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Community News for=20 November 25, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Event Photography:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • "249th_Jeevz" has posted a = link to Reality XP Flightline T = (realistic=20 gauges).
  • "Drake"=20 has posted a link to a video of Rob Barendregt's VTOL work in action.=20
  • Winter Wonderland Weather Scapes are now = available from=20 Calibre Software Solutions for users of Weather Maker Pro = 3. So if=20 you like the challenge of weather in flying, = download these=20 free weather scapes here.

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

  • Ostfront can be obtained by UK = and US=20 residents!
  • "Graf"=20 has released a new wallpaper - Ki61 meets the P51. =
  • The Last Days Patch version 1.1 = has been=20 released. Thanks to "OSSI" for the heads up.
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Kittyhawk II (RAF No. 94 Sqdn, = Sgt 'Eddie'=20 Edwards, Libya 1942) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Kittyhawk II (RAF No. 250 Sqdn, = Sqn Ldr=20 Mike Judd, Libya 1942) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = P-40 (Typhoon McGoon, Lt Clyde V = Knisley,=20 7th FS) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = P-40 (RAAF No. 3 Sqdn, S/Ldr = Brian Eaton,=20 Italy 1943/44) skin.
  • "Hynkel"=20 has released a La-7 (VVS, 2xShVAK) skinpack.=20

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • "SimFreak" has posted = information on Update 1.12. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General=20 News:=20
  • "semmern" has posted a link = to P-47 color gun camera footage. =
  • "JG52Glucklich" has posted a = link to Boyd's Aerial Attack Study. =
  • "Reno"=20 has posted a link to the Virtual Aircraft Website. =

Land Combat News

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

PC.IGN = has a first=20 impressions look at Battlefield=20 2 Special Forces available here.

Strategyinformer reviews Sniper Elite. Read here.

Naval Combat = News

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

The Dangerous Waters Beta = patch for=20 v1.03 has been released. Read about it here in the Subsim=20 Forums.

Motorsports News

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

A low = resolution carset for=20 The Pits' GN=20 1970 mod has been released to help increase = frame=20 rates. The carset can be downloaded from the post on = page 2 here.

Technology News

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

HotHardware looks at the Gigabyte = GV-NX78T256V-B=20 motherboard here.

ThinkComputers tests the Thermaltake Big Water = SE here.

3DXtreme=20 checks out the Arctic=20 Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU AMD64 cooler here.

VIA = Arena=20 has new Hyperion = drivers=20 for their motherboards. Get them here.

Anandtech=20 looks at Asus' = A8R-MVP=20 motherboard here.

PC = Mechanic=20 has a guide to backup=20 options here.

bit-tech=20 checks out the Sapphire Pure=20 Innovation motherboard here.

Designtechnica has Rob Enderle's = 2005 Holiday Buyer's = Guide here.

Community News for = November 24,=20 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH:

  • "Starshoy" has announced a = 162W2T4 and=20 Alexander Archipelago open beta test. =
European Air War:=20
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted = shots of a BV 534 vs. MS 406. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20

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

  • "Dolph"=20 has announced a new online war - Axis & Allies: = TOTAL WAR.=20
  • Rudi=20 Jaeger has released a new F4U5N (VC3, Korea 1953) skin. =
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Tomahawk IIB (RAF No. 112 = 'Shark'=20 Squadron, Palestine 1941) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has posted a Flying Legends update.
  • "Abraxa." has announced updated MTO Fw-190 skins. =
  • "F19_Orheim" has posted a new = wallpaper - The forgotten few. =
  • "Gaston"=20 has released a new COOP mission - Mulheim.
  • "Hynkel"=20 has released several IL-2/Pe-2R skins.
  • "Mangrove" has posted a new = wallpaper - Rolf's last.
  • Online=20 squadrons please note that Europe In Flames: Kuban campaign=20 beta-testing opens Thursday 24th November 2005. =
  • X1Software=20 announces a big patch and update for "The Last Days" = add-on.
Screentshots Gallery: =
  • "Ironroad" has posted a Search and Rescue screenshot.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "capun"=20 has announced the release of the A-37A Beta.
  • "capun"=20 has announced the release of the A-37B Beta.
  • "Rhugouvi" has released a Recce mod.

