I feel you.
I remember past years when HS forums are more active.
Maybe it is because Illusion games had shut down and no more Honey Select game is in the future.
I've read about new updates on BepInEx that make game more heavy for regular PC machines,
troubles with running new repacks, maybe those issues discourage new people to make (or at least) try out the game or studio Neo.
Some good artist I meet here are moved out to other platforms, making AI art, or making models in Blender, MAYA, to other 3D programs.I was doing VNGE a year ago, but because my work i've be more slow in doing scenes,
in fact i have 5 draft proyects: A long love story between youngs, a futuristic trhiller, a police novel, the purple pills project, and so, since this making-scenes is actually my hobby, (I do this for pleasure and joy, not for money) This season has been too busy working outside my hometown I have not release anything new, just converting my old VNGE works into videos, and think this will gonna be my way to share entertainmentfrom now on.