SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for August 4, = 2006

Air Combat = News

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

After Action Reports: =

"KingAlbert" has posted a = Falcon AAR - Charging Dragon Day = 2 07:00.=20

European = Air=20 War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =

Event Photography:=20

"elanaiba" has posted Romanian International Airshow = photos.=20

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

Oleg speaks about IL-2, BOB and the=20 future.=20
"Buglord" has released a = Bf-109E-4 (II./JG2,. = Hptm.Wolfgang=20 Lippert, Balkans 1941) skin.=20
"KingAlbert" has posted = an AAR - Train Attack.

RC and Scale = Modeling:=20

"Turkey_fan" has posted = photos of=20 Bismarck and Musashi projects.=20

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

"JSF_Aggie" has posted a = preview of=20 the Danger! Bearing Straits, SP4 = Upgrade.=20

Aviation = World=20 News:=20

Farewell to RAF's flying Queen = [Canberra].=20 Thanks "Colt40Five."=20
Boeing Final Bidder for = [S. Korean]=20 Early Warning Aircraft.=20
Exotic aircraft soars past area = at 60,000=20 feet.=20
CIRRUS Removes Barriers = to Aircraft Ownership.=20
Finnair begins training = with Embraer flight simulator.=20
Pictures: Farnborough Aircraft F1 Kestrel = prototype=20 performs first flight.=20
L-3 Communications Vertex = Aerospace=20 Awarded Naval Air Depot Maintenance Contract...=20
Turkey plans to procure = advanced F-16 multi-role = fighters from the=20 United States.=20
EAA AirVenture the Perfect = Launch Site For=20 What's New in Aviation.=20
F-4C Phantom jet being restored = at Misawa.=20
Light Sport POC A Hit At = AirVenture.=20

Land Combat

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

Game = News:

Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter = has been=20 patched.

GameSpot=20 has a preview of Supreme Commander.

Worthplaying has five new = screenshots from=20 Supreme Commander.

Worthplaying has new screens = from Faces of War.

From the=20 Forums:

Bisher shares = a=20 screenshot from OFP. Check it out here.

Naval Combat News

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

IGN = PC has a=20 review of the game "Pirates of the Caribbean: The = Legend=20 of Jack Sparrow". You can read the review here.

Acegamerz has posted a review of = "Ship=20 Simulator 2006" by Lighthouse Interactive. You = can read=20 it here.

Motorsports = News

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

rFactor:

Alpine A110 Mod by Frank.f55 = here, Pagani Zonda mod by JvsI = Mod Team here.

In time for this = weekend's=20 Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Hungaroring track for = rFactor has=20 been updated to v1.2. Download it from here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

bit-tech.net checks out the = Origen X15e=20 HTPC Case here.

Big Bruin=20 looks into the Ultra Products MicroFly Micro ATX = Case here.

Cooling:

DragonSteelMods tests the Arctic = Cooling=20 Alpine64 CPU Cooler here.

TechDomain checks out Jetart's = DT2000=20 ThermoEye here.

Graphics Cards: =

AMDZone=20 checks out the Leadtek PX7950 GX2 TDH Video Card here.

Bjorn3D=20 tests out VisionTek's Radeon X1600XT 512MB AGP Video = card here.

Motherboards: =

Maxit Mag=20 has a shootout between the ASUS P5W Deluxe and = Gigabyte GA=20 965P DS3 Conroe Motherboard here.

Processors:

Hot=20 Hardware checks out AMD's Athlon 64 X2 4600+ = & 3800+=20 CPU's here.

Miscellaneous

Sid Meier's Railroads! is = previewed=20 here at Hooked=20 Gamers.

Community News for August 3, = 2006

Air Combat = News

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

European Air War: =

"Rotton20" has posted a = preview of=20 a HR P-41.

Event Photography:=20

Ian Boys has posted Prague Airforce Museum photos.=20
"hbxov" has posted a Tornado F3 photo. =

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20

"DBond" has posted an AAR = - Blind Landing.

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

"3dp" has posted shots of = SDOE improvements. =

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

"Murdock" has posted a = preview of a=20 Template Maker.

