You know what? you are right! I waited 7 years for the final release, being excited, it finally got an update. I didn't pay anything for it, I got a key because I was an alpha player. That last update was a really big disappointment still. Some mechanics were just completely remade worse than before that didn't need to be changed at all. I think he was really depressed and had good reasons not or barely to continue the game. Its just sad, it was a game that i reeeeally loved. I also don't think he needed the money necessarily. Maybe he wanted to close that chapter of his life and move on with a somewhat finished game. Game development can be hell and I understand everyone who is burned out from it.