SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters



F-16C Block 25 Launch -or- Man, = I Love My=20 Job! Jay = "Weasel_Keeper" Jenkins takes us through the = real world=20 start-up sequence in the Falcon.	OS Shootout 2007 = John Reynolds puts the two = leading=20 contenders to the challenge with the SimHQ Test = Suite.=20

Community News for=20 Friday, September 14, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

Yankee Air Pirate: Khe Sanh = 680201 C-130E=20 L.A.P.E.S by "8lein."=20
Tainted Cigar: 95th FIS by = "KingAlbert."=20

EECH / = EEAH:=20

Speech Recognition Software = Movie by=20 "Kassie."

Enemy=20 Engaged 2:=20

Poll: What is your favourite Attack = helicopter?=20 Thanks "flyboy77."

European Air War:=20

The P38 slots will launch = 2 torpedoes from under the inner = wings.=20

Event=20 Photography:=20

Battle of Britain Memorial, = Embankment,=20 London by "mailman."

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

What's the largest IL-2 installation around?=20
AIRussia Open 2007 / = competition.=20

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

Skin: Su-25T Jaguar by "Colt40Five."=20

Storm of = War: The=20 Battle of Britain:=20

Handley Page HP52 Hampden - Work = in=20 Progress.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam:=20

New Battle of Britain Campaign Pack = by=20 "baltika."

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:

SimHQ Armed Assault = Server Update=20 Please read this thread about some updates = for our=20 SimHQ dedicated Armed Assault server, and the Armed = Assault=20 Teamspeak channels. Basically we have broken up the=20 teamspeak channels into sub-channels for force on = force=20 gameplay. We have also introduced force on force = game play=20 every Tues, Thur, and Sat evening. Along with this = come=20 three exclusive SimHQ force on force missions. =

Weekend land = and armor=20 events:

Friday = night=20 around 8 PM eastern is Fun Friday on the Armed = Assault=20 server. Cooperative missions are played in a more = relaxed=20 state then usual.=20
Saturday = during=20 the day, Positive G will be running the Evolution = mission on=20 his server for the SimHQ members. (read about it in = the=20 thread link above.)=20
Saturday = during=20 the day, usually starting around Noon Eastern, a = number of=20 us with the Call of Duty 4 beta (Xbox 360) will be = meeting=20 up to assault the beta servers.=20
Saturday = evening,=20 our first Force on Force event will occur around 8 = PM=20 Eastern on the SimHQ Armed Assault server. Come be a = part of=20 the history.=20
Sunday = evening on=20 the SimHQ Armed Assault server is Serious Sunday = cooperative=20 gameplay, starting around 8 PM Eastern.=20
Monday=20 evening on the SimHQ Armed Assault server is = Military Monday=20 cooperative gameplay, starting around 8 PM Eastern.=20
Sony Releases v3.70 PSP / = v1.93 PS3=20 Firmware (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) "Hot = on the=20 heels of he previous update, Sony has released a new = v3.71=20 PSP firmware update, addressing a minor issue with = the=20 icons, while the PS3 also gets a v1.93 update, = fixing minor=20 PlayStation Network bugs/stability from the previous = v1.92=20 patch (said to particularly make the Warhawk = experience=20 smoother)."
'Shadowrun' (X360/PC) = Developer=20 Closes Its Doors (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "FASA=20 Studio manager Mitch Gitelman announced that they = are no=20 more, "Today was the official last day of employment = for=20 those of us who had not moved on to other positions = within=20 Microsoft Game Studios." Half the people found other = positions within MGS and Microsoft, while Community = Manager=20 and Technical Support Manager will remain on the job = to=20 continue the Shadowrun support."

PC Game News:

Fileplanet has the just released = Half-Life=20 2 mod, Fortress Forever.=20
GameSpot=20 has new World in Conflict screenshots.=20
Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Huxley.=20
Worthplaying has the latest = patch for Age of Empires 3: The WarChiefs. =
The Armchair General has a review of = BioShock.=20
Armed Assault Zone has two new = mods for=20 Armed Assault worth checking out, one is a UK troop = pack,=20 while the other is an island extension.=20
The Wargamer=20 has their review of Combat Mission Shock Force. =

Console Game News: =

GameSpot=20 has a hands on with the PS3 version of Army of Two, with new screens = and a new=20 video.=20
Totally=20 360 has new screenshots of Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox = 360.

