Hello. Back on forum for a visit once again to see what's what. Yeah they kick up a stink when you bug them for progress because... let's be honest... there's none. Derelict cut out all the dev's that were actively helping and contributing because he hated other people having input. It's basically a one man show at this point. Even still other dev's have said he is capable of doing a hell of a lot of progress in a day so it's widely (and safely) assumed that he has stopped giving a f**k about this game a long time ago.
If this game is to have a future, it's likely going to have to be through modding... which the dev and moderators actively will seek and destroy whenever it pops up... or is even mentioned... he is going to have to get off his arse soon enough as his paid subscribers are vanishing very quickly now. Even devout contributors are shutting their wallets and unless significant progress is made they won't open up again.
I remember someone once said this dev is a Ukrainian? Is it because the uncertainty of where he lives?
But anyway, from your words, I've caught your point: this dev is rejecting to give any positive response to his patrons. He had indulged himself into a world of what he thinks is right, no more interactions upon feedbacks.
Yet really, I still don't get it: why is it a matter for adding mods?
Which reminds me of another sandbox game that can be found on this forum: Lifeplay. That one's totally dead since 2 years ago, with everyone having no idea about that dev's whereabouts. That game still has certain discussion with the help of people who's active in that community. They help add mods, and someone even tried to "remake" that game at some extent.