Frequently Asked Questions
As we continue to receive questions we both on our forums and on ModDB, Youtube, etc. this page will be sporadically updated to include those which we are able to answer.
General Questions
What game is Dawn of Victory for?
Dawn of Victory is a modification for Sins of a Solar Empire. If you own a copy of Sins you will be able to play Dawn of Victory.
Will Dawn of Victory require any of the expansions for Sins?
No expansions are required to play Dawn of Victory only the base game, because the base game is required to play any of the Sins expansions, everyone will be able to play Dawn of Victory. It is possible that after our initial release we may release subsequent versions for Entrenchment or Diplomacy but our first release requires only “vanilla” Sins of a Solar Empire.
When is the mod coming out?
Dawn of Victory is being made by a team of volunteers, not by fully paid developers. We can’t foresee how future work and school commitments will affect Dawn of Victory so we can’t commit to any release date at this time.
You can’t even guess?
Afraid not, but when we are certain we can meet a specific date for release we will give advanced notice and make sure it is posted on our website and affiliate sites.
Why is the Soviet Union in this mod, it collapsed in 1991 you idiot.
Dawn of Victory takes place in an alternate timeline that began in 1944. For further information regarding our backstory and universe, visit either our wiki or storyline page.
How can I keep informed of this glorious endeavor?
The best way to keep track of Dawn of Victory updates is to register on our forums, our updates are always posted to our News Forum and website first. Apart from that you can track our mod on ModDB and subscribe to us on Youtube. Do all that and you should be covered.
Hey I got an idea for you.
If you’ve got any suggestions or feedback, the best way to bring it to our attention is to post it on our appropriately named “Suggestions and Feedback” forum.
My question isn’t on this list!
If you have any further questions about the mod, we’ve got a forum for that too, our “Mod Discussion Forum” is the perfect place to get our attention with any additional questions. If you’d rather email us, check out our Contact page instead.
Alpha & Beta Test Questions
Is there an alpha of beta currenty going on?
Yup, Dawn of Victory is currenty in the private alpha stage.
How can I join it?
Just head over to our Alpha Test page, all the information I need is there.
Are their any plans for a public alpha or beta?
Not at this time.
Technical Questions
What kind of computer is needed to run Dawn of Victory?
While Sins of a Solar Empire has very low system requirements, Dawn of Victory requires a bit of a faster setup. If you’re able to run Sins on high, or extra high settings, you should be able to run Dawn of Victory with no problems. If you’re running Sins on Medium or Low, then there is a chance you may experience difficulty running Dawn of Victory.
Can you give us some system requirements?
Once we have tested Dawn of Victory on a greater range of machines we will be able provide some base requirements.
What can I do to make the mod look even better?
Dawn of Victory makes heavy use of textures at oblique angles: for example, the Assault Corvette’s cockpit textures are somewhat blurry when viewed from the front of the ship. Both ATI and nVidia offer “forced” anisotropic filtering: we recommend that this be set to at least 8x for maximum visual quality.