From the Forums: =

Brian Smith has shared a = few=20 screenshots from the T34 vs Tiger beta demo. Check = them out=20 here.=20
mdwa has shared some = screenshots of=20 OFP with the newest FFUR modification. Check them = out here.=20
Brennus shares = screenshots of Steel=20 Beasts Pro PE, with skin modifications. Check them = out here, and here.=20
Aussie jim shares some = helicopter=20 screenshots of Armed Assault, he's not too pleased = with the=20 outcome. Check them out here.=20
"Magnum" shares an AAR, and two threads of = screenshots from=20 last weekends Armed Assault get together. Check them = out here and here, then stop by this weekend = to get in=20 on the action.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Ship Simulator 2008:

The version 1.1 update, a = new free=20 add-on, and the Mission Editor has been released to = the hit=20 sim game and you can get it here.=20 (503 Mbs)=20
Gamespy=20 PC has published 6 newly released=20 screenshots.

Today (Friday) in US Naval History - = September=20 14:

1899 - Gunboat = Concord and=20 monitor Monterey capture two insurgent schooners at = Aparri,=20 Philippine Islands.=20
1939 - Atlantic = Squadron=20 Neutrality Patrol ships deploy.=20
1976 - USS John F. = Kennedy=20 (CV 67) and destroyer Bordelon (DD 881) collide = during night=20 operations 100 miles north of Scotland.

This = Saturday in=20 US Naval History - September 15:

1944 - Invasion of = Peleliu,=20 Palau Islands, after several days of intensive = carrier=20 aircraft bombing and ship bombardment.=20
1950 - U.S. forces = under=20 Vice Adm. Arthur Struble achieve an amphibious = landing at=20 Inchon, Korea.=20
1967 - Operation = Crimson=20 Tide in Mekong Delta.

This Sunday in=20 US Naval History - September 16: =

1854 - Cmdr. David = G.=20 Farragut takes possession of Mare Island, the first = U.S.=20 Navy Yard on the Pacific.=20
1917 - Navy = Department=20 authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations = abroad.=20
1922 - Cmdr. = Halsey Powell=20 abaord USS Edsall (DD 219) became the senior officer = directing the evacuation of 250,000 Greek refugees = from=20 Turkey after war between Greece and Turkey.=20
1940 - President = Roosevelt=20 signs Selective Training and Service Act, the first=20 peacetime draft.=20
1958 - USS = Grayback (SS 208)=20 fires first operational launch of Regulus II=20 surface-to-surface guided missile off California = coast;=20 Missile carries first U.S. mail sent by guided = missile.=20
1966 - USS = Oriskany (CVA 34)=20 helicopters rescue 44-man crew of British merchant = ship=20 August Moon near Hong Kong.

Motorsports News=20

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

GTR2:

"With just a few days to = the final=20 release of the Power&Glory mod, and while we = define the=20 last details and ironing out small bugs, we are = proud to=20 present you the official owners manual of the mod." =

Community:

Sim Racing Tonight episode 2 is out.

Technology=20 News

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

Windows:

Microsoft fiddles with = your Windows=20 without permission reports The Inquirer here.

Community News for Thursday, = September=20 13, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

Yankee Air Pirate: Pierce Arrow = 640805,=20 Loc Chau Ben/Vinh by "8lein."

EECH / EEAH:=20

New male English ATC voice 0.9.

European Air War:=20

P-38 Lightning Work In Progress. =

FS2002 / = FS2004 /=20 FSX:=20

Deise Airways (Irish regional = carrier=20 based in Waterford EIWF) is seeking pilots and first = officers.

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

Skin: MiG-9 Bare Metal by "vpmedia."=20
VSI War Project Update. =

Jane's F/A-18:=20

Campaign: U.S.S. Kitty Hawk = deploys to=20 Indonesia in response to 8.2 quake!