Land Combat News

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

You can now pre-order Steel Beasts PE. = Check it out=20 here.

Gamecloud=20 has a Red Orchestra: = Ostfront=20 41-45 interview located here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Sonalysts in the news: "CSCS Takes = Shipboard Air=20 Controller Training to New Heights". Read here at Navy=20 Newsstand.

Motorsports News

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

A video of the = coming WRC 2002 mod for = Richard Burns Rally = has been=20 released. See the video here. Screenshots from the mod can = be viewed=20 here.

Technology = News

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

PCStats=20 checks out the Asus = EN7800GT=20 2DHTV-256M-OSP-A video card here.

Trusted=20 Reviews tests out Dell's XPS=20 600 SLI gaming PC here.

Hardware-Review reviews the ButtKicker Gamer Sound = System=20 here.

techPowerUp tests Cooler Master's RealPower = 550W=20 PSU here.

Guru3D checks=20 out the Galaxy GeForce = 6800=20 XT video card here.

Extensive=20 Mods looks at the Nikao=20 Dragonfire case here.

bit-tech=20 looks at VIA's new K8T900=20 chipset here.

XYZ=20 Computing checks out Western=20 Digital's Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB hard disk = drive here.

Designtechnica reviews the Xbox 360 game console = here.

CoolTechZone reports the ASUS AGEIA PhysX Expansion = Card=20 is due in February. Read here.

PC = Review=20 has a new article - a beginners guide examining = the motherboard. Read here.

Community News for November 23, = 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
  • "Captain Kurt" has posted = an update=20 on the HR P-40E project.=20
  • "Knegel" has posted shots = of a bi-plane in combat.=20
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted = a 352 Nd meeting pictorial report. =
IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • Ian Boys has posted a = link to a=20 preview of the new Mediteranean map.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a = new P-40B (20th FG, Hamilton Field, = California=20 1941) skin.=20
  • "Goodwood" has released = two new Fw-190D skins.=20
  • "Ace_Hyflyer" has = released a new campaign (DiD) utility.=20
  • Groupcloner: Airfield sets by = Kadin have=20 been released.
Jet=20 Thunder:=20
  • "Dante-JT" has posted = shots of historical landmarks. =
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • "migkiller49" has posted = a preview=20 of new skins. =

Screentshots = Gallery:=20

Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "Saguanay" has released a = WOV F-4 VF-161 Mission.=20
  • "RussoUK2002" has posted = a P-47N preview.
General News:=20

Land Combat News

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

Tripwire Interactive today = announced a=20 new World War II PC game, Red=20 Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Read more here. Thanks Chris for the = news.

Naval Combat = News

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

Naval After Action = Reports:=20 "Herman" has posted a Harpoon AAR - LaGrange 6 [Spoiler = Alert].=20 Thanks "Uther".

Motorsports News

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

FIA GT for rFactor? According to = this post it is about to = happen.

The=20 latest issue of = AutoSimSport=20 is now ready for you here.

Technology = News

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

SFF = Tech=20 checks out the AOpen = Mini=20 PC SFF PC here.

Driverheaven=20 tests ATI's = All-In-Wonder=20 Radeon X1800XL 256MB video card here.

TECHNIZ.CO.UK reviews the Evercool Neon Crab & = Spider=20 fan filter = here.

Hardware-Review looks at Icemat's 2nd Edition Mousing = Surface here.

Pro-Clockers=20 tests out the NZXT = Lexa=20 Classic case here.

AMDZone tests=20 out the Sapphire PURE = Innovation=20 PI-A9RX480 motherboard here.

Beyond3D=20 checks out the Sapphire Radeon=20 X800 GTO=B2 and GTO=20 Ultimate video cards here.

Overclock=20 Intelligence Agency checks out the Silverstone Strider = ST60F 600W=20 PSU here.

