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| title = Eve of Destruction (EoD)
| title = Eve of Destruction (EoD)
| image = [[Image:Eve_of_destruction_wallpaper.jpg|250px]]
| image = [[File:Eve of destruction wallpaper.jpg|250px|alt=]]
| caption = Eve of Destruction's wallpaper
| caption = Eve of Destruction's wallpaper
| developer = [http://www.eodmod.com/website2007/team/team.htm EoD Devs Team]
| developer = [http://www.eodmod.org/team/team.htm EoD Devs Team]
| engine = [[Refractor 2]]
| engine = [[Refractor 2]]
| version = {{plainlist}}
| version = EoD Classic 2.0 (Jan., 2010)<br />EoD Vietnam 0.15 (Feb., 2007)<br />EoD2 2.0 (Sep., 2008)
* EoD Classic 2.51 (Sept 1, 2012)
| released = [[2003]] (Classic)<br />[[2004]] (Vietnam)<br />[[2005]] (BF2)<br />
* EoD Vietnam 0.20 (Feb 2011)
* EoD2 2.0 (Sept 2008)
{{Endplainlist}}
| released = {{Plainlist}}
* 2003 (Classic)
* 2004 (Vietnam)
* 2005 (BF2)
{{Endplainlist}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single player]] [[multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]] (dedicated server)
| platforms = {{Plainlist}}
* [[Microsoft Windows]]
* [[OS X|Mac OS X]]
* [[Linux]] (dedicated server)
{{Endplainlist}}
| requirements = [[Battlefield 1942]] (Classic)<br />[[Battlefield: Vietnam]] (Vietnam)<br />[[Battlefield 2]] (EoD2)<br />''All latest patches''
| requirements = {{plainlist}}
| media = Download
* [[Battlefield 1942]] (Classic)
* [[Battlefield: Vietnam]] (Vietnam)
* [[Battlefield 2]] (EoD2)
* ''All latest patches''
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'''''Eve of Destruction''''' (EoD), is a series of free PC [[mod (computer gaming)|mods]] for the [[first-person shooter]] ''[[Battlefield_(series)|Battlefield Game Series]]''. EoD is set on [[Indochina]], mainly [[Vietnam]], covering a historic period from 1949 through 1973, known as the [[Indochina Wars]]. It is developed and maintained by volunteers (EoD Devs Team) organized as a community<ref name="eodmod.com">{{cite web
| title = Eve of Destruction official website
| url=http://www.eodmod.com/
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = January 14, 2010 }}</ref>.


'''''Eve of Destruction''''' (EoD), is a series of free PC [[mod (video gaming)|mods]] for the [[first-person shooter]] ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]'' game series. EoD is set in [[Indochina]], mainly [[Vietnam]], covering a historic period from 1949 through 1973, known as the [[Indochina Wars]]. It is developed and maintained by volunteers (EoD Devs Team) organized as a community.<ref name="eodmod.org">{{cite web |title=Eve of Destruction official website |url=http://www.eodmod.org/ |publisher=EoD Devs Team |accessdate = March 13, 2013 }}</ref>
The name of the series of mods was inspired by [[P._F._Sloan|P. F. Sloan's]] [[Eve_of_Destruction_(song)|protest song]]<ref name="eod_about">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.com/website2007/about/about.htm
| title = About EoD - Eve of Destruction · The Indochina Vietnam Conflict 1946-1973
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = January 19, 2010 }}</ref> released in 1965.


The name of the series of mods was inspired by [[P. F. Sloan]]'s [[Eve of Destruction (song)|protest song]]<ref name="eod_about">{{cite web |url=http://www.eodmod.org/about/about.htm |title=About EoD - Eve of Destruction · The Indochina Vietnam Conflict 1946–1973 |publisher=EoD Devs Team |accessdate=March 13, 2013 }}</ref> released in 1965.


