Here is the unfortunate update on facebook from a couple days ago:
And here are some important replies he made in the comments:
Summery: His eyesight is still bad, may not get better, and currently there's no other translator on the project, so he may release it as-is in the next 6 months despite it almost-but-not-quite being done. So a translator would be very appreciated.
Romsstar said:September 9 at 8:21 AM ·
Hello everyone,
I have news but I'm afraid they are not that good.
I've had a doctors appointment at an expert last week to check out my eye problems and find a potential solution.
Bottom line was, the doctor couldn't help me at present as the damage was too complicated and I should come back in six months to see if the situation has changed somewhat.
What does that all mean for the projects: The projects are NOT dropped or cancelled.
But with my current state of health and my private situation, I can't possibly tell when and in what capacity I will be able to give out updates.
I'll try to work on this whenever I can but at the present state I can't really say when and how progress wil be made.
If I come to the conclusion that I won't be able to finish the projects at all, I will release what we have already, despite it going against my beliefs. You won't end up with nothing, I assure you.
At this point I would like to point out the following: Since I can't really give any estimates or ETAs because well even the doctor couldn't, please keep that in mind that I won't be able to commit to our weekly update and video stream pledges on Patreon. So I would ask all the supporters to please stop with their support on Patreon immediately and I'll gladly reimburse the people if you feel we've been not honest with you. I really don't want anyone to believe that. PM me if you feel that way and I'm sure we will work something out. On the other hand I don't want to close the Patreon either because the other team members still do what they can.
Please understand that this is an unforeseen situation (literally) and that I'll do everything I can to deliver what we've been working on, I just don't know how and when yet.
I can understand if that frustrates some people, if some just feel we should release a menu patch already or something, but I honestly believe that would cause more problems than it would solve in the long run.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or message me.
Best Regards and I'm sorry,
Romsstar
And here are some important replies he made in the comments:
Romsstar said:We have currently two other programmers aboard which are great supporters but unfortunately none of them is a translator and can't help in that department. We tried to get help from other translators but most either quit midway or their output was just not up to par or they vanished and never got back to us at all. This is after all a labour of love, nobody is actually paying you for this and that's not enough of an incentive for some. I do share the profits of the Patreon but for such a project there is honestly not that much to be shared . I would love to get a good translator aboard to help me with the workload even if I didn't have my health issues, but in reality it's harder than you think. I really tried to find someone.
Romsstar said:I don't intend wait for six months doing nothing. I don't know if I can get it out this year. My doctor told me it might get miraculously better, might get miraculously worse. A cornea transplant might not even help in my situation as other cases had that and it didn't help either.
I have Decentered Ablation which is causing double vision in certain circumstances. One of those is computer LEDs and monitors. Even writing now at broad daylight I see text slightly double, causing a headache and a strain on my vision. It gets worse as the day progresses.
A subsequent surgery might as the doctor told me "fix one issue but create another" which is why he prefers to wait.
Summery: His eyesight is still bad, may not get better, and currently there's no other translator on the project, so he may release it as-is in the next 6 months despite it almost-but-not-quite being done. So a translator would be very appreciated.
Last edited by TheTrueDream42,
, Reason: Summery