UPDATE
I did contact the team yesterday and got this reply back:
Things are moving along. We should have things worth showing fairly soon, made a great leap forward yesterday.
The thing is while it is quiet here - work is being done behind the scenes.
That things are still 'moving along' is GOOD NEWS. And if they have things that are 'worth showing' to (presumably) NC Soft as part of the competence test then that is GOOD NEWS too.
It's still forward momentum. It's progress.
This seems pivotal in the potential deal succeeding. So, hopefully we'll know one way or another after this 'competence' phase.
Thanks for the update. I understand that the updates are in 'general' terms...but given potential NDAs it's understandable.
At least we have 'some' idea that things are moving along.
Azrael.
I have put the capital UPDATE in stuff that is actual news from the team. In my other post I was just trying to explain that working on something may not be what people think. It may not be hey, make this code do that - it might be different. It could be as you say animating some artwork or building a demo in UnReal4, it could be more than just programming. Technical expertise is such a general statement that only the team could explain what they were doing and I highly doubt they are free to do so.
I asked very general questions of what was going on so they could at least try and give the folks here something to hang their hats on. The breakthrough on the project is really good news. I try to point out I don't know what they are working on - but it could more than just programming.
They've been assigned a project/competence test and the 'team' has made a breakthrough on that. Fully understood. It's 'cryptic' (*cough) but it's enough of a clue that we 'get' things are still making progress.
I can't wait for the day to role some Dominators, Tanks, Ice/Ice Blaster etc. I wish the team every bit of luck in this endeavour. Hopefully, they succeed...and our community succeeds in bringing CoH back to life.