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Recent Air Combat=20 Articles
A New=20 Pilots First Look at F4:AF
Review:=20 Aces Campaigns for IL-2 Forgotten = Battles
Preview: New Screenshots of Lock = On: Black=20 Shark
EAW: New Life for an Old Flight=20 Sim
Interview: Ian Boys Discusses=20 "Ostfront"
Feature: Enemy (RE)Engaged: = EECH=20 Revisited
Interview: Michael = Goulian
Feature: Turnabout is Fair = Play
Feature: Memorable Mission = Building in=20 IL-2
Review: ITVV's Concorde = DVD
Preview: Battle of Britain II: = Wings of=20 Victory
Review: F4:AF Review = Parody
Feature: AirPower05
Interview: Reborn on the Fourth = of=20 July
Review: = Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force - Part:  1 2 3 4 5 6
More=20 Air Combat articles here and here.

Recent Land = Combat=20 Articles
Review: Battlefield = 2
Feature: Using Real World=20 Tactics
Review: History Channel: Bull=20 Run
Review: War in the = Pacific
Review: I of the = Enemy
More Land Combat articles here.

Recent Naval = Combat=20 Articles
Review: = Silent Hunter=20 III
Preview: Silent Hunter III=20 Screenshots
Review: S.C.S. - Dangerous=20 Waters
Interview: Silent Hunter=20 III
More = Naval Combat=20 articles here.

Recent = Motorsports=20 Articles
Feature: Race for the = Chase
Preview: Live for Speed S2 = Alpha
Review: GTR: FIA GT Racing
Review: TrackIR3 in Motorsport = Sims
Review: Redline's GTP mod for=20 NR2003
Review: Xpand = Rally
More Motorsports articles here.

Recent Technology = Articles
Feature:=20 Building a New Computer - Part: 1 2
Interview: StarForce = Responds
Feature: Shader Profile = Performance=20 Differences
Review: AMD Athlon 64 X2 = 3800+
Feature: Dueling Dual Cores: AMD = vs.=20 Intel
More=20 Technology articles here. How SimHQ Tests is here.

Editorials and=20 Discussions
The = Future of=20 Our Genre   Editorial  Discussion
The Future of=20 Simulations: PCs Versus Consoles
Part=20 1:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 2:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 3:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 4:   Editorial    Forum Discussion =
Part 5:   Editorial    Forum Discussion

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SimHQ Review: = Guest=20 Writer Brett "Bert77" Palmer tells about his = first=20 experiences with Falcon 4:=20 Allied Force in A New Pilots First = Look at=20 Falcon 4: Allied Force. Read Brett's = comments here.

SimHQ Feature: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad drives three popular NASCAR = sims=20 and "races" them head-to-head to determine who = is a real=20 contender. Read Jens report here.

SimHQ Review: = Tom=20 "WKLINK" Cofield checks out the Aces Campaigns = add-on for=20 IL-2 Forgotten = Battles.=20 How does it compare with other add-ons for this = popular=20 title? Find out here.

SimHQ Preview: = 5 New=20 Pre-Alpha Screenshots from Eagle Dynamics = Upcoming Lock On: Black Shark=20 (v1.2). Take = a look here.

Community News for=20 September 9, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • Members have begun a bug = list here.=20
  • "THX-1138" has posted a = preview of=20 a movie - The Few.
Combat Flight Simulator = 2:=20 Combat Flight Simulator = 3:=20
  • "Skycat" has posted = screenshots of=20 a F-51D in action.=20
  • "Skycat" has posted = screenshots of=20 a P-47 ground attack mission. =
EECH / EEAH:=20 European Air = War:=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted = a screenshot of an aircraft = explosion at=20 night.=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted = a=20 discussion on the TEX/TRA link table.=20
  • "Pobs" has posted a screenshot of a single soldier = manning a=20 AA gun.
Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force:=20
  • C3PO has announced the = features and=20 fixes list for Patch 2 here.=20
  • "JohnTheLuck" has posted = a link to=20 an article - A Practical Guide to = Missile=20 Evasion Training in Falcon 4.0.=20
  • "Xlr8" has posted a link = to a=20 detailed weapons pdf.
FS2002 / FS2004:=20 The following files have been released at = FlightSim:=20
  • AFCAD - AFCAD2s For Small = Canadian=20 Airports (FILENAME: smlcnd-b.zip).=20
  • AI Flight Plans - Roaring = Thirties=20 AI Basepack (FILENAME: rtbaspak.zip).=20
  • Aircraft - Beechcraft = Starship=20 Update (FILENAME: strshpup.zip).=20
  • Early Aircraft - = CFS2/FS2002/FS2004=20 Fokker D VII WW1 Bipe (FILENAME: dviipink.zip).=20
  • Early Aircraft - Sopwith = Camel=20 (FILENAME: camel04.zip).=20
  • Helicopters - Peruvian = Air Force=20 Mil Mi-24V Hind-E (FILENAME: tc24peru.zip).=20
  • Helicopters - Sierra = Leone Air=20 Force Mil Mi-24V (FILENAME: tc24sier.zip).=20
  • Misc. - Wood Bridge API = (FILENAME:=20 cxam001.zip).=20
  • Misc. - FS2004 Fly By = (FILENAME:=20 flyby20.zip).=20
  • Misc. - FS2004 FlightSim = Commander=20 (FILENAME: fsc75.zip).=20
  • Misc. - FS2004 FlightSim = Commander=20 Upgrade (FILENAME: fsc75upg.zip).=20
  • Misc. - Windsock Tutorial = (FILENAME: windtut.zip).=20
  • Misc. - FS2004 FSE = Objects Full=20 Package (FILENAME: ronsil2f.zip).=20
  • Misc. - Virtual Flight = Group=20 Promotional Movie (FILENAME: vfo.zip).=20
  • Panels - KeDI Gauges = Update=20 (FILENAME: kedigaup.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2002/FS2004 = Gibraltar=20 Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: sgibralt.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2002/FS2004=20 Malaga-Granada Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: = somalaga.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2004 Ultimate = Night=20 Environment Pro Preview (FILENAME: unep.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Queenstown NZ = Photoreal=20 (FILENAME: nzqn_agn.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Dortmund City = (FILENAME:=20 dortmun4.zip).=20
  • Scenery - NAS Alameda = Scenery=20 (FILENAME: dbwala05.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Central America = SRTM=20 Terrain (FILENAME: ca-1, ca-2, ca-3, ca-4, and = ca-5.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2002/FS2004 = Grenoble=20 Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: grenoble.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Italy Circeo = National=20 Park (FILENAME: circeonp.zip).=20
  • Scenery - 6 Flags Texas = (FILENAME:=20 6flagtex.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2002/FS2004 = Afghanistan=20 Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: afghanis.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Puerto Vallarta = (FILENAME: pvallar.zip).=20
  • Scenery - Port Of Patras = (FILENAME:=20 portpatr.zip).=20
  • Scenery - FS2002/FS2004 = Africa=20 Islands Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: africais.zip).=20
  • Video - Hawaiian = Experience=20 (FILENAME: tern.zip).=20
  • Video - Christen Eagle II = (FILENAME: eagle1.zip).=20
  • Warbirds - Bell XFL-1 = Airabonita=20 (FILENAME: xfl1.zip).

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

  • Ian Boys is looking for = mapping ideas.=20
  • Post your best IL-2 = series story here.=20
  • "Graf" has posted a new = wallpaper - Return of the Belle. =
  • "Graf" has posted a new = wallpaper - Luftwaffe = Destroyers.=20
  • "vpmedia" has released a = new Ju-87B-2 Desert skin pack.=20
  • "vpmedia" has released a = new Ju-87R-2 (6./ StG 2, Lt Hubert = Polz, Libya=20 1941) skin.=20
  • "Lagarto" is looking for = a color=20 profile or photo of Don Gentile's P-47 - Donny Boy.=20
  • Tell the community about = your squad=20 here.=20
  • Scorched Earth: User Guide = Available, and=20 Carrier Ops in the works.
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General News:=20

Land Combat News

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

PC.IGN = has a Brothers in Arms: Earned in=20 Blood hands-on preview here.

