We are not legally entitled to discuss legal details but we can talk about pretty much anything else. The fact that we can't provide any solid date is because once it's done we somehow need a big fat "yes please go ahead" from those who really own the rights. Even though there isn't any profit involved we are within legal terms, and it doesn't matter if we are a fan game or not we are still under it.
I understand, and I wouldn't ask the team for VG's status, only the work the team is doing.
The lack of information is not just because we are not in any place to provide any, but also the fact that it is December and it is always a dead month for all of us. If you expect us to be working full time even on 25th and 31st I believe it is as unrealistic as your real boss asking you to come in to work that day without paying you at all for that work. Just yesterday I got the leave of absence of almost 80% of my own team, and it is no joke. Sad to say I can't force anyone to do anything because I don't pay them, all I can say is that I am seriously thankful they do the work they do and that they even choose to come back next January to work for free with me. Imagine this same domino effect on Art, Programming and it goes on.
I don't expect anything. I know the hard work and sacrifice the team is going through. I appreciate the work that the team does. And if they choose to contiure to do the work, i will politly ask what their status is. Worst case scenario is they don’t want to tell me, but I know this is not the case.
There is a lot of people working in this project and even though there hasn't been any major update or big event any moment in the last couple months doesn't mean production is dead. Far from it people has been working insanely hard to get things done within time and availability. I can honestly say this year has been crazy for the team because we have had people going away for real life issues as even troubles with our server company. Even though we have faced a lot of inconvenient that seriously slowed us down, we are still trying to do our best with what it is.
I believe you.
I am deeply sorry there hasn't been as many updates as people seem to crave for, but we are just being fair here for everyone. Personally I keep telling the Directors to come and post in the journal but most of them are even impossible to keep up by mail as it is, they are working so hard to get things working it's surreal. I simply can't just twist their arm for having them come here as knowing how limited their time is. I am aware the production is moving on fairly well, we did slow down big time for a lot of legal drama as well as random inconvenient events we never expected to have this year. I just can't wait to have some updates myself, but I simply can't just yet because there are some things that need to be taken care of before we give out a big announcement or I get ahead of myself and just promote it out. Remember we announce everything here first, so, whoever who is registered in the Newsletter should be able to get the news right in their inbox as it happens.
All I ask of you for now is patience, soon enough I will be able to give out much more information, but for the moment being this is as much as I can share with all of you. Thanks for the support everyone and Happy Holidays 
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I will be patient. What I was asking for is probably something only the project director can provide. Noting detailed. Just a brief summary of what each team is doing and has left to do, VG's approval not included.
I know what this is like.
As I see it, it’s not forgone conclusion that shadow’s will be released. Their can be difficult technical issues that can halt programming, legal issues that can take away the fan license, staffing problems, etc….
To me is looks like the journal entries would take time because they seem so polished and personable. I wouldn’t mind a short, to the point, not taking the a director longer than 5 min to give a brief summary of what is left to be done and how many months they hope to be completed if things go well. When something major happens that changes the status, another 5 min update.
Anyway, you have done an unbelievable job so far. We the fans are thankful for what you have done. And I wish you happy holidays.