==Features==
[[:Image:Eve_of_destruction_cobra.jpg|thumb|right|A-H1 Cobra helicopter 3D Model]]<!--Non free image removed by DASHBot-->
'''''Maps:''''' (also called "[[level (video gaming)|missions]]") special attention was given to maps development, with the creation of a great variety of landscapes, like tropical jungles, urban and ruined cities, rural villages, rice paddies, trenches, swamps, rivers, beaches, waterfalls, day, sunset, eclipse, night, fog, even [[Punji stick]]s [[booby trap]]s etc. By the release of version 2.50, 210 original maps where already developed (see [[#Releases|releases]]). All maps from the original Battlefield 1942 game where ported in a "Vietnam fashion", with appropriate vegetation and buildings, giving "[[vanilla software|vanilla]]" users some tactical advantage in migrating to this mod. The mod also includes "fun" maps, like ''Jocosiness,'' an oval archipelago with surrounding road with many speeding vehicles, and [[arcade game|arcade]] style physics, as well as a map with teams of "superheroes", composed of comedy and action movie's characters.
==Notable modifications==
EoD added many significant modifications and new features compared to the original Battlefield 1942 and [[Battlefield_1942#Expansion_packs|expansion packs]]:


[[File:Eve of destruction cobra.jpg|thumb|right|A-H1 Cobra helicopter 3D Model]]
'''''Armies:''''' <u>USA & Allies</u>: USA, South Vietnam ([[Army_of_the_Republic_of_Vietnam|ARVN]]), Australia and France - <u>North Vietnam & Allies</u>: North Vietnam ([[Vietnam People's Army|NVA]]), Russia (Advisors) and South Vietnam [[Guerrillas]] & Irregulars ([[Vietcong]]).


'''''Coop:''''' in "Coop" game mode, in which the game engine simulates other players ([[video game bot|bots]]), [[artificial intelligence]] was recoded to coordinate disembarking of bots from medivac helicopters by launching "colored smoke grenades" on [[landing zone]]s.
'''''Helicopters:''''' with EoD, helicopters where introduced to BF1942, with a rather realistic [[Helicopter#Flight_controls|flight control]]: rotor tilt (forward-backward & left-right), rotor blades pitch (up-down) and anti-torque control (nose pointing). Many different purpose choppers are implemented: personnel ([[UH-1 Iroquois|Huey]]) & vehicles ([[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]] & [[Mi-8]]) transport, [[medivac]], attack ([[AH-1|Cobra]] & [[Mi-4]]), etc.

'''''Maps:''''' (also called "[[Level_(computer_and_video_games)|missions]]") special attention was given to maps development, with the creation of a great variety of landscapes, like tropical jungles, urban and ruined cities, rural villages, rice paddies, trenches, swamps, rivers, beaches, waterfalls, day, sunset, eclipse, night, fog, even [[Punji stick|Punji sticks]] [[Booby_trap|booby traps]] etc. By the release of version 2.00, 150 original maps where already developed (see [[#Releases|releases]]). All maps from the original Battlefield 1942 game where ported in a "Vietnam fashion", with appropriate vegetation and buildings, giving "[[Vanilla_software|vanilla]]" users some tactical advantage in migrating to this mod.

'''''Weapons:''''' different kinds of weapons where also introduced: [[Mortar_(weapon)|mortars]], [[SAM_Missile|SAM missiles]]([[SA-2]]), [[Flamethrower|flamethrowers]], [[Napalm|napalm]] bombs, [[Grenade_launcher|grenade launchers]] ([[Mk_19_grenade_launcher|MK-19]]), [[Gatling_gun|Gatling machine guns]] ([[M134]]), and others.

'''''Coop:''''' in "Coop" game mode, on which the game engine simulates other players ([[Computer_game_bot|bots]]), [[AI]] was recoded to coordinate disembarking of bots from medivac helicopters by launching "colored smoke grenades" on [[landing zone|landing zones]].


