It's easier to rename the game , mod it, and open a new website with a forum and anything you would, rather than waiting for the original repo.(edited)
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Like ddnet did
Bamcane
There are some issues of 0.7.6 milestones.
I would like to work on them but I found most of them were still in discussion.
most of them require non-code work and that's why they were left pending. it was one of the major things holding back 0.7 development back when it was active, the lack of people reliably working on assets