Pit Builders:=20

Full motion simulator based on = Joyrider.=20

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:=20

'Company of Heroes: = Opposing=20 Fronts' Goes Gold (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Company of=20 Heroes: Opposing Fronts, powered by an updated = Essence=20 Engine, allows players to fight as the tenacious = British 2nd=20 Army during the heroic World War II liberation of = Caen,=20 France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they = struggle=20 to repel the largest airborne invasion in=20 history."
Bluetooth-Enabled Headset = and=20 Keyboard Designed for PS3 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Logitech=20 announced its Cordless Vantage Headset and Cordless=20 MediaBoard Pro Bluetooth Keyboard for PS3, giving = gamer's=20 the freedom and reliability of Bluetooth wireless = technology=20 for their PS3 gaming experience."
'Halo 3' (X360) Promo = Blitz Details=20 Revealed (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "In=20 preparation for the Halo 3's Sept. 25th launch, = Microsoft is=20 gearing up its promotional onslaught with the = =93Unite to=20 Fight Week,=94 which will include a bounty of = Halo-related=20 activities such as midnight madness events, = promotional=20 activities, a variety of Xbox Live opportunities and = contests."
Break 'Halo 3' (X360) = Street Date,=20 and You're Fired! (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "According=20 to an email sent by GameStop Corp. to employees, = anyone who=20 even accidentally breaks the tape on the Halo 3 = shipping=20 boxes will be fired on the spot. Other outlets have = recently=20 caused publisher concern by leaking BioShock and=20 Stranglehold early, so GameStop is taking a firm = stance that=20 it will not tolerate such behavior. Whether you're a = clerk=20 or district manager, if you open the packaging = before the=20 midnight launch, you're out."
Orange Box opened early = for TF2=20 beta (Thanks to GameSpot=20 for the news.) "PC prepurchasers of Valve's = shooter=20 megacompilation will receive exclusive access to=20 over-the-top pack-in on September 17."
PS3 Orange Box trailing = 360, PC=20 versions (Thanks to GameSpot=20 for the news.) "Valve reveals Sony edition of = five-game=20 Half-Life 2 compilation is due "several weeks" after = its=20 siblings; retailers list it with mid-November ship=20 date."
COD4: Modern Warfare CE = Announced=20 (Thanks to The Wargamer=20 for the news.) "Due for release on November 5, = Infinity=20 Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is to receive = a=20 Limited Collector's Edition for the Xbox 360 and PC = versions=20 of the game (sorry PS3 owners). Each Limited = Collector=92s=20 Edition includes a special hardcover book featuring=20 exclusive concepts, never-before-seen imagery and = final=20 artwork. The Xbox 360 edition also includes a=20 behind-the-scenes bonus DVD containing more than = four hours=20 of interviews and features, an exclusive documentary = exploring the British S.A.S from World War II to = modern day,=20 and a series of =93making of=94 vignettes = highlighting Infinity=20 Ward=92s research, technology and story development = for Call=20 of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. For PC owners, in = addition to the=20 hardcover art book, the Limited Collector=92s = Edition includes=20 a digital copy of the BradyGAMES Official Strategy = Guide.=20 The strategy guide provides a detailed single-player = walkthrough, top-down maps, multiplayer strategies, = weapon=20 load-outs, and numerous other tips."

Naval Combat=20 News

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

East=20 India Company:

Lighthouse = Interactive has=20 announced that they have acquired the worldwide = publishing=20 rights to this stunning strategy war-game. Read more = about=20 it here,=20 along with 6 exclusive screenshots.

Today = in US Naval=20 History - September 13:

1814 - British = bombardment=20 of Fort McHenry inspires the Star Spangled Banner.=20
1847 - Marine = Brigade leads=20 U.S. forces that storm Chapultepec Castle near = Mexico City,=20 inspiring one line of the Marine Hymn.=20
1906 - Sailors and = Marines=20 from USS Denver land in Havana at the request of the = Cuban=20 government to preserve order during a revolution.=20
1939 - Navy = suspends=20 transfers to the Fleet Reserve after 20 years of = service and=20 retains men on active duty.=20
1985 - Commander = Middle East=20 Force orders escort of Military Sealift Ships in = Persian=20 Gulf because of Iranian seizure of merchant vessels. =

Motorsports News=20

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

GT = Legends:

Portland 1970 for GTL has = been=20 updated to version 1.1.

