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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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Here's something of an experimental rejoinder to a map I recently finished: a TNO post-apocalyptic crossover map ( https://www.deviantart.com/mdc01957/art/TNO-A-New-Home-Post-Apocalyptic-Crossover-867484118 ), following one of the worst failstates possible in the mod: Nuclear Armageddon. Despite the civilization-destroying "game over" that's indicative of, however, it's not quite the end of the story, as a fleet of survivors sets off for Australia. As it turns out, life always finds a way, time eventually erases hate, and time...heals all sorrows. This is also technically a repost, due to an editing error.

And if that sounds familiar, it's because the map is also a crossover with the light novel and Kyoto Animation series Violet Evergarden. A crossover no one wanted or expected or needed...but well, a first time for everything! Beyond just the unlikely combination, and how the setting's main location bears more than a passing resemblance to Australia, it's also something of a challenge to see how I could make two seemingly disparate works connected, while making it fairly seamless. All things considered, the end-result's worth it.

For some trivia, the images used are from various British, American and Soviet training exercises and nuclear tests during the Cold War. The music used is "The Songstress' Aria" from the Violet Evergarden OST ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4QyjqZcl8U ). While the typewriter sounds are from here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihizfmUaD_A ). This was also done as an experimental project to see what my video editor's capable of.

As for why Violet Evergarden specifically? Apart from KyoAni's anime being good, and not being able to resist, once you see the map at the very end (and the location of Adelaide), you cannot unsee...

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