Somebody here actually considered the context that the dev isn't working with your typical Renpy or RPGM slop fest, but a different engine that he used in attempt to make a
Harvest Moon-like game? I'm impressed.
While I don't think anyone can say that it'll be "smooth sailing from here on out" even if the system revamp is finished, but at least less time will be spend picking up the slacks that Bakin left behind with every update after.
As long as there's no stupid major updates to the engine that ruins everything
You pretty much summed up the issues with "piece of shit bakin player", Content being done would just mean the scene content is made, putting them in the game is a different thing.
From reading in the discord, it's mostly just engine that delays things.
That and he isn't doing this 24/7.
If people aren't okay with that, then they shouldn't be paying, but seems to me most supporters are okay with that.
Most of their dev time would've been on the game mechanics and engine not so much scenes I would assume. (we know a bunch of scenes were done back in 17/4 since they showed previews of the finished scenes).
The other part is, some people esp before the recent guide, wouldn't have known where to look for the new scenes anyway. (and some were still bugged).