SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters


Feature: GTR2 vs rFactor vs LFS = -=20 Shootout #2: The Caterhams Article by Jens = =93McGonigle=94=20 Lindblad.	Feature: The Rules of Auto = Racing,=20 Wrecking, and Talking -or- Back Off, That's My=20 Line! Article by=20 Tom =9320mm=94 Hayden.

Feature: Roger, Out! TeamSpeak = Rules of=20 the Road. Article by Frank = =93Dart=94=20 Giger.	Feature Redux: Tactical = Briefing=20 Series by Chuck "Magnum" Ankenbauer. In = case you=20 missed its earlier this year: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part = 5.

Community News for=20 Friday, August 17, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

IL-2 Series AAR: Hayates by = "KingAlbert."=20

EECH / = EEAH:=20

Tutorial Movie by "Kassie." =

Event Photography:=20

RAF Mildenhall Photos by = "hbxov."=20

Falcon = 4.0:=20

Open Falcon 4.5 Released. =

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20

Video Tutorial: How to Land an = Aircraft by=20 Remise des Gaz.

FS2002=20 / FS2004 / FSX:=20

Active Sky X Patch. =

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20

Campaign: With No 32 Squadron In = France=20 (New Hurricane skins included).=20
VSI War Project Update. =

Pit Builders:=20

Sim Chair and "Franken Potato" = Throttle by=20 "choctaw111."

Land & Armor Combat = News

News Contributor: = Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer.

Announcements:=20

'Bioshock' Coming to = Steam and=20 Direct2Drive (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "BioShock=20 will forever change the expectations for the FPS = going=20 beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and = static=20 worlds, creating a living, unique and unpredictable = FPS=20 experience. Both Valve's Steam ($49.95) and D2D = ($49.99) are=20 offering Bioshock for pre-order, which will be = available for=20 download on August 21, 2007."=20
'Ghost Recon'=20 Creative Director Leaves For Bungie (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Former Red=20 Storm Creative Director Christian Allen revealed = that he is=20 leaving his position at Red Storm and has accepted a = Design=20 Lead offer over at Bungie, to work "on something a = bit=20 different than Ghost Recon." Christian Allen, a = former US=20 Marine, joined Red Storm in 2002, and worked his way = up from=20 Assistant Designer to Creative Director, but having = worked=20 on 7 different Ghost Recon titles, all good things = come to=20 an end."=20
There's a Red Orchestra = Ostfront=20 update on the summer patch here.

PC Game = News:

Fileplanet has the Company of Heroes: Opposing = Front beta for=20 subscribers.=20
Fileplanet also has an excellent = Team Fortress 2 rendering video. =
GameSpot has launched there BioShock launch web site with = tons of=20 screens, videos, and other links and items.=20
GameSpot has news that Command = &=20 Conquer 3 is getting an expansion titled, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's = Wrath.=20
GameSpot has a beta of The Settlers: Rise of a Empire = for=20 download.=20
Worthplaying has the summer = update news and=20 screenshots for Red Orchestra.=20
Armed Assault = Zone has a new=20 add-on for Armed Assault that has scud launchers and = nuclear=20 explosions and fallout.=20
SteelBeasts.com has a number of = new=20 missions and skins for SB Pro PE. One of them being = a nice=20 cooperative missions from Hot Tom.=20
The Wargamer=20 has new information on the upcoming Europa = Universalis III=20 expansion titled, Napoleon's Ambition.

Naval Combat=20 News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Contests:

Neal Stevens our = good friend=20 over at SUBSIM=20 has announced a writing contest that is underway. = For more=20 information on this important event, please proceed = here.=20

Pirates CSG: =

Gamespot=20 PC has added 1 new screenshot. =

Pirates of the=20 Burning Sea:

Gamespot=20 PC has published 6 newly released=20 screenshots.