Real = Racing:

Goon has posted action = packed=20 photos from the World series by Renault in the event photography forum. =

Technology=20 News

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

Processors:

Tom's Hardware reports: = "$89=20 Pentium Dual Core that Runs at 3.2 GHz" here.

Windows = Vista:

Microsoft outlines Vista = desktop=20 search changes. Read here at CNET = News.=20
Windows Vista sales still = up or=20 down, depending on how you read the numbers. Read here at Ars=20 Technica.

Community News for Wednesday, = September=20 12, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

Aviation=20 Videos:

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In = September=20 2007 Newsletter.

EECH=20 / EEAH:=20

Super Cobras by "dfang."=20
Mi-28N Project Update. =

European Air War:=20

A New .exe to Test.=20
New "What-If" Campaign.

General News:=20

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

Skin: Fw-190A-8 of 7./JG301 1944 by = "vpmedia."=20

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Call of Duty = 4:

Collectors Edition = announced. Read=20 here at PC.IGN.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Voyage Century:

IGN = PC=20 has published 10 newly released screenshots.=20

Today in US Naval = History -=20 September 12:

1916 - First = demonstration=20 of automatic stabilization and direction gear in = aircraft.=20
1944 - Fifth Fleet = carrier=20 aircraft begin three-day attack on Japanese shipping = and=20 facilities in Visayas, Philippines.=20
1952 - USS Coral = Sea (CVB=20 43) took Marshall Josip Tito for a one-day cruise in = the=20 Adriatic Sea where he was shown flight operations.=20
1961 - Navy task = force sails=20 to aid the Galveston area after Hurricane Carla hits = Texas.=20
1966 - Launch of = Gemini 11,=20 piloted by Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr. and Lt. Cmdr. = Richard F.=20 Gordon Jr. Their mission lasted two days and 23 = hours and=20 included 44 orbits at an altitude of 1368.9 km. = Recovery was=20 by HS-3 helicopter from USS Guam (LPH 9).=20
1967- Operation = Coronado V=20 began in Mekong Delta.=20
1992 - Joint Task = Force=20 Hawaii activated to provide humanitarian aid after = Typhoon=20 Iniki struck Hawaiian Islands.

Motorsports News=20

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

BMW M3 = Challenge:

10tacle has released a = freeware M3 challenge standalone game. =

GT Legends:

Portland 1970 v1.0.

rFactor:

Jerez 1988 v1.0.=20
Flamboro v1.3.

Technology=20 News

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

Video Cards:

AMD's new Catalyst video drivers hold = some=20 surprises. Read here at The Inquirer.

Community News for Tuesday, = September 11,=20 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

Interception: A EAW AAR by "Stratos."=20
Yankee Air Pirate: by Blue Tail = Flies Over=20 Haiphong "SandyC."

Attack on Pearl = Harbor:

Attack on Pearl Harbor (PC) = Review @ ThinkGaming.org.

Aviation=20 Videos:

Robinson R44 Ride by "JimK." =

European Air War:

Sandbagger's Latest News. =

Event Photography:=20

Airport Fly-in at KULM New Ulm by = "JimK."=20
Duxford September Airshow by = "hbxov."=20

FS2002 / = FS2004 /=20 FSX:=20

FSRemote v1.0 is now available = for=20 download.

General:

Help in the search for = Steve=20 Fossett by reviewing satellite imagery here.

Jet Thunder:

Sir Galahad/Tristam Model = Preview.=20

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

New Mods & News for Lock On FC @ = Lockonfiles.

Pit=20 Builders:=20

CH gameport gear + BU0836 = USB HOTAS by "Sokol1."

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:

Unreal Engine 3 Powered = FPS 'End'=20 (X360/PC) Announced (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Faramix=20 Enterprises announced that it has entered into a = licensing=20 agreement with Epic Games, Inc. for use of Epic=92s = Unreal=20 Engine 3 technology in connection with the = development of=20 its next-gen first person shooter."=20
80 GB PS3 Price Drop, And = New 40GB=20 Model (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "According=20 to online speculations, SCEA is expected to further = drop the=20 price of its recently released 80 GB PS3 SKU to $499 = this=20 holiday season, as well as possibly introducing = another new=20 40GB model, for $399. Both models will come packaged = with a=20 Blu-Ray edition of the Spider-Man 3 movie. On top of = that=20 the PS2 is reportedly also getting a price reduction = to just=20 $99."