==Eve of Destruction Classic==
==Eve of Destruction Classic==
'''''Game:''' Battlefield 1942''
'''''Game:''' Battlefield 1942''


'''''First stable release:''' 0.31 patch, 2003''
'''''First release:''' 0.10, released as "10% demo", June 6, 2003''<ref name="fp_eod0.10">{{cite web

EoD Classic was the first EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series. EA released Battlefield 1942 in 2002, and just some months later (2003)<ref name="fp_eod0.10">{{cite web
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/125566.shtml
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/125566.shtml
| title = Eve of Destruction Demo 10%
| title = Eve of Destruction Demo 10%
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| accessdate = January 19, 2010
| accessdate = January 19, 2010
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| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20030608100749/http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/125566.shtml
| archivedate = June 08, 2003 }}</ref> Goetterfunke founded the EoD team to create a Vietnam modification for BF1942<ref name="eod_hist">{{cite web
| archivedate = June 8, 2003 }}</ref>

| url = http://www.eodmod.com/website2007/history/history.htm
'''''First stable release:''' 0.31 patch, March 14, 2004''<ref name="eod_readme">{{cite web
| url = http://eodmod.org/bf1942/eod_250_readme.txt
| title = EoD 2.50 Changelog
| author =
| date = August 25, 2012
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = September 1, 2012 }}</ref>

'''''Current release:''' 2.51 Hotfix, September 1, 2012''

EoD Classic was the first EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series. EA released Battlefield 1942 in 2002, and just some months later of that year<ref name="fp_eod0.10" /> Goetterfunke founded the EoD team to create a Vietnam modification for Battlefield 1942.<ref name="eod_hist">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.org/history/history.htm
| title = Eve of Destruction History
| title = Eve of Destruction History
| author =
| author =
| date =
| date =
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = January 20, 2010 }}</ref>. At the beginning it was called simply "Eve of Destruction", without "Classic" qualification adopted since the beginning of development of EoD2. Today it is maintained mainly by one developer (Lotte)<ref name="eod_hist" />.
| accessdate = September 1, 2012 }}</ref> At the beginning it was called simply "Eve of Destruction", without "Classic" qualification adopted since the beginning of development of EoD2.<ref name="eod_hist" />

===Historic Details and References===
===Historic Details and References===
Eve of destruction has many cultural and historic references:
[[:Image:Eod_pinups.jpg |thumb|right|alt="Pinup posters"|Screenshot of Pinup posters]]<!--Non free image removed by DASHBot-->'''''Music & Audio:''''' samples of music of the sixties or from movies can be heard on radios on several maps, and even while driving vehicles or aircrafts, that are turned on/off by co-pilot or front passenger through the use of "attack" function (usually left mouse button).
[[Image:Eod pinups.jpg|thumb|right|alt="Pinup posters"|Screenshot of [[Pinup]] posters]]'''''Music & Audio:''''' samples of music of the sixties or from movies can be heard on radios on several maps, and even while driving some vehicles or even flying certain helicopters, that are turned on/off by co-pilot or front passenger through the use of "attack" function (usually left mouse button).

'''''Pinups:''''' [[Playboy magazine|Playboy magazine's]] [[playmate]]s are part of American military culture dipicted in media like [[Francis Ford Coppola|Coppola's]] [[Apocalypse Now]] 1979, 2001 film, and on some US bases many playmate covers and posters can be found:
* Playboy covers of [[List of people in Playboy 1960–1969#1969|April, 1969]], featuring [[Sharon Kristie]], and [[List of people in Playboy 1960–1969#1969|October, 1969]], featuring [[Paulette Lindberg]].
* Playboy centerfolds of [[List of people in Playboy 1960–1969#1969|March, 1969]], featuring [[Kathy MacDonald]], [[List of people in Playboy 1960–1969#1969|September, 1969]], featuring [[Shay Knuth]] and [[List of people in Playboy 1960–1969#1969|December, 1969]], featuring [[Gloria Root]].


'''''Pinups:''''' On some US bases many [[Playmate|playmate's]] covers and posters can be found:
'''''Armies:''''' include USA/South VN allies, as well as North VN allies and factions:
* South Vietnam
* Playboy covers of [[List_of_people_in_Playboy_1960–1969#1969|April, 1969]], featuring [[Sharon Kristie]], and [[List_of_people_in_Playboy_1960–1969#1969|October, 1969]], featuring [[Paulette Lindberg]].
** [[US Army]]
* Playboy centerfolds of [[List_of_people_in_Playboy_1960–1969#1969|March, 1969]], featuring [[Kathy MacDonald]], [[List_of_people_in_Playboy_1960–1969#1969|September, 1969]], featuring [[Shay Knuth]] and [[List_of_people_in_Playboy_1960–1969#1969|December, 1969]], featuring [[Gloria Root]].
** 2 different [[US Army Special Forces|Special Forces]]
** The [[Navy Seals]]
** [[ARVN]]
** [[Australian Army]]
** [[Armée de Terre|French Army]]
** Superheroes
* North Vietnam
** [[Vietnam People's Army|NVA]]
** [[Vietcong]]
** Female Vietcong
** Civil Vietcong
** Russian Advisor
** [[Lao People's Army|Phatet Laos]]
The Superheroes Team include action and parody movies' heroes, like Stalone's [[John Rambo]], [[Chuck Norris]], Charlie Sheen's [[Hot Shots|Topper Harley]] and [[Mr. Bean]].