Today (Friday) in US Naval History - = August=20 17:

1812 - Frigate = President=20 captures British schooner L'Adeline in North = Atlantic.=20
1942 - Submarines = USS=20 Nautilus (SS 168) and USS Argonaut (SS 166) land 222 = Marines=20 on Makin Island, first amphibious attack made from=20 submarines.=20
1959 - Adm. = Arleigh Burke=20 re-appointed as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for = third=20 two-year term, serving longest term as CNO.=20
1962 - Navy's = first=20 hydrofoil patrol craft, USS High Point (PCH 1) = launched at=20 Seattle, Wash.

This Saturday in US Naval History - = August=20 18:

1838 - Exploring = Expedition=20 under Lt. Charles Wilkes embarks on world cruise.=20
1911 - First Navy = Nurse=20 Corps superintendent, Esther Voorhees Hasson, = appointed.=20
1965 - First major = amphibious assault in Vietnam, Operation Starlight = captures=20 2,000 Viet Cong.=20
1966 - First = ship-to-shore=20 satellite radio message sent from USS Annapolis = (AMGR 1) in=20 South China Sea to Pacific Fleet Headquarters at = Pearl=20 Harbor.=20
1974 - After = flooding in=20 Philippines, Navy helicopters begin six days of = operations=20 to rescue people and bring supplies (244 flights).=20

This Sunday in US Naval History - = August=20 19:

1812 - USS = Constitution=20 captures HMS Guerriere.=20
1818 - Captain = James Biddle=20 takes possession of Oregon Territory for the United = States.=20
1967 - Operation = Coronado IV=20 begins in Mekong Delta.=20
1981 - Two VF-41 = aircraft=20 from USS Nimitz (CVN 68) shoot down two Libyan = aircraft=20 which fired on them over international waters. =

Motorsports News=20

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

GTR2:

Goldenport hotfix for GTR2 by gobi.=20
Lime = Rock Park=20 Mountain Course v1.0 for GTR2 by N2LO.=20
Denver GP 2005 v1.0 for GTR2 by = N2LO.=20

rFactor:

Crown Point Speedway v1.0 by = Quentin=20 Waynick a.k.a. qwaynick.=20
Sugo 2006 v3.0 by The Lonely.=20
Donington v1.0 by The Lonely.=20
Circuit de la Sarthe 2004 v1.0 = by The=20 Lonely.

Technology=20 News

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

Video Cards:

The Inquirer = reports on the=20 NVIDIA GeForce GF9800. =

Community News for = Thursday, August=20 16, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After Action Reports: =

Jane's F/A-18 TSH AAR: Tanking = in the Soup=20 by "mdwa."

Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force:=20

Movie: Taking down an F22 by = "Supercobra."=20

Helicopter = Sims:=20

Milkshape 3d modeling program for Gunship. =

IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20

The School of Virtual = Pilots VSI=20 Continues the project VSI WAR based on DCG by = Lowengrin.=20

Jane's = F/A-18:=20

Resolute Fury Campaign Update.

Land & Armor Combat = News

News Contributor: = Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer.

PC = Games:

Company of Heroes: = Opposing=20 Fronts Beta Starts. Read here at PC.IGN.

Naval Combat=20 News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Bounty Bay Online:

Gamespot=20 PC has provided for download the = games first=20 Open Beta Client (1184 Mbs) for this sea-faring = MMORPG.=20

Pirates of the Burning Sea: =

Gamespot=20 PC has for download a collection of = short=20 songs from the game for use as ringtones or sound = effects=20 (944 kbs).=20
Gamespot=20 PC has another download of the = official fan=20 site kit that includes art, wallpapers, icons, and = more (18=20 Mbs).

Tales of Pirates:

Gamespot=20 PC has news of the v1.36.081507 = patch, which=20 includes antispamming measures, new life skills, and = is=20 ready for download.=20
Gamespot=20 PC has also provided for download the = free=20 FULL client version install (353 Mbs), which does = include=20 the above new patch, for people that may not already = have=20 the game.

