Allow me to translate the AVN-dev language to english:
"...the game is not dead, and I will NOT let this project die"
= I have been unmotivated to work on the game, and I'm going to keep lying to you, and a little bit to myself as well.
"...I am committed to seeing this through"
= I have no idea if I'm going to be interested to continue with this game, but I don't want you to stop giving me money.
"...I plan to purchase a new, more powerful PC..."
= I'm setting up for the most overused BS excuse for a delay: broken PC + not enough money = need more time.
"It wouldn't make sense to begin that project yet..."
= I kinda wanna drop this game and start on the next one already, but I don't want you to drop your support for thinking this game is now fucked.
"Previously, I mentioned I was almost done with the ending of Day 4. That is still true, but I've changed my approach."
= I lied about day 4, which is obivously still not done and will never be, because I'm dropping the original version.
"I've decided to finish the entire rework first before adding any new story content. I noticed trying to juggle both was making me demotivated and slowing down progress on the new scenes."
= I completely admit my lack of motivation being the exact and only reason for all recent delays, but I wanna lay on BS about also working on the current version, just to make it look like I've had alot to work on.
"This is the last major rework!"
- If the rework doesn't end up becoming something that I'll be motivated to continue development, I'll then just drop this game while I claim to still be working on it, when I'm actually working on a new game, if any game at all, at least for a while.
"...wanted to preemptively address any potential content rejections..."
- The intended incest will be made less obvious, even when it's only possible by using a name/dialogue mod.
"I really hope that I can release it late December. Currently I am uncertain because there is still so much to do but if I work hard everyday(~80 scenes per day) that should be possible."
- I will not get it done this month, if even the next month. But I want to make you think I'm working really hard and get hyped.
Rework progress:
- Intro is done, but day 1 is less than half-way done.
- Have not started on day 2, but came up with ideas for it previously.
- The landlady's ass is wacky, so here's a made-up excuse for why I'm making it smaller. Or maybe I'll make the boobs bigger.
"...sorry for the ~2 month delay..."
- I've made claims that I knew I can't keep, saahhreee.
"If, after all this, the main game gets rejected again I won't do another rework and just simply won't release on Steam."
- I'm gonna straight up abandon this game, should any problems arise after it's done.
I would sum this all like this:
- Expect the rework to be delayed at least once.
- If the rework is then delayed again, expect the game to be abandoned.
- If the dev delays telling the rework is delayed, even if they do communicate later = game is abandoned.
- The original version is dead. Don't expect any more updates for it.
- There's still a significant chance of the game getting abandoned soon-ish anyway.