Yow,
First off, since February 11 our server has been hacked, resulting in both the game's website and the login system being unavailable for the time being. I've contacted the hosting service, and am trying to resolve this. As this is entirely new to me, no ETA at this point. The database has remained intact, and it will be restored from its backup once the rest of the server is up again - your progress is safe.
As for the second part of this announcement, progress has been slow because at the moment, I'm a solo developer. This happened because the funding I had secured was barely enough to finish a game of this size. Seeing as I was (simultaneously to Lil' Arena) studying and freelancing to sustain myself, I burned out. As a result, the game has come to a halt these last 6 weeks.
That being said, I do love the game and its universe, and I think we've brought you something with true potential. I want to promise it will definitely make it through Early Access - but as it stands, I'd be bullshitting you. The truth is I want to keep it running (so bug fixing, taking care of the hacking) and I plan on making one more patch that will bring to the 'best version of itself' given the resources at hand. This patch will come by the end of the month.
As for the game's future after that, I'll try my best to work out a viable plan. A dozen publishers and two investors have already rejected it as 'high risk', but there are a few more I can reach out to, once the game takes its final form and a proper launch strategy is formulated. In any case, I'll update this page once I have more news (end of March).
Sincerely yours,
Tall Guy