Naval Combat News

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

More ships move to electronic charts - = read about=20 it here at the UK Ministry of = Defense web=20 site.

Jamie has provided some of = the items=20 planned for the next Dangerous=20 Waters update. Read here in the Subsim=20 Forums.

Motorsports News

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

A patch for the rFactor Euro F3 = series is to be=20 expected shortly. The patch fixes some issues and = introduces=20 DX7 support. Here, you can read a full list of fixes.

A = Windows ME fix=20 for rFactor by = ISI is=20 available at m4driving.

GamesRadar reviews MotoGP3 here.

Technology News

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

XYZ=20 Computing tests the Antec=20 Sonata II Case here.

Overclocker Cafe tests the AOpen i945Pa-PLF Black = Limited=20 motherboard here.

CaseModGod=20 checks out the Enermax = Whisper=20 II 535W PSU here.

3DGameMan=20 checks out the HIS = X700=20 IceQ 128MB GDDR3 AGP video card here.

3D=20 Accelerated tests out OCZ's=20 PC-2 DDR4200 Value Pro RAM here.

The = Tech=20 Report tests out the Hitachi=20 Deskstar 7K500 hard drive here.

X-bit Labs=20 compares the Titan = Vanessa S=20 & L-Type and Thermaltake Big = Typhoon vs.=20 Zalman CNPS9500 = LED here.

Bytesector=20 checks out Pioneer's=20 SE-DIR800 headphones here.

Guru3D tests=20 out AMD's Athlon 64 = FX-57=20 CPU here.

Hot=20 Hardware checks out Asetek's=20 VapoChill XE II cooler here.

Hardware=20 Zone looks at the Leadtek=20 WinFast PX7800 TDH MyVIVO Extreme card here.

Techgage reviews=20 Evercool's = Nighthawk VGA=20 cooler VC-F117 here.

Viperlair=20 tests out Seagate's=20 Momentus 120GB HDD here.

PimpRig=20 looks at the Sharkoon = Silent=20 Eagle 2000 fan here.

AnandTech=20 checks out the ASrock = 939=20 Dual-SATA 2 motherboard here.

Hardware=20 Hounds tests the Jackson=20 Armor card here.

Community News for = September 8,=20 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "No457_Warrior" has = released a fix for no FFB centering.=20
  • Scott at Shockwave has = announced=20 that BoB2 is now shipping to North America.
Combat Flight Simulator = 2:=20
  • "887Thunderboy" has = posted a link=20 to a petition for Microsoft to = release the SDK=20 source code.
EECH /=20 EEAH:=20
  • "Craigmire" has posted a = preview of=20 many new trees and sky textures.=20
  • "Badger the Bad" has = posted a Havoc FLIR fix.
European Air War:=20
  • "Skylark" has posted a = new P-47 (Firey Ginger III) skin.=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has = released a BoB main theme remix.=20
  • "Captain Kurt" is back to work on = 3D=20 models.=20
  • "Pisis" has released a Kiwi Corsair screen. =
Falcon 4.0:=20
  • "T Rex" has announced = that Pumpy's=20 F-16 upgrade has been released.=20
Falcon 4.0: = Allied=20 Force:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Tchaika." has released a = new G-50 3 (LeLv 26) skin pack.=20
  • "Goodwood" has released = new Fw-190 color profiles.=20
  • "Graf" has released a new = wallpaper - For Fortress Lovers. =
  • "Graf" has released a new = wallpaper - Jugs of the 56th.=20
  • "Dutch60" has announced = the TLGen Takeoff and Landing = Mission=20 Generator is available for download.=20
  • IL-2 Shturmovik Stab: a new update is available. =
  • "Jumo" has announced the = West Front addon 1.11 is now = available.=20
Jane's = F/A-18:=20
  • "Joe" is looking for = input from WarfareFix users. =
Pit Builders:=20
  • "GoGamer.com - Jason" has = posted=20 pictures of a home built cockpit.
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General = News:=20
  • "Aladar" has released a = video clip of a human pilot = transposed=20 into a flight simulator (SDOE) video.=20
  • "UnderTheRadar" has = posted a link=20 to the American Fighter Pilot DVD.=20
  • "pea-gravel" has posted a = link to a=20 video of R.A.F. WWII aircraft.=20
  • Su-33 crashes during carrier = trap. Thanks=20 to "Ripcord" for the information

