Was I even gone? In RMN-land, an 8-month hiatus is like stepping out for a smoke. Continue to be somewhat overwhelmed by hammering out an authentic FF game with the engine's limitations (still wish 20XX were an option here), and, ah geez, I just don't know anything about game balance. But progress continues, and some day if I squint I can almost see a demo shining at me from a far-away horizon.
In the meantime, I still continue to hope people are riffling through my Dropbox and using all those sprites and tilesets I colored for their own projects. You guys are hurting my feelings if you don't!
On an added note, I'd probably have given this project up forever if I could fit the Onett tileset from Earthbound into an MV template. But I can't, so I will endure!