About

The Mod

Dawn of Victory is a modification for the RTS/4X strategy game, “Sins of a Solar Empire”. It is a “total conversion” aiming to completely alter both the look and feel of the game, creating an entirely new experience which players should hopefully find both fresh and exciting.

While Dawn of Victory will feature entirely new units, created specifically for the mod, some of the biggest changes from will be gameplay related. Dawn of Victory is a more military oriented mod, and while empire-building will still be a large part of the game, your military tactics and overall strategy will be what decides your fate.

Pacing is also substantially altered in Dawn of Victory. Sins of a Solar Empire is famous for its immense scale, with games taking places across entire solar systems and taking hours upon hours to complete. While you will still be able to have marathon games if you so desire, we have also attempted to create a faster paced type of game, with quick thinking and unit management at the forefront of every engagement.

The motto of Dawn of Victory has always been “maintain depth, shift focus”. Sins of a Solar Empire is a tremendously popular game, and we attempted to take the things that made it truly fun, and apply them to a different set of rules and guidelines. With any luck, even veterans will find Dawn of Victory unique and challenging, while those not as familiar with Sins of a Solar Empire will be able to quickly learn the basics.

The Team

The team behind Dawn of Victory is made up entirely of volunteers spread out across the world, from Canada to Great Britain, to Singapore.  All of us have our roots in the modding community, contributing to such other mods as Halogen, Ace Combat Distant Thunder, Blitzkrieg II, and Asylum.

Our team members have been involved with a number of different community events, including the Zombie Defense League, the World Domination Games, and Project Death Star.

We all have different reasons behind working on the project, but we all share a love of gaming, and the drive to create a brand new, and exciting experience with Dawn of Victory.

The Wiki

One of the things that truly sets Dawn of Victory apart from other mods, or even professionally developed games is the extent to which our community can contribute to the universe behind the mod.  Our locally hosted wiki, “The Autonomicon” allows anyone to contribute to the mod regardless of their technical skill.

While the original backstory for the mod was limited to a single page, hundreds of different people have since expanded the backstory for the mod, creating new factions, planets, ships, stations, and a whole array of topics that were never conceived of when the mod first launched.

While it would be impossible to put everything written in our wiki into the mod, we do look to it often for inspiration, and more than a few of its articles have led to new features or ideas within the mod itself.

We also attempt to showcase the work done on the wiki within our “in-universe” news posts, referencing topics or ideas that have been added to the wiki.

With over 500 articles, the Autonomicon is a stunning achievement, and a testament to the imagination and creativity of the Dawn of Victory community.