General News:=20

"veltro2k" has posted a = link to an=20 aircraft 3 view drawing site.=20
"Fran-Zee" has posted a = link to a=20 vintage movie - Battle for Malta.=20
"Fran-Zee" has posted a = link to a=20 vintage movie - Soviet Test of captured JG 54 Fw = 190A-4.=20
"Fran_Zee" has posted a = link to a=20 vintage movie - Regia Aeronautica in Action = 1940-41.=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Battlefront.com announces new, = cheaper=20 prices for many of their games, old and new.

Total=20 War: Era has been released, and in stores now.=20

Game = News:

GameSpot=20 has a new preview of Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.

Worthplaying has new screens of = War Front.

Worthplaying also has new = screens of Company of Heroes.

Worthplaying shares news of a = patch for Age of Empires 3.

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

Armchair General has a review of = For Liberty!

From the = Forums:=20

Magnum shares = a video of=20 the excellent FFUR 2006 v2 mod for OFP. Check it out = here.

Members of = our community=20 are sharing new screens, info, and links to Theatre = of War.=20 Check them out here.

Naval Combat News

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

SUBSIM brings us news of the=20 "Copenhagen Submarine Convention = 2006", to be=20 held August 11-13, in Denmark. For more information=20 concerning this event you can go to the web site here.

DreamCatcher Games announced = yesterday=20 that it will release "Ship Simulator = 2006" for=20 Windows=AE on August 21st. To read more about this = PC title,=20 download the Demo, view screenshots and a movie, = proceed here.

Motorsports = News

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

rFactor:

ISI have = released the=20 anticipated 1150 update. The download weighs in at = 688MB and=20 you can choose from one of several download = locations listed=20 here. Don't forget to read the=20 Manual!

The F1 Minimod 2006, a mod based on = the=20 Formula IS in rFactor has been released. Get it from = here.

A bathtub filled = with fuel,=20 and glued to the road by barely understood and not = always=20 reliable ground-effect, traveling at 300 km/h. = Welcome to=20 Formula 1 1979! A demo containing 4 teams and two = tracks has=20 been released and it is available here.

SimRacingWorld has 24 = screenshots here for the brand new F1 2005 = mod (by=20 CTDP) for rFactor.

Community:

The August = issue of=20 Autosimsport has been published and you can get your = copy here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

3DGameMan=20 peeks into the Tuniq 2 Mid-Tower ATX Case here.

Cooling:

OC3D=20 tests Silverstone's Nitrogen NT03 Cooler here.

OCIA checks=20 out the Swiftech MCW60-T Thermoelectric VGA = Waterblock here.

Graphics Cards: =

Think=20 Computers checks out the GeCube ATi Radeon X1600 = Pro=20 512MB card here.

Motherboards: =

DigiTimes=20 reports that NVIDIA could launch the MCP61S IGP = Chipset by=20 the end of this month. Read more here.

T-Break=20 checks out the ASUS M2N32-SLI and P5W DH here.

HEXUS.net=20 tests the ECS RS482-M Radeon Xpress 200 board here.

Epiacenter takes Kontron's = 886LCD-M/mITX=20 motherboard for a shakedown here.

Community News for August 2, = 2006

Air Combat = News

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

EECH / EEAH:

"arneh" has released a new Hokum HUD = & video=20 demo of HUD + TrackIR.=20

European Air=20 War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =

Event Photography:=20

"Kupper" has posted Oshkosh photos.

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

Aces' Artwork: New Discussion = Forum and=20 FAQ.=20
"RONNCO" has released a = TBM-3 (VT-84, USS Bunker Hill, = 1945) skin.=20

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

Zoomboy's Su-25T Up to Speed = Guide is now=20 available at Lockonfiles.

Pit Builders:=20

"Bandit Bill" has posted = photos of=20 a home cockpit project. =

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20

"Boandlgramer" has posted = a virtual Seattle Airshow movie.=20
"455RAAF_Bilbo" has = posted a link=20 to a Lancaster movie.

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

"KillerBee" has posted a = preview of=20 the AV-8B "Plus" project. =

Aviation World News:=20

New supersonic business jet takes = shape.=20 Thanks "Nixer6."

