This is going to sound incredibly lame, but there has been zero progress on this project. Everything is outlined and ready to be worked on, but it becomes a matter of if we will be able to actually pull off what we have in out notes. What's really holding this project back is the lack of a special effects person. There is a lot depending on whether or not many of the changes we've discussed can be accomplished. If not, much of the film (the final act in particular) would have to be revised, and frankly, I'd rather wait until we are in a position to do what we really want to do than settle for less.
All that said, I would like to propose something to you all. I know most, if not all fan edits, have a certain degree of secrecy to them. General items are discussed, but the specific details are kept secret until the final release. Even on such a community-driven project as Trooperman's there is a lack of specific disclosure. Anyway, what I'm getting at is things can either stay as they are on this project with little to no progress until all the pieces fall into place, OR, I can post verbatim the exact plans and outlines for everything. There is a certain appeal to the element of surprise, but as things stand now I really don't see the harm. Starkiller Ranch is about as community-driven as you can get. Perhaps having it all out there for everyone will provide the spark to jump-start things back into motion. The only real drawback I can see to such a complete disclosure is that people would get so caught up in arguing how things should be we wouldn't get anything done (as was a problem earlier in this thread). I'm no dictator; this is a democracy, but everyone is not going to agree with everything 100%. There has to be a final say on things, and I would suggest that final say be me, as eventually, I will be the one putting all this together.
Thoughts?