===Awards and Mentions===
===Awards and mentions===
* [[PC Gamer]]'s ''"Mod of the Year 2003"''<ref>{{cite web
* [[PC Gamer]]'s ''"Mod of the Year 2003"''.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/fpweekly/fp_weekly_04_02_17.html
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/fpweekly/fp_weekly_04_02_17.html
| title = Eve of Destruction v.3 Limited-Time Alpha Test
| title = Eve of Destruction v.3 Limited-Time Alpha Test
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| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040826142309/http://www.fileplanet.com/fpweekly/fp_weekly_04_02_17.html
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040826142309/http://www.fileplanet.com/fpweekly/fp_weekly_04_02_17.html
| archivedate = September 26, 2004
| archivedate = September 26, 2004
| accessdate = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>.
| accessdate = January 21, 2010 }}</ref>
* [[FilePlanet]]'s ''"Best New Mod 2003"''<ref name="fp_bnewmod2003">{{cite web
* [[FilePlanet]]'s ''"Best New Mod 2003"''.<ref name="fp_bnewmod2003">{{cite web
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/features/bestof2003/
| url = http://www.fileplanet.com/features/bestof2003/
| title = FilePlanet's Best of 2003
| title = FilePlanet's Best of 2003
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| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040209085202/www.fileplanet.com/features/bestof2003/
| archivedate = February 9, 2004
| archivedate = February 9, 2004
| accessdate = January 22, 2010 }}</ref>.
| accessdate = January 22, 2010 }}</ref>
* Dan Morris of PC Gamer noted in the March 2004 issue of PC Gamer, "''While Battlefield Vietnam was still a twinkle in its developers' eyes, this standout mod debuted to a rapturous reception from the Battlefield 1942 faithful.''"<ref name="pcgamerm2003awards">{{cite journal
* Dan Morris of PC Gamer noted in the March 2004 issue of PC Gamer, "''While Battlefield Vietnam was still a twinkle in its developers' eyes, this standout mod debuted to a rapturous reception from the Battlefield 1942 faithful.''"<ref name="pcgamerm2003awards">{{cite journal
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|date= March 2003
| year = 2003
| month = March
| title = 10th Annual PC Gamer Awards
| title = 10th Annual PC Gamer Awards
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| class="s7" | 7
| class="s7" | 7
| class="s7" | 150
| class="s7" | 150
|-
| class="s4" | 2.10
| class="s5" | 1-Apr-2010
| class="s6" | Client Full - Parts 1 ~ 5 (2.77 GB)
| class="s7" | 9
| class="s7" | 159
|-
| class="s4" | 2.20
| class="s5" | 20-Sep-2010
| class="s6" | Client Full - Parts 1 ~ 3 (3.26 GB)
| class="s7" | 15
| class="s7" | 174
|-
| class="s4" | 2.30
| class="s5" | 01-Feb-2011
| class="s6" | Client Full - Parts 1 ~ 3 (3.38 GB)
| class="s7" | 7
| class="s7" | 181
|-
| class="s4" | 2.31
| class="s5" | 06-May-2011
| class="s6" | Client Patch (455MB)
| class="s7" | 8
| class="s7" | 189
|-
| class="s4" | 2.40
| class="s5" | 06-Feb-2012
| class="s6" | Client Full - Parts 1 ~3 (4.07 GB)
| class="s7" | 14
| class="s7" | 203
|-
| class="s4" | 2.50
| class="s5" | 25-Aug-2012
| class="s6" | Client Full - Parts 1 ~3 (4.23 GB)
| class="s7" | 7
| class="s7" | 210
|-
| class="s4" | 2.51
| class="s5" | 01-Sep-2012
| class="s6" | Client Hotfix (5.44 MB)
| class="s7" | -
| class="s7" | 210
|}
|}
''Note: only original EoD maps considered<ref name="eod_200_readme>{{cite web
''Note: only original EoD maps considered<ref name="eod_readme" /><ref name="defan_eodclassic_gi">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.com/website2007/bf1942/eod_200_readme.txt
| title = EoD 2.0 Changelog
| author =
| date =
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = January 22, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="defan_eodclassic_gi">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eod.bf-mods.com/?path=content&contentid=72
| url = http://www.eod.bf-mods.com/?path=content&contentid=72
| title = EoD Classic - General Info's
| title = EoD Classic - General Info's
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| publisher = dTM
| publisher = dTM
| accessdate = January 20, 2010 }}</ref>''
| accessdate = January 20, 2010 }}</ref>''

