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SimHQ Feature: = The latest=20 in our "Second Look" Series is another of the = all-time=20 most popular flight sims:=20 Jane's F/A-18. Guest Writers Joe Keefe = and Fredi=20 "Bones" Dangoy present the sim's evolution and = what's=20 new in mods. Read their report here.

SimHQ Review: = Guest=20 Writer Nick "Nickmow" Mowbray is an avid gliding = fan,=20 and he provides his unique point-of-view about = the sim=20 Condor: The = Competition Gliding=20 Simulator. Read Nick's review here.

SimHQ = Discussion: Got Game? Read about a = new SimHQ=20 series here where you're the = reporter and you=20 pick the review.

SimHQ Feature: = From it's=20 rocky beginnings to it's refined current state, = Strike=20 Fighters: Project One has seen it all. Guest = Writer=20 Richard =93Gramps=94 Kaminski chronicles The Evolution of Strike = Fighters:=20 Project One here in our latest "Second = Look"=20 Series article.

A New SimHQ Contest!

Enter the = "Your Best Minute of=20 Flight" = Contest where=20 you can win a CH=20 Products HOTAS for creating the best = one-minute=20 flight sim video. Read the details here.

SimHQ Review: = We look at=20 HiTilesAF, the = first=20 add-on to Falcon 4: Allied Force and see how it = compares=20 with the original terrain, and other HiTiles = Falcon 4=20 versions. Read the review by Tom "20mm" Hayden = and Doug=20 "guod" Atkinson here.

Community News for=20 November 18, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle of Britain 2: = Wings of=20 Victory

GMX Media have today = announced=20 that a new patch for Battle of Britain 2: Wings of = Victory has=20 been released. Version 2.03 addresses a number of bugs = and=20 gameplay issues and creates added functionality for = game=20 modders. You can download the new Battle of Britain 2: = Wings=20 of Victory patch here.

European=20 Air War:

  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted EAW wallpapers. =
Event Photography:=20 Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • "chandawg" has posted a link = to the FreeBirds Virtual Fighting Wing = web site.=20
FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20 Helicopter=20 Sims:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Tchaika." has posted a = preview of the=20 Blitzkrieg in Belgium project. =
  • "Buglord" has released a new = BF-110G-2 (Stab./ NAG 1, Russia = 1943)=20 skin.
  • "Jarink"=20 has released a new B-17G ("Nine O Nine") skin. =
  • "WarWolfe_1" has released a = new P-40F (325th FG, "Checker Tail = Clan", Col.=20 R. L. Baseler) skin.
  • "Graf"=20 has released a new G4M1 (Kanoya Kokutai, 6th = Chutai) skin=20 pack.
  • "Greg_Boyington" has released = a Major Boyington dedicated = skinpack.=20
  • "UF_Josse" has released a new = Bf-109G-14/U4 (3/JG52, East = Front 1945)=20 skin.
  • "UF_Josse" has released a new = Bf-109G-14AS (11./JG52, 1945) = skin.=20
  • "UF_Zargos" has released a = new P-63 (French) post war skin = pack.=20

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20 Pit=20 Builders:=20 Screentshots=20 Gallery:=20 Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "KillerBee" has posted shots = of "Charlie Base" at RedMad = Deployment.=20
  • Paul=20 Nortness has released a new A-5 (RVAH-II Checkertails) skin. =
  • "USAFTML" has released a new = F-15 (48th FIS ADTAC, Langley = AFB, Va)=20 skin.
  • "USAFTML" has released a new = F-16C-52 (389th FS, Mountain = Home AFB, Id)=20 skin.
  • "kreelin" has announced the = release of=20 the F-5E Tiger II.
  • "The=20 Wrench" has released a PAW Mustang skins & Hangar = Screen.=20
General=20 News:=20

Land Combat News

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

In a press release on the = 15th Bohemia Interactive announced that = their=20 next military grade training software will be = demonstrated at=20 I/ITSEC. Virtual Battlespace 2 = (VBS2)=20 is rumored with relative certainty to be using the = same if not=20 slightly modified engine as their next gen PC game = formally=20 known as Operation = Flashpoint=20 2, which is also due for release in 2006. The = VBS2=20 press release is here. The next generation sim = press release=20 (and screens) is here. Thanks to III/JG11_Winter = for the=20 news.

The=20 WarGamer has news that a Hearts of Iron 2 = expansion has=20 been announced, read it here.

Strategyinformer has a Cold War review here.

