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Community News for February 18, = 2005

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SimHQ's = Silent Hunter = III USB Thumb Drive Contest = concludes=20 with today's 5th question.

Click here for=20 details.

SimHQ Preview - First = Look=20 Screenshots: We have three new images = from Battle=20 of Britain II - Wings of Victory. Take a look here.

SimHQ Feature: = Depending=20 on your experience, multiplayer can be some of = the best=20 and worst of simulations. Guest Writer Joe Keefe = has put=20 together a comprehensive guide to setting up = multiplayer=20 here to help with the = mysteries. A pdf=20 is available here (496 = kb).

Air Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "sandbagger" has posted about a flying = tigers=20 add on that is in the works. Check it out here.

European=20 Air War: Want a tour in the Med? Click here to check out the Aces Rising = web site,=20 home of "The Malta RAF Pilot Environment."

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has posted a screenshot of a = new skin=20 (VFA-204) for the F-18A. Click here to see his work.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "BeachAV8R" has posted a new AAR on the = King=20 Air. Click here to read it and post your own = AAR's.=20

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: A free LAX Terminal Area Chart is = available=20 from megascenery.com. Click here to get it.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Jagdgeschwader 1 is seeking North American based = Allied squads=20 for organized scrimmages. Click here for details.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "462cid" has posted some news concerning an AVG Flying = Tigers=20 campaign for the IL2 series. Click here for details.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Scorched Earth is looking for public input concerning = an=20 upcoming campaign. Click here to see how you can help.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: Click here for a link to the = downloadable 1.1=20 manual.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: ZZZSpace = Sound Pack=20 8 is now available at Lomacfiles. Click here for the announcement and a = link to the=20 download.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "ZoomBoy27" = has=20 released a new A-10 mission, "Alushta Heights". Click = here for more information.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "ghostrider883" = is close=20 to releasing a C-130B Pakistan Air Force Bomber Mod. = Click here for screenshots and the = discussion.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Paul Nortness" = has=20 posted some shots of new material coming to = combatace.com.=20 Click here for the preview.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Boopidoo" is = working on=20 a Su-15 cockpit. Click here for the preliminary images. =

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Flakchak" has = posted=20 some progress shots of his F-14 project. Check them = out here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: Click here for a list of Current SFP1 = & WOV=20 Download web sites.

General=20 News: Secret Army has been released on DVD. = Click here for "Wilbur's" post on it. He = gives a=20 description of this series in case you haven't seen it = yet.=20

General=20 News: "Fran_Zee" has found some nice gun cam = footage.=20 Check it out here.

General=20 News: "Red Dog" has found an excellent aircraft = mishap=20 photo library. Check this=20 out!

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Didier "Don Didi" Vanoverbeke and Chuck = "Magnum=20 MGG " Ankenbauer.

Following the announcement = yesterday=20 about T-72: Balkans on = Fire!, we have started a new Forum for the = title here.

Armor Editor Fran Mulhern is = planning=20 to run the Tunbridge Wells half marathon and needs = your help.=20 Read about the Army=20 Benevolent Fund in the Forums here.

Brothers=20 in Arms is in release candidate phase says the = Gearbox Software news here.

America's Army Special = Forces=20 Firefight update will be made available for = downloading=20 on Friday according to the news here at PC.IGN.

Naval Combat

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

Dangerous Waters: Strategy=20 Informer have a short = review in=20 which they score it at 9.3! (Thanks Subsim). Read=20 more here.

Silent Hunter III: GBase have a=20 preview with some new screenshots (thanks Subsim). Read=20 more here.

Motorsports

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

Gamespot has put up its = review of=20 NASCAR Sim = Racing here. Thanks to Blackhole=20 Motorsports for the link.

Thanks to=20 "Innocent_Bystander" for spotting this review of NSR on IGN.

New screenshots from = World Racing II. They = can be=20 viewed here at m4driving.

CTDP are working on a = 2005 mod=20 for F1 = Challenge. 6 new=20 screenshots are available here at m4driving.

Formula Renault beta = v0.8 is a=20 mod for GTR and = you can=20 download it from m4driving=20 from this link.

New images from = an=20 upcoming F3000 = mod for=20 GP4 have been = posted here at m4driving.

