Dawn of Victory is a modification currently in development for the RTS/4X game; Sins of a Solar Empire. It is a “total conversion” replacing the games original models, textures, UI elements, and gameplay to create an entirely new and original experience.
It is our goal with Dawn of Victory to “maintain depth, but shift focus”, taking the things that made Sins of a Solar Empire a truly enjoyable game, and apply them to a different set of rules.
Above all, the team behind Dawn of Victory is committed to only releasing a product we can be proud of. While we pride ourselves on the quality of our art assets and aesthetics changes, we hope the true value of our mod is the unique and engaging gameplay.
The storyline behind Dawn of Victory was originally little more than an excuse to create what we thought would be a unique and fantastic backdrop for the game. Loosely based on the “WorldWar” series of books by Harry Turtledove, we wanted to take the atmosphere that made World War II games so compelling, and transport it into a space opera setting.
Over time however, our backstory has grown into an expansive universe, spanning over 300 years of alternate history. Our community driven wiki, dedicated to the story behind the mod has grown to over 500 pages, with hundreds of individual contributors.
The Democratic Federation combines the best elements of the American, Andrean, British and French fleets. Large numbers of specialized ships are available, and when properly coordinated, become effective against nearly every threat.
Applicants should be familiar with normal and specular maps and have a commitment to detail. The art direction of the mod calls for mostly realistic texturing with some room for stylistic exaggerations; experience with generating "greeble" and weathering are a must. Texture resolutions range from 1024 square to 4096 square.
If interested, please send an email to staff@dawnofvictory.com. Please include either some samples of your work or a link to your portfolio.
I like very much the icon's... remember me of my time in Navy and my tracking radar console... very simple but clear symbol who don't allow you to make some mistake... icon in these mod look like that have need to be in the original game...
Yeah, thanks for the words. We attempted to base most of the icons and whatnot on "APP-6A". Of course we had to make some adjustments so they were easy to read when rotating, and so they could be distinguished against other units, on the skyboxes etc.
Well, i was in Navy some year ago... using the old NTDS system... can see it page 10 at http://www.rogercooper.com/documents/FILE_N_1000508.pdf ... very interesting PDF about testing NTDS, APP-6A alike ( MIL-STD-2525B ) and 3D icon for check search time, error, etc ... anyway, military icon style is about having a good and fast view of the battlefield what game are usually wrong in their method... Sure that green or red skybox will have be a pain in the a$$ with the old NTDS symbol.
Greetings Comrades,
The ModDB Mod of the Year Awards have come around again and the Dawn of Victory campaign has gone into overdrive. As a candidate in the highly coveted “Best Upcoming Mod” category, we’re pulling out all the stops to make sure our voter intimidation is as widespread as possible. Of course, I’m not saying that if you don’t vote for us there might be a chlorine gas leak in your home, but do you really want to take the chance?
But seriously folks, why not sport one of these stylin’ campaign banners at your local forum or community gathering? You’ll be the talk of the town and help us to spread the word to the masses.
And be on the lookout for our new campaign ad that’s sure to be hitting the airwaves! Or you can just watch it here
hey, swiss knight, WHERE IS MY SHIVE????
I squealed, and I have not received anything.
DO I have to squeal AGAIN????
harpo
I voted for you allready.
I've been intrigued for this total conversion for some time. The whole concept has me really excited. Any update on the progress?
YOU STILL HAVE NOT supplied the shive you promised.
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there I squealed AGAIN
check ModDB or our website. The sins forums are god damn awful so I'd rather let this topic die then let grade 7 humor overshadow our work.
Commit To: STAVKA Record GNL 119/2465 NLC Record 3711 11/98431 Crossfile To: Batyuk Fleetyards, Stalingrad System, SMRTA
Subject: Re. Operations, Outer Marker VII, Galleria System. Input Date: 23:29 NLT December 4th 2287 Input Clearance: Commissar Matthew Altfater Author: Captain Alexei Petrov
Comrade Admiral,
Ship and crew have completed 17 days of nearly continuous offensive action, and am happy to report both are performing well. As reported by Intelligence, enemy units within system are centered around Savelev, with only minor Kriegsmarine units deployed to outer markers.
