Since Protovision don't communicate this on Lemon, I will. The following is from a post on Forum64.de, translated from German into English by ChatGPT.
The original post (in German) by "Thunderblade" is here:
https://www.forum64.de/index.php?thread/.../&pageNo=2
OMG. So my dear friends, I've been back with Protovision for some time now. I decided to join again some time after my brother's death. He was involved in a lot of communication-related work, among other things. I can never replace him, as I have significantly less time and, unlike him, I also tinker with a few things on the C64 myself. But I will try.
For those who are not familiar with the background, I co-founded Protovision in 1996 with Stefan Gutsch (the graphic artist behind Sam's Journey, Metal Dust). I left in 2004 because the topic of "physical" releases was causing me way too much stress personally. Although many positive things have developed 20 years later, and JTR, who has been doing "everything" for many years now, after Poison and previously Doc of Desire simply couldn't anymore, has achieved a lot. How he managed to do that, despite having a family with 2 young children and a full-time job, is still a mystery to me. Nevertheless, the whole situation remains problematic, and I need to first understand where the current problems are coming from, and then talk to JTR about what, in my opinion, can be done better in the future.
The newly developed module is finished and found to be functional on C64 with KU, 407, 425, 466, 469, as well as C128. However, the hardware is slightly different from what was originally planned. We don't necessarily want to go into detail about all the problems with the prototypes, defective flash chips, unreliable suppliers, sudden price hikes, and the unavailability of xyz. Maybe we should change that; I'll bring it up. Now the games need to be adapted to the new hardware, which is easier for Pig Quest than for Lykia. This is simply due to the internal structure of how the games operate. The game coders have now been asked to make the adjustments since functional cartridge prototypes are finally available. But what if they just don't want to or can't at the moment? Then you have to chase after them again. All we can do is ask them kindly.
I thank everyone for the open and constructive feedback! That's exactly why we set up this section with the operators of Forum64.