PC Game News:

Fileplanet has the just released = demo for=20 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.=20
The Wargamer=20 has new screenshots of Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942. =

Console Game News: =

GameSpot=20 has a hands on with video of Army of Two for PS3.=20
Team Xbox=20 has new screens and a new video of the latest = features in=20 the Call of Duty 4 beta for the 360. =

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Pirates of the Burning = Sea:

CVG has=20 posted their preview of this upcoming MMORPG. =

Voyage = Century:

Gamespot=20 PC has published 2 newly released=20 screenshots.

Today in US Naval History - September=20 11:

1814 - In the Battle of Lake Champlain, = Commodore=20 Thomas Macdonough defeats a British Squadron.=20
1939 - USS Bear (AG 29) is commissioned = by the=20 U.S. Navy for Antarctic operations under command of = Rear=20 Adm. Richard Byrd.=20
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt = announces=20 order to the Navy to "shoot on sight" vessels = threatening=20 U.S. shipping or ships under U.S. escort.=20
1942 - Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class = Wheeler B.=20 Lipes performs emergency appendectomy on Seaman 1st = Class=20 Darrell D. Rector, aboard USS Seadragon (SS 194), on = patrol=20 in South China Sea.=20
1943 - Italian Navy surrenders to Allies. =
1945 - Operation Magic Carpet, the return = of=20 troops to the Unites States, begins.=20
2001 - = One hundred=20 twenty-five Pentagon employees, including 42 Sailors = and=20 Department of the Navy civilians, are killed along = with 59=20 airline passengers when terrorists fly a highjacked = airliner=20 into the Pentagon.

Motorsports News=20

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

GTR2:

Motopark Raceway for GTR2 v4.0.=20
Suzuka v. 2.0 for GTR2. =

GT Legends:

Motopark Raceway for GT Legends = v4.0.=20

Technology=20 News

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

Drivers:

"AMD / ATI releases = Catalyst 7.9=20 drivers." Read here at ExtremeTech.

Processors: =

"AMD announces Barcelona = quad-core=20 processor". Read here at tgdaily.=20
"AMD 'Barcelona' Chip = Claims Edge=20 Over Intel" from ExtremeTech. Read here.=20
"Average power = consumption is=20 anything but" from The Inquirer. Read here.

Video Cards:

BioShock DX10 Performance = and Image=20 Quality Report here at HardOCP.

Community News for Monday, = September 10,=20 2007

Today's SimHQ Deja = News is=20 from the September 1999 SimHQ News Archive.

This weeks Historic Thread is = not a thread=20 at all, but rather a combination roundtable discussion = among=20 the SimHQ Staff and an editorial. It's in Five Easy = Pieces.=20 Called "Future of Simulations (Series 1)", Parts 1, 2, = and 3=20 are the roundtable with the Staff stating their = viewpoints on=20 all kinds of Simulation related matters, but focusing = on=20 platforms: PC's versus Consoles. We even talk basics, = like=20 "what is a sim?". Parts 4 and 5 are the editorial = portions,=20 Part 5 being the wrap up with a series of thoughts = about what=20 simmers can do to keep the hobby alive. Perhaps you'll = be=20 surprised to see the variety of opinions among the = Staff. I=20 was not. We are, first and foremost, simulation = players, and=20 we all know how diverse and passionate our hobby = members are.=20 You can find this series in the Commentary section, here. Part 1 is here. I think you'll find this = intriguing=20 and interesting reading, especially where we then = versus where=20 we are now.