===Development Discontinued===
The EoD Devs Team announced<ref name="defan_eodclassic_eod3">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.org/news/index.php?action=show&id=159
| title = Eve of Destruction 3
| author= Lotte.EoDRedux, a.k.a. Lotte.EoD-1
| date= January 19, 2013
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = January 29, 2013 }}</ref> on January 19, 2013, through its leader Lotte, that EoD development would cease and he would focus on a "commercial stand-alone game on a new game engine with complete new content and its own code.", and the game engine of his choice will be [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]. The [http://www.eodmod.org official website] would be "frozen" once the new game is hosted in its own new domain, and on January 24, 2014, Lotte launched <ref name="eod-game">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.org/news/index.php?action=show&id=164
| title = EoD Redux website online
| author= Lotte.EoDRedux, a.k.a. Lotte.EoD-1
| date= January 24, 2014
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = February 2, 2014 }}</ref>the new game's official domain, [http://eod-game.com EOD-GAME.COM], using the brand of "Eve of Destruction: [[wiktionary:redux|Redux]]", inferring a sequence to the series.


==Eve of Destruction Vietnam==
==Eve of Destruction Vietnam==
'''''Game:''' Battlefield Vietnam''
'''''Game:''' Battlefield Vietnam''


'''''First stable release:''' 2004''
'''''First stable release:''' October 26, 2004''

'''''Latest release:''' 0.16 full, September 15 plus 0.17 hotfix, September 17, 2010, and 0.20 hotfix, February 5, 2011''

In 2004, Battlefield: Vietnam was released, and the mod started to be ported to this game version.
In 2004, Battlefield: Vietnam was released, and the mod started to be ported to this game version.
It was ignored for a long time, but a new version (including [[Cooperative gameplay|coop]] support, two new maps, and crash fixes) was released on Sept. 15th, 2010, followed by a 0.17 hotfix two days later. On Feb. 5th, 2011, as hotfix 0.20 was being released, it was announced that there would be no further releases.<ref name="bf_v_nomore">{{cite web
It was short lived, just like its target game.
| url = http://www.eodmod.com/forums/showpost.php?p=30682&postcount=164
| title = EoD BF-V
| publisher = EoD Forums
| accessdate = February 5, 2011}}</ref>


'''Latest release:''' 0.15, 2006
==Eve of Destruction 2==
==Eve of Destruction 2==
'''''Game:''' Battlefield 2''
'''''Game:''' Battlefield 2''


'''''First stable release:''' 1.00, 2007''
'''''First stable release:''' 1.00, 2007''

'''''Current release:''' 2.0, 2008''


Third EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series.
Third EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series.

