The routine has been established, and progress is... progressing. I've learned how to successfully insert cries, so that's proceeding, and in between cry insertions I've been doing a lot of scripting and mapping. It's taking a freakishly long time though, simply because there is a freakishly large amount of scripting to be done for this next area. Trust me, you'll like it.
I will be introducing a major new character next Beta, as well as one or two minor Fakemon (thanks to n0rul3s for the character sprite and some Fakemon, they're nicely done). Beta 2 will also mark the beginning of a major plot kick-off; things will start happening very fast.
Anyway, this was largely just a reassurance to you all that this project is far from dead. I'll be posting new screenies as they become available.