Community News for November 22, = 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

Event Photography:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • Jordan Moore has released = the Bell 412 as freeware. Thanks to = "grover"=20 for the information
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "PanzerMeyer" has posted = a video of=20 a bombing mission using the Mistel.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a = new P40B/C (Luke Field, Arizona = 1943) skin.=20
  • Ian Boys has posted Norway progress pics.=20
  • Wings of Valhalla Server = Features=20 Adaptive Skin Download. =

Jane's = F/A-18:

  • "Rudel" has posted Saturday's Campaign = Screenshot's.=20
  • Members have begun = planning the=20 theme for the next campaign night.
Screentshots Gallery: = Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "Deacon211" has posted AV-8 VSTOL Tips.=20
  • "Kout" is looking for feedback on menu screens. =
X-Plane:=20
  • "JimK" has posted a video = of the Fire and Ice scenery.

Land Combat News

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

Blues News=20 has news that a patch for Battlefield 2 will be = released,=20 on the same day that the add-on Special Forces is to = be=20 released, that will allow players to play on the same = servers.=20

Battlefield 2: Special Forces is = released=20 and should be in your local store tomorrow.

Naval Combat = News

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

Mini-sub mystery may = be solved.=20 Read here.

Motorsports News

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

And now for = something=20 completely different: Red Bull=20 Racing meets Star=20 Wars. Read here.

Technology = News

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

The = Tech=20 Report tests out the ASUS=20 A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard here.

LegionHardware checks out the = ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe = motherboard here.

Trusted=20 Reviews looks at the DFI=20 LanParty UT RDX200 CF-DR motherboard here.

Techgage tests=20 the SilverStone = PSU=20 muffler here.

Bigbruin=20 looks at the Thermaltake Power=20 Station 520W PSU here.

XYZ=20 Computing looks at the ViewSonic N3250w 32" = LCD=20 television here.

Overclocker Cafe checks out the = OCZ EL DDR PC4000 Gold = Edition=20 2GB RAM kit here.

3DAvenue=20 checks out the ASUS = 7800GTX=20 TOP video card here.

Designtechnica has published their = 2005 Holiday Gift = Guide here.

CoolTechZone reviews NVIDIA's 7800GTX = 512MB graphics=20 card here.

HotHardware reviews the All-In-Wonder X1800 XL = video=20 card here.

Techware=20 Labs reviews the Western=20 Digital WD740GD hard drive here.

Community News for November 21, = 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

  • "Bunyap2W1" has posted a Strike Fighters OTC AAR - = Mission 2.=20
  • "Heinzi"=20 has posted a Hind AAR - The second Kunar = offensive Part=20 3.
Battle of=20 Britain 2: Wings of Victory:=20
  • "shocker1000" has posted = a screenshot of a Hurricane = and=20 Me-109 in action.

CH Products:

European Air = War:

  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.
  • "Col.=20 Gibbon" has posted a progress report for various = projects.=20
  • "J.Tuma"=20 has announced the release of the FAW Hi-Res bi-plane J-6B = "Jaktfalk".=20
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a new Thunderbolt Mk.II (P-47D-22-RE, = RAF 73=20 OTU, Egypt 1944) skin.
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a = series of=20 shots from the latest online meeting. =
Event Photography:=20

Fighter Ops:

  • "Rjetster" has sent us = some=20 work-in-progress screens of Fighter Ops. = Images=20 include the Thunderbirds hangar and the M2A3 = Bradley. Thanks=20 Rick!
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FS2002 / FS2004:

