deanej
Deity
Depends on how they're doing it. They might not be teaming with a professional company for this. Games can be made from scratch by amateurs without a budget.
The future of Fall from Heaven
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Skyre Noktis
Warlord
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I have seriously mixed feelings about this, to say the least. FfH2 owes an absolutely massive amount to the Civ 4 game engine (>90% of the code is still Firaxis') and trying to beat Firaxis at their own game seems like it would be a serious uphill struggle. Civ 5 surely has a much, much bigger budget and a much, much more experienced team behind it.
The only ways I can see this being a good decision are if (a) Firaxis is helping to develop it, or (b) it's going to dump the 4X genre completely, as someone else suggested, to become an RPG or something, and avoid direct comparisons to FfH2 and any fantasy mods that get developed for Civ 5. Otherwise, it seems to be an insane act of hubris from my point of view. YMMV.
The only ways I can see this being a good decision are if (a) Firaxis is helping to develop it, or (b) it's going to dump the 4X genre completely, as someone else suggested, to become an RPG or something, and avoid direct comparisons to FfH2 and any fantasy mods that get developed for Civ 5. Otherwise, it seems to be an insane act of hubris from my point of view. YMMV.
Abraxis
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James the Wise
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Congratulations Kael
I am very much looking forward to its release and will be following its progress!!
I am very much looking forward to its release and will be following its progress!!
landlubber
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Will it still be turn-based? Or more of an RPG kind of thing?
Darksaber1
Secret Emperor
Well, I think if there is a Genre change, it's more likey to be RTS then RPG, but who knows.
Valkrionn
The Hamster King
I love how the biggest speculations are on it being developed by Firaxis, and yet the developer, genre, and all details were noticeably left off.... 
Honestly, I think wild speculation is more fitting than relatively tame, "It may be like Colonization" speculation.
Honestly, I think wild speculation is more fitting than relatively tame, "It may be like Colonization" speculation.
Le Sage
Emperor
Inspiring! Many of us modders look to Fall from Heaven for inspiration. Myself included and I'm one of the more obvious ones. With these news you indeed inspire us modders even further, since it shows just how far modding can take you.
Modding is no longer a small hobby, but big business that can take you far. I now have concrete evidence of how important the artform modding is, I can now tell my IRL mates off and show concrete proof of modding greatness and importance, when they start bugging me about how I waste my time modding. Yeah.
You brought us a good mod, now bring us a good game too! My best wishes for the game Fall from Heaven. I'll be playing, and I'll be inspired.
Modding is no longer a small hobby, but big business that can take you far. I now have concrete evidence of how important the artform modding is, I can now tell my IRL mates off and show concrete proof of modding greatness and importance, when they start bugging me about how I waste my time modding. Yeah.
You brought us a good mod, now bring us a good game too! My best wishes for the game Fall from Heaven. I'll be playing, and I'll be inspired.
KillerClowns
Emperor
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Oh wow. I go away for a day, and come back to this? Good luck, I shall be watching to see what sort of magnificent schemes you hatch.
Swinkscalibur
Prince
Can't wait!! This is awesome. Congrats.
jasonjay77
Chieftain
More information is required of you, Kael. You can't just do something like this and not give us any juicy details! I want dragons that fly and bomb cities like aircraft!
Very well, onward with the Wild Speculation: the new Fall from Heaven will be a first-person adventure RPG covering a massive landmass while combining the traditional play-style of The Elder Scrolls series with the puzzle-solving genius and wit of the Monkey Island saga.