Land Combat

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

Drop = Team:

There's a new = video out=20 showing the benefits of the v1.1.1 patch. Grab it here. Earlier this week the v1.1 = patch was=20 pushed out via Battlefront's automated game update = system.=20 The most obvious change is the addition of Infantry = squads.=20 Presently, there are three new squad types modeled = (with=20 many more on the way) and represent lightly armored = troops,=20 with medium range jump packs and equipped with an = assortment=20 of beam, rifled and heavy weapons. Learn more here at = Battlefront.com.

Naval Combat News

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

Navy = Newsstand video=20 reports here on services for retired = Master Chief=20 Carl Brashear.

Motorsports = News

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

NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season:

Two versions of Hickory Motor = Speedway=20 have been released for NR2003. A 1970 version for = the=20 vintage cars and a 2006 version. Details and = download=20 locations can be found here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Motherboards.org checks out the = Sansun=20 Galaxy Case here.

ThinkComputers looks inside the = nMedia=20 HTPC 300 Case here.

Cooling:

DragonSteelMods tests out = Thermalright's=20 SI-128 CPU Cooler here.

FrostyTech checks out the Zalman = CNPS8000=20 Low Noise HSF here.

Graphics Cards: =

bit-tech.net tests out the EVGA = e-GeForce=20 7900 GT KO Superclock Video Card here.

Ultimate Hardware gives = Sapphire's Radeon=20 X800 GTO a shakedown here.

Motherboards: =

Ultimate Hardware tests out the = ECS=20 RS485M-M motherboard here.

Overclocker Caf=E9 checks out = the Foxconn=20 C51XEM2AA nForce 590 SLI Mainboard here.

Community News for August 1, = 2006

Air Combat = News

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

After Action Reports: =

"KingAlbert" has posted a = Falcon AAR - Charging Dragon Day = 2 06:00.=20

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

v2.04 user-adjustable = parameters in=20 the BDG.txt file added to Essentials thread. =

EECH / EEAH:=20

"Mapi" has released Keyguide 2.1.

European Air War:=20

"GunsUp" has released a = HR Hurricane Mk.IIc (94Sqn, RAF) = skin.=20

Event=20 Photography:=20

"fritzthefox" has posted = Dayton Airshow photos.=20
"hbxov" has posted 43(F) Squadron Family Day = photos.=20

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

New 46 aircraft screenshots at = RRG. Thanks=20 'Sapper.'=20
"Kristorf" has released a = P-47C (334th FS, 4th FG) skin = pack.=20

RC and Scale = Modeling:=20

"RussoUK2002" has posted = a link to=20 video of WWII RC aircraft in action. =

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20

Video: Macchi c200 and c202 In = Action.=20 Thanks "Box-weasel."

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

"veltro2k" has posted a = preview of=20 the MiG-31 project.=20
"ghostrider883" has = released a MiG-23MF Rakshak (No.224 Sqdn, = Indian AF,=20 "Warlords") skin.

General News:=20

Kaczmarek: a German view of the air = war.=20 Thanks "Fran_Zee."

Land Combat

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

Game News: =

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium = Wars.=20

The Armchair General has a interview = with Theatre of War by 1C and = Battlefront. This=20 is different then the interview reported a few days = ago with=20 Battlefront about there other upcoming games.

The FFUR mod = team has=20 released there best mod yet for Operation = Flashpoint. This=20 one is FFUR 2006 version 2.

The TotalWar=20 site has news of there first podcast, along with = some other=20 news and goodies.

From the = Forums:

Magnum shares = some=20 screenshots of the just released FFUR 2006 v2 mod = for OFP.=20 Check them out here.

Some of our = members are=20 discussing the "review" of Red Orchestra, over at = G4. Check=20 it out and share your comments here.

Naval Combat News

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

Distant Guns:

The=20 Wargamer has a 2 page First Impression preview = of=20 Distant Guns. You can view the preview here.

"Lempereur1" has = posted a=20 very lengthy FAQ Session concerning Distant Guns and = it can=20 be viewed here.

Harpoon 3:

"Herman" has = posted=20 several "real" Pics of Naval Vessels within the = Harpoon 3 After-Action = Reports.=20 View them here.

"Herman" has also = included a=20 Harpoon 3 Fost 1 Cobra Loose! =96 After Action = Report and it=20 can be read here.