IL-2 = Series: Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "F16_Petter" has announced = the release=20 of Groupcloner 1.0 (FMB utility to = create=20 sets of objects).
  • "F16-Petter" has released a = Desert & MT runway markings = file.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Tomahawk II (Sqn Ldr Clive = Caldwell) skin.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a new = Hurricane Mk I (No. 33 Sqdn, VC = Woodward,=20 Eygpt 1940) skin.
  • "UF_Zargos" has released a = new P-47D-22 ("Miss Mary Lou", Maj = Hary Mc=20 Afee, 19FS, 318FG, Saipan) skin.
  • "BA_Dart" has started the "bad and ugly" skin thread. =
  • "Hot=20 Space" has announced the release of the Wei=DF Schwalbe Campaign. =
  • "CanonUK" has released a new = Fw-190A-5 (Black 7, Lt. Emil = Lang,=20 5./JG54, East Front 1943) skin.
  • "vpmedia" has released an Erich Hartmann JG 52 skin pack. =
  • "Boandlgramer" has released a = new movie=20 - Kanalj=E4ger Part IV.
  • "kermadec" has released 3 movies.
  • "BlackLion" has posted a link = to anew=20 payware addon - Operation Overlord.
  • "Leadspitter" has opened a = new skin web site.
  • "jocko-"=20 has released a new Hurricane (RAF No. 242 Sqdn, F/O = W L=20 'Willie' McKnight, Coltishall 1940) skin.
  • "jocko-"=20 has released a new Hurricane (RAF No. 242 Sqdn, S/L = Douglas=20 Bader, Coltishall 1940) skin.
  • "exhausted" has released a = new movie -=20 Mission of Burma.
  • Tromplamort" has released a = new Fw-190F-8 (1./St.G. 5, Pori = Finland) skin.=20
  • Kalaluth" has released a Check list builder. =

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

  • "BeachAV8R" has released a = new video.
  • "Simfreak" has posted a link = to new Black Shark screenshots.=20
Pit=20 Builders:=20 RC = and Scale=20 Modeling:=20 Screentshots=20 Gallery:=20
  • "FAC257"=20 has posted a series of Spitfire (BoB2) shots.
  • "fubar_512" has posted shots = of Phantoms on carrier ops.
  • "fubar_512" has posted a shot = of a MiG-21 Fishbed.
  • "Brennus" has posted a shot = of a B-25 Mitchell III.
  • "Alex41"=20 has posted a colorful shot - Funky MiG-3 VS. Girly Bf-109. =
  • 249th_Jeevz" has posted a = series of=20 shots - B-17G Flying Fortress "A Bit o' = Lace".=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Deacon211" has posted a NATOPS AV-8 Landing Pattern. =
  • Paul=20 Nortness has released new A-5 skins.
  • Wpnssgt's F-5E Aggressor Skins are now = available.=20
  • "Hinchinbrooke" has announced = the=20 release of the HMS Bristol.
  • "Bunyap2W1" has released an = ADI texture update.
  • "kreelin" has posted a link = to an=20 update of the AV-8C.
  • "The=20 Wrench" has released several new skins and hangar screens. =
  • "capun"=20 has announced the release of the Dornier Do-17Z.
  • "USAFTML" has announced the = release of=20 the revamped AV-8C.
  • "pcpilot" has released a new = IJAAF White "Nate" skin.=20
General=20 News:=20
  • "Wipsnake" has announced a = new Fighter=20 Ops squad - The Selected VFW.
  • Group Captain 'Hawkeye' Wells = has died at=20 age 88.

Land Combat News

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

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Ghost Recon Advance = Warfighter=20 here.

Worthplaying has the newly = released patch=20 for Hearts of Iron = 2 here.

Worthplaying has news that Horse and Musket 2 = has shipped=20 to stores here.

Fileplanet=20 has the newest patch for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of = War=20 here.

SWAT4 QMM Pack, a pack of 8 quick = mission=20 maker missions made by the Q&A team for SWAT4 to show how to = make new=20 missions. To install: extract to your SWAT4/Scenario = folder,=20 then start the game and load the pack from the quick = mission=20 screen.

More on=20 Bohemia Interactive's VBS2:

Bohemia = Interactive (BI)=20 has announced that Virtual Battlespace 2=20 (VBS2) = will be=20 demonstrated at I/ITSEC, to be held at the Florida=20 Convention Center in Orlando, from November 28 - = December 1,=20 2005. BI will be located at booth #1028 in Hall B,=20 co-located with the hardware technology developer=20 Cyberdome.

