it was good about 3 years ago. Then he went radio silent for 2 years. within those 2 years he kept promising a release. this year he kinda came back and releases bad/mediocre updates at best while still missing every single deadline he personally sets by weeks or even months. Last update was supposed to release somewhere mid november iirc. Now he wants to release an update that, judging by his last patreon post is only 1/3 of the promised update which means he didn´t do jackshit.
In here he´s already known as scam artist. So to answer your question: Yes, it´s the usual scam. Only difference here is that he still has a large cult surrounding him which is ready to suck his dick even if he only releases parts of what he promised.