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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.

Several months ago the creator of the popular Civilization IV mod Fall From Heaven announced that plans were underway to turn the fantasy-themed mod into a stand alone commercial game. Unfortunately it looks like those plans are now on hold. The game's official forums at Civilization Fanatics have now been updated with word that development of the Fall From Heaven game is now on hold.

As usual the issue was with money, with the creator Derek "Kael" Paxton stating, "There were 2 ways this project could have been financed, both fell through." The game itself was going to be called Fall From Heaven Tactics and would have let the player participate in "tactical level battles" in the game's universe. While the stand alone game is on hold it sounds like fans of the mod will get something with Paxton stating, "There will be more FfH projects." Perhaps a mod for Civilization V?

[Via Rock Paper Shotgun]

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]