Hi,
I appreciate your concern about the project, but I assure you that we have not abandoned it. I know that you have not heard from us for a while, but it doesn't necessarily mean we won't be finishing it sooner or later. Sometimes you need to take some time and have a break from modding for a while
For now I can tell that we will introduce first version of alternatives for sure, as for the rest of our plans it all depends on team enthusiasm.
With first prototype of VCMI map editor released, Oasis is progressing as well, though for now it is more technical than eye-candy thing, so nothing to show yet.