F95zone says 3 months with no communication for something to be considered abandon.
So, lets look at some dates (and do some speculation):
- 02/04/23 - Unity v3.7f released.
- 05/01/23 - Unity v3.8 released.
- 05/04/23 - Ferdafs puts up some sexy art for May the 4th.
- 01/31/24 - Unity v3.9 released.
- 03/22/24 - Ferdafs puts out an update about the next patch.
- 06/22/24 - Unity v4.0 released.
Last time, I waited 6 months (with no communication) before continuing (Putting out r3.8P2 in Nov of 2023). Ferdafs returned roughly~ 8ish months later with a new update (and no communication in between). So really the question is, how much do I think Ferdafs has abandon the project?
All I can do is guess. At the moment, I think it's just another long delay, as we've been seeing for a while. I'd prefer not to do standalone releases if I can help it. This is a remake, and its main goal is to remake (into renpy), not to "take over" and push the game forward. The conclusion exists as the "backup" plan to wrap things up (and not leave this project abandon), but isn't intended to supersede the original (i.e. in addition to, not in place of).
So~ short answer (too late), right now I'm not sure. I will say I have
no release plans for this year if we don't get something before Jan 2025 (and I'm ready to go if we do get an update before the end of the year).
At some point, I'll have to decide when long enough is enough, and I don't think we aren't getting anything more from Ferdafs. Or, maybe a new update will drop on us right after I post this, who knows. Without a info from Ferdafs, it's all just a guessing game.
I know waiting for an update sucks (it is really frustrating for me too!), but that is the nature of this project.