Hi JC.
TBH, I had expected Squadron 42 to be out for Christmas this year. Sadly it wont.
When I bought the game myself (beginning of the Kickstarter), I had pretty much "assumed" that the game would take 3-4 years to complete.
Unfortunately, as the Kickstarter progressed, CR started adding more and more highly ambitious stretch goals, thereby extending the game way beyond its original scope and therein lies the problem.
No one has made a game with the complexity of SC - EVER.
Delays are pretty much inevitable when you take on a project of this magnitude. I think CR over committed with the result that CIG is struggling to deliver all CR said he would.
Plus, as there is no third party Pub demanding the game be released to a set time table, hes taking as long as he needs.
Will the game come out - IMO Definitely!
Will it be everything he promised it would be? That I cant say.
One thing I can tell you - it will be worth the price you paid for it - assuming you opted for a Basic Starter ship package with SQ42 thrown in like I did when it was offered at the start of the Kickstarter campaign.
IMO, SQ42 alone should justify the money you paid for the game at the time though personally, I'm more interested in the PU than SQ42.
All I can say is hang in there and use this opportunity to try and clear up your back log of pending games - I know you have one!
Cheers