Look out for new = GT2-type=20 physics for Papy's NASCAR Racing=20 2003 Season. Source: Race Sim Central.

Technology

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

Legit=20 Reviews looks at the=20 ASUS=20 P5GD2-Premium = motherboard=20 here.

The=20 Inquirer has a report = on=20 Intel's Pentium = 4 EE=20 3.74 processor = here.

Hardware=20 Zone's i915P shootout = continues, with a review of the Gigabyte GA-8GNXP = Duo board here.

PC = Stats reviews the AOpen N250A-FR motherboard here.

NeoSeeker looks=20 at the Gigabyte = Radeon=20 X800 fanless = videocard=20 here.

SIS announced that they will be = producing=20 PCI-E chipsets. Read the = announcement=20 here.

Community News for February 17, = 2005

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

Air Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "marco.fax" has posted about Italian = bombers=20 that are ready to test. Click here for more information.

European=20 Air War: "vonOben" has some screenshots = displaying how=20 he made ground aircraft sit properly. Check it out here.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: Check out Bill Lyons Challenger Two = Ultralight=20 here. Thanks to "legend" for the = find.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has found an excellent = scenery; the=20 Columbia River Gorge and Cascade Volcanoes, USA by = Holger=20 Sandmann. Click here for more information.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "GregSM" has posted concerning his enhanced DGEN = campaigns.=20 Click here to read what he's done.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: The Chapaev = Class light=20 cruiser is available for download. Click here for a preview and the = download site.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Kesselbrut" has = posted=20 some screenshots of an exceedingly well done A-10 = cockpit!=20 Check it out here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: Fist of the = Fleet is now=20 hosted on CombatAce.com. Click here to see the web page. Thanks = to "MK2"=20 for the heads up.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Deuces80th" has = posted=20 concerning Operation Tainted Cigar. Click here to read what the team has got = in=20 store.

General=20 News: "20mm" has posted an in-depth After = Action Report=20 for Falcon 4.0. Click here to join the discussion and = post your=20 own reports.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Didier "Don Didi" Vanoverbeke and Chuck = "Magnum=20 MGG " Ankenbauer.

Battlefront.com and IDDK have = announced=20 T-72: Balkans = on=20 Fire! Set in the = violent=20 period of civil wars in Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1995, = it puts=20 the player as a Russian volunteer tank commander in = the turret=20 of some of the best tanks the Russians built =97 the = T-72B, the=20 T-55A and the T-34-85. Read more here.

Naval Combat

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

Silent Hunter III: Korvettenkapitt=E4n J=FCrgen = OESTEN a veteran of 13 patrols has = provided the=20 Dev Team with his invaluable insights on the submarine = war.=20 His input has had a crucial role in the recreation of = the=20 U-boat experience in Silent Hunter III. Toady he = discuses the war=20 on sea. Download the video here.

Silent Hunter III: Get the inside = view,=20 literally, with 4 screenshots showing the wireframe = models of=20 the Flower class corvette and two of the Evarts class=20 destroyer! View them here.

Motorsports

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

The=20 GPLEA site is back online. Visit = them here. Thanks to Race Sim Central for the good=20 news.

Publisher 10tacle Studios AG and = Developer SimBin=20 Development Team AB have announced that the coming=20 international release of GTR - FIA GT Racing = Game, will include complete support = for=20 NaturalPoint's TrackIR=20 3=99 with = Vector = Expansion=99.

NASCAR Sim=20 Racing has arrived = on store=20 shelves.

Technology

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

Legit=20 Reviews looks at=20 the XFX 6600 GT = graphics card = here.

Gaming=20 Nexus reviews the = Sapphire Radeon = X800XL card here.

Mad = Shrimps recently = played with=20 Swiftech's=20 H20-120-FB = watercooling kit.=20 Read their review here.

TechReport=20 reviews the = Foxconn=20 WinFast NF4UK8AA Socket 939=20 nForce4 motherboard here.

PC = Stats has a story about the upcoming = Cell processor, and what to expect = (or not)=20 from this new CPU. Read more here.

InsaneTek reviews=20 the Zalman = CNPS7700=20 AIC-u cooling kit = here.