Monthly Magazine Coverage: =

PC=20 Gamer, Dec. 2005: Hands on play test of = Brothers in=20 Arms, pg. 14; Empire Earth expansion pack preview, pg. = 24;=20 Extended Play, Using Battlefield 2's in game movie = recorder to=20 make your own movies, pg. 112; Review of Rome: Total = War,=20 Barbarian Invasion, pg. 94; Review of Squad Assault, = pg. 85;=20 Review of warhammer 40k:Dawn of War, Winter Assault, = pg. 82.=20

Computer=20 Gaming World, Dec. 2005: Black Mesa Source = preview, pg.=20 26; Review of Age of Empires 3, pg. 76; Review of = Blitzkrieg=20 2, pg. 82; Review of Dawn of War: Winter Assault, pg. = 84, and=20 a review of Rome: Total War: barbarian Invasion, pg. = 88.

Computer=20 Games, Dec. 2005: Cover Story: Civilization 4 = game tips=20 and review, pg. 48; Preview of Battlefield 2: Special = Forces,=20 pg. 32; Preview of Combat Mission: Shock Front, pg. = 28;=20 Preview of War Front, pg. 30; Review of Bet on = Soldier, pg.=20 62; Review of The Falklands War 1982, pg. 63.

Naval Combat = News

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

Navy=20 Newsstand reports More than 1,000 Sailors aboard = the=20 guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG 72) and USS = Mitscher=20 (DDG 57), and the frigate USS Hawes (FFG 53), returned = to=20 their homeport at Naval Station Norfolk Nov. 15 from=20 supporting the global war on terrorism. Full story here.

Motorsports News

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

A new video = showing off the=20 upcoming NAGT (North = American=20 GT) mod for rFactor has been = posted here.

Watch out for an = expected=20 release of the GN70 = mod=20 for NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season this weekend.

Technology = News

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

PC = Perspective=20 looks at the Cooler Master Centurion=20 531 mid-tower case = here.

AMDZone tests out DFI's nF4X Infinity = motherboard here.

Tweaknews checks out the = HIS IceQ X700 128MB AGP video card here.

Tech-Mods tests out OCZ's DDR2 PC2-5400 Value=20 Pro 1GB RAM kit here.

Pro-Clockers checks out the = Jetart VGA All in = One cooler here.

TechSpot checks out Sapphire's Radeon = X1800XL video card here.

techPowerUp tests the Sansun SN-C001 The Bat = case here.

HEXUS reviews the XFX GeForce 6600 DDR2 256MB PCIe video card here.

Community News=20 for November 17, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "boredvietboi4o8" has posted = an AAR -=20 VF-103 CAP. =
Battle of Britain 2: Wings = of=20 Victory:=20 European Air=20 War:=20
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has finished the Bf-110 screen art.
  • "FlyRight" has announced the = updated Kikka 3DZ is finished.=20
FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • There is=20 a MSFS Competition at Screenshot = Art.com=20 (Sponsored by Captain Sim).
  • Radar=20 Contact v4 will be gold soon. Read the press=20 announcement here.
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • IL2 Series Competiton at = Screenshot=20 Art.com to be judged by Oleg Maddox.
  • "CannonUK" has released a new = Fw-190A-9 (6./JG301, Langensalza = 1945)=20 skin.
  • "CannonUK" has released a new = Bf-109K-4 (Lt. Ernst-Dieter = Bernhard, Stab=20 III./JG53, Germany 1945) skin.
  • "CannonUK" has released a new = Bf-109F-4 (III./JG54, Russia = 1942) skin.=20
  • "CannonUK" has released a new = Bf-109F-4 (II./JG54, Russia = 1942) skin.=20
  • "Abraxa." has released a new = Bf-109E-4 (II./JG3, von Werra) = skin.=20
  • "Abraxa." has released a new = Bf-109E-4 (II./JG54, Steindel) = skin.=20
  • "Abraxa." has released a new = Bf-109E-3 (I./JG51, Baer) skin. =
  • "mazex"=20 has released an IL2 utility for the Logitech G15 = keyboard.=20
  • "Krostorf" has released a new = Hurricane Mk IIC (No.1 Sqdn, = Indian Air=20 Force) skins.

Jane's=20 F/A-18:

LOMAC = / Flaming=20 Cliffs / Black Shark:=20
  • "Thomas=20 DW" has announced the release of Teka Teka's HUD Color tweak Mod. =
Pit Builders:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General News:=20
  • "Marc"=20 has posted a link to a video of jet aircraft flying = extremely=20 low.

Land Combat News

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

Worthplaying has news that Starship Troopers has = been=20 patched here.

Worthplaying also has news that a = patch that=20 will bring cooperative play to 'Codename : Panzers Phase=20 Two' is coming=20 soon.

