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65 comments by SwissKnight on Dec 28th, 2012

Comrades,

I’d always hoped I’d never need to post a news update of this nature but anyone who has been following this mod will have noted the lack of updates that have occurred over the past year. The simple fact is that the staff behind Dawn of Victory, including myself, no longer have the time to continue this project and give it the level of quality you have come to expect and the project deserves. As such, we will be discontinuing work on Dawn of Victory and indefinitely postponing our release goals. Instead we will be releasing a demo of the mod sometime next year which will include all the assets we feel are release worthy; mainly a portion of the Soviet faction.

Dawn of Victory has been a major part of my life for nearly 8 years and as sappy as it may sound I have never been prouder, or enjoyed spending my time on anything as much as Dawn of Victory. Except for the podcast we released in ‘06 though, that thing was fucking awful.  

But what strikes me most about this project and never fails to amaze me, are the talented people I have worked alongside with. When starting from an original idea you know that it will be much harder to find staff then when working on a project with “Star Wars” or “Half Life” in the title. It is immensely gratifying to know that the people who devoted their time to this mod did so not because they loved the franchise it was based on, but rather believed solely in the merits of the project. 

My friends Hydrocarbon and Silver Mobius rank chiefly among these, you will find no better modders and no better people with which to embark on such a crazy idea like Dawn of Victory with. The fact that people of such talent would choose to spend it on a project with me is a tremendous honor and I could not be more grateful to them. Through their efforts; Dawn of Victory matched and at times exceeded the level of quality found in the original game, and continued to push the boundaries of what was possible in Sins of a Solar Empire.

And while I never missed an opportunity to insult, belittle or abuse our fans, know that about 60% of it was all in good fun. I have never come across an original project like Dawn of Victory that inspired more passion in its fans. At the time of this writing we have over 500,000 hits on Moddb. When I started Dawn of Victory I never would have imagined that a mod based on Soviets and Germans fighting in space could achieve such a following. My happiest moments in this project came from posting updates and awaiting the comments we would receive. 

So does this mean we’ll never see Germany, The Democratic Federation or Japan? Is this the end of the DoVoVerse? Will Dirk Stryker and the Red Tribe of A Thousand Eyes rule the opium trade in Burma forever? Well, for the moment let’s just say if you’ve ever wanted to command the forces of the Orion Arm outside of the confines of a computer game, you might want to check our website in autumn of next year. We’re cooking something completely new based on the Dawn of Victory universe that many of you have been asking for. Oh, and it won’t have single player so suck it you bastards.

So until then, my most sincere thanks to the amazing individuals who devoted their time to this project. 

The Dream Team

  • Swiss Knight
  • Cylon

The Cartography Crew

  • Silver Mobius
  • Opals25

He used to be part of what??

  • Hydrocarbon

The Visionary

  • Godwin

And all the rest!!

  • Backlit Avenger
  • Bismarck
  • Central
  • DS
  • Duck "Dukka" Duckblade
  • Harry
  • IPS
  • Mastermind
  • Red Leader
  • reddawn
  • Seth
  • Sicsided
  • Stuart Sparrowhawk
  • Tad
  • TehOwn
  • TopazFreno
  • Vince DN
  • Yoyomon

 

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atcce
atcce Dec 20 2012, 4:20pm says:

I NEED THIS MOD !!! Y U NO RELEASE IT??

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CanadaMan7
CanadaMan7 Dec 11 2012, 3:34am says:

Congrats on making the Top 100, Dawn of Victory!

Look forward to being neighbors another 4 years.
Which, admittedly, at this rate, seems likely.

+9 votes     reply to comment
SwissKnight
SwissKnight Dec 11 2012, 2:14pm replied:

If there was ever a neighborhood that needed gentrification its ours.

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VeniVdVici
VeniVdVici Dec 18 2012, 3:07am buried:

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I would boost your vote if I saw an update...

-7 votes     reply to comment
SwissKnight
SwissKnight Dec 18 2012, 3:21am replied:

I'd care about your opinion if you could texture.

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MarcN
MarcN Nov 30 2012, 4:50pm says:

Couldn't pass up the chance to vote for this mod. Never seen a mod that put so much effort into backstory. Can't wait for release, good luck!

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Silvermarch
Silvermarch Nov 30 2012, 1:41pm says:

Voted for you guys as soon as I saw the MOTY banner. Keep up the good work!

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Guest
Guest Nov 14 2012, 5:46pm says:

Hey my friend, I'm a student here at Full Sail University and if you guys need more people to work on this, I can easily grab some followers to begin working even if they don't like Sins of a Solar Empire itself. They'll do it knowing it'll help get them a job. I'll check in every so often for your reply after that I'll give you my credentials of who I am and what I do currently. I just wanna know if your interested.

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Silvermarch
Silvermarch Nov 16 2012, 10:57am replied:

That's cool. My brother and one of my best friend graduated from there. Good luck with the school works there. I understand how hard it could be.

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SwissKnight
SwissKnight Nov 16 2012, 2:43am replied:

Yeah sounds like it could be beneficial, email me the details at "theswissknight@gmail.com"

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