We're all students, no one is paying us to do this (by now lol), so the release date is far far away, sadly. The code is almost done, but there's a ton of 3d stuff to do, and we can't find anyone else to help us with that. Anyway we hope to be able to show an almost-finished game for the end of the year.
I can see how not getting any monetary support could hinder making the game... It sounds epic. I'll have to give it a try when it comes out. Good luck!