How did it go? Any nice news expecting in a future? Did Shafer like the idea of making stand alone CIV5 fantasy like commercial expansion? Does he know how big success had FFH2 ?
This is realy understandable why you are tired of working with the someone's world. You want to create your own world. But from other point of view Fall From Heaven is a 450k huge brand already!!!! This name is awesomely known and awesomely hardcore dark-fantasy genius! If Derek gives you permission to use it in new CIV5 fantasy commercial expansion..then why not to take the this name? I think he would be glade to give you his "blessing" to use this name. It would make this name super alive again!...It is really sad that FFH2 is dying since he works only on Elemental now.
Sorry for the off top . Don't know where to post it. I want Sephi also to read this.
There are lots of mods for Civ4 that are actually better than CIV4 Colonization (a commercial expansion). Of course without Civ4 as a commercial foundation these mods would not been possible, but simply making something commercial does not increase the quality. Game Development is still art to a large degree.
Kael already stated that he wants to produce a new Fall from Heaven game in the distant future, no need to worry about it dying.