Puget=20 Systems has an article "The Sound of Silence: = Building a=20 Quiet PC" here.

Community News for February 16, = 2005

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

Air Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "VonBeerhofen" has put out a proposal=20 concerning EAW squads. Click here to read what he has in mind. =

European=20 Air War: "Knegel" has submitted an in-depth = post=20 concerning EAWrp2.5d. Click here for more information and a = link to the=20 download site.

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: "Major = Hippie"=20 has posted an update on the Iwo Jima repaint. Click here to check it out.

L-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Capt. Farrel" has released two new Sharkmouthed Bf110 = skins=20 (Bf-110C-4_Jabs_ZG76 and 110C-4_M8+CP_ZG76). Also he = has=20 updated two of his Bf109F-4's (Hackl JG77 and yellow 4 = of=20 JG77). Click here to=20 see his work.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "vpmedia" has relesed a new Spitfire Mk. VIII skin. = Check it=20 out here.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "vpmedia" has also released a 456 Squadron Night = Beaufighter.=20 Click here to see it.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Skinner's Heaven is now hosting skins. Click here=20 to go the site.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" is at it = again!=20 This time he's showing off a Typhoon. Click here to see what he's done.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "USAFTML" has = posted a=20 nice preview of a VF-32 Swordsman F-8D Circa 1965. = Click here to see it.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Norman_Knight" = has a=20 preview for his F-111 cockpit. Click here for the post and a link to = the preview.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Kout" has a = screenshot=20 of his Soviet edition menu screen. Check it out here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "ajunaidr" has = updated=20 the B-57B of the Pakistan Air Force with a new nose. = Click here to read more.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Paul Nortness" = has=20 announced 3 new squadrons at Fist of the Fleet. Click = here for the thread.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "ghostrider883" = has=20 posted concerning a An-12 Bomber Indian Air Force mod. = Click=20 here for the post.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Didier "Don Didi" Vanoverbeke and Chuck = "Magnum=20 MGG " Ankenbauer.

Worthplaying has=20 news of Delta Force Reloaded, which is the = original=20 Delta = Force game by Novalogic remade with = today's=20 technology.

Worthplaying also has new = screenshots of=20 Soldner:=20 Marines here, it's an add-on for = Soldners: Secret = Wars.

GameSpy has=20 a detailed press release preview / impressions of = SWAT 4. They like the tactical = realism, but=20 don't think it's pretty like Doom 3 or Half Life 2. You can read the article here.

Codename: Panzers, Phase = Two=20 has been previewed at IGN. = You can check=20 it out here.

The downloadable files over on 3D = Gamers of=20 Close Combat: First to = Fight has a new movie up for your viewing = pleasure. In=20 fact, over the past week there's been multiple movie = releases,=20 so you might want to check it all out if you haven't = already.=20

Also on 3D = Gamers,=20 you can find a new Rainbow Six=20 4 movie. Note this is for the console version, = and not=20 for the PC version. Check it out here.

Naval Combat

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

Australia's = Navy=20 News reports = that the=20 Australian Defense is investigating the extent to = which=20 Jasons pistol = needles=20 containing beryllium were=20 used in the Navy, in which ships and over what time = frame.=20 Recent media reports on the use of beryllium-copper = needles in=20 Jasons pistols have raised health concerns with some = past and=20 present sailors. Read more here.

Navy=20 News reports that HMS=20 Westminster the Royal Navy=92s most = technically-advanced=20 Type 23 frigate has rejoined the Fleet after an = extensive=20 upgrade. HMS Westminster has spent 12 months in refit = in=20 Rosyth, and is the first warship to be fitted with = Sonar 2087,=20 which is more effective at detecting stealthy seaborne = threats, including submarines and mini-submarines. The = frigate=20 was also fitted with an advanced new torpedo defense = system, a=20 new computerized navigational system and flight-deck = and=20 hangar equipment which will allow her to operate the = Merlin=20 helicopter. Read more here.

Motorsports

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

In case you missed it; NASCAR Sim Racing has = been=20 released. Will it meet expectations? Here at SimHQ = we'll put=20 it through its paces in the near future.

