Just made this account to give you some encouragement. I'm quite aware of assets ownership being a massive threat to pretty much any kind of development, I've experienced it myself, and it is much worse when the assets are already implemented, mostly for the community's reaction. It's a tough hit.
I've looked up about the issues regarding the game, in this particular instance, it sucks to be forced to get rid of things that both you and your community wish to be kept in the game, which is why I'm showing up here to encourage you to keep it up. I won't go into details, but since there's already a "solution" for it, there's no need to keep talking about it.
It's pretty charming and nice to see you trying to answer to most users discussing about the game, shows that you care, not only about the project itself, but about community and their feedback as well. Gotta add that your tolerance to toxic and rude comments is solid, which is also always a great treat for developers!
As for the game, I tried it myself and was pleasantly surprised, this has potential, and I really wish to see it grow to a full release and a finished product.
Best of luck with your project, I'll be sure to keep checking it every few days or so.
Keep it up!