I mean this in the kindest way possible, because I have put around 1k+ hours into this game from the time I discovered it years ago.
In that time, I have graduated college, moved twice, fallen in love, gotten engaged, married, and gotten a new home. Every so often I check these forums for any actual updates, and there really isn't any. Just having one person say "Spoilers! Can't say what we've been working on " and not have any real updates is honestly, disappointing. Vague promises of work for over a decade, with literally nothing to show but some comments of "Oh work is good! Can't say what's going on or what's been done or anything, but things are happening!" I truly can't recommend this game to anyone because in my heart I feel like it won't ever make it past year 1. And that stinks, because I truly love the world and the settings of the game. It's awesome. I'd rather tell people to play anything else honestly. And I'm sad for the people that are anticipating year 2, because it's not going to happen.
Sorry if this is a bummer post, I just have thought this for a while and needed to get these feelings out.