Well, I gotta admit being quoted and then referred to as the Dev (the way you phrased the question) made me do a double-take. Yes, I laughed because I'm fairly certain you know I ain't him.
To answer your question, he's working on it, is all I can say. I think he may hit his March estimate of
back to normal development, as mentioned here:
#1,417. I can guess that would mean a June build drop at the earliest if all goes well, but it's just a guess.
All good, and I understand your reasoning for asking the question because we've all seen it happen in various games. I honestly thought he had addressed this under
Genre in the Op, but it was in a post (
#203) by him instead. Oops. Anyway, here's hoping that not having animations won't dissuade you from playing the game.