SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for August 11,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After Action Reports: =

"KingAlbert" has posted a = Falcon AAR - Charging Dragon Day = 2 08:55.=20

EECH / = EEAH:=20

Spectre Server is back online.=20

European Air = War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20

Lead Pursuit has posted a = News Update.

Helicopter Sims:=20

Gunship: "WB" has = released a muzzle flash update for ground = vehicles.=20

Pit = Builders:=20

"IvanK" has posted photos = of a=20 generic jet fighter cockpit.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Shrapnel=20 Games announce their back-to-school sale. Read = the press=20 release here.

Matrix=20 Games has released Blitzkrieg War in Europe 1939 - = 1945.=20

Game = News:

Matrix=20 Games releases an update for Panzer Command: Operation Winter = Storm.=20

GameSpot=20 has a new preview of Company of Heroes, along with = some new=20 video footage.

GameSpot has a review of Age of Empires 3: The WarChiefs. =

Worthplaying has 14 new = screenshots of Medieval 2: Total War.

Firing=20 Squad has a Q&A session about Medieval 2: Total War.

IGN = reviews Civilization 4: Warlords.

Armed Assault Zone has posted = information=20 on system specs for Armed Assault.

From the = Forums:=20

"PanzerMeyer" = shares=20 screens from the Star Wars Lego 2 demo. Check them = out here.

"Wicked" = shares more=20 screenshots from his excellent modded Bradley = Fighting=20 Vehicle. Check them out here. You can download then from = SteelBeasts.com.

"Magnum" has = shared a=20 video tutorial based on a demo mission on how to = breach a=20 mine field by Dark Angel. Check out the video here, and download the mission = from SteelBeasts.com. =

Naval Combat = News

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

Pocketgamer has a = mobile game=20 review of a naval game for the n-gage titled "War = Diary:=20 Torpedo". You can view it here.=20

SUBSIM has posted in = their forums=20 that the Unofficial "Official" Silent Hunter 3=20 screenshot thread has been updated with new screens. = You can=20 view all screens, along with the newest ones, here.

Motorsports = News

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

rFactor:

GSMF have = released=20 version 1.2 of their popular PCC 2005 mod. The = update=20 includes reworked physics and sounds. Download = mirrors are=20 available here.

Suzuka has been = released. Get=20 your download here.

Updates are = available for the=20 F1 1979 mod here however, if you plan to = race with us=20 this weekend, please read this post regarding the server = version=20 being used.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

ThinkComputers.org checks out = Enermax's=20 Chakra Case here.

techPowerUp looks inside the = Ultra=20 Aluminus Case here.

Cooling:

SilentPC=20 Review checks out the Thermalright Ultra-120 HSF = here.

FrostyTech checks out the Arctic = Cooling=20 Alpine64 here.

Graphics Cards: =

HEXUS checks=20 out the eVGA e-GeForce 7950 GX2 Black Pearl Quad SLI = card here.

On the Quad-SLI front, HotHardware has a SLI DIY guide = here.

Guru3D=20 offers their own SLI DIY guide here.

Hardware=20 Zone checks out the Inno3D GeForce 7300 GT 256MB = DDR3=20 card here.

Motherboards: =

HardwareLogic tests out the EPoX = MF570SLI=20 Motherboard here.

TweakTown=20 checks out MSI's 945GT Speedster-A4R board here.

Community News for August 10,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

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

"Buddye1" has posted a 2.05 status report. =

European Air War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =

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

Bessarabia Map announced. =

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

Punisher F-15C Mission Pack at=20 Lockonfiles.

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20

"Coot" has posted a F-14 slideshow - Goodbye Tomcat. =

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

"Gepard" has released an = update for=20 the Deutschland terrain.=20
Light up your Foxbats. =

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Bohemia Interactive announces = United=20 States Marine Corps (USMC) VBS2 Enterprise License = and=20 development of the VBS2 Virtual Took Kit (VTK). Read = the=20 press release here, with screenshots.

GMX Media = announced today=20 that its tactical FPS Specnaz: Project Wolf has gone = gold, and=20 will be released across Europe shortly. Thanks to Worthplaying for the = news.

Game = News:

VirtualBattleSpace.info has a = review of=20 the just announced, and coming soon, VBS1 Lite.

GameSpot=20 has a new video trailer of Joint Task Force.

GameSpot also has new movies of = Medieval 2: Total War.