Today in US Naval History - August=20 16:

1812 - USS = Constitution=20 recaptures American merchant brig Adeline.=20
1954 - Beginning = of=20 Operation Passage to Freedom, the transport of = refugees from=20 Haiphong to Saigon, Vietnam.

Motorsports=20 News

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

GTR2:

Pocono RoadCourse and Oval v2.0 = for GTR2=20 by N2LO.=20
Goldenport Motor Park v1.0 for = GTR2 by=20 gobi.

Technology=20 News

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

Affordable DirectX10 = Graphics=20 Cards

Community News for = Wednesday,=20 August 15, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

Aviation Photos:

Photos from the Sentry = Eagle 2007=20 Air National Guard exercise can be found here.=20
Photos from the Rissala = Airshow=20 2007, Finland, can be found here.=20
Some F-15 Eagle photos = taken at=20 Lakenheath Airbase can be found here.=20
Photos from the Hillsboro = Airshow=20 can be found here and here. Some interesting details = can be seen=20 on the second batch of photos.=20
A Do-335A Pfeil = walkaround can be=20 found here.

Aviation Videos:

A video from Kecskemet = 2007 airshow=20 can be seen here.

EECH / EEAH:

New Project: Snakes Alive.=20
New Cougar HOTAS Files.=20
Reticuli's X-52 Profile v9.

European Air War:=20

Sandbagger's Latest News. =

Event Photography:=20

Mi-24 Hind by "HarryR." =

General News:=20

Freetrack V2 Released. Thanks = "Tomik."=20
Russian strategic bombers = hold=20 exercises over the North Pole. Read more here.=20
Italy plans to cut down = the planned=20 number of Eurofighters? Read more here.=20
Japan may be planning to = develop=20 its own stealth fighter after the U.S. refused to = sell the=20 F-22 Raptors. Read more here.=20
Airbus A380 continues its = world=20 tour. The list of airports to be visited next can be = found=20 in this article.=20
First NH-90 built for = Netherlands=20 Navy makes its maiden flight. Read more here.=20
U.S. military denies = intercepting=20 Russian strategic bombers over Pacific. Read more here.=20
Russia to demonstrate the = Combat=20 Search & Rescue version of its Mi-17 helicopter = on MAKS=20 2007. Read more here.=20
Canada received its first = C-17=20 transport aircraft. Read more here.=20
RAF gets first multi-role = Eurofighter Typhoons. Read more here.=20
Italy interested in = US101, the=20 losing helicopter in U.S. CSAR-X competition for the = new Air=20 Force search & rescue helicopter. Read more here.=20
Canada considers the = armed escort=20 helicopter concept to protect their recently ordered = transport helicopters. Read more here.=20
Russia revives the long = range=20 patrol missions of their strategic bomber fleet. = Read more=20 here.=20
Taiwan wants to purchase = the latest=20 air-launched version of the Harpoon anti-ship = missile. Read=20 more here.=20
Boeing and U.S. Air Force = oppose=20 the possible splitting of the initial order of new = aerial=20 refueling tankers. Read more here.

Lock On:

Some new ground-vehicles=20 screenshots have been posted from the upcoming Black = Shark=20 expansion. Find them on the official page here.

Land & Armor Combat = News

News Contributor: = Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer.

PC Game News:

Combat Mission: Shock = Force 1.02=20 has been released. Download the 37MB file here.

Console Game = News:

Medal of Honor: Airborne demo = debuts 23=20 Aug.
Call of Duty 4: Interview w/=20 Zampanella.

Naval Combat=20 News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Attack on Pearl Harbor:

IGN = PC=20 has just published their "poor" rated review on this = naval=20 combat simulation.