Worthplaying also has news that = F.E.A.R. is getting Punkbuster support. =

Worthplaying also has word that = the Xbox=20 version of America's=20 Army is in stores. =

Blues News has word that Novalogics' Delta Force Xtreme Pro = has a new=20 patch out.

Battlefront sends word that a new = patch with=20 tons of fixes and updates, including WW2 units, for TacOps4 has been = released.

10-david has news that VUG has = released a=20 trailer and a mission pack for SWAT 4 here.

GhostRecon.net has new campaigns = coming this=20 week for Ghost=20 Recon, one is out = now here.

The Wargamer has a mini-site up = for=20 Shattered=20 Union here.

Battleground Europe has been = released.=20

SimHQ=20 community member Paul Morrison has posted his = impressions of=20 GUN here.

SimHQ=20 community member "Orangutan" has posted his = impressions of=20 Sniper = Elite here.

"Magnum MGG"=20 has posted a series of shots from America's Army.

Naval Combat = News

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

Hats off to Lord Nelson! Australia's Navy News reports here about the Battle of Trafalgar = celebrations around the globe.

Motorsports News

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

Templates for = the coming=20 GN70 mod have = been posted=20 by The Pits, here.

Virtua_LM released = the complete=20 Prototype-C package for F1=20 Challenge. Read more about it here.

Find out how you can = help=20 beta-test the Stock Car Evolution mod for rFactor here.

"Clownloachlover" has posted a = shot of NR2003 at Zen Joltis. =

Technology = News

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

Bjorn3D=20 checks out the Albatron=20 6600GT (Single & SLI) cards here.

Bluesmoke=20 tests out AMD's = Sempron 3400+=20 CPU here.

Pimprig=20 tests the E-Power = Tiger=20 550W Modular PSU out here.

X-bit Labs=20 reviews the NVIDIA = GeForce 7800=20 GTX 512MB video card here.

Insanetek=20 looks at the PowerColor Radeon=20 X800 GT video card here.

ThinkComputers tests PrimoChill's PC ICE = water=20 cooling here.

Pimprig=20 tests out Sapphire's=20 PI-A9RX480 motherboard here.

FrostyTech=20 checks out the Titan=20 TTC-K8ATB-825-SC Athlon64 heatsink here.

Community News=20 for November 16, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 3:

European Air War:=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = preview of=20 a terrain that consists of eight = tiles.=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =
Event Photography:=20
  • "boredvietboi4o8" has posted = photos of=20 Marine aircraft.
  • "Arthonon" has posted photos = of the Nellis Aviation Nation 2005.=20
Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Graf"=20 has released a new G4M1 (Kisarazu Kokutai, 3rd = Chutai, Rabaul=20 1942) skin.
  • "Tchaika." has released a G.50 Winter War skins pack. =
  • "Tchaika." has released a new = Gladiator (RAF No.33 Sqdn) skins = pack.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Hurricane Mk I (RAF No. 71 = "Eagle" Sqdn,=20 1941) skin.
  • "Gaston"=20 has posted a link to a preview of a new Spanish Civil War campaign. =
  • "Kalaluth" has released a new = Bf-109Z EprobungsKommando Z = campaign.=20
  • IL-2 = Shturmovik=20 Stab: = Version 5.4 has=20 been released.
  • "dude163" has posted a link = to a Luftwaffe Aces Calendar - Ghosts = of the=20 Night.
  • "Amagi"=20 has released 'Disaster On The Frontiers' 1.4 = for 4.02m.=20
  • Scorched=20 Earth: Low = Countries=20 Campaign Released.
  • "Dengue"=20 has posted a DIY Modding of DGEN.EXE. =

Jane's=20 Longbow Series:

  • "Shadow=3DASP=3D" has = released a new mission - Nighthawks. =
Screentshots Gallery: =
  • "Greytop" has posted shots of = Spitfires.
  • "Deacon211" has posted a shot = of an IRIS T-45C over Albuquerque. =
  • "Pol"=20 has posted shots of a Su-33 on carrier ops. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "Polak"=20 has posted a Falklands project update. =
  • Paul=20 Nortness has released a new F-18 (VFA-34 Blue Blasters) = skin.
  • "pcpilot" has released = updated Ki-27 = Nate=20 skins.
  • "capun"=20 has announced Mk48 torpedo and Beaufighter TFX updates.
General News:=20
  • The only=20 Halifax VII bomber left in the = world has=20 been restored! Thanks to "Crop-Duster" for the heads = up.=20
  • "Bearcat99" has posted a link = to a program that displays working = cockpit=20 instruments on a 2nd PC or laptop networked to your = main PC.=20
  • "ArgonV"=20 has posted a link to Sikorsky (A WII = Sim).=20
  • Monstad reports that Screenshot Art is having their = 12th IL-2=20 Series Competition. Read here.=20

Land Combat News

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

The Wargamer has launched their = Shattered Union mini-site here.

