In the beginning, the mod was meant to preserve the original idea of the game (this was true until A16).
But now, only the naming remains, and it's a completely different game.
Yup, think they've released 2.0, which is what alpha 25 of something? Your mod keeps the game complex and challenging, hate the added colour zeds and all the crap, your mod is probably the best for this game.
The 2.6 version of the mod will be released with the status "work in progress".
There will be a lot of unfinished content and a lack of optimization, and it will be offered as a "voluntary test" or "for review."
For the full-fledged version, i still need to do too much work, and in order not to get into a situation where the mod will disappear from view for a long time - the "play at your own risk" version will be released.