Motorsports = News

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

GTR2:

Developer = Simbin=20 Development Team and Publisher 10TACLE STUDIOS AG = have=20 released the second track teaser to their upcoming = racing=20 simulation reference game =93GTR2 =96 FIA GT Racing = Game=94 for=20 download. It shows an RSR Motorsport Team TVR T = 4000R=20 demonstrating how to hold a perfect racing line in = order to=20 pull the fastest lap time. The track is = Hockenheimring. The=20 video is available at the GTR2 web=20 site.

GTL:

A new track = for GTL has=20 been released: Assen.

rFactor:

Deterium has = developed a=20 plug-in for the Logitech G15 keyboard. Read-outs = will be=20 sent to the keyboard display. More information and a = screenshot of it working can be found in this thread.

NASCAR = Racing 2003=20 Season:

Another 1970 = track for=20 you to download and race on. This time it is North Carolina.

Looking = for a 1985=20 carset for the AeroWar mod by The Pits? It is right = here.

Technology = News

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

Cases/Enclosures: =

Techgage looks=20 at the Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000B Case here.

techPowerUp! looks at the = CoolerMaster=20 XCraft Hard Drive Enclosure here.

Cooling:

TecCentral tests out Scythe's = Infinity CPU=20 Cooler here.

3DGameMan=20 checks out the SilverStone NT04 Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Technic3D=20 has a Catalyst 6.7 Comparison here.

NGOHQ serves=20 up a version of the Catalyst 6.7 drivers with the = classic=20 Control Panel here.

Hardware=20 Zone checks out the ASUS EN7600GS TOP Silent = Video Card=20 here.

MVKTech=20 tests out the PowerColor Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB AGP = Card here.

Motherboards: =

Overclocker Cafe checks out the = Foxconn=20 C51XEM2AA Motherboard here.

Legion=20 Hardware tests the Gigabyte 965P-DQ6 Motherboard = here.

Community News for July 31, = 2006

Air Combat = News

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

After Action = Reports:

Ricardo has posted one of the best F4:AF AAR's = ever=20 done. Read it here.

EECH / EEAH:

Members have posted joystick configurations for = EECH.=20

European Air = War:=20

"J.Tuma" has announced = the release=20 of the Hi-Res Polikarpov R-5 & R-5SSS=20 "Sturmovik".=20
Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
"Rotton50" has posted a = preview of=20 the HR P-35A project. =

Event Photography:=20

"BlooToon" has posted Aberdeen Airport photos.=20
"BlooToon" has posted = photos from=20 RAF Leuchars.=20
"cueceleches" has posted = a wing shot.

F-22 Total Air War:=20

"Polak" has posted a Strat Value Table. =

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20

The International Dogfighting League's = 2nd=20 season starts July, 30.

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

"3dp" has announced the = release of=20 US & USSR Expansion Plane = Packs.=20

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

IL2-MAT Manager: Version 2.35 is = now=20 available.=20
HardBall's Aircraft Viewer 4.06+ = is now=20 available.=20
"Kristorf" has released a = P-47C (Arizona Pete) skin.=20
"Monguse" has released a = P-51 (15th AF, 52nd FG) skin = pack.=20

Pit = Builders:=20

"luckiest" has posted = photos of the=20 Cougar/F-16 throttle arm = project.=20

Screenshots = and Video=20 Gallery:=20

The Virtual=20 Aircraft Website has been updated. =

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

"RussoUK2002" has posted = a preview=20 of the Buccaneer cockpit project.=20
"Zurawski" has announced = the=20 release of the F/A-37A Talon - ALPHA 1.0.=20
"Marcfighter" has posted = a preview=20 of the NAe S=E3o Paulo.=20
"veltro2k" has posted a = preview of=20 the MiG-31 project.

Aviation World News:=20

First Sonar Images of 'Nazi Aircraft = Carrier'. Thanks "Colt40Five."