Ship's orders included the defense of FOB AV-67 and elimination of reported enemy raiders attacking friendly shipping. Reconnaissance revealed the existence of two primary threats, Guderian-class cruiser unconfirmed as Hessen and Westfalen-class destroyer confirmed as Admiral Karl Binder. Major Dragan confirmed this information and noted that friendly units in the area (see: FOB AV-67 Garrison) were unable to penetrate the armor of either target.
First enemy contact was with German patrol unit consisting of two corvette classed vessels, both disabled almost immediately once within range. After three days of fruitless searching, arrived back at AV-67 to take on additional reconnaissance equipment. Detected German intelligence drone and disabled it before tracing origin to German destroyer Admiral Karl Binder. Shots fired from central battery sheared destroyer primary hull, nearly cutting it in two. Left adrift for recovery teams. (Grid 35, 86, 67)
After moving to engage suspected enemy supply convoy, intercepted en route by Kriegsmarine cruiser (suspected, yet not confirmed as the Hessen). Initially caught out of position and struck by roughly thirty enemy rounds, none managed to penetrate causing only superficial damage. Counter fire consisted of a single starboard broadside, detonating target's engine and resulting in a terrific explosion.
With the destruction of these two vessels, enemy forces within the area can be considered negligible.
-Captain Alexei Petrov
OMG, the Retivyy cruiser in all of it's Russian glory!
Now all we need is poster art of hot Russian chicks posing with the Retivyy in the background!
lol whiskey,some whiskey would go good with that too.
the retivyy class battlelcruiser...otherwise known as rape.
so, about that subtitle...
I disagree, some good Russian vodka would be MUCH better.
Huzzah for the Commonwealth!
So who came up with all the British stuff in the mod? And will there be units within the Democratic Federation be noticably from one faction within it? i.e. will some of the types of ships be from the US Navy, some from the Royal Navy, etc.? I want me some British Capital Ships!
Wow, this gets better and better... The faction's assault rifles are like a British gun nerd's wet dream! 4.87mm rounds? Hell yeah! Wait, and they're caseless, something we were unique for in WW1? Double hell yeah!
Nice choice with the P90 and G11 style magazine intake on the LSW. Shame about the 100 round mag though... I always thought that having only 30 rounds per mag added to the useless charm of the present-day LSW.
And finally, good choice on mentioning the Coldstream Guards. My CCF's affiliated with them, so they may well be who I'm with in the future.
And to sign off, well played with giving the tanks rifled cannons. As I said, rhis is the god of sci-fi factions for all the Brits out there.
Keep up the good work people!
Soviet Union>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Greater German Reich>>>>>>>>>>>Commonwealth
Sorry. That's just how it is. FOR RUSSIA!!
Go drink yourself to death you stupid Commie!
Your empire never spanned the majority of the world!
And Germany has simply failed at one world-take-over plot after another. Well, except for making most of Europe use the Euro, but we British shall resist their attempts at Global Economic Domination!
You do realize that I was speaking of the DoV-universe? In which the Nazis were the 1st on the moon, and IIRC the "stupid Commies" were the 1st to get interstellar travel (DoV'ers please correct me if I'm wrong).
Besides, the British Empire fell apart. The Brits never had to fight Napoleon on the scale the the Russians did (and the Russians sent those prissy Frenchies packing too).
Stop taking me seriously Whiskey!
or means I'm not saying it seriously!
Moving swiftly on...
And the British Empire didn't fall apart. We just left all of our colonies to prove that many of them would collapse spectacularly within 50 years, of which a fair few did.
OK, and it would've been wrong for us to keep an empire after fighting two world wars to stop a country attaining any more empire.
Neither the Russian Empire nor the USSR's "Sphere of Influence" fared too well either.
I'd say that the British Empire is only competing with the Roman Empire for sheer world-conquering-ness.
And let's be honest, who hasn't sent the Frenchies packing?
I'll concede the Frenchies. We should probably move this to the Chatroom, so we don't derail the DoV mod thread. I'd hate to have that happen and miss an update on the Soviet fleet.
Indeed.
Good luck on the mod guys!
Anything new
Here ya go.
EPIC SCREENSHOTS ARE EPIC.
well getting to read these stupid internet catchphrases makes it all worth it.
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