Derek Paxton, sometimes known as "Kael",[1] is a professional game designer and producer with Stardock, having previously been successful with his mod Fall from Heaven for Civilization 4.
[2] The original was released in December 2005,[2] and, over the next five years, the mod expanded and attracted a large fanbase.
Paxton announced in 2010 that he was leading a new version of Fall from Heaven as a stand-alone game,[4] but later that year he revealed that funding for this project had fallen through, and it was abandoned, although he has expressed an interest in coming back to it at a later date.
[5] In 2010, following Stardock's unsuccessful launch of Elemental: War of Magic,[6] Paxton was approached by Stardock's Brad Wardell, and in October that year, it was announced that he would be joining the development team for Elemental: War of Magic.
[1] In October 2012 the game Elemental: Fallen Enchantress was released, crediting Derek Paxton as lead designer.