Worthplaying has 2 new = screenshots of Commander: Europe at War.

Worthplaying has a review of SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate. =

Worthplaying also has 6 new = screenshots of=20 Ceasar 4.

Naval Combat = News

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

ANNO = 1701:

SUNFLOWERS

October 26th

here

Book Reviews:

SUBSIM=20 has three new book reviews just published. The books = reviewed are named "Anatomy of the Flower-Class = Corvette=20 Agassiz" by John McKay & John Harland; = "In Harm's=20 Way" by Douglas Stanton; and "Warrener's = Beastie: A=20 Novel of the Deep" by William R. Trotter. You = can view=20 all three here.

Motorsports = News

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

rFactor:

An important = update to=20 the F1 1979 Demo mod has been released. Details and=20 downloads here.

Free texture update = for=20 Barcelona and Northamptonshire (Silverstone) by SLN = released.

Danz' latest Data Acquisition Plugin now = supports MoTec=20 i2 Pro.

Technology = News

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

Vista:

Extremetech reports here on Windows Vista and the = Future of=20 Hardware.

Community News for August 9, = 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

EECH / EEAH:

"Kimchoc1" has posted a = multi-player fix. =

Event Photography:=20

"fritzthefox" has posted = Willow Run Airshow photos.=20
"Evo" has posted Willow Run Airshow photos.=20
"Dantes" has posted = photos of=20 locations in the movie The Blue Max.=20
"bones" has posted photos = of a KC-135 and F-16's on an in-flight = refueling=20 run.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20

"Chappy USVN" has posted = a list of flyable aircraft in FSX. =
FSX Demo due out Wednesday August = 9th.=20 Thanks "Alexi_Alx_Anova" for the heads up =

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

More = Manchuria=20 Screenshots. Thanks "'Sapper'."=20
"462cid" has posted a WTCF v2.0 update. =

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20

"Julian Data" has posted = a link to=20 a FS2004 movie - End of an Era.=20

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

"MoonJumper" has = announced the=20 release of a new USN Mk8 Gunsight reticle.=20
"MoonJumper" has posted a = procedure=20 to add a new F-105 Centerline MER.=20
"dwcace" has posted a preview of the AN/ALQ-167 = 'Bullwinkle'.=20

General = News:=20

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In August = 2006=20 Newsletter.=20
"adlabs6" has posted a = link to a Google Maps flight game. =

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

'F.E.A.R. Combat' Announced (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Sierra=20 announced F.E.A.R. Combat, the new multiplayer = component=20 from F.E.A.R, featuring 10 modes, 19 maps, which = will be=20 available as a free download on Thursday, August = 17th,=20 2006.

Game News:

GameSpot has another preview of = Command & Conquer 3. This = one=20 discusses game play issues and the GDI=20 Faction.

Naval Combat = News

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

Ship = Simulator=20 2006:

Lighthouse Interactive has = released a new=20 movie trailer showing more of this civilian naval = and harbor=20 simulation. The video demonstrates the game's = rendition of=20 the New York Harbor in more than three minutes of = in-game=20 sequences. You can download the 39.5MB movie here.=20

Gamespot=20 today posted 18 new screenshots from the game and = can be=20 viewed here.

Motorsports = News

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

rFactor:

Have you visited David Grecko's web = site and=20 downloaded his setups? Here you can find setups for = Megans, F3's=20 PCC's, Protons etc.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Bleeding=20 Edge checks out the Apevia X-Pleasure Case here.

Rbmods peeks=20 inside the Coolermaster Mystique 631 Case here.

Cooling:

OC3D=20 has a "Battle of The Goop" - Thermal Paste = Comparison - here.

ThinkComputers checks out the = Spire=20 DiamondII CPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Tech-Hounds has a GeForce 7600 = GT Roundup=20 here.

BCCHardware tests Inno3D's = GeForce 7300GT=20 DDR3 here.

Motherboards: =

ByteSizedReviews checks out the = Asus P5W=20 DH Deluxe Motherboard here.

HEXUS.net=20 checks out the ECS RS482-M RXpress 200 here.

Tutorial:

Hardware Secrets has a = step-by-step fully=20 illustrated guide on how to replace your PC power = supply=20 with a new one. Read here.