Due for release in Q3 = 2006, VBS2=20 provides a low-cost military-off-the-shelf = interactive=20 virtual environment suitable for a wide range of = training=20 and analytical purposes. Guided by comprehensive = feedback=20 from various organizations including the USMC and = the=20 Australian Defence Force, BI has developed VBS2 as a = flexible and scalable simulation solution, capable = of being=20 used in a variety of roles from desktop trainer = through to=20 providing fully immersive virtual reality. VBS2 is = suitable=20 for training small teams in urban tactics, = practicing entire=20 combat teams in combined arms operations or even=20 non-military usage such as incident response or = terrain=20 visualization.

More information = about VBS=20 can be found here at the official web=20 site.

Naval Combat = News

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

Subwolves surfaces = with 4 new=20 screenshots! Subwolves is a turned based strategy game = about=20 the U-boat war of the Atlantic during WWII. You play = as BdU=20 and so you have full control about all important = aspects for=20 leading an U-boat fleet, such as research, buy units, = support=20 etc. Release is scheduled for spring 2006. Screenshots = available through the screenshot link on the main page = here.

We received this press = announcement from=20 Matrix Games:

War Plan = Orange:=20 Dreadnoughts in the Pacific = 1922-1930 Goes Gold! The year is 1922, = World War=20 1 has come to a close but tensions still run high. = The=20 United States, fearing the worst, developed a system = of=20 plans for a potential war in The Pacific against = Japan. In=20 the real world most of these plans never saw the = light of=20 day, but Matrix Games together with 2by3 Games and = Justin=20 Prince Designs have set the stage differently and = are=20 pleased to announce that War Plan Orange: = Dreadnoughts in=20 the Pacific 1922-1930 has gone gold and should = release=20 within a week.

War Plan Orange:=20 Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922-1930, from the team = that=20 brought you the critically acclaimed historical air, = naval=20 and land combat wargame War in the Pacific, puts you = in=20 control of Japan or the Allies (including The United = States,=20 Great Britain, The Commonwealth, France and the = Netherlands)=20 in a hypothetical post-World War 1 conflict that = would have=20 reshaped the future of the world. Enjoy the = historical=20 accuracy and meticulous attention to detail through = one of=20 the most immersive strategic and operational wargame = engines=20 ever created.

Two campaigns = (with=20 variants) cover what could have been two very = different, yet=20 similar, wars in the same decade.

In the first = campaign=20 covering the years 1922-1926, battleships are still = the=20 dominant naval weapons, with the aircraft carrier = being only=20 a military toy still very much in its infancy. The = airplane,=20 which had proved a potent factor in land warfare in = Europe=20 during World War I, had yet to prove its viability = to impact=20 naval affairs.

In the second = campaign,=20 covering a war during 1926-1930, the World War I era = battleships are rebuilt into forms that would = historically=20 be famous in World War II. The Aircraft carrier, = while no=20 longer just an experiment, has still not found its = niche in=20 naval warfare. Larger, stronger, better armed = aircraft now=20 begin to replace the frail planes that had been = veterans of=20 World War I.

War Plan Orange:=20 Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922-1930, while using = the War=20 in the Pacific engine developed by 2by3 Games, is in = itself=20 an entirely different game with a very different = combat=20 dynamic and eight new scenarios, including = multi-year=20 campaigns, to play against the AI or by e-mail with = a human=20 opponent.

For more = information on War=20 Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922-1930 = and War=20 in the Pacific visit the Matrix=20 Games web site and pay special attention to our = forums=20 for the latest scoop on War Plan=20 Orange.

Motorsports News

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

Happy 10 year = birthday to=20 The Pits who = are=20 celebrating by releasing the GN70 mod for NR2003 and Trois-Rivieres for rFactor. =

MethylEthyl has = released=20 "Sounds of NASCAR '06 Final Release". Look here for download = links.

World Racing 2, Demo = #2 has=20 been released and you can download it from here.

Evolution GT, a game = being=20 developed by Milestone is being presented by = screenshots here.

Technology = News

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

Tweaknews=20 checks out the = Antec P160W P160 Aluminum ATX Mid Tower = Computer Case=20 (whew!) here.

Viperlair tests ATI's All-In-Wonder = X800XL video card here