Today in US Naval History - August=20 15:

1845 - The U.S. = Naval=20 Academy is established at Annapolis, Md., on former = site of=20 Fort Severn.=20
1895 - = Commissioning of USS=20 Texas, the first American steel-hulled battleship. = Texas=20 served off Cuba during the Spanish-American War and = took=20 part in the naval battle of Santiago. Under the name = of San=20 Marcos, she was sunk in weapon effects tests in = Chesapeake=20 Bay in 1911. Her hulk continued in use as a gunnery = target=20 through World War II.=20
1908 - First Navy = post=20 offices established in Navy ships.=20
1944 - Operation = Dragoon,=20 Allied invasion of Southern France.=20
1953 - First naval = officer=20 appointed Chairman, Joints Chiefs of Staff, Adm. = William=20 Radford.=20
1958 - USS = Lexington (CVA=20 16) arrives in vicinity of Taiwan during Taiwan = Straits=20 crisis.

Motorsports=20 News

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

rFactor:

321 Development has = released Gas City I69 Speedway v. 1.0.=20
FSONE 2006 v. 1.52 is out. =

netKar PRO:

netKar PRO Community Update #3 has been = posted.=20

Ferrari Challenge:

New screens for Ferrari Challenge for the PS3. =

Technology=20 News

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

Cases:

Bjorn3D=20 checks out the Revoltec Zirconium PC Case here.=20
BigBruin=20 looks at the Xclio 3060 Plus ATX Case with 36cm Fan = here.

Cooling:

Elite=20 Bastards test out the Arctic Cooling Accelero = S1-S2=20 Turbo Module here.=20
techPowerUp tests out the Danger = Den=20 DD-29XT HD 2900XT Waterblock here.

Graphics Cards: =

PCSTATS.com checks out the = Gigabyte=20 GV-NX85T256H GeForce 8500GT Video Card here.=20
Elite Bastards test the Sapphire = Radeon HD=20 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4 Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

Hardware=20 Logic tests out the ECS P35T-A Intel P35 Express = Motherboard here.=20
Hardware Secrets checks out the = Gigabyte=20 GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard here.

Community News for Tuesday, = August 14,=20 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

EECH /=20 EEAH:

Enemy Engaged v1.9.0 Keyguide 2.9.

Event Photography:=20

Kecskem=E9t Airshow, Hungary by=20 "RSColonel_131st."

General News:=20

Humbrol Colors Model Paint = Conversion=20 Chart (from RGB to Hexidecimal).

Land & Armor Combat = News

News Contributor: = Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer.

PC Game = News:=20

Worthplaying has the just = released GRAW2 patch.=20
Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Half-Life 2: Episode 2.=20
ArmChair General has a review of = Commander: Europe at War.=20
ATF: Armored Task = Force is=20 available as a digital purchase and download. = (Thanks to the=20 Wargamer for the news.)=20
AGEOD's American Civil War has a = new wiki=20 site.(Thanks to the Wargamer=20 for the news.)

Console = Game=20 News:

Xbox Live (XBL) has the = just=20 released BioShock demo.=20
GameSpot has a hands on preview = of Call of Duty 4 with a new video = feature.=20 (for the Xbox 360.)=20
"F.E.A.R." (Xbox 360) = free bonus=20 map pack on Xbox Live (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) =

Naval Combat=20 News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Tales of Pirates:

GamersHell reports = that the=20 Internet Gaming Gate has announced that a new = payment=20 method, ClickandBuy, has gone into effect.=20

Today in US Naval History - August=20 14:

1813 - HMS Pelican = captures=20 USS Argus.=20
1886 - Secretary = of the Navy=20 establishes Naval Gun Factory at Washington Navy = Yard.=20
1945 - Japan = agrees to=20 surrender; last Japanese ships sunk during World War = II,=20 Aug. 15.

Motorsports=20 News

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

rFactor:

DetroitStreet by = Philrob=20 v1.0.

Technology=20 News

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

Cases:

Hardware.Info looks into the = Apevia=20 X-Pleasure Case here.=20
ProClockers checks out the = Apevia=20 X-Telstar Mid Size Case here.

