The narrator did a great job telling the story here.

@rosaelenasanchezgarcia933

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@juliuscruz

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Kryddmeister

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@leonkautz8151

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@sloshed-rat

5 күн бұрын

Regreed

"Signal Discipline Enforced by Guillotine" is just an *amazing* touch in the artwork here.

After hearing that the universe would take large inspiration from the Cold War I was already hooked, now to see a sci-fi parallel to the Vietnam war is beyond my wildest expectations, even having similar dates is a nice touch and I hope to see more events inspired by those of our own history. Kudos to everyone who has worked on this project.

"Captain Hilltown. I suposse you want to make your report on your last patrol." "21 ANA killed in action. Nil on our side. Recovered a hundred plus rifles, 6 rocket launchers, 4 mortars, and enough ammunition and grenades to supply a company-strenght unit for a week. Booby-trapped half-a-dozen of the rifles, and destroyed the rest." "Ah. So according to you, when we are all going to die, exactly?" "This is the 3rd supply run my platoon has hit in 2 weeks. All of them converging up the hills. Not towards the coast, nor through the jungle. And with our patrols being as patchy as they have been getting, we can't begin to guess how much is getting through. ANA convoys moving equipment upriver can mean only one thing: offensive. They are stockpiling for a push, and when they do, it won't move towards the Three Cities. It will come straight through us. We're out here on our own, Colonel. We should be getting ready." "*Sigh*. Again with this. Captain, I thought we already had talked about..." "Sir, with all due respect. Even if I'm wrong, and as you say, these are merely performative attacks, it doesn't change our situation. Hector is undermanned. We are short of equipment and handarms munitions, and resupply is a bad joke. And the men know that. They figure if the people on the rear don't give a shit about the firebase, then why should they? And mantaining discipline without good sergeants has become increasingly difficult." "I know the situation in camp isn't the best. But the siege at Rosaria takes priority. As long as we can keep provinding effective artillery support over the valley, there isn't a real problem." "... No, of course not. We have no real problem. Yet. But by the time those artillery shells are ordered to hit inside Firebase Hector, we will have walked way past doing anything about it."

@jackprutsman821

5 ай бұрын

Punisher: Born. One of Garth's few truly great stories

This was so good, really immersive as well, pls get this narrator back, she's fantastic

As a retired 47 guy, I love the reference to the Innkeepers, currently in Korea.

the problem with watching something like this is that i end up coming up with a whole slew of characters that will never see the light of day. I have started writing out a story in my head and now want to flesh it out, but cant because its not my world. Spectacular job writing this. I am excited for the future of this world.

@Mankorra_Gomorrah

5 ай бұрын

I mean, they are saying that this whole project is more creating a setting than telling a linear narrative. I’m sure they are anticipating fan fictions set within the universe. Just because we aren’t the person who create the SCP wiki doesn’t mean you can’t add to it and something similar is likely to happen with this as it starts to coalesce more.

@ManuB-m4nu

4 ай бұрын

En uno de los videos decían que planeaban que este universo pueda ser usado para dyd

@SamtheIrishexan

2 ай бұрын

You should check out world anvil. Really cool way to get your ideas down and connecting dots for your story. Good luck!

I love it, though if I were to guess, this was HEAVILY inspired by the IRL Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Still, very well done

@thomas.02

5 ай бұрын

You beat me to it. Was looking for comments like yours once the video ended

@TrenFrost

5 ай бұрын

Started describing a jungle base surrounded by rivers and tunnels and immediately I thought, “so space Vietnam.”

@justinhamilton2334

5 ай бұрын

My first thought was Khe Sanh, especially the part about abandoning the base after the battle, but I cam see Dien Bien Phu as well.

@jasonstandlea1784

5 ай бұрын

@justinhamilton2334 the artillery in the surrounding hills bombarding the air strip really felt like Dien Bien Phu, but I can definitely see Khe Sanh too.

@sebastienhardinger4149

5 ай бұрын

Has very little to do with Dien Bien Phu, the point of DBH was to force the Viet Minh out into the open and was lost because the French could not maintain airborne supply. DBH was also deliberately positioned in a valley This is Khe Sahn, with the attempt to interdict jungle supply, war of patrols, position on hillsides, and the questionable political and military value of the entire base

A fascinating narrative and visuals. I like how the ships gradually move overhead and there is motion with the wind smoke and flags.

What a voice over. What a voice! And yet the background image is so amazing i was nearly distracted while looking for moving bits. Love this recipe for content.

I love this new narrator, she absolutely killed it! Starting DoV off strong with this one.

