For now, but the game obviously isn't safe from the abandoned tag till SCAMlab finishes it.

IMO, this update was underwhelming, given how much time it took him to release it, and as always, Lewdlab focused on all kinds of useless shit instead of progressing the damn story so he can finally be done with it and move on to a new game. At least there were a couple of sex scene with Isabel, so that's one of the few pluses here.
Have to agree with you on this. This update was one big letdown, considering how much it promised, but it really was bigger than the rest, coz it has 528 renders compared to Lewdlab's usuals 280 - 300+ 'updates'.

And again he wastes time and renders on noncanonical bullshit instead of focusing on the story that seems to be going nowhere.

Wonder if he'll release faster updates after this or sticks with his current scam schedule, coz the second option shouldn't surprise anyone.
Well, it's not like we'd have a reason to do that, but IIRC, this is his only update in 1y, right ??

This 'dev' of yours claims to have a team he works with on the game, which means at least one other person (his new coder) helps him do shit, he don't work solo, and his patreon numbers ain't exactly small even after going 1y without an update, so releasing a 528, let's say 700, with some useless, noncanonical shit, after almost a year of 'hard work' is a pretty ridiculous argument to use in his defense, for him and his white knights.
Oceanlab works on two games simultaneously, and he too has a slow release schedule, but when he releases an update, it's at least 800 renders long, and his games are waaay above Scam Paradise in terms of visual quality and story, so stop defending this questionable dev. Most of us here like his work, but we can't blindly defend him when it's obvious that he lost interest in this game and is still working on it so he can keep milking his supporters. I sincerely hope I'm wrong on this, but there's a lot of hints pointing to that, and only Lewdlab can prove he's not what we accuse him to be.