Cooling:

ProClockers looks at the = Zerotherm CF800=20 and CF900 CPU Coolers here.=20
NinjaLane=20 tests out the Noctua Case Fan here.

Graphics Cards: =

MADSHRIMPS has a comparison of = NVIDIA's=20 Mid Range 8600 GT and 7600 GT video cards here.=20
Phoronix=20 tests out the Sapphire HD 2900XT 512MB card here.

Motherboards: =

PCSTATS=20 tests out the Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H AMD 690G = motherboard here.=20
Virtual-Hideout tests out the = ASUS P5K3=20 Deluxe WiFi-AP Motherboard here.

Community News for Monday, = August 13,=20 2007

We would like to = welcome Ken "531 Ghost" King = as our=20 newest SimHQ = Moderator.=20 Ken will be working the Pit Builders and SF / WOE / WOV forums. Join us in = welcoming=20 him aboard!

Today's SimHQ Deja = News is=20 from the August 1998=20 SimHQ News Archive.

3D"20mm's For this weeks = thread, we take=20 you all the way back to the start of WW II. The Battle = of=20 Britain to be precise. And that favorite simulation of = many of=20 us, BOB (now Battle of Britain 2: Wings of = Victory).=20 Therein lies a sticky thread with the unassuming title = of=20 "Here's What Happened", or = HWH as it is=20 known locally. The current version is a continuation, = but it=20 has the original style, makeup, spirit, and many of = the=20 contributors of the original. It's a combination of = stories=20 from the era, mission accounts, and fine discussion = among=20 friends. As I write this, the thread is on it's 138th = page,=20 with 4,821 replies, and 15,428 views. Very impressive! = Give it=20 a read and enjoy one of our very favorite threads.

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

Yankee Air Pirate AAR: Blind Bat = and=20 Nimrod at Ban Laboy, Laos by "8lein."=20
Yankee Air Pirate AAR: Thai = Nguyen Bridge=20 by "8lein."=20
Yankee Air Pirate AAR: Alone and = at Night=20 by "8lein."

Battle of=20 Britain + Battle of Britain 2: Wings of = Victory:=20

Future Multiskin Bf-109 = Teaser Screenshots. =

EECH / EEAH:=20

Enemy Engaged 1.9 Project = Update.=20

European Air = War:=20

The Me109 V38 - Stratos' fantasy = forktail is=20 finished.=20
FAW Update: HR Winter War MS 406 = with=20 colors better matching the profile.

Event Photography:=20

F-16 Arming Photos by = "Weasel_Keeper."=20

Falcon = 4.0: Allied=20 Force:=20

Video Tutorials by "jt_medina."=20

First = Eagles: The=20 Great Air War 1918:=20

Sopwith Snipe Released. =

FS2002 / FS2004 / = FSX:=20

AAR: Bush pilot in Alaska. = Moving hunters=20 and his cargo by "Stratos."=20
FSD has updated some of = their add ons for FSX.

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20

Scorched Earth Online War = System: New=20 Release with Detailed Supply Tracking.=20
Allied Channelfront Campaign = Updated -=20 v1.1.=20
Mission 4 Today Returns to = Operational=20 Status.

LOMAC /=20 Flaming Cliffs / Black Shark:=20

Black Shark Update. =

Outer Space:=20

X3 Reunion Downloads. =

Pit Builders:=20

Anti-Torque Pedals by = "GrizzlyT."=20

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam:=20

Tutorial: Using Le Missionneur = Mission=20 Editor Online.

Land & Armor Combat = News

News Contributor: = Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer.

PC = Games:

PC.IGN has a=20 clip from the new shooter, "Stranglehold" here.

From the SimHQ = Forums:

"Razorback" and "Brennus" = have=20 posted screens from yesterday's Armed Assault = Serious Sunday=20 event here.

Naval Combat=20 News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval = Warfare:

The=20 Wargamer has published their = "excellent" game=20 review of the most flexible, accurate modern naval=20 simulation available to the commercial market. =

Today = in US Naval=20 History - August 13:

1777 - American = explosive=20 device made by David Bushnell explodes near British = vessel=20 off New London, Conn.=20
1846 - Joint = expedition led=20 by Cmdr. Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, Calif.=20
1870 - Armed tug = Palos=20 becomes first U.S. Navy ship to transit Suez Canal. =

Motorsports=20 News

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

3D'"Shepski"

"Shepski" = has overcome=20 his early season disappointments
and won Sunday's = F1=20 Spanish Grand Prix. Read more details here.

GTR2:

2007 ALMS Acura Prototype Teams. =
12 x Caterham CR120s for GTR2 by = the=20 brace. Instructions to make it work in the readme = file.=20

rFactor:

Bathurst v2=20 Textures by SLN.=20
Kangaloosh! carFactory 1.6.0 by=20 Kangaloosh!=20
ISI's Gjon Camaj on video over at XtremeQuest. =

Technology=20 News

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

Windows:

Ars Technica reports "Nine fixes for Patch Tuesday"=20

3D"SimHQ

Every Monday for the = remainder of=20 2007 we will take a walk back through the simulation = world=20 timeline. SimHQ Deja News will bring a laugh, a = surprise and=20 maybe a few tears at the way it was from 1997 on as = presented=20 by the best simulation news site on the = Internet.

From the August 1998 = SimHQ News=20 Archive:

Parsoft has updated their = site by=20 adding new screen shots from Fighter Squadrons: = Screamin'=20 Demons Over Europe in a form of mini-story by one of = their=20 programmers. Nice story Michael. ;-) They also updated = their=20 FAQ on the sim. Thanks for the email Michael = (Parsoft).

NovaLogic have put up FAQ on = their new=20 sims, F-16 Multirole Fighter and MiG-29 Fulcrum.

For those who missed it, the = All Games=20 Network's Game Time show yesterday had John Williamson = from=20 Zombie VR Studio talking about their tank sim = Spearhead=20 (published by Interactive Magic). Game Time also talks = about=20 Team Apache from Simis / Mindscape.

Check out Graphic = Simulations'=20 website. They have a survey on what type of sim they = should do=20 next. The results so far are modern (42%), Vietnam = (25%),=20 W.W.II (23%), Korea (8%) and W.WI (2%) from a total of = 412=20 votes. Personally, I want a F-4 Phantom / A-6 Intruder = sim.=20 :-)

Next Generation Online has a = preview=20 of Pro Pilot '99 from Dynamix / Sierra. They have = quite a few=20 pics and they look great. Robert and I still think = this is the=20 best civil flight sim so far. With 3D acceleration and = more=20 improvements, it'll stay up there.

Adrenaline Vault has a = review of Air=20 Force One. No not the movie, the add-on from Alpha = Software=20 for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 98.

The guys over at SPECOPS.ORG = have the=20 final patch v1.3 for Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way = from=20 Zombie VR Studios / Ripcord Games.

Midas Interactive = Entertainment has=20 released a demo for Johnny Herbert Grand Prix. The = demo is a=20 8.9MB file.

Here's some news from = Microprose about=20 why the v1.3 patch for M1 Tank Platoon II, has been = put off=20 till around the release of Gunship III. It makes = perfect sense=20 in my opinion. Big thanks to Spoons for that info. = :-).

The Ver. 1.3 patch that we = have been=20 working has turned into something more than we had=20 originally intended. What started out to be some = localized=20 changes has grown into a major over haul of the = game. We are=20 now in the process of making major changes to 85 - = 90% of=20 M1TP2. The list of suggestions, and ideas that have = been=20 sent to us via. Forums, and E-mail are being = reviewed. Some=20 of them have already been implemented, more are = being=20 considered.