The Wargamer also has news that = Battleground = Europe has been released. Check out = the=20 official web site here.

10-david has an article about some = of the=20 mods, missions, and maps being made for SWAT 4 here.

FFUR Total Conversion packs for = Operation = Flashpoint have been released, and are = incredible.=20 There's five files each around 500 plus MB's, Woodland = pack,=20 Winter pack, Desert pack, and two mission tool packs. = They can=20 be found and downloaded here.

The Panzer=20 Fist web site asks, "Which campaign would you=20 prefer?" Read here.

Naval Combat = News

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

A new AAR: Syrian WMD has been = posted here in the Harpoon Forum by = Herman.

Motorsports News

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

Milestone and Black Bean announce = their new=20 racing game. You can learn more about it here.

Harry-the-Ruskie has = posted=20 links to on-line manual and FAQ for rFactor. The links = can be found=20 here.

Technology = News

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

AMDBoard=20 tests out = AMD's Athlon 64 X2 = 3800+ CPU=20 here.

Anandtech has a=20 review of NVIDIA's=20 GeForce 7800GTX 512 MB video=20 card here.

GDHardware tests=20 NVIDIA's newest card here.

The=20 last piece of GeForce=20 7800GTX luvin' is = here, courtesy of Trusted=20 Reviews.

PCStats looks at the PC Power & Cooling = Turbo-Cool 510=20 Express-SLI PSU here.

TECHNIZ.CO.UK checks out = the XG Magnum 500W modular PSU here.

The TechZone has an article titled = "How=20 to Clean your Keyboard" here.

Overclockers Online looks at the=20 Evercool=20 K803-925CA HSF here.

Community News=20 for November 15, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "Scouser" has posted a link = to the Battle of Britain Historical = Society web=20 page.
European=20 Air War:=20 Event = Photography:=20
  • "Thomas=20 DW" has posted a link to photos of F-35 Mockups at Paris 2005. =
  • "Domestos" has posted a photo = from RAF Waddington.
  • "hbxov"=20 has posted pictures of the Leuchars Airshow. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • FS Cargo has been released. =
  • "nazca_steve" has posted a = preview of=20 Canberra B2 skins. =
Helicopter Sims:=20 IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Graf"=20 has released a new G4M1 ("H-305", Misawa Kokutai, = Saipan=20 1942) skin.
  • "Graf"=20 has released a new wallpaper - Over Henderson. =
  • "WarWolfe_1" has released a = new P-40E ("Pistoff", 7th FS, 49th = FG, Lt. Don=20 Lee Jr., Australia 1942) skin.
  • "Clonetrooper" has released a = new Fw-190D-9 (II/JG 6) skin. =
  • Ian Boys=20 has posted photos from Malta.
  • "Goodwood" has released a new = Fw-190D-9 skin.
  • "Cpt_Farrel" has released a = new Bf-109F-4 skin.
  • "Abraxa." has released a new = Bf-109E (Helmut Wick's, BoB) = skin pack.=20
  • "D13-th_Mytzu" has posted = information=20 on the Virtual Pacific Front online=20 war.=20

Pit=20 Builders:

RC and Scale = Modeling:=20 Screentshots Gallery: = Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20

Land Combat News

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

Naval Combat = News

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

Motorsports News

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

GamersHell=20 reviews World Racing = 2 here.

TOCA Race Driver 3 = demo is now=20 available. Download links are listed here.

Technology = News

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

Everybody's = going crazy=20 over the just announced NVIDIA=20 GeForce 7800GTX with 512MB:

Pro-Clockers tests the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 = Pro=20 Intel cooler here.

ThinkComputers checks out the = Enermax Liberty 620W = PSU here.

MADSHRIMPS=20 reviews the NZXT = Lexa=20 tower case here.

Zombie=20 Nexus tests ViewSonic's=20 VX912 19" 8ms TFT monitor here.

Overclock=20 Intelligence Agency tests the Zalman CNPS 9500 LED = Ultra=20 Quiet CPU cooler here.

SystemCooling tests the Sunbeamtech X-1300 = gaming mouse=20 here.

Community News for = November 14,=20 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EACH:

  • "KLiM"=20 has announced the release of GWUT file Version 162b.=20
European Air=20 War:=20
  • "J.Tuma"=20 has announced the release of the Hi-Res Fiat Cr.20 Bi-plane. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released = an optimised Max View EXE.
  • "VonBeerhofen" has released = an animated JG51 mainscreen. =
  • Sandbagger has released new = for the=20 following dates: