He did it on purpose, because it's not the first time he's done it. As a patreon supporter who has supported him since 2021, I've seen it all.
He'll give you a fake date, and then when the date arrives, he'll claim he needs another week or 7 to 10 days to get it done.
But the end result was that none of the time he promised was ever fulfilled. And now, he's in a state of disappearance.
This thread was created by him, and he could see at any moment how we were exposing him. But repeat offenders are not ashamed.
I wouldn't be so angry if I didn't love the game, but this developer is continually letting people down through his deception.