Here's the thing, this game has been developed for what? 6 years? Maybe even more? There hasn't been an update to the game in THREE YEARS. He used to have weekly updates on what he's working on, that turned into biweekly updates, that turned to whenever, and finally to an update at the end of the year only stating "still working on v3". I know he's still working on it, and that he talks some of what hes working on in streams. But come on, it's taking excruciatingly long.
What you said is true, I'm not expecting a new update every 2 months, but we're waiting 3 years for what will probably be a very underwhelming update. I've followed this project for a long time, and I've honestly given up over a year ago. I still come to check if there's anything new every few months, and there's rarely even an inkling of news. And just because it's free, it doesn't mean we don't have the right to voice our frustrations, the game is close to perfect with the BIG exception of development time. And honestly, by now, I find it annoying how much amazing art this guy makes that will never even be on the game. I've come to understand that doing the art is what he truly loves, and the game is just a way of using that art to make a world and story. IMO, he should get someone to work or help him in the game development so he can focus on the art and someone else can focus on the game mechanics and coding. 3 years, and the fucking UI is 90% done, not done, NINETY PERCENT DONE, I'm sorry but that is ridiculous no matter what price or what kind of game it is (yes, I do realise it's not the only thing he's working on, but still). At this pace, TU will be 1/4 of a full game in 10 years, maybe I'll be able to play a full game by the time I'm 60... I don't want to seem ungrateful, it's just that the game is so good, I feel like this is wasted talent.