The = BAR=20 Supercar mod for Papyrus' NASCAR=20 Racing 2003 Season is still alive. Blackhole=20 Motorsports has a development update from Austeam = Racing=20 here.

Pro Stock Drag = Racing is=20 coming to NASCAR = Racing 2003=20 Season according to this thread on Race = Sim=20 Central.

Teaser screenshots have been = posted on Race Sim Central of work in = progress on a=20 1950's mod for GPL. The=20 screenshots can be seen in this thread.

Monaco Rocks = v2.0 for=20 GPL has now = been released=20 in high-res, 4-bit and Voodoo-friendly versions. Go here for the download. Thanks to = Race Sim Central for the tip.

Technology

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

HotHardware has=20 an NVIDIA = Forceware Tweak=20 Guide here, = courtesy of=20 TweakGuides.

LanAddict reviews=20 the XG Viper=20 ATX case here.

Extreme Overclocking reviews the Foxconn WinFast=20 NF4UK8AA-8EKRS = nForce4=20 motherboard here.

OverClocker Cafe=20 looks at the AOpen=20 i915PA-PLF = mobo here.

HardCoreWare.net=20 reviews the Gigabyte 3D1=20 Dual 6600GT card = here.

Gamers-Depot=20 looks at the ATI Radeon=20 X850XT graphics = card=20 here.

Community News for February 15, = 2005

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

Air Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Flight One=20 has announced a new Ultimate Terrain Series for FS2004.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Didier "Don Didi" Vanoverbeke and Chuck = "Magnum=20 MGG " Ankenbauer.

There's a new Rainbow Six: Lockdown = video here at 3D=20 Gamers.

Naval Combat

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

Silent=20 Hunter III:=20 Ubisoft and Subsim = Review=20 present the Silent Hunter=20 III Scavenger Hunt. You are now being given a = chance to=20 prove your Silent Hunter savvy. Over the next few = weeks, this=20 Scavenger Hunt will feature a series of questions = pertaining=20 to the Silent Hunter franchise. The questions may be = about=20 Silent Hunter I, II, III, and/or Destroyer Command. = The=20 questions may be about any of the dev teams, = development=20 cycles, renown players, mods, and noteworthy incidents = in any=20 of the Internet forums, past and present. Some will be = easy,=20 some will challenge even the greatest Silent Hunter = captains!=20 Check the = contest page here.

Navy=20 Newsstand reports that the commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, = Vice Adm.=20 Jonathan W. Greenert, relieved Cmdr. Kevin Mooney of = his=20 command of USS San Francisco (SSN 711) Feb. 12. The = decision=20 to relieve Cmdr. Mooney was made following = non-judicial=20 punishment (NJP) proceedings held in Yokosuka, Japan.=20 Additionally, as a result of the NJP, Mooney received = a Letter=20 of Reprimand. Read about the incident here and see a picture of the = damage here.

Motorsports

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

New screenshots from the = upcoming=20 F1 74-75 mod = for F1 Challenge by Team = CREW. View=20 them here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

M4driving=20 reports a further update to Richard Burns Rally = Mod=20 Collection. Newest version is 2.09 and you can = download it=20 from here.

'04 Skin Pack Part 1 = for GTR is available for = download=20 from m4driving here.

A brilliant handling = mod for=20 FlatOut is now = available.=20 With a choice of semi-pro or ultra-pro, you can now = feel=20 weight transition, drift and bring the rear-end out = with the=20 throttle. You can find The Simu 116 at Race Sim=20 Central here.

Technology

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

HotHardware=20 reviews the Foxconn=20 925XE7AA-8EKRS2 i925XE=20 motherboard here.

The=20 Inquirer reports that = ATI = has an X300=20 with HyperMemory. Read more here.

GamePC reviews the X850XTPE video card here.

EliteBastards has=20 an analysis of ATI's new Catalyst 5.2 drivers here.

HardOCP reviews the BFGTech 6600 GT OC AGP & = PCI-E=20 SLI boards = here.

The = Tech=20 Report looks at = Shuttle's XPC SB95P = V2 barebones system here.

Another=20 Catalyst = performance=20 analysis, this one = from=20 TweakTown.

