Is it really hard to go back a few pages every day and read up on what you missed? It must be because people ask the same questions over and over again and come up with conspiracy theories that would be debunked if they went back two to three pages.

The dev is not absent. He stated in the last update he would be back in a few days to give updates. Why the hell does everyone think the dev should be here to tell you it is all ok and give you an update every single day. A daily update on software is a huge waste of time.