Land Combat News

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

Fileplanet=20 has the just released Vietcong 2=20 Multiplayer demo here. They also have the Bet on Soldier demo = here, and the Starship Troopers = demo here. and yet another demo, Blitzkrieg 2 single = player demo=20 here.

Worthplaying has news that Lock and Load: Band of = Heroes=20 is available for online purchase, read it here.

Rainbow Six: Lockdown is in stores = for the=20 PS2 and Xbox, no word on when or if a PC version will = ever see=20 light.

Naval Combat News

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

The=20 HistoryNet has a series on the Saga of U-505. Read = here.

Motorsports News

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

A new car for Richard Burns Rally! = It is a=20 Beta and it is the Lancia Delta S4. Download it from = No Grip.

A patch for Lime = Rock Park=20 for rFactor is = now out.=20 Read the list of fixes and download it from here.

Rfactor Manager by Skypat is in = beta testing=20 and will offer easy management of add-ons for rFactor.

A = track=20 database for tracks being developed for rFactor is now open = for=20 business. Check out the creator's announcement and visit the database.

Eurogamer shares = their=20 first impressions of TOCA Race=20 Driver 3 here.

Guod has found this fabulous site with lots of = pictures=20 from sports car racing.

Technology News

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

Extreme Tech=20 has an = expanded version=20 of the magazine article Don't Forget the Memory - = RAM=20 Explained here.

Community News for = September 7,=20 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH:

European Air War:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • Team MoTIS to release new = freeware and=20 payware. FSfreeware has released the = following:=20
  • Roads,=20 railways, and water for Poland and the Czech. Rep. =
  • Iceland=20 roads and water.
  • Australia / Tasmania roads = and water.=20
  • USA=20 waters.
IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific = Fighters:=20
  • "Cpt_Farrel" has released two = new Bf-109 skins. Welcome back = Captain!=20
  • "Bearcat99" has released new = P-51 (332nd FG, USA) skins. =
  • Oleg=20 Maddox may release part of the source code for the IL-2 series. =
  • Are=20 there any non-flyable aircraft you would like to see = added=20 as paid add-on? Cast your vote here.
  • "Hynkel"=20 has posted a Fw190A-6 SG2 Red 31 profile.
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • "SimFreak" has posted a 1.11 = patch update.
  • "Thomas=20 DW" has announced the release of 1024 versions of = D-Scythe's=20 MiG-29S.
RC and Scale Modeling = :=20
  • "Subguru" has posted a link = to a F-104 model page. =
Red Baron:=20
  • "PatWilson" has announced WFP 7.0 has been released.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Digital-Overload" has posted = CVN-75 Harry S Truman = screenshots.
  • "capun"=20 has announced the release of the CaC Boomerang Mk I.
  • "capun"=20 has posted a preview of the TBF/TBM Avenger WIP.
  • "USAFTML" has posted new F-104G/TF-104G skins.
  • "USAFTML" has announced the = F-104S Mod has been released. =
  • "Edward"=20 has posted screenshots of Flying Tigers = over Burma.=20
  • "wpnssgt" has posted a F-15C & F-15E Version 1.1 = update.=20
  • "Stratos" is looking for a 3D artist to assist with a new=20 trainer/light attack plane for an upcoming campaign. =
General=20 News:=20
  • Cuban Missile Crisis will = finally reach=20 American gamers with the help of Strategy First.=20

Land Combat News

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

"Ssnake" has let us know = that 26 new=20 Steel Beasts 2=20 screenshots have been uploaded here including the BMP-2, the = Jaguar-1, and=20 a number of thermal views of vehicles. They can be = found in=20 the various sub-albums of this screenshot collection = on the eSimGames site.

