Battlefront.com now offers a new patch for Strategic Command WW2 Global Conflict to update the wargame to version 1.04. Word is: "More than a hundred improvements, fixes and tweaks to both the game engine as well as the editor - many based on feedback from the fan community forums and email - make this one of the biggest patches for one of the biggest grand strategy games out there." Selected highlights of what's new follow.

• NEW! 1.04 Improved North Africa setup for a more engaging battle between the UK and Italian forces
• NEW! 1.04 Significantly improved AI submarine raiding routines
• NEW! 1.04 Improved Carrier combat model
• NEW! 1.03 New Submarine movement rules for hidden subs
• NEW! 1.03 New convoy 'Raider' setting for Battleships
• Improved AI and turn speed
• New Submarine and Destroyer rules for better handling of surprise enemy contact, diving and naval combat
• New Fighter interception modeling with double intercepts of enemy Bombers and Tactical Bombers.