Dawn of Victory (DoV) is a modification currently under development by Slipstream Productions for the RTS Sins of a Solar Empire. Dawn of Victory is a total conversion, replacing the game's original assets with completely new and diverse ships, structures, and gameplay elements. Dawn of Victory pits players as one of 3 intergalactic superpowers: the Democratic Federation, Greater German Reich, and the Soviet Union. These three factions wage war amongst themselves even as a greater threat, the Scinfaxi, threaten them all.

Story

While Dawn of Victory started out loosely based on Harry Turtledove’s “Worldwar” and “Colonization” book series, since then, the backstory has expanded to the point where it has taken on a life of its own.

For centuries an alien race known as the Scinfaxi had been the dominant power in the Orion region of space, their slow but steady expansion brought them into contact with dozens of other races, each one conquered and exterminated to provide the resources and material necessary to support the continually expanding empire.


In the 14th century, the first Scinfaxi probes reached Earth: it was surveyed, catalogued, and the plans were meticulously laid for its capture and assimilation. However, the Scinfaxi concept of time was very different from humanity's, and so when the first ships of the conquest fleet arrived in 1943, they were stunned to see Terran society had progressed to an industrial state in an unimaginable sliver of time. The initial landings took humanity by surprise, as the Scinfaxi advanced upon every continent.

It was in this darkest hour that what once divided humanity now brought it together, as the old prejudices were put aside and every free nation on Earth united against the alien aggressors. The tide turned in 1945 when the Soviet Union detonated an atomic bomb on its own soil, destroying a Scinfaxi landing site.


With the total conquest of Earth impossible without destroying everything of value, the Scinfaxi retreated to the Southern hemisphere, content with half the planet. Decades went by with no contact from the Scinfaxi, but as humanity grew bolder, the aliens' plans accelerated. As spacecraft from the last free nations made landfall, and eventually colonized new worlds, the Scinfaxi slowly began to advance. City after city was lost until, in a final act of desperation, the various Terran factions agreed to pursue a literal "scorched earth" policy, sacrificing their remaining positions to nuclear bombardment and quarantining the planet.

 

Humanity has expanded to the stars, and dozens of planets and moons now belong to the remaining Terran nations. There has been almost no contact with the Scinfaxi, and the former nations of Earth have become so complacent with their apparent safety that the old prejudices have returned and they once again war amongst themselves. The Scinfaxi are still expanding however, and it is only a matter of time before they decide to stamp out the potential usurpers; if humanity is allowed to advance another hundred years, it may be human soldiers landing on Scinfaxi worlds. The dawn of victory is approaching: the only question is which side will claim it.


Features


  • 3 unique sides: The Soviet Union, Greater German Reich, and Democratic Federation.
  • Completely reworked combat model, with each ship possessing dozens of weapons and defenses.
  • Military Based Expansion, with research and economic aspects reshaped to support combat.
  • New particle effects, skyboxes, and planets.
  • Diverse environments ranging from open space to clouded nebulae.
  • Several unique ship classes like corvettes and interceptors
  • New planetary defenses like minefields, missile arrays, and defense bases
  • Nine new levels, ranging from two player deathmatch to heated ten player battles
  • New invasion mechanics, with troopships that can invade and colonize planets simultaneously
  • Customizable cruisers and capital ships
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To put it simply, gentlemen, the Democratic Federation is not prepared for the instability brought to the Orion Region by the continued conflict between the Greater German Reich and the Soviet Union. We have been too complacent in our isolation and neglected several critical matters that could severely tip the balance of power.

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As it stands today, the American, British and French fleets are unable to conduct operations far from friendly ports without at least 3 months of preparation. With the exception of those of the Andrean Republic, the majority of our soldiers have never seen combat; even some of our Senior Staff have never been in a major engagement.

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We have been far too reliant on the Unified Centauri Protectorate and Federal Nordic Cooperative to combat piracy. While their efforts have been admirable, this year has seen the greatest number of attacks on shipping since the exodus.


I will end this briefing with an intelligence report obtained by MI6. The Soviet Union has introduced a new specialized frigate that has already seen action against Germany, DF reporting name FLATBOW. When compared to an American Frigate of the same role, it is generally twice as fast within a gravity well, has a greater operating range, greater targeting range, faster battery reloading, more advanced electronics, the list goes on.

Unless our military forces are provided with greater funding, unless we abandon this isolationist attitude that is so popular within the Joint Governing Councils, and unless we realize that the Democratic Federation will not be at peace forever, we may find ourselves without the means to defend ourselves or our allies.


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Dawn of Victory Storyline Trailer 2

Dawn of Victory Storyline Trailer 2

Jul 05, 2009 Trailers 1 comment

In the second part of the trilogy, the human nations rebuild after the devastating Scinfaxi War, and take to the stars.

Second Battle of Orson Trailer

Second Battle of Orson Trailer

Jul 05, 2009 Trailers 0 comments

Soviet forces move to retake Orson, a key system on the German-Soviet border.

Battle for Galleria Trailer

Battle for Galleria Trailer

Jul 05, 2009 Trailers 0 comments

Soviet and German strikecraft and corvettes clash of the highly contested space of Galleria.

Dawn of Victory Wallpaper Pack

Dawn of Victory Wallpaper Pack

Jul 05, 2009 Wallpapers 0 comments

Extremely high res versions of some our recent wallpaper releases, along with wallpaper sized versions of renders, concepts, and more.

Dawn of Victory Storyline Trailer 1

Dawn of Victory Storyline Trailer 1

Dec 27, 2006 Movies 1 comment

This first teaser trailer for Dawn of Victory goes into the background story behind the mod. This is the first trailer of 3, exploring the first 5 years...

Comments  (0 - 10 of 219)
lantex1313
lantex1313 Feb 6 2010, 11:12am says:

What Version will this be Compatible with? i have 1.19 And this Mod looks to th ebest ive seen so far

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Carbon016
Carbon016 Feb 6 2010, 10:55pm replied:

whatever the newest version of vanilla sins will be at the time

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nsns1
nsns1 Feb 4 2010, 4:26am says:

this game(mod) is beautiful

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Kopecez
Kopecez Jan 19 2010, 10:19am says:

ahh, ok thnx ^^

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Kopecez
Kopecez Jan 17 2010, 6:35am says:

hey, sorry if this has already been said but will this mod be for vanilla sins or entrenchment?

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Carbon016
Carbon016 Jan 18 2010, 2:55am replied:

Vanilla.

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MapperLocutus
MapperLocutus Jan 13 2010, 7:26am says:

Hi!
I guess you have heart that question a thousand times but since I'm too lazy to watch trough all the comments I must ask: When is the estimated release date? I'm not looking for an exact day but maybe something like 'this summer' or so.
I'm really looking forward to your mod!

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Carbon016
Carbon016 Jan 13 2010, 7:03pm replied:

when it's done

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ThePaladin
ThePaladin Jan 3 2010, 5:04am says:

i like this mod cause of its great background story and i really appreciate the detailed work of you guys keep it up :)

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duck4sale
duck4sale Dec 30 2009, 12:04pm replied:

Definitely not in the initial release(s).

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