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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8 comments by Carbon016 on Jun 14th, 2009 digg this super bookmark


Greetings Comrades,

I’m going to start this news post with a bit of information out of character. Since its creation, Dawn of Victory has been hosted at Slipstream Productions, however recently, we decided it would be in the best interest of the mod if we moved to a new independent host.

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The biggest, and hopefully best change as a result of this move, is that we have set up some brand new, feature filled forums, totally devoted to both Dawn of Victory, and the universe behind it.

Our wiki has also been transferred over and updated, and I’m happy to say that every article has survived the move. If you haven’t taken a look at yet, I encourage you to follow any of the links in the news post below and take a look at the wealth of content that has been created by both our staff, and fans of the mod.

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Finally, I invite you all to join our new forums and take part in the community. Over the coming weeks you will have the opportunity to interact with members of our staff and community and help shape the future of the Dawn of Victory Universe.



Comrade Sokolovsky,

The involvement of Battlefleet Germania and the invasion of Vega has severely tipped the strategic situation in favour of the Greater German Reich, and escalates this conflict into a caliber not seen since the Second Scinfaxi War.

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While we have made steady progress on Orson and Galleria, our defence of Tanarsus has been hampered by increased German activity in the system. The deployment of crack German troops and equipment on Tanarsus is more than the local nation states can handle. Our puppet states, the Peoples Republic of Ashlind, Sygrabado Provinces, and the Kingdom of Opalia, have all suffered tremendous losses: estimates put the capitulation of Sygrabado and Ashlind within five months and Opalia within seven to eight.

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If we are to maintain control of these nation-states I recommend we deploy the 207th Guards Tank Division, the 12th Shock Troops, and the 160th Motor-Rifle division. I have talked with Front Marshal Konev and he and I both agree that to support such a move we would need to commit elements of the Kiev and Resik Battlegroups.

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The situation on Vega is no less troubling, Battlefleet Germania is comprised of some of the best crews in the Kriegsmarine, and supposedly was carrying a number of Waffen-SS Divisions. The New Weimar Volksmarine is estimated to have suffered roughly 76% casualties: only a single squadron wasn’t in orbit over Vega at the time, and it is only comprised of 57 ships.

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Sevastopol Class Fleet Carrier

It is my opinion that we withhold any further assistance to the New Weimar Republic. If they can withstand the GGR for approximately 4 months, we should have the 1st Leningrad Fleet in position to deliver a devastating counterattack. The Democratic Federation has condemned the invasion of Vega, but I doubt they will deliver any serious assistance, especially now that there relations are so strained with both the Japanese and Tawhid.

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I will be meeting with STAVKA later today to discuss the finer details of our response, with your approval of course.

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Dawn of Victory Trailer 1

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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...

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theevalone
theevalone Jun 24 2009, 12:23pm says:

perfect music and this looks very fun WWIII

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Gnombert
Gnombert Jun 15 2009, 4:55pm says:

any realease date?

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SwissKnight
SwissKnight Jun 17 2009, 2:35am replied: Online

Not at this time.

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Gnombert
Gnombert Jun 18 2009, 2:32pm replied:

any idea 1 month or 2 or 3 i can't wait

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wingman117
wingman117 Jun 25 2009, 3:12pm replied:

There is no release date at this time, they will announce one when they are ready to announce it, not before.

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Atrumlupus
Atrumlupus Jun 14 2009, 11:49pm says:

Excellent use of "Der Koniggratzer" for the theme in the video. I really love the style of this mod and the level of backstory you have created. Keeping an eye on this one for sure.

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wingman117
wingman117 Jun 14 2009, 12:00pm says:

Dawn of Victory has moved! Go to Dawnofvictory.dreamhosters.com to be treated to a new update, and don't forget to sign up on the new forum Comrades!

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Carbon016
Carbon016 Jun 14 2009, 8:48pm replied:

the news post is gone, will be back up in a sec

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yoda589
yoda589 Jun 13 2009, 11:52pm says:

ok, one question, where is the Democratic Federation? cause all we see is the germans and the russians.

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wingman117
wingman117 Jun 14 2009, 2:18am replied:

They aren't involved at first. In the beginning its the Soviets and Germans engaged in an expanding border war, the Democratic Federation's Joint Governing Council-Liberty is taking a neutral stance for the time being.

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