The Fall from Heaven mod team stopped development on the main branch of Fall from Heaven 2 in December 2008. Soren Johnson, the legendary designer behind Civilization IV, also gave Kael, encouragement, and advice on the engine. The mod received extensive media coverage, even being featured in print articles of PC Gamer but many of those reviews are now defunct, and can no longer be accessed. “Ice” – Covers the scenarios and the Illian civilization.“Shadow” – Introduces quests, equipment, and the Sidar and Svartalfar civilizations.“Fire” – Introduces Armageddon and the Mercurians (Angelic) and Infernal (Demonic) civilizations.“Light” – Covers the spell system and introduction of 16 distinct civilizations.The mod changed so much about the game that the team broke up development into separate projects: The mod team began with six members before expanding to 14 after Beyond the Sword was released. While that provided the background lore for the world, the mod team continually looked to update different aspects of the game’s setting. DevelopmentĪccording to Kael the Fall From Heaven universe was based on a long-running Dungeons & Dragons game. The amazing thing about the Age of Ice is that since the original was so impressive that this scenario was packaged with Civilization IV Beyond the Sword. Perhaps the final piece could be there? You must find out!” Introduction to Age of Ice Finally, legend speaks of an island that is untouched by the snow or ice. One piece lies with the Doviello, Mulcarn’s followers. The former sorcerer-ruler of Patria, Kylorin, reawakened by the goddess Nantosuelta, has risen to the challenge and seeks the three pieces of the Godslayer that were broken apart before the inter-deity war. However, there is a sword called the Godslayer, which, as implied by its name, can kill a god, and, in this case, Mulcarn. Mulcarn started another Ice Age and thus threw man into mere tribes. Because of a pact signed between the gods and humans, civilization could not rise again. Eventually, Mulcarn triumphed, and man’s former ally, fire, turned against them. “Age of Ice speaks of the fall of man in a large war between mythical gods, namely the God of Nature, Sucellus, and the God of Ice, Mulcarn. Here’s a short primer on Age of Ice for set up: It expanded why I thought Civ IV could possibly be and basically made it a whole new game. The deep lore the mods have is one of the main draws to them, so if you have no interest in learning the history and abilities of fantasy races then these mods likely aren’t for you.Īge of Ice was my introduction to Fall From Heaven and will always have special place in my heart. The Age of Ice has ended, what is left of the once great empires of man have formed into small tribes, ready to rebuild and retake that which was lost.īoth Age of Ice and the sequel are heavy on lore. While the Illians and Doviello ar played by the AI due to scripted events that take place. These factions are the: Illians, Doviello, Amurites, and Barbarians.Īge of Ice is a single scripted scenario where only the Amurites are playable. Age of Ice featured only four Civs (Compared to 21 in Fall 2). There is also a prequel called Fall from Heaven: Age of Ice that was also released for Civ IV: Beyond the Sword. The mod was first released for base Civ IV in 2005 but included fewer races and less unique mechanics. It was re-released as the far more popular Fall From Heaven 2 for the Beyond the Sword expansion. The mod changes tons about Civilization IV including adding all-new races, a magic system, and an “Armageddon Counter, among other things. The mod was developed by Kael, whose real name is Derek Paxton, and who went on to develop the Elemental: Fallen Enchantress game with Stardock.įall From Heaven 2 is probably the most successful successor to Master of Magic, the highly beloved 90’s Fantasy 4X that has spawned a bunch of mediocre successors.įall From Heaven successfully captures the chaotic and mysterious nature of Master of Magic while going completely its own way in terms of design and atmosphere. It is still to this day the most popular mod for Civilization IV in terms of downloads due to the massive changes it makes to almost everything about Civ IV. Fall From Heaven 2 for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword is one of those mods.įall from Heaven 2 abandons the historical setting of the base game for the dark fantasy world of Erebus. There are some mods which eventually become large enough and popular enough to where they nearly become games in their own right.
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