new screenshot here for the just announced GT Legends.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Neowin has=20 coverage of WinHEC, the=20 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, here.

HEXUS reviews=20 the ABIT AX8 VIA = K8T890=20 motherboard here.

BurnOutPC=20 reviews the Alphacool = Complete=20 Pro 120 cooler here.

GameSpot=20 Hardware reviews Saitek's=20 Eclipse keyboard here.

InsaneTek=20 reviews Jetart's = JACSH1=20 universal VGA cooler here.

3DGameMan=20 tests out Vantec's ION = 2=20 460W PSU (video) here.

Hardware=20 Zone reviews Dell's Inspiron=20 9300 here.

ViperLair=20 tests out the HIS = X850XT IceQ II=20 Turbo video card here.

Xbox=20 360 photos? See what you think here at TeamXbox.

Community News for April = 26,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "Col. Gibbon" has posted screenshots = of the MS-406 W.I.P.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has posted a utility to add = or remove=20 dynamic shine. "grover" has = released a new=20 movie, "Thunderbolts and Lightning." This = film is=20 very original in that is in comic book format. FSD=20 International is planning to release the T-38 and C-17 as a combined = package. Thanks=20 to "Top Gun" for the heads up. The following files are = available at FlightSim: FS2004 More Waves = (FILENAME:=20 morewave.zip). FS2002/FS2004 Enunciator Indicator = Lights=20 (FILENAME: fs9ewl.zip). FS2004 Anderson Greenwood = Model 14=20 (FILENAME: ag-14.zip). FS2004 MD-95 Wing Views = (FILENAME:=20 wvdv9371.zip). FS2004 DC-9 Wing Views (FILENAME:=20 wngvdc95.zip).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Oleg Maddox has been in a second car accident. Click = here to read the update. Scorched Earth has been given a = major=20 update. Beta 02 is now available. Thanks to "Murdock" = for the=20 information. "Captain Farrel" is back online. Check = out his=20 latest update here. "Freycinet" has posted some = Pe-2 cockpit shots. The Airwarfare Site has been updated. = "RaFiGer"=20 has release new Fw-190 skins. "Monstad" has = released Spitfire Mk Ib skins. "vpmedia" = has released=20 new F4F Wildcat and Zero skins.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "ZoomBoy27" = has=20 released a Su-25T MissionPack, "Struggle in = Crimea."=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Volksjager" has = released a Me-163 Komet skin. "USAFTML" has = released a=20 F-104A/C Superpack. "capun" has = posted a list of WIP's. All Sabres have been updated at = CombatAce.

USAF: Gulf Knight=92s = Air Base=20 will have Super Pro 9.2 download page open = for=20 non-members every last 7 days of each month.

The Airliner Pilot demo = is out. You=20 can grab it here at Gamershell.

VATSIM = has=20 announced that their annual=20 convention will this year be held in Washington = D.C. on=20 the weekend of August 12th to 14th. Like previous = conventions,=20 VATSIM has tried to find some interesting activities = for=20 members to do when they're not swapping aviation = stories at=20 the hotel bar. This year the hotel will be a very = short=20 distance from the exciting new annex of the National Air & Space=20 Museum, the Udvar-Hazy Center. The mammoth = hangar,=20 located at Dulles Airport, houses over 70 historic = aircraft=20 and spacecraft including the Space Shuttle Enterprise, = the=20 Concorde, an SR-71, and many other interesting = exhibits.=20 Full-motion simulators are available to try out, as = well as=20 numerous aviation-themed IMAX films.

General=20 News: Jetfly Online Magazine is now organizing = the=20 First European Flightsim Championship: Fortis Dogfight Cup. This = competition now=20 supports the IL-2 Series as well as LOMAC. Thanks to=20 "VO101_MMaister" for the information. First A380 flight on Wednesday. Thanks = to=20 "Freycinet" for the heads up.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Hot=20 SWAT Mods has a new tutorial on how to use the = SWAT 4 Editor in = detail.

SWAT-4 has=20 some of the newest maps released by modders for SWAT 4.

While on the subject of = SWAT 4, the player = tracker site=20 / program has been updated here.

And to conclude on SWAT 4 information = for today, a=20 number of SWAT = 4=20 fan-based web sites are coming out with new maps, = tools, mods,=20 and utilities to make the best of this newly released = game. Be=20 sure to check out 10-David, SWAT-4, The BBE, and The SWAT4=20 Tracker.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy=20 Newsstand reports that the USS Enterprise flight = deck has=20 been given a face lift. Read here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

Some nice screenshot from a = F5000 mod in progress = for GPL can be found at = the SimRacing Mirror Zone = here.

M4driving=20 reports that the Classic TransAm=20 mod v1.0 for F1 = Challenge is available for download here.

The developers of = Cross Racing = Championship=20 participated in a Q&A at SimRacingWorld here. The planned release date in = Europe is=20 May 20th. Thanks to m4driving=20 for the tip.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

Tom's=20 Hardware has an article titled "The End of the = C:\=20 Drive?" Read here.

OCTools=20 reviews the 3RSystem = R700=20 BadGuy midi-tower ATX case here.

A1=20 Electronics reviews the AMD=20 Athlon 64 x2, Opteron dual-core processor CPU = here.

OCModShop=20 reviews Arctic's=20 SilverClean here.

Techware=20 Labs compares Hitachi's=20 Deskstar 7K400 against Seagate's Barracuda = 7200.8 400=20 GB Hard Drive here.

