Now I wouldn't say that. The two prominent mods that are still alive and being updated do not use the final version of urban demons as their base and their story is very different from one another. I do not know the history behind the game like you do because I got to play it when it was almost done, but I do remember it being awhile before it got the last updates, then finished, and then after there were bugs, a final patch came out to address most of them.
Yes I really like this series, so i might see the series through rose tinted glasses, but the game was finished. I think that because of how much influence this game still has Nergal decided to try to do the game some justice. The way the original game was rushed at the end a bit and then maybe any unresolved feelings he has twords the game will probably motivate him to make a great remake. You said it yourself, in a way, that this game is his biggest problem child from his past. So let him cook, and move past it.
