The creator of one of the most well know total conversion mods for Civilization IV has just been hired by Stardock. The developer/publisher announced today that Derek "Kael" Paxton will take over as senior producer of the recently released turn-based strategy game Elemental: War of Magic.

Paxton is best known for developing Fall from Heaven, a highly detailed total conversion for Civilization IV. Paxton had plans to release Fall from Heaven as a stand alone commercial game but recently revealed that those plans have been put on hold. His new position at Stardock will put him in charge of ongoing development and expansion packs for Elemental which was first released last August. Stardock CEO Brad Wardell will now be an executive producer for Elemental as well as its lead AI programmer.