In 2005, Battlefield 2 was released, utilising a brand new game engine. The team now ended work on EoD-BF:V and began the task of creating EoD-2. Most of the developers are working on this mod.
It has been announced on [[Project Reality]] Forums<ref name="pr_v">{{cite web
| url = http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f380-project-reality-news/78995-project-reality-vietnam-announced.html
| title = Project Reality Vietnam Announced!
| publisher = Project Reality Forums
| accessdate = April 21, 2010}}</ref> a collaboration between EoD 2 and Project Reality developers to create "Project Reality: Vietnam" mod. It has been confirmed in an announcement<ref name="eod_pr_v">{{cite web
| url = http://www.eodmod.org/news/index.php?action=show&id=84
| title = Project Reality: Vietnam
| publisher = EoD Devs Team
| accessdate = April 21, 2010}}</ref> by Trahn Lee Liao, lead EoD 2 developer. Since the original announcement was made on [[April Fool's Day]], it was also confirmed in another post<ref name="pr_v_updt">{{cite web
| url = http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f380-project-reality-news/79245-project-reality-vietnam-update.html
| title = Project Reality: Vietnam Update
| publisher = Project Reality Forums
| accessdate = April 21, 2010}}</ref> on Project Reality Forums as well.

===Releases===
===Releases===
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.eodmod.com Eve of Destruction] official website
* [http://www.eodmod.org Eve of Destruction] official website
* Eve of Destruction original official website (EODMOD.COM) operated until Dec. 22nd 2011, and since has been re-registered for [[Domaining|domain speculation]].
* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/eve-of-destruction1 EoD Classic] at [http://www.moddb.com Moddb.com]
* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/eve-of-destruction1 EoD Classic] at [http://www.moddb.com Moddb.com]
* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/eve-of-destruction2 EoD2] at Moddb.com
* [http://www.moddb.com/mods/eve-of-destruction2 EoD2] at Moddb.com

* [http://twitter.com/eodmod EoD] at [http://twitter.com Twitter.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eve Of Destruction (Series)}}
* [http://identi.ca/eod EoD] at [http://identi.ca Identi.ca]
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==Copyright Notices==
The Battlefield series is © by Electronic Arts.
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Eve of Destruction (EoD)
File:Eve of destruction wallpaper.jpg
Eve of Destruction's wallpaper
Developer(s)EoD Devs Team
EngineRefractor 2
Platform(s)
Release
  • 2003 (Classic)
  • 2004 (Vietnam)
  • 2005 (BF2)
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Eve of Destruction (EoD), is a series of free PC mods for the first-person shooter Battlefield game series. EoD is set in Indochina, mainly Vietnam, covering a historic period from 1949 through 1973, known as the Indochina Wars. It is developed and maintained by volunteers (EoD Devs Team) organized as a community.[1]

The name of the series of mods was inspired by P. F. Sloan's protest song[2] released in 1965.

Features

Maps: (also called "missions") special attention was given to maps development, with the creation of a great variety of landscapes, like tropical jungles, urban and ruined cities, rural villages, rice paddies, trenches, swamps, rivers, beaches, waterfalls, day, sunset, eclipse, night, fog, even Punji sticks booby traps etc. By the release of version 2.50, 210 original maps where already developed (see releases). All maps from the original Battlefield 1942 game where ported in a "Vietnam fashion", with appropriate vegetation and buildings, giving "vanilla" users some tactical advantage in migrating to this mod. The mod also includes "fun" maps, like Jocosiness, an oval archipelago with surrounding road with many speeding vehicles, and arcade style physics, as well as a map with teams of "superheroes", composed of comedy and action movie's characters.

File:Eve of destruction cobra.jpg
A-H1 Cobra helicopter 3D Model

Coop: in "Coop" game mode, in which the game engine simulates other players (bots), artificial intelligence was recoded to coordinate disembarking of bots from medivac helicopters by launching "colored smoke grenades" on landing zones.

Eve of Destruction Classic

Game: Battlefield 1942

First release: 0.10, released as "10% demo", June 6, 2003[3]

First stable release: 0.31 patch, March 14, 2004[4]

Current release: 2.51 Hotfix, September 1, 2012

EoD Classic was the first EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series. EA released Battlefield 1942 in 2002, and just some months later of that year[3] Goetterfunke founded the EoD team to create a Vietnam modification for Battlefield 1942.[5] At the beginning it was called simply "Eve of Destruction", without "Classic" qualification adopted since the beginning of development of EoD2.[5]

Historic Details and References

Eve of destruction has many cultural and historic references:

"Pinup posters"
Screenshot of Pinup posters

Music & Audio: samples of music of the sixties or from movies can be heard on radios on several maps, and even while driving some vehicles or even flying certain helicopters, that are turned on/off by co-pilot or front passenger through the use of "attack" function (usually left mouse button).