I like the name Hector for a defensive siege. Calls back to the Iliad. Plus Hector was my favorite character in it

I see Outpost Restrepo in the Korangal Valley was a bit of an inspiration. My drill sergeant said the 15 months he spent in that valley were the worst 15 months of his life. This is from the renaming of a firebase after the death of a soldier garrisoned there. Happened twice in that valley with Restrepo and Vimoto. At least that was my first thought. Ofc Vietnam is the real inspiration

"It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son!"

I absolutely loved this. I did see a comment critiquing a lack of different art work, which I'd like to disagree with. The chosen piece remaining centre stage (with some lovely animations), permits us to focus more on the narrator's work. Also I imagine that by using fewer original art works, budgetary constraints can be kept in check, permitting permits more content of this nature? Excellent work by all involved. I can't wait to consume more.

Just imagine, you're a grunt chilling in a trench at FB Hector. You're starving, you're sleep-deprived, you're drenched in sweat from the tropical climate. You've been bombarded so consistently that it no longer terrifies you, it just feels routine, so when you hear rounds incoming, at first you think nothing of it. You simply go to ground as you always have... But then you realise, these rounds... Sound different... They're not coming from across the hills, but from the sky itself. The orbital munitions strike the base around you and shake the very earth of Roseau worse than anything the ANA has hit you with so far. Shaking you out of your complacency. You look to your battle-buddies as you all come to the shocking realisation that you are now being fired on from orbit... A possibility the Army never truly prepared you for.

@sunrisejackdaw1779

8 күн бұрын

It could be worse. The Alarm Red goes off again. Grunting, groaning, wincing maybe at old or new injuries, you wake up from the half slumber as missiles, lasers, and gunfire spray the sky. ... something's off, though. The missiles aren't aiming for half arcs, the launchers aren't depressing. Some instinct of yours finally punches through the tired haze, screaming the suddenly obvious. Orbital firemissions. The starpoints of the missiles and glow of the guns roaring furiously to attrit the metal rain descending on the base sort of fades into the background. You grab your helmet, your vest, your pack, and fumble your rifle sling on. Beyond the wire, gunfire suddenly picks up. A missile corkscrews through the night to obliterate some part of the checkpoint nearby, mortar fire whistling down with anti air defenses roaring at them between long bursts at falling reentry vehicles. Thunder, lightning, lightning, thunder. Earthquake. Firebase Hector's ADA complement has been gradually drawn down; deployed elsewhere, withdrawn to depot, or moved to other fronts. Tracers zip to and fro, as the base's defenders take up the handles of machine guns and open another case of mortar shells.

Điện Biên Phủ IN SPACE

Those boys shipped down to Firebase Hector were no senator's sons. They were no fortunate sons.

When the United Front was formed humanity finally was shown what it could do when brother and sister stood united, hand in hand. Our optimistic beliefs about the human condition were validated, united we were strong. And the results spoke for themselves the existential threat to humanity was delayed if not wiped about. The human condition was shown. United humanity could stand together and embrace the future the workers of the world so dearly craved. But the bourgeois world wouldn’t allow it! Brothers and sisters, humanity was betrayed by the greed we know all too well. We see that reality every day! Comrades where are we?! Are we still on earth?! NO! Never forget what the bourgeois did to humanity. Because as soon as they themselves were out of mortal danger they condemned us all in favour of the profit motive… But do not despair! The benevolent state had the foresight needed to ensure the continuation of humankind and our way of life! Be grateful. You claim that the Old Guard has become useless, decadent even. You claim that the dangers of the past have waned, that the siege communist mentality should be purged. And that this mentality is supposedly quote en quote authoritarian. But that isn’t even the most laughable notion that the Red Kosmonauts hold! You claim that we can spare OUR most PRECIOUS resources just to make the lives of the common man a little better! YOU, the youth, have forgotten the dangers of the past that STILL linger on! You forget that we weren’t the only ones that had the necessary hindsight for space colonisation. Our enemies of the past have followed us, and they are still on our doorstep. This country need not forget its protection, the Old Guard is still here. -Transcript of a communist governor somewhere far away (I am really excited about this project, so excited that I just had to share this, well speech, I called up.)

@svijj_

5 ай бұрын

Nice! Good job, I'm also super excited for this! Much more excited than for any recent game or movie premier, for sure!

@pyeitme508

5 ай бұрын

RAD!

