Quick update:
It's been 2 weeks since Littleware last logged on, and so I don't know where he's currently at with the ratings. I've sent him a pm asking for his status though. Only 4 weeks left to my self-imposed deadline (Dec 3) which I will be sticking to
rigidly regardless. I do still enjoy picking away at my fieldart, but I don't enjoy being on this forum any more. As I've said, I created this mod with the sole intention of demonstrating the highest quality fieldart I could make, and I'm very happy with what I've achieved so far. Input has been kinda what I expected though; very sporadic, not always dependable, but sometimes great. Ultimately it feels like most of the time I'm just talking to myself here though.
I really want to get the next update out, as there are considerable improvements to the existing fieldart, plus more advanced MICH and MISS too. I'm not sure how much I'll get done by Dec 3, but it is still possible if I use my time well. For that reason, I will not be responding to any more posts or pm's requesting help, so apologies in advance.
I will also start limiting my presence here, so that I'm not wasting valuable time typing out posts like this!
Once I reach Dec 3, I will release everything I've got, and then step away. Others will be free to continue to develop this in its current form, or in a different form, subject to a couple of very basic conditions. At that point, I intend to ask the moderators to lock this thread, but others may continue it in a new thread if they wish.
Finally, I am no longer taking any offers for fieldart help. As I said, this mod was created with the sole intention of demonstrating the highest quality fieldart that I could possibly make, so I may as well continue that intention for the time that is left. Others can contribute whatever they wish after Dec 3.
I know I've said I'd leave a couple of times before, and each time have come back, but the last break was for 15 months. I would be quite happy if I could stick to it this time. I simply no longer get anything back from being here. I do enjoy making fieldart for myself, but this forum isn't active enough in the areas that interest me the most to keep me here.
Finally finally, I respectfully ask that you don't post gushing praise below; I've had quite a lot of ass-licking pm's recently, and I feel much of it is insincere. Just not a good time for that kind of thing.