"Western Front" was the next wargame in the SSI Gary Grigsby series after "Second Front". It built further one the SF engine but added a new UI and mouse control, which was well received at the time. Like "Second Front" it takes place in World War II, beginning at the landings in Italy, proceeding onto Operation Overlord and the D-Day landing, the breakout from Normandy and later also the Battle of the Bulge. The game plays a lot like the previous one, and uses more or less the same graphic system with some small changes to map assets and unit icon layouts. This made it easier for me to develop new graphics, as a lot of the work was already done in the mod for "Second Front". There are some changes though and a different palette to work with, and the unit icons are perhaps the most different from the previous mod. There is also new terrain graphics and improved representations of seasons and weather. Like SF, this game really deserved a new title screen and I am very satisfied with how the new one came out. It is based on the original box art.

This pack includes the full game, de-protected and modded. I see no problem with this since it is very much abandonware since the 90s, like many SSI titles. I hope you will enjoy this new coat of paint on an otherwise brilliant wargame, that still has lots of depth and charm! It is incredible how much detail is depicted during combat resolution, especially when you set message level to full and increase the delay time so you have time to read them. Who is Murphy you ask? Take a wild guess, or go watch "To Hell and Back".

Western Front - "Murphy's Pixels" Mod

Western Front - Manual
Western Front - Data Card
Western Front - ETO Map
Western Front - Advert Poster

New title screen based on the
original box art!