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

After=20 Action Reports:

Yankee Air Pirate Video: RF-8G = Bed Check=20 by "8lein."=20
Yankee Air Pirate: Targets of = Opportunity:=20 602ACS, Song Xa River, NVN 650704 by "8lein." =

Aviation Videos:=20

RV4 low Level Flying. Thanks = "Deacon211."=20

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

New Multiskin Preview. =

EECH / EEAH:=20

Low Level Flight Movie by = "Kassie."=20

European Air = War:=20

Sandbagger's Latest News. =

Event Photography:=20

Aerobatics at Sywell by "Flat = Eric."=20

First = Eagles: The=20 Great Air War 1918:=20

Pfalz D.XII Released. =

FS2002 / FS2004 / = FSX:=20

VOZ 1.5 released as complete = add-on.=20
A review of the Mission: = Combat=20 Force add-on can be found here at Combatsim. The add-on = features not=20 only the A-10, but also combat missions. Read the = review=20 here.

General News:

RAF Intercepts Russian = TU-95's.=20 Read here. Thanks "Rockstar" for the = news item.=20
A B-52 flew over U.S. = carrying=20 cruise missiles with nuclear warheads? Read more here.=20
Sweden offers joint = development of=20 jets and submarines if they choose Gripen on their = latest=20 contest for the new fighter aircraft. Full article = here.=20
C-17 transport aircraft = next in=20 line for alternative fuel-mix testing and = certification?=20 Read more here.

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

MulitServer Bomber Practice.=20
VSI War Project Update.=20
Skin: Fw-190A-5 of Uffz.Kunze 1./JG1 = 1944 by=20 "vpmedia."=20
Skin: Mc.205 - 88a sq - Regia = Aeronautica -1943=20 - Sicily by "vpmedia."=20
Skin: P-39D-57, FS-54.FG, USAAF, = Alutians 1942=20 by "Hynkel."

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

Skin Pack: Su-25T A-6 by "Colt40Five."=20
Ground Pounder Terrain Mod. =

Pit Builders:=20

Generic Twin Engine Pit by = "mynameismatt."=20
Modular Helo Pit by "Mr. Monk."=20

Screenshots = and Video=20 Gallery:=20

Another Danger Zone Movie by "Woofer." =

Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20

Updated skins for YAP VA-145 and = VA-176.=20
Battle of Britain Terrain: New = version=20 released.

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:

Get 'Hellgate: London' for Life! (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Hellgate:=20 London is a first person perspective RPG with a = completely=20 randomized world that offers a unique experience = every time=20 you play, and introduces a demon-ridden environment = where=20 the last survivors of the human race must meld = science and=20 magic to survive. EB / Gamestop, Best Buy, and = Wal-Mart are=20 offering a pre-order promotion. Depending on which = retailer=20 you pre-order from, you=92ll get a different color = dye kit, a=20 beta code, and a chance to sign up for a lifetime=20 subscription."

PC Game = News:

Worthplaying has a review of Civilization 4: Beyond the = Sword.=20
Worthplaying has new screenshots = and a new=20 trailer of World in Conflict.=20
The Armchair General has a buyers = guide for WW2 Grand Strategy Games.=20
GhostRecon.net has a new mod for = GRAW2 that=20 adds a new advance and secure game mode.=20
The Wargamer=20 has news of a pre-order for Corps Command: Totensonntag. =

Console = Game=20 News:

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Halo 3.=20
Worthplaying has a review of WarHawk for the PS3.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Bounty Bay Online:

Frogster=20 Interactive has announced the release = of an=20 update for their open beta test, which includes a = new=20 beginner quest available in Athens and soon from = Alexandria=20 too.

Today in US Naval History - September=20 10:

1813 - In the = Battle of Lake=20 Erie, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, flying his = "Don't give=20 up the ship" flag, defeats British squadron and = says: "We=20 have met the enemy, and they are ours..."=20
1925 - Submarine = R-4 (SS 81)=20 rescues crew of PN-9 plane 10 miles from their = destination=20 of Hawaii.=20
1945 - Carrier = Midway (CVB=20 42) commissioned.=20
1961 - World's = first=20 nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, Long Beach = (CGN 9)=20 is commissioned.

Motorsports News=20

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

GTR2:

Version 1.1 of Caterham = Hayabusas add-on=20 is now available.

RACE 07:

Demo is now available via = Steam or=20 the web site.

rFactor:

JNS Talladega v1.1 for rFactor = is ready.=20
gator and keeper have = released Scotia Speedworld v1.3. =

SimHQ Motorsports:

Congratulations to "Vikz" = for for=20 the come-from-behind win in Sunday's Monza Grand = Prix. Read=20 the post race comments here.