Community News for = August 8,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After Action Reports: =

"KingAlbert" has posted a = Falcon AAR - Charging Dragon Day = 2 08:50.=20

European = Air=20 War:=20

"J.Tuma" has posted a HR Gladiator progress report.=20

Fighter = Squadron:=20 Scream 'n Demons Over Europe:=20

"Major Hippie" has posted = WWI screenshots. [WARNING Dial = up users,=20 large shots]

FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20

New Recorder Module beta records = traffic and=20 formations.

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

IL2-MAT Manager v2_36 WIP = update.=20
Devicelink Wrapper updated to = v2.0.5.=20
The European Operation Forces are = accepting=20 new pilots.

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

"The Wrench" has released = a F-47N ("What If..", 36th BFS, = Korea) skin.=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

While at the = local=20 computer store, I noticed that there's a Combat Mission collection (CMBO, = CMBB, and=20 CMAK), all special editions with extra scenarios for = under=20 20 dollars. If you have never played any of the = Combat=20 Mission games from Battlefront, then this pack is = worth every=20 penny.

Game = News:

GameSpot=20 has a preview, with videos, of Sid Meier's Railroads.

Worthplaying has news that a = demo for=20 Splinter Cell: Double Agent is coming in September. =

Worthplaying also has five new = screenshots=20 of Armed Assault.

Armchair General has a part five = of there=20 tactics 101 articles, this one titled "Main and Supporting Effort". =

GhostRecon.net has an article = about all=20 the tips and hints you see in those GRAW loading = screens.=20

From the = Forums:=20

Magnum has = shared three=20 VBS1 cooperative mission after action reviews. Mission 1, Mission 2, and Mission 3.

Naval Combat = News

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

Battlestations:=20 Midway:

Firing Squad has an = interview=20 with the producer of the upcoming WWII naval = combat-strategy=20 game currently in development by Eidos. You can read = the=20 interview and view screenshots here.=20

Attack on = Pearl=20 Harbor:

Legendo has published = four=20 screenshots of their just announced PC WWII game. = You can=20 view them here.=20

Motorsports = News

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

F1 Challenge = '99-'02:

Team RSDG = have graciously=20 announced their blanket = permission for=20 modders to port the RSDG masterpiece "Sports Car = Challenge"=20 to other platforms (e.g. rFactor, GTR, GTR2). A big = salute=20 to the guys from RSDG!

rFactor:

Monza GP4 has = been=20 released. The download is available here.

Amaroli World Cup = v1.05=20 supporting rFactor 1150 has been released. Get the = details=20 here.

In case you missed = it; CTDP=20 have released their long awaited F1 2005 mod. = Download=20 locations are available from here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

GotFrag=20 Hardware checks inside Antec's P180 Case here.

Futurelooks peeks inside the new = Antec=20 Fusion chassis here.

Cooling:

DragonSteelMods checks out the = SilverStone=20 FM122 120mm Fan here.

BigBruin=20 tests the Vizo Propeller Card Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

MADSHRIMPS checks out the = Powercolor X1900=20 GT Video Card here.

CPU3D tests=20 out the MSI RX1900GT VT2D256E X1900 GT Card here.

Motherboards: =

The Tech=20 Zone checks out the ECS 945G-M3 Micro ATX board = here.

Processors:

hardCOREware.net tests out the = Intel Core=20 2 Duo & Core 2 Extreme CPU's here.

Community News for = August 7,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European Air War: =

Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
"Skylark" has posted a = series of ETO screenshots.

Event Photography:=20

"hbxov" has posted Duxford Flying Legends photos.=20

Falcon 4.0: = Allied=20 Force:=20

"*Panther*" has posted a = link to Chandawg's videos.=20
FalconLobby v1.1 is now = available.=20

FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20

Cloud9 Phantom F-4F information = and=20 screenshots. Thanks "Aladar."=20
FilePlanet due to release FSX Beta = to=20 subscribers. Thanks "Tacman" for the heads up.=20

Helicopter=20 Sims:=20

ADF Aviator v1.1 [Free Helo and F-18 = simulator] is now available. Thanks = "Crop-Duster."=20

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

Ian Boys has posted a Norway project update.=20
"BBall" has released a 55th FS campaign.=20
Alex Voicu has released a = Tempest Mk V series I (JN766/ = SA-N, No 486=20 Squadron) skin.=20
IL2-MAT Manager v2.36 W.I.P.=20
"Simplex" has posted a P-39 wallpaper - Forward! =

Pit Builders:=20

"Bandit Bill" has posted = photos of=20 a Generic Simpit project. =

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20

"455RAAF_Bilbo" has = posted a Wings of War movie - The start = of WWI.=20

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

"Wings over Europe 2007: Operation = Final Dawn"=20 BETA.=20
"The Wrench" has = announced the=20 release of a WW2 46 mod of the P-82 Twin = Mustang.=20
"The Wrench" has = announced the=20 release of the Curtiss P-55A Ascender.=20
New Dev A-Team Releases: Helos = &=20 Aircraft.