Ars=20 Technica reports: Securing your laptop from WLAN crackers. Read = here.

Gruntville=20 reviews Zalman's = CNPS-7700cu=20 CPU cooler and their VF700-Alcu VGA cooler = here.

Ozcasemods=20 reviews the Ultra=20 XConnect PSU here.

Legion=20 Hardware reviews Thermalright's XP-90C = Cooler here.

Tweaknews=20 reviews Thermaltake's=20 Kandalf VA9000SWA silver aluminum computer case = here.

ExtremeTech has the report = Dual-Core Duel:=20 AMD Tops Intel located here.

CoolTechZone reports here: "Unhealthy Partnerships = Plague the=20 Graphic Industry"

Community News for April = 25,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

We honor = those in=20 Australia and New Zealand in commemoration of Anzac = Day.

Air=20 Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 2: Fox Four=20 has released a new Korean war campaign, "Ocean Fury." Thanks to "Fang V^V" = for the=20 heads up.

European=20 Air War: "Herr = Shreck" has=20 posted some new airfield screenshots. = "RAF_Dumoulin" has=20 posted some Torch campaign screenshots. = "sandbagger's"=20 latest news has been posted here.

Falcon=20 4.0: A new Falcon 4.0 Gold version has been = announced=20 by Amazon. Thanks to "Executed" for the info. =

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: Flight = Simulator=20 add-on provides airline career mode. The Fieseler = Fi-156 'Storch' Add-On is in final = testing.=20 "Top Gun" has posted new F-18 skins of VFA-131 Wildcats. "Zuki" has = released a new=20 movie showing off the Galeb and = Mega=20 scenery.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific=20 Fighters: Oleg = Maddox has=20 been injured in a car accident. Head on over to Oleg's Ready Room to wish him = well! Paul=20 Lowengrin has announced that IL2 DCG version 3.13 has been = released.=20 "vpmedia" has released a desert Spitfire Vb skin. "vpmedia" has = released a=20 Spitfire Mk Vb skin.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: "Mac 4.0" = has=20 released a new F-14D cockpit.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "D-scythe" has released F-16CG / CJ War Pack.

Red=20 Baron: Baron Von = Helton's=20 "Revenge Of The Jastas 3" UOP is = available=20 for download and bug reporting. Thanks to "Skiddmark" = for the=20 heads up.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "RussoUK2002" has announced = the T-45A Goshawk is now available. = "The Wrench"=20 has released two new pilots. "The Wrench" has = released a Sabre Dog hangar screen. "USAFTML" = has=20 posted a F-86 Lights Fix. "fubar_512" has posted a F-86D & K engine fix. = "USAFTML" has=20 announced the F-86K is now available. "USAFTML" = has=20 released a 37th FIS F-86D skin. The F-86L is now available. "MK2" = would like the=20 Iran Iraq war campaign contributors to post here. "MK2" would like the Aces of = North=20 Vietnam contributors to post here. The Vietnam Campaign "Operation Counter Strike" for SFP1 = SP3 is=20 ready for download. Thanks to "CowboyK" for the = information.=20 "Sundowner" has posted a RCAF F-5A skin preview. = "Sundowner" has=20 released a EB-66E 42nd TEWS skin. = "WhiteKnight06604"=20 has released a IL-28 Beagle skin in Egyptian Air = force=20 colors and A camo version of the Yak-28 Brewer. "Digital-Overload" = has posted=20 a F-14 skin pack preview. =

General=20 News: WWII aircraft to stop in Penn Yan = August=20 12-14.

GamerDad has=20 a review of Pacific=20 Fighters here.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Chuck "Magnum MGG " = Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has news that Operation Flashpoint = 2 will be=20 at this years E3 = Expo.=20

Worthplaying also has news of a = recently=20 released patch for Stronghold=20 2 here.

Naval Combat

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy Newsstand reports the USS Carl Vinson has = won the=20 Battle E Award. Check out the video here.

Motorsports

News Contributor: Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad.

New screenshots showing off = the damage=20 model in Cross Racing=20 Championship have been released at the game's = web site=20 here.

New screenshots from = World Racing 2 are = available here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

The patch for RSDG's Sports Car Challenge = is finally=20 out. Get it at Race Sim = Central.

Screenshots of a=20 1979 mod in = development=20 for GP4 can be = seen here. Thanks to m4driving=20 for the link.

A web site for GT Legends has made = its=20 appearance here, and as reported by Blackhole=20 Motorsports here, the game has now been = officially=20 announced.

Technology

News Contributor: Bob = "KnightRyder"=20 Nielsen.

GideonTech=20 reviews the Actiontec = Wireless=20 54MB Printer Server here.

TechPowerUp checks out the Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer = 4 Rev.=20 2 here.

DriverHeaven reviews the ATI Radeon X850 = XTPE-AGP video=20 card here.

Adrian's Rojak=20 Pot reviews = Microsoft's=20 Wireless Notebook optical mouse here.

MADSHRIMPS=20 tests out the Sky Hawk = Power=20 One 620W PSU here.

Computing On Demand tests out the = Ultra PSU Tester here.

Hardware=20 Zone reviews the ASUS=20 GeForce 6800 video card here.

HEXUS reviews=20 the SCAN 3XS ISOTOPE=20 System here.

The SimHQ Monthly Calendars for = April=20 2005

Download a calendar by = clicking on the=20 thumbnails. The files are approximately 250 kb.