Community News for February 14, = 2005

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

Air Combat

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

LOMAC: Very sad news = to report.=20 Nic Cole, founder of lomac-manual.com, has died in a = tragic=20 accident in Thailand. Click here for important news about=20 lomac-manual.com. The Yorkshire Post Today report on = the=20 accident is here.

Jane's=20 F/A-18: A new readme for WarfareFix has been = posted to=20 the Jane's F/A-18 Forum. It is much easier to read and = provides fixes for the some of the problems recently=20 discovered. Learn more here. Thanks Joe.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 3: "BEAR - AvHistory" has = posted a=20 screenshot and video of the Halifax. Click here to check it out.

European=20 Air War: "Wudpecker" has posted directions for = playing=20 custom music. There's also links for new screens and = music.=20 Click here for the thread.

European=20 Air War: "J.Tuma" has posted some screenshots = of the=20 damage that can be inflicted on his Avia B.534 WIP. = Check them=20 out here.

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: PC777 = has=20 released 6 new multiplayer WWI missions. Click here for the discussion and a link = to the=20 download.

FS=20 2004: Have you heard about the free Boeing = F/A-18E=20 Super Hornet? Click here to go to FlightSim.com and = see why it=20 is so highly rated. Filename: "fa18e_sh.zip"

FS=20 2004: Make the rain in your virtual cockpit = more real=20 with the FS2004 Real VC Rain Effect. Click here to check it out at = FlightSim.com.=20 Filename: "rlvcrain.zip"

FS 2002=20 / FS 2004: Looking for a trainer with an = excellent=20 virtual cockpit? Check out the Free Zlin Z-142 series = here. Click here for the web page.

LOMAC: A Star Wars = A-10=20 mission? Click here to see what "ZoomBoy27" is = talking=20 about.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: Paul Nortness = has=20 released a new A-7B skin. Check it out here.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Kout" has = released a=20 screenshot of his Korean War main menu. He also has a = request.=20 Click here for more on this.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "vpmedia" has released a Beaufighter Malta / N. Africa = campaign. Click here for the details.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Virtual Pilots is hosting a special event named = "Seeigel". For=20 more information click here.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Compans" has released a new Fw-190A skin. Click here for a preview and download = link.

General=20 News: The Hawkinge Air Museum is holding a fund = raiser=20 to pay for repairs to the facility. Click here to read more and learn how = you can=20 help. Thanks "Moggy" for the heads up!

General=20 News: Learn how to make models, terrain, and = many other=20 things for flight sims. Flight Sim Design University = can show=20 you how. Click here for more information. Thanks = to "F22"=20 for the find.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 3: "Phalcon51" has uploaded a = profile=20 for use with the Voice Activated Command utility (VAC) = and=20 CFS3. Click here for the discussion thread and = link.=20

European=20 Air War: "Sandbagger" has listed a whole slew = of news=20 for EAW. Click here to read up on it.

European=20 Air War: "vonOben" has posted some screenshots = of his=20 FAW and SAW work. Click here for the preview.

European=20 Air War: "Greybeard's" FM Patch v. 4 for = Emil=92s Malta=20 Add-on has been posted by vonOben. Click here for the thread.

Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe: = "ArgonV" has=20 posted some shots of his zepplin L-11 WIP. Check out = his work=20 here.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has some excellent = screenshots of the=20 PACAF Navy/Marine addon. Click here to see them.

FS2004: FS2004 USAF = Beechcraft=20 C-45G "Expediter" is an excellent free add on for = FS2004.=20 Click here for more information on this = aircraft.=20 Filename: "cp-c45g.zip".

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Oleg Maddox has commented on his upcoming agenda. = Click here to read more.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 Paul Lowengrin has released DCG version 3.09B! This = edition=20 now gives users more control of their framerates when = flying=20 over/into large task forces. Click here for the news.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 There's a new development update on the UBI site. = Check it out=20 here.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "beowulff29" has released a new co-op mission. The = mission is=20 a surprise strike against the Japanese airfield on = Formosa.=20 Click here for the discussion and = download link.=20

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Murdock" has posted an update list for Scroched = Earth. Check=20 it out here.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Compans" has been at it again. His newest release is=20 Fw-190A-4 Yellow 4. Click here to see it.

