Derek Paxton is Stardock’s Mr. Wolf. He joined Stardock after making the hit Civilization IV mod, Fall From Heaven, a which took the Civilization IV design and used it to create an enormous fantasy-themed playground where pirates, dwarves, and vampires struggled for control of the world. His experience and imagination made him a perfect fit for a tough job: putting the Elemental series back on track by uncovering potential greatness buried beneath the ruin of War of Magic.
But first he needed to understand how things went so wrong.
“I went through everything to find the direction,” Paxton said. “I read many revisions of the concept and design documents for War of Magic. I interviewed everyone on the team to find out what they liked about the game.”