Yes - Dark Sprites is still progressing nicely - it's not been abandoned or anything.
I originally posted it on here purely for feedback on being used on other machines. However, as I didn't get a single comment on it for a full week after posting a download to the 3D grabbing version, it was obvious that the thread wasn't fulfilling it's purpose so I removed it.
It might not have been the case, but I got the impression that if it was being downloaded and used, whoever did so wasn't really returning the favour by helping me out with feedback.
If anyone is serious about being an official beta tester (when it's ready) then drop me an email.
TDK