@Komrad_Cybersyn

5 ай бұрын

Let not the youth be corrupted by the cunning propaganda of foreign powers, by its promises of "Liberty" (for who ?) and else, for the forces of the proletariat lead by a united party following the lessons learned from our forefathers from Robespierre to Mao are the only bulkwark against the numerous beasts that the interstellar forces of capitalism unleashes against us ! Beware the bourgeois, the capitalist, the imperialist ! For behind their smiles they have knives and guns to deal with us by the most treaterous means ! Be confident in the strength of the proletariat, of the leadership of the party and its cadres ! Of our rational, democratic, centralised and automated planned economy, against the forces of "free" market, a irrational abhorrant and inhuman collection of industries led accordingly to the principles of "anarchist production". Our soldiers and marines are the most courrageous of the galaxy ! Our scientiste the most dedicated ! Our science the most advanced, adhering to the principles of historical materialism, our industry the most productive... Citizens ! Renew your confiance in the dictatorship of the proletariat, by voting for the next national soviet ! Candidate endorsed by the party : Aaron Kelokumpu Candidate of the Colletive Union of Lysenkists : Hua Zhuafeng Candidate of the Agrarian Truck Factory Union : Aslam Watanjar Independent candidate : Zirigomir Molotov

Man. What a voice. I get Gears of War vibes from her narration.

Company PVT: Hehe, thats a funny lookin cloud. Company Command: .....This has never happened.....ever-

This is like a sci-fi Dien Bien Phu except with the siege being a "victory" or the Tet Offensive with the surprise attack and the damage to American civilian opinion. Very cool, can't wait for more!

@MrZonehawk

5 ай бұрын

More like Khe Sahn perhaps

Watching this after Battle Order's video and its so fucking cool. Can't wait to see more videos from the Dawn of Victory world.

Very cool! I love the part at the end explaining the shock of military planners when they could lose space superiority! My opinion is that the introduction went a little long, in general I love detailed world building but for any deliverable (video game, movie, or 18:09 long video- the purpose of lore should be to make the entertainment more enjoyable but shouldn’t be an end in itself. I see wikis as lore for the sake of lore

Also what an incredible background love how the starships creep across during the storyline

Whenever Little Richard is played on a battlefield... the mission is almost always guaranteed to be a bloodbath.

Oh wow, I cant believe you guys and Dawn of Victory is still alive. Your maps, pictures and universe literally made me create a tabletop army of spaceships and land army to recreate the DoV idea of war in the Orion. Please. do continue and create this awesome piece of gaming history.

Reader sounds like Jen Taylor which is great for the setting. Thank you.

It would be sick if you guys would make a full-on film series of Dawn of Victory.

The intro to this video as well as the aesthetic gave Vietnam vibes. Very very excited to see where this goes love the grounded look of it all none of the usual “clinical” levels of clean in Sci-Fi military facilities.

This hit a little too close to IRL events with it being a almost direct parallel to a battle in vietnam and the combination of US Army-ANA-firebase hector since Hector was one of the the predesignated firepoints we had outside our fob for mortars and artillery incase of a attack on the fob... and it was the cross roads next to the ANA compound, so we were always extra watchful of that cause we really didn't trust the ANA since the only two attacks we had had on the fob were from guys in ANA uniform that they "claimed were not ANA but must have stolen the uniforms"

Gooood Morning Vietnaaaam! This is great, cant wait for more.

@svijj_

5 ай бұрын

"Gooooood morning Acadia!!!"

Very well done! Narration was excellent, ambient sound effects added a lot and the narrative itself was a great insight into the state of the Arm in general and the nature of warfare in it. Really fun project, look forward to seeing more in the future!

Narrator did a really good job!

What a great narration! Fantastic work, I hope we get to hear more from this narrator :)

this has me much more excited for the sci fi choice then i previously was, can’t wait to see what the soldiers of the orion arm look like and what inspires those uniforms.

So pretty much the Battle of Khe Sanh. Great narration!

So, sci-fi retelling of the battle of Khe Sahn, the American *almost* Dien Bein Phu. I dig it. Magnificent writing.

I didnt expect lore this soon ,ngl im hyped af at this proyect, so much potential, so rich .a game in this setting would be awesome

I cant wait for this project. Its seems to be everything I'm looking for in a sci-fi series

Damn this is brilliant. Great narrator and even better story. I'm waiting for the fleets!

I can’t wait to see more of the project. I’m literally so excited for this.

Can we get a mention of what happened to smaller countries such as Australia. Even if they just got absorbed. I enjoyed the narration

You guys should make an audiobook series

Ahhh... Yes. Space Vietnam.

Reminds me a lot of the Tet offensive, brilliant work

This was spectacular! I can’t wait to hear more.

This is so darn immersive. Very well done.

WELLCOME TO SPACE NAM

@Iliya117

5 ай бұрын

Damn i already hear 2269 version of Fortunate son playing from a VTOL

wish the editing style was more traditional templin institute instead of a static image. Makes this feel like an audiobook and all the terms and places are difficult to keep track of. The writing is good, but add more visual aids.

