I occasionally check the forum - but the author has gone AWOL and there is no updates on the kickstarter. We have all tried to send good wishes to the author and hope they come back...but as the years go by, there is little hope.
To be honest, I have changed my review score of the game to 1 star. Its in the top games list of itch.io, so I really don't like the idea of encouraging new players to get their hopes up.