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Battlefront announces a New WWII = RTS game,=20 "Theatre of War". 1C and Battlefront.com are = thrilled to=20 announce Theatre of War, the new ground breaking = World War=20 Two real-time strategy game! Theatre of War depicts=20 stunningly authentic battles of World War II between = 1939-1945. Command hundreds of different unit types = in 5=20 historically accurate campaigns (US, UK, Soviet, = German,=20 French and Polish). This isn't just another WW2 RTS=20 click-fest, but a thrilling Real Time Combat = Simulator with=20 an emphasis firmly entrenched on realism and detail, = historical accuracy, and real world military tactics = that=20 will challenge even the most battle hardened = armchair=20 general! When the two teams that brought you the = most=20 successful and highly regarded combat simulations of = the=20 last decade come together, you can expect only the = BEST!=20 It=92s time to enter the Theatre of War! =

Game = News:

Gamespot=20 has a article about Crysis covering the technology = and=20 hardware to run this game.

Gamespot=20 also has an article about Company of Heroes covering the = German=20 weapons and tactics.

Gamespot=20 also has an article about Battlefield 2142 featuring the = infantry=20 classes, weapons and unlockables.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Crysis.

Hot=20 SWAT Mods shares a new map and video titled Precinct HQ, for SWAT 4.

The=20 Platoon has information and screens about the = upcoming=20 map pack 2 for GRAW.

Soldner:=20 Secret Wars has been patched again.

SteelBeasts.com continues to = release=20 excellent missions and mods for SB Pro PE almost on = a daily=20 basis.

Tactical=20 Gamer has released their Tactical Mod v1.3 to the public. = This is a=20 very well done tactical mod for Battlefield = 2.=20

From the = Forums:

And if you = haven't=20 noticed, We have two new land combat forums, = (yes, we=20 are taking over SimHQ! LOL) Check out the new Red Orchestra and Theatre of War forums.

Magnum has = posted=20 additional information on the just announced games, = VBS1 Lite and Australians in Vietnam. Speaking = of... I'd=20 like to correct a mistake I made in Friday's news = posting...=20 The game coming soon is Australians in = Vietnam, not=20 Austrians in Vietnam. It was spell checks=20 fault!

Naval Combat News

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

Shells of = Fury:

Rondomedia has = released its 1st=20 German movie trailer for its 1914 - Schalen des = Zorns=20 (Shells of Fury), an upcoming World War I submarine = combat=20 simulation by German developer h2f. Beware it is = annotated=20 in German. You can download the low-resolution 43MB = movie here.

Distant = Guns:

Just in case = you may not=20 have heard, Distant Guns: The Russo-Japanese War = at=20 Sea, has gone GOLD!

Motorsports = News

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

Rally = Trophy:

A WRC mod for = Rally=20 Trophy has been released. The mod which can be = downloaded=20 from here features WRC cars such as = Peugeot 206=20 WRC03, Peugeot 307 WRC04, Citro=EBn Xsara WRC04, = Toyota=20 Corolla WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer WRC02, Mitsubishi = Lancer=20 WRC04, Skoda Fabia WRC, Skoda Octavia EVO II WRC, = Subaru=20 Impreza WRC04, and Ford Focus = WRC03.

netKar = PRO:

netKar PRO = and BallRacing=20 Developments announce partnership. Thanks to = Marc who=20 posted the news in this thread.

Miscellaneous:

Simracing = features as=20 headline on NASCAR.com. Thanks to = PanzerMeyer for=20 posting about it in the Motorsports = forum.

Technology = News

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

Cases/Enclosures: =

TechPowerUp checks out the = Cooler Master=20 XCraft Enclosure here.

3DXtreme=20 looks into the Sansun Group Galaxy ATX Mid-Tower = Case here.

Cooling:

DragonSteelMods looks at = Logisys' Dual=20 Heatpipe VGA Cooler here.

Technic3D=20 checks out the Scythe Infinity Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Overclockers Club checks out the = Forsa=20 GeForce 7900 GT here.

MVKTech=20 tests out PowerColors X1600 PRO 512MB AGP Card here.

ATI reports they have = released=20 new Catalyst 6.7 drivers for their Radeon and = Crossfire=20 series of video cards. You can download the update = here.

Motherboards: =

ByteSizedReviews tests out MSI's = K8N=20 Diamond Plus Motherboard here.

OC3D=20 checks out the Asus P5W DH & Retail Conroe BIOS = CD here.