HOLY HELL THIS IS GREAT

The narrator did a good job, but I liked the other one more tbh, the one who narrated the star wars project I mean.

Well done to the new (I think) voice actor!

Love it! Especially the narrator!

Very well done. Amazing quality overall.

I never thought I wanted something like this more ❤❤❤

Great piece of world building right here, well done 👍

Very cool! And very well done story! Keep it up Templin!

Fighting incredibly hard and then abandoning the position to the enemy later is just peak american. Excellent work, excited for what else comes of this series

Space Vietnam nice 👌🏻

Just came from the institute can't wait to watch this

Spain mentioned!!!Rally the colours lets gooo

I’ll add an anecdote from my grandfathers own experience: “…Each morning, just prior to sunrise, a group of enemy mortar men would set up outside the boundary fence and lob a few rounds into the base. While a routine occurrence, it would force the base into a state of alert. Forcing awake, men who had already spent most of the night on watch. One day a group of the base’s artillerymen who had grown tired of the constant alerts and stand-downs every morning came up with a plan. They carefully sighted their 155mm artillery piece to a spot the mortar men had used a few days prior and waited patiently through the night. The next morning the predictable thuds of mortar fire were met with the roar of cannon. No remains were found of the enemy were ever found. Just a small bit of twisted meta was left to burry. The soldiers slept peacefully that following morning.”

This was good, looking forward to more.

This was great!

Very good narrator on this!

Yeah ima need more of these please and thank you

Im so exited to make a war game out of this

This is great!

As a Europien I really don't care about 'nam, but I'm waiting to see what more will come!

Love it! But. I have only 1 complaint. Not enough Art to flush out the world/conflict/location/characters/equipment. Hope future videos have more visuals! Keep it up!

@Neoth40k

5 ай бұрын

Mark talked about this in the other video, these original and beautiful arts take a long time to make

@mikeriley2475

5 ай бұрын

@@Neoth40k Indeed I'm hope that in the future they'll have a larger pool of art to pull from

Feels like Outer Space Khe Sanh

Welcome to Space Khe San, gentlemen.

woop wooop! new content

FINALLY!

Space Vietnam sounds wild

I LOVED IT

i love her voice

A cool idea for a location would be like, an Anarchist planet that the superpowers think will be easy pickings, but every one of them ends up giving up eventually

Really cool, it feels like a documentary from within the universe itself. That said, as some others have pointed out, the lack of music, the mostly static background, and the monotone tone of the narration can make it a bit of a slog. I understand the limitations of the budget, but I really think that adding some extra images and music would help make it more dynamic and entertaining.

So noice 👀

:) nice, reminded me of battle of Khe Sanh

This gives me ideas for my sci-fi story

It might sound odd given what the story is about. But I really like the aesthetic of the warships in the background. I enjoy the the slanted armored angular look, aggressive yet practical. Really looking forward to seeing more of what this world starts looking like!

I think the Narration was quite good, and Vietnam inspiration was pretty cool. I would say without music and a little more animation it's a bit dry.

About 5 minutes in and I thought, "yep, Vietnam."

Great

Reminds me of he battle of Dien Bien Phu which IRL costed France Vietnam. Awesome work!

Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, whooh they’re red white and blue~

Nice

YES!!!

I'm not sure if I really like the fact that it is so close to reality. The idea of a cold war happening in a semi realistic space opera setting is intriguing, but this feels more like The cold war (the one in our earth) just being retold. Maybe it is just my expectations, but I imagined this universe more like a modern futuristic scenario in which familiar ideologies would be implied, instead of a retro-futuristic reteling of real history

🔥

This was great, I just have one point of contention. No matter how incompetent US military leadership got. They would not allow heavy fire assets within fire range of their important bases without sufficient defensive measures I mean even in the 2020s CRam puts in work.

@tazmokhan7614

5 ай бұрын

this type of nonsense happened plenty during the Vietnam War, due to politcal and military incompetence, so I can see this as a possibilty happening a Firebase Hector because some pencil neck pushing Colonel thought that the 3 cities had no strategic value anymore and pulled a Biden Afghanistan maneuver and it end the same way.

@TheIfifi

5 ай бұрын

A lot can change in 250 years Probably not possible to make a blanket statement such as "the us military would never x" The enemy gets a vote in your decision. It may simply be the case that while the leadership would never allow the enemy to get within range, the enemy did not care about the US's permission.

Cool😊

O.m.g

Imo, while the story, ambience, and interactive background are excellent, the lack of music and minimal art made the video feel very static, and thus it had trouble holding my attention. The presentation used in Templin's standard lore videos is a lot more engaging to me.

nice

This is great! Who is the narrator though? Why aren't they credited in the description or something?🤔

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