The game is far from dead and those developing it are still very much active and involved, I myself have other things more pressing in my life, but don't let that stop you good folk from trying out what is still a fantastic game.
Again, I must state the versions which are available here on IndieDB are outdated and will be removed soon.
I must restate that current news is found mostly on the games homepage or forums:
for the nightly builds please download the latest versions from this repository: