No announcement since September 7 2018 is a sign of abandonment of this project, We hope that by professionalism the dev at least post announcement regarding of the current situation of the project..
You don't look like a newbie. But you write nonsense. This forum thread is for announcements and discussions only. All news in the discord and Twitter. The project is not abandoned.
The latest news from January 01, 2019. Read Twitter if you're interested.