Naval Combat News

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

GameSpy has=20 "Plumbing the Depths with Silent=20 Hunter III" by Andy Mahood here.

There are new Pacific Storm = screenshots here at the official web site.

Mobile's Battleship Memorial = Park damage=20 worse than first thought. Read here.

Motorsports News

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

Take a look here at these rFactor projects in = progress at=20 m4driving.

There's an rFactor setup pack here at m4driving.

Technology News

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

TECHNIZ.CO=20 checks out the Akasa=20 PowerPlus PSU here.

Tech-Mods=20 checks out the ECS = KN1 SLI=20 Extreme motherboard here.

Virtual-Hideout tests the FrozenCPU Bucky Edition = V1000=20 cooler here.

SystemCooling reviews the Gigabyte 3D Aurora = aluminum=20 case here.

Everything=20 USB takes a look at the = Logitech G5 laser = mouse here.

X-bit Labs=20 has a Thermaltake = CPU=20 comparison here.

Bona Fide=20 Reviews tests out the TYAN=20 Tomcat K8E (S2865) motherboard here.

Hardware=20 Zone looks at the MSI=20 K8N SLI motherboard here.

Hardware=20 Secrets has a PCI = Express=20 bus tutorial here.

Community News=20 for September 6, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "the=20 Dutchman" has posted a link to an important = announcement=20 about a printed manual and map for the = UK version.=20
EECH /=20 EEAH:=20
  • "Thrawn"=20 has posted a series of well done screenshots. =
European Air War:=20
  • "MrJelly" has released a TMod table editor. =
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Kamikuza" has released new = A-20 skins.
  • "Kamikuza" has released new = Shark=20 mouthed P-40 skins.
  • "vpmedia" has released a new = Yak-7B (Nataliya Zemanova) skin. =
  • "vpmedia" has released a new = Yak-1b (Maj. Sergei Danilovich = Luganskii,=20 152 GIAP, 2 Ukrainian Front, 1944) skin.
  • "Dutch60" is looking for = feedback on a=20 takeoff and landing practice mission generator. =
  • "312_Jura" has posted a new = wallpaper - never regard their = numbers.=20
  • "Compans" has released an = impressive=20 new Fw-190 (Karl Kennel SG-2) = skin.=20
Jane's = F/A-18:=20 RC and Scale = Modeling:=20
  • "TBird66" has posted pictures = of a RC La-7 and Spitfire in = flight.=20
General = News:=20
  • "Kamikuza" has found = downloadable WWII aircraft profiles. =

Land Combat News

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

There's a Battlefield 2: Special = Forces=20 interview here at GameCloud.=20 Thanks to Blues News for the referring = link.

Naval Combat News

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

Herman advises there's a new = version=20 of the Harpoon = Commander's=20 Edition Database (HCDB-050902). Read here.

Motorsports News

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

SimCarRacing has announced two new = rFactor racing = series.

A patch for=20 Lime Rock Park has been released (rFactor). Grab it here at M4driving.

HotSeat=20 seems to be the perfect accesory for the=20 simracer.

Technology News

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

Legion=20 Hardware tests out = the=20 Albatron = GeForce 7800 GT=20 video card = here.

GotApex checks out the Asus S-Presso = Deluxe HTPC case here.

TECHNIZ.CO.UK=20 tests out the Evercool=20 K803-925CA CPU = cooler=20 here.

Trusted=20 Reviews looks at = DFI's Lanparty UT nF4=20 SLI-D motherboard = here.

A1=20 Electronics tests out = Thermaltake's = AquaBay=20 M1 heatsink = reservoir=20 here.

HardwareXL=20 reviews the Zalman=20 CNPS9500Cu-Led CPU = cooler here.

Hardware=20 Zone raves about=20 the Shuttle XPC = SN26P here.

InsaneTek tests=20 out the SilverStone=20 SG01 case = here.

Community News=20 for September 5, 2005

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "ICDP"=20 has posted a force feedback fix.
  • "Wehner"=20 has posted screenshots of Stukas on an Anti-Shipping = mission at=20 dusk.