The largest and most = complete change=20 will be with the Multi-player. It is all being = re-done. The=20 amount, and type of information exchanged also the = way it is=20 exchanged between machines will be upgraded. To help = us with=20 this we have added a new member to our team. = Multi-player,=20 in it=92s many forms, is his specialty. Other areas = include=20 updated graphics, improved AI, an expansion of = Command=20 levels, the addition of NATO vehicles, some new = cockpits, a=20 larger area in which to fight, along with various = other=20 changes. The only area that will be basically the = same is=20 the game Wrappers, and Interface. Everything else is = getting=20 updated, and upgraded.

Ok, now the bad news. All = the=20 upgrades we are making to M1TP2 are being = implemented along=20 with the development of Gunship3 to create the = beginning of=20 an Electronic Battlefield. What does this mean to = you as a=20 gamer? The upgrade to M1 will not be available until = just=20 before, or at the same time that Gunship3 gets = released. Our=20 decision to do this was based on time management. To = spend 8=20 to 10 weeks on a patch, only to have to change it, = or to=20 roll that 8 to 10 weeks back into the project. We = chose the=20 later.

I know you all have a lot = of=20 questions, along with some colorful comments, I=92m = sure.=20 Please feel free to e-mail me at = Mdubose@microprose.com I=20 will also be on the boards. Thank you for your = time.

Mike Dubose
aka Sgt.=20 Dubose
MPS

Check out Computer Games = Online for a=20 First Look at Gunship III from Microprose. This sim is = going=20 to be fun. I can't wait to blow up my partner in my = Apache.=20 Errr, did I say blow up, I meant play co op, ya, = that's it.=20 ;-)) Oh, plus look at the trees. :-) You'll be able to = fly the=20 AH-64D Apache, AH-1W Cobra, and the RAH-66 Comanche = plus they=20 may add in the Russian Hokum and/or Havoc for = multiplay.

Jane's Combat Simulations = has released=20 two patches. One 1.95MB patch for Longbow Gold and the = other a=20 3.67MB patch for Longbow 2. Here are the details and = links on=20 both patches from Jane's site:

Longbow Gold Patch - = 1,954k (8/5/98)=20 - This patch provides 3Dfx (Glide) support for = Longbow Gold=20 only. It supports based on Voodoo, Voodoo Rush and = Voodoo 2=20 only. Caution: Installation of this patch = permanently=20 modifies Longbow Gold Graphics. It cannot be = uninstalled. To=20 revert to the original Longbow Gold, you must = completely=20 uninstall then reinstall Longbow Gold to remove this = patch.=20

Longbow 2 Patch - 3,580k = (8/5/98) -=20 This patch fixes (among other things) known bugs = such as the=20 autopilot occasionally disengaging, hat issues with = some=20 joysticks and includes a filter to remove some harsh = language in the game. This patch also includes = support to=20 play Longbow 2 on Janes combat.net. See the readme = file for=20 details.

Check out AGN3D's headlines = today for=20 news about the new Grand Prix III and Grand Prix = Manager III=20 from Microprose. There's not a whole hell of a lot to = say but=20 sometimes, some news is better than no news. It's been = too=20 quiet for those products. Glad to see its still in=20 development.

News from SUBSIM Review is = that there=20 WILL BE an add-on to 688(i) Hunter Killer (Jane's = Combat=20 Simulations). Jane's wants to do it right. There's = also news=20 that there will be a new patch for 688(i) Hunter = Killer soon.=20 Check out their page and click on "SUBSIM Updates" for = more.=20

The Unofficial F1 Racing = Simulation=20 Page has details and screen shots on UbiSoft's sequel = to F1=20 Racing Simulation. Can't wait.

Red Storm Entertainment has = updated=20 their Rainbow Six page and added some new videos, = screen=20 shots, and photographs to the Media page. Their Clan = page was=20 also updated...getting fairly popular.

PCM&E has a hands-on = first look at=20 Rainbow Six from Red Storm Entertainment. PCM&E = also=20 updated their Combat Reporter: The Week in Review and = they=20 also added a review of World of Combat 2000 from=20 NovaLogic.

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