Is there some reason other than "limited devtime to make changes" that all things in this damn game have to be justified by the fucking backstory? Jesus Christ.

This game has been around since 2002. How can it make sense to anyone that absolutely nothing would have changed in 12 years?

Believe me, the recent dev changes have been great. But why can't VO have a new chapter?

I'm not sure what the context is of this complaint exactly, but I'm still playing "catch up" on rendering the world I sketched over a decade ago.

Yes, VO can and should have a new chapter, but.. I don't have the spare cycles right now. So, I guess, yes, "limited devtime" is the main issue.

I do have particular goals for where I intend for things to go (from both a story and gameplay perspective), but we have a lot of ground to cover before "adding more story" will be the #1 priority.

After all, it's not really about the story itself, so much as how the story is woven into the game. We've always had the former, and lacked the latter.. linking the two are a big goal, before "forward motion" becomes a more pressing issue.

So, FWIW, I am trying to get there..