i just want to say one thing... you are my hero. i've been looking for someone o be doing a yellow "remake" and here one is.. so thank you. i've read through the entire post and its nice to see that you have had so many ups and downs from a technically pov... (im no hacker mind you.. tho it would be nice) it gives you a chance to look back and see how much better you have become at hacking from when you first started the project.
I've seen tons of people ask "when will it be released" and instead of asking you that im just going to assume that it'll be soon, and instead ask something that i dont think i saw (if it was asked im sorry and you can just ignore the question) but how far will the beta run up to? will it cover the whole game, or will some of it still be missing?
in any event, good luck with the project.. and keep up the amazing work :D