General=20 News:=20

GoGamer is now accepting = pre-orders=20 for the Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals. =

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Computer = Gaming=20 World is ending publication. It is to be = replaced by=20 Games for Windows: the Official Magazine = according to=20 Ziff Davis.

Game = News:

Matrix=20 Games has a released an update to Crown of Glory.

The Chain=20 of Command has released version 2 of their = excellent artillery modification for = Operation=20 Flashpoint.

The Wargamer=20 has posted there own after action review of Theatre of War, by one of the = testers.=20

GameSpot=20 has a designer diary article about the return of the = assassinations in Medieval 2: Total War.

GameSpot has a preview of Crysis, covering the technology = and=20 hardware needed to run this potential beast of a = game.

GameSpot also has new = screenshots of War Front: Turning Point.

Worthplaying has 4 new = screenshots of Sabotage.

Worthplaying also has a new = trailer for Caesar 4.

Armchair General has a review of = Recon: ALFA: Antiterror.

Armed Assault Zone has five new=20 screenshots of Armed Assault.

America's=20 Army official web site has a new sit situation = report on=20 the new weapon = platforms.

From the = Forums:=20

"Magnum" has = shared=20 another video of fun with the OFP mission editor, = using the=20 new FFUR 2006 v2 mod. Check it out here.

"Coot" shares = some=20 cheated screenshots from Far Cry. Check them out here.

"Magnum" = shares a video=20 tutorial on artillery use in SB Pro PE, which goes = horribly=20 wrong. Check it out here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Encore Games = has released=20 a new trailer for their 18th century sailing ship = game named=20 =93East India Company=94. The PC version is = scheduled to=20 be released sometime during 2008. To view = screenshots,=20 concept art, and trailers you can go here.

IGN has a campaign = preview of=20 the RTS game titled =93Pacific Storm=94, = being developed=20 by Lesta Studios. The game recreates the naval = clashes=20 between the US and Japan during WWII. You can read = this=20 preview and view some screenshots here.

To view = some=20 screenshots for the Silent Hunter III expansion pack = "Seawolves: Submarines on the Hunt", proceed = here.

Motorsports = News

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

Community:

Chipwich has = posted an=20 excellent guide on how to use the JSGME tool to add = mods to=20 your sims here. Thanks = Chipwich!

GT = Legends:

Blackhole = Motorsports has=20 a new GT Legends Auto Mod Updater here.=20

rFactor:

Lo has = updated the EuroF3 mod to compatibility with = rFactor=20 v1150.

A bug has been discovered in the F1 = 1979=20 Demo's uninstaller but a fix is available here.

The Amaroli World = Cup mod=20 v1.04 is here.

A huge 613MB mod NASCAR Acceleration v. 1.0 has = been=20 released. Note that this mod works as a standalone, = i.e. no=20 need to put it in your rFactor folder=20 structure.

Aston Martin Challenge has been = released,=20 featuring the beautiful Aston Martin DBR9 in many = liveries.=20 More information and download locations to be found = here.

Zonda mod! Will it ever = stop?

Kart Racer by Slimjim, as well = as a track pack.

And for the = vintage=20 enthusiasts; Renault Alpine A110 mod. This = beautiful=20 car will look good on road circuits and rally=20 stages.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Bigbruin=20 checks into the NZXT Apollo Orange Midtower Case here.

TechDomain checks out the Sytrin = Nextherm=20 ICS 8200 Air-Conditioned Case here.

Cooling:

Legion=20 Hardware checks out the OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler = here.

Technic3D=20 tests out the Xilence HDD Icebox here.

Graphics Cards: =

DriverHeaven checks out the MSI = 7900GTX=20 & BFG 7900GTX OC cards here.

PCStats=20 checks out the MSI NX7900GT-VT256E-HD HDCP-Enabled = GeForce=20 7900GT Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org checks out = ABIT's KN9 SLI=20 Motherboard here.

Hardware Secrets tests out ECS' = RS485M-M=20 Motherboard here.