IL-2=20 Series - Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 HardBall's Aircraft Viewer for IL-2 FB / AEP / Pacific = Fighters is out. Click here for more information.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "Thomas DW" = has=20 released some Syrian and Iraqi Air Force MiG-29A = skins. Click=20 here for a preview and download = link.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Kesselbrut" has = released a OH-6A pit and weapons pack. Click here to take a look.

General=20 News: Have you heard about Fighter Ops yet? = Click here to check out this new sim. = Thanks to=20 "Box-weasel" for the heads up.

The Warthogpen is back in = business. Click here.

FS2004: Andy Johnston = has=20 released a highly detailed Ottowa scenery. Click here to go to FlightSim.com and = see his=20 work. Filename: "ottaj2k4.zip".

FS2004: Pedro = Oliveira has=20 released a photo real version of Lisbon Airport. Check = it out=20 here. Filename: "plpv3.zip".

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters: The=20 end is near for IL2MAT Manager. Click here for Aces' announcement.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "Rudel" has released a A6M-5 Kasumigaura Flying Group = skin.=20 Click here for more information.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "JakeSnake" has posted excerpts from an original P-38=20 operating manual. Click here to read it.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "pcpilot's" = hangar=20 screens are now available (again). Click here for a look and a link to the = download.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "kout" has a = preview of=20 his menu screen displaying a pair of refueling = Phantoms. Click=20 here for the thread.

Land Combat

News=20 Contributors: Didier "Don Didi" Vanoverbeke and Chuck = "Magnum=20 MGG " Ankenbauer.

A new SimHQ Forum for Brothers in Arms is = open for=20 business here.

Naval Combat

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

Silent Hunter III: Drebbel the Dutch Sea Lord of = the Subsim Forums has spotted that GameRadar has some new pictures. = See them here.

Silent Hunter III: GameRadar has = an=20 interview (German language) with Florin Boitor, = Producer of=20 SHIII. Thanks to Subsim = Review=20 for the pointer. Altavista's Babble Fish Translation = is here. Read it here.

Motorsports

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

A = new GTR demo is available from = SimBin here. This 208MB demo contains the = simulation mode that was left out in the previous=20 demo.

Service Pack 3 for Prototype C has been released. This adds = several new=20 cars and seasons to the already huge PTC mod for = F1 Challenge. Read the long list of cars = and=20 features, and find out where to download SP3 at Race Sim Central, in this thread.

A = reminder=20 that EA's = NASCAR Sim=20 Racing is due out = this week.=20 Check your local stores for availability starting = Tuesday! Of=20 course, the Daytona=20 500 is next=20 Sunday.

Technology

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

Hexus = looks at the EQS A58XK9-ALF Radeon Xpress = 200P motherboard = here.

OverClockers Australia reviews the Zensonic Z800 = 5.1 home theatre speakers = here.

AMDZone reviews Sapphire's TOXIC X700 = Pro video card here.

CoolTechZone reviews the Gainward PowerPack! = 6800 video card here.

AMDZone reviews Sapphire's RADEON X800 = XL card here.

ExtremeTech looks=20 at the ATI = All-in-Wonder=20 X600 Pro video = card=20 here.

Kingston=20 HyperX Ultra Low Latency PC3200 Review here at Mikhailtech.

The SimHQ Monthly Calendars for = February=20 2005

Download a calendar by = clicking on the=20 thumbnails. The 1280 x 960 files are approximately 250 = kb.


Steve Serdikoff of Three Wire Photography = provided this=20 beautiful B-17G called "Fuddy Duddy". Photo = taken at the=20 Reading WWII Weekend in 2002. Thanks, = Steve!	This Silent Hunter III = image is the=20 third in a series of our monthly calendars = featuring=20 Silent Hunter III. Thanks to the Development = Team for=20 providing the image.

A rendered image from S.C.S. Dangerous Waters = of a=20 Tico is the second in a series of monthly = calendars=20 featuring the "just gone gold" naval combat sim. = Thanks=20 to Sonalysts and Battlefront.	Sean "Goodwood" Nash sent in = this=20 IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles screenshot of = an=20 attack on a B-17 flight. Nice job=20 Sean!

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