What makes you say so? The author has said that he will not give up on this, so I don't know what you're on about.
For the love of all that's holy, have you heard of the abstract concept, that JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SLAVE ALL HIS TIME AWAY TO CREATING MODS THAT ARE FREE FOR USE, HE'S ABANDONED HIS PROJECTS.
Why the hell are you assuming that? Just because he isn't active every day, doesn't mean that he officially left the mod dead.