Perhaps the most well known total conversion mod for Civilization IV is Fall from Heaven. It basically turns Firaxis Games' historical turn-based strategy game into a dark fantasy title. The first version of the mod was released in 2005 but a second version, Fall from Heaven II was released a year later and was far more complex. You can get more info on the mod at its official web site. While major updates for the mod version of Fall From Heaven II ended over a year ago it looks like the team behind has taken the next step

In a post on the Civfanatics.com forum the leader of the mod team, Derek "Kael" Paxton, announced that the next version of Fall From Heaven "is currently in production as a stand alone game." That's basically all we know at the moment but it's certainly exciting news that yet another mod team is making the move to create their own title.

[Via Rock Paper Shotgun]