Technology=20 News

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

Consoles:

Eurogamer reports: UK 360 = surges,=20 PSP falls. Read here.

3D"SimHQ

Every Monday for the = remainder of=20 2007 we will take a walk back through the simulation = world=20 timeline. SimHQ Deja News will bring a laugh, a = surprise and=20 maybe a few tears at the way it was from 1997 on as = presented=20 by the best simulation news site on the = Internet.

3DCowboy From the September = 1999 SimHQ=20 News Archive:

Wednesday September 1, 1999 = - The=20 incredible heartfelt messages that are being left in = memory of=20 William (Cowboy) Wilson is a testament to the constant = selfless work he did for the community. You still have = an=20 opportunity to pay your respect to Cowboy through a = special=20 message board we have set up. In a day or so, we will = be=20 sending a printed copy of each of your messages to the = family=20 in a binder so that they will know how much Cowboy was = appreciated and respected in our community.

CNET's GameCenter has a = Sneak Peak of=20 Red Storm Entertainment's Rainbow Six: Rogue = Spear.

Frugal's World has posted an = article=20 on Target Threat Analysis in Falcon 4.

There is a new section at = Jane's=20 Hangar called AWOL where Mark Bourdeaux discusses how = he feel=20 about things in the sim industry.

There is a new interview = with Carl=20 Norman regarding Flanker 2 over at CombatSim.

A couple of sites, including = Limech's=20 Jane's Site, is reporting that the demo for USAF = (Janes) will=20 be released in the next couple of days.

The Warship Database Project = for Fleet=20 Command website has posted version Version 3.5 of the = Warship=20 Database Project.

SimHQ.com Feature: Before = there was=20 the Its All a Matter of Perspective series, Andy Bush = had=20 written the BFM 101 lessons. These six lessons broken = down=20 into two parts, part one and part two, give you the = basic=20 techniques of learning and flying BFM while using the=20 player-to-target external view. You will find all this = and=20 more in the Air Combat Corner=20 (http://www.simhq.com/_air/acc_library.html).

Zombie has posted a patch = for their=20 SpecOps: Ranger Team Bravo.

Microsoft will be posting = ten=20 downloadable AVIs from Flight Simulator 2000 over the = next=20 four days. So far they have an avi for the King Air = 350 and=20 the Cessna 182 RG.

Frugal's World has posted an = interview=20 with some of the staff at Rowan Software, makers of = MiG Alley.=20 They have also posted some ECTS 99 news and some = screenshots=20 of Digital Integration's F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Our friends over at SubSim = Review have=20 passed on that Novalogic has shelved plans to develop = and=20 release Wolfpack II until 2001 earliest. Check out the = SubSim=20 Review website for more details.

Microprose has published a = couple of=20 impressive screenshots of F1 GrandPrix 3 on the = official=20 website.

Bombs Away has posted a = bunch of new=20 impressive screenshots of B17-II.

Thrustmaster has changed = it's name to=20 CenterSpan Communications Corporation now that it is = closing=20 the sale of it's hardware business to Guillemot = Corporation=20 for $15 million.

Jane's Fleet Command Update = 1.1 has=20 been released. You can find all the details and the = link to=20 the the file at SUBSIM Review in the Patches & = Missions=20 section of the site.

Sim-Arena has an interview = about B-17=20 2 : The Mighty Eighth with Ken Hall (Artist), Graham = Davis=20 (Studio Manager) and Dominic Robinson (Director) of = Wayward.=20

Dogfighter.com has posted a = Sneak Peek=20 of Aces High. There are also a few graphics with this=20 article.

On the latest edition of = Combat=20 Reporter Live! they chatted with Wayward Design on the = topic=20 if their new WWII B-17 bomber simulation, B-17 II: The = Mighty=20 8th.

Longbow 2 gamers recently = upgrading=20 their system RAM beyond 366 megabytes may experience = that=20 their sim no longer works. To workaround this, Richard = "Flexman" Hawley has released a quick utility called=20 "2MUCHMEM" that works around this problem.

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