This is something that I've considered for a long time, but never quite got around to do. In fact, I originally planned some RPG features for IOBoard v1.1, but I cut it from the update so that I could focus on more important stuff. As you might guess, this would be a pretty large undertaking since I can't simply take the code from somewhere else: everything has to be done from scratch.

At this point, as neat as this would be, I want to focus on some other site-related projects first. With IOekaki v1.6 out of the way, I'm in a good position to move forward so I don't want to lose this opportunity by getting sidetracked. It's on my list of possibilities... It just happens to be quite low at this time.

Surprisingly enough, you hit the core of the problem with your post: time. It's not that I lack the ressources, the abilities, the will or the ideas to do stuff. It simply goes down to the fact that I can't do everything at once. That's why I've been forcing myself lately to focus on a few specific projects instead of spreading myself too thin over several things.

As for the donation mention, while the idea showed up once in a while, I doubt that it would really catch on. Heck, the last time I remember somebody mentionning it openly goes back to early 2004 according to the board's archives. Of course, some people who never talk about it would probably contribute upon seeing the donation logo, but still... I'm not convinced. Thanks for the thought, in any case, it's appreciated.

This is starting to sound less like a suggestion and more like a bribe...

The problem from there is to find a programmer which code I wouldn't have the urge to look over to change half of it in order to fit my own programming style.