Pinups: Playboy magazine's playmates are part of American military culture dipicted in media like Coppola's Apocalypse Now 1979, 2001 film, and on some US bases many playmate covers and posters can be found:

Armies: include USA/South VN allies, as well as North VN allies and factions:

The Superheroes Team include action and parody movies' heroes, like Stalone's John Rambo, Chuck Norris, Charlie Sheen's Topper Harley and Mr. Bean.

Awards and mentions

  • PC Gamer's "Mod of the Year 2003".[6]
  • FilePlanet's "Best New Mod 2003".[7]
  • Dan Morris of PC Gamer noted in the March 2004 issue of PC Gamer, "While Battlefield Vietnam was still a twinkle in its developers' eyes, this standout mod debuted to a rapturous reception from the Battlefield 1942 faithful."[8]

Releases

List of all releases available showing the number of new maps at each release.

Click "show" to expand the table and "hide" to collapse again.

Note: only original EoD maps considered[4][9][10]

Development Discontinued

The EoD Devs Team announced[11] on January 19, 2013, through its leader Lotte, that EoD development would cease and he would focus on a "commercial stand-alone game on a new game engine with complete new content and its own code.", and the game engine of his choice will be Unity. The official website would be "frozen" once the new game is hosted in its own new domain, and on January 24, 2014, Lotte launched [12]the new game's official domain, EOD-GAME.COM, using the brand of "Eve of Destruction: Redux", inferring a sequence to the series.

Eve of Destruction Vietnam

Game: Battlefield Vietnam

First stable release: October 26, 2004

Latest release: 0.16 full, September 15 plus 0.17 hotfix, September 17, 2010, and 0.20 hotfix, February 5, 2011

In 2004, Battlefield: Vietnam was released, and the mod started to be ported to this game version. It was ignored for a long time, but a new version (including coop support, two new maps, and crash fixes) was released on Sept. 15th, 2010, followed by a 0.17 hotfix two days later. On Feb. 5th, 2011, as hotfix 0.20 was being released, it was announced that there would be no further releases.[13]

Eve of Destruction 2

Game: Battlefield 2

First stable release: 1.00, 2007

Current release: 2.0, 2008

Third EoD mod developed for the Battlefield Series.

It has been announced on Project Reality Forums[14] a collaboration between EoD 2 and Project Reality developers to create "Project Reality: Vietnam" mod. It has been confirmed in an announcement[15] by Trahn Lee Liao, lead EoD 2 developer. Since the original announcement was made on April Fool's Day, it was also confirmed in another post[16] on Project Reality Forums as well.

Releases

Year Version Description
2007 1.00 Full
2008 2.00 Full

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eve of Destruction official website". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "About EoD - Eve of Destruction · The Indochina Vietnam Conflict 1946–1973". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Eve of Destruction Demo 10%". Gamespy. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "EoD 2.50 Changelog". EoD Devs Team. August 25, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Eve of Destruction History". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Eve of Destruction v.3 Limited-Time Alpha Test". FilePlanet. Archived from the original on September 26, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; August 26, 2004 suggested (help)
  7. ^ "FilePlanet's Best of 2003". FilePlanet. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  8. ^ "10th Annual PC Gamer Awards". PC Gamer. Future Publishing. March 2003. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |trans_title=, |laydate=, |laysummary=, and |laysource= (help)
  9. ^ "EoD Classic - General Info's". dTM. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "EoD Classic - Missions". dTM. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  11. ^ Lotte.EoDRedux, a.k.a. Lotte.EoD-1 (January 19, 2013). "Eve of Destruction 3". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved January 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Lotte.EoDRedux, a.k.a. Lotte.EoD-1 (January 24, 2014). "EoD Redux website online". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved February 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "EoD BF-V". EoD Forums. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  14. ^ "Project Reality Vietnam Announced!". Project Reality Forums. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  15. ^ "Project Reality: Vietnam". EoD Devs Team. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  16. ^ "Project Reality: Vietnam Update". Project Reality Forums. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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